Who's Watching the Schedule Release Show?

by mgrex03 on Apr 15, 2008 1:15 PM EDT in Colts News Comment 19 comments

For the benefit of all of us sitting at work, or those of us who are bums not working, but don't have the NFL Network, we need a volunteer to keep Stampede Blue informed on who the Colts play as they are released. NFL.com says:

The schedule will be announced on a week-by-week basis, highlighting all the compelling games and culminating with a countdown of the 10 most-anticipated match-ups of 2008.

We obviously already know who we play in Week 1 (Chicago on Sunday Night, for anyone who hasn't been around these parts in a while).

We can also use this thread to discuss everything with the schedule, so everything is together.

Doing some searching around the inter-webs, I found this, courtesy of the Orange and Brown Report:

On a serious note, my buddy that works for the [Cleveland] plain dealer just called me and said that week one is Cowboys, sunday night at home is Steelers but no date, sunday night at home against Colts, and one away monday night game

Apparently, we'll be visiting Cleveland on a Sunday night. Sounds good to me, although I hope it's early in the year, rather than later.

Here's the schedule. Special thanks to metalmilitia for posting in comments. -- BBS

BEARS*
at Vikings
JAGS
Bye Week
at Texans
RAVENS
at Packers
at Titans*
PATRIOTS
At Steelers
TEXANS
at Chargers
at Browns*
BENGALS
LIONS
at Jags*
TITANS

* denotes a known prime time game.

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My school is on break right now

So I wouldnt mind posting up our schedule as it develops

by metalmilitia on Apr 15, 2008 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I can say one thing...

The Broncos visit the Browns on Thursday, November 6th, so I think that source has a few too many prime time games for the Browns..

Pat Williams of the Vikings says the Vikings Home Opener is a Primetime game against the Colts...

TSG -- MileHighReport.com

by John Bena on Apr 15, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like

we are going to get 2 early Primetime games since were having a game in a home opener.

by metalmilitia on Apr 15, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bye Week 4

Man I hate early bye weeks! I would rather have the bye week later on...

by Colt4Life on Apr 15, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Are you Fing kidding me?

That early for a bye week? This sucks. :(

by metalmilitia on Apr 15, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What kills me

Is the Jacksonville game in Week 16 is a Thursday nighter. Luckily, the Sunday game before is a home game with the Lions. Still I hate having the short week against the Jags, of all teams.

The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.

by Coltsfan58 on Apr 15, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

we got

at vikings week 2
Jags week 3
at Texans week 5
Ravens week 6
at Packers week 7
at Titans week 8
Armageddon, I mean Patriots week 9
At Steelers week 10
Texans week 11
at Chargers week 12
at Browns week 13
Bengals week 14
Lions Week 15
at Jags week 16
Titans week 17

by metalmilitia on Apr 15, 2008 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

THIS SCHEUDLE SUCKS

You can expect my write-up tonight..

by the21eraser on Apr 15, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i heard on the radio

that the colts have the second toughest schedule in the league, just a hair behind the steelers.

and who got the easiest schedule?

the patriots, of course.

by yellowsnow on Apr 15, 2008 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My main concern

is the early bye week. cant they give us the bye just before we start that horrible stretch? FUCK

by metalmilitia on Apr 15, 2008 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Patriots...

are always gonna have an easy schedule as long as the rest of the AFC east are constantly rebuilding. Sucks but that's how it is.

IN POLIAN I TRUST

by colt44 on Apr 15, 2008 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Honestly

I don't think its bad at all. We got some "easy" teams on there. Playing the Pats, Steelers AND Chargers is a bit excessive, but we also get all those NFC North teams.

by MasterRWayne on Apr 15, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The good thing is

The Colts already 4 of the teams they are likely to encounter come the playoffs: Jaguars, Pats, Chargers, Steelers. So no surprises in the post-season.

"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi

by rangerover76 on Apr 15, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Projected Wins/Losses

BEARS* - W
at Vikings - W
JAGS - W
Bye Week
at Texans - W
RAVENS - W
at Packers - W/L
at Titans* - W
PATRIOTS - W
At Steelers - W/L
TEXANS - W
at Chargers - L/W
at Browns* - W/L
BENGALS - W
LIONS - W
at Jags* - L/W
TITANS - W

Obviously, a W is a win. A W/L or L/W could go either way depending on weather, injuries, or external factors (like the Browns feeling cheated out of a playoff berth last season and playing out of their minds); first letter is more likely. The Colts' big tests for the year at @PIT, @SD, and NE. A win over those three teams gives them a tiebreaker for homefield advantage. However, I fully expect SD and NE to beat us in the overall wins category and take the top two seeds.

Probable losses: @SD, @JAX.
Predicted final record: 13-3, #3 seed in the AFC.

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by MonkeyBusiness on Apr 15, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs