MusicCitySkin Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I imagine it's also designed that way to make for exciting match-ups every season. Everyone gets all tingly in their genitals when the inevitable Manning/Brady bowl takes place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins island connection Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sometimes, IMO, the NFL seems to be trying to create new rivalries; thats the only conclusion I can come up with, and it could have a little truth to it. There have been some good games against TB, especially the playoff game where TBs receiver had a TD called back after replay late in the 4th. That was a good hard hitting game to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsInFebruary Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 the bucs are a "real football team"? where are they hiding?? So I'm a flop as a comedian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadExField Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I that why we play the Jags this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 110% spot on. That Minny game last season nearly was the last straw for me. You mean Christian Ponder's career highlight game? Yeah.. I remember that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I handled the Minny game just fine. After years of practice, I could see that one coming from a mile away. Quickly switched from beer to liquor and was pain free by the 4th quarter. Now, the Chiefs game. That's a different story. I didn't have time to prepare. I can still taste the turd in my mouth from that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I handled the Minny game just fine. After years of practice, I could see that one coming from a mile away. Quickly switched from beer to liquor and was pain free by the 4th quarter. Now, the Chiefs game. That's a different story. I didn't have time to prepare. I can still taste the turd in my mouth from that game. I'm over both games. That KC game was like the first half of the first Eagles game, everything bad that could happen did. Two special team TDs and large returns by KC, INT returned to our 20, RGIII fumble returned for a TD. Now I'm pissed again.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'd love to see us playing them every year, down here in Tampa of course, only because we're both division champs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I that why we play the Jags this year No, we play the Jags because they are in the AFC South. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asoccerplayer99 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'd love to see us playing them every year, down here in Tampa of course, only because we're both division champs!! Where in Tampa do you watch? I just moved down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I didn't think it was possible to not know how the schedule works at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Because they suck most years that we suck, which is most years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskindan07 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I'll take it because that's one that we should win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB452 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 We suck. They suck. Yes, and we play them in preseason all the time because they are east of the Mississippi river....seems like we only play east coast and Midwest teams in the preseason.....especially AFC East and NFC South. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANONYMOUS SOURCE. Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Thought I knew a lot about the League but I didn't know that. Great answer! Even I understood it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoRedskinsFan Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The formula for determining the schedule is straightforward now, but it used to be somewhat convoluted. I vaguely remembered that we played Tampa twice in one season in the 90's, which is really bizarre since you would normally only play divisional opponents twice. I did a quick search and found that we did indeed play them twice in 1994, but I didn't see much of an explanation as to why. Does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cumberland Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Washington did play TB twice in one regular season. The reason for this is as follows http://www.pro-football-reference.com/bl... Because how the divisions were set up until Jacksonville and Carolina joined the league in 1995 (six divisions, 4 of them containing 5 teams each), the schedule provided for the 5th place finishers to play their odd games (those not in their division, or against the division in their conference), against other 5th place finishers, 2 against their co-conference 5th place finisher, and 2 vs the two AFC 5th placers. The other 4 teams in the division played inter conference games for all 4 of these. So, when Washington and Tampa decided to finish in last place in 2003, they assured themselves 2 games against eachother. One NFC East team and one NFC Central team would ALWAYS play each other twice, and one AFC East and one AFC West team would always play each other twice from 1978-1994. If you check out 1993's schedule, you'll notice that Detroit and Phoenix had the NFC honor of playing eachother twice after briging up the rear of the NFC East and Central in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Ruckus Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The same reason we always play the Rams... we're a last-place team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucfSKINS Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I love it. I mean, I don't love the fact that we typically play them due to a sub-par record. However, living in Orlando, it has been a very cheap road trip for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I remember it was mostly the Buccaneers and Cardinals playing twice a year with the 5th place schedule and the Colts and Chiefs on the AFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoRedskinsFan Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Interesting - thanks for the explanation pcumberl. Since this only applied to the 5th place teams, I guess it makes sense why it seemed strange to me at the time to see the Redskins play a non-divisional opponent twice. The Redskins had been consistent winners for years prior to 1993. I guess I never paid enough attention to other teams (especially bad ones) to realize that this was normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetAlfred Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Man their uniforms are worse than I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucfSKINS Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Mara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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