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Post by mayor on Oct 3, 2009 8:31:19 GMT -6
Yeah, I was waiting for you to draw attention to that...
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 19, 2009 21:46:34 GMT -6
You can call me FatNostradomus.
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Post by gk on Dec 11, 2009 9:21:54 GMT -6
9. The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a losing divisional record. BOOM!
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Post by mayor on Dec 11, 2009 9:30:01 GMT -6
I was waiting for that...
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Post by gk on Dec 11, 2009 9:36:29 GMT -6
BTW, please don't read the rest of my predictions, although the VY one looks pretty decent.
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Post by mayor on Dec 11, 2009 14:35:32 GMT -6
Half of my Super Bowl prediction looks good (New Orleans).
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Post by gk on Jan 4, 2010 10:01:34 GMT -6
Now that the regular season is over, let's bump this up and see how we did.
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Post by gk on Jan 4, 2010 10:14:50 GMT -6
Here are my predictions, with a grade (10 points per prediction, bonus points for nailing more inconceivable predictions) and comment. Everyone else, please grade yourselves.
*********************************** 1. Darren McFadden will average the highest YPC of anyone eligible for the rushing title.
* Not even close. What a disaster. In my defense, I think I made this prediction before I knew that Chad would draft him. 0 pts.
2. The Browns' defense will allow the fewest points out of anyone in the AFC.
* Surprisingly, they finished as good as 21st. Still, 0 pts.
3. The worst team in the league will be the Buffalo Bills. TO will be benched and/or cut by the end of the year. Jauron will be fired. Total crash and burn.
* Jauron was indeed fired, none of the rest of that stuff happened. 2 pts.
4. The Colts will have a losing record.
* If by "losing record" you mean, "will potentially go undefeated." 0 pts.
5. Kyle Orton will throw for more yards than Jay Cutler. The Broncos will have a better record than the Bears. Orton will have a higher QB rating than Cutler.
* Amazingly, the Bears were only one game worse than the Broncos after Denver started 6-0 and the Bears were absolutely terrible. Still, I'm chalking up that as a win. Orton had a much better year, but did throw 6 fewer TD passes. 7 pts.
6. Vince Young will take over as the starter in Tennessee, lead his team to the playoffs, and win Comeback Player of the Year.
* 1/3 of these are probably right. Although Comeback Player of the Year is still possible if there's any backlash against Favre. And if people forget that Tom Brady is on the ballot. 4 pts (that's right, I rounded up. sue me).
7. Reggie Bush will score 3 TDs the entire year.
* Bush had 8 total TDs the whole year. He actually had a quietly nice season. Not, #2 overall nice, but just nice. 0 pts.
8. The Browns' starting QB by week 17 will not be Brady Quinn. It will not be Derek Anderson. It will be Brett Ratliff.
* Kinda sorta came close on this one. But not really, 0 pts.
9. The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a losing divisional record.
* Really the only prediction I nailed. Totally a gut call. I felt like the Browns would steal one this year. In other news, Josh Cribbs is a man. 10 pts.
10. The Carolina Panthers will win the Super Bowl.
* Honestly, going 8-8 with that kind of QB play is sort of like winning the Super Bowl. Right guys? Right? 0 pts.
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So I give myself a 23 out of 100 on my fearless predictions. For those who actually picked playoff-related things (or has their SB pick actually in the playoffs), feel free to give yourselves incompletes.
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 4, 2010 10:17:10 GMT -6
1. Matt Cassel will throw for more yards than Tom Brady
Wrong. Brady almost doubled him up.
2. Arizona will be the first SB loser to make the playoffs the following year in quite some time
Correct. Great call by me.
3. The Browns will have the worst record in the league (ok, that's not going out on the limb)
Wrong, but not by much
4. McNabb has his worst season, statistically
Wrong. McNabb had one of his best records
5. Neither Atlanta nor Baltimore will make the playoffs
Wrong, although I was half right
6. Josh McDaniel will be fired at seasons end
Will probably be wrong, although Denver can't be too happy with him right now.
7. Cedric Benson outrushes Marion Barber
Correct. My best call. Very few people even thought Benson would be with the team still at the halfway point.
8. Michael Vick scores more TDs this year than Tavaris Jackson
Correct. Vick threw for one, rushed for two. Jackson had one total. Another good call by me
9. TO doesn't last past week 3 before going off on Edwards publicly
Define "going off." I'll call it wrong but he definitely wasn't happy.
10. I finally make the DVR playoffs.
Wrong. Hanging my head
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 4, 2010 10:19:39 GMT -6
35 points. Three correct calls, plus I'm giving myself five points for the TO things, since there was a flare up with him. Just not like he did with McNabb or Witten or anyone.
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Post by gk on Jan 4, 2010 10:26:59 GMT -6
I actually think you should get bonus points for the Ced Benson call. You also deserve partial credit for the Josh Daniels and Atlanta predictions. I'm bumping your grade up to a 45.
However, tornadorider, I'd like to speak to you after class...
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 4, 2010 10:27:06 GMT -6
The worst call on here has to be Mark's prediction of the Bills in the SB. I'll be sure to bring it up to him at lunch today.
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Post by tornadorider on Jan 4, 2010 15:53:54 GMT -6
Wow!! My wife's cat eat my homework...eh, my wife made my predictions because the Longhorns beat the Cyclones ..hmmm.. Just goes to show I shouldn't make any predictions involving the Vikings..or the Bills. O.K. I'll put the dunce cap on and sit in the corner until next year.
