08-01-2022, 10:57 AM
(08-01-2022, 10:16 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: The NFL gave them the easiest schedule for games 1-6. Now a 6 game suspension. Think that's a coincidence?
The NFL kind of painted themselves into a corner going so light on owners like Kraft. When a 3rd party looked at this, that had to factor in.
The schedule is too complicated of a process to rig. There are literally thousands of variables that go into making the league schedule work.
Besides, there’s no guarantee that it would work even if they tried to do it. The “strength of schedule” stat is based on each team’s performance from the previous year, but between the draft, free agency and various other transactions, every single team has a different roster than it did at the end of last season. Some teams will improve, and others will decline. So, saying “they have the easiest schedule” isn’t the sure bet that you think it is.
Finally, I don’t really get what incentive the NFL would have to rig things in the Browns’ favor in the first place. Why would their success be better for the NFL than any other team’s?
