Let's Discuss the 2007 Schedule

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

Not too happy on the week 4 bye but we do end at home with Dallas.

Oct 28 @New England 4:15pm
Nov 4 @N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov 11 Philadelphia 1:00pm
Nov 18 @Dallas 1:00pm
Nov 25 @Tampa Bay 1:00pm


That stretch is rough but nothing stnds out to me as terrible. Other than the bye. I much rather have the week 11 bye or something.

I agree. Weeks 8-11 look brutal. The good news is that those out of conference road games are probably the least critical games on the entire schedule. What I'm worried about is the effect that a 2 week road trip to the northeast may have on our performance against two straight division opponents.

If we want to contend for the division, I don't see anyway we could do with without beating Philly at home on Nov. 11.

The key to the whole season is to get off to a good start in our first six games. We can't afford to be any worse than 4-2 over that stretch.

I like that we get the toughest game on our schedule, a road game at Philly, in the seasons second week. The chances that we are healthy then are much greater than at any other point in the season, and Philly's strong depth won't play as much of a factor in Week 2 as it will later in the season, when we get them in Landover. We might need to win both to take the division.

All in all I think this is a realitively advantageous schedule. Outside of that one stretch in the middle of the season, our weak opponents are spaced out, which does decrease the chances that we get beat by one of them.

9 wins doesn't seem too unreasonable.