2019 - Very difficult schedule...what does it mean?

[TheCardFan]

It looks like we my end up with the highest/toughest strength of schedule this year ~.550. That would also be higher than any team in the league last year.

Not sure how much it matters/how to calculate (like DVOA of SOS) but for reference:

Here are the projected playoff teams:

6 of our 9 losses have been to projected playoff teams
4 of those losses project to conference/super bowl teams who are a combined 33-7
5 of our 9 losses have been by 7 pts or less (if you include 2nd SF game/fluke play)

All this with a rookie NFL HC (no NFL experience) and a rookie NFL QB (with 1 year of college experience)

Let's see how we finish the year but I think that is a significant improvement over last year and something to build on in 2020.

 

[Shane]

Irrelevant. We just suck.

 

[Ronin]

 

[jmt]

Plus if we’d won a couple more opposing teams would have a worse record against.

 

[football karma]

so, it suggests the team might be better than the record indicates

the problem is that much of the SOS is from playing in the NFC West -- thats not changing next year

 

[BW52]

How many of those wins have been versus teams with winning records?Lions tie,NYG s,Falcons,Bengals- so beating the 1-12 Bengals,2 wins NYG,3 win Falcons and tie with 3 win Lions is progress?

 

[AZ Native]

There is nothing wrong about beating the teams you should. Last year most of our losses were unwatchable. This year we were in all but one game. Not where we want to be but it could be considered progress.

 

[BW52]

There is nothing wrong about beating the teams you should. Last year most of our losses were unwatchable. This year we were in all but one game. Not where we want to be but it could be considered progress.

Style points and moral victories don't count on the standings last I looked.Being only a half game better than last season after drafting #1 doesn't impress me at all.

 

[AZ Native]

Style points and moral victories don't count on the standings last I looked.Being only a half game better than last season after drafting #1 doesn't impress me at all.

Not talking about style points or even standings. I believe most of us can see progress. We’ll know more next year. We are work in progress. I would rather see improvement than going backwards.