Schedule released

The Rams' schedule for 2009 is out, and as far as I'm concerned, it's a bunch of crap. For the second time in five years, the Rams play their first two games on the road, which is bullshit. There is no reason not to give every team its home opener in the first two weeks. There is certainly no reason to penalize the Rams with two road games to start the season twice in five years. Hey, Goodell, there's 30 other teams; how about screwing some of them over every now and then? These two road games to open the season are no tea party for anybody, let alone a 2-14 team; it's west coast the first week in Seattle, then all the way across the country for the Redskins week 2. Thanks, Goodell! Ass. The Vikings join the Rams as the two teams who won't get their first home game of the 2009 season until it's nearly OCTOBER.

Bias against dome teams? Nope. Atlanta opens the season with two at home. So does Green Bay, though I'll bet any Packer fan will tell you they don't want to start the season with two home games! They'd much rather end the season at home on the frozen tundra. In September, it's more of a friendly lawn. The Packers are the Rams' opponent, btw, when they FINALLY get a freaking home game on SEPTEMBER TWENTY-SEVENTH. Bull shit.

More bull shit as the Rams wrap up the first half of the season as they will play the Colts coming off their bye week, and then go to Detroit the next week to play the Lions, ALSO coming off of their bye week. Two straight weeks against teams with an extra week to rest! Thanks, Goodell! ASS. Anybody not think the NFL is stacking the deck to get the Lions a win for that November 1st game? What a bunch of bullshit.

November is stacked much more in the Rams' favor; I doubt they could even wish for a more favorable setup. Three straight home games after the bye week. Maybe they make some hay there. Of course, that's counterbalanced by a December road trip of death to Chicago and Tennessee (thanks for putting those opponents Rams fans could travel fairly easily to see in DECEMBER, Goodell) before they close out with two home games in the last three, finishing 1/3/2010 against the Whiners.

The second half of the schedule doesn't make up for the first half, though. It's almost as if the NFL is trying to stick it to the Rams. Thanks, Goodell. Dick.

I've felt the coaching change alone would be enough to improve the Rams by 3 or 4 wins this year. Thanks to this crap storm of a schedule, I'm leaning toward the lower end of that range now. If Steve Spagnuolo can coax a 5-11 record out of this team with this schedule, I say he's right on track.