Getting 1st place in 2025 will be huge…and we have the schedule to do it

[BarleyNY]

38 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Yeah we are in agreement on that.   The variance on what was expected of the Vikings versus what they produced is the greatest example because of the 14 wins.   But I think you have to give Mahomes and Allen a different benefit of the doubt.   They've rarely missed a game in their careers and they "win" 11 or more every year and win their division.   Bills probably should have won the division in 2019 if not for Brady(a seemingly inevitable QB like them).    Burrow and Lamar?  They have both finished multiple seasons on the sidelines and missed the playoffs multiple times. 

Yup. Certainly a big difference in variance between QBs and teams. I don’t think it was a surprise that the Bengals had issues last season. The Bengals didn’t put a good OL in front of Burrow and failed to replace a lot of defensive talent. Meanwhile the Bills have been nothing if not consistent.

[Rocky Landing]

Especially now that there are three wildcard teams, and only one playoff bye per conference, getting the #1 seed is huge. It's not unreasonable to say that it was one of the largest factors that got KC into the Super Bowl.

[BADOLBILZ]

5 hours ago, BarleyNY said:

Yup. Certainly a big difference in variance between QBs and teams. I don’t think it was a surprise that the Bengals had issues last season. The Bengals didn’t put a good OL in front of Burrow and failed to replace a lot of defensive talent. Meanwhile the Bills have been nothing if not consistent.

 

 

The scary thing for the Bengals is Burrow actually played last season in it's entirety.   He finished 2 others on the sideline.   He's almost due for another injury at his historical rate.

[CSBill]

On 2/15/2025 at 1:46 PM, Beast said:

Predicting strength of schedule 7 months before kickoff is a foolish task.

 

Is it 7 months away? It feels like the calendar slows down during these months.