@mysteryman,
You are right about that, mm. Buffalo should have won. What happened?
@wandeljw,
well there's an oft-quoted saying in football...
Winning teams always find a way to win...and losing teams will find a way to lose.
@mysteryman,
mysteryman wrote:All they had to do was take a knee, bring it out to the 20, and run out the clock.
But no, their kick returner decided to try and show off, and blew it.
And not only did he run it out of the end zone (which was dumb enough), once he got wrapped up he didn't go down ... he struggled to the very end, trying to eek out one ... last ... foot.
And I heard this morning he was quoted as saying he'd do it again. Dumbass.
@Ticomaya,
Sheesh!! Commentary box footballers.
During the first quarter of the game between the hapless Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints, NFL analyst Chris Myers, while commenting on Defensive End DeWayne White moving from the perennial power Pittsburgh Steelers to the long-suffering Detroit Lions, thought he’d flex his stand-up comic skills with an analogy, stating, “Going from two Super Bowls in Pittsburgh to the winless Detroit team… that’s like going from dating Beyonce to Whoopi Goldberg.”
@mysteryman,
mysteryman wrote:
I WAS ROBBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(my turbo blew).
I hope your ok, MM!
You were indeed robbed. What a bone-headed play.
MM was the only player here who had Buffalo. And Region and George were the two players who picked Oakland.
Kudos to McGentrix and Osso for successfully taking SF.
@realjohnboy,
The SF team has a lot of problems, but a quick read about the Cardinals didn't seem to be unalloyed praise either, so I went for my sentimental choice.
Here are the standings after WEEK #1:
Maporsche gets off to a great start going 15-1 (.938). Very well done.
McGentrix has a fine week, finishing at 14-2 (.875). Nice job. The best expert on ESPN was also 12-4.
Johnboy, Tico, ElStud, Ragman, JPB and Spendius tie for 3rd at 13-3 (.813). 13-3 is not too shabby.
Fox, Osso, Imur, Fbaezer, Cowdoc, JPinMilw, Rhys and Panzade settle in to a tie for 9th at 12-4 (.750). The worst ESPN guy was also 12-4.
Edgar, Jespah, Wandeljw, Ehbeth, LionTamerx and Clubber end the week in a tie for 17th at 11-5 (.688).
Region and Ms Cowdoc finish in a tie for 23rd at 10-6 (.625).
It gets worse now.
Rockhead can only manage to break even at 8-8 (.500). He is in 25th.
Mystery(Iwasrobbed)man is hurting a bit in 26th after going 7-9 (.438).
George and Alex claim they generously are giving us a head start. They tie for 27th at 6-10 (.375).
28 players x 16 games = 448 picks. As a group we went 317-131 (.708). I didn't go back to check on last year, but I suspect that .708 is pretty good.
JPB used to do some nifty stuff with the statistics involving standard deviation. I can't do that anymore,
Please let me know if you spot any errors.
THANKS FOR PLAYING.
realjohnboy wrote:JPB used to do some nifty stuff with the statistics involving standard deviation.
How about the standard deviation on me going from a tie for first (after Thursday) to a tie for seventeenth, four days later?
WEEK #2 SCHEDULE
There is no Thursday night game, so we can pick up to the 1st game on Sunday.
You can change a selection if you are so inclined before 1 pm ET U.S. So there is no need to postpone you posting early.
Sunday, Sept 20th - Early Games:
Houston @ Tennessee
Minnesota @ Detroit
Carolina @ Atlanta
New Orleans @ Philadelphia
Arizona @ Jacksonville
Oakland @ Kansas City
Cincinatti @ Green Bay
New England @ NY Jets
Saint Louis @ Washington
Sunday, Sept 20th - Late Games:
Tampa Bay @ Buffalo
Seattle @ San Francisco
Baltimore @ San Diego
Cleveland @ Denver
Pittsburgh @ Chicago
Sunday, Sept 20th - Night Game:
NY Giants @ Dallas
Monday, Sept 21st - Night Game:
Indianapolis @ Miami
16 games and please remember to post your guess as to the final score in the Monday night game.
New players are welcome. You can see that some of us know what we are doing (or are lucky) and then there are the rest of us. Standings are determined by a player's winning %, so there is no penalty for having missed Week #1.
Thanks...and good luck to everyone.
@maporsche,
I get it!
You win one pot and take your money home?
@panzade,
panzade wrote:
I get it!
You win one pot and take your money home?
See my sig.....""You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” ---Albert Einstein
Week #2
Tennessee
Minnesota
Atlanta
New Orleans
Arizona
Oakland
Green Bay
NY Jets
Washington
Buffalo
San Francisco
Baltimore
Denver
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Indianapolis (24-17)
@realjohnboy,
I asked for slot 16. That did NOT mean I wanted to tie for 17th. <sigh>
wtg Maporsche!
Thanks for the fine workmanship, RjB !!
Good look with the BAR.
@Ticomaya,
I tend to concur with Tico's choices, but I'll wait for a few days, read up a bit, confuse myself, and likely post a different list.
@panzade,
The younger brother of a friend has an interesting football pool strategy.
1st place each week buys lunch/drinks for the gang. 2nd and 3rd place 'just' get a cut of the funds. He targets 2nd place all season. Works for him, but nobody ever wants him in their pool for a second season.
@realjohnboy,
Hey--not bad for a limey eh. Joint 3rd. With a long wake. Pity Tico wasn't in it. Anyway- congratulations Mappie and Mac. (Two Ms eh? That might be significatant.
Quote:As a group we went 317-131 (.708). I didn't go back to check on last year, but I suspect that .708 is pretty good.
What would be interesting is to compare that figure with the bookie's spreads. It could turn out, irreducible complexity being what it is, that divergencies in the graphs of each might provide a betting opportunity if it could be scientifically linked to astrological events such as Venus being in conjunction with Uranus. We would all be on easy street.
Would .7o8 be high enough for us to have bet a dollar on every selection and come out in front.
If the graphs ran parallel it would mean that the bookies know what we collectively think.
