Comments on: Patriots 2008 strength of schedule http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Sun, 20 May 2012 08:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/#comment-931 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:09:36 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/#comment-931 Oops... forgot they haven't (and won't) play #7 Seattle - so um... nevermind about "everyone else in the top ten". Still... I'm not sure they could've had a "tougher" schedule. Oops… forgot they haven’t (and won’t) play #7 Seattle - so um… nevermind about “everyone else in the top ten”. Still… I’m not sure they could’ve had a “tougher” schedule.

]]> by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/#comment-930 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/#comment-930 To your point, at this point, based on ESPN's final regular season power rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking), the Pats finished #1... duh. Of the next 13 in the power rankings (i.e. to #14 overall), they've played (and of course beaten) nine of those thirteen. They haven't played #5 Green Bay (but still could, in the Super Bowl), #11 Tennessee, and #12 Tampa Bay. In short, if they play against (and beat) the Packers in the Super Bowl - they will have hit every team (except themselves, of course) in the top ten of the NFL power rankings... over 19 games (specifically 15 opponents, as they played the three AFC East teams twice, and the Chargers twice). So if the Packers get to the SB, of the 15 opponents they will have faced in the regular and postseason... 9 of them will be behind them in the Top Ten of the NFL's power rankings. I think that's pretty good. To your point, at this point, based on ESPN’s final regular season power rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking), the Pats finished #1… duh. Of the next 13 in the power rankings (i.e. to #14 overall), they’ve played (and of course beaten) nine of those thirteen. They haven’t played #5 Green Bay (but still could, in the Super Bowl), #11 Tennessee, and #12 Tampa Bay.

In short, if they play against (and beat) the Packers in the Super Bowl - they will have hit every team (except themselves, of course) in the top ten of the NFL power rankings… over 19 games (specifically 15 opponents, as they played the three AFC East teams twice, and the Chargers twice).

So if the Packers get to the SB, of the 15 opponents they will have faced in the regular and postseason… 9 of them will be behind them in the Top Ten of the NFL’s power rankings. I think that’s pretty good.

]]> by: shtiny http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/#comment-924 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:16:36 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/patriots-2008-stength-of-schedul/#comment-924 This has been an unbelievable year of [whatever the opposite of parity is] There are good teams, and lousy teams, and that is it. The good teams; San Diego, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Giants, Dallas, Green Bay, New England... that is it. Seattle, Buffalo, Minnesota Tennessee and Washington showed flashes of being acceptable, but they all had major flaws. The rest of the league was comprised of TERRIBLE teams. I don't think there is any question that the Patriots schedule was very difficult this year. If they win the Super Bowl by beating the Packers, they will end up having to play every good team in the NFL. That would be very impressive indeed This has been an unbelievable year of [whatever the opposite of parity is] There are good teams, and lousy teams, and that is it. The good teams; San Diego, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Giants, Dallas, Green Bay, New England… that is it. Seattle, Buffalo, Minnesota Tennessee and Washington showed flashes of being acceptable, but they all had major flaws. The rest of the league was comprised of TERRIBLE teams.

I don’t think there is any question that the Patriots schedule was very difficult this year. If they win the Super Bowl by beating the Packers, they will end up having to play every good team in the NFL. That would be very impressive indeed

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