Official 2008-09 NFL thread

[OverKnight]

Good show.

I guess none of us jumped on the Haslett bandwagon huh?

[KukriKhan]

Most excellent pickin', makaikhaan! What a rebel you were going against the 12-point favorite Giants!

Here's your prize: TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS (Zimbabwaean)


and a "Have Lunch on Kukri" $5 gift certificate to Burger King*.

Congratulations!





*If you'll trust me with your mailing address, by PM, which I'll destroy immediately, of course.

[seireikhaan]

Most excellent pickin', makaikhaan! What a rebel you were going against the 12-point favorite Giants!

Here's your prize: TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS (Zimbabwaean) and a "Have Lunch on Kukri" $5 gift certificate to Burger King*.

Congratulations!

250 million Z-dollars? I could actually buy a whole 5 beans with that!

Also, I'm rather not a fan of fast food, unfortunately, but thanks for the offer.

[Csargo]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8675324?MSNHPHMA

[Ramses II CP]

Jones just keeps betting on the bad eggs, he was bound to have to eat one sooner or later. The funny part is, IMHO anyway, Adam Jones has never been any good in coverage. But what do I know?

[GeneralHankerchief]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8675324?MSNHPHMA

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3643295

[Strike For The South]

This season is going to kill me

[KukriKhan]

Early reminder: it doesn't matter so much this week, as the first kickoff isn't until Sunday. But later in the season, we have some Thursday games beginning the week. It might be a good habit to always look/consider your picks on Wednesdays for the PoolHost Pool.

Just saying.

p.s. We have 2 new players: Crazed Rabbit & "ScrapIron". Welcome! and Good Luck!

[Hosakawa Tito]

Scrap1ron = Hosa

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I think the fact that I'll never pick the ravens, browns, or steelers as winners is going to hurt my standings...

[Strike For The South]

I took some gambles this week. CMON OCHO CINCO!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I took some gambles this week. CMON OCHO CINCO!

Yes!!!

Can't you just see him catching a long pass from one of the best quarterbacks in the league, carson pal...err...ryan fitzpatrick??

But seriously, I think the bengals can win as long as the NEVER give the ball to chris "14 yards in 11 rushes but at least I didn't fumble" perry. Good lord. I wanted to stab someone when they gave him the ball on the first two downs of OT vs the giants. Wow, 3 and out, who could have predicted that? Harvard boy ran for 4 times as many yards per carry as he did

[Strike For The South]

Yes!!!

Can't you just see him catching a long pass from one of the best quarterbacks in the league, carson pal...err...ryan fitzpatrick??

But seriously, I think the bengals can win as long as the NEVER give the ball to chris "14 yards in 11 rushes but at least I didn't fumble" perry. Good lord. I wanted to stab someone when they gave him the ball on the first two downs of OT vs the giants. Wow, 3 and out, who could have predicted that? Harvard boy ran for 4 times as many yards per carry as he did

You dont win by playing safe! look at last week! Yea and Chris Perry is horrid.

[KukriKhan]

Calling Crazed Rabbit: tick-tock, my friend. Less than 3 hours to kickoff. Now is a good time to make your picks for this week.

[KukriKhan]

Interesting, this week, as last, we all agree on 2 games (Houston over Detroit, and Tampa beating Seattle). Other than that, a nice mix, fellas.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Wow, looks like the Rams made the right move firing Linehan and replacing him with Haslet. They're dominating Dallas right now.

[seireikhaan]

Wow...

Watching the vikes play is brutal. Giving up this many points to the Bears?

[seireikhaan]

That was the most disgusting performance I've seen since the playoff game against the Jets.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Crazed rabbit with the lead

[Ramses II CP]

Raiders win ugly, but at least they finally closed one out!

Now to get eight more... in a row while I'm asking for crazy luck.

[KukriKhan]

Crazed rabbit with the lead

LOL. Whuddathunk giving him the default "all homies" would be a successful strategy? So, it goes to MNF points... 28 or less = CrazedRabbit win; 30 or more = HosakawaTito win. If total MNF score = 29 (equally 14 points away from their predictions, tho' CR's was assigned randomly), it goes to time of submission, = HosakawaTito win.

What a surprise that Dallas game, eh?

[OverKnight]

What a surprise that Dallas game, eh?

No to me.

I do not mean to offend, but the phrase "All hat and no cattle" comes to mind.

Dallas has a roster that looks impressive on paper but has more chemistry issues than a Junior High science experiment.

[Strike For The South]

Im not abandoning anyone. I will pick the Cowboys no matter what!

[Martok]

Wow...

Watching the vikes play is brutal. Giving up this many points to the Bears?

Indeed. Given the special team's performance (or lack thereof) the last few weeks, I suspect Ferraro may not have a job for very much longer. Even I can't blame Childress for yesterday's comedy of errors.


As for my picks this week, the only one I really regret was going with the Chiefs over the Titans. I wouldn't have changed any of my other games, even considering the ones I lost -- I mean seriously, who thought the Cowboys and Jets would lose to such lowly opponents (sorry Decker!), despite their problems?

[Decker]

Raiders win ugly, but at least they finally closed one out!

Now to get eight more... in a row while I'm asking for crazy luck.

I know right! Though if Seabass made his earlier kick we wouldn't have had to suffer overtime

As for my picks this week, the only one I really regret was going with the Chiefs over the Titans. I wouldn't have changed any of my other games, even considering the ones I lost -- I mean seriously, who thought the Cowboys and Jets would lose to such lowly opponents (sorry Decker!), despite their problems?

^^ Good gawd You picked the chiefs to win!


*Goes to sharpen hatchet, gets rope, and plyers*

[Strike For The South]

8-5 not bad. The freaking cowgirls are killing. Sometimes its hard

[GeneralHankerchief]

Looks like another coach may get the midseason axe.

[Martok]

^^ Good gawd You picked the chiefs to win!


*Goes to sharpen hatchet, gets rope, and plyers*

Hey, they were my upset pick of the week. Leave me alone.

Looks like another coach may get the midseason axe.

Dang it, GH! And here you'd gotten my hopes up....

[Ramses II CP]

Very, very few people are cut out to be coach and GM at the same time at the professional level and for everyone else it's career suicide. Nolan wrote his own check and now it's about to be cashed.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Already cashed. Nolan's gone.

-edit- Link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3654528