Any debate over whether football stands as America’s new national pastime should cease upon the annual release of the NFL’s regular season schedule.
Unveiled in the thick of the NBA and NHL’s respective postseasons, the mere attachment of times and dates to matchups that were known months (some even years) in advance brings about a deluge of analysis and predictions that frankly could’ve started the second the clock hit triple zeroes at the Super Bowl.
However, unlike the other offseason happenings that have expanded ridiculous proportions (i.e. the entire draft process), schedule release day does nothing to improve or worsen a team’s fortunes.