Week 1 Picks?

by boogatt66 on Sep 2, 2008 2:51 PM MDT Comment 32 comments

Week 1
Thu, Sep 04	Time (ET)	Top Passer	Top Rusher			Top Receiver
WAS 0 @ NYG 0	Final	WAS : Yds	WAS : Yds			WAS : Yds
Sun, Sep 07	Time (ET)	Tickets	Network	DIRECTV<!--Channel-->	DIRECTV HD<!--HD Channel-->	SIRIUS HOME<!--Home-->	SIRIUS AWAY<!--Away-->	Westwood One
DET @ ATL	1:00 PM	Tickets	FOX	709	7091	121	122
CIN @ BAL	1:00 PM	Tickets	CBS	704	7041	119	107
SEA @ BUF	1:00 PM	Tickets	FOX	710	7101	91	125
NYJ @ MIA	1:00 PM	Tickets	CBS	705	7051	118	129
KC @ NE	1:00 PM	Tickets	CBS	706	7061	147	126
TB @ NO	1:00 PM	Tickets	FOX	711	7111	127	140
STL @ PHI	1:00 PM	Tickets	FOX	712	7121	153	130
HOU @ PIT	1:00 PM	Tickets	CBS	707	7071	123	158
JAC @ TEN	1:00 PM	Tickets	CBS	708	7081		113
DAL @ CLE	4:15 PM	Tickets	FOX	713	7131	122	125
CAR @ SD	4:15 PM	Tickets	FOX	714	7141	127	123
ARI @ SF	4:15 PM	Tickets	FOX	715	7151	119	126
CHI @ IND	8:15 PM	Tickets	NBC			127	126	Radio
Mon, Sep 08	Time (ET)	Tickets	Network	DIRECTV<!--Channel-->	DIRECTV HD<!--HD Channel-->	SIRIUS HOME<!--Home-->	SIRIUS AWAY<!--Away-->	Westwood One
MIN @ GB	7:00 PM	Tickets	ESPN	206	73	127	126	Radio
DEN @ OAK	10:15 PM	Tickets	ESPN	206	73	123	122	Radio

Who you got to win?

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Revenge of the Birds' (ROTB) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of ROTB's editors.

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Picks

Was
Det
Cin
Buf
NYJ
NE
NO
Phi
Pit
Jac
SD
Ari
Ind
BG
Oak

by boogatt66 on Sep 2, 2008 2:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry about the incoherent typing above, it was copied from a webpage.

by boogatt66 on Sep 2, 2008 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Regular Season, here we go!

Game of the Week: Dallas @ Cleveland
If the Browns are “for real” this year, beating Dallas at home has to be the proof.

Intrigue of the Week: Jets @ Miami
Nevermind the Favre melodrama, what do you think Pennington has in mind for the ‘ol Jets? Aren’t you wondering what Pace will do in Green & White? Is Ricky Williams going to be a force? Lots of questions here.

Yawner of the Week: Detroit @ Atlanta
Detroit might look unbeatable for a week….but only a week.

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 2, 2008 3:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I missed that one; I got Cle @ Cle

by boogatt66 on Sep 2, 2008 4:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah, picks:

I always stunk at guessing these games when the spread was involved, maybe I can not embarrass myself with pick’ems:

Giants (Zorn is gonna bonehead something now things are "live")
Lions (Kitna will give all the credit to God of course)
Ravens (Stover scores all the points, Ravens headhunt the Bengal WRs)
‘Hawks (Bills will keep this close though)
Jets (’Phins still stink)
Patriots (What preseason concerns?)
Saints (Beat a hurricane, beat Chuckie too)
Eagles (Westbrook just blows up this week)
Texans (That bourbon Kool-aid works for more than the Cards)
Jaguars (Titans keep any WRs this year?)
Browns (Tabloids show Romo getting doggy-styled by the Browns’ mascot)
Chargers (Steve Smith tries out for Olympic boxing this week)
Cards (JT O’Sullivan wishes he was back in NFL Europa)
Colts (Manning was hurt?)
Packers (Rest assured, one GB QB will have an NFL start after this week)
Broncos (Raiders will make it rough but it’s Raiders week in Shanahan’s mind)

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 2, 2008 4:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

AJ's Picks:

NYG
DET
CIN
BUF
NYJ
NE
NO
PHI
PIT
JAX
DAL
SD
AZ
IND
MIN
DEN

by AJ BirdWatcher on Sep 2, 2008 5:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Already blew 4

Sunday afternoon, and I’ve already missed on 4 games. Typical week 1!

by AJ BirdWatcher on Sep 7, 2008 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who knew Altlanta was a running juggernaut?

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 7, 2008 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or that Chicago's D would rise again

by AJ BirdWatcher on Sep 8, 2008 4:49 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

My picks

NYG
DET
CIN
SEA
NYJ
NE
NO
PHI
PIT
JAC
DAL
CAR
ARI
IND
MIN
DEN

Hey if anyone wants to set up a ROTB pick’em league, that would be cool and it looks like there’s some interest in it.

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by cgolden on Sep 3, 2008 5:17 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll tally results

I can keep a running tally of our prediction results and post an overall record each week. That should only be an extra 10 minutes of work to attach to my Tuesday morning fantasy football league manager duties.

