# NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473 "2011-09-07T04:37:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/1 "2011-09-07T04:37:50Z")
[Last year’s thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=574942) Every week you pick 3 players: One for passing yards, one for rushing, and one for receiving. You can only use each player once per year. At the end of the week, however many yards those 3 players in their respective category added up is your score for that week. For the sake of simplicity, only yardage in that category counts - if you pick a running back for rushing yardage, and he runs for 105 and receives for 45, you only score 105. So a typical score might look like Week X Peyton Manning 312 Ray Rice 78 Calvin Johnson 47 You’ll have to determine your own totals and post them to this thread. I started to do it all myself last year, but it was too time consuming, so everyone was nice enough to start posting their own totals. I take the numbers and post them all to a spreadsheet, which is updated weekly and viewable by everyone. It turned out last year that passing yardage kind of dominated everything for obvious reasons, so I’m thinking we should tweak the spreadsheet to halve passing yardage (or double rushing/receiving) to keep the importance of each position relatively balanced. Everyone is welcome to join. So long as people post their own scores, it wouldn’t take me too much longer to manage a lot of people. If you’re reading this after the season has begun, you can still join us - you won’t be in competition for the total scores, but you could win from week to week. I forgot this thread until late and so we don’t have much time. If you want someone from the NO/GB game, get the pick in before kickoff on Thursday, otherwise you don’t have to get your picks in until Sunday, before kickoff of the game involving the players. 2009 results Official (adjusted for dropping worst week) score: 1. VarlosZ 7185 2. RNATB 7172 3. notfrommensa 7072 4. Lieu 6809 5. SenorBeef 6662 6. Wilson 6338 7. Omniscient 6084 2010 results 1. SenorBeef 4601 2. RNATB 4497 3. Varlos 4475 4. Omni 4093 Anyway, to join us, just post a QB/WR/RB. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/2 "2011-09-07T04:43:39Z")
Who’s going to pass me at the end of the season this year, I wonder? Josh Freeman Peyton Hillis Hakeem Nicks ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/3 "2011-09-07T04:45:29Z")
Oh, we halved QB scores from year 1 to year 2 so all positions would be more closely weighted, hence the discrepency in scores. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/4 "2011-09-07T20:06:19Z")
Philip Rivers Darren McFadden Calvin Johnson ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/5 "2011-09-08T14:18:06Z")
SB, I got your Private Message and it kind of scared me. I first saw the notification yesterday morning when I got the message that I had been banned (like everybody). But the only thing visible on the “Banned” screen was that I had a PM. I said to myself, Uh oh, what could have I have done to get banned? Alas it was only your PM. And, FWIW, I just don’t follow the NFL so I won’t be playing again this year. Good luck to everyone and have fun with the competition. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/6 "2011-09-08T14:31:11Z")
Fitzpatrick Ced Ben Santonio Holmes ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/7 "2011-09-08T17:22:36Z")
Eli Manning Frank Gore Marques Colston ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/8 "2011-09-08T21:00:51Z")
Shameless bump. Big game tonight, get your picks in everyone. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/9 "2011-09-08T22:26:59Z")
Vick Charles Lloyd ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/10 "2011-09-12T01:51:54Z")
I’m sorry, the correct answer was “Cam Newton”. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/11 "2011-09-12T02:31:19Z")
> [@really not all that bright](#): > > who’s going to pass me at the end of the season this year, i wonder? > > Josh freeman > peyton hillis > hakeem nicks 259/2 + 57 + 122 = **309** ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/12 "2011-09-12T18:39:03Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > Eli Manning > Frank Gore > Marques Colston 268/2 + 59 + 81 = 274 Looks like **SenorBeef** forgot to choose his players… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/13 "2011-09-12T18:52:54Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Philip Rivers > Darren McFadden > Calvin Johnson 335/2 + ??? + 88 Ironically in one of my bigger fantasy games I have Moreno against McFadden so I’m hoping this score doesn’t go up too much. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/14 "2011-09-12T18:55:41Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > 268/2 + 59 + 81 = 274 > > Looks like **SenorBeef** forgot to choose his players… Well, if he hurries he’s got 4 teams worth of players to select from. Wonder which QB he’ll choose. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/15 "2011-09-12T19:12:27Z")
Yep, away from comp all weekend and forgot Brady McFadden Marshall ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/16 "2011-09-13T03:42:21Z")
My forced Brady pick sort of worked out. Marshall too at 139. McFadden at 43 and climbing. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/17 "2011-09-13T05:29:48Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > My forced Brady pick sort of worked out. Marshall too at 139. McFadden at 43 and climbing. It’s looking like the odds are very high that this is going to be the highest total all season. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/18 "2011-09-13T06:00:09Z")
Tom Brady 517 Darren McFadden 150 Brandon Marshall 139 517/2 + 150 + 139 = 547.5 yards Is that an all-time record? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/19 "2011-09-13T13:24:12Z")
Yup. [495 was the previous record](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13191506&postcount=176) under the QB-adjusted scoring system. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/20 "2011-09-13T22:16:26Z")
668 was the old unadjusted record, so 806 thoroughly demolishes it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=2)