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2010 Ultimate Draft Tool
(Updated September 2, 2010)
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Strength of Schedule
(page 3)

Here is our 2009 chart by position (higher number means a favorable schedule):

QB

RB

WR

 

2008

2009

Diff

 

2008

2009

Diff

 

2008

2009

Diff

CLE

0.899

0.990

1.101

PIT

0.898

1.009

1.124

JAX

0.932

1.000

1.073

CIN

0.903

0.990

1.096

CLE

0.912

1.002

1.098

CLE

0.925

0.991

1.072

JAX

0.928

1.002

1.080

CIN

0.921

1.009

1.096

HOU

0.935

0.999

1.068

BAL

0.919

0.990

1.078

NYG

0.927

1.002

1.082

CIN

0.927

0.989

1.068

HOU

0.930

1.000

1.075

DAL

0.937

1.006

1.074

CHI

0.947

0.996

1.052

DAL

0.948

1.000

1.056

BAL

0.941

1.010

1.074

BAL

0.952

0.996

1.047

PIT

0.945

0.995

1.053

WAS

0.948

1.013

1.069

TEN

0.959

0.998

1.041

NYG

0.957

1.001

1.045

STL

0.956

1.009

1.056

DET

0.963

1.001

1.040

TEN

0.972

1.004

1.033

ARI

0.960

1.014

1.056

IND

0.975

1.005

1.030

PHI

0.977

1.001

1.024

PHI

0.954

1.007

1.055

SD

0.968

0.990

1.022

IND

0.989

1.010

1.021

IND

0.953

0.996

1.045

PIT

0.978

0.998

1.021

WAS

0.976

0.997

1.021

SEA

0.988

1.024

1.037

NO

0.982

0.997

1.016

DET

0.977

0.996

1.020

SF

0.994

1.014

1.020

DAL

0.982

0.998

1.016

CHI

0.987

0.997

1.010

HOU

0.992

1.003

1.011

MIN

0.996

1.009

1.012

SD

0.993

0.989

0.995

DET

0.996

0.994

0.998

ATL

1.003

1.009

1.006

ATL

1.011

1.000

0.989

JAX

1.018

1.007

0.989

NYG

0.992

0.995

1.003

MIN

1.018

1.003

0.986

GB

1.021

1.002

0.982

GB

1.013

1.006

0.994

SEA

1.022

1.007

0.985

OAK

1.029

1.009

0.981

CAR

1.010

1.000

0.990

ARI

1.020

1.005

0.985

TEN

1.024

0.996

0.973

KC

1.009

0.993

0.984

GB

1.015

0.997

0.982

KC

1.019

0.989

0.971

PHI

1.019

1.002

0.983

NO

1.018

1.000

0.982

NYJ

1.018

0.987

0.969

SEA

1.022

1.003

0.982

NE

1.035

0.999

0.965

DEN

1.024

0.990

0.966

OAK

1.023

1.000

0.978

CAR

1.043

1.002

0.961

MIN

1.058

1.017

0.962

TB

1.031

1.008

0.977

KC

1.036

0.993

0.959

MIA

1.020

0.980

0.961

WAS

1.024

0.997

0.973

OAK

1.047

1.001

0.955

BUF

1.027

0.985

0.959

NE

1.029

0.997

0.969

STL

1.062

1.012

0.954

CHI

1.046

1.002

0.958

DEN

1.025

0.991

0.967

TB

1.053

1.004

0.954

NE

1.039

0.986

0.949

ARI

1.050

1.010

0.962

NYJ

1.052

1.000

0.951

SD

1.091

1.017

0.931

MIA

1.042

0.999

0.959

SF

1.066

1.010

0.948

NO

1.081

0.991

0.917

NYJ

1.057

0.998

0.944

MIA

1.066

1.005

0.943

ATL

1.063

0.973

0.915

BUF

1.070

1.007

0.941

DEN

1.053

0.989

0.940

TB

1.073

0.978

0.911

STL

1.079

1.011

0.937

BUF

1.083

1.009

0.932

CAR

1.074

0.977

0.910

SF

1.080

1.006

0.932

Many sites including FFToolbox publish a strength of schedule chart by position. They say it is an “important arsenal of serious fantasy football drafters” and that “you’ll be able to make the hard decisions between two players.” If you look at their chart, you’ll see that the Baltimore Ravens have the third toughest schedule for quarterbacks which might keep you away from Joe Flacco. However, if you look at our chart, you’ll see that last year he also had the third toughest schedule against the pass and he still performed remarkably well. It is a fact that last year he had a tough schedule, this year no one knows how tough his schedule will be and it is very likely to be easier than the third toughest. Based on historical projections, his schedule should be 7.8% easier this season than last season; a valid reason to move Flacco up in your rankings, not stay away from him as you might have done by looking at a regular strength of schedule chart.

This chart will allow you to adjust player statistics and compare players much more accurately which should give you an edge over other fantasy football players in your draft, especially those who give a lot of importance to 2009 strength of schedule.