Possible 2011 Schedule

[Dr. Jones]

We played them on the road last time.

Last time doesn't matter IIRC. They changed up the entire scheduling process a year or two ago.

 

[CtCardinals78]

I don't foresee any changes in positioning this season so the 2011 schedule is pretty much set in stone. As it stands right now, this is what our schedule will look like:


Home Games
Seahawks
49ers(no doubt a season opener or prime time game)
Rams
Eagles
Redskins
Ravens
Bengals
Panthers

Away Games
Seahawks
49ers
Rams
Cowgirls
Giants
Steelers
Browns
Lions

Schedule is a lot tougher than this years for sure. Especially playing the AFC North and if things don't change on this team dramatically, we're looking at a rough season next year.

That has 3-13 written all over it...if that.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

That has 3-13 written all over it...if that.

why even play then?

 

[Dr. Jones]

That has 3-13 written all over it...if that.

I thought we would go 9-7 this year.... Nothing is written yet.

 

[Big Deal]

That has 3-13 written all over it...if that.

Then let's hope that Luck doesn't declare.

 

[NJCardFan]

Last time doesn't matter IIRC. They changed up the entire scheduling process a year or two ago.

If you look at the rotated schedule, the teams change home games every other time. The only time where you played them before doesn't matter is when you play the team who finished in the same position as you. I'm interested to see how they handle an 18 game schedule. Chances are you'll increase by 2 conference games which would entail playing 3 of the 4 divisions(counting your own).

 

[Scott MS]

There are currently only 2 games on the schedule (one home and one away) that are determined by where you finish in the standings the previous season.

I know back when the Cards were in the NFC East and there were only 3 Divisions in each Conference, they had 4 games that were based on finish.

I'd like to see the league bump those games back up to four.

 

[Pariah]

Schedule difficulty is over-rated. the Niners, 'Hawks and Rams all play basically the very same same schedule--so it shouldn't really affect how we finish within the division. The best team will finish on top and go to the playoffs.

 

[NJCardFan]

There are currently only 2 games on the schedule (one home and one away) that are determined by where you finish in the standings the previous season.

I know back when the Cards were in the NFC East and there were only 3 Divisions in each Conference, they had 4 games that were based on finish.

I'd like to see the league bump those games back up to four.

Back in those days, before the Jags and Panthers came a long, if you finished in last in a 5 team division(NFC West and AFC Central were 4 team divisions), you had a very easy schedule. You didn't play the same AFC division the rest of your division played and you played the last place finisher in the other 5 team division twice. For example, we finished last in 1986 so aside from our divisional games, our out of division games for 1987 were:

Colts(last in AFC East)-This game was never played due to the strike.
Chargers(last in AFC West)
BucsX2(last in NFC Central)
9ers-Replacement players
Rams
Saints-Replacement players
Falcons

This was because Rozelle was big on parity.

 

[DieHardCardFan]

I don't foresee any changes in positioning this season so the 2011 schedule is pretty much set in stone. As it stands right now, this is what our schedule will look like:


Home Games
Seahawks
49ers(no doubt a season opener or prime time game)
Rams
Eagles
Redskins
Ravens
Bengals
Panthers

Away Games
Seahawks
49ers
Rams
Cowgirls
Giants
Steelers
Browns
Lions

Schedule is a lot tougher than this years for sure. Especially playing the AFC North and if things don't change on this team dramatically, we're looking at a rough season next year.

My understanding is the Cowgirls and the Steelers will be coming here. That is what Urban had tweeted last week.

 

[NJCardFan]

My understanding is the Cowgirls and the Steelers will be coming here. That is what Urban had tweeted last week.

Then this guy is wrong:http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/schedules/nfl_future_nfcw.htm

 

[TheHopToad]

My understanding is the Cowgirls and the Steelers will be coming here. That is what Urban had tweeted last week.

Confirmed in official NFL release:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81d70273/article/opponents-determined-for-the-2011-season

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I'm going to try to get to 1 home game next year and will also be at Cincy, Balt, and maybe St.Louis. Stl. was a blast last time I went. I'd like to see the Giants, Dall, or Pitt in Arizona.

 

[DieHardCardFan]

Per Urban

With Sunday’s results the Cardinals now know they will host Carolina and travel to Minnesota to round out their 2011 schedule.

