View topic - Stillers have the 4th easiest strength of schedule this year

[hschultz Profile]

I thought that schedules weren't going to be released until later tonite, but ESPN has this article claiming the Stillers have the 29th hardest (4th easiest) SOS with opponents that had a .434 win percentage last year:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/s ... id=4064506

Pittsburgh Steelers

Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Oakland, San Diego, Tennessee, Green Bay, Minnesota
Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Chicago, Detroit

re-peat, re-peat, re-peat! one for the second pinky finger.

[indysteel Profile]

Thanks...appreciate the input.

On the other hand, I put no weight on this at all. 10, 15, 20 years ago....yes, your opponents previous season gave you some idea on the strength / weakness of a schedule.

Now? Can't tell from one year to the next. No one predicted Pittsburgh in Arizona (that I am aware of anyway). Pitt had the "hardest" schedule, yet managed to win more than most expected.

No... injuries, free agency, trades, draft picks playing earlier, and most teams lack of depth just about makes any team a candidate every year.
The period of an extended dynasty is just about over.

[SteelerPower Profile]

Can't say it will be an easy year but definitely looking forward to the season due to the Stillers are only going to get better as the offseason progresses. We did have a terrible O line all season until the playoffs at which they played relatively well. Our defense doesn't change (other than Mcfadden which will be replaced). I see a great season ahead. Go Stillers!

[westeelbelieve Profile]

1.TEN Win
2.@Chi Loss
3.@Cin Win
4.SD Win
5.@Det Win
6.CLE Win
7.MIN Loss
8.bye
9.@Den Win
10.CIN Win
11.@KC Win
12.@Bal Loss
13.OAK Win
14.@Cle Win
15.GB Win
16.BAL Win
17.@Mia Win (starters resting)


13-3 AFC North Champs #1 seed in AFC

Playoffs- TBD January 2010

[hschultz Profile]

lose to bears? why? cutler? please. i say we beat the bad news bears by 2 td's.

[steelcitymetal Profile]

1.TEN Win ------ this will be a tough one. teams tend to play with the mindset that they are as good as they were last year, which tennessee will not be. if we played them around week 10, after they've lost 3 or 4 games, it would be easier. but it's at home in prime time, so yeah, i say we win. (1-0)
2.@Chi Loss ------ hard to tell. hopefully cutler won't have gelled with his offensive unit yet and our defense can rattle him. we'll probably have one loss before the bye week, so i'll put that with SD. (2-0)
3.@Cin Win ------ lol yep. ben's never lost in ohio, right? (3-0)
4.SD Win ------ we'll lose 11-10. rofl. (3-1)
5.@Det Win ------ booyah (4-1)
6.CLE Win ------ yep. (5-1)
7.MIN Loss ------ with what qb? this is a win. (6-1)
8.bye
9.@Den Win ------ monday night, against kyle orton and no defense? you better believe it. (7-1)
10.CIN Win ------ unless one of them opens fire on our team, we win. (i'm looking at you, tank johnson) (8-1)
11.@KC Win ------ depends if cassel can be just as good outside the NE system. my guess is "maybe", and i'll say we lose a squeaker. (8-1.5)
12.@Bal Loss ------ this one depends on baltimore's record. i'm guessing they will only have 4 or 5 wins at this point and won't put up much of a fight. (lost key defensive players, those who remain are old, sophomore slump for flacco) if i'm wrong, and they have 8 or 9 wins... then yeah, we may lose this one. you know what they say about how hard it is to beat a team 3 times in one season, right? oh... (8-2.0)
13.OAK Win ------ yep (9-2)
14.@Cle Win ------ yep (10-2)
15.GB Win ------ yep (11-2)
16.BAL Win ------ yep (12-2)
17.@Mia Win (starters resting) ------ starters resting? on a stretcher with a spinal concussion? miami improved a lot from 2007, so it's hard to tell how good they'll be. i'm going to guess a loss, since it's week 17. (12-3.0)

i'm going to go with at least 12 wins. 13 if ballsackimore isn't as good as last year.

but you know what. there is not ONE game on our schedule that should lose. (ie: no indy, no new england, no NFC EAST)