For a former player like Charlie Batch, he views the NFL schedule release in a different light. It isn’t just about the Week One opponent, the team’s number of primetime games, the on-paper “easy” and “hard” parts of the schedule. He’s not mapping out wins and losses. Instead, his viewpoint is about logistics. Are there holiday games? Tough travel weeks? And when is the bye?
Reacting to the Steelers’ schedule during a recent interview with Arthur Moats, Batch dislikes the Week Five bye.
“When I look at it, ideally you would like that bye week to be a little bit later,” Batch told Moats.