# 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:** 8
**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, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/141 "2011-11-22T22:50:29Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > 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. Didn’t I miss another week somewhere along the line? ---
**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, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/142 "2011-11-22T22:51:38Z")
No. I was saying that I’d be fine if you were to make double picks this week. But if someone objected, and you miss a week, it won’t ruin your standing for the season, since the worst week is dropped anyway. ---
**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 24, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/143 "2011-11-24T07:39:55Z")
[Spreadsheet](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2011.htm) up. Get your Thursday picks in now if you have any - you can pick any Sunday picks later. Omni, go ahead and make double picks this week and I’ll put one set as last week’s score. I don’t want to make a habit of it but I’d rather keep the competition viable. ---
**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 24, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/144 "2011-11-24T08:05:32Z")
Nevermind. ---
**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 24, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/145 "2011-11-24T15:11:02Z")
qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning, newton, alex smith rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson, MJD, marshawn wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe, Smith 1, jennings This week: matt ryan demarco murray brandon lloyd ---
**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 24, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/146 "2011-11-24T17:58:51Z")
Used QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Cassel, Eli Manning, Aaron Rodgers RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Shonn Greene, Ray Rice, Ryan Matthews, Steven Jackson, Frank Gore WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald, Percy Harvin, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson, DeSean Jackson, Victor Cruz Week 11 Makeup Picks Cam Newton Michael Bush Dez Bryant Week 12 Picks Tony Romo Rashard Mendenhall 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 27, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/147 "2011-11-27T16:48:31Z")
Weird, I had the week 11 stuff updated in the spreadsheet and now it’s gone, wtf. It reverted to an earlier version of the file or something. Well, anyway, it’s updated now, sorry. Matt Ryan Matt Forte Roddy White So I’m doing basically the same thing I did last week - pick a QB/WR combo against the Minnesota defense, and it ended horribly last time. Oh well. ---
**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 27, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/148 "2011-11-27T21:47:58Z")
My week would look a lot better if White hadn’t let a bomb slip through his fingers, but so far Ryan at 262 and White at 120 is pretty solid. ---
**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 27, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/149 "2011-11-27T22:46:23Z")
> [@really not all that bright](#): > > qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning, newton, alex smith > rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson, mjd, marshawn > wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe, smith 1, jennings > > this week: > Matt ryan > demarco murray > brandon lloyd 262/2 + 87 + 74 = 292 ---
**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 30, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/150 "2011-11-30T17:08:15Z")
qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning, newton, alex smith, matt ryan rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson, mjd, marshawn, demarco murray wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe, smith 1, jennings, brandon lloyd this week: tom brady frank gore wes welker ---
**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 30, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/151 "2011-11-30T17:17:23Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Used > QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Cassel, Eli Manning, Aaron Rodgers > RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Shonn Greene, Ray Rice, Ryan Matthews, Steven Jackson, Frank Gore > WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald, Percy Harvin, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson, DeSean Jackson, Victor Cruz > > Week 11 Makeup Picks > Cam Newton > Michael Bush > Dez Bryant > > Week 12 Picks > Tony Romo > Rashard Mendenhall > Steve Smith 1.0 208/2 + 69 + 35 = 208 226/2 + 57 + 68 = 238 Man, that really couldn’t have worked out any worse. ---
**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 30, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/152 "2011-11-30T17:24:20Z")
Used QB - Philip Rivers, Rex Grossman, Drew Brees, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Cassel, Eli Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Tony Romo RB - Darren McFadden, Peyton Hillis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Shonn Greene, Ray Rice, Ryan Matthews, Steven Jackson, Frank Gore, Michael Bush, Rashard Mendenhall WR - Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald, Percy Harvin, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson, DeSean Jackson, Victor Cruz, Dez Bryant, Steve Smith 1.0 Week 13 Picks Tom Brady LaGarrett Blount Jimmy Graham ---
**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:** [December 2, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/153 "2011-12-02T02:54:55Z")
Son of a bitch, I was going to pick Lynch but didn’t get home in time. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/154 "2011-12-04T03:40:14Z")
Used: QB: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Matt Schaub, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Cam Newton; Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Big Ben, Tony Romo, Mark Sanchez, Tom Brady, Josh Freeman RB: Frank Gore, Darren McFadden, LeSean McCoy, Ryan Matthews, Arian Foster. Matt Forte, Rashard Mendenhall, Fred Jackson, Stephen Jackson, MJD, Demarco Murray, Michael Turner WR: Marques Colston, Calvin Johnson, Kenny Britt, Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Mike Wallace, Miles Austin, AJ Green, Brandon Lloyd. Steve Smith (CAR), Anquan Boldin, Greg Jennings This week: Matt Stafford, Ray Rice, Wes Welker ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/155 "2011-12-04T04:27:55Z")
[Spreadsheet](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2011.htm) updated. Week 12 scores SenorBeef 310 (saved by Roddy White) RNATB 292 Omni 238 Wilson 234 The scores by position QB SenorBeef 3425 Wilson 3344 RNATB 3085 Omni 3059 RB SenorBeef 1004 Wilson 999 RNATB 930 Omni 902 WR SenorBeef 904 RNATB 886 Omniscient 742 Wilson 632 I’m leading all categories. Woo. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/156 "2011-12-04T10:02:20Z")
Brees Blount Calvin Johnson ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/157 "2011-12-04T17:38:16Z")
I feel kinda weird about those picks because I was specifically saving Brees and Johnson for the last 2 or 3 weeks, when the weather would be the worst. But I feel like that game is gonna be result in big yardage numbers and I can’t resist doing it now. This probably means I’ll end up starting Joe Flacco in a blizzard for 49 yards though. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/158 "2011-12-04T20:54:32Z")
FFS, so many pundits had Blount projected to have a big day. I almost picked Chris Johnson… again. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/159 "2011-12-05T00:16:02Z")
> [@really not all that bright](#): > > qb - freeman, grossman, fitzpatrick, painter, stafford, rodgers, romo, roethlisberger, manning, newton, alex smith, matt ryan > rb - hillis, greene, mendenhall, forte, blount, turner, mcfadden, cj2k, jackson, mjd, marshawn, demarco murray > wr - nicks, johnson, santana moss, calvin johnson, ec mike williams, bryant, cruz, bowe, smith 1, jennings, brandon lloyd > > this week: > Tom brady > frank gore > wes welker 289/2 + 110 + 73 = **327.5** ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473/160 "2011-12-05T04:40:44Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Brees > Blount > Calvin Johnson 342 19 69 Meh… Not worth blowing my big guns. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473.md?page=9)