Panthers to Face Toughest Schedule in 2013

[frash.exe]

If we won five games more we'd probably be middle of the pack

Strength of schedule is that sensitive, and it's why winning teams usually see themselves on the "softer" side. Reality is that every team is in a different state than it was in week 17 of the regular season when they kickoff week one later that year.

[Lumps]

Gettleman will soon understand exactly why Hurney had to over pay players to keep them here.

[CarolinaPride5]

Uh oh no playoffs now..

[jtm]

It's pretty simple, our division is stacked and will be for years to come.

[rayzor]

Well, you should all be happy we finally have an OC capable of putting together a solid game plan and making halftime adjustments.

and getting the play down to the QB quickly.

[CRA]

Gettleman will soon understand exactly why Hurney had to over pay players to keep them here.

No he won't...

Charlotte is an attractive place....especially for veteran players. Comically overpaying guys is just that. JR pretty also hires coaches players generally love to play for. Which is why when we lose.....the Panthers never quit like other teams do on coaches.

[Pimpdaddy]

...To be the best you have to beat the best...

[rayzor]

...To be the best you have to beat the best...

yeah, if the panthers can have a winning record with that schedule and manage to squeak their way into the playoffs then they should do respectably.

that's just a really big 'if'.

[pantherj]

Rotten luck. I hope they put the worst teams we'll face next season at the front of our schedule. I don't want to see the Seahawks, Giants, Patriots, 49ers, and Vikings early.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

wooooooo!

Ronnie boy has got this poo!!

Saints getting Payton back? Bucs improving? Toughest schedule in 2013?

Never fear! There is no one else I would rather have than Ron leading the charge, and Shula calling plays

[Anybodyhome]

Strength of schedule is very misleading in the nfl.

Misleading is a good word.

Given the fact only two games of the entire schedule are actually based on a team's prior season record, strength of schedule actually means nothing.

[CamJordan420]

Playing the best will only make us better. Hopefully we play the easier teams first.

[iamhubby1]

You play two other Divisions, the same two ATL, aints and bucs play. plus your own. That is 14 games. The last two ARE based on where you finish, but they are the only two that are not set in stone.

Without looking, I could say that Atl the aints and bucs schedule should look almost identical to ours. Except for those two throw in games.