News: NFL to make schedule more fair

[Floatyworm]

This is all well and good, until ratings and dollars get involved. That's how the schedule is constructed, and no amount of science will ever trump that.

Yup...opening w/ New England...followed by a week 3 clash w/ the Saints in the Super dome on Sunday night. That's the whisper I'm hearing....all fair right?

 

[DandyDon52]

It actually wasn’t a gamble.

yes it was, they had to hope nobody won the lottery outright, that is why they got better payouts with small wins.

 

[crashintonickdm]

3 of the first 4 are on the road if leaks are true

 

[Diehardblues]

yes it was, they had to hope nobody won the lottery outright, that is why they got better payouts with small wins.

What were the odds nobody wins the lottery?

 

[DandyDon52]

What were the odds nobody wins the lottery?

well the odds were pretty good in their favor lol , so I will say it was a slight and calculated gamble.

 

[Diehardblues]

well the odds were pretty good in their favor lol , so I will say it was a slight and calculated gamble.

Right and why they invested such a high stake down.

 

[Hoofbite]

Sooooo, by fair, does that mean there won't be anymore Sunday night games in NY, then play the Thanksgiving game the following Thursday.

They would arrive back in Dallas shortly before daylight on Monday, get some rest then get in a couple of days practice before the game.......very unfair scheduling there.

Dallas' Thanksgiving opponent travels on a short week every year, and with weekly Thursday night games almost every team will do so at some point. In terms of getting shafted on the schedule, a home game on a short week seems pretty low on the list. Even if you have to travel far, your opponent will also have to travel to you. Sometimes, your opponent plays an away game before traveling to an away game on a short week.

 

[LatinMind]

So what can be done about the Cowboys continuously facing teams with better coaching

Dallas will play det for the 2389748147th yr in row

 

[Fizziksman]

just hope we aren't facing Bears and Patriots both in December.

 

[RoboQB]

no teams get soft schedules , who they play is done very fairly, the only problem is when and where, like a team playing sunday night
and then having to play on a thursday. also how the road and home games are set up.

Pats play 6 div games just like we do. This year we will see just how "soft" that div is.

NE will go 5-1 in the division, just like they always do.

 

[Melonfeud]

Can't make the schedule "fair," without abolishing divisions and conferences and who wants that?

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[percyhoward]

"I've worked on very difficult problems that take more than 12 hours on the supercomputer to solve. And this is by far the hardest any of us have ever seen."

NFC East vs. NFC East
Dec-Jan divisional games since 2014
Cowboys: home 2, road 8
Giants: home 8, road 3

 

[DandyDon52]

NE will go 5-1 in the division, just like they always do.

maybe, but I meant dallas and other teams in our division have to play the teams in that "soft" division lol
so lets see how that turns out.
will the nfc east win more of those games, or the afc east will win more of them??

 

[Toruk_Makto]

This is all well and good, until ratings and dollars get involved. That's how the schedule is constructed, and no amount of science will ever beat that.

Someone didn't read the article.

 

[Future]

Someone didn't read the article.

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[Toruk_Makto]

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It literally says one of the constraints (and actually from an empirical perspective is a good thing because it limits the universe of possible choices).... Is that it optimizes around set tentpole match ups and times given to it by the league and broadcast partners.

 

[Future]

It literally says one of the constraints (and actually from an empirical perspective is a good thing because it limits the universe of possible choices).... Is that it optimizes around set tentpole match ups and times given to it by the league and broadcast partners.

I know. So the science doesn't matter.

 

[TexasHillbilly]

Divisions and conferences are fine. What they need to do is get rid of the Sunday night, Monday night, and Thursday night games. Once everyone plays the same damn day the problems will be fixed.

I agree except for Monday night. It's a tradition from long ago.

 

[DallasEast]

Divisions and conferences are fine. What they need to do is get rid of the Sunday night, Monday night, and Thursday night games. Once everyone plays the same damn day the problems will be fixed.

I agree except for Monday night. It's a tradition from long ago.

Detroit and Dallas hosting Thanksgiving games are also tradition, preceding even Monday Night Football. I say get rid of all Thursday games except those two.

 

[MarcusRock]

They will still find a way to screw Dallas.

In between the victim mentality of the NFL being out to screw their biggest money-making franchise rant, did you ever read the article to find this tidbit?

"...hometown Buffalo Bills complaining about how often they faced teams who were coming off either a bye or a Thursday night game, which gives their opponents a rest advantage. As it turned out, between 2002 and 2014, the Bills had twice as many of those games as some other teams."​

So why does Goodell, Mara and Snyder hate the Buffalo Bills?