"2014 NFL Season Big Pond Pub"

Originally posted by MISTER CHESS
No problem.

It isn't an exact science, and like I said I already know the general strength of each team, the offseason and preseason just gives us a hint if the team gained or lost strength because in todays NFL the difference between winning the Super Bowl and winning the first pick in the draft is a lot narrower than any other sport.

the preseason definitely gave me a hint on .....what? teams playing starters 2 downs or plays they may run?

Originally posted by gort
the preseason definitely gave me a hint on .....what? teams playing starters 2 downs or plays they may run?

Unless you aren't paying attention starters play at least one series in every game for most teams. Offseason additions will log more preseason plays so the team can evaluate....

Do you think they just play the preseason for nothing? They may as well just cut to 53 players after training camp and call it good, right?

If the teams are using the preseason to evaluate their rosters and trim to the final 53 needed before the start of the season then it follows that there is evaluating to be done in the preseason. Teams have weaknesses, bring in players to iron out those weaknesses, then play those players in the preseason to evaluate those players and fill the roster.

If you can't gain anything from watching a preseason game then you won't gain any advantage from watching a regular season game and are basically just picking based on reputation and media hype. However, I think you are just being thick on purpose and actually do learn from the preseason.

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My Picks -

NFC:
5 Seattle Seahawks
4 New Orleans Saints
3 Green Bay Packers
2 Philadelphia Eagles
1 Carolina Panthers
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AFC:
5 New England Patriots
4 Indianapolis Colts
3 Denver Broncos
2 Cincinnati Bengals
1 Kansas City Chiefs

> Eight "2014 NFL Season Big Pond Pub" Competitors as of Thursday, September 4, 2014:

RBHILL;

gort;

FreakyKBH;

kiki46;

Trev33;

MISTER CHESS;

richjohnson;

Grampy Bobby;

Note: First game of the 2014 NFL Season (Green Bay at Seattle) will be televised on NBC at 8:30 PM ET tonight.

Originally posted by Grampy BobbyNFL Lines For Week 1 - NFL Football Line Week One (Page 1)
NFL Line 9/4 - 9/8, 2014

Date & Time Favorite Line Underdog Total

9/4 8:35 ET At Seattle -5.5 Green Bay 45

9/7 1:00 ET New Orleans -2 At Atlanta 52
9/7 1:00 ET At St. Louis -4 Minnesota 44
9/7 1:00 ET At Pittsburgh -6.5 Cleveland 40.5
9/7 1:00 ET At Philadelphia -1 Note: Though Morning Lines are shown here,
they don't apply to our "Pick to Win" Competition.

2014 NFL Week 1 Scores (9/4 - 9/7)

16 GB... 36 SEA

34 NO... 37 ATL
23 CIN... 16 BAL
23 BUF... 20 CHIF
6 WAS... 17 HOU

26 TEN... 10 KC
20 NE... 33 MIA
14 OAK... 19 NYJ
17 JAX... 34 PHI

27 CLE... 30 PIT
34 MIN... 6 STL
28 SF... 17 DAL
20 CAR... 14 TB

24 IND... 31 DEN

NYG... DET... 9/8 Mon 7:10 ESPN
SD... ARI.

http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2014/REG1

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (Page 1)
AFC:

5. Baltimore Ravens X
4. Denver Broncos +
3. Cincinnati Bengals +
2. New England Patriots X
1. Tennessee Titans + = 3 Points

NFC:

5. Philadelphia Eagles +
4. Seattle Seahawks +
3. New Orleans Saints X
2. San Francisco 49ers +
1. Carolina Panthers + = 4 Points

Total Week #1 Points: 7

X = Team Lost; + = Team Won.

AFC:
(5) Indianapolis Colts L if they played better in the first half?
(4) Pittsburgh Steelers W
(3) Denver Broncos W
(2) New England Patriots L
(1) Baltimore Ravens L

NFC:
(5) San Francisco 49ers W
(4) Carolina Panthers W
(3) New York Giants ?
(2) Chicago Bears L ya!
(1) Seattle Seahawks W

Depending on the Giants game I will have 5 or 6 points.

It will suck for whoever has their 10 teams play each other the most. Example broncos colts is 1 point not 2.

Are draws a 1/2 point they should be so that we could possibly have no ties maybe at the end of a season!

Originally posted by RBHILL
AFC:
(5) Indianapolis Colts L if they played better in the first half?
(4) Pittsburgh Steelers W
(3) Denver Broncos W
(2) New England Patriots L
(1) Baltimore Ravens L

NFC:
(5) San Francisco 49ers W
(4) Carolina Panthers W
(3) New York Giants ?
(2) Chicago Bears L ya!
(1) Seattle Seahawks W

Depending on the Giants game I will have 5 or 6 point ...[text shortened]... a 1/2 point they should be so that we could possibly have no ties maybe at the end of a season!

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)
"2014 NFL Season Big Pond Pub" Thread 131880

Welcome to the 2014 NFL Season. This thread resumes the many enjoyable conversations between NFL Fans who reside on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Its parent thread, "2010 NFL Season 'Big Pond Pub'", was originally posted 05 Jul '10. Our competition invites your top ten weighted picks of NFC and AFC Contenders to win the 2014 Super Bowl Lombardi Trophy.

Weighted Picks Format: Please rank your personal favorite five NFC and five AFC NFL Teams from a high of five (5) points to a low of one (1) point as your contenders: a) To win the most games during the Regular Season's sixteen game team schedules; b) To qualify for the eleven game Post Season; and c) To be invited to play in and win the 2014 NFL Super Bowl.

