Who should Seattle play in the season opener?

[bksballer89]

Just realized that they play Denver at home also. At first I thought SF would be a slam dunk but will they really turn down a SB rematch in week one?

 

[cwood]

Won't be Denver because of how horrible the game was. I think they let Green Bay get their revenge week 1 of the season.

 

[RegentDenali]

Seahawks Home 2014: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Dallas, NY Giants, Denver, Oakland, Green Bay

Don't want SF as the first game. Too early in the year.

Denver would probably be the obvious choice so the NFL could hype the hell out of it, but it could end up being an even worse beatdown than the SB if it's at CLink.

Greenbay would be an excellent choice, even though that could easily be a Sunday night or MNF game next year as well.

 

[bksballer89]

I will be shocked if it's Green Bay. It's either SF or Denver and I think they will lean towards Denver and as one poster said it's too early for Seattle/San Fran. I prefer to see them play the first meeting between weeks 6-9 and the 2nd meeting in week 16 or 17

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Myself...I'd like to see GB, but be OK with Denver. No to San Fran, rather that happen later in the season.

 

[geezer]

Won't be Denver because of how horrible the game was. I think they let Green Bay get their revenge week 1 of the season.

I can't imagine greenbay wants to begin their season with a loss of epic proportion. Maybe greenbay could switch to the pillow fight almost football conference?

 

[cwood]

I can't imagine greenbay wants to begin their season with a loss of epic proportion. Maybe greenbay could switch to the pillow fight almost football conference?

Maybe you and Regent could learn that Green Bay is two words.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Won't be Denver because of how horrible the game was. I think they let Green Bay get their revenge week 1 of the season.

 

[BloodType49]

Really hope its not the Niners, It seems like we always have to go to there place for Prime Time games where the crowd is extra amped. I say let it be Green Bay or Denver and we can host Seattle for the Levi's Stadium opener next Sunday night.

 

[SonnyCID]

I think SF will get the SNF game in week two to show off their new stadium, so unfortunately it wouldn't be them.

Whoever it is will be in for a rough start to the season.

 

[bksballer89]

Really hope its not the Niners, It seems like we always have to go to there place for Prime Time games where the crowd is extra amped. I say let it be Green Bay or Denver and we can host Seattle for the Levi's Stadium opener next Sunday night.

I hate when they have marquee division games so early in the year. It should be set up just as the Saints/Panthers & Broncos/Chiefs games were set up this year

 

[WizardHawk]

Just realized that they play Denver at home also. At first I thought SF would be a slam dunk but will they really turn down a SB rematch in week one?

It is highly unlikely that it will be SF. The NFL likes to reverse the order of home/away in rivalry games and we played SF first at home last year. This years SF series should start at SF and home against them late in the year.

The league gets to pick it and the question is will CBS try to lobby the league to protect their rights to the Denver@Seattle game? If they do it will probably be GB and if the league says we don't care if we take the single largest game on your schedule away from you we want that game it will be Denver.

 

[bksballer89]

It is highly unlikely that it will be SF. The NFL likes to reverse the order of home/away in rivalry games and we played SF first at home last year. This years SF series should start at SF and home against them late in the year.

The league gets to pick it and the question is will CBS try to lobby the league to protect their rights to the Denver@Seattle game? If they do it will probably be GB and if the league says we don't care if we take the single largest game on your schedule away from you we want that game it will be Denver.

Denver/Seattle may be on FOX

 

[WizardHawk]

Denver/Seattle may be on FOX

They were saying on the radio earlier that it was CBS's and I was confused by that as it is usually on the home team and that should make it fox, but I didn't argue. Wouldn't be the first time a radio personality was wrong for sure.

 

[Destroydacre]

I expect and want the opening TNF game to be against Denver. A super bowl rematch week one would be great IMO. I'm hoping the Green Bay game will end up on a Monday Night again and as other have stated I hope the 49ers visit to Seattle occurs sometime in December.

 

[Destroydacre]

They were saying on the radio earlier that it was CBS's and I was confused by that as it is usually on the home team and that should make it fox, but I didn't argue. Wouldn't be the first time a radio personality was wrong for sure.

The radio guys were correct, TV rights are based on who is the road team in interconference matchups. I don't know if it's always been that way, but it has been the last few years. If you go back and check the highlights you'll see that the Seattle games against Houston and Indy were on Fox and the games against Tennessee and Jacksonville were on CBS.

 

[WizardHawk]

Well good to know then. Still, Seattle/Denver rematch will be one of the biggest games of the year in terms of interconference play so those TV rights are always a consideration.

 

[bksballer89]

The radio guys were correct, TV rights are based on who is the road team in interconference matchups. I don't know if it's always been that way, but it has been the last few years. If you go back and check the highlights you'll see that the Seattle games against Houston and Indy were on Fox and the games against Tennessee and Jacksonville were on CBS.

I never realized that's how it work but now that you say that it makes sense when thinking about the Saints schedule this year as their road games against New York & New England were on FOX while the home game against the Bills was on CBS

 

[Logicallylethal]

It's not gonna be San Fran I can say that for sure

The NFL always rotates rivalry games. 2012 Seahawks played at the Stick in Sept and then at the Clink later on in the year. In 2013 the 49ers played at the Clink in Sept (Week 2) and then at the Stick later on in the year.

2014 should see the same rotations so the Seahawks home game against the Niners should be later on in the year and not the first game of the year.

At this point I think it's going to be Green Bay.

 

[geezer]

Gween bay would be disappointing. The seahawks would'nt even need pads for that game. Fail Mary my ass. How stupid do you have to be to not just knock the ball down?

How about when gwendelin bay comes to town, we get some hairy ugly dude cheerleaders in speedo's so Rogers will have something to smile about. He seems to like getting sacked by our defense. Imagine, all those big pretty men jumping on him!