Football Pool III

[Ryder]

Hmmm... Well, since you made that pick in your real life pool, I'll let it count. And if I had done my picks this week I would have let you know that you were missing one, but I didn't have time. So anyway, here are the new results...

Bookworm - 9 correct (GB - TCS 40)

KF - 8 correct (MIN - TCS 54, I'll let you change it this once, but next time once you make your pick, that's how it stays)

SWA - 8 correct

Top - 8 correct

AE - 7 correct

Steehl - 6 correct

[bookworm]

Thank you. Do you want that scan for sincerity’s sake?

[The Top Crusader]

I PMed mine but its 34 if anyone cares.

[bookworm]

Oh, and what was that other money you sent me for Ryder? You said it was for winning, but you didn’t say which week. Was it Week 7 when you and I were tied?

-- 16 Nov 2011 10:36 am --

This is a doubly rare moment. Not only do I have no issues with the officials this week, but I actually have the desire to praise them!
They got a call in the Saints/Falcons game so perfectly right that it renewed my faith in them. Just that one officiating team though, not officials in general.
Mike Cox was running for an important first down, was tackled short, and stretched out across the line, appearing to make it. They mark it a first down, but then review it.
In replay, the ball clearly comes out as he stretches across the line, after he had caught it. So it shouldn’t be an issue of whether it was a catch or not, the issue is that he didn’t make the first down.
After some discussion, the referee announced the call, and it was exactly right. They could have said many things. They could have called it an incomplete pass when the ball came out, but that would have been wrong. They could have called him down before the fumble, giving him the first down, but that would have been wrong. No, they made the absolutely correct call. He did complete the catch, then fumbled as he stretched the ball out. So it was a fumble out of bounds, moving the ball back to the spot of the fumble, which was where he had caught it, which was short of the first down.
I have to commend the officials for taking the time to make sure everything was decided correctly. Many times they’ll get the ultimate call correct, but not some of the details. Most of the time that’s minor, but sometimes it can have big consequences. But here, they got every little part totally right, which is only proper in such a close game.
And another thing I must praise them on is their decision to review the play in the first place. Because the game was in overtime, the coaches can’t challenge. (That’s a whole different issue that perhaps I’ll go into another time.) So if they hadn’t decided the play was worth another look, the Falcons would have gotten away with one there, and it could have changed everything.

[American Eagle]

Remember the Thursday night game, guys.

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver (I believe. GB².)
Sunday:
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Carolina at Detroit (we need this one, boys.)
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Oakland at Minnesota
Buffalo at Miami
Dallas at Washington
Cincinnati at Baltimore
Arizona at San Francisco
Seattle at St. Louis (is anybody going to watch this game?)
Tennessee at Atlanta
San Diego at Chicago
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Monday:
Kansas City at New England

[Stop Wooton' Around]

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver
Sunday:
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Carolina at Detroit
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Oakland at Minnesota
Buffalo at Miami
Dallas at Washington
Cincinnati at Baltimore
Arizona at San Francisco
Seattle at St. Louis (Marshawn Lynch)
Tennessee at Atlanta
San Diego at Chicago
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Monday:
Kansas City at New England

[The Top Crusader]

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver (I hope AE is right but I'm not willing to bet on it. )
Sunday:
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Carolina at Detroit (Detroit can beat Sham Poopton)
Jacksonville at Cleveland (If Cleveland can't beat the Rams...)
Oakland at Minnesota (So are the Vikings done after this season? I heard they might move to LA)
Buffalo at Miami
Dallas at Washington
Cincinnati at Baltimore (No Leon Hall )
Arizona at San Francisco
Seattle at St. Louis (Rams have a couple wins but Peehawks managed to beat the Ravens, so...)
Tennessee at Atlanta
San Diego at Chicago
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Monday:
Kansas City at New England

[Knight Fisher]

This is a doubly rare moment. Not only do I have no issues with the officials this week, but I actually have the desire to praise them!

Right, and what about DJ Moore being the only one kicked out of the Bears/Lions game? Even though Stafford started it. And a bunch of guy hopped on Moore. And the only penalty on the play was on Moore. Even though there was also a late hit out of bounds, that should of been called on the Lions. And the fact that Suh ripped off Jays helmet intentionally, and was not penalized. Yet Lance Briggs was and he led with the shoulder.

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver
Sunday:
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Carolina at Detroit
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Oakland at Minnesota
Buffalo at Miami
Dallas at Washington
Cincinnati at Baltimore
Arizona at San Francisco
Seattle at St. Louis
Tennessee at Atlanta
San Diego at Chicago
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Monday:
Kansas City at New England

[American Eagle]

This is a doubly rare moment. Not only do I have no issues with the officials this week, but I actually have the desire to praise them!

Right, and what about DJ Moore being the only one kicked out of the Bears/Lions game? Even though Stafford started it. And a bunch of guy hopped on Moore. And the only penalty on the play was on Moore. Even though there was also a late hit out of bounds, that should of been called on the Lions. And the fact that Suh ripped off Jays helmet intentionally, and was not penalized. Yet Lance Briggs was and he led with the shoulder.

That's because Stafford and Suh are superstars. You don't penalize superstars.

[Knight Fisher]

Exactly why I am mad AE. Exactly why I am mad.

[bookworm]

Week 11:

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver
Sunday:
TB @ GB
CAR @ DET
JAC @ CLE
TEN @ ATL
OAK @ MIN
BUF @ MIA
DAL @ WAS
CIN @ BAL
AZ @ SF
SEA @ STL
SD @ CHI
PHI @ NYG
Monday:
KC @ NE

Result: 10-4

[Steehl]

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver (The rest of my picks will follow.)

[Ryder]

NY Jets @ Denver (I SOOO hope this is wrong!)

[American Eagle]

Out of all 7 players, I was the only one to correctly pick the Broncos. Tebow is my hero.

[Knight Fisher]

Yeah that was coming. But he will lose to Da Bears! Unite behind them so we don't have a Tebow Super Bowl MVP.

[The Top Crusader]

Well, anything that keeps the Jets away from the wildcard spot is fine by me.

[bookworm]

Oh, and what was that other money you sent me for Ryder? You said it was for winning, but you didn’t say which week. Was it Week 7 when you and I were tied?

[American Eagle]

Unite behind them so we don't have a Tebow Super Bowl MVP.

That would be the best thing ever.

[Steehl]

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver
Sunday:
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Carolina at Detroit
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Oakland at Minnesota
Buffalo at Miami
Dallas at Washington
Cincinnati at Baltimore
Arizona at San Francisco
Seattle at St. Louis
Tennessee at Atlanta
San Diego at Chicago (Only hard game for me. What teams are gonna show up, good or bad?)
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Monday:
Kansas City at New England (Cassel is out, I predict one of the biggest blowouts of the year.)

[Ryder]

Thursday:
NY Jets at Denver
Sunday:
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Carolina at Detroit
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Oakland at Minnesota
Buffalo at Miami
Dallas at Washington
Cincinnati at Baltimore
Arizona at San Francisco
Seattle at St. Louis
Tennessee at Atlanta
San Diego at Chicago
Philadelphia at NY Giants
Monday:
Kansas City at New England

I threw in a few upsets .