When does the NFL 07 schedule come out?

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Except for the last one. The last two have been in Dallas, so it's our turn if it's to happen this year. Somehow, I think ESPN could care less if a 5-11 Redskin team makes it to Monday Night.

Still, the Dallas-Washington Rivalry has heated up recently, so that might be enough.

DC is a good market for us and there is a lot of tradition there so we definitely care but it's not our call ultimately

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

So how does that work, exactly? Does ESPN hand over scheduling ideas, and the NFL says yea or nay?

For the NFL yes pretty much. There are several pionts in the contract we must fulfill to try to get a variety of regions on MNF. It's a bit tougher now to get our top choices because they have their own network now, and last year they were very intent on making sure NBC got strong games.