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[Go DC Yourself]

LMAO I'm ######ed and didn't read the rules closely enough.

I thought I had a brilliant strategy picking players from only two teams.

I'm OUT.

Missed this from the rules:

"In the first three rounds, ONLY YOUR TWO HIGHEST-SCORING PLAYERS FROM EACH NFL TEAM WILL COUNT TOWARD YOUR SCORE. In the Super Bowl, ALL your players count toward your score."

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Alex Smith $27 17.20

Charcandrick West $15 4.00

Spencer Ware $10 12.70

Jeremy Maclin $25 5.90

Chris Conley $2 7.90

Travis Kelce $18 24.80

Cairo Santos $11 17.00

Kansas City Chiefs $12 19.00

Tom Brady $34 0.00

Brandon Bolden $10 0.00

Steven Jackson $7 0.00

Julian Edelman $26 0.00

Danny Amendola $4 0.00

Rob Gronkowski $27 0.00

Stephen Gostkowski $13 0.00

New England Patriots $9 0.00

TOTAL 43.80

CUTOFF 66.60

Ummm, a NE-KC Super Bowl?

 

[QuizGuy66]

Right strategy wrong teams so I have a zombie entry for week 2. Will remember to go with teams morw favored by the NFL next time.

-QG

 

[Go DC Yourself]

Right strategy wrong teams so I have a zombie entry for week 2. Will remember to go with teams morw favored by the NFL next time.

-QG

Same here, easily cleared the cut with guys like Ware and Santos, but without the prospect of a Sea-Cin SB, I'm out.

 

[stubby]

This entry is still alive.

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Chris Conley $2 7.90

DeAndre Hopkins $19 12.90

Ben Roethlisberger $32 17.45

Antonio Brown $30 18.90

Martavis Bryant $17 18.30

Markus Wheaton $15 4.30

Heath Miller $12 3.90

Russell Wilson $33 14.20

Christine Michael $9 8.90

Doug Baldwin $21 15.20

Tyler Lockett $15 4.50

Seattle Seahawks $11 5.00

Tom Brady $34 0.00

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TOTAL 87.40

CUTOFF 66.60

Losing Hopkins will hurt. Of course now I wish I hadn't even picked him since I didn't need him. Will need huge weeks from Brady and my Pitts/Sea guys to survive this week, since it's traditionally the highest cut line. Conley might help a little more depending on Mackin's status.

 

[kinghill]

LMAO I'm ######ed and didn't read the rules closely enough.

I thought I had a brilliant strategy picking players from only two teams.

I'm OUT.

Missed this from the rules:

"In the first three rounds, ONLY YOUR TWO HIGHEST-SCORING PLAYERS FROM EACH NFL TEAM WILL COUNT TOWARD YOUR SCORE. In the Super Bowl, ALL your players count toward your score."

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Alex Smith $27 17.20

Charcandrick West $15 4.00

Spencer Ware $10 12.70

Jeremy Maclin $25 5.90

Chris Conley $2 7.90

Travis Kelce $18 24.80

Cairo Santos $11 17.00

Kansas City Chiefs $12 19.00

Tom Brady $34 0.00

Brandon Bolden $10 0.00

Steven Jackson $7 0.00

Julian Edelman $26 0.00

Danny Amendola $4 0.00

Rob Gronkowski $27 0.00

Stephen Gostkowski $13 0.00

New England Patriots $9 0.00

TOTAL 43.80

CUTOFF 66.60

Ummm, a NE-KC Super Bowl?

No. I obviously didn't comprehend the rules too well.

I figured I was making the call that NE would be in the Super Bowl, so I'd have a bunch of players (all from NE) come SB time.

- KC players would get me past wild card week

- Divisional/Championship/Super Bowl weeks I'd rely solely on the NE players.

I guess I just had it in my mind the contest weekly lineup worked the same as the regular season contest where your best 1 QB would count, etc.

Live and learn.

 

[Bobcat10]

LMAO I'm ######ed and didn't read the rules closely enough.

I thought I had a brilliant strategy picking players from only two teams.

I'm OUT.

Missed this from the rules:

"In the first three rounds, ONLY YOUR TWO HIGHEST-SCORING PLAYERS FROM EACH NFL TEAM WILL COUNT TOWARD YOUR SCORE. In the Super Bowl, ALL your players count toward your score."

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Alex Smith $27 17.20

Charcandrick West $15 4.00

Spencer Ware $10 12.70

Jeremy Maclin $25 5.90

Chris Conley $2 7.90

Travis Kelce $18 24.80

Cairo Santos $11 17.00

Kansas City Chiefs $12 19.00

Tom Brady $34 0.00

Brandon Bolden $10 0.00

Steven Jackson $7 0.00

Julian Edelman $26 0.00

Danny Amendola $4 0.00

Rob Gronkowski $27 0.00

Stephen Gostkowski $13 0.00

New England Patriots $9 0.00

TOTAL 43.80

CUTOFF 66.60

How did you figure you would cash even if you got to the final week? You never thought someone would deploy this strategy using one AFC and one NFC team?

edit: oops i missed a couple posts that pretty much cleared this up...

 

[SanDawg]

LMAO I'm ######ed and didn't read the rules closely enough.

I thought I had a brilliant strategy picking players from only two teams.

I'm OUT.

Missed this from the rules:

"In the first three rounds, ONLY YOUR TWO HIGHEST-SCORING PLAYERS FROM EACH NFL TEAM WILL COUNT TOWARD YOUR SCORE. In the Super Bowl, ALL your players count toward your score."

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This entry is NOT still alive.

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Alex Smith $27 17.20

Charcandrick West $15 4.00

Spencer Ware $10 12.70

Jeremy Maclin $25 5.90

Chris Conley $2 7.90

Travis Kelce $18 24.80

Cairo Santos $11 17.00

Kansas City Chiefs $12 19.00

Tom Brady $34 0.00

Brandon Bolden $10 0.00

Steven Jackson $7 0.00

Julian Edelman $26 0.00

Danny Amendola $4 0.00

Rob Gronkowski $27 0.00

Stephen Gostkowski $13 0.00

New England Patriots $9 0.00

TOTAL 43.80

CUTOFF 66.60

Me and you both brother.....not sure how I missed it but I did. Was a busy week at work but wasted too much time going the same route as you with NE/SEA and dropped the ball. Or missed the chip shot like our boy in Minny!!

 

[Synthesizer]

When I selected my team, I assumed that about 25% of the entries had no idea what the rules were. But based on this thread, it's pretty clear that number is actually 50% or higher.

 

[ZWK]

I'm out. I tried to give myself a bit under a 50-50 shot of advancing here, in order to maximize my number of SB players. But my Wild Card players did worse than expected, and the cutoff was higher than expected, so I wasn't even close - 5156th place, and 27 points below the cutoff.

Leaving out my DEN & ARI players, I had:

Alfred Blue $7 9.90
Houston Texans $6 5.00
Bryce Brown $4 0.00
Mason Crosby $7 11.00
Green Bay Packers $6 8.00
Pierre Thomas $3 0.70
Jamison Crowder $5 4.50

TOTAL 39.10
CUTOFF 66.60

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Ben Roethlisberger $32 17.45 DeAngelo Williams $11 0.00 Martavis Bryant $17 18.30 Darrius Heyward-Bey $3 0.00 Heath Miller $12 3.90 Jesse James $3 0.00 Russell Wilson $33 14.20 Christine Michael $9 8.90 Bryce Brown $4 0.00 Tyler Lockett $15 4.50 Chase Coffman $5 0.00 John Kuhn $2 1.30 Richard Rodgers $9 4.10 Jamison Crowder $5 4.50 Tom Brady $34 0.00 Steven Jackson $7 0.00 Carson Palmer $34 0.00 Kerwynn Williams $2 0.00 J.J. Nelson $4 0.00 Jaron Brown $3 0.00 Darren Fells $6 0.00 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 68.75 CUTOFF 66.60 Switched my strategy at the last minute and barely survived. But I don't think 11 guys in the SB will do it (PITvSEA or PITvARI) so not sure what I was thinking.

 

[eNdblu]

Where are all of you seeing the results?
I click on the link in the OP and see no link to the team I submitted...

I clicked thru and quickly scanned the 4 pages and didn't notice anything to where I can find my team

TIA!

 

[ZWK]

Where are all of you seeing the results?

I click on the link in the OP and see no link to the team I submitted...

I clicked thru and quickly scanned the 4 pages and didn't notice anything to where I can find my team

TIA!

Results are here, your team should be here if you're logged in.

 

[eNdblu]

Where are all of you seeing the results?

I click on the link in the OP and see no link to the team I submitted...

I clicked thru and quickly scanned the 4 pages and didn't notice anything to where I can find my team

TIA!

