NFL Last Man Standing Pick 'Em 2015 ROUND 2 OPEN!

[Vigo]

To paraphrase Newbomb Turk---I'm glad I lost.  The Seahawks being 0-1 was worth it.

  You are right. Defeat doesn't get much sweeter.

You can cheer for the Pack next week if you want an 0-2 on Seattle's record. 

[yotsuya]

Apparently I'm in minority opinion in that I don't think that was a terrible play call.  Giants field goal forced Dallas to go for a touchdown.

Yeah, but they only had to go 3/4ths of the field to get it (since it got returned to the 28) and they still had a full minute and a half to do so. If they Giants don't get the TD, Dallas gets the ball back on the one with way less time to get downfield, plus you have Romo pinned in the endzone.

[Hoopz]

Hoopz, the Bears looked pretty good yesterday. Yeah, Cutler still Cutlered, but they don't look as much like the 2014 Bears as I was expecting.

I was quite surprised but happy to see such an emphasis on the run game.  We'll see how they respond this week v. the Cardinals.  I doubt that the Bears def can stop anyone right now. 

And I gotta root for Seattle next week. Sorry Vigo.  I was pulling for them over NE in the SB.  Lesser of two evils.

[wp34]

To paraphrase Newbomb Turk---I'm glad I lost.  The Seahawks being 0-1 was worth it.

  You are right. Defeat doesn't get much sweeter.

You can cheer for the Pack next week if you want an 0-2 on Seattle's record. 

Oh man that is painful.  I'm not sure I could root for the Packers if they were playing the St. Louis Cardinals.

[JDFan]

Apparently I'm in minority opinion in that I don't think that was a terrible play call.  Giants field goal forced Dallas to go for a touchdown.

The play before that is what cost them -- If he had just taken the sack that would have taken 35 seconds off the game clock and Dallas would not have had the time to go down the field the way they did - then kicking the field goal would have made more sense but when they threw the third down ball away and left the time on the clock it would have made more sense to go for the TD rather than kick the field goal -- figure worse case they don't get it and then Dallas has to go down the entire field and probably run out of time and lose or get a field goal attempt and tie it rather than the TD and the game goes to OT.

By throwing the third down ball out of the end zone rather than taking the sack and then following up by kicking the Field goal they take out the Tie option so Dallas has to go for the goal line pass play rather than tie it with a field goal and leaves them a couple extra downs with those 35 seconds. Just bad clock management and decisions that wound up costing them the game.

[pbj]

Yeah, I get it, but pulling a touchdown out of his ass when Dallas is stuck at the 1 yard line is probably the only thing Romo is good at.  Not letting the clock run down was a mistake, field goal meh.  That's a hindsight 20/20 thing nobody would even think about had they won.

[yotsuya]

That's alright, without Murray, Romo's going to have to throw the ball 45 times a game again, and you all know Romo's Gotta Romo eventually.

[pbj]

It would be awesome if you'd just let me have this.  Thanks.

[yotsuya]

It would be awesome if you'd just let me have this.  Thanks.

You want me to send you another 11x17 poster of Tony? I can probably find you a shirtless one.

[pbj]

Yes.

[ahofle]

Oh crap I almost missed out on this (thanks for the reminder Hoopz)...is it too late to pick Minnesota over San Fran?

[yotsuya]

Oh crap I almost missed out on this (thanks for the reminder Hoopz)...is it too late to pick Minnesota over San Fran?

Game hasn't started, so you're good!

[pbj]

No glow = doesn't count

Deadspin published not one but two articles today about how the Cowboys didn't deserve it.  Would kill y'all to let me enjoy this, apparently.

[yotsuya]

No glow = doesn't count

Deadspin published not one but two articles today about how the Cowboys didn't deserve it.  Would kill y'all to let me enjoy this, apparently.

We Arlington haters gonna hate...

[harveybirdman]

Sorry Malenko!  FALCONS ON TOP!

