<![CDATA[2015 schedule is a beast]]>Gotta say we had a light schedule this year compared to what we have coming.....

I am pretty encouraged that we are heading in the right direction and took more positive steps this year, than we have in the recent past....

So, next year, with a complete season under this staff and system and all our players back(and healthy), I am hoping to be a very competitive team....

And we HAVE to be or we will eat dirt with the schedule we have.....It's no free ride, thats for sure...

The order of the games has yet to be determined and the last 2 teams(in parenthesis) could change, but here is the basic lay of the land for 2015.....

HOME: Pittsburg, Baltimore, Cinn + Denver, Oakland, Arizona, San Francisco, (Tennessee)

AWAY: Pittsburg, Baltimore, Cinn + Kansas City, San Diego, St. Louis, Seattle, (NY Jets)

Wow.....!!

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@ballpeen said:

I don't read much in to this. We know who we are playing except for 2 games a year several years in advance.

We also know things change quickly in the NFL. Good teams can become not so good teams in a year and bad teams can become not so bad in a year.

Much also depends on your division foes, who you play twice a year. They make up a large percentage of your strength of schedule.

My attitude is screw all of that. Just line up and try to smash in some teeth. I believe we are building a team that can do that.

The wimps in the crowd can take a hike.

Thanks bp. So many roster changes, coaching changes,etc. I put zero stock in SOS. Lynch may be gone, Palmer coming off injury, could go on. Strength of schedule is for the silly season. Besides,other than our qb problems, we're improving so maybe some of these teams should start worrying about us.

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@ballpeen said:

This link shows who we will play several years down the road if the NFL continues to follow the pattern they have followed for maybe the last 12 years.

The parity part you mention is the two games where we know what division we will play but don't know the team as they match you up with a team with a similar record. That way if you are good, you play a team who had a good record the previous season. If not so good you get a team who also had it's struggles. That is why we seemed to get Oakland a lot over the last 2-3 years. It just happened we got them on the regular cycle and it worked out they also matched up record wise in our parity schedule.

http://www.fbschedules.com/nfl/cleveland-browns.php

Next year our schedule will be more difficult.....because we will win the division? 😁

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/478831https://brownsboard.com/post/478831Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:23:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2015 schedule is a beast on Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:02:35 GMT]]>This link shows who we will play several years down the road if the NFL continues to follow the pattern they have followed for maybe the last 12 years.

The parity part you mention is the two games where we know what division we will play but don't know the team as they match you up with a team with a similar record. That way if you are good, you play a team who had a good record the previous season. If not so good you get a team who also had it's struggles. That is why we seemed to get Oakland a lot over the last 2-3 years. It just happened we got them on the regular cycle and it worked out they also matched up record wise in our parity schedule.

http://www.fbschedules.com/nfl/cleveland-browns.php

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@ballpeen said:

I don't read much in to this. We know who we are playing except for 2 games a year several years in advance.

We also know things change quickly in the NFL. Good teams can become not so good teams in a year and bad teams can become not so bad in a year.

Much also depends on your division foes, who you play twice a year. They make up a large percentage of your strength of schedule.

My attitude is screw all of that. Just line up and try to smash in some teeth. I believe we are building a team that can do that.

The wimps in the crowd can take a hike.

I agree in principal.

There are, maybe, 4 or 5 quality teams in the NFL. There are probably 4 or 5 'lousy' teams in the league.

Everybody else ends up between 7-9 and 9-7.

That is how the schedule was designed. That is how the NFL likes it.

It is called Parity Scheduling.

It is the NFL.

Play ball.

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We also know things change quickly in the NFL. Good teams can become not so good teams in a year and bad teams can become not so bad in a year.

Much also depends on your division foes, who you play twice a year. They make up a large percentage of your strength of schedule.

My attitude is screw all of that. Just line up and try to smash in some teeth. I believe we are building a team that can do that.

The wimps in the crowd can take a hike.

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Even before the release of next season's schedule (which should happen in April, about a week before the draft) we already know who everyone will be playing in 2015. That means it's possible to calculate who'll have the toughest row to hoe, and who gets a break.

The Falcons will face the weakest teams, their 2015 opponents compiling a .409 regular-season winning percentage last season. They'll face just four opponents who had winning records, but their relative cakewalk is a function of the historically bad NFC South getting to play the similarly woeful AFC South, as well as the usual six intradivisional games. In fact, the two divisions account for the eight easiest 2015 schedules.

