Also let us not forget that last year going into the season, the team that had the easiest schedule was the Patriots, that changed quickly when the Dolphins, Bills, and Jets did better then the year before.
We could go into the season with the toughest schedule, but some of those teams we will be facing could have setbacks, major injuries, distractions, and all of a sudden we don't exactly have the toughest schedule anymore.
2 years ago Miami was hit badly with injuries, bad coaching, yet many thought it was Miami being that bad that allowed them to win (Barely) just 1 game, all of a sudden, last year Miami wins 11 games, and they think it must have been the easy schedule...schedule helps a team, but you really don't know how tough the schedule is until mid-season, and who are the real tough teams in the that year.