haslett and this schedule

by gsjefferies93 on Sep 29, 2008 1:11 PM CDT

hi all,

my first post on TST, glad to find a respectable rams blog. first off, i think jim haslett has a chance to make this a strong and much more aggressive team. really liked some of the lines from the press conference about the team needing to find a swagger/cutting down the playbook to make things more energetic. plus maybe we've found the next belichik/dungy in his second head coaching job. fingers crossed.

my biggest question though, and i'm sure this has been talked about before...IS THIS THE SCHEDULE EVERY 3-13, SECOND WORST NFL TEAM HAS ALWAYS HAD TO PLAY? these outside of the nfc west games are unbelievable. both super bowl teams, almost every nfc team worth a damn, and a few other strong opponents (jets, possibly dolphins, etc). logic tells me we're just playing the east teams but how is that fair? is that how the scheduling is determined now? i could be out of the loop, but i thought previous season record was at least considered.

thanks all and here's to the new and improved jim haslett era.

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As far as the schedule, the way they go about it is different then it was a while back. I remember when it used to be based on your finish within your division, where 4th place team from this division played 4th place teams from other divisions. I think that might be what your thinking of.

Now it’s different. Now, it breaks down like this.

Since there are 4 teams in each division…..

-Each team plays the other 3 teams in their division twice home and away (6 games).
-Each division plays a whole division within their conference on a rotating schedule year to year. This year is the NFC East (4 games).
-Each division plays a whole division from the other conference on a rotating schedule year to year. This year its the AFC East (4 games).
-That leaves two games to be determined by placement last year like it used to be back then.

So……

Seattle x2, San Francisco x2, Arizona x2 = 6 games
New York Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Dallas = 10 games
New York Jets, Miami, Buffalo, New England = 14 games
Two last place teams (Chicago, Atlanta) = 16 games.

I guess it’s easier to do with 8 divisions of 4 teams or something. It can hurt bad teams and help good teams (I think Chicago had a really easy schedule the year they were really good. I think they played the NFC West that year).

Hope that clears things up a little.

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by Tackle Box on Sep 29, 2008 5:02 PM CDT reply actions

thanks!

great answer and explanation, albeit a disappointing situation since we got such a tough draw. ugh. oh well, if we beat dallas the whole year is a success :-D

by gsjefferies93 on Sep 30, 2008 2:46 AM CDT reply actions