stcjones

Schedule this year? After all they are the defending SB champs (of course they wouldn't be had we not given it away to them.....still bitter)

But seriously, after all of our SB victories we were given a kick ***** difficult schedule...Must be the work of that d-bag Polian.

pats1

The Colts had this 2007 schedule in 2002, just as they had their 2010 schedule in 2002.

patriot lifer

we had a relatively easy schedule last year.

zippo59

Schedules are pre determined.

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stcjones

Didn't realize that....so the season we had 2 years ago, the hardest schedule in NFL history as I recall them saying....we're going to have to go through that he## again??!! thx

Remix 6

not really.

playoff teams/borderline playoffs (and teams that should of been very competitive)
-Jets 2x
-Dolphins (remember all the "SB talks" last year?)
-Jaguars(almost..we ruined it for them)
-Bengals (1 game away)
-Bears
-Colts
-Broncos (should have been better)

before the season started we had a tough schedule. after season..wasnt as hard

Schedules are determined way in advance..so its not like theyj ust won the SB and get awarded an easy schedule

BB_dynasty

remember, it is different each time because some teams get better, and some get worse.

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patriot lifer

relatively easy, compared to this year. it wasn't an easy schedule (like you pointed out), but in the afc, we couldn't ask for too much better. We didn't have to face any other playoff teams during the year besides the Jets, Colts, and Bears--no Chargers, Ravens, Saints, and the rest.

JaredOfNazareth

Last season we didn't face many playoff teams because we helped to eliminate those teams from the playoffs like Jax and Tenn and Cin and Green Bay and Buffalo. All borderline they finnished 8-8. Buffalo went 7-9 but we beat them twice. Things play out differently and the Pats schedule looks a whole lot harder.

Strength of Schedule is used by fans as an excuse for not living up to expectations. It's used against overachievers like the Jets. The season is what you make of it. SOS is a hindsight tool not a predictive tool.

DaBruinz

Sort of. This whole "toughest schedule" is based on how teams did the previous year. It can't really be used to gauge how the new year will play out. For example, the Pats and Jets were reported to have easy schedules last year. However, reality was thaty they were a lot tougher than people realized. But you can only determine how tough the schedule really was after it was played. Because teams change every year.