Cards on the table: as annoying as the pre-release stuff is for the NFL schedule, I do like digging into some of the nitty gritty of the ins and outs of the schedule.
Does it matter? Not to me, of course. I don’t have to play the games. But it is important, as our Paul Noonan points out. You can find real advantages in the schedule, and there are fun historical nuggets in there too, like the fact that there are very few Packers fans alive who have ever seen the Packers play a game on a Wednesday.
And there are real mechanisms that spring into action once the actual schedule is published. When you know when games are going to take place, all sorts of downstream industries like hotels and travel start to feel the effects.
So no, the NFL doesn’t need to drag it out as long as they do, but it does matter, and it matters well beyond the field itself.
Most expensive Packers games this season are at Lambeau Field | Packers News
Planning to check out Packers/Bears? Plan to spend big.
The schedule is so big there are bound to be some weird things in it, and boy are there this year.
Matthew Golden Makes All-Breakout Team; Here’s Why Packers Are Optimistic | Sports Illustrated
There’s good reason to think Golden is headed in the right direction this year.
Could Packers provide landing spot for FA edge rusher AJ Epenesa? | Packers Wire
ESPN floats this idea, and Packers Wire explores it.
Packers’ takeaway efforts will hinge on finishing plays | Packers.com
The Packers defense wants takeaways! Who knew?
Here’s a weird one with an explanation that makes sense but is still pretty weird.
