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I agree, but I am sick of bye weeks. there are 32 teams, no need for byes. When there were 28 teams, there weren't any byes. Only when The Cleveland Browns expansion franchise joined the league did the byes start. They had to because of the odd # of teams. I blame the Ravens for byes. If they had never left Cleveland, there wouldn't have ever been a need for an odd # of teams. End of meaningless rant!!! Sorry!
The NFL has had bye weeks as long as I can remember and that was way before Cleveland got their expansion team.The only thing Cleveland's expansion did was force the league to have at least one team on bye every week.When the Patriots won their first SB, they had a week 17 bye.
I can understand why they want bye weeks (stretch a 16 game schedule over 17 weeks) but I don't like some teams getting a bye in week 3 and others getting a bye in week 10. They could do a better job of grouping the byes in the middle of the season.
So, you haven't been watching football long then....ETA - The NFL added byes to its schedule in 1990.
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I stand corrected. Sorry for posting without knowing the facts. I thought the byes started when the Browns come back into the league. I remember when I was a kid there were no byes. I liked it because it was fair. You guys hit it on the head of why I don't like byes. The teams that have one in week 3 are at a disadvantage to those with byes in week 10. If byes are a neccessity then I guess I prefer houdini's idea to have 4 weeks of byes with 2 divisions off at a time. Early and late byes could be rotated year to year. Although Ozymandias' idea of football for over half the year (10 byes in a 20 game season) sounds pretty good to me.
The only year I could find was 1993-http://www.profootballreference.com/teams/phi1993.htmWhen was taht
Yep. It lasted one year. The NFL wanted it's season to go a week longer. But everyone - players, coaches and fans - hated it. It made the Super Bowl really late and teams that were terrible and had late season byes lost all fan support and any existing momentum after the second bye.I thought too that byes started with an expansion team entering the league because there were odd numbers. Any idea which team came in? I just remember that being a mess, because one team had a week 1 bye that year and someone else ended their season a week early because of a week 17 bye.The only year I could find was 1993-http://www.profootballreference.com/teams/phi1993.htmWhen was taht
really?
Another reason that 2 BYE weeks only lasted one year was that there was a lack of quality games on those weeks when there were 8 teams off instead of 4 teams.IIRC BYE weeks started before expansion. There was a problem when Cleveland re-entered the league, and that gave the league an odd number of teams. That made it necessary to have one team on BYE each week from week 1 to week 17. IIRC the last year of this type of schedule Denver was off on week 16 and people were debating on if they should draft Bronco players as high as normally would due to them being off on championship weekend.Yep. It lasted one year. The NFL wanted it's season to go a week longer. But everyone - players, coaches and fans - hated it. It made the Super Bowl really late and teams that were terrible and had late season byes lost all fan support and any existing momentum after the second bye.I thought too that byes started with an expansion team entering the league because there were odd numbers. Any idea which team came in? I just remember that being a mess, because one team had a week 1 bye that year and someone else ended their season a week early because of a week 17 bye.The only year I could find was 1993-http://www.profootballreference.com/teams/phi1993.htmWhen was taht
I've toyed with the concept of increasing the number of byes to 4 or 5 as a way to extend the season for our viewing and FF-playing pleasure and for keeping teams fresh. But then came the following post and I wondered if my thinking was wrong:There ought to be 10 byes in a 20 game season. Football more than half the year...Yes!
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder...."Or just watch Arena Football, AF2 or CFL....I've toyed with the concept of increasing the number of byes to 4 or 5 as a way to extend the season for our viewing and FF-playing pleasure and for keeping teams fresh. But then came the following post and I wondered if my thinking was wrong:There ought to be 10 byes in a 20 game season. Football more than half the year...Yes!
Pretty standard for a team coming off of a 4-12 season.I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
Not really. We had a similar schedule coming off an 11-5 seasonPretty standard for a team coming off of a 4-12 season.I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
You do have to remember, though, that the season really starts in the middle to end of July. It is really more like 23 weeks long. Getting a bye in week 3 of the regular season is a lot closer to the middle of the whole season than you think.
