*Editor's Note: This piece was written Tuesday night but, due to Internet problems, is being posted just now.
Only the NFL can make headlines with the release of its regular season schedule. Granted, there are only a handful of games for fans to absorb, so the attention given to each week is natural. However, this speaks increasingly to the booming popularity of the league.
So I worked ten hours earlier today and have yet to look at the match-ups. Frankly, I forgot about it until just moments ago, and it’s very tantalizing. I love trying to predict the outcome, and the best games, and how it’ll all play out. I recall the Bears having one of the tougher schedules out there. This is most likely because we’re stuck playing the AFC South this year, a division that produced three, count ‘em 3, playoffs teams in the AFC last year. The Colts will be riding high on Dungy’s swan song; the Jags should be entering their prime; the Titans will roll if Young makes some strides; and the Texans are certainly credible with Schaub in his second year. Yikes. Pencil in an 0-4 for the Bears if Grossman has a turnover in any of those games.
