Money over competition again, anyone think this is wrong?

[Wilson]

:shrug:

I don't understand this thread.




Is New England crying about level playing fields?

:scared

 

[shamrock]

Yes.

Dallas wins they are in no matter what else happens.


I understand about teams out of it not quite playin the same. No doubt. But that happens every year, either with teams just playin for nothing at all or teams resting players etc.

I realize NE/NYG didnt do this week 17 last year, but history was on the line there & it was a special circumstance so to speak.

NE would not be the first team negatively affected by teams not playing all out/staters etc Week 17.

I give NE credit this year, way more than last year IMO. They did a great job w/ the situation they were put it.

GL!

Of course, there is always going to be teams not giving 100 percent effort because of clinching playoff positions, or being eliminated early etc. etc. Nothing can be done about this. The NFL makes a schedule, and the games and situations unfold.

My only complaint is when the NFL CREATES THE PROBLEM by changing the original schedule, where it didn't exist previously. The Jets had a vested interest in playing with 100 percent effort at 1 o'clock. Why would you change them to 4 o'clock where that vested Interest could possibly no longer exist. Beside New England, fans could now be going to a game of 0 importance, instead of one with great importance at 1 o'clock. Makes no sense to me. If the game was previously scheduled for 4 o'clock, then that's the breaks. If the Jets were playing at San Diego, I certainly wouldn't expect them to play the game at 1 o'clock Eastern, some things you can't control.

 

[rusty]

The corporate greedy pigs that are the NFL have done it again. Choosing money and ratings over level competition. Although the Jets have virtually played themselves out of the playoffs, they do have a limited chance to get in. They would need the Patriots to lose at Buffalo, and win at home against Miami. Both games were scheduled at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Obviously the Jets would give their best effort because New England would be playing simultaneously.

The NFL already had a marquee game with playoff implications scheduled at 4 p.m., Denver at San Diego. Here is where they get greedy. Not satisfied with the scheduled 8 p.m. game, they switch Denver @San Diego to 8 p.m. then switch Miami at jets to 4 p.m. This way the corporate whores can manipulate the highest ratings in each time slot.
Only problem is if New England wins at Buffalo at 1 o'clock, what effort will the Jets provide at 4 o'clock? Effectively they will know at kickoff if they still have a chance of making the playoffs. By "flexing" the Miami @jets game to 4 o'clock NFL has definitely altered fair competition in favor of ratings and money.

I assume we get to watch it.Pray that the team that deserves to win the division,win the division.

Ill be watching.

 

[Old School]

one should never confuse a sporting event w/BIG BUSINESS..


if the fan based mattered the WORLD SERIES would never have a game starting at 10pm Eastern..

they don't care...


TV PACKAGE RULES ...

zillions of dollars spent and invested to reach the maxim audience and common sense be damned..

pay per view SUPER BOWL is just around the corner.

that is it..

no ifs no and's ...no buts

 

[rusty]

:shrug:

I don't understand this thread.




Is New England crying about level playing fields?

:scared

Lets be realistic ,by switching time slots,could backfire on said game.As a NE fan im not complaining.Realisticly by playing at same time would bring out the best in everybody.

You as a non NE fan probably doesnt understand that concept.Having said that I still think that the NYJ would like nothing else to spoil the Fins season regardless.l

 

[shamrock]

one should never confuse a sporting event w/BIG BUSINESS..


if the fan based mattered the WORLD SERIES would never have a game starting at 10pm Eastern..

they don't care...


TV PACKAGE RULES ...

zillions of dollars spent and invested to reach the maxim audience and common sense be damned..

pay per view SUPER BOWL is just around the corner.

that is it..

no ifs no and's ...no buts

You nailed it old school. They really don't care about the fans at all. When the Celtics played the Lakers for championship this spring, no games started before 9 o'clock. No school kids could even watch the games, at least the second 1/2. Even the 2 Sunday games, that could have been played at 6 Eastern, so kids could watch were also played at 9. I lived for nose magic/bird games in the 80s. Kids couldn't enjoy that now, corporate pigs.

 

[rusty]

NBC has the right to flex the night games in the last few weeks. This isn't an NFL choice, and if the Jets didn't lose yesterday, I'm sure that Jets vs Dolphins would have been the game flexed to 8pm instead.

Who Cares!:shrug:

 

[Wilson]

Lets be realistic ,by switching time slots,could backfire on said game.As a NE fan im not complaining.Realisticly by playing at same time would bring out the best in everybody.

You as a non NE fan probably doesnt understand that concept.Having said that I still think that the NYJ would like nothing else to spoil the Fins season regardless.l

Having no dog in this fight...I would probably choose the way they rescheduled it.

I get to watch NE at 1pm with playoff implications....same time---Dallas and Philly.

At 4pm....Miami in must win....Baltimore in must win.

8pm...I am drunker than an Irishman watching another divisional championship.

What is not to like?

No way NFL takes the spotlight off Dallas in the early game.

No way....that is their team.:0corn

 

[rusty]

Having no dog in this fight...I would probably choose the way they rescheduled it.

I get to watch NE at 1pm with playoff implications....same time---Dallas and Philly.

At 4pm....Miami in must win....Baltimore in must win.

8pm...I am drunker than an Irishman watching another divisional championship.

What is not to like?

No way NFL takes the spotlight off Dallas in the early game.

No way....that is their team.:0corn

Cheers bro,let the cards fall where they may.
With all NE has accomplished either way im good.
Dont ge me wrong ,love to see a playoff berth.

As far as Dallas goes.Beating NYG I said there ready .After last week:thinking:

Merry Xmas!

 

[shamrock]

Having no dog in this fight...I would probably choose the way they rescheduled it.

I get to watch NE at 1pm with playoff implications....same time---Dallas and Philly.

At 4pm....Miami in must win....Baltimore in must win.

8pm...I am drunker than an Irishman watching another divisional championship.

What is not to like?

No way NFL takes the spotlight off Dallas in the early game.

No way....that is their team.:0corn

ahhh Guess again Wilson, Philly plays at 4 o'clock now.
Fox has to compete with CBS, come on now.

 

[rusty]

Big question of season .Can Miami go from worst to first .Stay tuned.....

 

[Wilson]

ahhh Guess again Wilson, Philly plays at 4 o'clock now.
Fox has to compete with CBS, come on now.

Okay...I have no answer, now.

 

[The Sponge]

are you serious?....i had tickets to the game.....now i`m not sure that i want be f-cking around with getting out of there after dark....

f-ck!

Maybe Kosar and Smuph are right and u are a tad parnoid. Aren't u allowed out when it is dark out?:shrug:

 

[IntenseOperator]

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[Sun Tzu]

This actually isnt exclusively NBC's decision. Goodell actually made the call on the switches this week as NBC actually wanted Jets-Dolphins.