2008 PGA Tour Schedule Leaves Me Head-Scratching

Hello. The PGA Tour released its 2008 schedule. And the Fedex Cup portion of the schedule has me scratching my head. Here's what changed, and my reaction:

1. There is now a break between the first 3 Fedex Cup playoff events and the Tour Championship of 2 weeks. While a break is needed, why that long? Also, wasn't the whole idea to get everything done before the NFL season (which didn't happen last year either)?
2. The first week in the 2 week period has no tournaments being played. Why not have the first Fall Finish event in this gap? Surely the players have pretty much been decided at this point after the playoffs. Why not get them going earlier, and as a result have them finish earlier?
3. The other week in the 2 week period is for the Ryder Cup. Why have this before the Tour Championship? How will it work in 2010, when the Ryder Cup will be in Europe?

What would I have done? More tomorrow.

Regards,

Steve