Big day today! The 2008 NFL Schedule comes out at 2 pm Eastern!
This is the day when we can start preparing for the fall - what weekend to block out here in Cincinnati, perusing possible road trips back up to Cleveland, and to figure out if there is a good game to take the kids. Last year was perfect - a non-divisional, 1 pm start in early October (so no weather problems): I took Freddie to the Miami game and it went wonderfully. This year's home schedule, however, doesn't look to be kid friendly:
- I don't want to take him to a divisional game yet;
- Dallas and New York at home? Hmmm.......could be too ugly
- Indy? I'll go only if Layup wears a "I love Jim Sorgi" t-shirt
- Tennessee? Those frauds
- Denver? Maybe.
I expect the Browns to have at least 2 prime time games this year - whether on Sunday or Monday night, possibly on Thursday. Some early rumors:
- Week 1 is rumored to be at home vs. Dallas at 4 pm for the FOX national game; this would be the first time Joe Buck would be in Cleveland for a Browns game - in fact, I think it would be the first time in 30 years that the lead NFC crew would be in Cleveland. Pat Summerall/John Madden never made it to Cleveland.
- Rumors of a possible Thanksgiving night matchup at home vs. Pittsburgh. Now there's a game where you hide the kids....
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Wow - be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.....
5 Primetime games.
Sun Night, 9/14, home vs Pit
Mon night, 10/13, home vs NYG
Thu night, 11/6, home vs Den
Mon night, 11/17, at Buf
Mon night, 12/14, at Phi
Boy, that Pit game in week 2 is a big one. We need to win just to erase the mental block we have over the Steelers.
(week 3- after a nationally televised game wk 1 vs the Cowboys and then then SNF game vs Pit - is then at Bal. That's a scary game coming off those first 2).
The Giants game will be a circus.
I'm scared to death of going to Buffalo for that Monday night game.
(Eric trivia: the last Monday Night Game I attended was in 1995 in Cleveland vs. Buffalo. What memorable news event happened the next day?)
Who knows what shape Philly will be in at the end of the year - they could be 10-4 with McNabb or 4-10 with Kolb. No idea.
Oh - and what game do I take the boy(s)?
Nov 2 vs Bal?
Nov 23 vs Hou? Now we are playing with the weather....
I wish I could go to the SNF game vs. Pit......but unfortuantely, Janice is due the Friday before........
I know! I'll take her to the game - and the overtime win by the Browns will cause her to go into labor - she will have the baby in the Muni lot, and we will name the baby Derek Brady Zahn
(and we will lie to Layup about how we chose the name).
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