ItB Suicide Pool 2011

[Arky]

Thanks to Keith for offering the prize (ItB T-shirt)!

Get your pick in for Week 1. We'll worry about the details later...

If someone wants to list the matchups/pt. spreads, etc., please have at it...

I'm going with:

Arizona Cardinals

[WMH]

I'll be the first to jinx us.......:o

Houston

[painekiller]

I'll be the first to jinx us.......:o

Houston

I'll second that, Houston.

[Keith]

At Baltimore -1.5 Pittsburgh
At Tampa Bay -1.5 Detroit
Atlanta -2 At Chicago
At Kansas City -5.5 Buffalo
At Houston -8.5 Indianapolis
Philadelphia -4 At St. Louis
At Cleveland -6.5 Cincinnati
At Jacksonville -2 Tennessee
NY Giants -3 At Washington
At Arizona -6.5 Carolina
At San Francisco -5.5 Seattle
At San Diego -8.5 Minnesota
At NY Jets -5.5 Dallas
New England -7 At Miami
At Denver -3 Oakland

Remember, the key rule here is that once you pick a winner for the week, you cannot select the same team again for the rest of the season.

Guess it's time for me to protect the t-shirt for the repeat. I'll pick Houston.

[chuck]

San Diego Chargers

[barrett]

Houston Texans

[Warren]

New Orle... err... Houston Texans

[machoneil]

AZ Cardinals

[Nconroe]

New England

[kravix]

Tampa Bay Bucs

[chuck]

How many of you guys would be picking the Texans if Peyton were playing? This is an honest question, no implicit criticism.

[Foo'ball Fool]

How many of you guys would be picking the Texans if Peyton were playing? This is an honest question, no implicit criticism.

Good question, Chuck. While I think the Texans would win with PM playing, I would not bet on it. With that said, I'll dare to be different and go with the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend. As for the Texans, I'll be optimistic and save them for later:D

[cland]

San Diego Chargers

[WMH]

How many of you guys would be picking the Texans if Peyton were playing? This is an honest question, no implicit criticism.

For this suicide pool.....none, at least I know I sure wouldn't have.
Thought we would win, but wouldn't bet on it. (Still wouldn't @ -9).

[chuck]

For this suicide pool.....none, at least I know I sure wouldn't have.
Thought we would win, but wouldn't bet on it. (Still wouldn't @ -9).

That's a hell of a line, isn't it, minus nine?

[TheMatrix31]

I'll take us as well.

It's not that I'm super overconfident or anything, it's just that pretty much all the games are ridiculously hard to pick.

[HPF Bob]

Didn't see this thread until after the Noon starts and I can't run it this year (crazy hours at my new job - more details about that later) so I will pick a Monday nighter just to be totally fair.

New England Patriots.

[Foo'ball Fool]

I'll dare to be different and go with the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend.

Well, when I'm wrong, I'm really wrong! :o

[dadmg]

Guess I'll come in with a monday nighter.

New England Patriots

[Arky]

Well, when I'm wrong, I'm really wrong! :o

Nah, any given Sunday.... Atlanta, Cleveland and Kansas City were all surprise losers, IMO. I had the Arizona Cardinals and was sweatin' it.... who knew Cam Newton would turn into Dan Marino in his first NFL start?... :eek:

[popanot]

Dang. Didn't see this thread and missed out this year!! FWIW, I would have taken the obvious pick of the Texans.

[WMH]

Week 1 - Houston

Week 2 - Pittsburgh

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: New England

Week 2: New York Jets

[Nconroe]

wk 1 - New England
wk 2 - Green Bay

[Arky]

Week 1 - Arizona
Week 2 - Pittsburgh

[chuck]

Week One: San Diego

Week Two: Pittsburgh

[dadmg]

Week One: New England
Week Two: New York Jets

[machoneil]

Week 1 - Arizona
Week 2 - Baltimore

[kravix]

Week 1: Tampa Bay
Week2: Jets

[barrett]

Week 1: houston
Week 2: jets

[painekiller]

Week 1: Texans
Week 2: Ravens

[Keith]

1: Houston
2: Detroit

Hope I'm not getting too cute here because the Jets winning ought to be a mortal lock this weekend.

[chuck]

For me the hard lesson (half-learned) over the last ten seasons or so around here is do not get cute early.

[popanot]

Who the commish here? Can I still get in on this? I didn't see the thread last week, but like I said, I would've pick the Texans gimme game. If so,

Week 2: Jets

[Warren]

1. Houston Texans

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

[painekiller]

Week 1: Texans
Week 2: Ravens

Guess I'm out now.

