This week, not a football was snapped nor a quarterback sacked, yet the NFL still takes center stage. To the jubilation of those who can’t wait for NFL betting to roll around, the league released its 2010-11 schedule Tuesday. Sports betting services have already begun crunching their numbers to set accurate lines for Week 1.
In addition to the release of next season’s schedule (listed below), Thursday marks opening night of the NFL Draft. For the first time in history, the league decided to go prime time with its draft coverage. The entire first round will be aired Thursday evening, as opposed to the traditional Saturday noon start. The second and third rounds will be held on Friday and rounds 4-7 will take place on Saturday morning. Last year’s draft drew a record 39 million viewers. There’s no reason to think they won’t exceed those numbers this year by moving to Thursday night.
The St Louis Rams have the first pick of Thursday’s draft as a result of having last year’s worst regular season record. It’s been rumored that they are seriously looking at Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford although only their war room knows for sure. Either way, come Thursday evening, the league is about to welcome a lot more multi-millionaires. Other big names that will find new homes include Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Eric Berry, Dez Bryant, Jimmy Clausen and of course, TimTebow.
WEEK 1
Thursday, Sept. 9
Minnesota at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. – Opening night rematch of the NFC Championship Game
Sunday, Sept. 12
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.
Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at New England, 1 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. – Generous of the NFL to allow one of these two teams with a win
Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 13
Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. – Rex Ryan’s former team travels to New York to break in their new stadium
San Diego at Kansas City, 10:15 p.m.
WEEK 2
Sunday, Sept. 19
Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.
Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Houston at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. – the battle of the Manning brothers
Monday, Sept. 20
New Orleans at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. – Mike Singletary wanted winners. Well, he got the defending Super Bowl champs in Week Two
WEEK 3
Sunday, Sept. 26
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 8:20 p.m. – Jason Taylor returns to Miami
Monday, Sept. 27
Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 4
Sunday, Oct. 3
(BYES: Dallas, Kansas City, Minnesota, Tampa Bay)
San Francisco at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. – Donovan McNabb returns to Philadelphia
Arizona at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 4
New England at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 5
Sunday, Oct. 10
(BYES: Miami, New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle)
Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Houston, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Tennessee at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 11
Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m. – Brett Favre returns to his former team… maybe (No, not the Packers)
WEEK 6
Sunday, Oct. 17
(BYES: Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, Cincinnati)
Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Miami at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at New England, 1 p.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
San Diego at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 18
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 7
Sunday, Oct. 24
(BYES: Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets)
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Miami, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
New England at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 25
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 8
Sunday, Oct. 31
(BYES: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia)
Miami at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Carolina at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Denver vs. San Francisco at London, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota at New England, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 1
Houston at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 9
Sunday, Nov. 7
(BYES: Denver, Jacksonville, St. Louis, San Francisco, Tennessee, Washington)
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Miami at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Chicago vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 1 p.m. – NFL game played in Canada. Doug Flutie set to throw out first pitch
New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.
New England at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Houston, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 8
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 10
Thursday, Nov. 11
(BYES: Green Bay, New Orleans, Oakland, San Diego)
Baltimore at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14
Detroit at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
New England at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 15
Philadelphia at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 11
Thursday, Nov. 18
Chicago at Miami, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 21
Baltimore at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Washington at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Seattle at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at New England, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia-x, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 22
Denver at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 12
Thursday, Nov. 25
New England at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. – Finally, a good game to watch on Thanksgiving!
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 28
Green Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Indianapolis-x, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 29
San Francisco at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 13
Thursday, Dec. 2
Houston at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 5
New Orleans at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m.
Carolina at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore-x, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 6
N.Y. Jets at New England, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 14
Thursday, Dec. 9
Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 12
New England at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas-x, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 13
Baltimore at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 15
Thursday, Dec. 16
San Francisco at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 19
New Orleans at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Denver at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at New England-x, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 16
Thursday, Dec. 23
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25
Dallas at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Washington at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati-x, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 27
New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.
WEEK 17
Sunday, Jan. 2
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
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Chris
So you’re telling me the NFL can’t afford to play another regular season game in London ? What a bunch of cheap bast_rds ! LOL,LOL, LOL !!! I guess with them wanting to play a game in Reyjkavik but because of the ash from the volcano might still be lingering . Then all bets were off then ? LOL ,LOL,LOL !!!
So when the Bucs are on the clock for their first round pick. What am I suppose to do ?
1) Open up a can of beer and pray
2) Pleasure myself in the hope that I’ll elicit more excitement than I can derive from their first overall pick.
3) Walk Buster my dog around the yard for the fifteen minutes that it’ll take them to come to a decision
4) Pray that if they do trade down they actually know what the hell they’re doing
5) We find out that the Bucs are now going to trade Michael Clayton and a bag of Fruit Loops to the Rams for
Stephen Jackson. The guy that Gruden overlooked to take Cadillac. More like a Hyundai to my mind ! Caddy can barely run , much less catch a ball and run downhill !
