week 13 picks

Bran&Ryan:
Eagles
Bears
Saints
Jags
Giants
Vikings
Packers
Chiefs
Dolphins
Chargers
Falcons
Rams
Seahawks
Colts
Steelers
Pats

SeanO:
Eagles
Bears
Saints
Jags
Giants
Vikes
Packers
Chiefs
Browns
Chargers
Falcons
Rams
Panthers
Colts
Steelers
Pats

Observations from the Commissioner

Some Points to Consider:

Most successful pick: Patriots, Ravens, Steelers, and Saints, by everyone

Least Successful Pick: Panthers, by Bran and Ryan and Bengals, by Marc


Gutsiest Picks: Dolphins by Bran and Ryan and the Great Kate;  49ers by Sean and Jo; Vikings by Sean and Bran and Ryan

Almost Gutsiest Pick: Panthers, by Bran and Ryan

Trends: Kevin is holding on with 57 points, but strong records in trhe last two weeks have propelled Sean and Bran and Ryan to 56 point each. It could get ugly, knowing Kevin (and Bran seems kind of feisty as well). Wayne is steady at 54, Mike with 53 and coming up on the outside is Jo with 51!

The Principled Person Award this week goes to Marc for the reason he picked the Bengals: "I don't like the Jets."This reasoning is direct opposition to Ed's tendency to pick one team but root for the other. Apparently, this is the way he plays the horses as well.

Rumor of the Week: The Commissioner has heard that Ed is preparing to request an invalidation of the past three weeks' results. The reason given is that he thought we were playing low-no.

Week 12 Stats

Week 12 Results

pick of last week

Brandy writes again:

Since the commish has not performed his duties this week... I will vote myself pick of "last" week. I was the only one to choose the Redskins. I was very proud of this pick! Especially because... just before choosing the Redskins I asked Sean "The Washington what?

I vote that we impeach the commish, and kick him out of the family as well.

under review

Brandy writes: This is an outrage! Wayne gets his picks in late, and still manages to get points for the Thursday games? I think the commish has gone soft. I am demanding that Wayne be removed from this game, and better yet be removed from the family.

The true second place winner.
P.S. Nice to meet you Wayne

Week 12 Final Picks

Kate the great's late picks

washington
tennessee
pitts
Giants
atlanta
browns
seattle
miami
baltimore
philly
denver
Indy
arizona

week 12 pix

Commish,

My (SeanO) season record should show 17 losses. The points are correct though.

Now to the picks:

Bran and Ryan:
Pats
Saints
Jets
Vikings
Houston
Steelers
Giants
Falcons
Panthers
Chiefs
Dolphins
Ravens
Eagles
Rams
Colts
Cards

SeanO:
Pats
Saints
Jets
Vikings
Texans
Steelers
Giants
Packers
Browns
Chiefs
Raiders
Ravens
Eagles
Broncos
Chargers
49ers

Week 11 Results and Stats

Week 12 Schedule

Thursday,  November  25
New England  at  Detroit
New Orleans  at  Dallas
Cincinnati  at  N.Y. Jets
Sunday,  November  28
Minnesota  at  Washington
Tennessee  at  Houston
Pittsburgh  at  Buffalo
Jacksonville  at  N.Y. Giants
Green Bay  at  Atlanta 
Carolina  at  Cleveland
Kansas City  at  Seattle
Miami  at  Oakland
Tampa Bay  at  Baltimore
Philadelphia  at  Chicago
St. Louis  at  Denver
San Diego  at  Indianapolis 
Monday,  November 29
San Francisco  at  Arizona

I must agree with the Commish on this one. Ed probably needs to consult a physician about his condition. Two weeks in a row!!!! He is just begging to lose. I guess he is comfortable in that role. Brandy was thoroughly chastised for last week's actions. The board of governors may need to meet to decide about Ed's issues. As Patrick Henry once said " Give me the Pats or give me death". This borders on treason. I think Uncle Ed has been around horse poop for too long. His judgement is clearly clouded just like the New England weather!

On the up side, it was nice to the Bears drop the Dolphins a bit further in the standings.

I am also concerned that someone is doing the picking for Luke. There is no way he could be right this often. Commish, give him Ed's number. That should cool him off. I will insist that the Commish open an investigation of Lucas' picking behavior.

Uncle Big Kev/Dad/Bro/Grandpa O

The Ed Problem

Noted Colts lover and Pats hater Ed (he must be adopted) O'Leary has once again picked the Pats to lose. As commissioner, I have to remind all that he has a right to pick against the Pats. This is America, after all, and the league is progressive in its defense of our members' freedoms. But it does call for more stringent requirement measures. With this in mind, I have instituted a policy of membership authentication. Following Texas fine lead, henceforth all perspective members will be required to submit to the commissioner an original birth certificate. This will allay any festering doubts about Ed's parentage and American citizenship. In the meantime, let's support Ed as we would a member of the family.

 

The Commish

 

 

Week 11 Picks

all the RIGHT choices...

