Our schedule is HORRIBLE

[CoastalCat]

Ok, with the exception of moving a small market down and a big market up to help readership (i.e. +Bears, - Panthers), the power rankings this time of year tend to just be a copy and paste of last year's standings (despite the fact that an average of 5.5 teams get bounced from the playoffs each year). 

 

Anyway, a few friends and I got together and are seeing who can correctly pick the final playoff teams at various points in the season. The points are weighted to where the earlier picks count more, as the true playoff teams become for obvious as the season goes on.

 

My first set of picks are due tomorrow, and I wasn't sure what to do about our division. While researching, I took a closer look at our HORRIBLE schedule.

 

Panthers

-6 games against playoff teams 

-4 Away (Cincinnati, Green Bay, Philadelphia, New Orleans)

-2 Home (Seattle, New Orleans)

 

New Orleans

-5 games against playoff teams

-1 Away (Carolina)

-4 Home (Green Bay, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Carolina)

 

WHAT THE FRENCH!! TOAST!

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Just win baby.

[RoaringRiot]

After going all in on the schedule difficulty last season I've decided to completely stay away from it. We never know how good teams are going to be with the exception of a few which have stayed consistent. It's a wide open race. 

[carolina-chuck]

Let's cry about it.

[Kurb]

They gotta play us.

[PantherWake]

Win anyway

[Cary Kollins]

It's true our schedule does look pretty brutal, but hey, one game at a time, games are not played on paper etc.. 

 

We are nothing to fug with either.

 

We are the ones who knock.

[run1stdownrun2nddown]

Well c'mon now of course if you are going to nitpick for negatives you can easily find something (which you have). If you were to nitpick for positives I'm sure you could find something just as easy.

 

Maybe it's better the playoff teams are away games, go ahead and assume those are hard games so we probably only win half anyways. That leaves more of the easier games as home games which should increase the chance of winning more of them and having a better overall record.

[SCP]

Of course they are going to throw a pity party home schedule for New Orleans. Why those assholes are the darling of the schedule makers eye is beyond me.

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[teeray]

I thought last season's schedule was going to be super tough too.

Then Falcons turned to poo
Giants became poo
Bucs were even worse than I thought

Minnesota went from playoffs to firing their coach

Zona was better than I thought

Etc. We won't know till we play em. Line em up and we will knock em down

[CarolinaCoolin]

Yeah I remember last year people worried about early byes and hard stretches and we won like 9 in a row.

This team knows how to play tough schedules and are definitely more hungry this year

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[Jmac]

You never know...look at the niners...injuries..trouble makers...guys crying for new contracts...things change that will effect many teams performance.

[Happy Panther]

Strength of schedule has no correlation with win/loss records

[backINblack28]

You're not gonna win a Super Bowl through playing a weak schedule.  Bring it on.  Beat the best to be the best