6) Because no one within the Bucs’ organization is bright enough or can either spell or pronounce Ndmaokung Suh’s name they simply won’t draft him . LOL,LOL,LOL !!!
7) All of the above ?
Alan Parkins
Al… I’m not so sure the fans, players and owners are all on the same page with regards to the London thing. I don’t think it’s gone over as well as they would have liked. So it doesn’t surprise me there’s still only one game there.
Besides, you live here now. What’s the big deal? he he
I agree with you on the Bucs, man. It looks like they’re gonna end up with either McCoy or Suh, probably McCoy.
Here’s hoping he’s all they need him to be.
I hope the Lion’s win on Thanksgiving, but man that’s a horrible match up.
How do you think the Bucs are going to do this year?
Well, Aer… as difficult as it is to conceive, it’s probably only a matter of time before the Lions are at least somewhat decent again.
Hey, at least two of those three Thanksgiving Day games are nice. That Bengals-Jets late game should be a doozy. Hopefully, I’ll have woken up from my turkey buzz by then.
Re: the Bucs, I think we’re in for another rebuilding year. We’re gonna probably start a number of players we land in this draft, plus I haven’t seen a whole bunch of weapons added on the offense.
We’ll know early on how much time Josh Freeman has spent watching game film in the off-season. He’ll be the key to our growth.
Chris
I expect Rah & Mark to do the prudent thing and take the best player available. but then again who knows ? Is there a 2010 version of Ryan Leaf, Maurice Clarett or Lawrence Phillips for that matter ? Or they could actually take Dez Bryant and pair him with Michael Clayton ? Oh the drama of it all !
We Brits we love the NFL game. After all we did give you The Beatles ! So we’re now looking for something equitable in return ! And no the Bush family, nor do Sarah Palin or Rush Limbaugh count ! So you can have ’em back please !
Dropped this on D Wade after last night’s mauling at the hands of the Celtics.
Dwyane Wade Has Been Left Out On An Island Where’s His Man Friday ?
Alan Parkins
C’mon now
The Pats have to play the Lions on Thanksgiving ? What did we do to deserve that ? Look for God’s sake haven’t we been punished enough for “Spygate ” as it is ? My god the NFL really holds a grudge against Belichick ! LOL,LOL,LOL !!!
Alan Parkins
Chris
The Spurs are now back in this series against the Mavs. So now there’s a whole new game to begin with to be played.
A number of people were under the impression that the Mavs would ride rough-shod all over the Spurs ? I think yourself included ?
Alan Parkins
Al… I think there’s potential busts in any draft. It’s just up to the lucky team that finds him. Hopefully it won’t be the Bucs this year.
Sure, Al, you gave us the Beatles but you also gave us Oasis, so let’s just call it even.
Actually, Al, the NFL gave us 2 1/2 good games on Thanksgiving Day.
And I never suggested that the Mavs would handle the Spurs easily. I do think the Mavs will still win the series but all along, I thought it would take them seven games.
Chris
After last night’s performance by the Mavs are you still sure of that ?
It’s not as if Dirk had a good game at all. All the Spurs really need to do is to stifle his game offensively and the rest takes care of itself. Because neither Terry or Marion or Butler can solely beat the Mavs on their own. They’re simply not good enough and you know it .
Do you think Wade is being hung out to dry by the rest of Heat teammates ?
Alan Parkins
Chris
Oasis ? C’mon now what stuff would you call of theirs decent to begin with ?
LOL,LOL,LOL !!!! We also gave you Posh Spice and the rest of the Spice Girls . But I don’t hear you complainin’ ? LOL, LOL,LOL !!!
Alan Parkins
Why would you say that about Wade, Al? I just don’t think his teammmates are all that good.
And I don’t know what to say about Dirk’s performance. He was awful last night, clanking nearly every shot he took. 9 of 24 is not getting it done.
Meanwhile, it was NICE to see the return of Tim Duncan. Last night reminded me why he’s one of my favorite players of all time.
I was more a man of Scary and Baby Spice, Al.
Beckham can keep Posh. She doesn’t even look like she used to. Not one bit.
Chris
’bout the only thing that D Wade had good going for him was that he’d been knockin’ boots with the actress Gabrielle Union. Mind you if that comes up in his divorce proceedings then he’s screwed ! You know it’s true that Riles surrounded him with a bunch of crap ! Beasley isn’t fit to lace up much less put on protective cup for his genitals . And Q Rich is simply stealing money from the Heat @ $9.5 million a year. Never mind the fact Jermaine O’Neal is being paid in excess of $21 million for this year alone. Call me cynical but I think that’s absolute bull_hit and Riles is to blame for the mess ! He can’t spot “talent” much less spell the word if you spotted him the letters T L E & T !
Things We Can Agree On …….