[Malenko]

Eagles didn't deserve to win that game.  Some questionable play calling at the end too.



Good luck the rest of the way Harvey!


At this rate round 2 will be in week 4

[Hoopz]

At this rate round 2 will be in week 4

And Round 3 a few weeks later.  Week 2 games aren't easy either.  Not one home team is a lock.

Week 2 - Steelers over Niners.

Glad you got in, Andy.  And you're out.   

[JMB]

Wow, there are a lot of tough calls this week

Week 2 Miami over Jacksonville

[vwalbridge]

Week 2 - Saints over Bucs.

[harveybirdman]

Week 2 - Titans over Browns.

[pbj]

Week 2 - New Orleans Saints over Buccaneers

I'll go with the only 'easy' pick this week.

[BadMouth]

I'll go with the only 'easy' pick this week.

That's how I lost in the first round the past two years. 
(the one before that, I made it to the second round)

[Kier]

Week 2: Saints defeat Bucs.

[deadmoney5]

Week 2: Saints over Bucs

[pbj]

No one else gets to pick Saints over Buccs.

[Malenko]

No one else gets to pick Saints over Buccs.

This is why we need to add the rule "you can only pick a team to win once per season" and remove the "cant pick a game involving the same team 2 consecutive weeks"

[pbj]

Rules rules rules.  More rules.  You men are all the same.

Does make me ponder changing my pick.  If the Buccs pull one out of their ass Round 1 is pretty much over.

[vwalbridge]

It's only week 2.

...and just imagine the chaos if the bucs win.

[yotsuya]

No one else gets to pick Saints over Buccs.

This is why we need to add the rule "you can only pick a team to win once per season" and remove the "cant pick a game involving the same team 2 consecutive weeks"

I thought we had the "same team 2 consecutive weeks" rule in place.

[yotsuya]

Week 2:

Baltimore over Oakland

[JMB]

This is why we need to add the rule "you can only pick a team to win once per season" and remove the "cant pick a game involving the same team 2 consecutive weeks"

This is how it should be. It should just go on the honor system so Hoopz isn't stuck having to manage it.

[Malenko]

Rules rules rules.  More rules.  You men are all the same.

Add a rule, and remove a rule, the number of rules stays the same

I thought we had the "same team 2 consecutive weeks" rule in place.

We do, but if you can only pick a team one time all season, it can get the axe like PBJ's tact.

[RetroGreg]

Week 2 KC defeats Denver

[BadMouth]

We do, but if you can only pick a team one time all season, it can get the axe like PBJ's tact.

meh, that's how it works everywhere else.
I liked that the BYOAC one was different, despite the fact that I'm always out in week one or two anyway.

[Vigo]

Picking a team only once would seriously challenge my memory.



Of course if I keep getting axed in week 1, then not much memory is required.

[Hoopz]

One reason we go with the "can't pick the same team two weeks in a row rule" instead of the other is that it's hard enough to watch for the same team two weeks let alone trying to track the other way.  Someone brought it up four or five years ago and suggested we use a FF site to track it.  I think the benefit of staying on BYOAC is that people don't have to go to another site to get involved and we may pick up some newbs for rounds 2 and 3.  Plus, EE is dead compared to years ago and we could use more nonsense threads here.

I don't trust Brees this year, despite having two of his WRs on a couple FF teams.  So I'm not picking them much this year.

[Malenko]

I just think it sucks when people just pick the patriots every other week.

[yotsuya]

Week 2 KC defeats Denver

Greg's out!

[Hoopz]

Week 2 KC defeats Denver

Greg's out!

---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, I didn't even take time to update the OP. 

LETS GO BUCS, LETS GO BUCS!

You know that's Chad's favorite team.  Or it was until the Pats started winning.   

[Malenko]

You know that's Chad's favorite team.  Or it was until the Pats started winning cheating.   

FTFY