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Rumors of Seattle game being flexed

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  • According to Daryl Ruiter and Jim Donovan a flex of the Seattle game to Sunday night football has been discussed with the league Browns and Seahawks. The game scheduled for Sunday night is stoolers (awful team)  vs the chargers (no fan base). While it's fun to be a team that has the ratings and the talent that is being considered of being flexed I don't want to give up the advantage of a west coast team traveling east to play a 1 pm game.

  • It would be fresh to say to the Steelers:   your game is being flexed out in favor of  game featuring the Cleveland Browns. 

    Nevertheless....I thought that they did not start "flexing" those Sunday night games until like after week 8.

  • I sure as hell hope not. Having a West coast team come to the East coast for a 1 p.m. game is a clear advantage (the same being true the other way around). It'd be pretty unfortunate to lose that angle. 49ers v Rams is likely not to get flexed, Chiefs v Texans is a strong candidate.

    Further, this East coast dude loves his 1 p.m. games. It's awesome the Browns have some prime-time love, but we have enough. I think it's damn near criminal to be able to flex games in the first place, but that's just me. People spend thousands of dollars planning around an event.

  • I've been so pizzed off for years where I live in NE Ohio Armstrong used to black out Cleveland for the pizzburgh PA team.

    Nice to see Cleveland is back in demand again.....and on primetime.

  • It would be fresh to say to the Steelers:   your game is being flexed out in favor of  game featuring the Cleveland Browns. 

    Nevertheless....I thought that they did not start "flexing" those Sunday night games until like after week 8.

    @the-gipper said:

    It would be fresh to say to the Steelers:   your game is being flexed out in favor of  game featuring the Cleveland Browns. 

    Nevertheless....I thought that they did not start "flexing" those Sunday night games until like after week 8.

    & I'm  sure  there's a  limit on prime time games (Sunday  and  Monday night) a team is allowed, not sure of the number  though. The Browns have  to be  close. 

    EDIT: ok I  looked.  Flex scheduling starts week 5. And you have to  give  teams 12 days advance notice. Today is day 12 for the  Seahawks game. So if it doesn't happen  today, it's not  going to happen. 

  • 6 is the limit...browns currently have 5.  seen tweets this isn't gonna happen because they may want a browns game late in the year with possible playoff implications.

  • Please no. 

  • Please no. 

    @nero said:

    Please no. 

    Fore sure because of our European friends. Those late games start at midnight or later in your time zones... 

  • @the-gipper said:

    It would be fresh to say to the Steelers:   your game is being flexed out in favor of  game featuring the Cleveland Browns. 

    Nevertheless....I thought that they did not start "flexing" those Sunday night games until like after week 8.

    & I'm  sure  there's a  limit on prime time games (Sunday  and  Monday night) a team is allowed, not sure of the number  though. The Browns have  to be  close. 

    EDIT: ok I  looked.  Flex scheduling starts week 5. And you have to  give  teams 12 days advance notice. Today is day 12 for the  Seahawks game. So if it doesn't happen  today, it's not  going to happen. 

    @hoorta said:

    & I'm  sure  there's a  limit on prime time games (Sunday  and  Monday night) a team is allowed, not sure of the number  though. The Browns have  to be  close. 

    EDIT: ok I  looked.  Flex scheduling starts week 5. And you have to  give  teams 12 days advance notice. Today is day 12 for the  Seahawks game. So if it doesn't happen  today, it's not  going to happen. 

    I knew it started week 5 and there was limit of 6. Was unaware of the 12 day limit so thanks for the info.  It makes sense you have to give notice. Is the same true if they were to flex it to the national 4 o'clock game? I really want that advantage of west coast team coming to play at 1

  • According to Daryl Ruiter and Jim Donovan a flex of the Seattle game to Sunday night football has been discussed with the league Browns and Seahawks. The game scheduled for Sunday night is stoolers (awful team)  vs the chargers (no fan base). While it's fun to be a team that has the ratings and the talent that is being considered of being flexed I don't want to give up the advantage of a west coast team traveling east to play a 1 pm game.

    @bjh2130 said:

    ... I don't want to give up the advantage of a west coast team traveling east to play a 1 pm game.

    Under normal circumstances sure, but we're returning from the Cali to a shortened week... so we might gain more benefit than SEA loses...

  • Please no. 

    @nero said:

    Please no. 

    What time...your time... do the 1:00 pm games start for you?  I am thinking that for you, every one of those games are about prime time for you.

  • @nero said:

    Please no. 

