http://www.sbnation.com/users/Melanistic Posts made by Melanistic on SBNation.com http://www.catscratchreader.com/2013/2/17/3998724/panthers-face-nfls-toughest-schedule-in-2013 Melanistic Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:16:56 -0000 <p>According to ESPN, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/carolina-panthers" class="sbn-auto-link">Carolina Panthers</a> will have the honor of playing the <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/72532/2013-nfl-strength-of-schedule">most difficult schedule</a> in the league next season. The Panther's will combat a group of opponents whose combined winning percentage was an impressive .543 in 2012. This will mark the third straight season the Panther's "strength of schedule" has ranked in the top ten, and the second time they have faced the league's toughest schedule during that same period.</p> <p>We all knew that Gettleman, Rivera, and company were faced with a serious uphill battle to be a playoff team in 2013, and this revelation only serves to reinforce that notion.</p> <p>According to ESPN, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/carolina-panthers" class="sbn-auto-link">Carolina Panthers</a> will have the honor of playing the <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/72532/2013-nfl-strength-of-schedule">most difficult schedule</a> in the league next season. The Panther's will combat a group of opponents whose combined winning percentage was an impressive .543 in 2012. This will mark the third straight season the Panther's "strength of schedule" has ranked in the top ten, and the second time they have faced the league's toughest schedule during that same period.</p> <p>We all knew that Gettleman, Rivera, and company were faced with a serious uphill battle to be a playoff team in 2013, and this revelation only serves to reinforce that notion.</p>