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: New England

Week 2: New York Jets

Week 3: San Diego

[Nconroe]

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011

- Jacksonville Jaguars @ Carolina Panthers. 1:00 pm ET. CBS
- Denver Broncos @ Tennessee Titans. 1:00 pm ET. CBS
- Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints. 1:00 pm ET. CBS
- Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings. 1:00 pm ET. FOX
- New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles. 1:00 pm ET. FOX
- New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills. 1:00 pm ET. CBS
- Miami Dolphins @ Cleveland Browns. 1:00 pm ET. CBS
- San Francisco 49ers @ Cincinnati Bengals. 1:00 pm ET. FOX
- New York Jets @ Oakland Raiders. 4:05 pm ET. CBS
- Baltimore Ravens @ St. Louis Rams. 4:05 pm ET. CBS
- Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers. 4:05 pm ET. CBS
- Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 4:15 pm ET. FOX
- Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears. 4:15 pm ET. FOX
- Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks. 4:15 pm ET. FOX
- Pittsburgh Steelers @ Indianapolis Colts. 8:20 pm ET. NBC

Week 3: Monday Night Football, Sept. 26, 2011
- Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys. 8:30 pm ET. ESPN

[Nconroe]

wk 1 - New England
wk 2 - Green Bay

wk 3 - Pittsburgh

[chuck]

Week One: San Diego
Week Two: Pittsburgh

Week Three: Tennessee

[barrett]

Week 1: houston
Week 2: jets

Week 3: Pittsburgh

[dadmg]

Week 1: New England Patriots
Week 2: New York Jets

Week 3: San Diego Chargers

Yeah, not the boldest pick in the world, but I'm alright with that.

[Nconroe]

Yep, after two weeks, only a few and somewhat surprising 2-0 teams
in AFC Jets, Patriots, Bill, Texans
in NFC Lions, Redskins, Packers

That means many top and good teams are 1-1 teams.

[Keith]

1: Houston
2: Detroit
3: Whale's Vagina...San Diego

[WMH]

Week 1 - Houston
Week 2 - Pittsburgh
Week 3 - San Diego

[popanot]

Week 1: Houston Texans
Week 2: NY Jets
Week 3: San Diego Chargers

[Arky]

Week 1 - Arizona
Week 2 - Pittsburgh
Week 3 - New England

[Warren]

1. Houston Texans
2. Pittsburgh Steelers

3. San Diego Chargers

[HPF Bob]

If the Chargers lose this week, it will be a short contest. ;)

[WMH]

If the Chargers lose this week, it will be a short contest. ;)

Yep, I'm in another one of these on CBS, and 58% of everyone playing has picked the Chargers......just like week 1 last year, they could doom quite a few of us.

[chuck]

If the Chargers lose this week, it will be a short contest. ;)

It would be great if they did but they won't.

Of course they got a scare in week one against a crap Minnesota team. And I have a hard time believing that the Chiefs are as bad as they have looked. But they probably are.

[Arky]

Week 1 - Arizona
Week 2 - Pittsburgh
Week 3 - New England

Adios. ;) Good luck to everyone...

[WMH]

Adios. ;) Good luck to everyone...

Any given Sunday Arky.

Hell, half of our little game almost got Norv'd this week. Stupid Chargers....glad I got them out of the way. They're almost as unreliable as them boys on Kirby.

Almost.... ;)

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay

[Nconroe]

week 4 schedule
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
10/2 1:00 ET At Dallas -3 Detroit
10/2 1:00 ET New Orleans -7 At Jacksonville
10/2 1:00 ET At Philadelphia -5.5 San Francisco
10/2 1:00 ET At St. Louis -2 Washington
10/2 1:00 ET At Cleveland -1.5 Tennessee
10/2 1:00 ET Buffalo -3 At Cincinnati
10/2 1:00 ET Minnesota -1.5 At Kansas City
10/2 1:00 ET At Chicago -6.5 Carolina
10/2 1:00 ET At Houston -3 Pittsburgh
10/2 4:05 ET Atlanta -4.5 At Seattle
10/2 4:05 ET NY Giants -2 At Arizona
10/2 4:15 ET At San Diego -7.5 Miami
10/2 4:15 ET At Green Bay -13 Denver
10/2 4:15 ET New England -4.5 At Oakland
10/2 8:25 ET At Baltimore -4 NY Jets

Monday Night Football Point Spread
10/3 8:35 ET At Tampa Bay -10 Indianapolis

[Nconroe]

wk 1 - New England
wk 2 - Green Bay
wk 3 - Pittsburgh
wk 4 - New Orleans

[WMH]

Week 1 - Houston
Week 2 - Pittsburgh
Week 3 - San Diego
Week 4 - Tampa Bay

[chuck]

Week One: San Diego
Week Two: Pittsburgh
Week Three: Tennessee

Week Four: Green Bay

[dadmg]

