And so it (the excuses) begins. Florio up first.

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NFL should avoid matching teams that played on Thursday and Monday

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ing-teams-that-played-on-thursday-and-monday/

Last week, the Rams and 49ers played on Thursday, and the Cowboys and Cardinals played on Monday. Today, each of the teams that had 10 days between games played one of the teams that had only six.

The Rams, who had extra rest, beat the short-week Cowboys in Dallas. The 49ers, who had extra week, pushed the short-week Cardinals to the limit in overtime.

It’s an odd quirk in the schedule that played out earlier this year, when the Patriots opened the season on a Thursday, the Saints played on Monday night, and the two teams got together on Sunday.

Yes, there are plenty of actual and perceived inequities in the scheduling process. Sure, it’s difficult if not impossible to account for all of the various permutations when picking the proper spots for 256 regular-season games. But this seems like a factor that could be, or at least should be, avoided.

There will always be teams who played on a Sunday facing a team who played on a Thursday; the Cowboys do it again next week, with the Packers on extra rest. And there will always be teams who face a team coming off a bye. But a Sunday game between Thursday-Monday teams seems like something that should be preventable.

 

[12intheBox]

He has a point in this case.

 

[bwdenverram]

Didn't stop us from winning on the road in a to the end battle on a short week. Guess the cowgirls get a pass ...whatever....

 

[Big Game]

Lol love how when "America's team" takes a L then all of sudden oh they didn't have enough rest. But before this game this was suppose to be an easy Win for them hahaha. Keep the excuses coming we just gonna keep trying to win games

 

[BatteringRambo]

Non-verbal communication :jerkoff::mustache:

 

[James Otto]

NFL should avoid letting Florio write articles .....

 

[Ram65]

It was what it was. Dallas had home field advantage. I think it helped the Rams being a little fresher. Got to take advantage of whatever you can.

 

[OldSchool]

He hate us cause he anus!

 

[bomebadeeda]

I said something about this earlier......but truth be told.....we didn't make the schedule. We just played it and won......... Bite me Florio.... (hey....that would make a good "Doo-Whop" song...... Bite me Florio....bite bite me Florio......)

 

[Zodi]

I'm waiting for the "they were looking ahead at Greenbay..." BS

 

[SoCalRam78]

Lot of assholes have a lot riding on their prognostications. Aka McVay too young and unproven, Wentz >> Goff, or Rams can't be successful under Kroenke (Bernie argument).

So it's excuse time. Colts were the worst team ever in league history, yet been competitive in every game since opener and playing the shit hags tough in Seattle right now. Niners defense sucked when we dropped 41 on em, but their defense has played well in the other 3 games including at Arizona and Hags. Now Dallas didn't have enough rest playing at home. Was that the case when they were up 17-6?

 

[RamFan503]

Yeah - boo hoo. We had the most brutal schedule in the league for several years. We also went to Seattle to finish the season something like 4 out of 5 seasons.

 

[OldSchool]

So is Florio going to make the same excuse for whoever the Cowboys beat if they win after Thanksgiving? Or how about next week hahahaha Cowboys play 2 straight teams coming off a Thursday night win they host the Packers next week. Poor Florio won't know what to do.

 

[Merlin]

This game scared the crap out of me. I am beyond impressed by this Rams team. Florio can suck it.

 

[WestCoastRam]

I'd rather be the Cowboys in this scenario than play a game in London...

 

[Alaskan Ram]

Tight game. The team with the most rest made adjustments and won the second half. Wonder why a smart football guy like Florio didn't predict it? I have a feeling the Rams could give a flying Fuck what he predicts next Sunday.

 

[den-the-coach]

No worries Cowboy fans understand what they witnessed today and I really don't care what the media thinks because soon, very soon, the Rams will be their darlings with Head Coach Sean McVay being the next Genius.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Tight game. The team with the most rest made adjustments and won the second half. Wonder why a smart football guy like Florio didn't predict it? I have a feeling the Rams could give a flying freak what he predicts next Sunday.

probably because he doesn't know shit about football. much easier to comment after the fact about a perceived injustice that he couldn't see before the game, seeing he picked the boys to win.

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[Prime Time]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ing-teams-that-played-on-thursday-and-monday/

"Blah, blah, blah, Cowboys got screwed, blah, Rams made me lose my pick, blah, blah, etc."

Bet if the situation was reversed and the Rams had less rest than the Cowboys and the Rams had lost, Mike Foolio wouldn't mention it. :banghead:

 

[Sportsed]

I'd have more respect for Florio if he had brought that up when the schedule came out, or at least BEFORE the game....now it's just an excuse as to why he was WRONG in his prediction.