Don't go smashing my boys now ya hear! :whip: :laugh4: But seriously... I am beginning to doubt you as a "picks" source for the coming weekends... I am greatly upset ~;) :medievalcheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
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Don't go smashing my boys now ya hear! :whip: :laugh4: But seriously... I am beginning to doubt you as a "picks" source for the coming weekends... I am greatly upset ~;) :medievalcheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Oh man I did horrible. :shame: I picked the right score though...
Well, the important thing is CR didn't win. :smash:
I'm still hanging to a 2nd place overall, even if by a thread.
Hey now. Just because I claim to know what I'm talking about doesn't necessarily mean that I actually do. ~;pQuote:
Originally Posted by Decker
@makaikhaan: Well done, man. ~:cheers:
better this week 9-5 not that bad. Hosa killed and Martok has another 10 win week. I gotta lot of catching up to do
Hosa is almost beating me in the overall standings :/
Well you're a mod so I'd expect the highest quality, truth, and now-how to come from your side of the IP address ~;) :yes: :smash: ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Why is it that the picks are always so easy to make and it seems like you have it in the bag until everything goes horribly wrong?
That's why they play the games, Sasaki. That old saw, "Any given Sunday" trips up more wagers on football than seems possible. I wouldn't have taken the Rams with the points versus Dallas this past week, let alone straight up...
Heehee. I always feel so smart the moment I've finished my picks. Then by Noon on sunday, I realize I'm dumber 'n a sack o' rocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
On average, one sunday per season I'll be shown to've been brilliant. :idea2:
Ain't that da truth. "Dumb Luck Syndrome" is a specialty of mine in sports prognostication, and I probably used my one Sunday of brilliance last week. Isn't it nice to know one is consistent at some things?:laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by KukriKhan
HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH STOP THEM STOP THEM ITS 4TH DOWN
HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS
Defense did well, offense not so much.:wall:Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
At this point I'll take what I can get:dizzy2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ichigo
Yeah, I'm extremely happy right now, but we're going to have to be able to score more points against the Giants I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
This is true but Tampa had a good D. We just need to hold the fort until Romo gets back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ichigo
Yep.Quote:
This is true but Tampa had a good D. We just need to hold the fort until Romo gets back.
The Browns always decide to actually play when I pick the other team...
Looks like it's going to come down to the points of the indy-Tennessee game...interesting.
What the...? Where the **** did my picks go for this week??! The site says I have zero!! :furious3: :inquisitive:
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Incidentally, I have to admit grudging respect for the Cowboys' defense this afternoon. They played a hell of a game. :bow:
Nice pickin', GH.
LOL, 7-way tie for 2nd place. :)
Cmon TITANS!!!!
I wondered what happened Martok, must have forgotten to hit the submit button. Thanks for saving me from bringing up the rear.~;p These upsets are getting tough to predict, which is why I don't quit my day job...Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Good game, managed to catch the 4th quarter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
Wait, what? I haven't even checked the list at all since last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by KukriKhan
-edit- Nice. :smoking: Let's go Colts!
GH- 55 total points? Clearly, you've not watched many of the recent Colts/Titans games. Silly Philly. :smash:
:no:
Not looking good.
Oh yeah? One more field goal...Quote:
Originally Posted by makaikhaan
Congrats SerClegane! Right on the button...
Bah. The last points shouldn't have occurred.
Rats, I really wanted that Burger King. :furious3: Congrats, SC. :bow:
all hail Mediocrity! heheheh
I haven't posted in here in awhile because the Raiders are much worse than I had hoped, and firing another coach in the middle of the season makes me, frankly, just want to give up. So I'm just going to try to set that aside and comment on some other stuff now that we're near the middle of the season...
1. Jason Campbell is a **** good QB. I've been a fan of this guy for awhile but I was worried he just wouldn't have the chemistry around him in Washington to make it work. Congrats to him on an excellent season so far despite a motley crew surrounding him. MVP of that team so far.
