The NFL announces its 2026 schedule tonight, and we already know it's looking favorable for the Jets.

Let's discuss why today on Locked-on Jets.

You are Locked-on Jets, your daily New York Jets podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

I'm John B from gangreneation.com. On today's episode, we're talking about the 2026 Jets

Schedule, which will be officially announced tonight at 8 p.m. on NFL Network.

We already have a little bit of information about the Jets' 2026 schedule. We'll discuss that

a little bit later on this show. We'll also talk about what an ideal jet schedule would look like,

but let's begin by talking about how favorable it is for the Jets. At least that's what I think.

Now, I'll be honest with you.

This is one of my least favorite days of the year because, first of all, I think it's

completely overhyped.

Do we really need a multi-hour special on NFL Network to announce the schedule?

It seems like every other league does this in a much more low-key

manner, and everyone's okay with it. But with the NFL, we need a TV special that spans

hours. I don't really understand it. But my bigger issue with the schedule release is I think

it's analyzed all wrong. When we talk about whether a team has an easy schedule or a hard

schedule, we're frequently looking at backwards analysis. We're discussing who was good last year,

who was bad last year. And the reality is for most of these teams, we don't really know.

In the NFL, the difference between a 10 and 7 team and a 7

and 10 team is very small. It might be a major injury. It might be a few bounces of the

ball. In fact, I'm not sure there's a big difference between an 11 and 6 team and a 6 and 11

team. So a team that made the playoffs last year might look imposing on paper, but by the time you play them, it might not be such a tough game.

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