(04-22-2021, 10:31 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Bengals have 6th toughest schedule in 2021.

Steeler's - #1
Ravens - #2
Browns - # 9

https://www.nfl.com/videos/expanded-season-strength-of-schedule-rankings

It won't be easy. The Bucs on other hand have one of the easiest schedules, go figure.

(04-22-2021, 11:12 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I don't really buy into strength of schedules, at least not this early.

There's entirely way too much time between now and the season to be able to determine this.  Obviously we still have the draft to consider, we still have time for more signings and/or trades, and we have plenty of time for injuries to occur.  At lot can happen over these next 4 months in building a roster.

And even once we get to the start of the season I still don't put a lot of stock in them.  Why?  Because they're based on last years results.  Some players improve.  Some players regress.  Some teams improve.  Some teams regress.  Some teams have new coaches on their staff, some have new playbooks, some have new trainers and training regiments.  Some staffs make adjustments.  The list goes on and on.

The only time I think you can really assign any real value to a strength of a schedule is after those games have been played, when you have all of the information available.  And even then it's not foolproof.

Personally, I think strength of schedule is really just something for the talking heads (and us) to talk about.  I'm not sure it matters all that much.  A good team will win more games than they lose, a bad team will lose more games than they win.  Most scheduling is not going to change these facts.

I've seen far too many times for a team to open the season with what's considered an easy schedule to then finish with a very hard schedule.  I've seen the reverse as well.  And usually, more often than not, the schedule difficulty is forgotten and isn't enough to offset the overall strength of a team (good or bad).

Just my 2 cents...

(04-22-2021, 10:33 AM)Nately120 Wrote: Steelers have the hardest?  Man, that's going to hurt our "The NFL rigs things for the Steelers" narrative this year.

Oh I see now that the Bucs rebooted their entire team to be the best the NFL is rigged in their favor...nice.

(04-22-2021, 11:12 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I don't really buy into strength of schedules, at least not this early.

There's entirely way too much time between now and the season to be able to determine this.  Obviously we still have the draft to consider, we still have time for more signings and/or trades, and we have plenty of time for injuries to occur.  At lot can happen over these next 4 months in building a roster.

And even once we get to the start of the season I still don't put a lot of stock in them.  Why?  Because they're based on last years results.  Some players improve.  Some players regress.  Some teams improve.  Some teams regress.  Some teams have new coaches on their staff, some have new playbooks, some have new trainers and training regiments.  Some staffs make adjustments.  The list goes on and on.

The only time I think you can really assign any real value to a strength of a schedule is after those games have been played, when you have all of the information available.  And even then it's not foolproof.

Personally, I think strength of schedule is really just something for the talking heads (and us) to talk about.  I'm not sure it matters all that much.  A good team will win more games than they lose, a bad team will lose more games than they win.  Most scheduling is not going to change these facts.

I've seen far too many times for a team to open the season with what's considered an easy schedule to then finish with a very hard schedule.  I've seen the reverse as well.  And usually, more often than not, the schedule difficulty is forgotten and isn't enough to offset the overall strength of a team (good or bad).

Just my 2 cents...

(04-22-2021, 11:12 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I don't really buy into strength of schedules, at least not this early.

There's entirely way too much time between now and the season to be able to determine this.  Obviously we still have the draft to consider, we still have time for more signings and/or trades, and we have plenty of time for injuries to occur.  At lot can happen over these next 4 months in building a roster.

And even once we get to the start of the season I still don't put a lot of stock in them.  Why?  Because they're based on last years results.  Some players improve.  Some players regress.  Some teams improve.  Some teams regress.  Some teams have new coaches on their staff, some have new playbooks, some have new trainers and training regiments.  Some staffs make adjustments.  The list goes on and on.

The only time I think you can really assign any real value to a strength of a schedule is after those games have been played, when you have all of the information available.  And even then it's not foolproof.

Personally, I think strength of schedule is really just something for the talking heads (and us) to talk about.  I'm not sure it matters all that much.  A good team will win more games than they lose, a bad team will lose more games than they win.  Most scheduling is not going to change these facts.

I've seen far too many times for a team to open the season with what's considered an easy schedule to then finish with a very hard schedule.  I've seen the reverse as well.  And usually, more often than not, the schedule difficulty is forgotten and isn't enough to offset the overall strength of a team (good or bad).

Just my 2 cents...

(04-22-2021, 06:07 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Sounds like a great way to start the year. no respect and under the radar.

(04-23-2021, 10:17 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: well you know Respect is earned..  And the current staff have earned NONE.