07-12-2024, 11:37 PM
(07-09-2024, 07:47 PM)PDub80 Wrote: No schedule is perfect for any team, but the 2024 Bengals schedule is as close as it gets.....
- Bottom 5 strength of schedule
- VERY few travel miles compared to what could have been.
- NO long travel road trips back back to back
- Longest road trip is SD.... ON 10 DAYS REST!
- 3/4 of their first games are against 2 rookie QBs & 1 2nd year QB.
On paper (which is all we have at the moment), this is the most forgiving, least taxing, best setup to start fast possible.
Any downsides on this schedule are minor compared to the above gifts.
4 of their 1st 6 games are against bad and/or teams in complete disarray. There's no gauntlet of teams on the middle or backend where it's a bunch of championship caliber QBs on road trips to either coast.
This is a dream sched for the Bengals.
There is no such thing as an easy schedule in the AFC North.