Results are here, your team should be here if you're logged in.

Great thanks!

Still alive!

 

[Jed]

Just squeaked by and like my team:

Spencer Ware             $10     12.70 Martavis Bryant          $17     18.30 Russell Wilson           $33     14.20 Christine Michael         $9      8.90 Bryce Brown               $4      0.00 Doug Baldwin             $21     15.20 Steve Hauschka           $11      6.00 Seattle Seahawks         $11      5.00 Mason Crosby              $7     11.00 Danny Amendola            $4      0.00 Peyton Manning           $26      0.00 Ronnie Hillman           $17      0.00 C.J. Anderson            $14      0.00 Demaryius Thomas         $23      0.00 Emmanuel Sanders         $22      0.00 Brandon McManus          $10      0.00 Denver Broncos           $11      0.00 TOTAL                            71.40 CUTOFF                           66.60

 

[The Kerminator]

Just squeaked by and like my team:

Spencer Ware $10 12.70 Martavis Bryant $17 18.30 Russell Wilson $33 14.20 Christine Michael $9 8.90 Bryce Brown $4 0.00 Doug Baldwin $21 15.20 Steve Hauschka $11 6.00 Seattle Seahawks $11 5.00 Mason Crosby $7 11.00 Danny Amendola $4 0.00 Peyton Manning $26 0.00 Ronnie Hillman $17 0.00 C.J. Anderson $14 0.00 Demaryius Thomas $23 0.00 Emmanuel Sanders $22 0.00 Brandon McManus $10 0.00 Denver Broncos $11 0.00 TOTAL 71.40 CUTOFF 66.60

This is how you do it. Very nice.

 

[Txns8]

Out in the first round for the first time ever. Thank you Hoyer and Novak. Sucks being a homer.

An Arizona/Denver Super Bowl will be very frustrating!

GLA

 

[Steeler]

I scored 100.2 thanks to huge scores KC D, Kelce, and Reed - but will only have 7 instead of 9 this week since WAS lost. Need KC, PIT and CAR to win this week in order to have 6 for next week - may not be enough even if all those teams win.

Alex Smith $27 17.20Charcandrick West $15 4.00Spencer Ware $10 12.70Albert Wilson $12 4.00Travis Kelce $18  24.80Cairo Santos $11 17.00Kansas City Chiefs $12  19.00Darrius Heyward-Bey $3  0.00Pittsburgh Steelers $10  11.00Christine Michael $9  8.90Jordan Reed $19  31.50Washington Redskins $8  5.00Cam Newton $37  0.00Mike Tolbert $7  0.00Cameron Artis-Payne $4 0.00Corey Brown $11 0.00Jerricho Cotchery $10 0.00Graham Gano $13 0.00Carolina Panthers $13 0.00

 

[kinghill]

When I selected my team, I assumed that about 25% of the entries had no idea what the rules were. But based on this thread, it's pretty clear that number is actually 50% or higher.

After reading more posts, I still don't understand the rules. You can have 3 team defenses give you points in the wild card week?

I re-read the rules again and must have missed this important point:

"positions are irrelevant in all rounds. Positions play no role in determining which players' scores count."

Sweet Jesus. So different. I like it.

 

[CalBear]

When I selected my team, I assumed that about 25% of the entries had no idea what the rules were. But based on this thread, it's pretty clear that number is actually 50% or higher.

After reading more posts, I still don't understand the rules. You can have 3 team defenses give you points in the wild card week?

I re-read the rules again and must have missed this important point:

"positions are irrelevant in all rounds. Positions play no role in determining which players' scores count."

Sweet Jesus. So different. I like it.

Yeah, that's why most of my non-Super Bowl-team buys were Ds and PKs. Cheap with almost guaranteed scores.

 

[kinghill]

When I selected my team, I assumed that about 25% of the entries had no idea what the rules were. But based on this thread, it's pretty clear that number is actually 50% or higher.

After reading more posts, I still don't understand the rules. You can have 3 team defenses give you points in the wild card week?

I re-read the rules again and must have missed this important point:

"positions are irrelevant in all rounds. Positions play no role in determining which players' scores count."

Sweet Jesus. So different. I like it.

Yeah, that's why most of my non-Super Bowl-team buys were Ds and PKs. Cheap with almost guaranteed scores.

I want a do-over

 

[Dippa]

Well, I guess I don't feel as bad after seeing that many others ####ed up as well.