The other home games will be Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dallas and the New York Giants. The other road games will be Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Washington

 

[CtCardinals78]

With Sunday’s results the Cardinals now know they will host Carolina and travel to Minnesota to round out their 2011 schedule.

The other home games will be Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dallas and the New York Giants. The other road games will be Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Washington

Sweet might have to drive to Baltimore next year.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Home: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Carolina, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
Away: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati

Wash - Baltimore - Philly

BOOM!!!!

 

[Scott MS]

With Sunday’s results the Cardinals now know they will host Carolina and travel to Minnesota to round out their 2011 schedule.

The other home games will be Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dallas and the New York Giants. The other road games will be Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Washington

I'm fairly certain that the citing of Pittsburgh at home is wrong. We played them at home four years ago with Leinart/Warner and won. It's time to go to Pittsburgh.

 

[Scott MS]

Mike Sando's original list was wrong. The rotating schedule should have the Cardinals traveling to Pittsburgh and Cleveland, with Cincinnati and Baltimore coming to Arizona.

Here's what happened in 2007 and what I remember:

Sep 23 - at Baltimore - L (23-26), Adrian Wilson get flagged for hitting Todd Heap and keeps the Baltimore game winning drive alive
Sep 30 - Pittsburgh - W (21-14), Leinart/Warner rotate all game and beat the Steelers
Nov 18 - at Cincinnati - W (35-27), Antron scores like 3 TDs
Dec 2 - Cleveland - W (27-21), the Derek Anderson throws to Braylon Edwards all day long, but Cards pull it out

 

[ajcardfan]

Mike Sando's original list was wrong. The rotating schedule should have the Cardinals traveling to Pittsburgh and Cleveland, with Cincinnati and Baltimore coming to Arizona.

Here's what happened in 2007 and what I remember:

Sep 23 - at Baltimore - L (23-26), Adrian Wilson get flagged for hitting Todd Heap and keeps the Baltimore game winning drive alive
Sep 30 - Pittsburgh - W (21-14), Leinart/Warner rotate all game and beat the Steelers
Nov 18 - at Cincinnati - W (35-27), Antron scores like 3 TDs
Dec 2 - Cleveland - W (27-21), the Derek Anderson throws to Braylon Edwards all day long, but Cards pull it out

Yeah, but they apparently decided to repeat the original rotation which is why we are getting the same games as 2007.

Great, we have to deal with douchebag Steelers and Cowboys fans at home in the same season.

 

[TheHopToad]

I'm fairly certain that the citing of Pittsburgh at home is wrong. We played them at home four years ago with Leinart/Warner and won. It's time to go to Pittsburgh.

Mike Sando's original list was wrong. The rotating schedule should have the Cardinals traveling to Pittsburgh and Cleveland, with Cincinnati and Baltimore coming to Arizona.

The rotation was modified this year for travel considerations, which results in some teams, like Pittsburgh and Cleveland making consecutive appearances in Arizona. The Cards used to be paired with the Rams, which meant that the Seahawks and 49ers were paired together, resulting in teams having to travel to both San Francisco and Seattle in the same season. Now the Cardinals are paired with the 49ers, so that inter-divisional and inter-conference opponents only have to make one trip to the West Coast, unless they have both the NFC and AFC West in their rotation.

It's only a one time change, so after four years, it should be back alternating smoothly again.

Beginning in 2010, a change was made to how teams are paired in the schedule rotation to ensure that teams playing the AFC and NFC West divisions would not be required to make two west coast trips (e.g. at San Francisco and at Seattle), while other teams in their division had none (e.g. at St. Louis and at Arizona).

 

[NJCardFan]

The rotation was modified this year for travel considerations, which results in some teams, like Pittsburgh and Cleveland making consecutive appearances in Arizona. The Cards used to be paired with the Rams, which meant that the Seahawks and 49ers were paired together, resulting in teams having to travel to both San Francisco and Seattle in the same season. Now the Cardinals are paired with the 49ers, so that inter-divisional and inter-conference opponents only have to make one trip to the West Coast, unless they have both the NFC and AFC West in their rotation.

It's only a one time change, so after four years, it should be back alternating smoothly again.

This is ********. So, east coast teams can't make multiple west coast trips, however, west coast teams are expected to do go east with impunity? Case in point our 2008 schedule. We played Washington, Carolina, NY Jets, NE, and Philly on the road. That's 5 of 8 road games on the east and we lost every one of them. So this season we have to go to Washington and Philly again?