strength of schedule - passing game

FIRST THINGS FIRST: This is NOT ripped off from thehuddle's pay site. I decided not to join this year. With the economy sucking, I didn't figure it was the right time to plop down $30 for slightly informative advice and admittedly humorous columns. I mean, it's not like I'm not spending my usual $10000 on my 23 fantasy teams or anything. I just couldn't justify handing off any more cash to end up finishing 5th again, even if it means missing such sage advice as, "start Adrian Peterson, even if he fumbles occasionally" and "You should pick up Jonathan Stewart off waivers." These are my own words of wisdom. Things like, "Chris Johnson is good" and "Fred Taylor is an injury risk." These are my own rankings and my own definition of what makes a "good" matchup against a "bad" passing defense.

In any case, the service I thought was most valuable was the Huddle's rankings of team personnel based on "strength of schedule" ... in other words, this year, who's schedules match up nicely based on how their opponents a) stopped the run and b) stopped the pass last year?

Here's the NFL schedule, with weeks that should produce good passing numbers, highlighted. I'll explain everything fully with another post or modify this one as I find the time tomorrow....



TM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Great Good
ARI @STL @ATL OAK @SD NO Bye @SEA TB @MIN SEA @KC SF STL DEN @CAR DAL @SF 5 3
ATL @PIT ARI @NO SF @CLE @PHI CIN Bye TB BAL @STL GB @TB @CAR @SEA NO CAR 2 2
BAL @NYJ @CIN CLE @PIT DEN @NE BUF Bye MIA @ATL @CAR TB PIT @HOU NO @CLE CIN 2 1
BUF MIA @GB @NE NYJ JAC Bye @BAL @KC CHI DET @CIN PIT @MIN CLE @MIA NE @NYJ 4 2
CAR @NYG TB CIN @NO CHI Bye SF @STL NO @TB BAL @CLE @SEA ATL ARI @PIT @ATL 4 3
CHI DET @DAL GB @NYG @CAR SEA WAS Bye @BUF MIN @MIA PHI @DET NE @MIN NYJ @GB 5 0
CIN @NE BAL @CAR @CLE TB Bye @ATL MIA PIT @IND BUF @NYJ NO @PIT CLE SD @BAL 2 1
CLE @TB KC @BAL CIN ATL @PIT @NO Bye NE NYJ @JAC CAR @MIA @BUF @CIN BAL PIT 3 2
DAL @WAS CHI @HOU Bye TEN @MIN NYG JAC @GB @NYG DET NO @IND PHI WAS @ARI @PHI 5 1
DEN @JAC SEA IND @TEN @BAL NYJ OAK @SF Bye KC @SD STL @KC @ARI @OAK HOU SD 4 4
DET @CHI PHI @MIN @GB STL @NYG Bye WAS NYJ @BUF @DAL NE CHI GB @TB @MIA MIN 3 3
GB @PHI BUF @CHI DET @WAS MIA MIN @NYJ DAL Bye @MIN @ATL SF @DET @NE NYG CHI 5 1
HOU IND @WAS DAL @OAK NYG KC Bye @IND SD @JAC @NYJ TEN @PHI BAL @TEN @DEN JAC 4 2
IND @HOU NYG @DEN @JAC KC @WAS Bye HOU @PHI CIN @NE SD DAL @TEN JAC @OAK TEN 4 2
JAC DEN @SD PHI IND @BUF TEN @KC @DAL Bye HOU CLE @NYG @TEN OAK @IND WAS @HOU 3 2
KC SD @CLE SF Bye @IND @HOU JAC BUF @OAK @DEN ARI @SEA DEN @SD @STL TEN OAK 4 1
MIA @BUF @MIN NYJ NE Bye @GB PIT @CIN @BAL TEN CHI @OAK CLE @NYJ BUF DET @NE 2 2
MIN @NO MIA DET Bye @NYJ DAL @GB @NE ARI @CHI GB @WAS BUF NYG CHI @PHI @DET 3 2
NE CIN @NYJ BUF @MIA Bye BAL @SD MIN @CLE @PIT IND @DET NYJ @CHI GB @BUF MIA 2 1
NO MIN @SF ATL CAR @ARI @TB CLE PIT @CAR Bye SEA @DAL @CIN STL @BAL @ATL TB 4 1
NYG CAR @IND TEN CHI @HOU DET @DAL Bye @SEA DAL @PHI JAC WAS @MIN PHI @GB @WAS 4 1
NYJ BAL NE @MIA @BUF MIN @DEN Bye GB @DET @CLE HOU CIN @NE MIA @PIT @CHI BUF 3 1
OAK @TEN STL @ARI HOU SD @SF @DEN SEA KC Bye @PIT MIA @SD @JAC DEN IND @KC 5 1
PHI GB @DET @JAC WAS @SF ATL @TEN Bye IND @WAS NYG @CHI HOU @DAL @NYG MIN DAL 6 1
PIT ATL @TEN @TB BAL Bye CLE @MIA @NO @CIN NE OAK @BUF @BAL CIN NYJ CAR @CLE 3 2
SD @KC JAC @SEA ARI @OAK @STL NE TEN @HOU Bye DEN @IND OAK KC SF @CIN @DEN 4 4
SEA SF @DEN SD @STL Bye @CHI ARI @OAK NYG @ARI @NO KC CAR @SF ATL @TB STL 3 4
SF @SEA NO @KC @ATL PHI OAK @CAR DEN Bye STL TB @ARI @GB SEA @SD @STL ARI 5 3
STL ARI @OAK WAS SEA @DET SD @TB CAR Bye @SF ATL @DEN @ARI @NO KC SF @SEA 3 3
TB CLE @CAR PIT Bye @CIN NO STL @ARI @ATL CAR @SF @BAL ATL @WAS DET SEA @NO 5 0
TEN OAK PIT @NYG DEN @DAL @JAC PHI @SD Bye @MIA WAS @HOU JAC IND HOU @KC @IND 4 2
WAS DAL HOU @STL @PHI GB IND @CHI @DET Bye PHI @TEN MIN @NYG TB @DAL @JAC NYG 5 2