2. As I predicted two teams are in position to make it to 0-10 and make that epic final push towards a possible 0-16 season. I don't think either one will get all the way there this year, but I feel pretty safe guaranteeing they'll find the 0-10 mark, as I predicted (Unfortunately I didn't expect Cincy to be one of the 0-10s, I thought KC or St. Louis would be there instead).
3. The Patriots are still going to the playoffs. In fact I'd say it's even money they still win their division. No, I don't believe in the Bills, even with that lead they've built.
4. The Colts are not going to win their division or go to the playoffs. No shocker there.
5. The League needs to be more transparent in their discussions with officials. Anyone want to argue whether or not somebody's been telling the officials to call more roughing on the field in order to justify all the fines coming down this season? I think the offices that assign fines and that manage officials need to be very clearly distinct to avoid this kind of meddling on the field. Every week games are hanging in the balance on those 15 yarders that at the start of this very season wouldn't have been called.
:egypt:
Ugh, I'm getting massacred so far. :shame: Packers had better win.
-edit- Of course.
I just want to say that I'm extremely grateful to the Bengals for offering me this chance to display my humility. Thank goodness I get the chance to be extremely, obviously wrong every so often, otherwise my head my swell up so much I couldn't get out of the house. :laugh4:
If only the Lions hadn't knocked Orton out of the game I suspect I'd be eating both my feet.
:egypt:
Good gods, I'm doing horrible today. The Bengals won, the Chiefs won, the Jets won, the Ravens won....uff da. So far, I've only called three games correctly. :embarassed:
At least my Vikings beat the Texans. Even that's small consolation, however, when I remember that every victory we get furthers Childress' job security. :thumbsdown:
Wow, look at all the similarities in picks this week. Everyone picked the Bills, the Bears, and Eagles to win. All but one picked the Cards, Titans, and Broncos to win, and all but two picked the Jags and Giants to win.
Not only did my Raiders win but Im winning the pool for the first time!
Best. Weekend. Ever.
This is terrible...
Bring On Bollinger!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ichigo
...and he throws a pick.
Hope no one is watching the Raider game :sweatdrop: Waste of time. ~:(
So, Dallas is in shambles and I would like to take my vote back on the poll. :shame:
Whoops, I called the Chiefs-Bucs game too early. Tampa Bay wins it in overtime, baby! Whoo!! :medievalcheers:
Can't believe the Titans pulled out a win against Green Bay, i thought for sure that when GB tied it up they'd be able to manufacture another score. They did good job at forcing OT, but Titans kicker wins it on a 45+ yard FG.
Crazy stuff, too bad the NY/Dallas game isn't as entertaining. :shame:
Could the bye come at a better time for Dallas? Good luck to that team getting healthy.
No comment on the Raiders game. I watched it. Just... every time you think it can't get worse, it does. The Falcons defense is not that good.
:egypt:
In Soviet Oakland, Falcon's defense GOOD!
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Man, even against the Patsies, that victory still felt hollow. Still have a long road ahead.
Im liking this low scoring affair!
Gah. I should've gone with the team I actually like. ~:doh:
Gah, once again my points prediction is almost spot on...missed the team though. Congrats sfts.
Folks, don't forget we're got a Thursday game this week, so don't forget to put your picks in earlier.
Dante Hall is out in Oakland (Finally):
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8...-next?MSNHPHMA
Javon Walker might be next. We've been trying 'old fashioned' offensive systems for awhile in Oakland, maybe it's time to try some old fashioned team building. Pick a coach, hire a GM, and give them four years to make a team without selling draft picks out from under them for loud mouthed malcontents. Adding one or two talented disreputable players to an otherwise solid team can work, especially since it's in the Raider's blood, but loading a team with no leadership and no faith in their coach with that type is unforgiveable and bound for disaster. I stand by my assertion that this Oakland team had almost the same talent as the Chargers this year, they just didn't have any way to coordinate it.
