A look ahead to next years schedule

[srrono]

The link below has HOU projected schedule thru 2017
http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/schedu...uture_afcs.htm

IME DISCLAIMER: BEYOND 2011 THIS IS A PROJECTED SCHEDULE BASED ON PRIOR YEARS!!! The NFL has announced the schedule rotation only through 2011 The schedule below assumes they will follow the same rotation pattern through 2017; they may not follow the same pattern!

2012
HOME
BUF
MIA
GB
MIN
AFC NORTH

AWAY
NE
NYJ
CHI
DET
AFC WEST

[Craig.]

We'll see how good they are. Damn that looks tough.

[Kimmy]

Yep, it's a 'careful what you wish for' schedule. Playoffs = tough following schedule.

And LOTS of nationally televised games :/

[ThaShark316]

Let me clarify right away that it's early.

JAX, IND, TEN won't be better than us.

MIA - We own them
BUF - That spread O got figured out, might lose their best WR (Johnson)
NYJ - Sanchez has regressed/That D ain't scary no more
NE - Tough

PIT/BAL - Tough
DEN/OAK - Oakland will be good, but they kind of mortgaged the future. Not sure about Denver.

MIN - Rebuilding
DET - Tough (turkey day game likely)
GB - Tough (SNF game potential)
CHI - Forte likely gone, Defense a year older

I see the same amount of tough games we had this year. We went 3-2 vs. teams CURRENTLY in the postseason.

Gimme 10-6 at worse. We won't have those same injuries like this year. Don't overrate the schedule, fam.

[Thorn]

Originally Posted by ThaShark316

Let me clarify right away that it's early.

JAX, IND, TEN won't be better than us.

MIA - We own them
BUF - That spread O got figured out, might lose their best WR (Johnson)
NYJ - Sanchez has regressed/That D ain't scary no more
NE - Tough

PIT/BAL - Tough
DEN/OAK - Oakland will be good, but they kind of mortgaged the future. Not sure about Denver.

MIN - Rebuilding
DET - Tough (turkey day game likely)
GB - Tough (SNF game potential)
CHI - Forte likely gone, Defense a year older

I see the same amount of tough games we had this year. We went 3-2 vs. teams CURRENTLY in the postseason.

Gimme 10-6 at worse. We won't have those same injuries like this year. Don't overrate the schedule, fam.

Predicting anything before offseason free agency and the draft probably isn't worth the time. But we all do it anyway. LOL. Looking at that schedule, and given Wade Phillips comes back and Schaub and AJ stay healthy AND we get ourselves another WR, I can see 12 wins against a tough as nails schedule.

Take Wade away from us and throw in a few injuries and a bad draft, and we could be looking at a 4 to 6 win season.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by Thorn

Predicting anything before offseason free agency and the draft probably isn't worth the time. But we all do it anyway. LOL. Looking at that schedule, and given Wade Phillips comes back and Schaub and AJ stay healthy AND we get ourselves another WR, I can see 12 wins against a tough as nails schedule.

Take Wade away from us and throw in a few injuries and a bad draft, and we could be looking at a 4 to 6 win season.

I think you need to worry about getting through the rest of this season and offseason before worrying about next year. You're no spring chicken.

[TejasTom]

Originally Posted by Kimmy

Yep, it's a 'careful what you wish for' schedule. Playoffs = tough following schedule.

Where you finish in the division only accounts for 2 games but that can be the difference.

[ObsiWan]

Originally Posted by srrono

The link below has HOU projected schedule thru 2017
http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/schedu...uture_afcs.htm

IME DISCLAIMER: BEYOND 2011 THIS IS A PROJECTED SCHEDULE BASED ON PRIOR YEARS!!! The NFL has announced the schedule rotation only through 2011 The schedule below assumes they will follow the same rotation pattern through 2017; they may not follow the same pattern!

2012
HOME
BUF
MIA
GB
MIN
AFC NORTH

AWAY
NE
NYJ
CHI
DET
AFC WEST

Are you sure about that one? Or did you mean the NFC North. We played the AFC North (CLE, CIN, PIT, BAL) this season. I didn't think we played the same division in successive seasons.

[TexansLucky13]

Originally Posted by ObsiWan

Are you sure about that one? Or did you mean the NFC North. We played the AFC North (CLE, CIN, PIT, BAL) this season. I didn't think we played the same division in successive seasons.

I believe that is the slot reserved for the team that takes that division, not the whole division. Both of those divisions are still up in there air.

[ObsiWan]

Originally Posted by TexansLucky13

I believe that is the slot reserved for the team that takes that division, not the whole division. Both of those divisions are still up in there air.

Thanks for the clarification. Should have figured that out for meself.