03 - 3 MNFs and 1 Sunday nighter after SB win season04 - 1 MNF and 1 Sunday nighter after 7-9 season05 - none after 5-11 season06 - 1 MNF and Thanksgiving day game after 11-5 + division title (and one & done in playoffs)07 - TBD after 4-12 seasonBased on the above, you expect much else in 2007 ? 2004 seems the one season that might be the aberration. JMHO.QUEZILLA said:Not really. We had a similar schedule coming off an 11-5 season :(Sidewinder said:Pretty standard for a team coming off of a 4-12 season.QUEZILLA said:I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
I am primarily talking about 4:00 games, and the fact we rarely get them even after winning the division. They are not prime time games, so ratings can't be that big of a deal. My gripe is that it's about 90 degrees and humid as hell in TB for the first half of the season. I guess it gives us an advantage playing in the heat, but it sucks for the fans.03 - 3 MNFs and 1 Sunday nighter after SB win season04 - 1 MNF and 1 Sunday nighter after 7-9 season05 - none after 5-11 season06 - 1 MNF and Thanksgiving day game after 11-5 + division title (and one & done in playoffs)07 - TBD after 4-12 seasonBased on the above, you expect much else in 2007 ? 2004 seems the one season that might be the aberration. JMHO.QUEZILLA said:Not really. We had a similar schedule coming off an 11-5 seasonSidewinder said:Pretty standard for a team coming off of a 4-12 season.QUEZILLA said:I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
Aren't the 4:00 EST games just all the West Coast 1 PST games? I don't think there's anything else to it then that, I could be wrong though.I am primarily talking about 4:00 games, and the fact we rarely get them even after winning the division. They are not prime time games, so ratings can't be that big of a deal. My gripe is that it's about 90 degrees and humid as hell in TB for the first half of the season. I guess it gives us an advantage playing in the heat, but it sucks for the fans.03 - 3 MNFs and 1 Sunday nighter after SB win season04 - 1 MNF and 1 Sunday nighter after 7-9 season05 - none after 5-11 season06 - 1 MNF and Thanksgiving day game after 11-5 + division title (and one & done in playoffs)07 - TBD after 4-12 seasonBased on the above, you expect much else in 2007 ? 2004 seems the one season that might be the aberration. JMHO.QUEZILLA said:Not really. We had a similar schedule coming off an 11-5 seasonSidewinder said:Pretty standard for a team coming off of a 4-12 season.QUEZILLA said:I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
Bills ask for all 1:00pm games. Perhaps the Bucs do the same?QUEZILLA said:I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
Why would they do this?Bills ask for all 1:00pm games. Perhaps the Bucs do the same?QUEZILLA said:I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
And the NFL actually accomidates?
Ahhhh, gotcha. Yeah, I certainly understand that. I've never been a big fan of indoor football, but in Sept. and early Oct., it's definitely nice to walk into the Dome's 72 degree air after tailgating for 4 or 5 hours in the Louisiana heat and humidity.
Tailgating / drinking issues is one reason.Why would they do this?Bills ask for all 1:00pm games. Perhaps the Bucs do the same?QUEZILLA said:I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
1990?That sounds about right. I was 11 or 12. Didn't get into football til late because I grew up with my mother. Anyway, once I saw the Magik Man play I was hooked. LOL.
Jags usually get at least one 4:00 or 8:00 home start in September due to the heat. Of course, that minimally negates their "home field advantage".Jags also usually ask for 2-3 weeks away/off in mid to late-October for FL-GA game. (Portable bleachers are set up to boost capacity from 74K to 87K, plus the fair is in town and right next door.)Tailgating / drinking issues is one reason.Why would they do this?Bills ask for all 1:00pm games. Perhaps the Bucs do the same?I have not seen the schedule, but am willing to bet every single one of the Buc's games will be at 1:00. Except for 1 game that we travel to S.F., which will be @ 4:00.
So, the NFL may indeed accomidate request for teams that want to play at 1:00. 
It's been delayed by about a week.
Son of a................Trying to plan a roadtrip and need to know if the Steelers will be home or away on 9/9.
Class at 2:00 today..Looks like the schedule will be released on ESPN at 2pm Eastern time. Atleast that's what is scheduled to come on at that time.
That is an old listing which hasn't been changed. Like the other posters have said, the schedule is not ready yet. No definite date has been set.Looks like the schedule will be released on ESPN at 2pm Eastern time. Atleast that's what is scheduled to come on at that time.
Hey, I thought I was Ron Mexico.That is an old listing which hasn't been changed. Like the other posters have said, the schedule is not ready yet. No definite date has been set.Looks like the schedule will be released on ESPN at 2pm Eastern time. Atleast that's what is scheduled to come on at that time.
Bummer. I guess I have to wait.