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 3, 2008 6:07 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

awesome -- sounds good

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by cgolden on Sep 3, 2008 6:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Should we boost this to the main page before tonight?

Only 4 of us right now, maybe it needs a little more advertising.

by AJ BirdWatcher on Sep 4, 2008 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea I will, I'll just have to clean it up a bit

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by cgolden on Sep 4, 2008 12:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

also another way to keep things visible for longer than a normal story

is to recommend it. You can do that on any ‘main page story’ or fanpost, fanshot or even an individual comment. It’s a feature that the network added so that some stories will stay visible longer and be highlighted, if enough people recommend them. To recommend something, just look at the bottom of a story and click on the icon that says “Rec.”

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by cgolden on Sep 4, 2008 12:04 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

Is there a way...

…to make a thread “sticky”, so it stays at the top of a list? That would be handy for the “NFL ’08 Pick ’em Overall Standings” thread I’d start after the Week 1 results are ready to post. Any suggestions on a format? I was thinking a pretty basic list format (I cannot seem to format columns…there must be a way):

Name
Overall Record
Pick Accuracy %
Weeks Picked

The order would change on a week-by-week basis and would be posted as an additional comment to the original thread. Or I can edit it on a weekly basis if the historical record isn’t needed/wanted.

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 4, 2008 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's not a way to make it sticky

But with it being recommended it’ll stay up there for a while and I might be able to post it with an updated time. I’ll check on that.

Format sounds good though and I can ‘promote’ it so that it gets some main-page love.

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by cgolden on Sep 4, 2008 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Three recommendations is the key to getting bumped up.

Cool, CG.

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 4, 2008 4:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep that's how many it takes

Once the community grows and everyone gets used to all the bells and whistles of the site we’ll up it. Most of the other teams have minimums of five or six, but we’ll get there.

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by cgolden on Sep 4, 2008 6:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Stuff

I’m definatly down.

by boogatt66 on Sep 3, 2008 9:41 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

My best guess

NYG
NO
NYJ
BAL
DET
PHI
BUF
JAC
NE
PIT
SD
CLE
ARI
IND
GB
DEN

by CardsIrish on Sep 4, 2008 1:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

my guess

NYG
DET
CIN
BUF
NYJ
NE
TB
PHI
HOU
JAC
DAL
SD
ARI
IND
GB
DEN

by hevchv on Sep 5, 2008 7:35 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Hear we go...

NYG
DET
BALTIOMORE
BILLS
JETS
PATS
SAINTS
PHILI
PITTSBURG
JACKSONVILLE
DALLAS
SAN DIEGO
CARDS
COLTS
VIKINGS
BRONCOS

by badmatty53 on Sep 5, 2008 10:37 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Giants game is final so...

…hevchv and badmatty53 Pick’ems will be based on the remaining 15 games of the weekend.

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 5, 2008 11:16 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah Ill pick 15

I suppose all that means I wont have a perfect record.. ladies.

Atlanta
Cincy
Seascum
J-e-t-s Jets
Pats
Bucs
Philly
Steelers
Jags
Cleveland
Sandiego
Cards
Indy
Vikings
Denver

by Irishcardinal on Sep 7, 2008 7:17 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Format help :(

Name Wins Losses Percentage Weeks Picked Total Games
CardsIrish 11 5 0.688 1 16
Badmatty53 10 5 0.667 1 15
AJBirdwatcher 10 6 0.625 1 16
cgolden 10 6 0.625 1 16
Hawkwind 9 7 0.563 1 16
hevchv 8 7 0.533 1 15
boogatt66 8 8 0.500 1 16
Irishcardinal 7 8 0.467 1 15

Prediction accuracy by game:
NYG 4-1; ATL 1-7; BAL 3-5; BUF 5-3; NYJ 8-0; NE 8-0; NO 6-2; PHI 8-0; PIT 2-6; TEN 0-8; DAL 4-4; CAR 1-7; ARI 8-0; CHI 0-8; GB 4-4; DEN 7-1

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 8, 2008 11:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice job CI.

Hopefully we’ll all improve after week 1’s madness.

by AJ BirdWatcher on Sep 9, 2008 4:21 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks AJ

Luckily we weren’t weighting our picks as the Colts have messed up one of my Survival pools already!

by CardsIrish on Sep 9, 2008 8:45 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not bad - 10-6

We’ll have to work on some formatting options. I’ll send you an email later today.

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by cgolden on Sep 9, 2008 6:08 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have the code stashed somewhere

to format columns and to effectively create a spread sheet. I just have to find where I stashed my cheat sheet on my personal website.

I do find it interesting that the Patriots and Cardinals were the two 8-0 predicted games. Also, none of us gave the Bears or Titans a chance. Any given Sunday…

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Sep 9, 2008 8:09 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I sucked! I picked NYG and Dal on my office pool but figured I’d look like a guru if they came lost and I picked them. But what about Tom Brede??? I am screwed! I picked him up first on all my fantasy leagues and now I got Hasslehoff starting, what the crap!

by boogatt66 on Sep 9, 2008 9:41 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs