930 Survival Football 2010

[serpent boy]

I'm glad to see I'm the only one who survived by not picking the Packers. I'll save them for later.

[godsshoeshine]

well I have to say that this week had me completely baffled, and I got very very lucky...in fact, I was one controversial call away from being out as well

at the beginning of the chicago game, cutler threw a pass that was incomplete, and the announcer said, "a poor pass by jay cutler."  i told my wife, "heh, that's not the only time we're gonna hear that this season."  course, he hasn't yet had a so poorly thrown pass called for intentional grounding like kyle orton did a couple of years ago.

I don't know why everybody hates on Cutler.  I'm sure you love him now?  I love, love, LOVE the guy.  My favorite football player in....forever.  I love him like Neko Case in a half slip.  My Super Bowl pick before the season was Bears over Colts.

I seriously considered joining the high rollers pool and now I'm glad I didn't.  Because if I had won with Atlanta the first week, I would have picked....Tennessee this week.  Not that I think the Steelers are the worst team in the league....but.....come on.  They're down to their FOURTH QB.  They're THIS close to signing Neil O'Donnell or Bubby Brister.

Brian

i got cutler really late in my fantasy draft. everyone laughed at me. the next best qb left was flacco

i'm as surprised as the next guy that the steelers won both games, but cmon a road team and vince young vs a real defense in weeks one and two? at least 3 better games both weeks. i think we've learned that polamalu is more important than big dumb ben though

[vansmack]

Eliminated in Week 2

misspretentious No Pick
yinzer No Pick
splashes von yu* (Dallas)
Downskins 2 (Minnesota)


Picks

13 - Green Bay
1 - Dallas
1 - Minnesota
1 - Oakland (!)

2 people failed to make picks.

[vansmack]

I'm glad to see I'm the only one who survived by not picking the Packers. I'll save them for later.

This logic, while fortunate for you this week, makes absolutely no sense.

I would much rather be forced to make a risky pick in the later weeks against fewer people than take a gamble in the early weeks.

[serpent boy]

Agreed. But I was pretty confident in the Raiders beating the Rams. Oakland is a much better team than they let on.

[walkonby]

so i was sitting in a restraurant . . . and i overheard these two guys talking about their fantasy teams.  then they were arguing about each other picks.  then they were actually getting loud about it.  then one guy gets up, tells the other to fuck himself and walks out.

it really has come to this, hasn't it?

[sweetcell]

so i was sitting in a restraurant . . . and i overheard these two guys talking about their fantasy teams.  then they were arguing about each other picks.  then they were actually getting loud about it.  then one guy gets up, tells the other to fuck himself and walks out.

it really has come to this, hasn't it?

yes, because you saw one incident it's like this everywhere.

reminder: people argue about chevy vs ford, salt & vinegar vs barbecue, led zep vs. black sabbath, curling vs. synchronized swimming, blah blah blah.  any one of these can bring about heated words.

[eros]

Imagine my excitement yesterday as I saw the Bills actually keeping it competitive with the Pats while realizing that everyone in the $100 pool picked them except for me.

That was my closest shot.  I'm done.

[jrho]

I almost went with New Orleans this week. Really glad I opted for Baltimore instead.

[vansmack]

Normally, I wait until Tuesday to update this, but since nobody touched tonights Packers/Bears matchup.....

Eliminated in Week 3

takemyfive (Washington)


Picks

10 - New England
3 - Baltimore
1 - Washington

A road team?  In week 3?

[vansmack]

Imagine my excitement yesterday as I saw the Bills actually keeping it competitive with the Pats while realizing that everyone in the $100 pool picked them except for me.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Cleveland leading Baltimore heading into the 4th quarter?

[vansmack]

I almost went with New Orleans this week.

Allow Smackie to share some of his rules for Survival Football on this one:

Rule #12 - Never pick the road team from the previous week's Monday Night game, unless:

(a) they traveled less than 200 miles for that road game, or
(b) they are at home AND they are the only double digit favorite you have left

It's essentially two days less rest and that makes a huge difference.

[ggw]

Seth and Phibes took the Pats; I took the Ravens.

[ggw]

Seth - Atlanta
Phibes - Green Bay
GGW - New Orleans

Go Niners!!

[ggw]

Fucking Falcons.. .