T.O. in Philly on Christmas day
Remember all the boring games last year on Sunday night? The NFL is trying to do away with those by having a flexible schedule for Sunday games from week 10 on. (The sole exception will be Week 16 which is Christmas day so no games will be switched.)
Sunday games will be listed with either a 1:00 or 4:00 start time and then at least 12 days prior to the game, the NFL will announce which games will be played on Sunday night. CBS and NBC will each have the option to protect 5 games during those weeks so the NFL network won’t steal the best games every week.
This is a great move by the NFL because now we won’t be subjected to boring games between teams that have no stake in the playoff race. Coupled with not having to listen to Mike Patrick, Joe Theisman, and Paul Maguire, Sunday nights should be fun again.
The NFL will also announce the full season schedule this Thursday at 2PM EST. They are taking a page from CBS’s Selection Sunday show. I’m not sure that it’s as intriguing as the brackets but most football junkies will be tuning in to see the matchups, even though we’ll see the schedule online within minutes. The talking heads will take us through the compelling matchups like T.O. and the Cowboys visiting Philly on Christmas day.
Links:
[AP]: NFL unveils plans for Sunday night TV
[NFL.com]: NFL.com and NFL Network to unveil regular-season schedule
4 replies on “NFL announces flexible scheduling”
Maguire Theisman Patrick — They were the best announcing team (along with Simms) They were insightful, interesting, and personalble.
Is this Paul Maguire? — How the hell can you possibly think the ESPN Sunday night crew was the best team? They are so inept, it’s insane.
Joe Theisman — We all tuned in solely to watch Joe Theisman, right? I always prayed LT would show up in the booth, for old times sake, ya know?
The Sunday Night Team — Was entertaining only because they sucked so bad that they were downright hilarious.