# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/121 "2011-11-11T22:18:53Z")
Used: QB: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Matt Schaub, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Cam Newton; Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Big Ben, Tony Romo RB: Frank Gore, Darren McFadden, LeSean McCoy, Ryan Matthews, Arian Foster. Matt Forte, Rashard Mendenhall, Fred Jackson, Stephen Jackson WR: Marques Colston, Calvin Johnson, Kenny Britt, Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Mike Wallace, Miles Austin, AJ Green, Brandon Lloyd This week: Mark Sanchez, MJD, Steve Smith (CAR) ---
**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:** [November 11, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/122 "2011-11-11T22:21:06Z")
Are you still interested in continuing Furt? Maybe you could do double picks every week until you catch up. If others are okay with that. Normally I’d say the rules are the rules, but we’ve only got a few people playing as it is, and I’d like to keep you. Plus it’s probably not an advantage to get to pick later in the season when the worse weather tones down passing games. What do you guys 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:** [November 11, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/123 "2011-11-11T23:06:23Z")
qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe Newton MJD Steve Smith 1.0 ---
**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:** [November 13, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/124 "2011-11-13T11:56:38Z")
I forgot to post a link to the updated spr[eadsheet.](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2011.htm) You don’t actually need new links - you can bookmark that link and it’ll be up to date whenever I update it. Week 9 scores: Wilson 350 SenorBeef 296 RNATB 295 Omni 265 All our QBs sucked this week so it didn’t really set anyone back. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/125 "2011-11-13T12:58:47Z")
Cassel McCoy Maclin ---
**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:** [November 13, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/126 "2011-11-13T19:57:27Z")
Man did I fuck up this week. I think I saw Cassel with 51 yards. Omni you still have to pick I think. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/127 "2011-11-13T19:59:16Z")
Used QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Cassel, Eli Manning RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Shonn Greene, Ray Rice, Ryan Matthews, Steven Jackson WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald, Percy Harvin, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson, DeSean Jackson Week 10 Picks Aaron Rodgers Frank Gore Victor Cruz ---
**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:** [November 14, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/128 "2011-11-14T04:30:54Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning > rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson > wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe > > Newton > MJD > Steve Smith 1.0 212/2 + 114 + 33 = 253 Argh. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/129 "2011-11-14T16:47:35Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > This week: > Mark Sanchez, MJD, Steve Smith (CAR) Well, **RNATB** copied two of my three picks, but my QB was better: 306/2 = 153 + 114 + 33 = 300 on the nose. Barring Rodgers blowing up, I should “win” this week. I think that may be the third in a row for me. I still haven’t gotten a WR that’s broken 100 yards yet. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/130 "2011-11-14T17:39:50Z")
> [@omniscient](#): > > used > qb - philip rivers, rex grossman, drew brees, matthew stafford, matt ryan, jay cutler, ben roethlisberger, matt cassel, eli manning > rb - darren mcfadden, peyton hillis, michael turner, chris johnson, adrian peterson, shonn greene, ray rice, ryan matthews, steven jackson > wr - calvin johnson, greg jennings, brandon marshall, larry fitzgerald, percy harvin, miles austin, vincent jackson, desean jackson > > week 10 picks > aaron rodgers > frank gore > victor cruz tbd + 0 + 84…wtf? ETA: OK, that was weird. Why did everything get changed to lowercase? ---
**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:** [November 14, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/131 "2011-11-14T18:00:22Z")
If you post in all caps, it gets all turned in to lower case by some board function. Leaving even a single character in lower case preserves the rest though. I don’t even want to look up Cassel’s final yardage. Glad we drop one week. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/132 "2011-11-18T14:58:57Z")
Used: QB: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Matt Schaub, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Cam Newton; Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Big Ben, Tony Romo, Mark Sanchez RB: Frank Gore, Darren McFadden, LeSean McCoy, Ryan Matthews, Arian Foster. Matt Forte, Rashard Mendenhall, Fred Jackson, Stephen Jackson, MJD WR: Marques Colston, Calvin Johnson, Kenny Britt, Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Mike Wallace, Miles Austin, AJ Green, Brandon Lloyd. Steve Smith (CAR) Week 11: Tom Brady, Demarco Murray, Anquan Boldin. Also, I’m out of the country next week, and while I should have internet access, just in case I’m putting in Week 12 subject to change: Matt Hasselbeck, Michael Turner, Greg Jennings ---
**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:** [November 20, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/133 "2011-11-20T01:59:26Z")
[Spreadsheet](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2011.htm)updated. Week 10 scores: Wilson 300 RNATB 253 Omni 209 SenorBeef 134 I do believe my 134 is the lowest score we’ve ever had, barely edging out furt’s 135 (who also used Cassel). Maclin was a fluke, McCoy did okay, but Cassel put up 93 whole yards. The weirdest thing… is that he’s still on the [nfl.com](http://nfl.com) page as the top passer for that game. Glad we drop a week, but that brings you guys closer to me. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/134 "2011-11-20T02:43:55Z")
qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning, newton rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson, MJD wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe, Smith 1 This week: Alex Smith Marshawn Lynch Greg Jennings ---
**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:** [November 20, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/135 "2011-11-20T16:37:37Z")
Palmer MJD Denarius Moore Man going for Oakland receivers is a risky play, but I’m going boom or bust this week. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/136 "2011-11-20T21:56:21Z")
Ah fuck me. 164 87 14 I had such a huge lead in this league and I’m going to blow it. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/137 "2011-11-21T15:16:37Z")
I love that Greg Jennings turns out a 6 yard performance in the week I pick him, despite playing the 31st ranked defense in the league in a minor shootout and being covered all day by Aqib Talib’s bad hamstring. > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning, newton > rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson, MJD > wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe, Smith 1 > > This week: > Alex Smith > Marshawn Lynch > Greg Jennings 267/2 + 88 + 6 (!) = 227.5 Fuck me. I used to be _good_ at this. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/138 "2011-11-22T21:57:22Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > Week 11: > Tom Brady, Demarco Murray, Anquan Boldin. > > Also, I’m out of the country next week, and while I should have internet access, just in case I’m putting in Week 12 subject to change: > Matt Hasselbeck, Michael Turner, Greg Jennings 234/2 = 117 + 73 + 35 = 225. Bad week for everybody - I don’t think **Omni** picked. For week 12, change it to Josh Freeman instead of Hasselbeck. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/139 "2011-11-22T22:09:50Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > 234/2 = 117 + 73 + 35 = 225. Bad week for everybody - I don’t think **Omni** picked. > > For week 12, change it to Josh Freeman instead of Hasselbeck. :smack: ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/140 "2011-11-22T22:10:56Z")
I’d be ok if you just made double picks this week Omni and no one else seems to care. Although we do drop a week so even if you don’t, I guess it’s not a crippling thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=8)