    What time...your time... do the 1:00 pm games start for you?  I am thinking that for you, every one of those games are about prime time for you.

    @the-gipper said:

    What time...your time... do the 1:00 pm games start for you?  I am thinking that for you, every one of those games are about prime time for you.

    7pm-10:30 pm

    Afternoon games 10:30pm-1:00 am

    Sunday Night hell, MNF, TNF... 2:30-6:00 AM.

    EDIT: In fact, I believe that the Superbowl is played at an odd time (6pm ET) because it's not a total shit for European viewers (ends around 4am) and in Asia you have it during a Sunday morning.

  • @the-gipper said:

    What time...your time... do the 1:00 pm games start for you?  I am thinking that for you, every one of those games are about prime time for you.

    7pm-10:30 pm

    Afternoon games 10:30pm-1:00 am

    Sunday Night hell, MNF, TNF... 2:30-6:00 AM.

    EDIT: In fact, I believe that the Superbowl is played at an odd time (6pm ET) because it's not a total shit for European viewers (ends around 4am) and in Asia you have it during a Sunday morning.

    @nero said:

    7pm-10:30 pm

    Afternoon games 10:30pm-1:00 am

    Sunday Night hell, MNF, TNF... 2:30-6:00 AM.

    &  subtract an hour off those times for our British pals Howie and G-Man.  

  • @nero said:

    7pm-10:30 pm

    Afternoon games 10:30pm-1:00 am

    Sunday Night hell, MNF, TNF... 2:30-6:00 AM.

    &  subtract an hour off those times for our British pals Howie and G-Man.  

    @hoorta said:

    &  subtract an hour off those times for our British pals Howie and G-Man.  

    That ain't Europe. Haven't heard ya? 😉

  • Zombo said:

    They should flex every game, because we are scoring 40 every week.

    Z

    I'm not making threads for insomniac games all season...

  • @hoorta said:

    &  subtract an hour off those times for our British pals Howie and G-Man.  

    That ain't Europe. Haven't heard ya? 😉

    @nero said:

    That ain't Europe. Haven't heard ya? 😉

    Then push that island out further into the ocean. 

    Besides, you shouldn't be so hard on the British.    Didn't they save your bacon against Napolean?

  • Zombo said:

    We'll put you on the payroll if we have to.

    Just beat the bot.

    Z

  • @the-gipper said:

    What time...your time... do the 1:00 pm games start for you?  I am thinking that for you, every one of those games are about prime time for you.

    7pm-10:30 pm

    Afternoon games 10:30pm-1:00 am

    Sunday Night hell, MNF, TNF... 2:30-6:00 AM.

    EDIT: In fact, I believe that the Superbowl is played at an odd time (6pm ET) because it's not a total shit for European viewers (ends around 4am) and in Asia you have it during a Sunday morning.

    @nero said:

    7pm-10:30 pm

    Afternoon games 10:30pm-1:00 am

    Sunday Night hell, MNF, TNF... 2:30-6:00 AM.

    EDIT: In fact, I believe that the Superbowl is played at an odd time (6pm ET) because it's not a total shit for European viewers (ends around 4am) and in Asia you have it during a Sunday morning.

    OMG.  But hey we're the TOUGHEST FANS IN PRO SPORTS maybe moreso in your case!

  • Well, unless I severly misunderstand the policies the deadline has passed (12 days prior to game), so this will be a 1 p.m. game as scheduled.

  • @nero said:

    That ain't Europe. Haven't heard ya? 😉

    Then push that island out further into the ocean. 

    Besides, you shouldn't be so hard on the British.    Didn't they save your bacon against Napolean?

    @the-gipper said:

    Then push that island out further into the ocean. 

    Besides, you shouldn't be so hard on the British.    Didn't they save your bacon against Napolean?

    Save us? SAVE US? After harassing Spain for decades they gave military help only to avoid Napoleon going after their island, and they were so gentle that they set fire to the city of San Sebastian and raped all the women, for example.

    Napoleon lost the war because he went to Russia with Spain still being rebelious. Britain had in favor that Villeneuve was given the command of the French-Spanish Navy in Trafalgar which resulted in the huge loss of both navies thus the British gaining supremacy on the sea. 

    The UK suffered during WWII 460,000 casualties. In Spain, during Spanish Independence War against Napoleon, 30,000, which is respectable...

    But...

    Spain had 300,000 soldiers on the casualties list during that war. Over a million civilians died. If we were to thank someone for saving us, it would be Portugal, who had 150,000 casualties. That is a true ally.