NFL Capping Challenge 2016!!! (2 Viewers)

[Fantasysports1]

Woke up a little too late, was going to select Jags with Luck out. Oh well, I still like my 5 picks. 60% so far, I picked CIN, NYG, ARI, CLE, SEA.

 

[Chemical X]

so I can't pick any games because we locked at 9.30? why does this effect 1-4-8p games again?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

so I can't pick any games because we locked at 9.30? why does this effect 1-4-8p games again?

not sure why they do it this way.

I think it also sucks when the late Sunday games lock at kickoff of the early games.

 

[Chemical X]

can someone open this up or change it? 1/2 the guys are game time decisions too.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Don't think it can be changed. That's been the rule since we started. I posted in here twice about the early lock and CBS sent out an email.

 

[Fantasysports1]

can someone open this up or change it? 1/2 the guys are game time decisions too.

While players might be gametime, you still should have a good idea what games to pick. For example, Foster matters but you don't have to pick Houston or ATL. IMO, there will generally be a few games that you have leans on that you could just pick randomly if you don't feel really good about them. Also you can save your picks ahead of time which helps. Some pools you can only submit once.

 

[Fennis]

Black Sunday

 

[Chemical X]

well, zero for me this week. so, i guess i am out for the season.

 

[Fennis]

I think you can still pick MNF

 

[Peyton Marino]

damn

 

[East Coast Bias]

You don't get a zero. You get the lowest score for the week.

 

[East Coast Bias]

I think you can still pick MNF

They can but it's not a good idea. If one of the 5 misses their Monday night pick the high score for the week would be zero and that's what they all would get. It's best to not pick any and hope for a 2.

 

[Eminence]

ECB, you pick Gang Green?

 

[East Coast Bias]

I took the Ravens, Falcons, Bengals, Raiders and Cards. Bunch of favorites a lot of us are on.

 

[Billy Bats]

That sucks.

 

[Billy Bats]

So many affected, If they post their picks here can they get them in? That's rough for the new guys.

ETA: 2/3 of my buddies didn't get them in, they understand, just for the hell of it.

Paul Giants, Eagles, Arizona, Atlanta & GB

Vinny Colts Houston bills okl phi

 

[Peyton Marino]

Jax, Hou, Cle, TB, Was

 

[Fantasysports1]

Got 3 right so far with Seattle left. Will either be 60% or 65% after 4 weeks. Had Cin, Browns, Cards, NYG and Seattle. Had I known about Luck earlier, not sure if I would have switched Jags with Cards but that was the give me game. Guess Rams are a tough matchup for Cards but the early fumble giving STL a quick 7 didn't help.

 

[Eminence]

Still middling at around 3 points behind 1st place.

Top 30%. I imagine I'll go 5-0 here at one point. With the talent margin so thin, it feels like it's be impossible to win this thing without a few perfect weeks.

 

[Fantasysports1]

Still middling at around 3 points behind 1st place.

Top 30%. I imagine I'll go 5-0 here at one point. With the talent margin so thin, it feels like it's be impossible to win this thing without a few perfect weeks.

I think there are a few people 70% or higher right now. 65% is still towards the top. Might need close to 70% to win this depending on if some of the guys get hot. Not sure if you need a few perfect weeks but any perfect week will help a lot. There must be some sharp people in here. You need to get 3 out of 5 to stay in the game.

 

[Chemical X]

would've had 4-1, oh well. at least I got the low score for the week.

 

[dino259]

So many affected, If they post their picks here can they get them in? That's rough for the new guys.

ETA: 2/3 of my buddies didn't get them in, they understand, just for the hell of it.

Paul Giants, Eagles, Arizona, Atlanta & GB

Vinny Colts Houston bills okl phi

No reason to miss picks. Picks are open on Tuesday. Put in preliminary picks and update on Sunday morning if injuries change anything.

 

[Billy Bats]

So many affected, If they post their picks here can they get them in? That's rough for the new guys.

ETA: 2/3 of my buddies didn't get them in, they understand, just for the hell of it.

Paul Giants, Eagles, Arizona, Atlanta & GB

Vinny Colts Houston bills okl phi

No reason to miss picks. Picks are open on Tuesday. Put in preliminary picks and update on Sunday morning if injuries change anything.

I said they understood. But thanks for chiming in.

 

[Fantasysports1]

60% is still within 2 of the leader after 5 weeks. A good amount of you are 56% and higher, especially if you were to include a few of those guys that got 0's last week. The lines are slate though so probably want to be better than 56%.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Something that should prob be discussed before the season progresses:

In the event of a tie for first place, my assumption is there is no second place and the winners just split $2700? Everyone agree with this.

Second place is obviously less meaningful, but if there is one winner and a group in second place, that group just splits $200?

 

[RealReactions]

Something that should prob be discussed before the season progresses:

In the event of a tie for first place, my assumption is there is no second place and the winners just split $2700? Everyone agree with this.

Second place is obviously less meaningful, but if there is one winner and a group in second place, that group just splits $200?

That is a good point what if there is 3 people tied for first. Say first is 50 points and 3 people have that do those 3 people split the big fund?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I thought we discussed this last year

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

who is in the lead?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

*ANNOUNCE*

Since we didn't specify what the tiebreaker would be, and it certainly seems like a tie in the end is possible, total monies for 1st and 2nd will be divided up evenly between everyone who finishes in first.

