NFL schedule readjustment

[Drunken GW]

no
i'm saying three years ago if you finished in first you played the ther first place teams
as you propose now

what up brah

[Flock of Moosen]

I don't get why they changed it in the first place. They can say realignment until they're blue in the face, but that doesn't make any sense to me. It could still be done the way it was or the way I described with the way the league is now.

The way it was set up was perfect, but like every thing else the uptight, old white guys running the NFL get their hands on, they manage to fuck up. Heaven forbid someone spikes a ball in an opposing players direction. What's the matter, that player gonna get his feelings hurt and cry? It's a fucking game, let them actually PLAY.
Let's change the overtime so it's actually fair like Suzie mentioned. No, that's no good for old, uptight white NFL executive guy. Let's keep it the same old boring way. Two teams kill each other for 60 minutes, but that doesn't matter. Let whoever wins a coin toss get a huge advantage on OT to decide the game. Yup, let's keep that system.

[Bloody Anus]

<a href="http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/790/" target=blank>Get used to it.</a>

That's gay .. fuck rivalries. You can't realign and expect to keep all your rivalries intact.

It should be:

(using the Falcons as an example for continuity purposes)

6 games vs. NFC South (each opponent twice)
4 games vs. opposite conference - to be rotated every year like it has been and is
2 games vs. NFC East
2 games vs. NFC North
2 games vs. NFC West


Each 1st and 2nd place team plays the corresponding 1st and 2nd place team in its conference.


In other words:


AE1: AE2, @AE2, AE3, @AE3, AE4, @AE4, AN1, @AN2, AS2, @AS1, AW1, @AW2, NS1, @NS2, NS3, @NS4
AE2: AE1, @AE1, AE3, @AE3, AE4, @AE4, AN2, @AN1, AS1, @AS2, AW2, @AW1, @NS1, NS2, @NS3, NS4
AE3: AE1, @AE1, AE2, @AE2, AE4, @AE4, AN3, @AN4, AS4, @AS3, AW4, @AW3, @NS1, NS2, @NS3, NS4
AE4: AE1, @AE1, AE2, @AE2, AE3, @AE3, AN4, @AN3, AS3, @AS4, AW3, @AW4, NS1, @NS2, NS3, @NS4

AN1: AN2, @AN2, AN3, @AN3, AN4, @AN4, @AE1, AE2, AS1, @AS2, AW2, @AW1, @NN1, NN2, @NN3, NN4
AN2: AN1, @AN1, AN3, @AN3, AN4, @AN4, AE1, @AE2, AS2, @AS1, AW1, @AW2, NN1, @NN2, NN3, @NN4
AN3: AN1, @AN1, AN2, @AN2, AN4, @AN4, @AE3, AE4, AS3, @AS4, AW4, @AW3, @NN1, NN2, @NN3, NN4
AN4: AN1, @AN1, AN2, @AN2, AN3, @AN3, AE3, @AE4, AS4, @AS3, AW3, @AW4, NN1, @NN2, NN3, @NN4

AS1: AS2, @AS2, AS3, @AS3, AS4, @AS4, AE1, @AE2, @AN1, AN2, AW1, @AW2, @NW1, NW2, @NW3, NW4
AS2: AS1, @AS1, AS3, @AS3, AS4, @AS4, @AE1, AE2, AN1, @AN2, AW2, @AW1, NW1, @NW2, NW3, @NW4
AS3: AS1, @AS1, AS2, @AS2, AS4, @AS4, AE3, @AE4, @AN3, AN4, AW3, @AW4, NW1, @NW2, NW3, @NW4
AS4: AS1, @AS1, AS2, @AS2, AS3, @AS3, @AE3, AE4, AN3, @AN4, AW4, @AW3, @NW1, NW2, @NW3, NW4

AW1: AW2, @AW2, AW3, @AW3, AW4, @AW4, AE2, @AE1, AN1, @AN2, AS2, @AS1, NE1, @NE2, NE3, @NE4
AW2: AW1, @AW1, AW3, @AW3, AW4, @AW4, AE1, @AE2, AN2, @AN1, AS1, @AS2, @NE1, NE2, @NE3, NE4
AW3: AW1, @AW1, AW2, @AW2, AW4, @AW4, AE3, @AE4, AN3, @AN4, @AS3, AS4, NE1, @NE2, NE3, @NE4
AW4: AW1, @AW1, AW2, @AW2, AW3, @AW3, AE4, @AE3, AN4, @AN3, AS3, @AS4, @NE1, NE2, @NE3, NE4