Good luck to you guys still in it. See you next year.

 

[Deamon]

I'm upset I didn't make the cut for this so would appreciate if you guys all stopped posting in here/bumping this so it can remain out of my sight.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

When I selected my team, I assumed that about 25% of the entries had no idea what the rules were. But based on this thread, it's pretty clear that number is actually 50% or higher.

After reading more posts, I still don't understand the rules. You can have 3 team defenses give you points in the wild card week?

I re-read the rules again and must have missed this important point:

"positions are irrelevant in all rounds. Positions play no role in determining which players' scores count."

Sweet Jesus. So different. I like it.

Yeah, that's why most of my non-Super Bowl-team buys were Ds and PKs. Cheap with almost guaranteed scores.

Mason crosby, alex smith, jordan reed, danny amendola, fozzy whitaker, daniel fells.

Bargain bssement shopping.

 

[BassNBrew]

When I selected my team, I assumed that about 25% of the entries had no idea what the rules were. But based on this thread, it's pretty clear that number is actually 50% or higher.

After reading more posts, I still don't understand the rules. You can have 3 team defenses give you points in the wild card week?

I re-read the rules again and must have missed this important point:

"positions are irrelevant in all rounds. Positions play no role in determining which players' scores count."

Sweet Jesus. So different. I like it.

Yeah, that's why most of my non-Super Bowl-team buys were Ds and PKs. Cheap with almost guaranteed scores.

Novak owner

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Anyone have ownership numbers?

Going to work on this today.

 

[Jed]

Anyone have ownership numbers?

Going to work on this today.

Thanks Iggy!

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Some preliminary results of this morning's work... here are player ownership percentages on the remaining (live) entries:

