Our schedule is HORRIBLE

[Happy Panther]

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. 

Just too much parity in the league

[Catweisers]

The difference between last year's Panthers and this years Panthers is Knowing How to win and Believing they will Win!!!!

There's a Confidence there now and the new guys can feel it.  Special Team is heard from players coming in describing why they came here.

Had Panthers Pennant before Panthers had a team.  I feel better about this team than any other team we have had.

If other team can't score we gonna be hard to beat!!!!!

[Chaos]

They gotta play us.

 

 

[SgtJoo]

They gotta play us.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MiqPQ1dVg4

[Chief Keek]

Who gives a fug, we can beat every team on the schedule!

[PhillyB]

having a hard schedule on paper is actually good news, as regression to the mean suggests we'll actually have it at least a little easier than what we're expecting.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Um ... the NFL schedule is all about mathematics. Please don't tell me some of you think the NFL gave the Aints an easier schedule. 

[CoastalCat]

Strength of schedule has no correlation with win/loss records

 

Out of the 5 easiest schedules last year, 4 made the playoffs.

[teeray]

To be the man...

 

 

This is also how I feel about the season being right around the corner

[CoastalCat]

All that being said, you guys have made me feel better. And for everyone who thinks I'm a conspiracy theorist, I don't think the NFL gave the Saints an "easier" schedule on purpose. I know that everything is calculated and/or is on a rotation.

[teeray]

NT

[RoaringRiot]

Strength of schedule has no correlation with win/loss records

 

With the exception of the two games against NFC same place finishers. 

 

In addition....the home/road opponents are also predetermined and not based on record. 

[RoaringRiot]

Um ... the NFL schedule is all about mathematics. Please don't tell me some of you think the NFL gave the Aints an easier schedule. 

 

Please explain the "mathematics" that goes into making an NFL schedule. 

[CoastalCat]

While we're on the subject, I understand the schedule rotation, and how we have placers each year with the teams that finish the same as us, but how is the home/away picked? We've randomly played Seattle at home 3 years in a row. I would think that in 2012 and 2014(where we were playing based on standings rather than playing the entire NFC West) that we would have swapped this year and played away.