The record of the Steeler's opponents from weeks 1 through 13 is 78 and 66.

The record of the Chief's opponents during the same time is 56 and 88.

The Chiefs have only played one team (Jacksonville) on their schedule as of right now that has a winning record.

The Steelers have played seven teams (Atlanta, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, New England, Jets and Baltimore twice) that have winning records.

Both teams have played 4 teams with 3 or fewer wins.

So, tell me, how do the Chiefs have a worse record then the Steelers with an obvious easier schedule?

Also, who sucked up to the Chiefs that allowed them to play 4 games against the NFC West, a division where the best team doesn't have a winning record?

Things aren't looking good. Cassel missed practice today with an undisclosed illness and isn't a definite for Sunday against Diego. WTF is an undisclosed illness anyway, did he become a Democrat  or something. And then some 3rd string QB gets promoted off the practice squad. This isn't looking good.

Chiefs have to play SD, STL, TEN and OAK for the last four games. TEN is the only team  below .500 this year in the bunch. These are all tough games.

Now you take the Steelers, well if you have poor taste in football you can take them. They get CIN, who are an elevated 2 and 10. I'm not sure they have to play the football team, it might be the cheerleaders. Then comes the fierce NY Jets. Probably have to score 4 points to win that one. Then they move on to the Carolina Kitty Cats.These guys are 1 and 11. Wonder if the Cats will wear skirts and panties for that game?  Do they ever play anyone who has won a game, anywhere, any game. Any game besides ping pong for god's sake. Well they do finish the season against CLE. But let's face it the Browns aren't exactly running over anyone.

Fucking guy who dose the scheduling for the NFL really pisses me off. That was probably  part of the job description when he hired on. I can just see it;

Wanted: NFL Scheduler, must have the ability to piss JLWest off  weekly and suck up to the Rooney's.

I suggest they give the fucker a raise. He's doing a good job.

Don't dis the scheduler, he put both of the Eagle/Cowgirl encounters in the last 4 weeks of the season, when the Cowgirls have hysterically choked!!  LOL

Cassel had an emergency appendectomy this morning.

Every team plays 6 games in their own division (3H, 3A). Then on a rotational basis, every team in the division will play one game against an entire other division in its conference (4 total games). So this year for example, the AFC North (Hardy's Steelers) played the entire AFC East, last year the AFC North played the entire AFC West, the year before that the AFC North played the entire AFC South, and so on. In addition, on a rotational basis, every team will play one game against an entire division in the other conference (4 total games). So this year, for example, the AFC North played the entire NFC South, last year, they played the entire NFC North, the year before that the entire NFC East, the year before that the entire NFC West, and so on. Home and away games are determined by where you played the opponent last (For example this year the Steelers hosted the Falcons...when they play the Falcons next in 2014, the game will be in Atlanta). THAT IS 14 OF THE 16 GAMES...ALREADY PRE-DETERMINED AND NOT BASED ON RECORD OR ANY OTHER FACTORS.

The only 2 games that are variable in an NFL season are based on performance the year before. The two divisions in your own conference you are not playing against (For Hardy's Steelers that would be the AFC West and AFC South), teams play games based on how they finished last year. So the First place team plays the two other first place team, the second place team plays the other two second place teams and so on. So basiscally every team in a division is on equal footing. They all play the same 14 games; only two games are based on your performance a year ago. It's a completey fair system.

Now can you get lucky as to when you play a team? Of course. Playing a bad team week 1 like Carolina will be tougher than playing them week 16 when they are out of the playoff mix. Or playing an entire division of mediocre teams (like your CHIEFS getting the benefit of playing 4 games against the putrid NFC West) can make a difference. Or playing a team that has a major injury at QB can make a difference...luck of the draw. But when the schedule makers decide when teams are playing, they HAVE NO IDEA who will be good and who won't be. The Steelers opponent this week is Cincinatti...they WON the division last year. How could the schedule makers know that they would limp into this game at 2-10?

If I were a Chiefs fan, I wouldn't complain at all. Your team is 8-4 and solidly in the playoff mix. If you are playoff worthy, go into San Diego and beat a .500 Charger team. The Steelers were able to go into Baltimore and beat a much tougher opponent in the Ravens. Find a way to get it done. And,  even if you loose to the Chargers this week and go 8-5, you are really COMPLAINING about a 3 game finish of St. Louis, Oakland and the Titans? Are you kidding me???. All those teams are .500 or worse. Do you want the Bears finishing schedule of the Patriots, Vikings, Jets and Packers???  Yes, any team can beat any other team on any Sunday, but if the Chiefs don't get into the playoffs with that schedule, they have no one to blame but themselves.

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but the 'jests'?!? (laughing)......................
And I know I'm plagiarizing(sic) someone elses shot at the jersey shore wanna-be's, but it just suits them/their coach to a 'T'!!!

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They're smart and cautious, crafty damn devils, not like a Rainbow who are aggressive and reckless, but it can be done. Problem is when you get them to rise they often refuse to take the fly. They look it over very carefully and often flip their tail at it when they swim away.

I tied the fly  very precisely, waxed the leader and laid it gently on the water with barley a ripple. But, that damn old Brown Trout Hardy wouldn't strike. I thought perhaps the subtle swipe at the Rooney's might just do the trick, but no, he refused that morsel as well.  

Naturally he explained the scheduling process in the NFL down to the last period. But nothing about the easy schedule the Steelers have on the way home.  I was hoping for some fun but alas, I have to read the NFL rule book on scheduling and how it will be done for the for the next three years.
 
Stillers post of course was correct and did a good job of pointing out that my fake rant was a fraud and the damn Steelers have had a tougher schedule than the Chiefs this year. In defense I was talking about the last four games not the entire schedule.

And of course his statement of; "Also, who sucked up to the Chiefs that allowed them to play 4 games against the NFC West, a division where the best team doesn't have a winning record?" was pretty good.

And then I see a post by aznlvr9 that "Cassel had an emergency appendectomy this morning." It doesn't look to good regardless of who we play.

You know the tough part about fly fishing, sometimes you hook yourself.