10-Pack: The Ravens and fans get NFL schedule gifts
Article By mflorio.tsn on 21st April, 2010
Mike Florio
ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio weighs in on the 2010 NFL schedule:
1. So much for secrecy. For weeks, the NFL kept a tight lid on the 256-game slate, releasing only scant details, such as the fact that the Jets would host both a Monday night game in Week 1 and the third game on the Thanksgiving slate.
Apparently, the commissioner's decision to go rogue during an NFL.com live chat on Tuesday afternoon opened the floodgates. Over the next few hours after he announced that the season would begin on September 9 with the Saints hosting the Vikings, the entire schedules of the Steelers, Saints, Giants, and Lions were leaked.
The league can't be happy about the development. Though schedule leads are not uncommon, the league seemed to be intent on holding back as much as possible until the official announcement of the schedule.
So how does it get out? In the afternoon, the league office begins to tell the teams their individual schedules. If the league ever wants to achieve full secrecy, the better approach could be to tell no one.
The Steelers could have early trouble if Ben Roethlisberger doesn't play. 2. Steelers could face a tough start without Big Ben. Assuming that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger receives a four-game suspension (UPDATE: Roethlisberger will receive a six-game suspension that can be reduced to four), the schedule-maker didn't do the Rooneys any favors.
The Steelers open at home against the Falcons, who didn't make the playoffs but who have finished above .500 for consecutive years for the first time in team history, before heading to Tennessee and Tampa. Then, the first quarter of the season ends with a visit from the Ravens. It could lead to a 2-2 or 1-3 start.
That said, the Steelers' schedule doesn't have a ton of gimme games. Sure, they play the Browns twice, but they lost to th...
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1. So much for secrecy. For weeks, the NFL kept a tight lid on the 256-game slate, releasing only scant details, such as the fact that the Jets would host both a Monday night game in Week 1 and the third game on the Thanksgiving slate.
Apparently, the commissioner's decision to go rogue during an NFL.com live chat on Tuesday afternoon opened the floodgates. Over the next few hours after he announced that the season would begin on September 9 with the Saints hosting the Vikings, the entire schedules of the Steelers, Saints, Giants, and Lions were leaked.
The league can't be happy about the development. Though schedule leads are not uncommon, the league seemed to be intent on holding back as much as possible until the official announcement of the schedule.
So how does it get out? In the afternoon, the league office begins to tell the teams their individual schedules. If the league ever wants to achieve full secrecy, the better approach could be to tell no one.
The Steelers could have early trouble if Ben Roethlisberger doesn't play. 2. Steelers could face a tough start without Big Ben. Assuming that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger receives a four-game suspension (UPDATE: Roethlisberger will receive a six-game suspension that can be reduced to four), the schedule-maker didn't do the Rooneys any favors.
The Steelers open at home against the Falcons, who didn't make the playoffs but who have finished above .500 for consecutive years for the first time in team history, before heading to Tennessee and Tampa. Then, the first quarter of the season ends with a visit from the Ravens. It could lead to a 2-2 or 1-3 start.
That said, the Steelers' schedule doesn't have a ton of gimme games. Sure, they play the Browns twice, but they lost to th...
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