Week 1: New England Patriots
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego Chargers
Week 4: Green Bay Packers

[barrett]

Week 1: houston
Week 2: jets
Week 3: Pittsburgh
Week 4: Green Bay

[Keith]

1: Houston
2: Detroit
3: San Diego
4: Green Bay

[popanot]

Week 1: Houston
Week 2: NY Jets
Week 3: San Diego

Week 4: New Orleans

[Warren]

1. Houston Texans
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. San Diego Chargers

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: Detroit

[chuck]

Week One: San Diego
Week Two: Pittsburgh
Week Three: Tennessee
Week Four: Green Bay

Week Five: New York Football Giants

[Nconroe]

Week 5
Sun, Oct 09 Time (ET) Stadium/ Network
TEN @ PIT 1:00 PM Heinz Field CBS
OAK @ HOU 1:00 PM Reliant Stadium CBS
KC @ IND 1:00 PM Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
CIN @ JAC 1:00 PM EverBank Field CBS
SEA @ NYG 1:00 PM MetLife Stadium FOX
ARI @ MIN 1:00 PM Mall of America Field FOX
NO @ CAR 1:00 PM Bank of America Stadium FOX
PHI @ BUF 1:00 PM Ralph Wilson Stadium FOX
TB @ SF 4:05 PM Candlestick Park FOX
NYJ @ NE 4:15 PM Gillette Stadium CBS
SD @ DEN 4:15 PM Sports Authority Field at Mile High CBS
GB @ ATL 8:20 PM Georgia Dome NBC

Mon, Oct 10 Time (ET) Stadium/ Network
CHI @ DET 8:30 PM Ford Field ESPN

Byes: Ravens, Browns, Cowboys, Dolphins, Rams, Redskins

[Nconroe]

wk 1 - New England
wk 2 - Green Bay
wk 3 - Pittsburgh
wk 4 - New Orleans

wk 5 - NY Giants

[dadmg]

Week 1: New England Patriots
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego Chargers
Week 4: Green Bay Packers
Week 5: New York Giants

First choice that I'm not 100% confident on.

[Keith]

1: Houston
2: Detroit
3: San Diego
4: Green Bay
5: New York Giants

[barrett]

Week 1: houston
Week 2: jets
Week 3: Pittsburgh
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: New Orleans

[WMH]

Week 1 - Houston
Week 2 - Pittsburgh
Week 3 - San Diego
Week 4 - Tampa Bay
Week 5 - NY Giants

[popanot]

Week 1: Houston
Week 2: NY Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: New Orleans
Week 5: NY Giants

[Warren]

1. Houston Texans
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. San Diego Chargers
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

5. New York Giants

[Nconroe]

Wow, Seattle beating Giants took out quite a few of us.

[barrett]

I only see Bob and I and Bob has Detroit tomorrow. Anyone else into week 6?

[WMH]

Week 1 - Houston
Week 2 - Pittsburgh
Week 3 - San Diego
Week 4 - Tampa Bay
Week 5 - NY Giants

Any. Given. Sunday.

Dammit! :mad:

Good luck to those remaining!

[Keith]

I only see Bob and I and Bob has Detroit tomorrow. Anyone else into week 6?
Looks like this is it to me. Good luck.

[barrett]

Looks like this is it to me. Good luck.

Go bears then, because in this NFL season I doubt I can guess another one right.

[HPF Bob]

Barrett, if you haven't won a t-shirt yet, I'll cede that to you. I have one from a draft party a few years back. You still need to beat me in the game though and, with my track record in this, it won't be much longer.

BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, my stay in Houston was briefer than expected and I wound up finding a job back in Austin. Too bad I couldn't attend anything while I was down there but with the lockout, there really was nothing going on for most of that time.

[barrett]

Barrett, if you haven't won a t-shirt yet, I'll cede that to you. I have one from a draft party a few years back. You still need to beat me in the game though and, with my track record in this, it won't be much longer.

BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, my stay in Houston was briefer than expected and I wound up finding a job back in Austin. Too bad I couldn't attend anything while I was down there but with the lockout, there really was nothing going on for most of that time.

I won a t-shirt for survivor in 2009 but was wearing it when I broke down driving back from Dallas and ended up covered in grease. But don't concede. The value of the shirt doesn't come from its high quality but from knowing you've won.

[chuck]

Barrett, if you haven't won a t-shirt yet, I'll cede that to you. I have one from a draft party a few years back. You still need to beat me in the game though and, with my track record in this, it won't be much longer.

BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, my stay in Houston was briefer than expected and I wound up finding a job back in Austin. Too bad I couldn't attend anything while I was down there but with the lockout, there really was nothing going on for most of that time.

