Maybe I'm dating myself here, but in my day, a team like Oakland wasn't given the chance to humiliate themselves on Monday night once in a year... let alone twice. Whats up with that. Its not like they were good last year.
One theory: ESPN has taken over Monday nights. I remember often wondering why ESPN always got all the bad games last year on Sunday night... now they're still getting all the bad games on Monday night. Is that in ESPN's contract?
Seems like a lot of people forget when the TV schedules are made. It's hard to judge how bad a team will be in week 9 when the schedules are drawn up in the offseason. MNF probably wasn't thinking about Oakland when they scheduled this game. They likely thought Seattle would be the feature and ESPN could hype SA like crazy. Instead, Oakland is competing with Arizona for "Worst in the NFL" and Seattle has no SA and Hasslebeck.
But I don't know why Oakland got the MNF season opener. I didn't think SD was that big a draw and we all knew how bad Oakland was last year. Eh, at least this year we don't have to watch 4+ MNF games of GB stinking up the place.
beanoX3 wrote:Seems like a lot of people forget when the TV schedules are made. It's hard to judge how bad a team will be in week 9 when the schedules are drawn up in the offseason. MNF probably wasn't thinking about Oakland when they scheduled this game. They likely thought Seattle would be the feature and ESPN could hype SA like crazy. Instead, Oakland is competing with Arizona for "Worst in the NFL" and Seattle has no SA and Hasslebeck.
But I don't know why Oakland got the MNF season opener. I didn't think SD was that big a draw and we all knew how bad Oakland was last year. Eh, at least this year we don't have to watch 4+ MNF games of GB stinking up the place.
but we still have to watch the Seattle vs GB stinker this year
beanoX3 wrote:But I don't know why Oakland got the MNF season opener. I didn't think SD was that big a draw and we all knew how bad Oakland was last year. Eh, at least this year we don't have to watch 4+ MNF games of GB stinking up the place.
but we still have to watch the Seattle vs GB stinker this year
Hey, 1 is totally fine with me. At the very least, we don't have to hear Madden gush over the size of Favre's hands. Theisman's gushing may not be much of an upgrade, but at least I've learned to tune him out and it's likely Kornhole will force him onto at least one contradiction.
I bet if oakland didnt have RANDY MOSS, they wouldnt have 2 MNF games. Its all about the big names
I mean, it just wouldnt be Monday night football without guys like Randy Moss and charles barkley, and the countless other actors and celebs that they have on as guestss....
I am sure that 9 months ago when they decided who would be on MNF, they werent thinking of seneca wallace vs Andrew Walters.
It was probably more like Shaun Alexander vs Randy Moss.
I'd really like to see all of the Primetime games subject to flex scheduling. That way we'd be able to avoid these stinkers.
I don't think that will be practical, changing days could be a real pain in the butt for teams....much more so than playing a day or night game on Sundays.
Smee wrote:I'd really like to see all of the Primetime games subject to flex scheduling. That way we'd be able to avoid these stinkers. I don't think that will be practical, changing days could be a real pain in the butt for teams....much more so than playing a day or night game on Sundays.
I thought they were. Is it only the day games then?
twofoolwho wrote:... twice in one season on Monday night.
Maybe I'm dating myself here, but in my day, a team like Oakland wasn't given the chance to humiliate themselves on Monday night once in a year... let alone twice. Whats up with that. Its not like they were good last year.
One theory: ESPN has taken over Monday nights. I remember often wondering why ESPN always got all the bad games last year on Sunday night... now they're still getting all the bad games on Monday night. Is that in ESPN's contract?
A good defense... A potentially good QB in Aaron Brooks... A stud RB from last year in Lamont Jordan... Randy Moss... A very good number 2 in Jerry Porter... Warren Sapp... A good secondary... I could see why the scheduling folks at ESPN would have thought a game like Oakland/Seattle would be a good matchup this year... I guess no one considered their offensive line to be one of the worst in NFL history going into the season.. Unfortunately once the MNF games are set before the season, they can't be changed...
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