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I have a question as I was skimming the draft order on ESPN. When teams are tied with the same record for the draft, the tie breaker is strength of schedule.

According to ESPN, Minnesota is picking 7th and had a strength of schedule of .539 and Miami is picking 9th and had a strength of schedule of .504. Houston is picking 8th and has a strength of schedule of .500.

Above the draft order, ESPN points out that the team with the weaker schedule receives priority. Miami, Minnesota and Houston finished with a record of 6-10. It should be Houston #7, Miami #8 and Minnesota #9 according to the strength of schedule given by ESPN.

Does ESPN have an error on their page?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2715578
 
yeah, their screwin us if you ask me. Look down at the 8-8 teams. They go weaker to stronger strength of schedule and ours is stronger to weaker except we have a stronger than Houston. Dont get it.

There is no rhyme or reason to this crap. I think were hosed. Besides, how the hell does Minny have a stronger strength of schedule playing in the NFC??? that whole conference is sick.
 
No it doesnt help because it does not specify highest to lowest or vice versa w strength of schedule. Then why is from the previous season? That makes no sense to me.

I think were hosed.
 
Hope this helps
http://www.ourlads.com/draftsequence.cfm

Draft sequence is based upon team records and strength-of-schedule. In slotting teams with the same record, the team whose opponents had the weakest schedule picks ahead of the team whose opponents had the next weakest schedule and so forth for that group. In the event of ties (teams with the same record and the same strength-of-schedule), the first applicable tiebreaker (head-to-head, divisional record, or conference record) will be employed, with the tiebreak loser getting the higher selection in Round One. If there are no applicable tiebreakers (as would be the case with teams from opposite conferences that did not face each other), ties will be broken by coin toss.
 
Miami's strength of schedule isn't .504, its .543.

So its ESPN's mistake, they have the wrong figures for schedule strengths.
 
You're reading SOS in the wrong order. Whomever had the easiest schedule picks ahead of the teams with the hardest schedule.
 
Daben said:
Miami's strength of schedule isn't .504, its .543.

So its ESPN's mistake, they have the wrong figures for schedule strengths.
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ahhhhh! there you go! That would explain it.
 
TampaFinsFan01 said:
You're reading SOS in the wrong order. Whomever had the easiest schedule picks ahead of the teams with the hardest schedule.
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I've never understood that part of it. Shouldn't the teams with harder schedules be rewarded with higher picks?
 
DolphinzD said:
I've never understood that part of it. Shouldn't the teams with harder schedules be rewarded with higher picks?
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draft is based off of rewarding the worst teams with the best picks.....so a team who was 6-10 against bad competition (low SoS), is theoretically worse than a 6-10 team who played better competition (higher SoS).....thus, they get the better pick.
 
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