The Empire Strikes Back: Luke....could....go....all....the....way!!

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:26 am

Well, I tanked this week....

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 11:52 pm

Damn the Buc's went to hell it looks like

And I turned off the game

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:10 am

Hey, how ‘bout them Colts?

Feel free to check my math on this:

SYM/DCI Standings - 2003
Week 5
Bloodstalker 9/54 - 64%
VoodooDali 8/6 - 57%
HighLordDave 8/6 - 57%
jwmblade 7/7 – 50%
Gwalchmai 7/7 - 50%
Tybaltus 6/8 -43%

Cumulative
Bloodstalker 50/23 - .68% (-1)
VoodooDali 27/15 - 64% (-8)
Gwalchmai 47/27 - 64% (-3)
HighLordDave 34/24 - 59% (even)
Tybaltus 15/13 - 54% (-10)
jwmblade 9/8 – 53% (-14)

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 2:25 pm

Do my eyes deceive me?

I'm actually beating Tybaltus! Woo-hoo!!!!

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 6:08 pm

In my lock of the week I predict that my Chargers will not lose this week

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:36 pm

Originally posted by Idioteque
In my lock of the week I predict that my Chargers will not lose this week

Heh. You are welcome to pick actual games as well, you know.....

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:01 pm

Sniggle....I should peek in here more often..I see BS has become a Cowboys Fan

*Go Cowboys*

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:23 am

Tentative picks:

Packers over Chiefs – I’m not sure GB can pull this one off, but I sure would like to see a KC L
Titans over Texans
Colts over Panthers – Colts may be getting ****y, and this would be a good one for them to lose.
Patriots over Giants – Not sure on this one…
Saints over Bears
Browns over Raiders – Homefield advantage all the way. I think.
Eagles over Cowboys – undecided…, but I know who Scayde would pick

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Buccaneers over Redskins – unless TB plays like they did in the last four minutes of Monday night…
Dolphins over Jaguars
Broncos over Steelers
Bills over Jets
Ravens over Cardinals
Seahawks over 49ers

And Rams over Falcons

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:49 pm

Packers over Chiefs
Ten over Texans
Colts over Panthers.
Giants over Patriots.
Saints over Bears
Browns over Raiders
Eagles over Cowboys *And no, I am NOT a Dallas fan

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Bucs over Skins....and Rice may set the NFL sack record for one game here.
Dolphins over Jags
Den over Steelers
Bills over Jets
Ravens over Cards
Seahawks over SF
Rams over Falcons

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:12 pm

So, BS.... we only differ on the Giants/Pats game. Just so you know, Ty is also taking NYG. I don't know if that helps you or not...

And the guy who runs my office pool has also made all the same picks as you, and he claims that he will go 14-0 this week. But, I'm picking the Patriots mostly for the Home Field, and the fact that I know nothing about football. So there.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:23 pm

As long as this week is less brutal than last one

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 7:33 pm

Indianapolis
New Orleans
Tennessee
Kansas City
Miami
NY Giants
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Buffalo
Denver
Seattle
St. Louis

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:03 pm

Chiefs
Titans
Colts
Patriots
Saints
Browns
Eagles
Redskins
Dolphins
Broncos
Bills
Cards - my big upset of the week
49ers
Rams

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 6:09 pm

Originally posted by Idioteque
Cards - my big upset of the week

Really? Looks like the Redskins and the 49ers would be pretty good upsets too...

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:22 pm

If I were in the upset mode, I'd take the Jaguars and Jets. The Jaguars are playing with a healthy Fred Taylor and Jimmy Smith is back. Plus, Byron Leftwich knows he is now the Jags's starter and won't get yanked for a couple of bad throws.

The Jets are coming off a bye, and although they've playing poorly so far this year, the Bills have the Redskins and the Chiefs coming up, so they may be caught with a trap game.

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 9:05 pm

Bucs- Redskins
The Bucs haven't played like super bowl champs consistently and Washington has the LBs and CBs to shut them down offensively. The TB D should be great at getting at Ramsey but he should be able to make a few big plays in the passing game like Manning.

Seahawks- niners
Seattle is just overrated. They are a good team and could make the playoffs but their record is more a reflection of their schedule than their abilities.SF has the talent they just need to focus.

Jags- Dolphins
Byron Leftwich had a great game againt a passing D( my poor chargers) that have given up huge games to everyone. Leftwich is good but Miami is 4 deep in quality corners (Madison, Surtain, Buckley, Fletcher) not to mention the rest of their D.

Jets- Bills
With Testaverde playing instead of Pennington the Jets cant spread the D downfield meaning teams are playing them with 8 men in the box. That and age are why Martin is having his worst year. Without Donnie Abraham NY is going to have a hard time stopping Bledsoe.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 9:26 pm

The Skins do have enough to beat the Bucs if they could play without shooting themselves in the foot. But, until they learn to not move til the snap, they can't beat a team with as dominant a defense as TB. It killed them against the Giants, should have beaten them against the Pats, and is just plain bewildering to me.

Seahawks are a pretty good team. The 49'ers don't have half the talent people thought they had. You go beyond Owens and you've got...well, nothing on offense. Their defense isn't bad, but tends to blow leads.

Bills just might get in that trap game mode. Their not all that great anyway, but I just think the Jets are dead in the water. It goes way beyond Pennington. They lost too much this offseason to have contended even with their QB.

That said, my upset picks would still be the Skins and Panthers..even though that wouldn't really be an upset

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 11:27 pm

Here's a quick stat for you, Bloodstalker: WAS, 19 false start penalties in 5 games. Stupid mental mistakes are killing them by turning 1st and 10 into 1st and 15 and 3rd and 2 into 3rd and 7. That's no way to try and turn things around.

VoodooDali · Post by **VoodooDali** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 10:39 am

Man, did our stats ever go down last week.

Anyway, at the eleventh hour, here are my picks for Week 6:

Chiefs over Packers
Cowboys over Eagles
Skins (aka Jets, hehe) over Bucs
Titans over Texans
Giants over Pats (I still have hope for the Giants)
Dolphins over Jags
Broncos over Steelers
Ravens over Cardinals
Seahawks over 49ers
Rams over Falcons

Tough Picks
Colts over Panthers (what a total toss-up, these two teams are pretty evenly matched...)
Browns over Raiders
Bears over Saints

The I'm a ****eyed Optimist Pick
Jets over Bills!

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 11:02 pm

Interim Report - I'll be back on Friday to update everyone's stats...

jwm - 10-3
Gwally - 9-4
HLD - 9-4
Voo - 9-4
Idioteque - 8-5
BS - 8-5
Ty - 7-6

Everyone picked the Rams for Monday.