2020 Schedule

lynwood · 05-07-2020, 11:12 PM

geez...Dec 20 and 25th? with KC and Minny....that sucks. Guess they are making us truly earn it this year. Ratings will be high at least this season with the Brady, Rodgers(possible last season with GB?) and Mahomes Games.

TheOak · 05-08-2020, 06:37 AM

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TheOak · 05-08-2020, 07:05 AM

The schedule makes perfect sense.

From the leagues perspective.
- This is a strange year and they need to get fans engaged early.
- Pushing the most viewed games to the end of the season will stack high viewership games on top of high viewership games and thats not a maximization of revenue.
- Moving high viewership games to the front of the season moves revenue forward and makes for better cashflow at the start of the season.
- They did eliminate out of country games and that may or may not have had an impact on scheduling.
- Moving high viewership games up in a year when everyone's revenues are down could help to pressure the season to start when it should. Everyone needs revenue and if there will be fan attendance this will help cities, channels, etc...

From the teams perspective:
- We have proven to be a lot more beat up than most at the end of the season, I would prefer divisional games scattered out so that more than one may not be affected by a key injury.
- Makes late season games more of an option to rest starters before going into the post season.

Overall it makes for a better product. We talk about what games are important before the season starts then have to remind ourselves every week that all games are equally important. I think we sometimes rationalize false superstitions.

jeanpierre · 05-08-2020, 08:04 AM

jeanpierre · 05-08-2020, 08:11 AM

No team should have to play more than two road games in a row...

Once again, Dallas, San Fran, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore get favorable traveling schedules...

K Major · 05-08-2020, 08:22 AM

Tough, tough schedule for the Saints.

TheOak · 05-08-2020, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Tough, tough schedule for the Saints.

How so? Our schedule is ranked 24th in difficulty (for what ever schedule difficulty rankings are worth)

ChrisXVI · 05-08-2020, 08:39 AM

Looks pretty easy to me to be honest.

K Major · 05-08-2020, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Looks pretty easy to me to be honest.

3 road games in a row late in the season is easy? And it will be cold.

Not to mention after that stretch of games, Chiefs and Pat Mahomes come to the dome.

That's not an easy schedule by any means.

ChrisXVI · 05-08-2020, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

3 road games in a row late in the season is easy? And it will be cold.

Not to mention after that stretch of games, Chiefs and Pat Mahomes come to the dome.

That's not an easy schedule by any means.

It won’t be that cold in Denver or Philly that time of year and neither of those teams are very good.

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lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	Re: 2020 Schedule geez...Dec 20 and 25th? with KC and Minny....that sucks. Guess they are making us truly earn it this year. Ratings will be high at least this season with the Brady, Rodgers(possible last season with GB?) and Mahomes Games.

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05-08-2020, 07:05 AM	#3
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,059	Re: 2020 Schedule The schedule makes perfect sense. From the leagues perspective. - This is a strange year and they need to get fans engaged early. - Pushing the most viewed games to the end of the season will stack high viewership games on top of high viewership games and thats not a maximization of revenue. - Moving high viewership games to the front of the season moves revenue forward and makes for better cashflow at the start of the season. - They did eliminate out of country games and that may or may not have had an impact on scheduling. - Moving high viewership games up in a year when everyone's revenues are down could help to pressure the season to start when it should. Everyone needs revenue and if there will be fan attendance this will help cities, channels, etc... From the teams perspective: - We have proven to be a lot more beat up than most at the end of the season, I would prefer divisional games scattered out so that more than one may not be affected by a key injury. - Makes late season games more of an option to rest starters before going into the post season. Overall it makes for a better product. We talk about what games are important before the season starts then have to remind ourselves every week that all games are equally important. I think we sometimes rationalize false superstitions.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2020 Schedule No team should have to play more than two road games in a row... Once again, Dallas, San Fran, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore get favorable traveling schedules... K Major likes this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,868 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2020 Schedule Tough, tough schedule for the Saints. jeanpierre likes this.

05-08-2020, 08:32 AM	#7
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,059	Re: 2020 Schedule Originally Posted by K Major Tough, tough schedule for the Saints. How so? Our schedule is ranked 24th in difficulty (for what ever schedule difficulty rankings are worth)

05-08-2020, 08:39 AM	#8
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2020 Schedule Looks pretty easy to me to be honest.

05-08-2020, 08:47 AM	#9
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,868 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2020 Schedule Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Looks pretty easy to me to be honest. 3 road games in a row late in the season is easy? And it will be cold. Not to mention after that stretch of games, Chiefs and Pat Mahomes come to the dome. That's not an easy schedule by any means.

05-08-2020, 08:53 AM	#10
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2020 Schedule Originally Posted by K Major 3 road games in a row late in the season is easy? And it will be cold. Not to mention after that stretch of games, Chiefs and Pat Mahomes come to the dome. That's not an easy schedule by any means. It won’t be that cold in Denver or Philly that time of year and neither of those teams are very good.