Saturday, December 31, 2011

Week 17 Picks

Pat's Picks

Eagles
Falcons
49ers
Da Bears
Packers
Giants
Saints
Texans
Bengals
Steelers
Colts
Dolphins
Patriots
Chargers
Broncos
Seahawks

Ed's Picks

Eagles
Falcons
49ers
Da Bears
Lions
Giants
Saints
Texans
Bengals
Steelers
Colts
Dolphins
Patriots
Chargers
Broncos
Cardinals

Week 17 pix

Bran & Ryan:
Eagles
Falcons
Niners
Bears
Lions
Cowboys
Saints
Titans
Ravens
Steelers
Jags
Jets
Pats
Chargers
Broncos
Seahawks

Sean:
Eagles
Falcons
Niners
Vikes
Lions
Giants
Saints
Texans
Ravens
Steelers
Jags
Jets
Pats
Chargers
Broncos
Seahawks


Wednesday, December 28, 2011

this week's picks

My picks for this week:

Philly over Washington
Atlanta over Tampon Bay
Frisco over St. Louie
Vikes over Bears
The Pack over the Lions
Giants over Caboys
Saints over Carolina (this could be a close one)
Houston over Tennessee
Baltimore over Cincy (another close one)
Pittsburgh over Cleveland
Jacksonville over Indy
Miami over the Jets
Pats over Bills
Raiders over Chargers
Denver over KC
Zona over Seattle

Let's see now, that's 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 picks. Let's see the Commish find a way to "drop" one of my picks again this week!

On Friday, at 3 AM, I am being kidnapped by 11 other thugs and taken to Gulf Shores, AL, where I will be forced to play golf for seven days at Penninsula, Kiva Dunes, Rock Creek, Cypress Bend and Cotton Creek.

I'm sure my captors will not grant me internet access, so I will be forced to find a way to call the Commish and hope to hell he can accurately jot down my picks for the next weekend.

cuz

Week 17 Games



NFL Week 17  

Date & Time
Favorite
Spread
Underdog
1/1 1:00 ET
At Philadelphia
   -8.5
Washington
1/1 4:15 ET
At Atlanta
   -12
Tampa Bay
1/1 1:00 ET
San Francisco
   -10.5
At St. Louis
1/1 1:00 ET
At Minnesota
    PK
Chicago
1/1 1:00 ET
Detroit
   -3.5
At Green Bay
1/1 8:20 ET
At NY Giants
   -3
Dallas
1/1 1:00 ET
At New Orleans
   -8.5
Carolina
1/1 1:00 ET
Tennessee
   -3
At Houston
1/1 4:15 ET
Baltimore
   -2.5
At Cincinnati
1/1 4:15 ET
Pittsburgh
   -7
At Cleveland
1/1 1:00 ET
At Jacksonville
   -3.5
Indianapolis
1/1 1:00 ET
At Miami
   -2
NY Jets
1/1 1:00 ET
At New England
   -11
Buffalo
1/1 4:15 ET
At Oakland
   -3
San Diego
1/1 4:15 ET
At Denver
   -3.5
Kansas City
1/1 4:15 ET
At Arizona
   -3
Seattle










































































































































Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Corrected Stats

Somehow, cousin Wayne's total was incorrect. My assistant in charge of statistics took his no-pick and credited it was a win. The Commish, ever alert to improprieties in accounting, spotted the error and acted quickly to rectify the situation. No conspiracy theories need be floated.

Week 16 Observations


1.     Commish Holds On, Kev and Wayne Rise. The Commish is still in the lead  with 173 points, but Cuz Wayne and The Pretender gained a point on him. Kev and JoJo are tied for second with 171, with Wayne and Patrick next at 169. Kate continues her strong play at 164 and Bran and Ryan rule that household with a 1 point lead over Sean, 162-161.  Patriot hater Ed has 163 and Scott has 160. Luke has 150.

2.     Picks of the Week. Bran and Ryan have the top two picks of the week, singularly picking the Bills and the Vikes. They have a knack for PoW’s.

3.     Some Things Never Change. Ed picked against the Patriot again. And lost, again. 

4.     Unanimous Picks Update. The members were 5-1 with their unanimous picks, correctly picking the Saints, the Packers, the Steelers, the Panthers and the Ravens. They lost on the Texans in the upset of the week, maybe of the season.

