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2016 Schedule Notes

dldove77

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1 hour ago, Goondal said:

The one thing that worries me about next season is the travel.  That has to wear on you.

No worries mate.  We have a winning record all time on the west coast (i.e. a better record there than we do as a franchise as a whole!).  We started in the NFC West.  We had big years in 2008 and 2013 playing west foes.  And playing San Fran and San Diego at home can have the inverse effect for them-on paper providing the closest thing to a bye week as an opponent can 7+ months away.

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18 minutes ago, ctrcat said:

No worries mate.  We have a winning record all time on the west coast (i.e. a better record there than we do as a franchise as a whole!).  We started in the NFC West.  We had big years in 2008 and 2013 playing west foes.  And playing San Fran and San Diego at home can have the inverse effect for them-on paper providing the closest thing to a bye week as an opponent can 7+ months away.

Not worried about the individual teams per se as much as the travel itself.  It takes it toll in any sport and should Seattle (or Arizona) get home field then that would be a fifth trip out west.  I believe we are up for it, but I would honestly have slightly tougher opponents closer to home.

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^ Fwiw at this point, neither scare me AT ALL in overtaking us for HFA.  There are many months to dissect everything in more detail, but in Seattle's case they only have 25 players whose contracts just ended.  They will not only lose a ton but there is no logical way their interior lines will be anything less than a sieve without DRASTICALLY affecting another part of their team.  

It would not shock me if the Rams (who went 3-1 against the Hawks and Cards) win that division in their return to LA.

It's also worth noting that they have to play the AFC East, NFC South, (and in Seattle's case another trip to Lambeau to boot) meaning a lot of east coast, early start trips for those guys.

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On 2/13/2016 at 3:21 PM, Nicbsbll2 said:

I hope the Denver game is early in the season. My sisters boyfriend is a Broncos season ticket holder and he's giving me 2 of his tickets for that game so I don't want to be there when it's cold.

I'd prefer later in the year so I can go early for some skiing. (AKA - sitting in the ski lodge looking cute while having cocktails :)  )

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Early word is that it's down to Patriots at Broncos or Panthers at Broncos for opening night. Not once in the past five years, though, has CBS or FOX given up their rights to either of their two Super Bowl champion broadcasts. So, I'll be surprised if we open on Thursday night. Pleasantly surprised, though.

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SUPER BOWL REMATCH?: While a Super Bowl 50 rematch between the Panthers and Broncos should be a no-brainer to kick off the 2016-17 NFL season on NBC, the NFL also is considering staging an AFC championship rematch between the Patriots and Broncos to open the season.

Sources said the Super Bowl rematch is more likely, as CBS likely will fight harder to keep the marquee Patriots-Broncos game than Fox will for a Panthers-Broncos rematch that does not have Manning. Since 2012, the league has put the highly rated Patriots-Broncos game on “Sunday Night Football” every other year. NBC carried it last year.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2016/02/15/Super-Bowl/Super-Bowl-notebook.aspx

 
 
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^ THAT, my friends, would be AWESOME news.  

1) early "revenge", statement, national TV, etc.

2) getting God knows who in their first game under center for Denver at QB

3) less likely at least one of our other NFC road games will be in "night" hostile road environments

4) no freezing cold games

5) having an extra few days to get ready for our week 2 game

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