When the schedule was released on Wednesday, there was a lot of talk around the NFL about it, but one guy who could care less about it is new Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio. Fangio knows it's a big deal for fans, but the most important part to him is who the teams play in the first two weeks because that's who the teams can start preparing for in the offseason.
“I had no reaction, really,” Fango told reporters on Thursday via Pro Football Talk. “I’m only interested to see who we play the first two weeks because that’s who you’ll start planning on in the offseason. Other than that, the schedule at this point in the season is really kind of irrelevant.”
“Where the schedule does matter sometimes is during the season you may play teams that might be missing players. That helps you. Or, you might be missing your own players. That hurts you. Or, you get a team that’s on a hot streak and you get them right in the middle of their hot streak, or you get them when they’re playing down a little bit. There’s no way to predict what’s a good schedule.”
One of the teams the Broncos do play in the first two weeks is Fangio's former team, the Chicago Bears. Fangio knows there is going to be a lot of storylines going into that game, but he isn't concerned about that and is going to treat it like any other game.
“It’ll just be another game,” Fangio said. “I’m sure there’ll be a little bit of build up to it, but it will be special to go against those guys. Those guys were great players and great people. I loved being around them, but for those 60 minutes it’ll be another NFL game.”
Fangio seems to be showing his style already early in his time with the Broncos and the hope is that this will be exactly what the team will need to get back into the playoffs.
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