NFL Fantasy Football 2011: Early Running Back Strength of Schedules

March 23, 2011   ·   Nick Sero   ·   Jump to comments

One of the most important areas missed by most fantasy football drafters is strength of schedule. I’m not just talking about how many wins and losses a team has, but how hard of a schedule an individual player has.
Last year, the Kansas City Chiefs had the easiest schedule against the run in football. Jamaal Charles was able to rack up over 1,400 rushing yards while only running the ball 17-plus times on four occasions.
While we don’t know yet the exact layout of each team’s schedule, we do know who each team will play at home and away.
We here at TheSportsCannon.com have determined the top 10 easiest run schedules for the upcoming year. The Running back SOS was determined by taking in how many points the opposing teams gave up to running backs when at home and away.
For example, the Houston Texans are normally very strong against the run at home, but when they are on the road, the Texans defense gives up almost twice as many points.
The offse...

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