2015 Patriots/NFL Schedule Thread--Non Easy Edition--Steelers coming to Foxboro for the Ring Ceremon
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I know, break out the world's tiniest violin, but for ticket holders, THREE workday primetime game just sucks. Getting to / from Foxboro blows enough on a Sunday, forget about it when it is regular work day, plus then you get home late and have to work the next day. Ick.
Didn't the Pats play the Lions on Thanksgiving a few years ago? Why is everybody so hung up on the Pats playing on Thanksgiving?crystalline said:
It was all NFC last year too with Green Bay Detroit, Philly Dallas and Seattle San Fran. What does the NFL have against the AFC?CaptainLaddie said:
So when exactly did they change the whole FOX/NFC plus NFC on the road CBS/AFC plus AFC on the road?
Usually a team from the AFC played on Thanksgiving and that game was covered by CBS (being that bith Detroit and Dallas are in the NFC). And how do they decide who gets what game now?
Usually a team from the AFC played on Thanksgiving and that game was covered by CBS (being that bith Detroit and Dallas are in the NFC). And how do they decide who gets what game now?
They changed the whole AFC has to be included on Thanksgiving Day last year. Last year was the first year in about 40 years that no AFC team played on Thanksgiving.trekfan55 said:
I like watching football on thanksgiving. It's better when it's a game I care about. I would have cared a lot about Dallas vs the Pats.richgedman'sghost said:
Actually on second thought, I am more relaxed watching Pats blowouts, so maybe it's a good thing they don't play Dallas on Thanksgiving. I would have enjoyed Dallas-Eagles (repeat of last year) or Dallas-Giants. The current slate of games that day is putrid. The Bears may lose 95-6.
I'm quite the opposite. There's no way that I'm watching football on the greatest holiday in the world, so having the Pats miss it is fantastic. The Sunday after with a leftover sandwich is a vastly superior day for my team to play.crystalline said:
Every team gets at least 1 prime time game -- I'm not sure how good the ratings for Jax vs. Titans will be, nor for SL vs. TB
Washington and Houston have zero 4PM starts
And I'm surprised KC would give up a home game (playing in London)
Washington and Houston have zero 4PM starts
And I'm surprised KC would give up a home game (playing in London)
Seconded. Prime time games suck to attend, especially with the traffic shitshow that the Blade provides. 1pm is ideal.alydar said:
I'm also glad they don't play on Thanksgiving. I'm probably going to be in Dallas and there was no way I was going if it was on turkey day. I definitely wasn't going to spend the year's best holiday away from family.
It's a fun/interesting exercise to go through the Pats schedule and replace the team they are playing with the name of that team's starting QB.
Very few teams on that schedule are entering the season without some question marks at the QB position. Probably just the Colts, Steelers, Dolphins and maybe Jaguars and Cowboys (depending on Romo's back). The QB landscape in the NFL is not good.
Never leave us Tom. Please play forever.
- Rothlisberger
- Orton/Manuel/other?
- Bortles
- Romo
- Luck
- Geno Smith
- Tannehill
- RGII/maybe other by then
- Eli Manning
- Orton/Manuel/other?
- Peyton Manning
- Who knows for the Eagles?
- Mallet/Hoyer/other?
- Mettenberger/maybe a rookie?
- Geno Smith
- Tannehill
Very few teams on that schedule are entering the season without some question marks at the QB position. Probably just the Colts, Steelers, Dolphins and maybe Jaguars and Cowboys (depending on Romo's back). The QB landscape in the NFL is not good.
Never leave us Tom. Please play forever.
I like combining nice things. Thanksgiving, family, great food and football go together very well. A lot of people, in fact, make watching football a big part of their Turkey Day. Adding the Pats to the mix just amps it up. In short, in my case at least, it's not about not enjoying Thanksgiving; it's about making the football part the best it can be.
That said, this schedule seems all around favorable to the Pats and I don't think we have much to complain about. Three prime time weekday games at Gillette is undoubtedly a hassle. Then again, if they weren't the BEST TEAM IN THE NFL, we probably wouldn't have this inconvenience.
Late edit: Converting sentences into the English language.
That said, this schedule seems all around favorable to the Pats and I don't think we have much to complain about. Three prime time weekday games at Gillette is undoubtedly a hassle. Then again, if they weren't the BEST TEAM IN THE NFL, we probably wouldn't have this inconvenience.
Late edit: Converting sentences into the English language.
On the radio in Pittsburgh this morning they were crying that Pittsburgh has to go to New England to start the season. They were saying that the NFL is doing that because they won't have Bell due to his 3 game suspension. Funny.
grsharky7 said:
That's funny. I'm sure they'd much rather play in Baltimore without Bell instead. Oh wait what's that? They play the lowly Rams and Niners in their next 2 games before Bell conveniently comes back for the first Ravens game? Ha.
Ben Volin's extended thoughts on the schedule: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/04/21/patriots-get-prime-time-schedule-for/Si2MdeargMwvCv8XEq5uIM/story.html
I do feel for the season ticket holders. Not a great season to be traveling to Gillette on nights and weekdays... Although if that's the trade off for another Super Bowl champion schedule I'll take it.
No obvious candidates for the Pats to spend a week away from the facility (like they did between the Green Bay/San Diego games last year). I wonder whether Belichick would consider spending the week between @ Dallas and @ Indy in the Indianapolis area? Probably not, but I wouldn't put it past him, especially given the media circus that week. Might be nice to keep the team sequestered in a hotel in Indiana and practicing at a facility without a regular media room to minimize distractions.
I do feel for the season ticket holders. Not a great season to be traveling to Gillette on nights and weekdays... Although if that's the trade off for another Super Bowl champion schedule I'll take it.
No obvious candidates for the Pats to spend a week away from the facility (like they did between the Green Bay/San Diego games last year). I wonder whether Belichick would consider spending the week between @ Dallas and @ Indy in the Indianapolis area? Probably not, but I wouldn't put it past him, especially given the media circus that week. Might be nice to keep the team sequestered in a hotel in Indiana and practicing at a facility without a regular media room to minimize distractions.
Count me as another who does not want the Pats to play on Thanksgiving, ever. I like watching football on Thanksgiving, but I like having games on with teams that I don't really care about, where I might place a casual wager or two to make things interesting, and watch it in the background as I manage all of the other shit that happens on that day with kids and families and so forth. Pats games are stressful and I need to sit down and concentrate on them. For me that is hard to do on Thanksgiving.
As a ticket holder I also hate the prime time home games, but I remember the days when the Pats were never on MNF. My favorite thing in the world might be cracking the first beer in the parking lot sometime around 10 am before the 1 pm Sunday start, but I can't get too upset about the league and the networks wanting the Pats in primetime.
As a ticket holder I also hate the prime time home games, but I remember the days when the Pats were never on MNF. My favorite thing in the world might be cracking the first beer in the parking lot sometime around 10 am before the 1 pm Sunday start, but I can't get too upset about the league and the networks wanting the Pats in primetime.
Is the Skrub going to crack open a beer in the MetLife parking lot this year?Sille Skrub said:
Two games at 16W Stadium this year, Srkub. And both days games that are not holidays. Beers 3 hours before kickoff....
Come on down.
Come on down.
I'd normally agree with the "No Pats Games on Thanksgiving" crowd, but that butt fumble game was just an awesome ending to a good day. If they want to perform like that on turkey day each year, no problem.
I'll take the night game on Thanksgiving. That beats basically every other possible Thursday since i have the next day off. Playing one of the 2 day games on thanksgiving is what i don't like. Too much going on to focus enough on a Pats game