Player          	Pos	Team	 Price 	PctOwnedRussell Wilson        	QB	SEA	 $33 	60.8%Antonio Brown         	WR	PIT	 $30 	54.1%Doug Baldwin          	WR	SEA	 $21 	52.3%Ben Roethlisberger    	QB	PIT	 $32 	50.4%David Johnson         	RB	ARI	 $23 	38.7%Jordan Reed           	TE	WAS	 $19 	37.0%Seattle Seahawks      	D	SEA	 $11 	34.4%Steve Hauschka        	K	SEA	 $11 	30.5%Danny Amendola        	WR	NE	 $4 	29.3%Christine Michael     	RB	SEA	 $9 	28.3%Kirk Cousins          	QB	WAS	 $23 	28.3%Rob Gronkowski        	TE	NE	 $27 	28.2%Tyler Lockett         	WR	SEA	 $15 	27.2%Marshawn Lynch        	RB	SEA	 $15 	25.0%Martavis Bryant       	WR	PIT	 $17 	24.1%Carson Palmer         	QB	ARI	 $34 	23.7%Tom Brady             	QB	NE	 $34 	22.0%Cam Newton            	QB	CAR	 $37 	21.5%Adrian Peterson       	RB	MIN	 $12 	21.3%Eddie Lacy            	RB	GB	 $9 	20.5%DeAndre Hopkins       	WR	HOU	 $19 	20.3%DeAngelo Williams     	RB	PIT	 $11 	19.7%Heath Miller          	TE	PIT	 $12 	19.7%A.J. Green            	WR	CIN	 $18 	19.3%Charcandrick West     	RB	KC	 $15 	19.3%James White           	RB	NE	 $16 	17.1%Greg Olsen            	TE	CAR	 $23 	16.7%Tyler Eifert          	TE	CIN	 $14 	16.3%Steven Jackson        	RB	NE	 $7 	16.1%Houston Texans        	D	HOU	 $6 	15.2%Stephen Gostkowski    	K	NE	 $13 	14.9%Spencer Ware          	RB	KC	 $10 	14.9%Devin Funchess        	WR	CAR	 $8 	14.8%Travis Kelce          	TE	KC	 $18 	14.2%Alfred Morris         	RB	WAS	 $7 	13.7%Jamison Crowder       	WR	WAS	 $5 	13.0%Jeremy Hill           	RB	CIN	 $11 	13.0%C.J. Anderson         	RB	DEN	 $14 	12.7%New England Patriots  	D	NE	 $9 	12.3%Aaron Rodgers         	QB	GB	 $24 	12.1%John Brown            	WR	ARI	 $20 	12.1%Mason Crosby          	K	GB	 $7 	11.9%Jeremy Maclin         	WR	KC	 $25 	11.7%Richard Rodgers       	TE	GB	 $9 	11.7%Kansas City Chiefs    	D	KC	 $12 	11.5%Alex Smith            	QB	KC	 $27 	11.4%Cairo Santos          	K	KC	 $11 	11.3%Chris Boswell         	K	PIT	 $13 	11.2%Luke Willson          	TE	SEA	 $3 	10.8%Michael Floyd         	WR	ARI	 $22 	10.6%Randall Cobb          	WR	GB	 $13 	10.5%Denver Broncos        	D	DEN	 $11 	10.3%Markus Wheaton        	WR	PIT	 $15 	10.0%Larry Fitzgerald      	WR	ARI	 $22 	10.0%Cameron Artis-Payne   	RB	CAR	 $4 	10.0%Alfred Blue           	RB	HOU	 $7 	9.9%Brandon McManus       	K	DEN	 $10 	9.9%Julian Edelman        	WR	NE	 $26 	9.9%James Jones           	WR	GB	 $13 	9.7%Arizona Cardinals     	D	ARI	 $13 	9.5%Pittsburgh Steelers   	D	PIT	 $10 	9.1%John Kuhn             	RB	GB	 $2 	8.7%Jonathan Stewart      	RB	CAR	 $18 	8.6%Chandler Catanzaro    	K	ARI	 $13 	8.6%Carolina Panthers     	D	CAR	 $13 	8.4%Demaryius Thomas      	WR	DEN	 $23 	8.3%Darrius Heyward-Bey   	WR	PIT	 $3 	8.1%Graham Gano           	K	CAR	 $13 	7.9%Nick Novak            	K	HOU	 $6 	7.8%Brock Osweiler        	QB	DEN	 $3 	7.3%DeSean Jackson        	WR	WAS	 $16 	7.2%Peyton Manning        	QB	DEN	 $26 	6.8%Mike Nugent           	K	CIN	 $8 	6.8%Emmanuel Sanders      	WR	DEN	 $22 	6.7%J.J. Nelson           	WR	ARI	 $4 	6.6%Pierre Thomas         	RB	WAS	 $3 	6.5%Darren Fells          	TE	ARI	 $6 	6.3%Jermaine Kearse       	WR	SEA	 $15 	6.1%Cincinnati Bengals    	D	CIN	 $7 	6.1%Dustin Hopkins        	K	WAS	 $8 	6.1%Andy Dalton           	QB	CIN	 $8 	6.0%Stefon Diggs          	WR	MIN	 $9 	6.0%Fitzgerald Toussaint  	RB	PIT	 $16 	5.9%James Starks          	RB	GB	 $10 	5.9%Brian Hoyer           	QB	HOU	 $17 	5.6%Giovani Bernard       	RB	CIN	 $12 	5.5%Davante Adams         	WR	GB	 $8 	5.5%Green Bay Packers     	D	GB	 $6 	5.4%Kyle Rudolph          	TE	MIN	 $7 	5.3%Ted Ginn              	WR	CAR	 $21 	5.2%Cecil Shorts          	WR	HOU	 $4 	5.1%Jaron Brown           	WR	ARI	 $3 	5.0%Jerick McKinnon       	RB	MIN	 $5 	4.8%Mohamed Sanu          	WR	CIN	 $6 	4.6%Owen Daniels          	TE	DEN	 $10 	4.6%Pierre Garcon         	WR	WAS	 $14 	4.3%Blair Walsh           	K	MIN	 $7 	4.2%Ronnie Hillman        	RB	DEN	 $17 	4.2%A.J. McCarron         	QB	CIN	 $21 	4.1%Cooper Helfet         	TE	SEA	 $10 	3.6%Mike Tolbert          	RB	CAR	 $7 	3.5%Keshawn Martin        	WR	NE	 $7 	3.4%Brandon Bolden        	RB	NE	 $10 	3.4%Bryce Brown           	RB	SEA	 $4 	3.4%Scott Chandler        	TE	NE	 $6 	3.4%Washington Redskins   	D	WAS	 $8 	3.3%Fred Jackson          	RB	SEA	 $6 	3.2%Jonathan Grimes       	RB	HOU	 $5 	3.2%Jermaine Gresham      	TE	ARI	 $4 	3.1%Teddy Bridgewater     	QB	MIN	 $14 	3.1%Chase Coffman         	TE	SEA	 $5 	3.0%Chris Conley          	WR	KC	 $2 	3.0%Jordan Todman         	RB	PIT	 $7 	2.9%Kerwynn Williams      	RB	ARI	 $2 	2.7%Jaelen Strong         	WR	HOU	 $6 	2.6%Jeff Janis            	WR	GB	 $2 	2.5%Jerricho Cotchery     	WR	CAR	 $10 	2.5%Minnesota Vikings     	D	MIN	 $7 	2.5%Ed Dickson            	TE	CAR	 $2 	2.5%Ryan Griffin          	TE	HOU	 $4 	2.4%Brandon LaFell        	WR	NE	 $16 	2.4%Jason Avant           	WR	KC	 $3 	2.2%Andrew Quarless       	TE	GB	 $2 	2.1%Vernon Davis          	TE	DEN	 $7 	2.1%Marvin Jones          	WR	CIN	 $14 	2.0%Jared Abbrederis      	WR	GB	 $3 	2.0%Corey Brown           	WR	CAR	 $11 	2.0%Matt Jones            	RB	WAS	 $13 	1.8%Albert Wilson         	WR	KC	 $12 	1.7%Andre Caldwell        	WR	DEN	 $3 	1.5%Chris Johnson         	RB	ARI	 $5 	1.5%Charles Johnson       	WR	MIN	 $2 	1.4%Matt Asiata           	RB	MIN	 $3 	1.4%Chris Polk            	RB	HOU	 $4 	1.4%Ryan Grant            	WR	WAS	 $3 	1.4%Virgil Green          	TE	DEN	 $3 	1.4%Jordan Norwood        	WR	DEN	 $6 	1.3%Knile Davis           	RB	KC	 $2 	1.3%Juwan Thompson        	RB	DEN	 $2 	1.2%Nate Washington       	WR	HOU	 $10 	1.2%Jesse James           	TE	PIT	 $3 	1.2%Adam Thielen          	WR	MIN	 $2 	1.1%Garrett Graham        	TE	HOU	 $2 	1.1%Andre Ellington       	RB	ARI	 $15 	1.0%Demetrius Harris      	TE	KC	 $2 	1.0%Will Tukuafu          	RB	SEA	 $2 	1.0%Akeem Hunt            	RB	HOU	 $2 	0.9%Mike Wallace          	WR	MIN	 $7 	0.9%Will Johnson          	RB	PIT	 $4 	0.9%Fozzy Whittaker       	RB	CAR	 $4 	0.8%C.J. Fiedorowicz      	TE	HOU	 $2 	0.8%Rex Burkhead          	RB	CIN	 $2 	0.7%Bennie Fowler         	WR	DEN	 $3 	0.7%Rashad Ross           	WR	WAS	 $2 	0.7%Tyler Kroft           	TE	CIN	 $3 	0.7%MyCole Pruitt         	TE	MIN	 $2 	0.6%Brenton Bersin        	WR	CAR	 $3 	0.6%Jarius Wright         	WR	MIN	 $6 	0.5%Keith Mumphery        	WR	HOU	 $2 	0.5%Justin Perillo        	TE	GB	 $2 	0.4%Zach Line             	RB	MIN	 $2 	0.3%

