I dont care how "tough" our schedule was this year, that was not the problem. We didnt beat the bad teams and didnt win the games we should have won. We lost to Detroit, NYJ, and Tennessee, and those were the heartbreakers.
I could also argue that with the exception of the Bears, we played better against better teams such as the Patriots, Colts, Chargers, a winning Miami team at the time, and important divsional game and possible wild card spot with the Jets.