5.     Most Contested Pick.  Six Members won with the Lions, Five lost the Bolts.

Week 16 Final Picks and Stats

Monday, December 26, 2011

Why is my Kans City-Oakland pick crossed out?

If you go back through the "older posts" you will see that I picked Oakland to win that game.

This egregious error by the Commish occurred while I was in Nebraska for Christmas.

It looks suspicious...

cuz

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Belichick and Brady!

I hope we all realize how unique and special the combination of Brady and Belichick is and has been. They hold the record for wins by a coach and quarterback and that record extends every time they win.

I remember many times when they have come up against a hot team, an "unbeatable" team, a team that was undefeated and undefeatable, including in a Superbowl, and took that team apart. Not only did they beat those teams, they showed the rest of the league how to beat them. The Rams, the Steelers, the Broncos—all met their match in Brady and Belichick, and most of the other teams as well. It is the "Belichick Curse." He beats you and he shows others how to beat you as well.

Patriots Win; Ed Loses (Again)

Strange fact of the game: the Patriots outrushed the Dolphins 119-116.

Also, in the holiday spirit, a portrait of a beautiful, 22 year-old Millie Sleeper:

Yet another blast from the past

Kevin responding to his first football pool winning week:

Happy Holidays

After a long debate, the Senior Advisory Council voted to wish all league members happy holidays. The vote was 3 to 2.

And another disturbing picture from the past:


Three Questions:

1. What is Ed picking out of his butt and why does he look so surprised?

2. Why does Dianne look so innocent?

3. Who is Mike about to hit with that hairbrush?

Just asking.

Merry Christmas from the Commissioner's Office

The O'Leary siblings show early signs of life-long personalities:


Ed is mindlessly oblivious to where the camera is, Dianne is possessed, Mike is anxious about his immediate future, and Kevin is whining. Now all life has to do is play itself out.

Week 16 Picks

Friday, December 23, 2011

Week 16 Picks

Pat's Picks

Chiefs
Broncos
Titans
Bengals
Patriots
Ravens
Giants
Redskins
Panthers
Steelers
Chargers
49ers
Eagles
Packers
Saints

Ed's Picks

Chiefs
Broncos
Titans
Bengals
Dolphins
Ravens
Giants
Redskins
Panthers
Steelers
Chargers
49ers
Eagles
Packers
Saints

Picks week 16

Kate

Hous
KC
Wash
Balt
NE
Den
NYG
Car
Pitt
Ari
Tenn
Det
Philly
SF
GB
NO


Jo

Hous
Oak
Wash
Balt
NE
Den
NYJ
Car
Pitt
Cin
Tenn
Det
Dall
SF
GB
NO

Scott

Hous
KC
Wash
Balt
NE
Den
NYG
Car
Pitt
Cin
Tenn
Det
Dall
Sea
GB
NO

Kev

Hous
KC
Wash
Balt
NE
Den
NYG
Car
Pitt
Cin
Tenn
Det
Philly
SF
GB
NO

Perceived??????

If this "perception" was any bigger, it would take up the whole blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, the outpouring of support for the Commish and his disjointed week of picks I'm sure has been reduced to a trickle of a leaky faucet within seconds of the posting. I'm sure Uncle Phantom Ed read it! UPS and Patrick are a perfect match. Underachieving Picking System spells Patrick. On the up side, that is one great pic of my bride! Beauty is in the eyes of a Volkswagen! Where did the Commish come up with that? I also want to make sure that the Commish verifies that I picked the Colts last night.

The Defender

An Undertone?

"The Defender", usually brutally clear in his denouncements of other members' motivations, perceived insults, and on-going "anti-Defender" conspiracies, is reduced to complaining about the "undertone" of the Commissioner's observations. An undertone? Really? While some have long noticed The Defenders sensitivity to criticism, they now see how deeply suspicious he truly is when statements of fact are attacked for the undertones of their context.

However, by-laws compel the Commissioner to note the Defender's complaints and an initate an investigation into the undertone of the posting. This might take a while, for no facts are being investigated, only perceived slights. The league office will be contacting a host of psychologists, literature majors and dog trainers to try to ferret out and explain the "undertone" of the post.

