Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
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TheRealWags
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Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
NFL.com wrote:
Team-by-team strength of schedule for 2013 NFL.com Published: Feb. 7, 2013 at 05:10 p.m. Updated: Feb. 7, 2013 at 08:34 p.m.
The Carolina Panthers have the toughest road to the Super Bowl based on the strength of their 2013 schedule.
The Panthers will play teams in 2013 with a combined 138-116-2 record from last season as they look to improve on their 7-9 mark in 2012.
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[b]2013 Strength of schedule[/b] Team SOS Opponent record Carolina Panthers 0.543 138-116-2 Detroit Lions 0.539 138-118-0 New Orleans Saints 0.539 137-117-2 St. Louis Rams 0.539 137-117-2 Baltimore Ravens 0.535 137-119-0 Green Bay Packers 0.533 136-119-1 Arizona Cardinals 0.52 131-121-4 Miami Dolphins 0.52 133-123-0 San Francisco 49ers 0.52 132-122-2 Minnesota Vikings 0.516 132-124-0 Seattle Seahawks 0.516 130-122-4 Cincinnati Bengals 0.508 130-126-0 Jacksonville Jaguars 0.508 129-125-2 New England Patriots 0.508 130-126-0 Atlanta Falcons 0.504 128-126-0 Chicago Bears 0.502 128-127-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0.5 127-127-2 Washington Redskins 0.498 127-128-1 New York Jets 0.496 127-129-0 Philadelphia Eagles 0.496 127-129-0 Cleveland Browns 0.492 126-130-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 0.496 126-130-0 Tennessee Titans 0.488 124-130-2 New York Giants 0.48 123-133-0 Dallas Cowboys 0.48 121-134-1 Buffalo Bills 0.473 121-135-0 Houston Texans 0.473 120-134-2 Kansas City Chiefs 0.473 121-135-0 Oakland Raiders 0.469 120-136-0 Indianapolis Colts 0.461 117-137-2 San Diego Chargers 0.457 117-139-0 Denver Broncos 0.43 110-146-0
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April 17th, 2013, 1:04 pm
rao
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Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
This isn't surprising at all. The Lions play in a division with 3 teams that were all in the playoff picture last year with CHI and MIN going 10-6 and GB going 11-5. Kinda hard not to get a tough strength of schedule with a 3rd of your games going against playoff teams before you even get to the rotational part of the schedule.
April 17th, 2013, 1:15 pm
thelomasbrowns
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Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
rao wrote:
This isn't surprising at all. The Lions play in a division with 3 teams that were all in the playoff picture last year with CHI and MIN going 10-6 and GB going 11-5. Kinda hard not to get a tough strength of schedule with a 3rd of your games going against playoff teams before you even get to the rotational part of the schedule.
I expect the Bears to have at least one rebuilding year. I think you have to consider Minny last season as a fluke until they get their QB situation sorted out.
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April 17th, 2013, 1:40 pm
wjb21ndtown
Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
thelomasbrowns wrote:
rao wrote:
This isn't surprising at all. The Lions play in a division with 3 teams that were all in the playoff picture last year with CHI and MIN going 10-6 and GB going 11-5. Kinda hard not to get a tough strength of schedule with a 3rd of your games going against playoff teams before you even get to the rotational part of the schedule.
I expect the Bears to have at least one rebuilding year. I think you have to consider Minny last season as a fluke until they get their QB situation sorted out.
Minny is no fluke. They are an 8-10 win team with Joey Harrington at the helm. THAT'S how you build a team.
April 17th, 2013, 1:43 pm
thelomasbrowns
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Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
wjb21ndtown wrote:
thelomasbrowns wrote:
rao wrote:
This isn't surprising at all. The Lions play in a division with 3 teams that were all in the playoff picture last year with CHI and MIN going 10-6 and GB going 11-5. Kinda hard not to get a tough strength of schedule with a 3rd of your games going against playoff teams before you even get to the rotational part of the schedule.