The Steelers have the toughest strength of schedule, their opponents putting up a collective .579 winning percentage last year, thanks to games against the strong NFC West and AFC West, as well as against the Patriots and Colts.

Here's each team's strength of schedule, as compiled by CBS Sports yesterday (Blogging the Boys did this in December as well):

The NFL's year-to-year fluctuations mean these aren't the end-all for predicting 2015 results. But you could probably do a lot worse than Atlanta when picking a bounce-back team.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers: 147-107-2, .579

2. Cincinnati Bengals: 144-112, .563

3. San Francisco 49ers: 143-112-1, .561

4. Seattle Seahawks: 142-112-2, .559

5. Arizona Cardinals:142-113-1, .557

6. St. Louis Rams: 141-114-1, .553

T-7. Oakland Raiders: 139-116-1, .545

T-7. Kansas City Chiefs: 139-116-1, .545

9. Cleveland Browns: 138-116-2, .543

10. Denver Broncos: 138-117-1, .541

11. Baltimore Ravens: 137-117-2, .539

12. Minnesota Vikings: 138-118, .539

13. Chicago Bears: 136-120, .531

14. Green Bay Packers: 135-120-1, .529

15. Detroit Lions: 135-121, .527

16. San Diego Chargers: 132-123-1, .518

17. Miami Dolphins: 126-130, .492

18. New York Jets: 125-131, .488

19. Buffalo Bills: 124-131-1, .486

T-20. Washington Redskins: 122-133-1, .478

T-20. New York Giants: 122-133-1, .478

22. New England Patriots: 122-134, .477

23. Philadelphia Eagles: 121-134-1, .475

24. Dallas Cowboys: 119-136-1, .467

25. Jacksonville Jaguars: 118-137-1, .463

26. Tennessee Titans: 111-144-1, .435

27. Carolina Panthers: 111-145, .434

28. New Orleans Saints: 109-145-2, .429

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 108-146-2, .425

30. Houston Texans: 106-148-2, .417

31. Indianapolis Colts: 106-149-1, .417

32. Atlanta Falcons: 104-150-2, .409

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@baconhound said:

Browns fan from just outside Syracuse NY. My father was of course a huge Jim Brown fan and Browns fan so he passed it down to me. I have to say I was a Dolphins fan up until age 9 when the Dolphins lost their 2nd Super Bowl and I cursed Dan Marino so have been a Browns fan for the last 30.

Fair enough.

WSS

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@tour2ma said:

If you have room what with your entourage/ posse, I'd love to see if we can coordinate seating, etc.

RE: KC- I won't have that much of a posse. Maybe my wife AKA "The Curse" probably my nephew, and a good friend & his wife who live in St Louis. So I'll probably road trip the Rams game too. It's less of a drive from Dayton than Ballpeen has going to Cleveland games.

@ballpeen said:

Never know, I may join you. I am about 95% certain I will not renew my seats. This increase made me take a look and I figure I am spending $7000 a year or more on Browns trips. I figure I can still go to Cleveland 4 times and maybe a road trip and still come out for less. Shoot, the 2 preseason games were going to cost me $610. I can take that money alone and cover the cost of 4 regular season games and still have pretty good seats at $150 a pop off one of the exchanges.

This day was comming no matter the price hike. That just helped me make the decision. It's getting harder and harder to keep making those trips. If it wasn't this year, probably next anyway. The trips are long, the pregame allure isn't as strong as it was in the past....it's time.

Now that you mention it- it does suck mightily that I'm going to be out $380 for exhibition games.

@ballpeen said:

Funny how a week changes things. I think I am going to renew today. I was ready to dump them but my wife is the one who talked me in to keeping the tickets.

Well, as long as you're still in Tennessee- why not. You're not going to be driving from Florida.

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@westside-steve said:

I wonder, bacon, are you a born and raised Ohio native Browns fan with a contrarian streak? Or a non Browns fan from somewhere else? Or a non Browns fan from here? Not picking on you I'm just curious after so many of your posts. We know where douche nozzle and Joe suxdick are coming from.

WSS

Browns fan from just outside Syracuse NY. My father was of course a huge Jim Brown fan and Browns fan so he passed it down to me. I have to say I was a Dolphins fan up until age 9 when the Dolphins lost their 2nd Super Bowl and I cursed Dan Marino so have been a Browns fan for the last 30.

