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With the announcement of the Sunday Flex - it could prove very interesting for the skins if they are competitive towards the end of the year and have a similar schedule to last with 4 NFC East games at the end. Just think, they could play 3 to 4 Sunday night games in a row!

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Has the NFL said exactly when the full schedule is coming out?

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[B]NFL | League announces plans for Sunday night games[/B]
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 05:58:18 -0700

Barry Wilner, of the Associated Press, reports the NFL plans to hold off scheduling Sunday night games in seven of the final eight weeks to ensure the best games are played on NBC. The league has long wanted some kind of flexible scheduling, but could never implement one until now. For Weeks 10-15 and Week 17, the final regular-season weekend, all Sunday games will be listed with start times of 1 p.m. or 4:05-4:15 p.m. EST. The league must then announce which match will be played Sunday night at least 12 days before the date of the game. The only exception is the season finale on Dec. 31, when the switch must be made no later than six days before the game. CBS and FOX each has the option to protect five games in the seven weeks of flexible scheduling, but can't protect more than one game per week. Week 16 is Christmas weekend and no game will be switched. Unlike in the past, teams are allowed to play in consecutive Sunday night games. To make the system more flexible, up to three teams each season will be allowed a bonus sixth prime-time appearance.

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[quote=Beemnseven]Has the NFL said exactly when the full schedule is coming out?[/quote]
thursday i believe.

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Argh. I don't want them to play on too many Sunday nights in a row because I have to drink to keep my heart at a normal pace and I can't be taking all those work days off! :(

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I'd love to see the Skins on more Sunday nights, there's a certain comfort I get watching the day games when I know the Skins are on at night. But I'm with Malcolm, alcohol + night games = sick day at work.

I think this is a great move by the league and the networks. Letting me see the Skins and Giants battle for playoff spots in primetime versus forcing another Green Bay-Chicago matchup on me is a win for me and the networks, since they will get more eyeballs now.

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Yeah, I mean it'll be bittersweet if it happens. I'll still do my usual drinking and I guess I'll just take vacation days afterwards. I know Gmanc and I talked about it last year, but I think we were actually getting unhealthy from all the heart attacks.

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I get all the games so the only way it will effect me is what time I can go to bed. I think its a great chance that you guys who don't get to see all the games to maybe see a couple more a year. Does anyone know what time Sunday night games will be played this year. I don't see why they wait until 8:30 to start in the past why not just have them after the 4:00 games anround 7:30.

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Since we'll be one of the best teams, you know most of our games will get moved to late games for TV ratings.

At least this won't start until week 9 or 10.

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This might cause a problem for ticket holders, because the time of the game all depends on the teams record. So that means one would have to allocate the entire day(and until about 2am that night) for the time of the game. Just thinking practically, this really disrupts a schedule one might have for that day, bc as much as we love the Skins we have stuff do on Wkends as well. I could see alot of wives getting more upset than they already are. However, I do like the fact that the Skins will get primetime attention.

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[QUOTE=memphisskin]Letting me see the Skins and Giants battle for playoff spots in primetime versus forcing another Green Bay-Chicago matchup on me is a win for me and the networks, since they will get more eyeballs now.[/QUOTE]

Man, you're not kidding. The Bears and Packers haven't had a game that really mattered since, what, the 1950's. Nonetheless, they seem to get a Sunday or Monday night game each season. What a yawner.

:sleep:

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I drive from NJ...so these night games take a toll.

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I have been contemplating getting Direct TV and Sunday Ticket because I leave here in KY, but if my Skins are good this year, I can just watch them on prime time more often! Life is good!

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[QUOTE=scowan]I have been contemplating getting Direct TV and Sunday Ticket because I leave here in KY, but if my Skins are good this year, I can just watch them on prime time more often! Life is good![/QUOTE]

Get the ticket anyway! Its worth every penny! I have lived outside the market for 15 years now and I don't miss a game!

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It isn't as though this hasn't happened before. At least once last year, a 1 pm game was changed to 4:30 to give it a national audience.

Personally, I hope we do so well that the Madden Cruiser spend a lot of time in the FedEx lots.

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[QUOTE=BrudLee]It isn't as though this hasn't happened before. At least once last year, a 1 pm game was changed to 4:30 to give it a national audience.

Personally, I hope we do so well that the Madden Cruiser spend a lot of time in the FedEx lots.[/QUOTE]

It happened to us twice last year with Tampa and Dallas...am I the only one who's not all that crazy about opening on Monday night? I mean you get all pumped up and excited for opening day then you have to sit through allll of Sunday watching every team but yours. Then you have to wait all day Monday. I don't know, personally I like to start the season with a Sunday 1pm EST game.

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[quote=TAFKAS]It happened to us twice last year with Tampa and Dallas...am I the only one who's not all that crazy about opening on Monday night? I mean you get all pumped up and excited for opening day then you have to sit through allll of Sunday watching every team but yours. Then you have to wait all day Monday. I don't know, personally I like to start the season with a Sunday 1pm EST game.[/quote]

I'd much rather start the season on sunday at 1pm. Monday nights are fun because you're in the national spotlight, but you're right, sitting through all the sunday action, then having to go to work on monday is brutal. At least we're starting at 7pm, that should help ease the stress. Come home, eat dinner, hang out a bit on The Warpath ;) and the game will be on!

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[quote=scowan]I have been contemplating getting Direct TV and Sunday Ticket because I leave here in KY, but if my Skins are good this year, I can just watch them on prime time more often! Life is good![/quote]

Even if I got the Skins every week on TV I'd still go with DirecTV. No more getting stuck with crappy regional coverage when there's a better game on. In NY I get stuck watching the Giants and Jets all the time. There's nothing worse than getting stuck watching the Jets-Bills when there's a big game on like Bengals-Steelers for example. Plus I really love flipping through the games and catching parts of every game. The NFL Sunday Ticket just rules.

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[quote=scowan]I have been contemplating getting Direct TV and Sunday Ticket because I leave here in KY, but if my Skins are good this year, I can just watch them on prime time more often! Life is good![/quote]With direct TV you will also get the NFL Network which is going to have games this year. I have direct TV and have been pretty happy with it. The only time I have trouble is with a heavy ran or snow and thats when I'm inside watching TV but it does take a heavy ran to knock it out.