Did the 49ers get shafted?

**willden** · 11-23-2011, 08:01 PM

Everyone in the media is going crazy about the 49ers going across the country on short rest. Do you think it's really that big of a disadvantage or much to do about nothing? In the end both teams just have to play the same game...

**alienrace** · 11-23-2011, 08:02 PM

I don't think it's really that big a deal. They lose a day of practice, big whup.

**willden** · 11-23-2011, 08:04 PM

Seriously its a built in excuse

**Ravens75** · 11-23-2011, 08:05 PM

I think it is.

The jet lag. The time change when you lose 3 hours. It's psychological but nonetheless damaging.

**Ravenswintitle** · 11-23-2011, 08:05 PM

It's not the timezones, it's the players that get off the bus

**Beerracuda** · 11-23-2011, 08:06 PM

They've logged a lot of miles this year. They've had road games at Cincinnati, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, and now Baltimore. That's 3 coast to coast trips, and two 2/3 of the way.

**Ravenswintitle** · 11-23-2011, 08:08 PM

Packers are playing their third game in 11 days tomorrow and I don't hear a peep about that.

**BleedPurple92** · 11-23-2011, 08:09 PM

No excuses in the NFL, they are definitely not in an easy spot, but you roll with the punches...

**willden** · 11-23-2011, 08:12 PM

Then again, if you remember a couple years ago the Cardinals got destroyed by the Eagles on thanksgiving night...same situation. Ended up beating the Eagles @ home in the NFC championship and made the superbowl

**bacchys** · 11-23-2011, 08:44 PM

It is a disadvantage to them. They're losing more than one day of practice compared to the normal routine between games.

It's not an insurmountable disadvantage, but it is a disadvantage.

**micadrz400** · 11-23-2011, 09:08 PM

Thursday's suck for all players, sucks worse if you have to fly across the country. The 9'ers are using it as motivation,as in the league screwed them.

**lobachevsky** · 11-23-2011, 09:14 PM

The other thing is the body clocks, which is not a detriment to the 9ers since the Left Coast is 3 hours behind the Least Coast. The 9ers will feel like they're starting the game at 5:20 PM while the Ravens will feel like they're starting at 8:20 PM. No big deal.

It's gonna be a lot more interesting (in the sense of the Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times") when the Ravens go to San Diego for a night game. Our guys are going to feel like they're starting the game at 11:20 PM.