I'm glad to know you're back in Austin because I know you're happier there and because in Austin you're bound to do less electoral damage.

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: Detroit
Week 6: Baltimore

That's right. I'm playing the jinx card.

[barrett]

Week 1: houston
Week 2: jets
Week 3: Pittsburgh
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: New Orleans

Week 6: New England

[HPF Bob]

I would rather we had both lost, Barrett, but there it is. We live on for another week.

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: Detroit
Week 6: Baltimore
Week 7: New Orleans

[barrett]

Week 1: houston
Week 2: jets
Week 3: Pittsburgh
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: New Orleans

Week 6: New England

Baltmore ravens

[Nconroe]

Uh-oh, how did hags win?

[barrett]

Go bears then, because in this NFL season I doubt I can guess another one right.

At least I was right about something. Even if it was being wrong.

[HPF Bob]

Barrett, I already have an ITB t-shirt so I'm willing to let Keith send you one if you don't already have one.

You know it's a crazy year if I'm not out in the first week. This is the first time I've won it the legit way although I think we had less players this year due to the lockout and late start to the contest.

I'm going to continue to play against myself until I lose just to see how far I can go.

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: Detroit
Week 6: Baltimore
Week 7: New Orleans

There are two good candidates this week. The NY Giants are hosting Miami and San Francisco is hosting Cleveland coming off a bye week. I like the Niners but playing in the weak NFC West means there will be more chances to use them later while the Giants' schedule has few easy games on it since the NFC East and the AFC East dominate their slate. Therefore. Sorry, Fins.

Week 8: New York Giants

[Keith]

barrett,
Email me at keith at inthebullseye dot com your mailing address and I'll drop a t-shirt in the mail. I think all I have left are XLs, but if you prefer a different size, let me know and I'll double check.

[HPF Bob]

I should have added Indy at Tennessee (even Indy at the University of Tennessee) would be a good candidate to pick against the Colts however both teams had their noses rubbed in it on Sunday and we'll see if either side is fighting mad about that or if they've given up and mailed it in. Just a little too iffy for my tastes but I should watch more closely who is on Indy's schedule if they continue on this course.

[HPF Bob]

The Giants gave me a scare but they pulled it out at the end and props to the Dolphins for not quitting on the season yet like, ahem, some teams are.

It's another target-rich environment this week to keep the run going. The candidates:

Houston vs Cleveland. The undermanned Browns would certainly seem like an underdog on the road but I'm still skittish about the mistake-prone Texans and who knows what effect a Colt McCoy homecoming may have.

Dallas vs Seattle. The Cowboys are a jeckyl-and-hyde team but it is tempting to take them at home against the terrible Seahawks. Just a little too iffy for me.

Oakland vs Tebow. If McFadden was healthy and the QB position was settled, this might be a slam dunk but Tebow looked good in a game against the Raiders last year. Tempting but I think I'll pass, unlike Tebow.

Kansas City vs Miami. The Chiefs appear to be getting things together after losing Jamaal Charles. The winless Dolphins show they still have some fight, even on the road. Too risky.

Atlanta at Indianapolis. If this were a home game for the Falcons, this would be a no-brainer. In their division, the Falcons don't play many gimmees and I think the Colts have shown the past two weeks that they are barely trying. I'm going with this.

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: Detroit
Week 6: Baltimore
Week 7: New Orleans
Week 8: New York Giants

Week 9: Atlanta

[HPF Bob]

When this game gets into double digit weeks, it begins getting really tough. For Week 10, there are no easy answers but here are the best options:

Jacksonville at Indianapolis - If there was any week left to take the Jaguars, this is it. But I just can't. The Jags are just not a safe enough pick.

Washington at Miami - Two teams, no quarterbacks. I'll skip this.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - The Steelers are one of my few remaining lifelines. I'm feeling good about them winning this game, even on the road. But why waste that lifeline this week when they'll have easier wins later?

San Francisco vs NY Giants, Chicago vs Detroit, Dallas vs Buffalo - If it were December, I might be forced into one of these but not yet, not now.

Philadelphia vs Arizona - The wags are saying the Iggles are done, but are they so done that they can't even beat Arizona at home? I think Philly will be angry enough to blow out the Redbirds who may not have the services of Kevin Kolb. Not a slam dunk but the best choice left.

Week 1: New England
Week 2: New York Jets
Week 3: San Diego
Week 4: Green Bay
Week 5: Detroit
Week 6: Baltimore
Week 7: New Orleans
Week 8: New York Giants
Week 9: Atlanta

Week 10: Philadelphia

[HPF Bob]

Looks like I'm done. Good game, guys. I'll try to come back next year to defend the title.

[painekiller]

Looks like I'm done. Good game, guys. I'll try to come back next year to defend the title.

Great run Bob!