ThurmasThoman Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) I HATE the way the nfl constructs its schedule. i honestly think its a big part of why the bills havent made the playoffs in 12 years - coincidently, the league realigned 11 years ago. you know, (6) games against your division, (4) against the NFC, (4) against one division in your conference, and (2) within your conference based on the previous years standings. Just watching the Patriots pick apart the Rams... its absolutely ridiculous that in a league with 32 teams, 6 divisions, and only 16 games, were playing basically the same schedule as them, save for 2 games. The schedule just feels so... bland, and unfair. The patriots have to play ONE less road game, and get to play the rams, on a neutral field. but yet, they represented our conference in the super bowl last year. I think a big big reason that the patriots have owned the division since the league switched to this new scheduling procedure, is year over year, there is no way to catch the patriots if theyre playing the same games as us. right? does that make sense? i mean, they get to draft too. they get to sign free agents too. they get to hire new coordinators too. the ONLY way to weaken them is to make their schedule harder then the teams in their division. its just crazy. a "hard" schedule for us, is a "hard" schedule for them. an "easy" schedule for us is an "easy" schedule for them. My solution: try to stay with me. instead of every afc east team playing every nfc west team, you play the teams in the opposing conference that finished in the same place as you the previous year. (4 games) instead of every afc east team playing every afc south team, if you finish first or second, you play all the first and second place teams in your conference. if you finish 3rd or 4th, you play all the 3rd and fourth place teams in your conference. (6 games) still a home and away against your division. our schedule this year would be (with home/away games made up, but just for fun, lets pretend) ne @ ne nyj @nyj mia @mia cle @ cin jax @ ind oak @kc was @ min tb @stl new england, on the other hand, would be looking at buf @ buf nyj @nyj mia @mia nyg @gb no @sf bal @ pit hous @ ten den @ sd doesnt that seem more fair? more balanced? arent you instantly filled with hope that we could win the division, looking at that schedule, compared to theirs? doesnt a decade and a half of doom and gloom get replaced with optimism? do you think that maybe the fact that we play the same schedule as these !@#$s every year has anything to do with the fact that not just us, but our entire division hasnt been able to make up any ground on them for the past 12 years as well? sure, we get a wild card every now and then from our division, but thats about it... Edited October 28, 2012 by JohnnyGold
Just Jack Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Well, then you would have people complaining that a team makes the playoffs because they played weaker teams, while a team that missed out had to play harder teams. It would look like a Junior Varsity team making the Varsity playoffs. You make a good argument, and have the research to show for it, but I don't think it would happen.
1B4IDie Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 What a bunch of whining. everyone in the same division should have as close to the same schedule. That's how you tell who is best in the division. The Bills haven't made the playoffs in the last 13 years because in all their rebuilding they never bothered to use their frst pick in the the first round on the most important position in professional sports.
ThurmasThoman Posted October 28, 2012 Author Posted October 28, 2012 Let me guess. Obama voter ha, far from it my friend. its not exactly like the patriots have done much of consequence since 04... yeah, theyve played in the super bowl twice, and went 16-0... but were looking at it from the perspective of a team in the afc east.. we fear them, because they win our division, but its not like they are some OVERWHELMING force in professional football that wins the super bowl year in and year out. my only point to that last paragraph.. the patriots are "good" but theyre not "unparalled in afc east history, dominate the division for a decade" good. in the pre-2001-realignment NFL, they would be like... the minnesota vikings with warren moon. a good/very good team who posted good records with easy schedules, but could never get it done in the playoffs. kind of what they are now, except for the fact that they get the same schedule as their competition year in and year out, so they never fall out of place in the division. with regards to a bunch of lightweights making the playoffs, i would speculate that it would have the exact opposite effect. you would expect the bottom half of the league to beat up on each other, with maybe one or 2 average teams rising up from the fray to snatch wild cards... in the truest sense of the word, they would be "wild cards" because no one would know what to expect of them in the playoffs. at the top of the conferences, the teams would generally beat up on each other, with 1 or 2 rising to the top and getting those homefield advantage/bye slots. not to mention, you would STILL play 6 division games, so if the pats were head and shoulders above the rest of the east, they could/should go 6-0 in the division, and build an insurmountable lead right then and there.
