The NFL will milk the release of the schedule this week, in drips and drabs, making a big production out of something that we largely already can conceptualize. We have known for years which teams the Ravens will play in 2026 and whether those games are in Baltimore or elsewhere. The order in which they occur is a big deal – not as big a deal as the league office would have you believe – and will certainly impact the overall outcome of their season.  There are certain ways that coaches and front offices evaluate the final schedule. Most of it is common sense, but it can be illuminating. Longtime NFL GM Marty Hurney told me this what he immediately looked for when the schedule was released: “When is the bye? When are the divisional games? How many short weeks do we have and how many times are we facing a team on a short week?…