Every year we get caught up in the strength of schedule and what it means for a team’s chances the following season. And sure, there are some teams that will be just as good as they were the season before and some that will be just as bad. But there is also a considerable amount of parity in the NFL from season to season that can throw the SOS off by quite a bit.
Take the Raiders’ strength of schedule this season. Supposedly they had the third easiest schedule this season. But if you watched the NFL slate this weekend, you wouldn’t really see that.