NFL Network's Programming For The Next 7 Days

Here's the press release from the NFL Network informing us of the programming for the next few days. And I'm able to get this up to have some shows promoted for tonight!!! How about that?

So this is what you'll see between tonight and next Tuesday.

NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (8/26-9/1)

LIVE DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY:

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS. DETROIT LIONS AT 1:00 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS VS. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT 4:00 PM ET

Vick’s Debut: Live Look-Ins of Jaguars-Eagles Thursday on NFL Total Access Followed by Complete Game Re-Air at 11:00 PM ET

Interview with Cris Collinsworth Tuesday on NFL Total Access

Brett Favre and Vikings vs. Texans Tuesday at 10:00 AM ET

THIS WEEK ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS: Interview with Cris Collinsworth

Wednesday, August 26

• Listen in on New York Jets training camp as head coach Rex Ryan is mic’d up
• Jason La Canfora takes fans Around the League providing breaking news and up to the minute reports on all 32 teams

Thursday, August 27

• Live “look-ins” every time Philadelphia has the ball during Michael Vick’s scheduled debut vs. Jacksonville
• Listen in on Indianapolis Colts training camp as head coach Jim Caldwell is mic’d up

Friday, August 28

• Marshall Faulk sits down with Saints QB Drew Brees for a 1-on-1 interview
• Listen in on St. Louis Rams training camp as head coach Steve Spagnuolo is mic’d up

Saturday, August 29

• Highlights from the Colts-Lions and Saints-Raiders preseason matchups

Sunday, August 30

• 7:00 PM edition: Highlights from preseason matchups around the league and a preview of Bears vs. Broncos
• 11:00 PM edition: Highlights from the Bears-Broncos game

Monday, August 31

• Listen in on Baltimore Ravens training camp as head coach John Harbaugh is mic’d up
• Jason La Canfora takes fans Around the League providing breaking news and up to the minute reports on all 32 teams

Tuesday, September 1

• Interview with NBC game analyst Cris Collinsworth
• Listen in on New York Giants training camp as head coach Tom Coughlin is mic’d up
• Jason La Canfora takes fans Around the League providing breaking news and up to the minute reports on all 32 teams

THIS WEEK ON NFL.COM

Thursday, August 27

• 12:00 PM ET – NFL Network analyst Solomon Wilcots chat
• 4:00 PM ET – NFL Network host Rich Eisen chat

Friday, August 28

• 2:00 PM ET – NFL.com senior analyst Pat Kirwan chat
• 3:00 PM ET – NFL.com senior columnist Thomas George chat

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET; all preseason games in HD)

Wednesday, August 26

8:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins (HD)

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Preseason Game: Oakland Raiders vs. San Francisco 49ers (HD)

3:00 AM – NFL Total Access (HD)

Thursday, August 27

7:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Carolina Panthers vs. Miami Dolphins (HD)

10:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Indianapolis Colts (HD)

1:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: San Diego Chargers vs. Arizona Cardinals (HD)

4:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears (HD)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM – NFL Follies: Follies on Parade (1990)

9:00 PM – NFL Follies: NFL Football Card Follies (1991)

10:00 PM – NFL Follies: NFL’s 100 Greatest Follies (1993)

11:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Philadelphia Eagles (HD)

2:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: St. Louis Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals (HD)

Friday, August 28

10:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: St. Louis Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals (HD)

1:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (HD)

4:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Philadelphia Eagles (HD)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM – NFL Follies: Super Duper Follies (1988)

9:00 PM – NFL Follies: Football Comedy

10:00 PM – NFL Follies: Phenomenal Football (1990)

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD) – updated with post-game analysis from preseason matchups

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Total Access (HD)

1:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals (HD)

Saturday, August 29

7:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins (HD)

10:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals (HD)

1:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Indianapolis Colts vs. Detroit Lions (HD) – LIVE

4:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: New Orleans Saints vs. Oakland Raiders (HD) – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM – NFL Follies: Best of Football Follies (1984)

9:00 PM – NFL Follies: The NFL TV Follies (1986)

10:00 PM – EA Madden Show: 2009 Pigskin Pro-Am (HD)

11:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs (HD)

2:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: San Diego Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons (HD)

Sunday, August 30

7:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Baltimore Ravens vs. Carolina Panthers (HD)

10:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: New York Jets vs. New York Giants (HD)

1:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (HD)

4:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys (HD)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM – NFL Follies: Son of Football Follies (1975)

8:30 PM – NFL Follies: NFL Symfunny (1979)

9:00 PM – NFL Follies: Follies Go to Hollywood (1982)

9:30 PM – NFL Follies: Foul Up’s, Fumbles, Follies (1990)

10:00 PM – NFL Follies: Festival of Funnies (1980)

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD) – updated with post-game analysis from preseason matchups

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Preseason Game: Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland Browns (HD)

3:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys (HD)

