Peter King's take on the Cards 2003 Schedule

[MadBird]

Peter King ranked the Cardinals 2003 Schedule the MOST FAVORABLE (easiest) in the league (Higher the # the easier the schedule...and you can the Cards came in at #32)

This is interesting, I didn't see it that way....
Here's what King said:

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By Peter King, SI.com

The NFL's doing them a big favor, but it might not matter

32. Five of the first eight games are in toasty Sun Devil Stadium, all in the oppressive heat of midday. And six of the first eight come against teams with losing records in 2002. To finish, the Cards have Carolina at home, Seattle on the road, Minnesota at home. Don't know about you, but the
Bidwills must have some friends in high places to get a schedule that, for such a moribund franchise, fell just right.
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By the way, he ranked the COWBOYS #1...he thinks they will have a very tough road in 2003.

My take: Yes, Detroit sucked, but they generally play very tough at home (they beat the Pack there last year)...Green Bay at Home, and the Rams in STL and DALLAS in DAL in the first 5 weeks...that's not all that "easy" to me - I don't care what their records were last year....yes, there is a nice "home stretch" in the middle of the year, but 5 of the last 8 games are on the road!

I'm not saying the Cards got an overly tough schedule, but I think maybe King is assigning a little too much "ease" in this....

 

[Skkorpion]

Welcome, Madbird.

Last year, daytime September weather was cooler than usual. This year things may be different. From my perspective, daytime September games suck. They are just unpleasant and people here stay home when it's too hot.

Peter King is clueless. Sitting in an air conditioned press box isn't like sitting in the inferno that is the lower east side bowl in Sun Devil stadium in September.

 

[red desert]

Peter King always goes out of his way to diss the Cards.