Gettin' ready for NFL '09!!!

[WriterDom]

That's true about PS counting, and yeah, a lot of home games is often a good pick for preseason.

Who knows about the last game. Teams will be in a hurry to pull out the starters so they won't get a needless injury.

The fun for me starts next week. I guess Atlanta might be pretty good this year though.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Who knows about the last game. Teams will be in a hurry to pull out the starters so they won't get a needless injury.

Yup. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a fair number of "upsets."

The fun for me starts next week.

(College?)

I guess Atlanta might be pretty good this year though.

My ideal season would be every team actually having parity, that "on any given Sunday..." I'd love to see a season where every line was either "pick 'em" or <5 points. That would be some awesome football.

But yes, the DirtyBirds do look like they might surprise a few folks this year.

 

[WriterDom]

Atlanta hasn't been to the playoffs two years in a row in their history. I never liked Vick. But I think I could watch this team now. Thing is I don't get Atlanta on the dish. I love the dish though and will never go back to cable.

 

[ShyGuy68]

A NYC sports bar ought to be fun, as long as the Titans aren't playing the Giants or Jets... if they are, you might get your butt kicked if you cheer too loudly for Tennessee...

Yeah it could be loads of fun, but time will tell if I'll make it. It's the day we arrive, and due to the 6 hour time difference, we'll probably be very tired, but time will tell. And yes it should be fun, and they aren't playing any of the NY teams

Do try to get Weeks 1 and 2 posted before you go, and don't worry about getting them in any particular order or anything; I'll rearrange them for you if necessary. First two weeks (at least), Monday Night Football will be the tiebreaker. After the first few weeks, if MNF looks likely to be a blowout, I might change the tiebreaker game to one that's more likely to have some suspense to it. (If no one objects too strenuously to that concept. I think I forgot to mention that earlier.)

I've just made my picks, so here you go:

Week 1
Tennesee
Miami
Denver
Cleveland
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Philly
Baltimore
Jets
Washington
Arizona
Seattle
Green bay
New England
Oakland
Tiebreaker: 42

Week 2
Carolina
Detroit
Green Bay
Tennessee
Oakland
New England
Philly
Washington
Jacksonville
Tampa Bay
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Denver
Dallas
Indianapolis
Tiebreaker: 47

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Yeah it could be loads of fun, but time will tell if I'll make it. It's the day we arrive, and due to the 6 hour time difference, we'll probably be very tired, but time will tell. And yes it should be fun, and they aren't playing any of the NY teams

I've just made my picks, so here you go: <snip>

Don't forget your tiebreakers - total points for Monday Night Football.

 

[ShyGuy68]

Don't forget your tiebreakers - total points for Monday Night Football.

Added!

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Huh. How'd that happen?

Preseason Week 3 Results:
SW - 11
DD - 10
ES - 9
YK - 8
WD - 4

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Schedule for Preseason Week 4:

Thursday
Visitor. . . . . . . Home
Detroit. . . . . . . Buffalo
Philadelphia . . . . N.Y. Jets
Baltimore. . . . . . Atlanta
Indianapolis . . . . Cincinnati
Washington . . . . . Jacksonville
N.Y. Giants. . . . . New England
Pittsburgh . . . . . Carolina
Cleveland. . . . . . Chicago
Miami. . . . . . . . New Orleans
Kansas City. . . . . St. Louis
Green Bay. . . . . . Tennessee
Arizona. . . . . . . Denver
Oakland. . . . . . . Seattle

Friday
Houston. . . . . . . Tampa Bay
Dallas . . . . . . . Minnesota
San Francisco. . . . San Diego

Tiebreaker
San Francisco. . . . San Diego Total Points ____

First game is 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday evening. Pick 'em early, pick 'em often!

 

[WriterDom]

Schedule for Preseason Week 4:

Thursday
Visitor. . . . . . . Home
Detroit. . . . . . . Buffalo
Philadelphia . . . . N.Y. Jets
Baltimore. . . . . . Atlanta
Indianapolis . . . . Cincinnati
Washington . . . . . Jacksonville
N.Y. Giants. . . . . New England
Pittsburgh . . . . . Carolina
Cleveland. . . . . . Chicago
Miami. . . . . . . . New Orleans
Kansas City. . . . . St. Louis
Green Bay. . . . . . Tennessee
Arizona. . . . . . . Denver
Oakland. . . . . . . Seattle

Friday
Houston. . . . . . . N.Y. Giants
Dallas . . . . . . . Minnesota
San Francisco. . . . San Diego

Tiebreaker
San Francisco. . . . San Diego Total Points ____

First game is 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday evening. Pick 'em early, pick 'em often!

you have the NY Giants playing twice?

 

[Sir_Winston54]

you have the NY Giants playing twice?

Blame it on a 4 a.m. brainfart. The second NYG is actually my Bucs.


Corrected in the schedule post above.

 

[WriterDom]

. . . . . Buffalo
. . . N.Y. Jets
. . . . Atlanta
Indianapolis .
. . . . . Jacksonville
NY Giants
. . . . Carolina
Cleveland. . . . . .
. . . . . . . New Orleans
. . St. Louis
. . . Tennessee
. Denver
Seattle

Friday
Tampa

Dallas .

San Diego

Tiebreaker
San Francisco. . . . San Diego Total Points ____46

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Still goin' heavy on the homefield +3 advantage, huh? Not usually a bad tactic in preseason, despite last week's results.

Favre looked pretty decent last night, didn't he? Not bad at all for an "old man" who will be 40 in October.

 

[ecstaticsub]

Thursday

Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
New England
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New Orleans
Kansas City
Green Bay
Arizona
Seattle

Friday
Tampa Bay
Dallas
San Diego

Tiebreaker
San Francisco. . . . San Diego Total Points 42

 

[DiscusDave]

Thursday
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
New England
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Miami
Kansas City. . . . . St. Louis
Green Bay
Arizona
Seattle

Friday
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
San Francisco

Tiebreaker
San Francisco. . . . San Diego Total Points 33

 

[Yasashii_Kaze]

Thursday
Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
New England
Carolina
Chicago
New Orleans
Kansas City
Green Bay
Denver
Seattle

Friday
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
San Francisco

Tiebreaker
San Francisco - Total Points __41__

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Thursday
Kansas City. . . . . St. Louis

Dave, dood! You STILL can't pick both teams in one game!

 

[WriterDom]

Dave, dood! You STILL can't pick both teams in one game!

He can if he is beating on a tie. It happens.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
N.Y. Giants
Carolina
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Tennessee
Arizona
Seattle
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
San Diego
37

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Games start at 6:30 ET tonight. Good luck, all!

"Da Real Thang" starts next Thursday at 8:30 ET, Tennessee at Pittsburgh, hopefully with ShyGuy in a NYC sports bar, cheering.

There will be a new thread for the regular season. I believe we had eight regular players last season - let's see if we can get more this year, hmmk?

 

[DiscusDave]

Dave, dood! You STILL can't pick both teams in one game!

Sorry... sorry! Oy! heaven forbid my eyes skip over that one when i was typing my response.

It's not like I was meaning to do that.


Anyway, for that game...

I say St. Louis

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Final pre-season tune-up results:

Week 4:

EcstaticSub - 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . Congrats!
DiscusDave, SirWho?, WriterDom - 8
Yasashii Kaze - 7​

For the three weeks we played:

SirWhat? - 30
DiscusDave - 27
EcstaticSub - 25
WriterDom, Yasashii Kaze - 24​

Look for the new regular season pool thread within the next couple of days, and invite all your friends who might want to play! No cost, no knowledge of football required, just a fun way to make *all* the games count, at least a little bit.