Monday, August 31

6:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Return Aces

7:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: San Diego Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons (HD)

10:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins (HD)

1:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (HD)

4:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos (HD)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM – NFL Follies: The Football Follies (1968)

8:30 PM – NFL Follies: Fantastic Football Funnies (1970)

9:00 PM – NFL Follies: Fall Follies (2007)

9:30 PM – NFL Follies: Foul Up’s, Fumbles, Follies (1990)

10:00 PM – NFL Follies: Most Super Fantastic Follies (2008)

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD) – updated with post-game analysis from preseason matchups

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Preseason Game: Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans (HD)

Tuesday, September 1

7:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland Browns (HD)

10:00 AM – NFL Preseason Game: Baltimore Ravens vs. Carolina Panthers (HD)

1:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: New York Jets vs. New York Giants (HD)

4:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans (HD)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM – NFL Preseason Game: San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys (HD)

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access (HD)

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Preseason Game: Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals (HD)

And a bonus NFL Network press release. These are highlights of a conference call involving Steve Mariucci and new NFL Network analyst Mike Martz about their new show that premieres September 14.

Excerpts from Tuesday conference call featuring NFL Network Executive Producer Eric Weinberger and NFL Network analysts Mike Martz & Steve Mariucci introducing

The NFL Head Coaches

NFL Network gives fans more inside access into the game with the debut of The NFL Head Coaches, Monday, September 14 at 6:30 PM ET. Hosted by Charles Davis, the weekly half-hour show features a trio of former head coaches – Steve Mariucci, Mike Martz and Jim Mora – who have been on the sidelines and experienced the ups and downs associated with being at the helm of a team in the National Football League.

Below are quotes from a conference call featuring Weinberger, Martz and Mariucci held Tuesday:

“It is extremely rare to get these staffs and these men together to discuss coaching philosophies, rules within the league, players within the league and everything that’s going on in their lives. Every time we’ve gotten a chance to do it, especially at the Combine, a light bulb really goes off with us on how cerebral and how entertaining these segments can be.” – NFL Network executive producer Eric Weinberger on the idea behind the show “The Head Coaches”

“These guys, while they are not coaching, directly impact the league with their connections to arguably three of the best quarterbacks, being Peyton Manning with Coach Mora, Kurt Warner with Coach Martz and Brett Favre with Coach Mariucci. They have a real current and relevant touch to everything they that’s discussed on Monday.” – NFL Network executive producer Eric Weinberger on NFL Network’s featured coaches, Mike Martz, Steve Mariucci and Jim Mora

“The coach’s perspective often times differs from a player’s point of view because of your experiences and what you’re responsible for.” – NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci on the head coach’s point of view

“I thought he stayed composed so well and recognized their pressure. He knew right where to go with the ball. He had one bad read and he’ll learn from that, but he just never got unsettled. There was a lot of recognition going on in that game for a young quarterback against a great defense. That was impressive to me. I really do think that this is a young man that can probably play as a rookie.” – Martz on Jets rookie QB Mark Sanchez

“I believe it’s also based on what the alternative is and they have a pretty good alternative right now with Daunte Culpepper…I would go with Daunte until I feel that either he’s not getting it done or Matthew Stafford is ready.” – Mariucci on the Detroit Lions quarterback situation and the factors in determining whether or not to start a rookie quarterback

“The biggest thing for me, in a situation like that is if you’re picking a quarterback in the top five picks, chances are you’re not a very good football team. It’s more about what’s around this young man than it is about him.” – Martz on the Detroit Lions quarterback situation and the factors in determining whether or not to start a rookie quarterback

“This young man needs to sit for awhile, watch how his game is played, how Daunte deals with the media and how he deals with players. It’s just different in the NFL than it is in college and he needs to be a student for awhile.” – Martz on Lions rookie QB Matthew Stafford

“I’d like to see the kid get another opportunity to start, whether it’s for the 49ers or somebody else, because I think there’s something there.” – Mariucci on 49ers QB Alex Smith

“The biggest issue is all the history. There isn’t good history for (Alex). You look at Kurt Warner and Trent Green, guys that bounced around to different teams and finally, it just kind of set in for them. He probably is going to need to go to another team. He deserves another opportunity. I think he can play.” – NFL Network analyst Mike Martz on 49ers QB Alex Smith

“It’s hard to put staffs together and keep them. When you get that going over a period of time, it’s really unusual and I think you need to be able to keep that.” – Martz on the importance in continuity in NFL coaching staffs

“They’ve acquired some players that are going to help them. It’s not going to be a quick fix.” – Mariucci on the Detroit Lions

“To have an offensive line that’s substantial together for years is vital to any organization…the meat of any organization is inside and that’s been lacking over the years.” – Martz on the Detroit Lions and its needs at offensive line

Very happy to get this NFL Network post up so I don't have to edit a full day of programming out.