Our schedule is HORRIBLE

[RoaringRiot]

While we're on the subject, I understand the schedule rotation, and how we have placers each year with the teams that finish the same as us, but how is the home/away picked? We've randomly played Seattle at home 3 years in a row. I would think that in 2012 and 2014(where we were playing based on standings rather than playing the entire NFC West) that we would have swapped this year and played away.

 

Once was because we played the NFC West that year and twice was because we were same place finishers. 

 

Edit: also home and away is alternated each time we play a whole Division. So next time we match up against the West we will travel to Seattle. 

[CoastalCat]

Once was because we played the NFC West that year and twice was because we were same place finishers. 

 

Thank you captain. But why are 2012 and 2014 both at home?

[Doyle]

Every fuging year.  I swear to Christ every fuging year we hear this.  Stop whining. 

[Mr. Scot]

Strength of schedule projections at this time of year are pretty much worthless.

[Mojo]

Na we're good. Evolving into the upper tier we need a difficult schedule. Will only help in the longrun.

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[CoastalCat]

Anyone know the answer though? Why have we hosted Seattle in both 2012 and 2014?

[Happy Panther]

Out of the 5 easiest schedules last year, 4 made the playoffs.

 

 

With the exception of the two games against NFC same place finishers. 

 

In addition....the home/road opponents are also predetermined and not based on record. 

 

If you google the right thing people have dones statistical analyses on the correlation between SoS and wins. And there isn't any. Good teams win and bad teams lose.

[WhoAmI?]

[RoaringRiot]

Thank you captain. But why are 2012 and 2014 both at home?

 

 

Sorry....I thought it would also be obvious that when you're rotating between three other Divisions that one would be repeated every other year like the West was in 2012 and 2014.

[CoastalCat]

Sorry....I thought it would also be obvious that when you're rotating between three other Divisions that one would be repeated every other year like the West was in 2012 and 2014.

 

They are repeated every 3 years. We played the NFC West in 2013, 2010, and 2007.

 

2012 and 2014, on the other hand, are placer games. I'm wondering why we hosted both of those.

 

Does anyone else understand what I'm asking?

[RoaringRiot]

They are repeated every 3 years. We played the NFC West in 2013, 2010, and 2007.

 

2012 and 2014, on the other hand, are placer games. I'm wondering why we hosted both of those.

 

That's what I was answering.....you have three other Divisions to split up between two other teams. That means it isn't a perfect rotation home/away. So sometimes we end up playing a Division same place finisher at home again before playing them on the road. It happens again with the NFC East in 2017 and 2019

[Happy Panther]

Anyone know the answer though? Why have we hosted Seattle in both 2012 and 2014?

Yes. 

 

In 2012 we played the Seahawks because we both finished 3rd in our division in 2011 and that was a scheduled home game (our away game was third in the NFC North).

 

There are two games each year which matches a team against an opponent that finished in the same place in another division. this is in addition to playing all the teams in another NFC division and AFC division

 

In 2014 we (for some reason) got the NFC west again as our home matchup and we both finished first last year so there you go.

 

No idea why the NFL gave us NFC west at home again.

 

We can't host the seahawks again until 2019 UNLESS we finish in the same place in the division in 2017 in which case we will host them in 2018

[Happy Panther]

They are repeated every 3 years. We played the NFC West in 2013, 2010, and 2007.

 

2012 and 2014, on the other hand, are placer games. I'm wondering why we hosted both of those.

 

Does anyone else understand what I'm asking?

This should help

 

http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/schedules/nfl_future_nfcs.htm

[CoastalCat]

Yes. 

 

In 2012 we played the Seahawks because we both finished 3rd in our division in 2011 and that was a scheduled home game (our away game was third in the NFC North).

 

There are two games each year which matches a team against an opponent that finished in the same place in another division. this is in addition to playing all the teams in another NFC division and AFC division

 

In 2014 we (for some reason) got the NFC west again as our home matchup and we both finished first last year so there you go.

 

No idea why the NFL gave us NFC west at home again.

 

We can't host the seahawks again until 2019 UNLESS we finish in the same place in the division in 2017 in which case we will host them in 2018

 

I'm on board with how the standings-based games are selected, just not the home/away on those. You lost me on the last part. So we're scheduled to play the NFC West again in 2016(Seattle Away), and 2019(Seattle home). Why can't we host them again before 2017, even if we finish the same?