Alan Parkins
The Heat are going to have to do something, Al.
I’m disappointed in how Jermaine O’Neal’s career has turned out. I know a lot of it is due to injury but I really felt he had the potential to play with some of the best centers in the league.
All this leads me to believe D Wade re-signing in Miami is not a sure thing.
Ooh, right off the bat we get that Rex Ryan rematch game on Monday night… I dig…
KP… I see a 16-0 season for the Buccaneers although I’ve been drinking all afternoon.
Chris
Jermaine O’Neal to my mind has been an utter bust in the NBA ! He’s failed to live up the hype that surrounded him. Granted he suffered several injuries but at the end of the day ….. you either put up or simply shut up ! O’Neal’s case he’s been able to do neither. He’s simply bitched and moaned constantly. And it has been the same case with Quentin Richardson also. What the hell does Riley see in these players ?
At least the Bucs came up smelling of roses instead of poo-poo !
Were you drinking because you misread the score between the Pirates and Brewers ? Were you under the impression it was a misprint ? And am I wrong but shouldn’t the “mercy rule” have come into play ? LOL,LOL,LOL !!!
20-0 what a shellacking ! Ouch !
Alan Parkins
I agree with you on J. O’Neal. I honestly felt playing with Wade in Miami would give him a chance to regenerate his career. Hasn’t happened.
Yeah, Al. Bucs got their guy in McCoy. I think he’ll be a good fit, on and off the field.
And my buddy is a Pirates fan. I texted him the other day to tell him Nice Pirates Score. I never heard back.
Chris
The guy (J O’Neal) is being $21 million this year . And that money is guaranteed no matter what. It’s not as if Riles sought to buy out his contract . So they’ll eat it along with his demeanor.
I think I p__ed off some Raider Nation fans because I suggested their CB Nnamdi Asomugha is overrated ! The guy’s stats are nowhere to be seen in the top 10 of the defensive category for his position. But yet because he gets rave reviews from a couple of NFL coaches . They think it counts for something and the fact he’s a Pro Bowler. Last I looked the Pro Bowl wasn’t even a competitive game. In essence it’s a damn busman’s holiday . Just an excuse to laze away the time at the NFL’s expense.
I mean when the hell was the last time the Raiders showed a modicum of consistency over the course of an NFL season ?
Alan Parkins
Dropped these two as of today .
Truth In Advertising ….
The Trouble With Money And A Sports Franchise Owner Is ?
Alan Parkins
Al… I’m not sure whether Miami fans are more pissed off tonight about how much they’re paying O’Neal or why they didn’t foul with one to give only to watch the Truth drain the game-winning, and likely series-ending, jumper as time expired.
By the way, O’Neal was 1 for 7 tonight tallying two points. Not so sure that’s the return on their investment they’re looking for.
Raiders, Al?
I stopped paying attention to them after the Bucs spanked them in the Super Bowl.
Chris
I know ! Concerning the Raiders. The only thing their fans are now use to is taking it on the chin . Raiders’ fans still think their team and the city is of relevance to the NFL. Much as in the same way Richard Simmons remains relevant in the world of fitness and disco ?
So you were saying that the Spurs’d be in for a torrid time against the Mavs ? Which team to you looks as if it ought to be in a home for the aged ?
If the Bus can’t get off the ground this season then I can’t see them at all doing it over the next two to three years at best. When Gruden was in charge he’d hardly nurtured or groomed anyone worth a damn. Freeman may well have an upside but his learning curve is a vast one and I don’t know that the fans will have that sort of time or patience. Ask aero and see what he thinks about the matter ?
I’m taking in an MMA fight tonight as it’s going to be one hell of a brawl.
Alan Parkins
Al… Al Davis has become a caricature of himself but at least their fans can still paint their faces and look insane. Rooting for that team has probably driven them to it. Heck, that’s just one step away from wearing a bag over their head. I wouldn’t want to be recognized as a Raider fan either.
Spurs look good, Al. I’m glad we didn’t place a wager.
You still have two wins to go though.
You’re right about Gruden. Funny you should mention it. I’m putting up a Chumpservations about him later today.
Wow, didn’t really look at the schedule very well. I had no idea they were playing a game in Toronto!
Chap… I’m not sure what the NFL has in store with that Toronto game. I wasn’t aware that there were owners interested in expanding the game into Canada.
At least they’re showing more interest than those who live in Los Angeles.
Chris,
Hmmm, I’m still curious on what the interest level is up there. Maybe Ricky Williams made the CFL a little more popular and spawned a few extra fans!?! Probably not, or they would’ve put Miami in that game… Interesting move to say the least…
Well, Chap, I’d say they could have Detroit play a game up there but being so close, they’ve already been exposed to that ‘brand’ of NFL. After all, what self-loving football fan would willingly expose themselves to that punishment?
Oh wait…. I’m a Bucs fan.