Weighted Picks Earned Points Opportunity Profile: Each of your Regular Season team win earns one point. Each Post Season qualifying team earns two points. Each Post Season team win earns the weighted points (5 to 1) you've assigned. Super Bowl Team Qualifiers win double your weighted points. Super Bowl Winner earns triple the points you've assigned.

Admin Housekeeping: 1) I'll post weekly schedules as well as game results on a timely basis; 2) Will each of you please post your actual earned and cumulative total points each week; 3) I'll also consolidate and update individual point standings.

Two Requests: Please post your ten picks before the season begins on Thursday, September 4, 2014. Also, I'd appreciate you initiative in informing site friends who may be interested in our 2014 NFL Bragging Rights Competition. Thank you.

Quote of the Day: "What this trophy stands for is the team. This is what it symbolizes. Not the guy who leads the league in punting, not the guy who’s got 15 sacks, not the guy who’s got 1,200 yards rushing. This represents the team. That’s the toughest, smartest, most confident team… in the end, the reason why you won is because you identified the situation, you heard the call, and you did your job. And that’s what execution is about. This game is about execution." -Bill Belichick

Originally posted by RBHILL
"It will suck for whoever has their 10 teams play each other the most. Example broncos colts is 1 point not 2."
[You could have checked the 2014 NFL Regular Season Schedule of each team's sixteen games before you chose them.]

"Are draws a 1/2 point they should be so that we could possibly have no ties maybe at the end of a season!" [Rare but Yes.]

Weighted Picks Earned Points Opportunity Profile: Each of your Regular Season team win earns one point.

2014 NFL Week 1 Scores (9/4 - 9/8)

16 GB... 36 SEA

34 NO... 37 ATL
23 CIN... 16 BAL
23 BUF... 20 CHIF
6 WAS... 17 HOU

26 TEN... 10 KC
20 NE... 33 MIA
14 OAK... 19 NYJ
17 JAX... 34 PHI

27 CLE... 30 PIT
34 MIN... 6 STL
28 SF... 17 DAL
20 CAR... 14 TB

24 IND... 31 DEN

14 NYG... 35 DET
17 SD... 18 ARI.

http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2014/REG1[/b]

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
> Eight "2014 NFL Season Big Pond Pub" Competitors as of Thursday, September 4, 2014:

2) RBHILL: 5 Points in 2014 NFL Week One

3) gort: 3

3) FreakyKBH: 3

3) kiki46: 3

3) Trev33: 3

3) MISTER CHESS: 3

2) richjohnson: 5

1) Grampy Bobby: 6

Note: Would each of you please verify your correct picks total for 2014 NFL Week One. Thanks.

NFL Lines For Week 2 - 9/11 - 9/15, 2014


Date & Time. Favorite. Line. Underdog. Total.

9/11 8:25 ET At Baltimore -2.5 Pittsburgh 44

9/14 1:00 ET At Carolina -2.5 Detroit 43.5
9/14 1:00 ET Miami -1 At Buffalo 43
9/14 1:00 ET At Washington -6 Jacksonville 43.5
9/14 1:00 ET At Tennessee -3.5 Dallas 49

9/14 1:00 ET At NY Giants PK Arizona 44
9/14 1:00 ET New England -3 At Minnesota 49
9/14 1:00 ET New Orleans -6.5 At Cleveland 47.5
9/14 1:00 ET At Cincinnati -5 Atlanta 48

9/14 4:05 ET At Tampa Bay -5 St. Louis 37
9/14 4:05 ET Seattle -5.5 At San Diego 44.5
9/14 4:25 ET Houston -3 At Oakland 39
9/14 4:25 ET At Green Bay -8.5 NY Jets 46

9/14 4:25 ET At Denver -13.5 Kansas City 51
9/14 8:30 ET At San Francisco -7 Chicago 48.5

Monday Night: 9/15 8:35 ET

At Indianapolis -3 Philadelphia 53.5

PK = Pick... No favorite, no underdog... A line of zero.

http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_lines.shtml

Edit Note: Though Morning Lines are shown here, they don't apply to our "Pick to Win" Competition. (Page 1)

Originally posted by RBHILL
AFC:
(5) Indianapolis Colts L if they played better in the first half?
(4) Pittsburgh Steelers W
(3) Denver Broncos W
(2) New England Patriots L
(1) Baltimore Ravens L

NFC:
(5) San Francisco 49ers W
(4) Carolina Panthers W
(3) New York Giants ?
(2) Chicago Bears L ya!
(1) Seattle Seahawks W

Depending on the Giants game I will have 5 or 6 point ...[text shortened]... a 1/2 point they should be so that we could possibly have no ties maybe at the end of a season!

Giants got destroyed so I am at 5 points.

Originally posted by RBHILL
Giants got destroyed so I am at 5 points.

Eli didn't show up. "5 points" as shown above. Thanks, RBH, for your confirmation.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
> Eight "2014 NFL Season Big Pond Pub" Competitors as of Thursday, September 4, 2014:

2) RBHILL: 5 Points in 2014 NFL Week One

3) gort: 3

3) FreakyKBH: 3

3) kiki46: 3

3) Trev33: 3

3) MISTER CHESS: 3

2) richjohnson: 5

1) Grampy Bobby: 6

Note: Would each of you please verify your correct picks total for 2014 NFL Week One. Thanks.

2014 NFL Week One Correction: 1) Grampy Bobby: 7 Points (AFC: 3 and NFC: 4).