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I'd like to get a group going for Pigskin Pick'em. Any other football fans out there that are interested let me know and I'll sign up and send out invites
Obviously the new season hasn't started yet but here is the link. You have to register for an account with ESPN but it is free.
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Count me in! What do you need to send an invite? My ESPN name is JeniLG and my email is in my profile.
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I've never started a group before but I'm pretty sure that all I need is your e-mail addy.
A close friend of mine that passed away several months ago was the one who used to send me an invite. I miss him terribly and was just wishing I could get an invite from the big galoot. I thought I would carry on the tradition with my new found friends.
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I'm already in a fantasy football league (just made my draft picks yesterday) so I don't know that I want to do two different things. How is yours different?
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Pigskin Pick'em is a weekly pick game. Each week the matchups are listed and you pick the winner. Quite simple and takes very little time.
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Why you won't see some of the favorites listed:
Dallas: Just ain't going to happen Washington: Miracle turnarounds take two years, at least Philadelphia: I think that their destiny train left the station last year.
Green Bay: An emotional favorite, but there isn't enough overall strength. Minnesota: An overall good team, just not a Great Team... doesn't have the internal strength to make it down the stretch.
St. Louis: The Rams sang their swansong last year.
Atlanta: Michael Vick is incredible, but one man can't win 16 games all by himself. Tampa Bay: Two years ago Gruden built the perfect team for right then, just as he had with the Raiders the year before. Now, well, he's gotta rebuild.
Indianapolis: Am I the only guy who can't stand Peyton Manning? I cherish the few games where he walks away with a grass stain on his usually spotless uniform. Tennessee: You let the heart of your team go, you expect the slump. Cincinnati: Next year...
Dolphins: The collapse came quickly and it will go faster as the year goes by. No RB, no QB, and WRs dropping like flies. Patriots: The Boston Magic only works every other year.
Pittsburgh: Better than expected, but nope Cleveland: They'll do better this year, but it's going to be a long road.
Denver: They just don't inspire me. Plug in any running back and they'll do great, but the Modular Team of the 90s is above average, not great. Oakland: Castoffs, rejects, renegades, oldtimers. That's the recipe that always works for the Raiders, but this year won't be the year.
Surprise team of the year: Arizona Cardinals. I'll go long on this one and predict... a WildCard appearance.
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I'm still looking for some football fans to join this super simple pick'em contest. Once a week you pick the winner in all the NFL games for that week. It takes very little time and I think it's pretty fun for no more effort than it requires.
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I'd be willing to do that, but I can't seem to get your link above to work. Otherwise I'd register with espn. Can you send an invite to the addy in my profile?
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Send one to me too, punwit. The fantasy group I was going to do with my nephew fell through when not enough people signed up, and no one at work has talked about getting another one going this year....
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A couple of years or so ago we did something like this right here in its own thread. I might be interested in the ESPN thing, but is there any reason we couldn't just do it here?
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Punwit didn't get this set up before his modem crashed, so at his request I'm going to try to set it up for those of us that want to do it off the ESPN site.
So if you wanted it, you should hear from me shortly.
quote:Green Bay: An emotional favorite, but there isn't enough overall strength. Minnesota: An overall good team, just not a Great Team... doesn't have the internal strength to make it down the stretch.
Ya mean the Bears have half a chance this year? LOL
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I'm interested in playing. The Cardinals will not win a Superbowl as long as they are owned by Bill Bidwell. Posts: 4569 | Registered: Dec 2003
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I guess I'll clarify my early comments, especially about the Vikings, Packers and the NFC North in general.
It's not that I don't see either the Vikes or Packers making it to the playoffs, I just don't see either of them getting past the first rounds. Honestly, I just don't even think the Vikings will make the playoffs this year.
The Bears, well, they've got to establish an offense and I'm not sure that their defense will be in the top 16 this year. So I can't, in good faith, predict better than say 7-9 for their record this year.
The Lions, however, might pull at 2003 Bengals and start moving up from the cellar they've lived in since, ummm, 1976 or so. They've had a young team for the last couple of years and maybe they are going to gel this year. They could be a surprise. I think they will compete well in their division.
The teams I mentioned in my previous post were the perennial powerhouses that I didn't think would be able to get the job done this year for various reasons. Most of the time it comes from either salary cap issues, rebuilding efforts or putting too much emphasis on one or two star players with 51 underpaid, underachievers on the roster.
Case in point, the Indianapolis Colts. The offense can rock with the best of them, but the defense is suspect from the get-go and tends to break down severely at the halfway mark of the season. Manning's huge salary won't make fixing this easy.
They'll always challenge for the playoffs, but fall short as opposing defenses put the knock on them. And their team owner was the biggest proponent of the "no-touchy" emphasis on cornerbacks this year because opposing teams figured out that Harrison couldn't compete when it came to fighting for receptions.
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I've sent the invitations so keep an eye out for them. If you wish to play and didn't get an invite respond here with your e-mail and I'll take care of it. Remember tho that there isn't alot of time till the season starts and no new entries will be accepted after the first game starts.
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All you really need is the group name and password, and I don't see any reason why they just can't be posted here. Easier than dishing out invites...
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Group name is Jatraqueros and the password is hatrack.
Edit to add. If you want in to this and haven't recieved an invite you can go to espn and click on fantasy and then pigskin pickem. You have to sign up for an account. Once you've signed on you can then find the Jatraqueros group and use the password to join the group. E-mail me at junkaccount at sbcglobal.net if you have trouble.
You were the only one to pick Indianapolis last night, and you darn near pulled it off! My heart stopped a couple of time when it looked like the Colts were going to beat the Patriots at home. But not quite!
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I would like to say I debated about it a lot, but I didn't. It was probably the only pick I did give more of a few seconds thought to and the hardest to make. And last night when I was talking to the Tick, I'd forgotten I'd picked Indy dispite the fact that they were the visiting team. I went and double checked and changed who I was rooting for! I'll pay more attention to what I do next week, but I fully expect that my rear will be kicked by the rest of you guys.
It turns out they have a college football pick'em too for like 10 selected games each week. But I think its too late to start another group.
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Wow -- you mean it lets you change after the week has started? The one I play at work "locks" in your picks after a certain time so you can't make changes just before/during the game, etc.
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I originally had selected Indy but checked my picks yesterday and changed that one as well as a few others. Hopefully the other changes will be as beneficial.
Pigskin Pickem locks down each week at the start of the first game.
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