 

[Jed]

All I can say after looking at those percentages is GO DENVER!

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Among live entries, here are the max number of players from each possible Super Bowl matchup:

SB Combo	Max PlayersARI-KC   	14ARI-DEN  	13ARI-NE  	12ARI-PIT 	13CAR-KC  	14CAR-DEN 	12CAR-NE  	10CAR-PIT 	14GB-KC   	18GB-DEN  	15GB-NE   	15GB-PIT  	22SEA-KC  	19SEA-DEN 	15SEA-NE  	15SEA-PIT 	18

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

For this weekend's games, here are the number of live entries grouped by the max number of scores they'll get (16 is the max since you can only count 2 players from each of the 8 remaining teams):

Max Players	Entries16	1515	1614	2813	9312	20011	31210	5749	6658	7757	5836	4005	1814	1573	102	91	10	2

 

[BassNBrew]

For this weekend's games, here are the number of live entries grouped by the max number of scores they'll get (16 is the max since you can only count 2 players from each of the 8 remaining teams):

Max Players Entries16 1515 1614 2813 9312 20011 31210 5749 6658 7757 5836 4005 1814 1573 102 91 10 2

I'm probably toast this weekend. I always underestimate the number of people who don't read the rules. 7 scores this weekend isn't going to cut it when they aren't QBs..

 

[djjosee]

Among live entries, here are the max number of players from each possible Super Bowl matchup:

SB Combo Max PlayersARI-KC 14ARI-DEN 13ARI-NE 12ARI-PIT 13CAR-KC 14CAR-DEN 12CAR-NE 10CAR-PIT 14GB-KC 18GB-DEN 15GB-NE 15GB-PIT 22SEA-KC 19SEA-DEN 15SEA-NE 15SEA-PIT 18

For this weekend's games, here are the number of live entries grouped by the max number of scores they'll get (16 is the max since you can only count 2 players from each of the 8 remaining teams):

Max Players Entries16 1515 1614 2813 9312 20011 31210 5749 6658 7757 5836 4005 1814 1573 102 91 10 2

From the max 22 players of the Pit - GB Super Bowl, hopefully most of them have 4 player this week! Sheesh .. 22?

 

[yabahos]

I'm probably toast this weekend. I always underestimate the number of people who don't read the rules. 7 scores this weekend isn't going to cut it when they aren't QBs..

Actually the last 4 champions have had 7 or less players score for them in the second week of the playoffs.

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You are cutting to 2000 but if you look at Iggy's distribution on the number of players scoring per entry there are only about 1,250 with 10 or greater scoring this week. Which leaves a minimum of around 750 spots to sneak in with a sub par score. When you think about it the difference between 7 guys and 9 guys isn't all that much because you can't afford all studs. The right QB/WR stack will more than make up the difference. In fact most of these entries are carried by 4 to 6 guys in week 2. The cuts for Week 2 on those entries were from 125 all the way up to 186 and in most cases the winners just squeaked into the next round.

This contest is all about picking the Superbowl and a couple of wildcard/divisional round winners to get you just over the cut line in the first two weeks. The winners all have between 12 and 14 players in the Superbowl so IMO that looks like the sweet spot.

 

[Raleigh Engineers]

For this weekend's games, here are the number of live entries grouped by the max number of scores they'll get (16 is the max since you can only count 2 players from each of the 8 remaining teams):

Max Players Entries16 1515 1614 2813 9312 20011 31210 5749 6658 7757 5836 4005 1814 1573 102 91 10 2

I'm probably toast this weekend. I always underestimate the number of people who don't read the rules. 7 scores this weekend isn't going to cut it when they aren't QBs..

I'm in trouble as well. I have 9 players for this weekend, but two of them are ABrown (out?) and DAdams (out).

 

[The Man With No Name]

82.9 projected points this week (Dodds) :X

 

[del mar]

96.0 here and it better be KC and SEA in the Super Bowl.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

DeAngelo out hurts. No way in hell pitt beats denver now.

 

[BassNBrew]

I'm probably toast this weekend. I always underestimate the number of people who don't read the rules. 7 scores this weekend isn't going to cut it when they aren't QBs..

Actually the last 4 champions have had 7 or less players score for them in the second week of the playoffs.

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You are cutting to 2000 but if you look at Iggy's distribution on the number of players scoring per entry there are only about 1,250 with 10 or greater scoring this week. Which leaves a minimum of around 750 spots to sneak in with a sub par score. When you think about it the difference between 7 guys and 9 guys isn't all that much because you can't afford all studs. The right QB/WR stack will more than make up the difference. In fact most of these entries are carried by 4 to 6 guys in week 2. The cuts for Week 2 on those entries were from 125 all the way up to 186 and in most cases the winners just squeaked into the next round.

This contest is all about picking the Superbowl and a couple of wildcard/divisional round winners to get you just over the cut line in the first two weeks. The winners all have between 12 and 14 players in the Superbowl so IMO that looks like the sweet spot.

Excellent point. Unfortunately my 7 are only projected to score 89 points. Really needed Cousins to win last week. I also screwed up by not taking Palmer and selecting every receiving option in Ari. Traditionally this weeks cutoff has been very high.

 

[del mar]

There are some live entries which looked a lot better before the carnage of last week. Iggy's stats show 54.1% own Antonio, 19.7% own D Willy and 5.5% own Adams and all are out. 50.4% own Big Ben and 11.7% own Maclin and neither is likely to be near their potential. I suspect their is a lot of cross ownership of the Steeler players, but even among those entries with only one owned it hurts a lot to have a large amount of the $250 invested in certain zeroes.

 

[JamieMurphy]

First year doing this, and I screwed up on the strategy. Picked a lot of players from different teams, and the one team I went heavy on was WAS.

Next year.

 

[wolfies30]

I'm probably toast this weekend. I always underestimate the number of people who don't read the rules. 7 scores this weekend isn't going to cut it when they aren't QBs..

Actually the last 4 champions have had 7 or less players score for them in the second week of the playoffs.

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You are cutting to 2000 but if you look at Iggy's distribution on the number of players scoring per entry there are only about 1,250 with 10 or greater scoring this week. Which leaves a minimum of around 750 spots to sneak in with a sub par score. When you think about it the difference between 7 guys and 9 guys isn't all that much because you can't afford all studs. The right QB/WR stack will more than make up the difference. In fact most of these entries are carried by 4 to 6 guys in week 2. The cuts for Week 2 on those entries were from 125 all the way up to 186 and in most cases the winners just squeaked into the next round.

This contest is all about picking the Superbowl and a couple of wildcard/divisional round winners to get you just over the cut line in the first two weeks. The winners all have between 12 and 14 players in the Superbowl so IMO that looks like the sweet spot.

I noticed this too and agree 100%. I also believe the cut line will be lower this year. I think the games will be lower scoring, but the big reason I think this is the injuries. All the Steelers that are out, Ben's injured shoulder, Maclin, Peyton being able to only throw the ball 10 yards, etc.

I have a Steelers/Seahawks Super Bowl. Here's my thoughts on the games (for what it's worth, which isn't much)

NE/KC--I could see this as one of those funky Bolden & Steven Jackson games grinding the clock. With Maclin out, I see no offense from KC, so I think NE will shorten the game if they have a lead in order to protect Gronk and Edelman.

GB/AZ--Could go any number of ways. I think AZ wins, but it could be high scoring, or GB offense could disintegrate again, limiting scoring.

SEA/CAR--Defense usually steps upon the playoffs, and I think this will be a low-scoring, field position game. The team that capitalizes on an oppent's mistake comes out on top.

DEN/PIT--it's a shame what's happened to the Steeler's this year. Ben's shoulder injury limits his upside for offensive production. Add to that the Denver D, and I see a long day for them. And that is great news for Peyton, because he can't throw longer than 10 yards. I expect the Broncos to run the ball about 85 times. I don't think Pittsburgh will stop them, and I don't think they can answer either.

So there it is. This is why I think the cut will be (much) lower than last year's 139ish cut. I'm predicting 122.

 

[stubby]

This entry is still alive.

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Chris Conley $2 7.90

DeAndre Hopkins $19 12.90

Ben Roethlisberger $32 17.45

Antonio Brown $30 18.90

Martavis Bryant $17 18.30

Markus Wheaton $15 4.30

Heath Miller $12 3.90

Russell Wilson $33 14.20

Christine Michael $9 8.90

Doug Baldwin $21 15.20

Tyler Lockett $15 4.50

Seattle Seahawks $11 5.00

Tom Brady $34 0.00

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TOTAL 87.40

CUTOFF 66.60

Losing Hopkins will hurt. Of course now I wish I hadn't even picked him since I didn't need him. Will need huge weeks from Brady and my Pitts/Sea guys to survive this week, since it's traditionally the highest cut line. Conley might help a little more depending on Mackin's status.

~42 points from Brady and Conley....decent start, but Pittsburgh's chances look bleak.

 

[CalBear]

Emotional straddle play works; I would have preferred to see Rodgers and Green Bay go on, but in the contest having Arizona in the SB with Palmer and Fitzgerald hitting this week could just be enough to get me through.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

After yesterday's games I have the (*** totally unofficial ***) cutline at 56.20 points.

 

[djjosee]

With 7 Packer players, I must bid you all adieu ... good luck everyone.

 

[rustycolts]

131.25 wonder if that will be enough for me to move on?

 

[Raleigh Engineers]

With 7 Packer players, I must bid you all adieu ... good luck everyone.

I had a Seahawks/Patriots Super Bowl, so I'm done...

 

[Pickle Rody]

Preliminary cut line - 128.05

 

[wolfies30]

The good news-- On to the next round!

The Bad news--I'm rolling with Brady, James White, Amendola, and David Johnson the rest of the way.

Good luck to everyone. It's been fun.

 

[QuizGuy66]

will be interesting to see the entry that ends up winning this - that's a mighty high week 2 cut line.

-QG