Miami
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
N.Y. Jets
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Green Bay
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
New Orleans
New England
Philadelphia
San Diego

Week 11 Pix

SeanO:
da' bears
cowboys
Pitt
Ravens
Jets
Jags
Titans
Chiefs
Bungles
Pack
Bucs
Falcons
Saints
Pats
Eagles
Chargers

Bran&Ryan:
Phins
cowboys
steelers
ravens
jets
jags
skins
chefs
bills
vikes
bucs
falcons
saints
pats
eagles
chargers

Observations on Week 10

Some observations:

• Shared Best Pick of the Week goes to Brandy and Ryan for Seattle over the Cardinals. I didn’t see that one coming.
• Second Best Pick of the Week has to go to Lucas for his pick of the Cowboys over the Giants.  I think I might have called him for his picks a little late at night, if you know what I mean.
• Most popular and successful pick was the Colts over the Bungles.
• Kevin remains the leader, two points higher than Wayne and Luke. Bran and Ryan now three points behind with 29. Sean and I follow with 28.
• Jo and Kev had great weeks with 10-4 records. Wayne’s and Brandy and Ryan’s hatred of the Pats kept them from tying Kev for the week.  Ed’s hatred of the Pats kept him below .500 for the week.
• Coin toss was 5-9 and everyone is beating it, even Ed.  Unsurprisingly, coin toss is 20-20 for the season.

Week 11 Schedule

Thursday,  November  18
Chicago  at  Miami

 Sunday,  November  21
Detroit  at  Dallas
Oakland  at  Pittsburgh
Baltimore  at  Carolina
Houston  at  N.Y. Jets
Cleveland  at  Jacksonville
Washington  at  Tennessee
Arizona  at  Kansas City
Buffalo  at  Cincinnati
Green Bay  at  Minnesota
Tampa Bay  at  San Francisco
Atlanta  at  St. Louis
Seattle  at  New Orleans
Indianapolis  at  New England
N.Y. Giants  at  Philadelphia

Monday,  November  22
Denver  at  San Diego

Week 10 Stats and Final Results

Here you go sports fans:

Wow! One bad game and look at the fair weather Patriot fans dropping like flies! Figures Uncle Ed and Cuz Wayne would head the list! Brandy now has a separate bedroom! Lonf way to go but look for Buffalo to get a win. Patriots have a tough schedule but can still fare well. Tough loss for some of us on thursday. It is a good thing Marcus Emery is not in this pool-----life would be miserable for him. Understatement of the day by Theo: "Sox want to keep Martinez". That is groundbreaking stuff! So don't 30 other teams. Been a quiet week for rule changes and cuz's rants!!! Gotta see how the picks are doing.

Kev/Dad/Bro/Uncle Big Kev

Week 10 Picks

Picking the Steelers

A true story.

Betsy's brother Marco, my boys and I had a pool going early in the 2000's. It was the playoffs, and the Colts had demolished a good Denver team by something like 45-7. The Patriots had squeaked by the Steelers 14-10. They were meeting at Foxborough and of course the boys and I picked the Pats. But Marcus, althouth professing to be a strong Patriots fan, was worried about the potent Colts offense, and he picked the Colts. The Pats won 14-3.

To this day, whenever Marco makes a comment on sports, on politics or on life, one of us will respond derisively with "Colts lover"!

A couple "hail mary's" in this weeks pix

Falcons

Titans
Jaguars
Colts
Vikings
Lions
Jets
Bucs
Cheifs
Cardinals
Giants
49ers
Pats (don't let me down)

Eagles

Week 10 picks - Brandy is in the doghouse in this household tonight!!!

Sean:
Baltimore
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Indy
Vikes
Detroit
Jets
Bucs
Chiefs
Cardinals
Giants
Niners
Pats
Philly

Brandy & Ryan:
Falcons
Fish
J-ville
Colts
Vikes
Bills
Jets
Panthers
Chiefs
Seattle
Giants
SanFran
Steelers
Eagles

Revised Stats

Brandy and Sean noticed my figures were off. Based upon 1 pt for each non-Monday night winner and 2 pts for the Monday night correct prediction, the following stats are operative:

 Contact me if I've made an error.

Are the pts wrong??

Commish Arithmatic,

It appears the pts are incorrect. However, it may not matter. Everyone has picked the monday night game correctly for each week, therefore their pts should be 2 more than their record. Brandy thinks her score is the only one wrong and she should be awarded a pt because she was shorted, but I have decided to give justice to all. Anyway, let us know the verdict and we will decide if pursuit of an appeal is necessary.

SeanO

Week 9 Observations

Observations from the Commissioner:

• Sean had a great week, setting a record at 11-2.
• Kevin, Wayne, and Luke remain strong.
• Sam rebounded nicely and Kate had a nice first week.
• The coin toss is holding its own.
• Only one of Wayne’s three gutsy picks was a winner, but he only lost Detroit because of a choke.
• Most disappointing bet: The Pats. Everyone picked them except for the coin toss.
• Most reassuring bet: The Steelers. Everyone picked them and they came through.
• Everyone but the coin toss picked the Pack.
• Falcons and Saints seemed like safe bets. 
• It is sad that Kevin shares the lead. I fear it will only encourage his anti-social rantings.

