ESPN is paying over a billion/yr for these shitty ass games this season...I know that the schedule is finalized in spring/summer, but shit. I really wish the NFL had full control over the flexing and ideally they'd start it at week 6 or so. By then you can tell who should be on prime time and who is Jacksonville.
I also don't buy the conspiracy theory about the NFL sticking it to ESPN with these bad games. Just stupid to play out a 6 month old schedule or whatever that has potentially been shit on by real world game results.