The Syndicate

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:21 pm I'm rooting all the way for the Saints next year.

Honestly, I think TB could finish ahead of them in the division. Brees sorta looked like he hit a wall in the back half of the season, whereas Arians, draft situation and schedule could mean a quick turnaround for the Buccs.

My pick for next year is a Patriots-Falcons rematch.

juliets wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:14 pm This game is terrible unless you like a pure defensive game.

I don’t mind good defense, but speaking as a Bills fan, there is nothing fun in watching shitty QB play. They both looked bad.

Gonna have to go with evil on this one too. Patriots over Rams

^I said almost the same thing to my friends just now!

The defense is going to need to have its best series of the season. For the good of humanity.

I really don't want to have to root for the Rams when they shouldn't even be there.

That missed DPI ... woof. Big woof.

Picks:

New Orleans Saints
Kansas City Chiefs

NFC Championship
Los Angeles Rams @ New Orleans Saints

AFC Championship
New England Patriots @ Kansas City Chiefs

Jay 3-1
G-Man 3-1
Colin 3-1
juliets 2-2
DH 1-3

Nah, you're good. I'm actually changing mine:

Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Chargers
New Orleans Saints

Colts feel like a more balanced team because of the Chiefs' D, and the Chiefs have that history with play-offs, but the Colts played a pretty damn easy schedule to get here, including the Texans last week. I don't think they've played against a high-powered offense like this in a hot minute and I don't think their defense holds up as well.

Apologies to juliets, but, wow, any team looking for a QB in 2021 might be real happy to end up with Trevor Lawrence.

Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Chargers
New Orleans Saints

So everybody went 2-2 this round! Crosses for all.

Divisional Round:

Saturday
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams

Sunday
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints

Hate to see that happen but I guess the ball was tipped. Any fanbase that boos their kicker doesn’t deserve to win anyway.

Pity touchdown for Houston there. This game should be a shut-out.

I’ve thought the Texans were pretenders all season and, barring a spectacular collapse, it looks like I might be right.

Good for Frank Reich and the Colts though.

Wild Card Weekend

Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks
LA Chargers
Chicago Bears

Totals:

juliets 168-85 (add star for Week 16)
JJJ 161-87 (add star for Week 17)
Colin 162-94 (add star for Week 15)
G-Man 158-96
DH 144-108

juliets is the season champion! Do we make picks during playoffs?

Tally:

Jay: 13-3
Colin: 12-4
DH: 12-4
G-Man: 12-4
juliets: 11-5

Black Monday’s fired coaches include TB, DEN, CIN, NYJ, ARI, MIA. The next month is going to be nuts. Congratulations to those of you who are shedding a bad fit.

How does a guy in PA end up supporting the Fish, if I may ask?

Great game for the Bills to end the season on and to close out Kyle Williams’ career. I’m really excited for the future of this team.

My picks for this week:
Buffalo
Green Bay
New England
New Orleans
Dallas
Tampa Bay
Houston
Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Indianapolis

Totals:

juliets 157-80 (add star for this week)
JJJ 148-84
Colin 150-88 (add star for last week)
G-Man 146-92
DH 132-104

No problem at all!

My tallies:

juliets 13-3
Colin 12-4
DH 11-5
G-Man 11-5
JJJ 10-6

Caught up in something tonight, but I should have time during the day tomorrow to update.

I can probably figure it out tonight as well as post the Week 17 match-ups.

Houston are pretenders and I’ve been saying so all season. Of course they choke and let Tom Brady waltz into another first-round bye.

Double check for last week’s:

Colin 11-5
juliets 10-6
G-Man 8-8
DH 7-7
JJJ 2-5

Totals:

juliets 144-77
Colin 138-84 (add a star)
JJJ 135-78
G-Man 135-87
DH 121-99

I can probably figure out last week’s tally later today too. Would’ve done it earlier but I have been sick as a dog the last couple days.

Tennessee
LA Chargers
Cleveland
Dallas
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Miami
Buffalo
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Atlanta
LA Rams
Chicago
New Orleans
Seattle
Denver

Damn. Didn’t see that one coming.

Your former student had a pretty good night, Epignosis. I was hoping he’d find the endzone though.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:07 pm

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:34 am THURSDAY
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City

SATURDAY
Houston @ New York Jets
Cleveland @ Denver

SUNDAY
Arizona @ Atlanta
Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Detroit @ Buffalo
Green Bay @ Chicago
Oakland @ Cincinnati
Dallas @ Indianapolis
Washington @ Jacksonville
Miami @ Minnesota
Tennessee @ New York Giants
Seattle @ San Francisco
New England @ Pittsburgh
Philadelphia @ Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans @ Carolina

Forgot to pick Browns/Broncos

I’m gonna waver on Chiefs-Chargers all day.

Edit: also, Cincinnati is the worst-spelled city in America

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:27 am Double check your results, I did this from memory.

juliets: 10-6
JJJ: 9-7
Colin: 9-7
G-Man: 9-7
DharmaHelper: 7-9

If these are correct (but double check my math on your score as well ...)

134-71 - juliets **††††
133-73 - Jay **†††
127-79 - Colin **†
127-79 - G-Man *†
114-92 - DH *††
59-46 - TH †
37-24 - Golden *†
28-17 - Mac†
8-4 - Epignosis
7-8 - Sloonei

THURSDAY
Kansas City

SATURDAY
Houston
Cleveland

SUNDAY
Atlanta
Baltimore
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinati
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Minnesota
Tennessee
Seattle
New England
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans

THURSDAY
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City

SATURDAY
Houston @ New York Jets
Cleveland @ Denver

SUNDAY
Arizona @ Atlanta
Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Detroit @ Buffalo
Green Bay @ Chicago
Oakland @ Cincinnati
Dallas @ Indianapolis
Washington @ Jacksonville
Miami @ Minnesota
Tennessee @ New York Giants
Seattle @ San Francisco
New England @ Pittsburgh
Philadelphia @ Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans @ Carolina

Double check your results, I did this from memory.

juliets: 10-6
JJJ: 9-7
Colin: 9-7
G-Man: 9-7
DharmaHelper: 7-9

I can do both, one sec.

Definitely a lot of upsets last week. Bears v Giants still seems made up.

THURSDAY
Tennessee

SUNDAY
Los Angeles Chargers
Buffalo
Carolina
Green Bay
Kansas City
Miami
New Orleans
New York Giants
Houston
Denver
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Los Angeles Rams

MONDAY
Minnesota

Mark Sanchez recovered a fumble with his butt.

That Chargers comeback last night was nuts, as was the very end. I’m happy to see teams that don’t get any respect do well.

juliets wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:30 pm WOW Mike McCarthy - 12 years and they fire him on a Sunday during the season. Couldn't they have waited till Monday when cooler heads prevail?

I guess losing to Arizona will do that to you...

Yikes @ my score so far

I feel like Josh Allen is going to be a franchise QB barring catastrophe but man this offense isn’t helping. If Charles Clay doesn’t cough up the ball at the end that’s another game-winning drive and a highlight reel throw for life.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:17 pm Hope y'all got Spencer Ware.

Picked him up in both my leagues within three minutes of reading about the video.

I bet the Jets end up picking up Hunt next year.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:34 pm Kamara failing to score twice is threatening to screw me out of a fantasy playoff berth.

Brees is my QB1 unfortunately.

What in the hell is happening in this game ...