Week Ten Games (Thursday, Thursday, Thursday)

A Thursday game this week, so we better get our picks in early. Wednesday night seems reasonable.

Thursday,  November  11

Baltimore  at  Atlanta

Sunday,  November  14

Tennessee  at  Miami

Houston  at  Jacksonville

Cincinnati  at  Indianapolis

Minnesota  at  Chicago

Detroit  at  Buffalo

N.Y. Jets  at  Cleveland

Carolina  at  Tampa Bay

Kansas City  at  Denver

Seattle  at  Arizona

Dallas  at  N.Y. Giants

St. Louis  at  San Francisco

New England  at  Pittsburgh

Monday,  November  15

Philadelphia  at  Washington

 

Week 9 Stats

Here we go. Check my arithmetic for accuracy.

Final Results Week 9

Week 9 Early Results

• Sean is looking strong! He is 10-2 and he picked the Steelers for tonight, so he should end at 11-2.

• Five are at 9-3, and four at 8-4, so maybe we are getting better at this now that so much is at stake.

• The coin toss is at 7-5.

• Everyone picked the Steelers for tonight. Of course, everyone picked the Pats yesterday as well.

• I had both the Bills (choke!) and the Cardinals (choke). I could of been a contendah! Of course no one choked more than the Lions, picked by Wayne and Kate.

Are you kidding?

Can't believe how bad the Patriots were today. There should not be an easier team to beat on the schedule. On another note is was 72 degrees here today. Jo says she is going with the coin toss every week. Very scientific. Uncle Ed------don't try to analyze that game today. To the Commish----------------has Cuz W called lately about fouls or "I didn't mean to pick them" selections? We need to vote on this Kate thing with giving her the average for last week. The game is not played that way. Give it another week as is and she will be ahead of Cuz W anyway! I think Karen should have been in the pool too. Commish---how about a plastic "trophy" for whoever finishes last. Maybe it could rotate from year to year. But with Marcus in it, maybe it won't rotate each year! Got to go lick patriot wounds.

Bro/Dad/Uncle Big Kev

Week 9 Picks

The Winner's Pix

Everyone watch out now......Kate's in the game!

This weeks pix:

bears, chargers, falcons, pats, cardinals, ravens, saints, lions, giants, eagles, raiders, packers, steelers

Week 9 Pix from Orlando

Bran & Ryan

Bills, Chargers, Falcons, Pats, Vikes, Ravens, Saints, Jets, Giants, Colts, Chiefs, Pack, Steelers.

Sean

Bears, Chargers, Falcons, Pats, Vikes, Ravens, Saints, Jets, Giants, Colts, Raiders, Pack, Steelers.

Wayne's Gutsy Picks

Cousin Wayne has made some interesting picks for the coming weekend.

Lions over the Jets

Seahawks over the Giants

Eagles over the Colts

Way to push the envelope Cousin Wayne!!

BTW, the commissioner's office has received two messages privately from pickers. The by-laws clearly state that the commissioner will not be a clearinghouse for rants and raves, therefore, they are published below. Please send emails to all pickers in the future, or risk losing valuable points. Better yet, post to the GO Zone and the posts are also sent as email.

Exhaulted in his Purity, 

The Commish

From Wayne:

I'm not sure you got my picks right.  I think it was Keven's suspicious number system.

Kevin should be assessed a personal foul penalty of two losses for unnecessary confusion.

Cuz Wayne



and from Kevin:

I think we need to convene a meeting of the board of governors to discuss the pointless and much-twisted information coming from the commissioner's office. That aside, this could shape up into a great pool. Better to start calling Ed on wednesdays. He needs time. Is Wayne still whining or is he good with the team logos? We can change them for him if he likes!

Bro

BOG charter member

Week 9 Schedule

  Bears at Bills

  Chargers at Texans

  Buccaneers at Falcons

  Patriots at Browns

  Cardinals at Vikings

  Dolphins at Ravens

  Saints at Panthers

  Jets at Lions

  Giants at Seahawks

  Colts at Eagles

  Chiefs at Raiders

  Cowboys at Packers

  Steelers at Bengals

Week 8 Analysis

Gutsy Calls
Sean and Marc both picked Green Bay at the Jets. Kevin and Luke picked the Saints at home against the Steelers, Mike and Wayne picked the Lions at home over Washington. Sean and Marc win that one.

Most Popular Bets
The Colts and The Pats. Kansas City had 8 of 9.

Worst Bets
The Steelers (what happened to them?), the Jets (Yea!),  the Broncos (Blah!), and Washington (Meltdown).

Missing in Action
Kate was moving this weekend, but says she wants in from now on.

Trash Talker of the Week
Kevin. What got his panties in a twist?

Quickest to Respond
Kevin

Slowest to Respond
Marcus

Beaten by the Coin Toss
Sean, Sam and Jo

Week 8 Stats

Week 8 Results