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@ballpeen said:

Funny how a week changes things. I think I am going to renew today. I was ready to dump them but my wife is the one who talked me in to keeping the tickets.

She likes our company.

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/477516https://brownsboard.com/post/477516Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:18:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2015 schedule is a beast on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:53:44 GMT]]>Funny how a week changes things. I think I am going to renew today. I was ready to dump them but my wife is the one who talked me in to keeping the tickets.

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@baconhound said:

Haven't you heard schedule doesn't matter Browns are going from 7-9 to 11-5 😵

I wonder, bacon, are you a born and raised Ohio native Browns fan with a contrarian streak? Or a non Browns fan from somewhere else? Or a non Browns fan from here? Not picking on you I'm just curious after so many of your posts. We know where douche nozzle and Joe suxdick are coming from.

WSS

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@douche-nozzle said:

The AFC North all have touch schedules and the Steelers is more difficult with the differences being

HOME: Titans (Browns) vs Colts (Steelers)

AWAY: Jets (Browns) vs Patriots (Steelers)

Haven't you heard schedule doesn't matter Browns are going from 7-9 to 11-5 😵

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@douche-nozzle said:

The AFC North all have touch schedules and the Steelers is more difficult with the differences being

HOME: Titans (Browns) vs Colts (Steelers)

AWAY: Jets (Browns) vs Patriots (Steelers)

Yea, the team that finishes in first gets the (supposedly) tougher schedule....and the last place team get the (supposedly) weaker schedule. It has been that way for decades.

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@mark-o said:

Escondido is just fine....but its about 30 minutes north of San Diego.

I might be able to get a condo there for a week.....reasonable rate.

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@ballpeen said:

No, We already have a home in Venice, about 80 or so miles north of Naples, just south of Sarasota.

Nice......so the West Coast of Fla. is where old Browns Boarders go to retire? Nice area.....but is it getting a bit crowded?

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@ballpeen said:

I get the back to back deal....that works for our Brit friends as well. As someone said, it's really great when the Tribe is in town as well. A Saturday Indians game and a Sunday Browns games is a perfect sports weekend. Browns/Cavs isn't bad either.

Now that sounds like a plan - I'll pray to the scheduling gods to give us sunday / thursday combo in early October. Last year felt pretty slim pickings after the epic two game winning week in 2013. if we don't get lucky with a two game trip for the browns wouldn't mind a tribe game pinned on the end if it works out.

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Zombo said:

I'm hoping for two home games together in Sept/early October where I can come up for a week and catch two games. and then a SD road game in November wher i can come out to So Cal and ruin Marko's life.

Zombo

i might go all in on this one. peeps got the learjet 60 we can fire up and do a little southern sweep on the way to cali...cali...

gotta ask haslam what type of sunscreen he prefers.

@ballpeen said:

I get the back to back deal....that works for our Brit friends as well. As someone said, it's really great when the Tribe is in town as well. A Saturday Indians game and a Sunday Browns games is a perfect sports weekend. Browns/Cavs isn't bad either.

sweet. we have a BB member from tourino. a personal friend of mine in venice. call it a road trip? (do have to stop off and do a bounce in florence where i've been wanting to go to the Uffizzi.

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Zombo said:

I'm hoping for two home games together in Sept/early October where I can come up for a week and catch two games. and then a SD road game in November wher i can come out to So Cal and ruin Marko's life.

Zombo

I get the back to back deal....that works for our Brit friends as well. As someone said, it's really great when the Tribe is in town as well. A Saturday Indians game and a Sunday Browns games is a perfect sports weekend. Browns/Cavs isn't bad either.

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@the-gipper said:

Are you also buying a house near Naples from Zombo? I understand that Stan did.

No, We already have a home in Venice, about 80 or so miles north of Naples, just south of Sarasota.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/476912https://brownsboard.com/post/476912Sat, 07 Feb 2015 01:13:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2015 schedule is a beast on Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:22:22 GMT]]>I hope it's an early season game in San Diego. Chargers fans like to puff up their chests when they are having a decent season. Mix that with alcohol at their home game. When they lose they tend to cry and break things.

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@the-gipper said:

We just need the schedule makers to cooperate.

How do you like Escondido?

http://www.sdgoldfingers.com/

Escondido is just fine....but its about 30 minutes north of San Diego.

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