In the meantime, the Commissioner wants to thank members for the outpouring of e-mails, cards and telegrams supporting him in his endeavors and congratulating him on his fine week of picks.

And, as a small Christmas present, a photo from the past of the beautiful JoJo.



Happy Holidays to all,

The Commish

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Texans!

It is unanimous for Texans over the Colts!

week 16 pix

Sean:
Texans
Chiefs
Broncos
Titans
Bengals
Pats
Ravens
Giants
Skins
Panthers
Steelers
Chargers
Niners
Eagles
Packers
Saints

Bran&Ryan:
Texans
Chiefs
Bills
Titans
Bungles
Pats
Ravens
Jets
Vikes
Panthers
Steelers
Chargers
Seahawks
Eagles
Packers
Saints

Thursday Picks

Pat: Texans

Ed: Texans

Tones

There seems to be an undertone of complete satisfaction coming from the supposedly neutral commissioner's office. Due to a sub-par week in selections, the Commish was very quick to hunt down trivial information as to an all-time low in correct picks. This has to stop. Good teams come back strong and The Defender is still in the real "hunt".

Dad/Pa/Grampy/Uncle Big Kev

Great NFL Graphic

Here is a graphic depicting how on any given Sunday, one team can beat another. Going clockwise, each team has beaten the team to its right.

Week 16 Commissioner's Picks


Texans over Colts.  Colts don’t want to risk the Luck pick.

Chiefs over Raiders. Romeo piles on the fading Raiders.

Tebows over the Bills. Bills can’t stop the run.

Titans over Jags. Jags have spit the bit.

Bengals over Cardinals. Bengals still in it; Cards aren’t.

Patriots over Phins. 13-3, here we come.

Ravens over Browns. Ravens play for second seed.

Giants over Jets. Manning over Sanchez too big a difference.

Redskins over Vikes. Vikes have packed it in.

Panthers over Bucs. Ditto the Bucs.

Steelers over Rams.  Steelers need a rebound win.

Chargers over Lions. Chargers are surging, beat the Lions indoors.

49ers over Seahawks. 49ers on a roll.

Eagles over Cowboys. Eagles finally playing to potential.

Packers over the Bears. Bears are pathetic right now.

Saints over Falcons. Saints have too much firepower for the ground and pound Falcons.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Merry Christmas

We'll be heading out for Nebraska for Christmas weekend.

Karen will be going back to Abilene, TX with her daughter, Wendy, staying until January 17.

After returning home next Monday, I'll be leaving December with 11 other guys for Gulf Shores, AL for our annual golf trip.

cuz

cuz' picks

My picks for this week:

Houston over Indy
Oakland over KC
Tennessee over J-Ville
Cincy over Zona
Pats over Phins
Balty over Cleveland
Giants over Jets
Skins over Minnesota
Carolina over T Bay
Pittsburgh over St. Louey
Detroit over San Diego
Frisco over Seattle
Dallas over Philly
The Pack over Da Bears
Saints over Atlanta

cuz (I said so)

Week 15 Observations


1.     Kevin Stumbles, the Commish Soars. Kevin had a horrendous week, setting GoZone record lows in won-lost and in total points for a week. On the other hand, the Commish had a banner week at 12-4 and a Monday night win. The new rankings are the Commish with 161, JoJo with 159, Kevin with 158, Patrick with 157, Wayne with 155, Ed and Kate with 152, Bran and Ryan with 150, Sean and Scott with 149 and Luke with 139.

2.     Picks of the Week. The Commish was in on two of the three. He was the only one to pick the Colts, and he picked the Chargers with Cuz Wayne. The other POW was JoJo and Kate’s pick of the Dolphins.

3.     Loser Pick Losers. Ed picked against the Pats, again. 

4.     Mediocre Week for Consensus Picks. The members were 3-2 on unanimous picks this week. The Cowboys, Saints and Cardinals won, but the Giants and Green Bay lost.

5.     Playoff Rule Changes Near. With two weeks to go, the Senior Advisory Committee has been busy looking into changes to the playoff rules. Much has been discussed about making sure the rules encourage parity, but one of the senior advisors has been reluctant to do that. Now that he is no longer in the point lead, expect some news on this soon. 

