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A2K NFL Pick 'Um for Season V (Roman Numeral for 5)

 
 
Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 05:49 pm
YES! We are back for our Vth season of this game, run here by idiots for the entertainment of folks who don't know one end of a football from the other. The 1st year we had 6 players and then 12 in the 2nd and it has grown and grown.
The idea is that when the folks around the water cooler talk about the games on Sunday, you -yes, you- can say something like "How about them Bears?'

Here is how it works. Each week a schedule will be posted of the games. It will look like this:
Washington Redskins @ NY Giants
Detroit @ Atlanta
and on for as many as 16 games.
All you have to do is pick the winning team in each game by posting here.

You might say Washington, Atlanta, etc. down through the list. If you know the NFL, that is fine, but there are some folks here who in the past have made choices based on some rather bizarre criteria. They have done quite well based on the cutest cheerleaders or the cuter quarterback. Or numerology, whatever that is.
There are some rules, but we tend to make them up as we go along. I will explain some of them later.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR WEEK #1.
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realjohnboy
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:01 pm
@realjohnboy,
Here is the schedule for week #1
Thursday:
Washington Redskins @ NY Giants
Sunday:
Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons
Seattle Seahawks @ Buffalo Bills
Jacksonville @ Tennessee (I can't remember their nicknames)
NY Jets @ Miami Dolphins
Kansas City Chiefs @ New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Bucaneers @ New Orleans Saints
St Louis Ravens (or something) @ Philadelphia Eagles
Houston Oilers @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Cincinnati (whatevers) @ Baltimore (are they the Ravens)
Carolina Panthers @ San Diego Chargers
Arizona Razorbacks @ San Francisco (whatevers)
Dallas Cowboys @ Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts
Monday:
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers
Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders

All you need to do, which will take all of V minutes, is to list the teams you think will win.
But, as a needed tie-breaker, you need to suggest a score for the last game.
So, you might say, Washington, Atlanta...ending with Denver (14-13).
Pretty simple, huh?
Some pretty amusing writing goes on in the interim betwixt folks here on A2K you may not typically interact with. That's the idea. Welcome.

ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:07 pm
@realjohnboy,
Ah, I was hoping we'd have this fine test of prediction failure once again. The good thing about it is I tend to forget how well or badly I did as spring and summer pass. Fresh new turf, or new fake turf to run around on making picks.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:31 pm
@realjohnboy,
ooh ooh ooh baby
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:49 pm
For absolutely no reason that makes any sense, I will play. I mean, I always end up at the bottom of the pile.
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Rockhead
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:50 pm
@realjohnboy,
Can I play, RJB???
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McGentrix
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:54 pm
@realjohnboy,
Thursday:
NY Giants
Sunday:
Detroit Lions
Seattle Seahawks
Tennessee Titans
NY Jets
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Bucaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Cincinnati Browns
San Diego Chargers
Arizona Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
Monday:
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos 24-10
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 07:58 pm
Thursday:
Washington Redskins
Sunday:
Detroit Lions
Seattle Seahawks
Tennessee
NY Jets
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Bucaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Cincinnati
San Diego Chargers
Arizona
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
Monday:
Green Bay Packers
Denver Broncos 23-9
Rockhead
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:01 pm
@edgarblythe,
I always pick late, but "I'll be back..."

Hey RJB
ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:07 pm
@Rockhead,
I haven't even started my advanced picking system yet (where's my frisbee?).

We might get some newbies...
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realjohnboy
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:11 pm
@ehBeth,
Calm down, ehbeth.
The season kind of snuck up on me, much like a 320 lb tackle slamming into a 5'1o" kicker going for a field goal from the 40 yard line.
I have a long list of players here from years past (like the Cowdocs) but no way of pm'ing them for now.
JPB
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:16 pm
@realjohnboy,
realjohnboy wrote:

I have a long list of players here from years past (like the Cowdocs) but no way of pm'ing them for now.


I have an email addy for the Docs buried in the abyss of my inbox somewhere....
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:18 pm
@realjohnboy,
sheesh, rjb, you know I like men in tight pants almost as much as I like Swedish men in Speedos.

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Ticomaya
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:35 pm
Giants
Lions
Seahawks
Titans
Jets
Pats
Bucs
Eagles
Steelers
Bengals
Bolts
Redbirds
Cowboys
Colts
Vikings
Broncos
realjohnboy
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 08:57 pm
@Ticomaya,
Bolts? Redbirds? Don't mess with my head, Tico.
LionTamerX
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 09:03 pm
@realjohnboy,
I'm in.

Thursday:
NY Giants
Sunday:
Detroit Lions
Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville
NY Jets
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Bucaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Baltimore
San Diego Chargers
Arizona Razorbacks
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
Monday:
Green Bay Packers
Denver Broncos 19- 10
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 09:04 pm
@Ticomaya,
score, tico?
Foxfyre
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 10:54 pm
Sounds like fun

Thursday:
Washington Redskins
Sunday:
Atlanta Falcons
Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars (Tennesse is the Titans tho)
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburg Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Monday:
Denver Broncos 21-7
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ElStudHoncho
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 10:58 pm
Here goes nuthin'....................

NY Giants
Detroit Lions
Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars
NY Jets
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles
Houston Texans
Baltimore Ravens
San Diego Chargers
Arizona Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos 28 to 17
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 1 Sep, 2008 10:59 pm
Thurs 9/4
Washington Redskins @ NY Giants

Sun. 9/7
NY Jets @Miami Dolphins
Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons
Kansas City Chiefs @ New England Patriots
Houston Texans @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans
St. Louis Rams @ Philadelphia Eagles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ N.O. Saints
Cincinnati Bengals @Baltimore Ravens
Seattle Seahawks @Buffalo Bills
Dallas Cowboys @Browns
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francico 49ers
Carolina Panthers @ San Diego Chargers
Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts

Mon. 9/8
Minnesota Vikings @ Greenbay Packers
Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders 27-17 (44)
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