Now, somebody stop the %&$^#&% bleeding before we become the new era Bengals/Lions of the league! (Sorry Cincy/Detroit fans, but you know it's true)
:egypt:
No worries, we're only doing bad this year because palmer is out. With him back in and if in the offseason we can pick up a good running back and a good offensive line and a good defense and a stronger secondary and a few key special teams players we'd have a decent team!
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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Still, I don't think the Bengals have as far to go as the Lions. I can only imagine the suffering Detroit fans have gone through these last two decades.... :sweatdrop:
Hall is gone!? :medievalcheers: And well Walker... I'm still uncertain about him. Half the time I think Russell is our biggest offensive problem. I'm almost not ready to go to Sunday's game ~:( They are soooo disenchanting this year. And last year Kiffin looked to have improved the team! What happened?! Davis is what happened. The media is what happened. It seems like no one is criticizing the Raiders enough to get the ball rolling! ARG :wall:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramses II CP
And well I think we are as worse as them. Look at how many games we could have won but threw away. It's pathetic and last weeks showing was down right atrocious.
The Raiders will continue to stumble until Davis sells the team or dies, whichever comes first. :no: I realized that when he moved the team back to Oakland.
Den 34 Cle 30
and Strike is ahead again.
:wall:
Lions blacked out in my area again. I wonder who we'll get to see in their place this week.
Crosby :soapbox:
Apparently all that pudding has helped Strike achieve a state of prognostic enlightenment for this week that the rest of us mere mortals cannot approach. He's picked every early game right. Good job Pudding Head. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
If San Deigo get there stuff together Im running the table! Or at least Id better you're only 1 behind!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito
Holy crap!! My Vikings edged out the Packers! Who knew? ~:eek:
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:tongue:
Ugh:smash:
Sweet. ~:pimp:
Colts/steelers was pretty intense.
So was KC & SD. Gotta give props to KC going for the 2 point conversion for the win at the end instead of the tie. KC was my upset pick that I needed, but oh well.:2thumbsup:
Yeah, I saw the last 50 seconds of that. Scoring three touchdowns and losing 20-19 has to hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito
Ugh. My picks have been 9 different kinds of suck this weekend; I've only gotten 8 right so far. :thumbsdown: I'll need both the Giants to win tonight and the Cardinals tomorrow night to salvage anything. :sweatdrop:
Go San Francisco
I should've picked the 49ers Singletary has lit a fire under dem boys
Saints=another reason for people in New Orleans to drink.
Damn, that was a crazy game! I thought 'Frisco was actually going to pull it off there at the end. :sweatdrop:Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
Thursday game again folks...
Ugh. I just finished doing my picks for the week. I did *not* like having to choose the winners for the Saints-Chiefs and Titans-Jaguars games -- I feel like I'll have made the wrong picks either way. Call me crazy, but I smell upsets for those two match-ups. :sick:
I smell Jags upset all the way. Division games are almost always interesting, and the AFC South, imo, is even more chaotic, in the micro sense. Even though the Colts had a heck of a run in terms of winning the division for the last 5 years or so, almost every game has been really close. As for the Chiefs... I have little faith they'll upset the Saints. Having the Chiefs on local station makes you realize just how bad they really are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Picking the upsets is tough. However, I doubt the Titans are going to go 16-0 so this is a good game to bet against them. I picked the Chiefs last week and they almost pulled it off. I'm picking them this week because the Saints are too inconsistent, can't stop anyone, can't run the ball.
I concur with both your analyses on the Titans-Jaguars game, which is why I went with Jacksonville. And Hosa has highlighted perfectly why I've picked KC over New Orleans, as I think the Chiefs have a real chance winning this one.
That said, however, both match-ups carry a strong aura of Murphy's Law: Since I've picked the two underdogs to win, they'll surely lose. But if I'd picked the Titans and Saints, then *they'd* be the ones to lose. I feel like I'm cursed no matter which way I go. :gah2:
If the Chiefs win that game (On anything but a wild fluke) I'll...
...admit I'm wrong about how terrible they are. :yes:
:egypt: