Lurker > Emeraldegg

He must have heard the doubts from people about whether he was just sitting out to protect his contract if he felt it necessary to come out and say this

I don't really think they should move on. If you move on, you're giving up a tremendous asset for nothing. And you'll suck. If you sign him, if he sucks, then you were gonna suck anyway for who cares. If you sign him, and he's good but you still suck or something, just trade him then. But you just can't give up guys like lamar for nothing.

Purgatory, whatever. Anyway you are good now.

Welcome contestants! Congrats again to everyone making it this far, and congrats again to Cody11533 for being our regular season victor! Tremendous job!

So for the playoffs, as discussed previously, the top 4 on the season get a bye this week, which makes our remaining contestants this week:
fortybelowsummer
terpaholic
kenrmcha
Nick
Leonhart4
Ulti
thekitchensink
HBJDubs

-As per usual I will provide a list of picks. However, unless you want everyone to see your picks, you are advised to PM me your picks, as the odds of metagaming is a lot higher with fewer people, it's easier to do. Not calling anyone dishonest or anything just, be aware that is a risk you take if you choose to make your picks public.
-I will also post three tiebreakers. Unfortunately, unlike the regular season, we must have some cuts in the playoffs, so the closer you get on the tiebreakers the better off you are. And it's not price is right rules, if the answer is 10, and someone guess 9 and another 11, both are the same, which means going to TB2 and so on. TB1 > TB2 > TB3, so if you nailed TB 2 and 3 but completely whiffed on 1, that's no good. If someone happens to tie on all 3 TBs, I'll have to flip a coin.
-You are allowed to change your picks (Same timing rules apply) but try not to spam my inbox, thanks. If there's any questions, feel free to ask! Anyway, here we go:

Saturday, January 14th (4:30 PM, 8:15 PM)
Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Chargers @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Sunday, January 15th (1 PM, 4:30 PM, 8:15 PM)
Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills
New York Giants @ Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals

Monday, January 16th (8:15 PM)
Dallas Cowboys @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TB1: How many total TDs will be thrown on Saturday games?
TB2: How many total rushing yards will be accrued on Sunday games?
TB3: What will be the length of the longest made field goal during the wild card round?

Also, as an aside, Ulti please post in this topic prior to sending me picks, just confirming what account you plan to use so I can unblock it for the duration of the contest since you got your other one banned. I will post a response here confirming I've done so, you can then send picks after that.

I forget which one is the 23rd budokai

Lamar Jackson also has the same problem cam newton had imo: He's not accurate. His legs are a weapon and it helps open up chances for him, but he does struggle at times (think he was ranked 26th out of 32 teams in % this season) and it's in line with his career %. It's not to the level of "Well he's an HB playing QB" and he is a bit better than Newton was, but it's the same deal. There's concerns about his pure passing ability I think.

They should still pay the man, you don't let a guy like that walk.

yeah the trend is hard to ignore. If they wanted to move on from him for that I wouldn't argue. But the extension is just stupid.

Leonhart4 posted...

Yeah, it's a big buyout for Kliff.

Maybe one day teams will stop giving big contract extensions for one good season.

In his defense, despite the "flaming out" stuff, they still did improve in record every season he was there until this past one. The team was the #1 pick 4 seasons ago, can't really turn that into a winning record franchise in 2 seasons imo on a regular basis.

With that being said, they def underperformed this year but they also missed important pieces including kyler for significant stretches of time. If you're just going on record, you could turn it around and say maybe one day owners will stop firing coaches for one bad season.

I'm honestly pretty shocked

A big congrats to Cody11533, racking up 182 wins to become our regular season champion! Good job bud! And congrats to all our playoff pickers, a new topic will go up either today or tomorrow.

Okay, after further review, here are the final regular season standings!

1. Cody11533 (182-90) [12-4]
2. Kommunistkoala (179-93) [11-5]
3. Lefty (178-94) [13-3]
4. Shattered (177-95) [10-6]
5. fortybelowsummer (176-96) [11-5]
6. terpaholic (175-97) [11-5]
6. kenrmcha (175-97) [12-4]
6. Nick (175-97) [12-4]
9. Leonhart4 (174-98) [9-7]
9. Ulti (174-98) [11-5]
9. thekitchensink (174-98) [11-5]
12. HBJDubs (170-102) [14-2]
---Playoff cut ends here---
13. Crescent-Moon (169-103) [10-6]
13. Camden (169-103) [11-5]
13. KCF0107 (169-103) [12-4]
16. andel (168-104) [11-5]
16. Zerosignal (168-104) [11-5]
16. foxhead84 (168-104) [11-5]
16. Chris (168-104) [11-5]
20. Reg (167-105) [10-6]
21. Emeraldegg (166-106) [12-4]
22. Mrsmartguy (165-107) [12-4]
22. Swiftydc (165-107) [12-4]
24. Mysteriousstan (164-108) [10-6]
25. Arti (163-109) [10-6]
25. pronouncemyname (163-109) [12-4]
27. Han (162-110) [14-2]
28. Bartz (159-113) [10-6]
29. theawesomestevr (158-114) [7-9]
29. Ashethan (158-114) [8-8]
31. DP (157-115) [10-6]
32. Vengefulkaelee (152-120) [0-16]
33. Suprak (150-122) [2-14]
34. Theknightofnee (149-123) [8-8]
35. VI (147-125) [0-16]
35. Wickle (147-125) [0-16]
37. Sorozone (146-126) [0-16]
38. Wigs (142-130) [2-14]
39. MZero (136-136) [2-14]

If you believe your results to be in error, please let me know.

Dubs rode an incredible 14 wins to tie Han for the most wins this week and leap into that last playoff spot! Biggest upset, only 2 people picked WSH, Han and Lefty!

There was a previous post, I deleted it because there was an error. I am doing another run through.

Will have an answer for you people later today, working on it now

Bengals
Bucs
Bills
Vikings
Texans
Dolphins
Panthers
Browns
Chargers
Eagles
49ers
Seahawks
Cowboys
Lions

Kansas City Chiefs
Jacksonville Jaguars

The hornets set a franchise record 51 pts in q1 agains the bucks.

wow, I wonder how they managed to get away with getting him to sign that deal

Leonhart4 posted...

Jimmy G is an unrestricted free agent, yes. Derek Carr is still under contract, but the Raiders are very likely to release him if they don't find a trade partner since the cap hit is practically nonexistent.

How the hell is the cap his nonexistent i thought he JUST signed an extension

MZero posted...

so bad i got booted :(

For some reason I did ntor egister that yo umade picks so that is why, I will get you added back in there, sorry bud!

I am not sure why, but the sheet is sayin g0-16 for everyone but I confirmed that it is still factoring in your correct picks on the overall standings, so don't freak out when you see 0-16. Also I edited the opening post to include the TB.

1. Cody11533 (170-102) [0-16]
2. Kommunistkoala (168-104) [0-16]
3. Shattered (167-105) [0-16]
4. fortybelowsummer (165-107) [0-16]
4. Lefty (165-107) [0-16]
4. Leonhart4 (165-107) [0-16]
7. terpaholic (164-108) [0-16]
8. Ulti (163-109) [0-16]
8. thekitchensink (163-109) [0-16]
8. kenrmcha (163-109) [0-16]
8. Nick (163-109) [0-16]
12. Crescent-Moon (159-113) [0-16]
13. Camden (158-114) [0-16]
14. Reg (157-115) [0-16]
14. KCF0107 (157-115) [0-16]
14. andel (157-115) [0-16]
14. Zerosignal (157-115) [0-16]
14. foxhead84 (157-115) [0-16]
14. Chris (157-115) [0-16]
20. HBJDubs (156-116) [0-16]
21. Emeraldegg (154-118) [0-16]
21. Mysteriousstan (154-118) [0-16]
23. Mrsmartguy (153-119) [0-16]
23. Arti (153-119) [0-16]
23. Swiftydc (153-119) [0-16]
26. Vengefulkaelee (152-120) [0-16]
27. theawesomestevr (151-121) [0-16]
27. pronouncemyname (151-121) [0-16]
29. Ashethan (150-122) [0-16]
30. Bartz (149-123) [0-16]
31. Suprak (148-124) [0-16]
31. Han (148-124) [0-16]
33. VI (147-125) [0-16]
33. Wickle (147-125) [0-16]
33. DP (147-125) [0-16]
36. Sorozone (146-126) [0-16]
37. Theknightofnee (141-131) [0-16]
38. Wigs (140-132) [0-16]
39. MZero (134-138) [0-16]

First off, a word on the bills/bengals game: I have decided the most fair thing will be to mimic what the NFL does on the game. If they end up resuming at a later date, then the final result will count towards this, meaning we could see a last minute shift in the standings post-week 18. If they rule a no-contest or some other result where the game is never played, it will result in a tie and thus no points scored on that game. Get well soon Damar.

4 people led the way with 13 this week, Leon, Han, Sorozone, & Shattered! Biggest upset, only Stevr predicted the saints over the iggles!

As I've said in previous topics, the playoffs are top 12 plus ties, BUT we have a 1st rd bye for the top 4 pickers, so we have to have a way to break the tie on that at least. So, at your convenience, feel free to pick the TB along with your picks, it will be at the bottom of the pick list. Good luck all!

Saturday, January 7th (4:30/8:15 PM ET)
Kansas City Chiefs @ Las Vegas Raiders
Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Sunday, January 8th
TBD: Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals
1 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears
Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers
4 PM
Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Commanders
8 PM
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers

well if ulti wants to come back, is there anyone that feels I should legit just kick him out? I will do that if it's what the people decree but it should probably be more than a few people.

Crescent-Moon posted...

Oh speaking of playoffs that reminds me

Last I remember Ulti was comfortably in our playoffs but he went and got himself banned last night.

What are we doing about that?

If he's banned then he will remain in the spot he's in and whatever happens after that, happens. If he isn't around to make his picks he'll get an 0-16 and probably fall out. Tough luck.

I imagine that is why the coach (Taylor specifically) went ahead and took it upon himself to talk to mcdermott, cause he knew the players weren't in any position to make such a call.

Yeah the article on espn makes it sound like goodell actually wasn't involved with this, and the VP of football ops is saying they never intended to resume the game unless the players were up for it, which is less bad

Crescent-Moon posted...

Panthers probably just put the Bucs away after the blocked FG.

Two touchdowns directly following bad FGs for the Bucs.

Also Giants should pull their starters.

I blame you for this

Arizona Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Kansas City Chiefs
New England Patriots
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers
Cleveland Browns
Jacksonville Jaguars
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Chargers
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals

His coconut GUH

It fires in spurts

I don't like Dr. Pepper

I am curious what the expectation for punishment should be for something like hayes? 3 games def feels like too little but how much is too much? 10 games?

It's not that baffling. Some people believe that instigators deserve the most blame in situations. Wagner instigated it. You might not agree but it's not an uncommon belief imo.

MZero posted...

Ben Simmons

bingo

Would anyone like to guess which player has had the highest +/- and net rating in the month of december this season?

Dallas Cowboys

Schefter is reporting that carr has been benched for jarrett stidham

what

1. Cody11533 (158-82) [12-4]
2. Kommunistkoala (157-83) [11-5]
3. fortybelowsummer (155-85) [11-5]
4. terpaholic (154-86) [11-5]
4. Shattered (154-86) [11-5]
6. Ulti (153-87) [11-5]
6. Lefty (153-87) [11-5]
8. thekitchensink (152-88) [11-5]
8. Leonhart4 (152-88) [10-6]
8. kenrmcha (152-88) [11-5]
11. Nick (151-89) [11-5]
12. Reg (147-93) [11-5]
12. KCF0107 (147-93) [11-5]
12. HBJDubs (147-93) [10-6]
12. Crescent-Moon (147-93) [10-6]
12. andel (147-93) [12-4]
17. Zerosignal (146-94) [11-5]
17. Camden (146-94) [9-7]
19. Mrsmartguy (145-95) [11-5]
19. foxhead84 (145-95) [11-5]
19. Chris (145-95) [10-6]
22. Emeraldegg (144-96) [9-7]
23. Vengefulkaelee (143-97) [7-9]
23. Mysteriousstan (143-97) [10-6]
23. Arti (143-97) [11-5]
26. Swiftydc (142-98) [11-5]
26. Suprak (142-98) [8-8]
28. theawesomestevr (140-100) [11-5]
28. pronouncemyname (140-100) [11-5]
30. Ashethan (139-101) [9-7]
31. Bartz (138-102) [11-5]
32. VI (137-103) [9-7]
33. Wickle (135-105) [8-8]
33. Han (135-105) [11-5]
33. DP (135-105) [9-7]
33. Theknightofnee (135-105) [9-7]
37. Sorozone (133-107) [10-6]
38. Wigs (130-110) [7-9]
39. Mzero (124-116) [10-6]

Topic should read: NFL PIckem Topic: Week 17
Our winners last week were cody11533 and andel with 12 wins apiece! Biggest upset, only 2 people picked carolina, cody and MSG!

Thursday, December 29th
Dallas Cowboys @ Tennessee Titans

Sunday, January 1st
1 PM ET
Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons
Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots
Indianapolis Colts @ New York Giants
New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cleveland Browns @ Washington Commanders
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
4 PM
San Francisco 49ers @ Las Vegas Raiders
New York Jets @ Seattle Seahawks
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams @ Los Angeles Chargers
8 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens

Monday, January 2nd
Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals

and this is apparently the first time in 20 years that a team has been down that much with that little time left and ended up winning

Buffalo Bills
Cleveland Browns
Tennessee Titans
Kansas City Chiefs
Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals
Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys
Las Vegas Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Denver Broncos
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Los Angeles Chargers

Crescent-Moon posted...

Jets WR coach banned for a year for gambling

Maybe people will forget how bad Wilson is and pay attention to that instead!

I had no idea it was miles austin

KCF0107 posted...

I find it hard to believe that the biggest upset still had nine people on a winning team. I thought for sure it would be Jags over the Cowboys

You are correct, I glossed over it. 3 people picked the jags. You, sorozone, and chris.

Congrats to @fortybelowsummer for only missing one pick last week! Biggest upset was 9 people taking NYG over WSH.

1. Kommunistkoala (146-78) [12-4]
1. Cody11533 (146-78) [13-3]
3. fortybelowsummer (144-80) [15-1]
4. terpaholic (143-81) [9-7]
4. Shattered (143-81) [12-4]
6. Leonhart4 (142-82) [8-8]
6. Ulti (142-82) [10-6]
6. Lefty (142-82) [11-5]
9. thekitchensink (141-83) [11-5]
9. kenrmcha (141-83) [12-4]
11. Nick (140-84) [11-5]
12. Crescent-Moon (137-87) [9-7]
12. Camden (137-87) [10-6]
12. HBJDubs (137-87) [12-4]
15. Reg (136-88) [11-5]
15. Vengefulkaelee (136-88) [12-4]
15. KCF0107 (136-88) [13-3]
18. andel (135-89) [10-6]
18. Zerosignal (135-89) [11-5]
18. Chris (135-89) [12-4]
18. Emeraldegg (135-89) [13-3]
22. Suprak (134-90) [9-7]
22. Mrsmartguy (134-90) [11-5]
22. foxhead84 (134-90) [12-4]
25. Mysteriousstan (133-91) [12-4]
26. Arti (132-92) [11-5]
27. Swiftydc (131-93) [10-6]
28. Ashethan (130-94) [11-5]
29. theawesomestevr (129-95) [9-7]
29. pronouncemyname (129-95) [9-7]
31. VI (128-96) [12-4]
32. Wickle (127-97) [10-6]
32. Bartz (127-97) [10-6]
34. DP (126-98) [9-7]
34. Theknightofnee (126-98) [11-5]
36. Han (124-100) [9-7]
37. Sorozone (123-101) [9-7]
37. Wigs (123-101) [10-6]
39. tgs2 (114-110) [5-11]
39. Mzero (114-110) [6-10]

Jacksonville Jaguars

I will go ahead and front that it'll be another day or two before the standings get updated, as I am not feeling well or motivated at present day. If you want to wait till they get posted to make your picks that's fine. Also I can't remember if I outlined this already or not, but playoffs will be top 12 plus ties as per usual, with a tiebreaker in the final week to determine the top 4 (byes). There are a lot of saturday games this week since sunday falls on Christmas.

Thursday, December 22nd
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Jets

Saturday, December 24th
1 PM ET
Buffalo Bills @ Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints @ Cleveland Browns
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans
Seattle Seahawks @ Kansas City Chiefs
New York Giants @ Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals @ New England Patriots
Detroit Lions @ Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons @ Baltimore Ravens
4 PM
Washington Commanders @ San Francisco 49ers
Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys
8 PM
Las Vegas Raiders @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday, December 25th (1 PM, 4:30 PM, 8 PM)
Green Bay Packers @ Miami Dolphins
Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Arizona Cardinals

Monday, December 26th
Los Angeles Chargers @ Indianapolis Colts

bump

Philadelphia Eagles
New Orleans
Detroit Lions
Carolina Panthers
Dallas Cowboys
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers

Minnesota Vikings
Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills

1. terpaholic (134-74) [6-7]
1. Leonhart4 (134-74) [7-6]
1. Kommunistkoala (134-74) [7-6]
4. Cody11533 (133-75) [8-5]
5. Ulti (132-76) [7-6]
6. Shattered (131-77) [8-5]
6. Lefty (131-77) [8-5]
8. thekitchensink (130-78) [7-6]
9. fortybelowsummer (129-79) [6-7]
9. Nick (129-79) [8-5]
9. kenrmcha (129-79) [8-5]
12. Crescent-Moon (128-80) [7-6]
13. Camden (127-81) [7-6]
14. andel (125-83) [6-7]
14. Suprak (125-83) [7-6]
14. HBJDubs (125-83) [7-6]
14. Reg (125-83) [9-4]
18. Zerosignal (124-84) [7-6]
18. Vengefulkaelee (124-84) [8-5]
20. Chris (123-85) [4-9]
20. KCF0107 (123-85) [8-5]
20. Mrsmartguy (123-85) [9-4]
23. foxhead84 (122-86) [7-6]
23. Emeraldegg (122-86) [8-5]
25. Arti (121-87) [7-6]
25. Mysteriousstan (121-87) [9-4]
25. Swiftydc (121-87) [9-4]
28. theawesomestevr (120-88) [6-7]
28. pronouncemyname (120-88) [8-5]
30. Ashethan (119-89) [7-6]
31. DP (117-91) [7-6]
31. Wickle (117-91) [7-6]
31. Bartz (117-91) [8-5]
34. VI (116-92) [6-7]
35. Han (115-93) [6-7]
35. Theknightofnee (115-93) [11-2]
37. Sorozone (114-94) [6-7]
38. Wigs (113-95) [7-6]
39. tgs2 (109-99) [6-7]
40. Mzero (108-100) [7-6]

Now that college has left the party (until new years), saturday games are the new thing going forward. Tops last week was Nee, with 11 correct! 2 clear of the next highest! Biggest upset, well no one picked the panthers (including me, big sad), so it goes to the 3 people who picked LAR: Ulti, stan, and nee!

Thursday, December 15th
San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks

Saturday, December 17th
(1 pm et, 4:30 pm, 8:15 pm; this format is to save space)
Indianapolis Colts @ Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns
Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills

Sunday, December 18th
1 PM, 4 PM, 8 PM
Philadelphia Eagles @ Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans
Detroit Lions @ New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Carolina Panthers
Dallas Cowboys @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs @ Houston Texans
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Arizona Cardinals @ Denver Broncos
New England Patriots @ Las Vegas Raiders
Tennessee Titans @ Los Angeles Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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New York Giants @ Washington Commanders

Monday, December 19th
Los Angeles Rams @ Green Bay Packers

Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars
Philadelphia Eagles
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Miami Dolphins
Arizona Cardinals