2008 schedule looks pretty good....so far
 

I know everybody if thinking about Seattle right now but I just stumbled upon next year's list of opponents (nfl.com) and it looks pretty nice to me.

I know that in this day and age teams turn around in a nano-second but I couldn't help but smile when I saw that we play games against the two weakest divisions (at least in my opinion) in football. The NFC West and the AFC North with NO and Detroit thrown in. Besides our usual NFC East games, it broke down like this:

Home Games - Arizona, S.L., Cleveland, Pittsburgh and N.O.
Away Games - S.F., Seattle, Baltimore, Cincy and Detroit

If someone already posted this I apologize...I did not see it already out there.

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[quote=81forHOF;399829]I know everybody if thinking about Seattle right now but I just stumbled upon next year's list of opponents (nfl.com) and it looks pretty nice to me.

I know that in this day and age teams turn around in a nano-second but I couldn't help but smile when I saw that we play games against the two weakest divisions (at least in my opinion) in football. The NFC West and the AFC North with NO and Detroit thrown in. Besides our usual NFC East games, it broke down like this:

Home Games - Arizona, S.L., Cleveland, Pittsburgh and N.O.
Away Games - S.F., Seattle, Baltimore, Cincy and Detroit

If someone already posted this I apologize...I did not see it already out there.[/quote]

Wow an away game at Baltimore. That's going to be awesome. I can't wait for that game.

Battle of the beltway teams!

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[quote=81forHOF;399829]I know everybody if thinking about Seattle right now but I just stumbled upon next year's list of opponents (nfl.com) and it looks pretty nice to me.

I know that in this day and age teams turn around in a nano-second but I couldn't help but smile when I saw that we play games against the two weakest divisions (at least in my opinion) in football. The NFC West and the AFC North with NO and Detroit thrown in. Besides our usual NFC East games, it broke down like this:

Home Games - Arizona, S.L., Cleveland, Pittsburgh and N.O.
Away Games - S.F., Seattle, Baltimore, Cincy and Detroit

If someone already posted this I apologize...I did not see it already out there.[/quote]

I agree it looks good now, but so much changes from year to year in the NFL. A team that's great one year can really suck the next, and vice versa. Like Baltimore, Cleveland, New Orleans, the Jets, etc, etc, etc.

I'll tell you what, that Cleveland game in FedEx should be fun. I'm so annoyed that the Titans made the playoffs over the Browns. The Browns are much more fun to watch. The Titans are garbage in my opinion. They only beat the Colts backups by 3 points and that's how they earn a playoff berth? Ewwww.

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Nice, we get to play the NFC West. It looks like we might have a chance at 12+ win season if everyone stays healthy. Hope the Skins win this weekend...it's going to make it more pleasurable going to next year's Seahawks game.

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Skins vs. Steelers. My husband and I will be going to that one. Of course, he'll have to leave that terrible towel at home.

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Is there much of a Skins-Ravens rivalry? Giants-Jets is pretty non-existant. I used to have a Football computer game that allowed you to create your own league. I remember I went East-West ala hockey and basketball. Put Jets and Giants in same division along with Skins and Ravens, san fran oakland, any of your natural geographic rivalries.

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[quote=coggs;400113]Is there much of a Skins-Ravens rivalry? Giants-Jets is pretty non-existant. I used to have a Football computer game that allowed you to create your own league. I remember I went East-West ala hockey and basketball. Put Jets and Giants in same division along with Skins and Ravens, san fran oakland, any of your natural geographic rivalries.[/quote]
I moved away from DC before the Ravens existed so I'm not speaking locally, but I hate the Ravens. I hate them for the same reason I hate the Colts though. Teams that sneak away from a solid and supportive fan base piss me off. I can't blame teams that relocate due to a lack of support (ATL?) Cleveland has always supported that team even when they suck.

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I had a bunch of friends from Cleveland when they Ravens left. Think about it, the city gave the Indians a new park, paid to build the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, paid for renovations on the Gund Arena, and then said no to the Browns. Of course, after they left, the city was more than happy to build a new stadium for an expansion team.

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'Skins and Steelers...I'mma do my damnedest to be at that game.

Re: 2008 schedule looks pretty good....so far
 

[quote=81forHOF;399829]I know everybody if thinking about Seattle right now but I just stumbled upon next year's list of opponents (nfl.com) and it looks pretty nice to me.

I know that in this day and age teams turn around in a nano-second but I couldn't help but smile when I saw that we play games against the two weakest divisions (at least in my opinion) in football. The NFC West and the AFC North with NO and Detroit thrown in. Besides our usual NFC East games, it broke down like this:

Home Games - Arizona, S.L., Cleveland, Pittsburgh and N.O.
Away Games - S.F., Seattle, Baltimore, Cincy and Detroit

If someone already posted this I apologize...I did not see it already out there.[/quote]

How does it look nice? All of these teams could beat us and vice versa.

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[quote=Lady Brave;400110]Skins vs. Steelers. My husband and I will be going to that one. Of course, he'll have to leave that terrible towel at home.[/quote]


No way... you have to bring the terrible towel! Just be sure to hand it to the largest hairiest skins fan as he's entering the port-a-jon! He'll know what to do ;)

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[QUOTE=ChuckPrez;400146]'Skins and Steelers...I'mma do my damnedest to be at that game.[/QUOTE]
Giants go to Pittsburgh next season. My brother is a steelers fan, we are going to go out for that game. He likes all the Pittsburgh teams. We've been out for Rangers-Pens 5 times and Mets-Pirates last season.

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was at a skins steelers game at heinz field. nice place, and pretty classy fans

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[QUOTE=coggs;400142]I had a bunch of friends from Cleveland when they Ravens left. Think about it, the city gave the Indians a new park, paid to build the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, paid for renovations on the Gund Arena, and then said no to the Browns. Of course, after they left, the city was more than happy to build a new stadium for an expansion team.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that made absolutely no sense. Way to go city of Cleveland.

They should thank their lucky stars that the league allowed them to have their colors and nickname back. I wonder why they didn't do the same for Houston?

As for the D.C. - Baltimore rivalry, they say it was pretty heated when the Colts were still there. That was way before I started paying attention to football though.

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[quote=Beemnseven;400246]Yeah, that made absolutely no sense. Way to go city of Cleveland.

They should thank their lucky stars that the league allowed them to have their colors and nickname back. I wonder why they didn't do the same for Houston?

As for the D.C. - Baltimore rivalry, they say it was pretty heated when the Colts were still there. That was way before I started paying attention to football though.[/quote]I never saw the Skins-Baltimore Colts as a rivalry. We only played them once every 3 seasons, and the rivalry with Dallas was already firmly established by the late 60's / early 70's.

As for the the schedule, looks pretty nice on paper.

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[quote=coggs;400113]Is there much of a Skins-Ravens rivalry? Giants-Jets is pretty non-existant. I used to have a Football computer game that allowed you to create your own league. I remember I went East-West ala hockey and basketball. Put Jets and Giants in same division along with Skins and Ravens, san fran oakland, any of your natural geographic rivalries.[/quote]

I think there is. I go to a pretty newly co-ed school (used to be all girls, so its still mostly girls there) and those chicks are nuts for the Ravens and they absolutely cannot stand anything that has to do with the Redskins and they aren't very classy about it either.

I think there would be more of a rivalry if the Ravens were actually in the NFC. Then it would be pretty interesting.

But I think it's kinda like how when the Orioles play the Nats. Its just a rivalry because the teams are so close in location. Kinda like "Whose the best beltway team".

I mean don't people in NY lose their minds when the Yanks play the Mets?

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I like the schedule, but then again teams can change in one off season. Last year did you fear a team like 8-8 pittsburgh? No. But you do now. And last Year Baltimore was
13-3 and they finished 5-11. Out of those 2 divisions, I'd expect that we get at least one team with a large improvement.

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skins-ravens is a VERY one way rivalry. baltimore cares, DC doesn't know the raven's actually exist.

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Do mine eyes deceive me or is the streak broken?

Are we really NOT playing the Bucs next season?

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The away game at Seattle isn't looking so promising anymore, unless of course there is major revenge on tap.

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[quote=That Guy;400266]skins-ravens is a VERY one way rivalry. baltimore cares, DC doesn't know the raven's actually exist.[/quote]

Whaaaaa?! You mean all the people who jumped ship after the Ravens won the Super Bowl actually think we have a rivalry?

I don't mind the Ravens at all, I don't even mind that they have fans of their team. My limited experience with Baltimore as a city was a very bad one.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;400289]Do mine eyes deceive me or is the streak broken?

Are we really NOT playing the Bucs next season?[/QUOTE]

Come on, playoffs!

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Wait, when is our game in Tampa going to be?

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection;405729]Whaaaaa?! You mean all the people who jumped ship after the Ravens won the Super Bowl actually think we have a rivalry?

I don't mind the Ravens at all, I don't even mind that they have fans of their team. My limited experience with Baltimore as a city was a very bad one.[/QUOTE]Try living there :(
If I re-up my lease in September we could tailgate in my backyard and then walk over to the raven's purple mess of a stadium.

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We might go 11-5 but lose 3 of those to our division.

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also seems like everytime we play the seahawks it in seattle. its weird how the schedule falls.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;400289]Do mine eyes deceive me or is the streak broken?

Are we really NOT playing the Bucs next season?[/QUOTE]

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING!!! I figured they had become a division rival....just how many years in a row did we play them???

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Sorry I just remembered the Seahawks game in 2005 was in FedEx we won 20-17 in overtime..

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Arizona at home again. That sucks. I would rather have Seattle.

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Dare i say cake walk?

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[QUOTE=skinsfan69;400157]How does it look nice? All of these teams could beat us and vice versa.[/QUOTE]

It really isn't a bad schedule you do play some decent teams but it could of been a lot worst so yeah i would say it's a good schedule. You don't have to play against any of the teams that were really HOT this year like the Patriots, Colts, Packers, Dallas so I don't see what more you wanted, but like they've been saying you never know who's going to be good next year but for now it's not a bad schedule

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[quote=sancho2613;405960]It really isn't a bad schedule you do play some decent teams but it could of been a lot worst so yeah i would say it's a good schedule. You don't have to play against any of the teams that were really HOT this year like the Patriots, Colts, Packers, [B]Dallas[/B] so I don't see what more you wanted, but like they've been saying you never know who's going to be good next year but for now it's not a bad schedule[/quote]

Actually, we play the teams in our division twice. Unless Goodell sees the light and removes Dallas from the NFL, we will see them twice next year.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;399837]Wow an away game at Baltimore. That's going to be awesome. I can't wait for that game.

Battle of the beltway teams![/quote]


WOW....I might be able to go to that one! 45 mins from me! :)

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;405750]Wait, when is our game in Tampa going to be?[/quote]

Playoffs. :)

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I also don't see how that schedule is gonna be easy, Cleveland, N.O., Cincy, and Detroit are still gonna be good teams (not bottom of the barrel). Seahawks will be tough on the road and don't expect B'more to lay down. The NFC west wasn't great this year but we did almost lose to Arizona and we are gonna play them again. Who's to say that S.L. and SF aren't gonna be much improved? The bottom line is that we need to build a team that is confident to win no matter who we play.

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[QUOTE=Manusky91;405987]Actually, we play the teams in our division twice. Unless Goodell sees the light and removes Dallas from the NFL, we will see them twice next year.[/QUOTE]

completely passed my head.. your right well at least you showed you can beat them this year

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This is off topic but I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone could help me out with my curiousity since i'm still fairly new to this site, what does the little green square under my avatar (some people have more squares) and if you leave the arrow on it it says player on the rise. Is that based on amount of posts? one last one, why does it say camp scrub under my username? I know these are probably stupid questions but i would apreciate it if someone could help me with it....

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2008 our year!!

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[QUOTE=sancho2613;406280]This is off topic but I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone could help me out with my curiousity since i'm still fairly new to this site, what does the little green square under my avatar (some people have more squares) and if you leave the arrow on it it says player on the rise. Is that based on amount of posts? one last one, why does it say camp scrub under my username? I know these are probably stupid questions but i would apreciate it if someone could help me with it....[/QUOTE]

Green squares represent reputation points. The more positive reputation points you receive the more green squares. You earn those points by adding threads/posts that earn the respect of your peers. Remember: Quality over Quantity.

You're a "Camp Scrub" because you don't have enough posts to attain a higher status yet. I think the magic number is 100 posts? At that point your status will elevate to a higher level.

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[quote=sancho2613;406280]This is off topic but I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone could help me out with my curiousity since i'm still fairly new to this site, what does the little green square under my avatar (some people have more squares) and if you leave the arrow on it it says player on the rise. Is that based on amount of posts? one last one, why does it say camp scrub under my username? I know these are probably stupid questions but i would apreciate it if someone could help me with it....[/quote]
Edit: What SS said.