Sexy Flex-y: A love letter to the NFL

Dear NFL,

I realized you've been busy with appealing to your deflated balls lately, but please, for the love of all things holy, flex the Seattle @ Cincinnati game in week 5 to primetime. I realize it would be 2 primetime games in a row for Seattle, but who really wants to watch (what will likely be) the 1-3 Giants play the 1-3 49ers at the meadowlands. I know you're feeling really good about the backup bowl coming this Sunday (Dallas @ NO), but this slate really isn't working out how you'd envisioned back in June. Do us, the fans, a solid and come to your senses on this issue. If you declare by the end of the day, you'd actually be following your own rules!

Yours, when convenient,

JDemps

jdemps":2ga985v2 said:

Dear NFL,

I realized you've been busy with appealing to your deflated balls lately, but please, for the love of all things holy, flex the Seattle @ Cincinnati game in week 5 to primetime. I realize it would be 2 primetime games in a row for Seattle, but who really wants to watch (what will likely be) the 1-3 Giants play the 1-3 49ers at Levi's. I know you're feeling really good about the backup bowl coming this Sunday (Dallas @ NO), but this slate really isn't working out how you'd envisioned back in June. Do us, the fans, a solid and come to your senses on this issue. If you declare by the end of the day, you'd actually be following your own rules!

Yours, when convenient,

JDemps

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The Giants don't play the Niners at Levi.

seahawk12thman":2ou58dnl said:

jdemps":2ou58dnl said:

Dear NFL,

I realized you've been busy with appealing to your deflated balls lately, but please, for the love of all things holy, flex the Seattle @ Cincinnati game in week 5 to primetime. I realize it would be 2 primetime games in a row for Seattle, but who really wants to watch (what will likely be) the 1-3 Giants play the 1-3 49ers at Levi's. I know you're feeling really good about the backup bowl coming this Sunday (Dallas @ NO), but this slate really isn't working out how you'd envisioned back in June. Do us, the fans, a solid and come to your senses on this issue. If you declare by the end of the day, you'd actually be following your own rules!

Yours, when convenient,

JDemps

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The Giants don't play the Niners at Levi.

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You're right. It's at the meadowlands. Same idea.

jdemps":thczqh6f said:

seahawk12thman":thczqh6f said:

jdemps":thczqh6f said:

Dear NFL,

I realized you've been busy with appealing to your deflated balls lately, but please, for the love of all things holy, flex the Seattle @ Cincinnati game in week 5 to primetime. I realize it would be 2 primetime games in a row for Seattle, but who really wants to watch (what will likely be) the 1-3 Giants play the 1-3 49ers at Levi's. I know you're feeling really good about the backup bowl coming this Sunday (Dallas @ NO), but this slate really isn't working out how you'd envisioned back in June. Do us, the fans, a solid and come to your senses on this issue. If you declare by the end of the day, you'd actually be following your own rules!

Yours, when convenient,

JDemps

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The Giants don't play the Niners at Levi.

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You're right. It's at the meadowlands. Same idea.

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I hope they do. It would get rid of the 10:00 am game...

seahawk12thman":1gjw31k9 said:

I hope they do. It would get rid of the 10:00 am game...

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I think you've just stumbled on the reason they won't flex the game. Bravo, sir!

It's against the NFL rules to flex the early games

Per nfl.com, it can be done.

For example, a game scheduled for a Sunday could move from a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff to an 8:15 p.m. start, but the change would be made and announced no later than the prior Tuesday, 12 days prior. Sunday afternoon games, as in the past, can still be moved between 1:00 and 4:05 or 4:25 p.m. ET.

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http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

jdemps":141exy6n said:

Per nfl.com, it can be done.

For example, a game scheduled for a Sunday could move from a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff to an 8:15 p.m. start, but the change would be made and announced no later than the prior Tuesday, 12 days prior. Sunday afternoon games, as in the past, can still be moved between 1:00 and 4:05 or 4:25 p.m. ET.

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http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

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So it would have to be done by today?

Yeah. Basically zero chance. But to move a 10am start to primetime against Andy Dalton.... A man can dream.

I love 10 a.m. games. Where I live they start at 12.

I prefer team wins, therefore flex games for me.

Here's the thing, NBC can only flex two games over to SNF between weeks 5-10.

So that's one big obstacle

Second of all, when you look at the Week 5 slate for FOX .. the other games are:

- Chicago at Kansas City (awful)
- Washington at Atlanta (even though the Falcons are improved, this is awful for TV)
- New Orleans at Philly (Brees' status still very unknown, not to mention the Saints stink.. and Philly I guess is a decent ratings pull.. but again.. not the marquee draw they'd hope for)
- Arizona at Detroit (4 ET slot, so only AZ/DET markets will get it.. and the Lions could very well be 0-4 for it)

Seattle vs. Cincy is far and away their best matchup.. thus FOX won't let it go even if NBC wanted it. Especially for a matchup like NYG-SF.

So.. no.. it wont happen.