If you guys want to gamble it further on the WC round, totally up to you. But then it becomes tricky as to what the "line" would be, etc. So I'm going to keep it easy.

bump

 

[RealReactions]

I thought we discussed this last year

Im new this year

 

[RealReactions]

*ANNOUNCE*

Since we didn't specify what the tiebreaker would be, and it certainly seems like a tie in the end is possible, total monies for 1st and 2nd will be divided up evenly between everyone who finishes in first.

If you guys want to gamble it further on the WC round, totally up to you. But then it becomes tricky as to what the "line" would be, etc. So I'm going to keep it easy.

bump

Thank you

 

[fantasycurse42]

I thought we discussed this last year

Im new this year

I was already mathematically eliminated by week 4 of last year.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

who is in the lead?

nero: 17 (68%)

ECB: 16 (64%)

TRE: 16 (64%)

5 teams tied with 15 (60%)

5 teams tied with 14 (56%)

I can't see who picked tonight's game as one of their 5 so those could shift slightly.

 

[Fantasysports1]

Watching the games do help but I end up only watching the ones I have sides for mostly. I don't have PFF but I think that can help in terms of looking at key metrics like how good an OL or secondary are.

I know some people rewatch games but I don't do that. Certain teams like NE look like ATS winners.

 

[RealReactions]

Watching the games do help but I end up only watching the ones I have sides for mostly. I don't have PFF but I think that can help in terms of looking at key metrics like how good an OL or secondary are.

I know some people rewatch games but I don't do that. Certain teams like NE look like ATS winners.

I just watch NFL redzone all day and then whatever games are on my local channels and I'm doing just fine.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

who is in the lead?

nero: 17 (68%)

ECB: 16 (64%)

TRE: 16 (64%)

5 teams tied with 15 (60%)

5 teams tied with 14 (56%)

I can't see who picked tonight's game as one of their 5 so those could shift slightly.

I have SD tonight, but I've sucked the last couple of weeks.

 

[Eminence]

If I get tonight's game right, I'll only be 2 points behind the leader. All the top dog's had bad week.

 

[Fantasysports1]

I need to keep getting 3 out of 5 and hopefully some 4 and even 5 weeks. A lot of strategy involved in trying to pick the best five.

 

[RealReactions]

I changed my pick thursday and screwed myself to go 4-1 instead of 3-2. Would have put me at 16 total. Everyone in the betting thread was taking houston while i had Indy and usually they win a lot of money so switched 10minutes before the game. Oh well should've listened to my gut.

 

[Fantasysports1]

I changed my pick thursday and screwed myself to go 4-1 instead of 3-2. Would have put me at 16 total. Everyone in the betting thread was taking houston while i had Indy and usually they win a lot of money so switched 10minutes before the game. Oh well should've listened to my gut.

That was a tough one, I think Colts played a lot better than most people think. OL played well, Andre Johnson played a la good version and Gore did well. The first drive pick hurt them in the red zone as well and people think Colts got a lot of calls. Hou just isn't a good team so it is tough to back them from what I see. They aren't better than Colts especially if Colts skill players play well. Hou had a limited Foster and primary threat is only Hopkins, luckily Strong got two TDs. Still the QB was supposedly low on energy and Hou was at home in a position where they needed a win.

 

[Fantasysports1]

Is there an NBA capping challenge? I would think not because you have NBA every day basically and it isn't the same as NFL where it is a weekly event.

 

[TheGooRoo]

Is there an NBA capping challenge? I would think not because you have NBA every day basically and it isn't the same as NFL where it is a weekly event.

Maybe on basketballguys.com

 

[RealReactions]

who is ECB

 

[Eminence]

East Coast Bias

 

[RealReactions]

Thanks. Me and him the only ones who took the saints tonight. I expected a lot more picks on the saints side

 

[Fantasysports1]

Thanks. Me and him the only ones who took the saints tonight. I expected a lot more picks on the saints side

I think this game was a pass. I was leaning ATL but just from what I read, it looked like NO had a decent chance to cover. Some people picked ATL which will make it tougher to have a great week. Once you already lost one game it makes it tougher to get 3/5 or 4/5.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Thanks. Me and him the only ones who took the saints tonight. I expected a lot more picks on the saints side

I think this game was a pass. I was leaning ATL but just from what I read, it looked like NO had a decent chance to cover. Some people picked ATL which will make it tougher to have a great week. Once you already lost one game it makes it tougher to get 3/5 or 4/5.

I always find it harder to win all of the games after losing one.

 

[Shoot_Me_Now]

You really need that one or two games where you have a good edge to consistently get 60%+. The difference between going 2/5 or 3/5 is big.

I admit maybe some bad variance but I probably underestimated some of the opposing teams and overrated the ones I lost.

Back to the drawing board. I did some combination of overestimating and underestimating

You need to get 3 out of 5 to stay in the game.

I need to keep getting 3 out of 5 and hopefully some 4 and even 5 weeks. A lot of strategy involved in trying to pick the best five.

I think this game was a pass. I was leaning ATL but just from what I read, it looked like NO had a decent chance to cover. Some people picked ATL which will make it tougher to have a great week. Once you already lost one game it makes it tougher to get 3/5 or 4/5.

If I can just get 3/5 right every week with some perfect weeks in there by picking the right strategy and not overestimating and underestimating I'll be able to make a charge!

 

[fantasycurse42]

If I can just get 3/5 right every week with some perfect weeks in there by picking the right strategy and not overestimating and underestimating I'll be able to make a charge!

You're probably better off just winning 4/5 every week IMO.

 

[Fantasysports1]

I am going GGG on competition this week! By knockout.