NE1: NE2, @NE2, NE3, @NE3, NE4, @NE4, NN1, @NN2, NS2, @NS1, NW1, @NW2, @AW1, AW2, @AW3, AW4
NE2: NE1, @NE1, NE3, @NE3, NE4, @NE4, @NN1, NN2, NS1, @NS2, NW2, @NW1, AW1, @AW2, AW3, @AW4
NE3: NE1, @NE1, NE2, @NE2, NE4, @NE4, NN3, @NN4, NS4, @NS3, @NW3, NW4, @AW1, AW2, @AW3, AW4
NE4: NE1, @NE1, NE2, @NE2, NE3, @NE3, NN4, @NN3, NS3, @NS4, NW3, @NW4, AW1, @AW2, AW3, @AW4

NN1: NN2, @NN2, NN3, @NN3, NN4, @NN4, @NE1, NE2, @NS2, NS1, NW1, @NW2, AN1, @AN2, AN3, @AN4
NN2: NN1, @NN1, NN3, @NN3, NN4, @NN4, @NE2, NE1, @NS1, NS2, NW2, @NW1, @AN1, AN2, @AN3, AN4
NN3: NN1, @NN2, NN2, @NN2, NN4, @NN4, @NE3, NE4, NS3, @NS4, NW3, @NW4, AN1, @AN2, AN3, @AN4
NN4: NN1, @NN1, NN2, @NN2, NN3, @NN3, NE3, @NE4, NS4, @NS3, NW4, @NW3, @AN1, AN2, @AN3, AN4

NS1: NS2, @NS2, NS3, @NS3, NS4, @NS4, NE1, @NE2, @NN1, NN2, @NW1, NW2, @AE1, AE2, AE3, @AE4
NS2: NS1, @NS1, NS3, @NS3, NS4, @NS4, NE2, @NE1, NN1, @NN2, NW1, @NW2, AE1, @AE2, AE3, AE4
NS3: NS1, @NS1, NS2, @NS2, NS4, @NS4, NE3, @NE4, NN4, @NN3, NW4, @NW3, @AE1, AE2, AE3, @AE4
NS4: NS1, @NS1, NS2, @NS2, NS3, @NS3, @NE3, NE4, @NN4, NN3, NW3, @NW4, AE1, @AE2, @AE3, AE4

NW1: NW2, @NW2, NW3, @NW3, NW4, @NW4, NE2, @NE1, @NN1, NN2, NS1, @NS2, AS1, @AS2, @AS3, AS4
NW2: NW1, @NW1, NW3, @NW3, NW4, @NW4, NE1, @NE2, NN1, @NN2, @NS1, NS2, @AS1, AS2, AS3, @AS4
NW3: NW1, @NW1, NW2, @NW2, NW4, @NW4, NE3, @NE4, @NN3, NN4, NS3, @NS4, AS1, @AS2, @AS3, AS4
NW4: NW1, @NW1, NW2, @NW2, NW3, @NW4, NE4, @NE3, NN3, @NN4, NS4, @NS3, @AS1, AS2, AS3, @AS4


Of course, the AFC-NFC matchups are all depending on what the rotation is set for, which I'm
not sure of. Based on 2002 and this year, the above matchups are, however, a possibility.

[Flock of Moosen]

Originally posted by Bloody Anus
<a href=\"http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/790/\" target=blank>Get used to it.</a>

That's gay .. fuck rivalries. You can't realign and expect to keep all your rivalries intact.

Exactly! It's just more proof positive that old, white NFL refuses to emerge out of the Dark Ages and wants to live in the past. God, just look how long it took them to actually realign the league. Yup, Arizona in the East always made sense.

Anyway, I just wanted to reprint this one line from BA's article.

A team’s record from the previous year will have less of a bearing on its schedule with only two (rather than four) opponents being based on the previous year’s standing. Thus, the so-called “easy” fifth-place schedules are eliminated.

So glad they actually care about competition in the NFL.
Now, as for the "easy" fifth-place schedules comment. Umm, first off there are no fifth place teams anymore and even so if the last place teams all played each other, I wouldn't call that easy. It's not like a 1st place vs a 4th place. They both sucked the previous year so it's a pretty even matchup, just like if two 2nd place teams went at it.