the games we will play.......

ssmitty · 02-04-2007, 06:00 AM

in all the excitement of almost getting to the superbowl, (DAMNIT) i bet most of you if not all of you including myself completely forgot or never even thought about what prime time games we'll be playing come the new season. this should be the first time in history we'll have the most prime time games because of our record.......so, how many monday nights, thursday nights, and sunday nights do you think we'll get? smitty

hagan714 · 02-04-2007, 08:49 AM

I know ssmitty. I was thinking about this too. respect. I think alot will have to do with FA and the draft also. No one had us in the running for Drew last year and then Tommy boy stepped up and blew them all away. Then Houston blew away anyone still standing by passing on Bush. loved it. If we do the same thing in FA and have another good draft, granted picking 27 is not the same as 2 we should be king of TV land. Hate to say this, I really do, we maybe america's "sweetheart" team again next year also. The media may not let it go.
MNF - 2 times
TNF - 1 to 2 times
SNF - 1 to 2 times
At the least 4 to the most 6. I would rather the 4 at the most. Hate to have that many short weeks. If this was more of a veteran team then it is okay but even then those teams have a hard time dealing with it. We are not including the Sunday Night games here either.
Are there rules in place as to how many short weeks a team has to deal with in meeting the media demand for a team?

Crusader · 02-04-2007, 09:03 AM

I hate that crap, makes me have to stay up in th emiddle of the night to watch the games, which I will do. Personally I like it when the Saints play early because then its 7pm over here.

ssmitty · 02-04-2007, 09:03 AM

hagan, 4-6? with the flex schedule of the networks now, we could be on tv just about every game if we come out shooting...............think about that.........smitty

D24pick · 02-04-2007, 09:27 AM

I don't like it as much. I'd rather us play early on TV. That would be so many short weeks and our team wouldn't be as fresh. We need the rest and the gameplans to work, I don't want us to get embarressed on TV like Baltimore did us

hagan714 · 02-04-2007, 09:41 AM

just trying to be reasonable. there are other teams in the NFL. as for flexing us to primetime on sunday during the day that is fine. i am more concerned with the games that effect the time inbetween games.

neugey · 02-04-2007, 09:52 AM

Getting that HOF game spot w/ the Steelers is a good sign. And with Brees and Bush we've got the household-name recognition needed to get those prime time slots.

pakowitz · 02-04-2007, 12:34 PM

Crusader, why dont you just get TiVo and watch the game the next morning

JeauxW · 02-04-2007, 01:46 PM

I think 4 ~ 6 should be about right. When I was stationed in Korea, I'd have to get up at 2 AM to watch football. You just got to sacrafice if you want to see a game.

Crusader · 02-04-2007, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by pakowitz

Crusader, why dont you just get TiVo and watch the game the next morning

Because I live in sweden. The Saints games arn't regulary broadcasted here. We have one channel showing 2 NFL games a week. They seem to pick which games to show randomly. I'm watching everything through the Internet. Besides, I din't think we have TiVo in sweden just yet.

02-04-2007, 06:00 AM	#1
ssmitty 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,879	the games we will play....... in all the excitement of almost getting to the superbowl, (DAMNIT) i bet most of you if not all of you including myself completely forgot or never even thought about what prime time games we'll be playing come the new season. this should be the first time in history we'll have the most prime time games because of our record.......so, how many monday nights, thursday nights, and sunday nights do you think we'll get? smitty
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02-04-2007, 08:49 AM	#2
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	RE: the games we will play....... I know ssmitty. I was thinking about this too. respect. I think alot will have to do with FA and the draft also. No one had us in the running for Drew last year and then Tommy boy stepped up and blew them all away. Then Houston blew away anyone still standing by passing on Bush. loved it. If we do the same thing in FA and have another good draft, granted picking 27 is not the same as 2 we should be king of TV land. Hate to say this, I really do, we maybe america's "sweetheart" team again next year also. The media may not let it go. MNF - 2 times TNF - 1 to 2 times SNF - 1 to 2 times At the least 4 to the most 6. I would rather the 4 at the most. Hate to have that many short weeks. If this was more of a veteran team then it is okay but even then those teams have a hard time dealing with it. We are not including the Sunday Night games here either. Are there rules in place as to how many short weeks a team has to deal with in meeting the media demand for a team?

02-04-2007, 09:03 AM	#3
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	RE: the games we will play....... I hate that crap, makes me have to stay up in th emiddle of the night to watch the games, which I will do. Personally I like it when the Saints play early because then its 7pm over here.

02-04-2007, 09:03 AM	#4
ssmitty 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,879	RE: the games we will play....... hagan, 4-6? with the flex schedule of the networks now, we could be on tv just about every game if we come out shooting...............think about that.........smitty
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02-04-2007, 09:27 AM	#5
D24pick 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 578	RE: the games we will play....... I don't like it as much. I'd rather us play early on TV. That would be so many short weeks and our team wouldn't be as fresh. We need the rest and the gameplans to work, I don't want us to get embarressed on TV like Baltimore did us

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02-04-2007, 09:41 AM	#6
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	RE: the games we will play....... just trying to be reasonable. there are other teams in the NFL. as for flexing us to primetime on sunday during the day that is fine. i am more concerned with the games that effect the time inbetween games.

02-04-2007, 09:52 AM	#7
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,715 Blog Entries: 13	RE: the games we will play....... Getting that HOF game spot w/ the Steelers is a good sign. And with Brees and Bush we've got the household-name recognition needed to get those prime time slots.

02-04-2007, 12:34 PM	#8
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	RE: the games we will play....... Crusader, why dont you just get TiVo and watch the game the next morning

02-04-2007, 01:46 PM	#9
JeauxW Registered Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 61	RE: the games we will play....... I think 4 ~ 6 should be about right. When I was stationed in Korea, I'd have to get up at 2 AM to watch football. You just got to sacrafice if you want to see a game.

02-04-2007, 04:32 PM	#10
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Re: RE: the games we will play....... Originally Posted by pakowitz Crusader, why dont you just get TiVo and watch the game the next morning Because I live in sweden. The Saints games arn't regulary broadcasted here. We have one channel showing 2 NFL games a week. They seem to pick which games to show randomly. I'm watching everything through the Internet. Besides, I din't think we have TiVo in sweden just yet.