Week 16 Games


NFL Week 16

Date & Time
Favorite
Spread
Underdog
12/22 8:25 ET
Houston
   -5.5
At Indianapolis
12/24 1:00 ET
At Kansas City
   -1
Oakland
12/24 1:00 ET
Denver
   -3
At Buffalo
12/24 1:00 ET
At Tennessee
   -7.5
Jacksonville
12/24 1:00 ET
At Cincinnati
   -4
Arizona
12/24 1:00 ET
At New England
   -10
Miami
12/24 1:00 ET
At Baltimore
   -13
Cleveland
12/24 1:00 ET
At NY Jets
   -3
NY Giants
12/24 1:00 ET
At Washington
   -6.5
Minnesota
12/24 1:00 ET
At Carolina
   -7.5
Tampa Bay
12/24 1:00 ET
At Pittsburgh
   -15.5
St. Louis
12/24 4:05 ET
At Detroit
   -2
San Diego
12/24 4:15 ET
San Francisco
   -2.5
At Seattle
12/24 4:15 ET
At Dallas
   -2
Philadelphia
12/25 8:30 ET
At Green Bay
   -12.5
Chicago
                                              
 Monday Night Football Odds
12/26 8:35 ET
At New Orleans
   -6.5
Atlanta

Week 15 Results and Stats

Sunday, December 18, 2011

I wasn't home hardly at all Saturday, had two Christmas parties to go to, so didn't realize there was a Saturday NFL game until I got home around 10:30 pm.

I picked Dallas in a late email, not knowing how the game came out. But I see I forfeited that pick.

That's fair, I accept the responsibility for my mistake.

Unlike some, I won't whine about it...

cuz

Week 15 Picks

KATE:
Giants
GB
NO
Seattle
Miami
Houston
Tenn
Cinci
Oakland
NE
Philly
Arizona
Baltimore
SF

SCOTT:
Giants
GB
NO
Chicago
Buffalo
Houston
Tenn
Cinci
Oakland
NE
Philly
Arizona
Baltimore
Pitt

Week 15 Picks

Pat's Picks

Giants
Packers
Saints
Seahawks
Bills
Texans
Titans
Bengals
Lions
Patriots
Jets
Cardinals
Ravens
49ers

Ed's Picks

Giants
Packers
Saints
Seahawks
Bills
Texans
Titans
Bengals
Lions
Broncos
Jets
Cardinals
Ravens
49ers

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Saturday picks

Kate: cowboys
Scott: cowboys

Picks

Jo

Atl
Dall
Mia
Chi
Hous
Tenn
GB
NO
NYG
Cin
Det
Ari
NE
NYJ
Balt
SF

Kev

Atl
Dall
Buff
Chi
Hous
Tenn
GB
NO
NYG
Cin
Oak
Ari
NE
NYJ
Balt
Pitt
the remainder of my picks for this week:

Giants over Skins
Green Bay over Chiefs
Saints over Vikes
Bears over Seattle
Buffalo over Miami
Houston over Carolina
Tennessee over Indy
Cincy over St. Louis
Detroit over Oakland
Pats over Denver
Philly over Jets
Zona over Cleveland
San Diego over Baltimore
Frisco over Pittsburgh

wayne

Friday, December 16, 2011

test

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

So far, mostly Falcons

7 out of 8 league members  have picked the Falcons tonight! Don't forget to pick!!!

Also, a Saturday game. Look alive!!

The Commish

Thursday 12/15 picks

KATE: Atlanta
SCOTT: Atlanta

Thurs/Sat Picks

Pat:
Falcons
Cowboys

Ed:
Falcons
Cowboys

Sean & Bran picks

Bran & Ryan

Jags
Cowboys
Giants
Packers
Saints
Seahawks
Bills
Panthers
Titans
Bangles
Lions
Pats
Jets
Cardinals
Ravens
Steelers



Sean

Falcons
Cowboys
Giants
Packers
Saints
Seahawks
Bills
Panthers
Titans
Bangles
Lions
Pats
Eagles
Cardinals
Ravens
Steelers

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011

Week 15 Games

Note: Both Thursday night and Saturday games this week.