1). Chris Simms opens the season as the Bronco starting QB, and throws more passing tds than Jay Cutler. Wrong. Simms looked decent in preseason and Orton looked aweful, but all that changed by week one.
2). Chester Taylor leads the NFC in rushing after Adrian Peterson tears his acl in the opening game. (This is more to insure A.P. has another awesome year since my predicitons never come true!). Wrong. Although this was done to insure AP didn't get hurt, not that I am superstitious. Did you know that AP either leads the league in fumbles or is a close second. Ugh.
3). Sage "Mr. Iowa State" Rosefels pulls a Kurt Warner by staying healthy all season and leads the Vikings to the Super Bowl. Wrong. I am not sure he even took a single snap.
4) Vikings become the first NFL team to lose 5 Super Bowl contests. Still possible, and if it happens the call of the year.
5). Percy Harvin is named rookie of the year in the NFC. Still possible, but would not be a huge surprise going into the year.
6). Tom Brady reinjures his knee, but the Patriots replacement qb comes in and leads them to the playoffs anyway. Wrong. Brady leads Pats to playoffs with a broken finger and three broken ribs. Knee just fine.
7). The Buffalo Bills win their first Super Bowl, only to move to Toronto, Canada in the off season. Worst call of the year!!! I think WSM predicted the Bill melt down. Great call. I was thinking with Owens now on the team Lee Evans would explode and Trent Edwards would have a coming out year. Edwards wasn't even starting at the end and Evans got lost some where before the season started because I drafted him in Dvr and never saw him again.
8). Brett Favre unretires and joins the Saints in October when Drew Brees is knocked out for the remainder of the year. Wrong. Not a huge surprise that he came back, but wrong team. Thank goodness. Did you know it has been 33 years since the last time the Vikings were in the SB.
9). Lendale White has a better year than Reggie Bush. Wrong. I should receive negative points for this one.
10). Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is the first coach fired during the season. Wrong. Cowboys save their season in December and are on a roll going into the playoffs. Look like the best team in the NFC over the last month of the season.
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 5, 2010 8:39:38 GMT -6
Alright, I'll do everyone else's since they haven't chimed in. They can come back and give their own commentary if they'd like.
These are Horvath's.
1. Mike Vick has >10 total TD
Wrong. Vick had 3. Looking through Eagles colored glasses. 0 points
2. The Cowboys miss the playoffs.
Awesomely wrong. Not only did they NOT miss the playoffs, they won the division. 0 points
3. Chad MAKES the playoffs.
Wrong. Let's just move on. 0 points
4. Adrian Peterson finishes under 1500 rush yds.
Correct. Finished with just over 1300. 10 points.
5. Andre Johnson finishes above 1500 rec. yds.
Correct. Finished with 1569. 10 points.
6. Brian Orakpo will cause Chad and I to say things for which we will need to repent.
Well, the implication was that he would haunt the Boys and Eagles. He had a fantastic rookie year, but didn't cause me to say things which I needed to repent of. I'll give you 5 points.
7. Vince Young will start to redeem himself with his play....but will then say something stupid, making people forget that he's actually getting better.
Correct. Even though he said nothing stupid, he played so well I'll overlook it. 10 points.
8. Stradlebuck misses the playoffs.
Wrong. You are horrible at predicting DVR playoffs. 0 points.
9. Mark Sanchez and Matt Stafford will combine for between 4950-5050 yards passing.
Wrong. Combined for 4711 by my count. Feel feel to doublecheck. Close prediction though. 0 points.
10. Finkle wins it all.
Another DVR swing and miss. By a mile. 0 points.
35 total points
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 5, 2010 8:48:14 GMT -6
These are Grubbi's picks.
1. Cleveland and St Louis will be "playing" for the honor of having the worst record this year. (Giving Cleveland a slight edge here.)
Correct. They were both in contention. Although you gave Cleveland the edge, I'll still award you 8 points. Way to go out on a limb.
2. The Lions will get 6 wins.
Wrong. I won't rub it in. 0 points
3. Vince Young will wash out and never be a starting QB.
Wrong. You're so wrong, you get -5 points.
4. McNabb will throw a TD pass to Vick.
Wrong. Not a bad prediction, but I think most people were counting on Vick having a bigger impact. 0 points
5. R Moss will have more yards and TDs then Owens.
Correct. Moss killed him. 10 points.
6. Some one will draft Favre and watch him go down with a season-ending injury by game three.
Wrong. To be fair though, I think we were all expecting that. 0 points
7. Steven Jackson will be drafted in the top 10 and not have the stats to warrant such a high pick.
I don't remember where he was drafted but I think it was top 10. He stats weren't that good. He had 1400 yards but only 4 TDs. I don't think that's good, but someone else can weigh in. 10 points
8. Oakland/Al Davis will be kicked out of the league for behavior unbecoming for even the NFL.
Wrong. But you can keep predicting this and one of these years it WILL come true. 0 points
9. No Horvath will win the DVRFFL championship.
Correct. Although one almost won the toilet bowl. 10 points
10. Chad WILL make the DVRFFL playoffs finally. (Come on Chad! I have money on this one.)
Wrong. Hope you didn't lose too much. I've accepted the fact I will never see the Promised Land. With a heavy heart I award you 0 points.
33 points
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