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

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:51 pm

Can't say Dallas won, more like Buffalo lost, but, hey, I am celebrating anyway

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:02 pm

I forgot to make my picks this week but I'm laughing at all of you for picking Minnesota

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 4:29 pm

SYM/DCI Standings - 2003
Week 10
Tybaltus 8/6 – 57%
HighLordDave 8/6 – 57%
jwmblade 8/6 – 57%
Gwalchmai 6/8 - 43%
Bloodstalker 6/8 - 43%

Cumulative
Idioteque 26/16 – 62%
Bloodstalker 87/56 - 61% (-2)
jwmblade 52/35 – 60% (even)
Gwalchmai 86/58 - 60% (-2)
HighLordDave 67/47 – 59% (even)
Tybaltus 57/42 - 58% (even)

Yet another horrible week. Oh, well.

Unbelievably, someone in my office pool actually won 10 games this week! He was trying to pick the upsets and actually got them right. Unlike me...

Yet, our Cumulative scores just got a whole lot closer! We're all riding in one big clump, separated by only a few percentage points!

This coming week is going to be interesting, with the Cowboys going up against the Patriots in a battle of coaches and the Bengals have a guaranteed win against the hapless, no-good Chiefs

. Just to drive me nuts, Denver comes off the bye against Flutie - a game that is sure to give me nightmares. Who should I pick? Who? Who?

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 5:21 pm

Cleveland
New Orleans
Baltimore
Buffalo
Tennessee
Kansas City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Carolina
Indianapolis
Denver
Seattle
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
New England
Pittsburgh

Well, it's another crapshoot week. When in doubt, I'm going with the home team.

Some quick hit thoughts:

The Chiefs are still going to win no matter what Chad Johnson says. The Bengals are better, and could even win their weak division, but their defense can't stop Priest Holmes for 60 minutes and their offense can't win in a shootout.

Miami rode Ricky Williams last year and still missed the playoffs; this year, their O-line in way underachieving and their passing game is somewhere between mediocre and bad. Jamal Lewis will wear down the Miami D and the Fiedler/Greise monster will rear its ugly head in a loss.

Indianapolis gets a mulligan.

Carolina will blitz the hell out of Patrick Ramsey and destroy the Redskins in a game where the score is closer than the play.

Daunte Culpepper vs. Rick Mirer. Is this really a Sunday matchup?

I think the Patriots are going to win because Bill Belichek will make Quincy Carter beat them with his arm and he's simply not good enough to do it.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 6:34 pm

I am about 5 losses away from letting the coin flip decide the rest of the year.

Arizona over Cleveland.
Baltimore over Miami.
Giants over Philly.
Carolina over the Skins.
SD over Den.
GB over TB
NE over Dallas
NO over Atlanta
Houston over Bills
KC over Cincy
Rams over Bears
Colts over Jets
Seattle over Detriot
Vikings over the Raiders
SF over Steelers

Cleveland released Kevin Johnson this week. I wonder how the team will react to having their leading reciever the past few years just dumped in the middle of the season.

Baltimore beat the hell out of the Rams offense last week. They'll shut down the struggling Dolphins easy, but, another day like the last one from Redmon could cost them.

Skins will lose because Davis will kill them. Last week, Spurrier turned over the offensive playcalling to Hue Jackson, and the result was a lot more emphasis on protection in the gameplan. That, and added hot routes for Ramsey when he gets in trouble. Carolina gets so much pressure from their front four, I'm not sure how much blitzing they'll do. But, if they do, don't be surprised if Coles and Gardner put up big numbers. You can pass on the Panthers D.

TB can stop all this talk about being one of the greatest defenses of all time. They may have been, but they ain't right now. Ahman Green will have a good day, and Favre will too. TB's defense doesn't scare QB's as much these days.

Dallas offense is horrible. Patriots can make good offenses look horrible. Bad day for the Tuna.

I woulda picked the Bengals to beat KC had Johnson kept his mouth shut. Someone is gonna beat the Cheifs, and history says that someone is gonna be a team with a very sorry record. Most teams that go this far unbeaten wind up losing to really bad teams. I'm eyeballing that KC/SD game.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:08 am

BS: I dont see a pick for Jacksonville/Tennessee...