Week Fifteen NFL Football

Date & Time
Favorite
Spread
Underdog
12/15 8:25 ET
At Atlanta
   -11
Jacksonville
12/17 8:20 ET
Dallas
   -6
At Tampa Bay
12/18 1:00 ET
At NY Giants
   -7
Washington
12/18 1:00 ET
Green Bay
   -13.5
At Kansas City
12/18 1:00 ET
New Orleans
   -7.5
At Minnesota
12/18 1:00 ET
At Chicago
   -4.5
Seattle
12/18 1:00 ET
Miami
   Off
At Buffalo
12/18 1:00 ET
At Houston
   -6
Carolina
12/18 1:00 ET
Tennessee
   -6.5
At Indianapolis
12/18 1:00 ET
Cincinnati
   Off
At St. Louis
12/18 4:05 ET
Detroit
   -1
At Oakland
12/18 4:15 ET
New England
   -6
At Denver
12/18 4:15 ET
At Philadelphia
   -3
NY Jets
12/18 4:15 ET
At Arizona
   -6.5
Cleveland
12/18 8:30 ET
Baltimore
   -2.5
At San Diego
                                               Monday Night Football
12/19 8:35 ET
At San Francisco
   Off
Pittsburgh

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Week 14 Picks

picks

Kate:

Baltimore

Houston

GB

Jets

Detroit

Tenn

Miami

NE

Atlanta

Jax

49ers

Denver

SD

Giants

Seattle

Scott:

Baltimore

Houston

GB

Jets

Detroit

NO

Miami

NE

Atlanta

Jax

SF

Denver

SD

Giants

Seattle


Saturday, December 10, 2011

Week 14

Pat's Picks

Jets
Buccaneers
Patriots
Panthers
Ravens
Dolphins
Lions
Saints
Texans
Broncos
49ers
Chargers
Packers
Giants
Seahawks

Ed's Picks

Jets
Buccaneers
Patriots
Panthers
Ravens
Dolphins
Lions
Saints
Texans
Broncos
49ers
Chargers
Packers
Cowboys
Seahawks
My picks for rest of the week:

Ravens over Indy
Cincy over Houston
Packers over Oakland
Jets over KC
Detroit over Minnesota
Saints over Tennessee
Miami over Philly
Pats over Skins
Carolina over Atlanta
J-Ville over Tampa Bay
Frisco over Zona
Denver over Chicago
San Diego over Buffalo
Dallas over Giants

Monday night:

Seattle over St. Louis

cuz wayne

Picks

Jo

Pitt
Balt
Atl
Hous
Det
TB
Phil
NYJ
NO
NE
SF
Chi
GB
Buff
NYG
Sea


Kev

Pitt
Balt
Atl
Hous
Det
TB
Mia
NYJ
NO
NE
SF
Den
GB
SD
Dall
Sea

The Office

The Commish is getting slammed by various owners calling for his resignation. Appalling accusations out of Central Florida and more dribby-drab from Sibley Terrace. These are not hallucinations Commish. The answer is more Rob Roys on a daily basis. Still have not heard from owner Ed as to his questionable pick. Until then, the call on the field stands! This is why we have by-laws and buy-outs. It seems the quiet mountain in Central Florida has started to erupt in a vicious attack on our Commish. Looking at the standings, this may be a premeditated attempt to sidetrack the real issue here. Such disagreement over how the Commish presents the weekly matchups leads one to believe that maybe an amendment is needed to state that NO matchups will be presented in advance of the games. This will eliminate any owner from having to think about any pick. Ed has already adopted this tactic.

The Defender

Friday, December 9, 2011

Proof

Here is my proof that Ed picked the Pats. Note the sent date of the email is actually much later than the post date of the blog post, so this email takes priority and it says Ed picked the Pats.
XFINITY Connect
eolsar@comcast.net
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[The GO Zone] Week 13


From :
Pat O
Subject :
[The GO Zone] Week 13
To :
eolsar@comcast.net
Sun, Dec 04, 2011 12:39 AM

Pat's Picks

Panthers
Bengals
Falcons
Redskins
Patriots
Dolphins
Broncos
Titans
Da Bears
Ravens
Cowboys
Packers
49ers
Saints
Chargers

Ed's Picks

Panthers
Bengals
Texans
Redskins
Patriots
Dolphins
Broncos
Titans
Da Bears
Ravens
Cowboys
Packers
49ers
Saints
Chargers

--Posted By Pat O to The GO Zone at 12/03/2011 07:32:00 PM