The Big Cat Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 After picking Philly over STL last week, I'm still in the hunt. Because of the Bears, Falcons, and Panthers games 18 of the league's 50 people now find themselves with the option to buy back in! But this week is a KILLER! No clear winners anywhere! CHI @ CAR- 2 schizophrenic teams facing off here, no CLUE which squad will show up for either of them. TEN @ CIN- I like TEN here, but now that VY is down and with them playing in Cincy, it's a tough call. GB @ DET- *I won't pick games from divisional matchups BUF @ JAC- I do actually feel very confident about the Bills, but my glasses are also a fine rose color and I don't want to throw the Bills away just yet (2 games against MIA to go!) OAK @ KC- *Ibid IND @ MIN- Indy will be looking to bounce back, but they've got a TOUGH one here on the road against the team that a.) runs the ball and b.) stops the run. Hard to bet against those attributes. NYG @ STL- The Giants could be a steady pick here. They love winning on the road, but then again this is the home-opener for STL so anything could conceivably happen. Plus, I picked STL to lose last week... NO @ WAS- See Chi @ Car SF @ SEA- * Ibid ATL @ TB- * Ibid MIA @ ARI- I like AZ here, but again Miami's home opener. I might be the only person here who thinks Miami might actually be dangerous. I liken them to a sick animal- they really have nothing to lose and are getting awfully tired of getting kicked around. SD @ DEN- *Ibid BAL @ HOU- I could also go with Houston in this game, but don't know enough about either team to put my money where my mouth is. I didn't expect Baltimore to win last week. NE @ NYJ * Ibid PIT @ CLE *Ibid PHI @ DAL *Ibid So my very short list of potential winners this week is AZ, NYG, HOU, and Buffalo. Yikes! Anybody have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJPearl2 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Giants all the way. St. Louis sucks and the Giants have had 10 days to prepare for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Giants all the way. St. Louis sucks and the Giants have had 10 days to prepare for the game. The defending champs in week 2?? Once I pick them I can't pick them again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The BAL/HOU game could become weird because they're talking about moving the game due to the hurricane. I'd probably avoid it to be safe. FWIW, I went w/KC this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 The BAL/HOU game could become weird because they're talking about moving the game due to the hurricane. I'd probably avoid it to be safe. FWIW, I went w/KC this week. Yeah? That's a pretty ballsy pick, IMO. Divisional toilet bowl. Who's the REAL winner after this game? You make a good point about the Hurricane though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Dallas at home is a pretty good pick also, even if the Iggles did look amazing last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I think Giants are an easy pick...espcially since you won't want to take them in division games. I also think GB is pretty solid and Tampa is a reasonable pick. But what do I know...I had Indy last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJPearl2 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The defending champs in week 2?? Once I pick them I can't pick them again! If you start thinking about next week you won't be around. In suicide league you have to play for the now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 I think Giants are an easy pick...espcially since you won't want to take them in division games. I also think GB is pretty solid and Tampa is a reasonable pick. But what do I know...I had Indy last week. I wouldn't touch that ATL v TB game with a 10 foot pole. And you're probably right about GB over Detroit, but it's the Lions first game at home, and they are divisonal opponents. May be that's just my quirky rule, but part of me believes divisonal games are ALWAYS up for grabs (esp in week 2!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzbait1965 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Pittsburgh. Cleveland looked horrible and pitt. owns them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdaddy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The defending champs in week 2?? Once I pick them I can't pick them again! Don't get cute. Pick them and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdaddy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Don't get cute. Pick them and move on. I went to the grave last year w/ the Pats* and Dolts..in week 12!!!! Got cute and lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Don't get cute. Pick them and move on. exactly. So many strategists get bounced with the best three teams still in their pocket. It's a survivor pool. Survive and move on. There's 32 teams and only 17 weeks, so from the start, you don't have to use 15 teams. If you get to the point where you're deciding between tough "so-so" games, well that means you've probably survived for a while and it's a good problem to have. I've been playing in these things for a while, I won once in '05 when the Steelers won the Bowl, took home about $4600. Usually I'm bounced out well before Thanksgiving. I was Philly last week and thinking G-men or Pit this week. I want to make sure Big Ben practices okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I think Giants are an easy pick...espcially since you won't want to take them in division games. I also think GB is pretty solid and Tampa is a reasonable pick. But what do I know...I had Indy last week. I took Indy last week too. Garcia is out and Griese is starting for TB. I wouldn't touch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berndogg Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I took Indy last week too. Garcia is out and Griese is starting for TB. I wouldn't touch that. Me 3, and at 4'oclock on sunday i was lecturing my friends at the bar about how dumb they were for picking detroit, and you can't save teams, you just have to get to the next week, so I was going safe with Indy. Needless to say, Im an idiot, but I would definitely take the G men this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I like NO over the Skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah? That's a pretty ballsy pick, IMO. Divisional toilet bowl. Who's the REAL winner after this game? You make a good point about the Hurricane though. I don't think it's that ballsy. KC didn't look too bad against the Pats* and Oakland looked worse that a Pop Warner team. KC is a tough place to play in and even though they have QB issues, I think Huard should win this one. That might be my pick, anyway. Otherwise, the Giants would probably be my best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I got lucky last week picking the Pats*, good thing they held on to beat the Chiefs. I ended up going with the Giants, this week. Stay away from TB with Griese starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 I picked the Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I got knocked out last week by the Panthers. How does that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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