# 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:** 4
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/61 "2011-10-03T02:20:14Z")
Curtis fucking Painter! Defenses are doable but not this week. I’ll be home in about a week, which means for ~week 6 I’ll have enough time to try to work through this stuff. Go ahead and post any ideas you have related to defensive yardage. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/62 "2011-10-03T02:49:24Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Used > QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees > RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner > WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall > > Week 4 > Matthew Stafford > Chris Johnson > Larry Fitzgerald > > Just a hunch on CJ2K. We’ll see if that’s crazy talk or not. Damn you Stafford! If not for 2 defensive pick 6 plays he might have actually been what I expected. 240/2 + 101 + 102 = 323 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/63 "2011-10-03T02:59:08Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Rodgers > Peterson > Vincent Jackson Rodgers 408 Peterson 80 Vincent Jackson 108 392 I could be crushing this year if not for my crappy RB/WR last week. Steve Smith puts up like 130+ yards in 3/4 games this year, and I picked the one where he put up 15. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/64 "2011-10-03T13:10:11Z")
This week: Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Matthews Roddy “Ryan” White 199 / 2 + 81 + 78 = = 258.5 You picked a fine time to come back to earth, Mr. Fitzpatrick. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/65 "2011-10-04T15:51:10Z")
Used: Fitzgerald, Bradford Benson, Rice Holmes, S Johnson This Week: 395 Brady 226/2 Forte 205 Wallace 77 Next week: Ryan McFadden Calvin Do we have standings? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/66 "2011-10-04T15:57:15Z")
Sorry about the standings. Still not home, probably Friday. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/67 "2011-10-04T16:33:28Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Aw, shit. > > Um… > Curtis Painter > LeGarrette Blount > Mike Williams > Tampa (are we doing defenses?) 281/2 + 127 + 66 = 333.5 Not a bad recovery. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/68 "2011-10-09T07:51:31Z")
Sorry, I got home late and haven’t had time to do anything. I’ll get right to it soon. For now, just go back and check your posting history in this thread to make sure you don’t pick any players twice. Brees Foster Jennings ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/69 "2011-10-09T15:26:00Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > Used: > QB: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Matt Schaub, Ryan Fitzpatrick > RB: Frank Gore, Darren McFadden, LeSean McCoy, Ryan Matthews > WR: Marques Colston, Calvin Johnson, Kenny Britt, Roddy White This week: Cam Newton Arian Foster 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:** [October 9, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/70 "2011-10-09T16:12:29Z")
Actually, change my QB pick to Cam Newton. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/71 "2011-10-09T16:49:28Z")
Used QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald Week 5 Matt Ryan Adrian Peterson Wes Welker ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/72 "2011-10-09T19:23:54Z")
Aaron Rodgers LaGarrette Blount Calvin Johnson My shit-fucking computer has completed its transformation into a brick. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/73 "2011-10-10T05:09:19Z")
Dammit. Been at a wedding in Wisconsin all weekend… no computer. Oh well. Let’s go with Matt Stafford, Matt Forte and Calvin Johnson. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/74 "2011-10-10T15:11:31Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Used > QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford > RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson > WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald > > Week 5 > Matt Ryan > Adrian Peterson > Wes Welker WTF Ryan?!?! Here we go again, another year were I can’t seem to pick a worthwhile QB each week. 167/2 + 122 + 124 = 329.5 ---
**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:** [October 10, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/75 "2011-10-10T22:05:55Z")
I’ve got the spreadsheet mostly done but I’ll need to finish it a bit later. If you guys want to score yourselves for this week it would help. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/76 "2011-10-11T03:28:37Z")
Newton 224 Foster 68 Jennings 82 Shouldn’t have done the last minute Brees to Newton switch, damn. Figured I could save Brees later for when the weather turns bad. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/77 "2011-10-11T13:58:11Z")
> [@really not all that bright](#): > > oh well. Let’s go with matt stafford, matt forte and calvin johnson. 219/2 + 116 + 130 = 355.5 ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/78 "2011-10-11T15:39:51Z")
Used: Fitzgerald, Bradford, Brady Benson, Rice, Forte Holmes, S Johnson, Wallace Last Week: Ryan McFadden Calvin 167/2+51+130 = 264.5 Turrble. Next week: Eli M Turner Miles Austin ---
**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:** [October 14, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/79 "2011-10-14T09:23:58Z")
So I finally got the [spreadsheet](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2011.htm) up. The adjusted totals at the bottom include removing the worst score from that position someone has had all year. Varlos screwed up once, picking Michael Turner in weeks 2 and 4, which would normally result in a zero, but I’m inclined to let this one slide because I didn’t have a spreadsheet up and Varlos has been posting from his phone due to a screwy computer. I’m also somewhat inclined to let Furt make up for his lost week 2 - perhaps by picking double one of these weeks. It’s his fault he missed it, but I’d rather he had a chance to compete on level ground with the rest of us. What do you think? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/80 "2011-10-14T18:14:43Z")
I’m fine with both of those. I’d rather we have a good contest than get all rules-stickly, especially since we’ve mostly made up the rules of this game as we went along so far. It looks like you’re going to lap the field this year anyway… > [@](#): > > qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford > rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount > wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, EC mike williams This week: Aaron Rodgers Darren McFadden Roddy White [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=5)