plenzmd1 Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 I will say I think the schedule makers did us no favors in this stretch. 4 games in a row where the opposing team has extra days to prepare( granted next week we do as well) 3 home games, 6 away to start the season Plus, they make us play NFL teams every week, we need to have at least a couple 1AA teams to make things equal!
benderbender Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 I will say I think the schedule makers did us no favors in this stretch. 4 games in a row where the opposing team has extra days to prepare( granted next week we do as well) 3 home games, 6 away to start the season Plus, they make us play NFL teams every week, we need to have at least a couple 1AA teams to make things equal! If Buffalo was decent, it would be a dangerous 1st half of the season and an easy road to the playoff last part of the season. Too bad we suck.
BrooklynBills Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 This idea will be blown to pieces when we lose the Rams.
K-9 Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 If you can't line up and beat the teams on your schedule you don't deserve anything in this league. And vice-versa. The Patriots have nothing to apologize for as all they can do is beat the team lined up against them. Perhaps we should start doing the same far more often than not. GO BILLS!!!
Boatdrinks Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Let me guess. Obama voter Hmm. I voted/will vote for Obama, yet I disagree with the post. There is a way to catch the Pats and it has nothing to do with the schedule. Namely get a real QB and beat them/ beat more of your opponents. If more quality QB's resided in the AFC East, the Pats would still be a force, but would not have sole ownership of the division. But why must politics be brought into a football post ? Voting for Obama does not mean you would agree with this post or that the schedule is unfair. It just means you don't trust religious idiots to try to control. your personal decisions. If the Repubs were running an atheist, I'd vote for him.
RealityCheck Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 If you can't line up and beat the teams on your schedule you don't deserve anything in this league. And vice-versa. The Patriots have nothing to apologize for as all they can do is beat the team lined up against them. Perhaps we should start doing the same far more often than not. GO BILLS!!! I don't think anyone could spell it out better than what you just did. The Bills own their record and their reputation. Only they can change this. The schedule change as the OP suggests is unreasonable.
Charles Romes Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 It's even worse when you consider this is the second Londion game in 4 years for the pats and they were the designated visitor in the earlier game as well!!!! Amazing.
NoSaint Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 I don't think anyone could spell it out better than what you just did. The Bills own their record and their reputation. Only they can change this. The schedule change as the OP suggests is unreasonable. I mean really, we could be a lot better off if the nfl wasn't so fair. All I'm asking for is an easier schedule than the good teams.
Mark Vader Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 If you can't line up and beat the teams on your schedule you don't deserve anything in this league. And vice-versa. The Patriots have nothing to apologize for as all they can do is beat the team lined up against them. Perhaps we should start doing the same far more often than not. GO BILLS!!! Amen! To win the Super Bowl, you have to WIN GAMES. Especially the games against tougher opponents.
NoSaint Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Amen! To win the Super Bowl, you have to WIN GAMES. Especially the games against tougher opponents. Not if enough bad teams with easy schedules sneak in. Then maybe you only need to win like one real game.
IronyAbounds Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 I don't blame the schedule for the Bills' suckitude. That's on a lousy organization including an inept head coach. However, NE does get a break by being the visitor in a neutral site game. At least it was the Rams, who NE would probably beat anyhow, but nonetheless, it is unfair.
fansince88 Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Yes and we should stop keeping score. Its not fair to the loosing teams.
KD in CA Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Absolutely ridiculous idea. We have to play only a slightly easier schedule that the other teams in our division?? Boo !@#$ing hoo. The reason the Bills haven't made the playoffs in forever has nothing to do with schedule; it has to do with having a 3d rate owner, 3d rate FO, 3d rate coaching staff and mostly 3d rate talent.
C.Biscuit97 Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Let me guess. Obama voter Let me guess. Dbag who bring politics into a football post. I guess I know who you're voting for.
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