I was listening to ESPN Radio during the early games today, and at one point they cut over to Pedro Gomez, reporting from the new Cardinals Stadium in Phoenix. Gomez talked about how excited all the locals were for the team and the new arena, how it was the most excited he'd ever seen the fans there in all the years he's been in Arizona, and how important it would be for the Cardinals to win the first game in order to validate all the excitement and avoid a "here we go again" mentality.
That got me thinking: a quick look at Arizona's schedule indicates that, by far, San Francisco is their easiest home opponent. Is it possible that the NFL schedulers set this one up intentionally, to groove a Week 1 win for the Cards?
I say, yes, it's quite possible, maybe even probable - and I have no issue with that whatsoever. There is no science or magic in the specifics of any team's week-to-week schedule, and this was as good a week for Arizona to host San Francisco as it would have been to host Seattle. But if bringing in the 49ers meant that the NFL could help spark football in the large Phoenix market, then I'm all for it.
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