I expect the Bears to have at least one rebuilding year. I think you have to consider Minny last season as a fluke until they get their QB situation sorted out.
Minny is no fluke. They are an 8-10 win team with Joey Harrington at the helm. THAT'S how you build a team.
How come no long-term contract for Frazier?
_________________ "Good teams don't worry about a whole lot of stuff. They travel, they play, they win. And it doesn't matter where they go, what the time block is, all those kinds of things. They never seem to bother teams that play well, and we want to be one of those teams." -Jim Caldwell
April 17th, 2013, 1:48 pm
wjb21ndtown
Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
thelomasbrowns wrote:
wjb21ndtown wrote:
thelomasbrowns wrote:
rao wrote:
This isn't surprising at all. The Lions play in a division with 3 teams that were all in the playoff picture last year with CHI and MIN going 10-6 and GB going 11-5. Kinda hard not to get a tough strength of schedule with a 3rd of your games going against playoff teams before you even get to the rotational part of the schedule.
I expect the Bears to have at least one rebuilding year. I think you have to consider Minny last season as a fluke until they get their QB situation sorted out.
Minny is no fluke. They are an 8-10 win team with Joey Harrington at the helm. THAT'S how you build a team.
How come no long-term contract for Frazier?
Two fold, IMO: 1) I think it's the team more than the coach; and 2) Minny is a cheap organization, but they're smart, IMO. Perhaps they don't want to give a big extension to someone when they have them under contract, and they're not "proven" yet. We hand out extensions like candy. Mayhew's was NOT deserved.
April 17th, 2013, 2:12 pm
Blueskies
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Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
Adrian Peterson started all 16 games for the Vikings last year. That is why they went 10-6. They also played an easy schedule, with their wins including such powerhouses as the Cardinals, Jaguars, Titans, Rams and of course the Lions (twice).
Building your team around a RB (which the Vikings have done) is more dangerous than a QB. Peterson will inevitably get hurt and sit out a few games next season, and the Vikings will finish around .500.
April 17th, 2013, 5:35 pm
wjb21ndtown
Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
Blueskies wrote:
Adrian Peterson started all 16 games for the Vikings last year. That is why they went 10-6. They also played an easy schedule, with their wins including such powerhouses as the Cardinals, Jaguars, Titans, Rams and of course the Lions (twice).
Building your team around a RB (which the Vikings have done) is more dangerous than a QB. Peterson will inevitably get hurt and sit out a few games next season, and the Vikings will finish around .500.
I would argue that the Vikings aren't just built around their RB, but also their defense, that's why I think they're built right, and they're going into the draft with two first round draft picks, already having a solid team. They're going to be good for years to come. They're set up for sustainability, even in a smaller market that doesn't spend all of its cap money year after year.
April 17th, 2013, 5:52 pm
rao
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Re: Lions tied for 2nd toughest strength of schedule in 2013
wjb21ndtown wrote:
Blueskies wrote:
Adrian Peterson started all 16 games for the Vikings last year. That is why they went 10-6. They also played an easy schedule, with their wins including such powerhouses as the Cardinals, Jaguars, Titans, Rams and of course the Lions (twice).
Building your team around a RB (which the Vikings have done) is more dangerous than a QB. Peterson will inevitably get hurt and sit out a few games next season, and the Vikings will finish around .500.
I would argue that the Vikings aren't just built around their RB, but also their defense, that's why I think they're built right, and they're going into the draft with two first round draft picks, already having a solid team. They're going to be good for years to come. They're set up for sustainability, even in a smaller market that doesn't spend all of its cap money year after year.
The Vikings defense isn't going to win them any games, it's a middle of the road defense. They are built entirely around AP, if he goes down that entire offense falls apart. Ponder can't win games with his arm even if they can improve their WR corps. Even their defense is starting to show a lot of holes this off season with only Greenway at LB and Winfield gone now, if Allen has a bad year or gets hurt that defense most likely crumbles.
The Vikings are not built that well, they are a shaky team that went 3-13 in 2011 and then went to the playoffs because of a career year from AP.
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