Strength of Schedule: OH NOES

[Delhommey]

So you think your team has it made? Think twice if you're banking on an easy schedule being the reason. Last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers had the toughest schedule going into the season and they won Super Bowl XLIII. In fact, four of the teams with the five toughest schedules finished with 10 or more victories. Those with the easiest? Four of the bottom five didn't make the playoffs. Only the San Diego Chargers (8-8 in the regular season) qualified for the post-season. Below is a sample of the strength of schedules heading into this season:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/etc/57897417.html

[rayzor]

but...but....they weren't playing the NFCE and AFCE and the cardinals and the vikings and played in bad divisions blah blah blah.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I think there’s definitely something to be said for playing the better teams during the regular season (and maybe the preseason, for that matter). I hope it makes us a stronger team come playoff time.

[Sultan33g]

most of the time strength of schedule means garbage...alot of the time those teams end up either being mediocre or get hit with the injury bug...as long free agency stays a part of the game I think the 3 words strength of schedule is usually meaningless!

[pstall]

on every mutual fund disclosure it says "past performance does not insure future results"

Means diddly poo.

[xlatinox]

ZZOMG SULTAN WHY NO MORE ASS SIGS!?!?!?!!??!

i miss em :( :(

[Fireball77]

Shortly after the SB Gantt debunked that whole "Steelers had the toughest schedule " thing anyway. Turns out their actual strength of schedule wasn't nearly the hardest.

[Sultan33g]

ZZOMG SULTAN WHY NO MORE ASS SIGS!?!?!?!!??!

i miss em :( :(

sorry mods said to tone it down...and tone it down is not in my vocabulary...so I just decided to take them off

[Jangler]

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

[rayzor]

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

thanks.

[mr beauxjangles]

The reason why teams have the toughest strength of schedule one year, is because they were one of the best teams the previous year. Ergo, it's no shock that they are still good the next year. Same goes for the ones with the easiest schedule - they sucked the previous year, so no shock if they suck again.

[cptx]

The reason why teams have the toughest strength of schedule one year, is because they were one of the best teams the previous year. Ergo, it's no shock that they are still good the next year. Same goes for the ones with the easiest schedule - they sucked the previous year, so no shock if they suck again.

Really only 2 games are decided by the previous years record