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:44 am

My picks for Week 11

Dolphins over the Ravens?
Saints over the Falcons
Eagles over the Giants
Panthers over the Redskins
Bills over the Texans?
Rams over the Bears
Chiefs over the Bengals
Browns over the Cardinals?
Titans over the Jaguars
Colts over the Jets
Broncos over the Chargers?
Seahawks over the Lions
Buccaneers over the Packers?
Vikings over the Raiders
Patriots over the Cowboys

And the 49ers over the Steelers, 21 to 18.

I have a few questions, but I can't shake the feeling that everyone in the NFL is as tired of all the upsets as I am, and that there won't be any upsets at all this week! Call me wierd or something....

edit: Heh, heh. I forgot one game as well!

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:22 pm

Tennessee over Jax

I'm getting old

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:30 pm

Weee - now I'm done at school I can watch NFL .... first time this season

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:35 pm

How 'Bout them....Bengals?

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 7:46 am

SYM/DCI Standings - 2003
Week 10
Gwalchmai 12/4 - 75%
jwmblade 11/5 – 69%
Tybaltus 10/6 – 63%
HighLordDave 10/6 – 63%
Bloodstalker 10/6 - 63%

Cumulative
Gwalchmai 98/62 - 61% (+1)
jwmblade 63/40 – 61% (+1)
Bloodstalker 97/62 - 61% (even)
HighLordDave 77/53 – 59% (even)
Tybaltus 67/48 - 58% (even)

Yes, how 'bout them Bengals?

But the real question is Will the Chiefs fold after their first loss like the Vikings did? Its possible, many of their wins have not been so impressive. How dominating were the '73 Dolphins in their perfect season?

RandomThug · Post by **RandomThug** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:56 am

Miami falls!

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 10:31 am

My tentative picks:

Vikings over Lions
Jets over Jaguars
Eagles over Saints
Ravens over Seahawks???? Ty convinced me...
Patriots over Texans
Colts over Bills
Browns over Steelers?
Panthers over Cowboys???
Packers over 49ers?
Broncos over Bears
Rams over Cardinals? (I only question this because AZ has a tendancy to win against better opponents when they play at home)
Bengals over Chargers
Chiefs over Raiders?
Titans over Falcons
Dolphins over Redskins

and
Buccaneers over Giants??

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 7:19 pm

Carolina
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
New England
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Seattle
Green Bay
Denver
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Tennessee
Miami
Tampa Bay

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 9:14 pm

Panthers over the Cowboys
Colts over the Bills
NE over Houston
Pittsburg over Cleveland
GB over 49'ers
Rams over the Cards
Bengals over the Chargers
Miami over Washington
Vikings over Lions.
Jags over the Jets
Saint's over the Eagles
Baltimore over Seattle
Denver over Chicago
KC over the Raiders
Ten over Atlanta
Giants over TB

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 1:59 am

Carolina
Minnesota
Indianapolis
New York Jets
New England
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Baltimore
Green Bay
Denver
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Diego
Tennessee
Miami
Tampa Bay

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 2:20 pm

By my count, I am 11-5 last week, so things are looking up. I am out of town this week, so here are my picks for week 13:

Green Bay
Dallas
Chicago (they're still the Cards . . . and they're on the road)
Houston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
St. Louis (in a shootout; Minnesota's porous defense will get lit up)
Indianapolis
Carolina
Baltimore
Washington
Seattle
Denver
Kansas City
Tampa Bay
Tennessee

Hope everyone has a Happy Turkey Day!

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 5:04 pm

GB over Detroit
Miami over Dallas
Chicago over Arizona
Giants over Bills
Vikings over the Rams
Panthers over the eagles
Skins over Saints
Denver over Oakland
TB over Jags
Atlanta over Houston
Bengals over the Steelers.
Pats over the Colts
Baltimore over 49'ers
Seattle over Cleveland
KC over SD
Tennessee over the Jets

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 10:56 pm

Thursday games:

Packers over Lions
Dallas over Miami

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 2:46 am

Green Bay
Miami
Chicago
Buffalo
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Washington
Denver
Tampa Bay
Houston
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Cleveland
San Diego
New York Jets