PIT has 5 Nat'l TV games but 0 of their first 6 games (1 Viewer)

[Black]

Retweeted on Adam Shefter...thought it was interesting:

RT @bdischy: Coincedence that PIT has 5 National TV games but 0 of their first 6 games? ... I think not. Schedule maker knows something.

 

[identikit]

Interesting...

May synch up with the Ben suspension...

 

[Jason Wood]

Or they're just being smart. I HIGHLY doubt the schedule makers would be privy to the specifics of Big Ben's pending discipline before Ben, the team and the NFLPA were. Way too easy for a leak to occur. I do, however, think they're smart and understand that some kind of suspension is guaranteed, and thus decided to protect themselves just in case.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

That's it. I'm betting the house on 6

 

[Leroy Hoard]

That's it. I'm betting the house on 6

 

[kevinray]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.

Atlanta

Tennessee

Tampa

Baltimore

Cleveland

Miami

Baltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

The games they have on national TV are

NO

Cinnci

New England

The second Baltimore game

NY Jets

Carolina on a Thursday

With how much work goes into the schedule the odds that they reorganized everything last minute to try and get Big Ben shown across the nation is just simple minded. As with all the national TV games they try to put the matchup’s that they think people will watch on center stage and that’s what our schedule reflects. It’s just a coincidence.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Interesting...May synch up with the Ben suspension...

of course it did... theres just tooooooooooooo much money involved to have a nation TV game with a back up QB

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.AtlantaTennesseeTampaBaltimoreClevelandMiamiBaltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

So half of the not very compelling games (i.e. those Pittsburgh should win) being in the first six games with a get Ben ready week 5 bye doesn appeal to your side?

 

[omally]

So half of the not very compelling games (i.e. those Pittsburgh should win) being in the first six games with a get Ben ready week 5 bye doesn appeal to your side?

Most likely Ben will only miss the first four games. Taking that into consideration, Atlanta and Tennessee barely missed the playoffs last season, and both could be playoff caliber teams this year. It isn't a given that Pittsburgh would beat them even with Ben at QB. Tampa is rebuilding and will probably have some struggles, and I expect Baltimore to be good again this year. In other words, in the first 4 games, I only see one that Pittsburgh should probably win. The others could go either way.

 

[kevinray]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.AtlantaTennesseeTampaBaltimoreClevelandMiamiBaltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

So half of the not very compelling games (i.e. those Pittsburgh should win) being in the first six games with a get Ben ready week 5 bye doesn appeal to your side?

They'd have to reshuffle the whole schedule. Not just Pittsburgh’s but every teams schedule if the league wanted to make an easier road for the Steelers early on. With all the planning involved into that I just don't see it or really any motivation for them to do it. I don't even see those games as all that easy to begin with but I just don't view them as compelling for a national audience.

 

[Masked Vigilante]

The weird thing is they still have some dude who apparently sits down and makes the entire schedule. Why not have a computer do it?

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

The weird thing is they still have some dude who apparently sits down and makes the entire schedule. Why not have a computer do it?

No kidding... With the current scheduling process, any descent programmer could script this out in an hour or two, and from now until the system changes it would take about 2-3 seconds to generate the schedule.

 

[FUBAR]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.

Atlanta

Tennessee

Tampa

Baltimore

Cleveland

Miami

Baltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

really? You're right, it won't be a close game, but if Ben were to play against the Titans it would be closer.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.

Atlanta

Tennessee

Tampa

Baltimore

Cleveland

Miami

Baltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

really? You're right, it won't be a close game, but if Ben were to play against the Titans it would be closer.

I kind of agree... The Tampa game is the only one I would say is definitely not prim-time caliber.ETA: Maybe "caliber" isn't the right word, regarding Cleveland, but divisional games get a bit of a bump up the importance scale, and sometimes the league just throws a team a bone.

 

[Buckna]

I'm not sure I see what the big deal is, it's not like they gave them creampuff games while he was suspended. I would be much more concerned about that than if a game is televised nationally or not. 3 of those 4 teams were .500 or better last year, Pitt might be 1-3 coming out of their bye.

If anything I would guess some of those primetime games late in the year might get switched since Pitt might suck this year with the loss of Santonio and no Ben for 4-6 games. Something like less than 8% of teams make the playoffs when they start off 1-3.

 

[FUBAR]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.

Atlanta

Tennessee

Tampa

Baltimore

Cleveland

Miami

Baltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

really? You're right, it won't be a close game, but if Ben were to play against the Titans it would be closer.

I kind of agree... The Tampa game is the only one I would say is definitely not prim-time caliber.ETA: Maybe "caliber" isn't the right word, regarding Cleveland, but divisional games get a bit of a bump up the importance scale, and sometimes the league just throws a team a bone.

You're right and honestly, I won't be at all surprised if Pitt starts 0-6

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I don't think I understand the point of this thread.

if we go ahead and assume it wasn't coincidence, for the sake of discussion, are there people that find it strange that the nfl would prefer ben in the nat'l games?

I'm not understanding --- don't they put games on for ratings?

is it some kind of anti-al conspiracy if oakland doesn't get 5 nat'l games?

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

I don't think I understand the point of this thread.if we go ahead and assume it wasn't coincidence, for the sake of discussion, are there people that find it strange that the nfl would prefer ben in the nat'l games?I'm not understanding --- don't they put games on for ratings?is it some kind of anti-al conspiracy if oakland doesn't get 5 nat'l games?

I think people are just insinuating that the schedulers may have been tipped off to the suspension, meaning Goodell knew what he was going to do long enough ago that he could tip them off... Not exactly the biggest conspiracy theory of all time, but it's possible. Yet, even so... Who really cares? It's not that big of a deal, as far as I can see.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

well, I see what you're saying, but isn't it possible goodell just told them to push any nat'l pitt games off the first couple months and left it at that?

I mean, if we're indulging all these theories.

I suppose they could draw an inference on their own if they gave a crap, but he's not leaking anything.

 

[kevinray]

I just don't see why people look for patterns and conspiracy’s where there are none. Look at the first 6 games.

Atlanta

Tennessee

Tampa

Baltimore

Cleveland

Miami

Baltimore's the only one that stands out as being a potential nationally televised game.

really? You're right, it won't be a close game, but if Ben were to play against the Titans it would be closer.

You’re missing the point entirely. It doesn't matter if it's a close game or not. Nationally broadcasts games aren't just about close games. I don't see the national appeal to a Pitt Tenn match up or at least enough that it would be a slam dunk nationally televised game if Ben were playing. The argument was that these games weren't shown nationally because Ben was presumably a known suspended commodity. I'm just pointing out that IMHO America could care less about seeing this slot of games Ben or no Ben regardless of the outcome. Not every close Steeler game deserves national recoginition and theres not much underlying story for causal fans in these games. Tennesse had a slightly renewed rivalry with the Steelers the last couple years but aside from the Baltimore game I don’t see any evidence to back up the conspiracy.