# NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 4, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614 "2012-09-04T04:35:20Z")\ **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 4, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/1 "2012-09-04T04:35:20Z")
[Last year’s thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623333). Sorry I’m late to post this - it slipped my mind until just now. If you want a player involved in the Dallas/New York Giants game, post it now - otherwise you can wait for the weekend. 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 QB yardage totals are cut in half to maintain parity between positions. 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. 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. 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 [2011 Results](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2011.htm) 1. SenorBeef 5080 2. RNATB 5003 3. Wilson 4954 4. Omniscient 4524 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 4, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/2 "2012-09-04T13:07:04Z")
_sigh_ Fourth time’s a charm. Eli Manning Kevin Smith Andre Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/3 "2012-09-04T16:04:30Z")
What the hell, sounds like fun. QB: Cam Newton RB: Matt Forte WR: Calvin Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/4 "2012-09-07T20:06:26Z")
Oh why not… I did come on strong late last year, after a pathetic start. QB: Matthew Stafford RB: LeSean McCoy WR: Roddy White ---
**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 9, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/5 "2012-09-09T03:48:15Z")
Brees McCoy Brandon Lloyd ---
**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 9, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/6 "2012-09-09T03:51:44Z")
Remember if you’re late you can pick players from afternoon and night games. ---
**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 9, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/7 "2012-09-09T03:52:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > _sigh_ Fourth time’s a charm. > > Eli Manning > Kevin Smith > Andre Johnson Trade you. ---
**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 9, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/8 "2012-09-09T03:56:45Z")
Matt Stafford Matt Forte DeSean Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/9 "2012-09-09T08:50:51Z")
I don’t think I’ve done this before, so I’ll try: QB: Drew Brees, NO RB: Kevin Smith, DET WR: Darrius Heyward-Bey, OAK ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/10 "2012-09-09T12:42:02Z")
QB: Matt Schaub RB: Matt Forte WR: Calvin Johnson, only because I can’t think of a decent WR named Matt. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/11 "2012-09-09T14:11:34Z")
Cam Newton AJ Green LeSean McCoy ETA: I don’t see a rule against it, but I noticed after I posted that you also have McCoy. Can we both select the same players as long as we don’t use them again the rest of the season, or do I need to pick someone else? If not, I will use Michael Turner ---
**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 9, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/12 "2012-09-09T15:17:16Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Cam Newton > AJ Green > LeSean McCoy > > ETA: I don’t see a rule against it, but I noticed after I posted that you also have McCoy. Can we both select the same players as long as we don’t use them again the rest of the season, or do I need to pick someone else? > > If not, I will use Michael Turner Couple things, yes, multiple people can use the same player in a week. It’s just that YOU can’t use them again. Second, the convention is QB, RB, WR. So the way you wrote them you’d be scored for Green’s rushing yards and McCoy’s passing yards. In most cases it’s no big deal because it’s obvious what you mean, but theoretically you could use a RB as your receiving yardage player or a QB as your rusher. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/13 "2012-09-09T16:21:19Z")
I’m in. QB: John Skelton RB: Ben Tate WR: Andre Johnson ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/14 "2012-09-09T16:35:22Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Couple things, yes, multiple people can use the same player in a week. It’s just that YOU can’t use them again. Second, the convention is QB, RB, WR. So the way you wrote them you’d be scored for Green’s rushing yards and McCoy’s passing yards. In most cases it’s no big deal because it’s obvious what you mean, but theoretically you could use a RB as your receiving yardage player or a QB as your rusher. Gotcha. Just for clarity: QB: Cam Newton RB: McCoy WR: AJ Green ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/15 "2012-09-09T17:04:47Z")
QB Carson Palmer RB Matt Forte WR Mike Wallace? Sorry for the slightly late entry (haven’t looked at any results yet, in case there’s been a kickoff already). ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/16 "2012-09-09T18:22:53Z")
Crap, I forgot that Mike Wallace sat out training camp and just reported the other day. Fortunately, his game hasn’t started yet, so I’ll swap out the Panthers’ Steve Smith for him. So that would be: QB Carson Palmer RB Matt Forte WR Steve Smith ---
**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 9, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/17 "2012-09-09T21:36:00Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > _sigh_ Fourth time’s a charm. > > Eli Manning > Kevin Smith > Andre Johnson 213 + 62 + 119 = 287.5. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/18 "2012-09-09T22:52:25Z")
Schaub: 266/2 = 133 Forte: 80 Calvin Johnson: 111 Total of 324, if I’m doing my math right. ---
**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 9, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/19 "2012-09-09T23:18:10Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Matt Stafford > Matt Forte > DeSean Jackson 355/2 + 80 + 77 = 334.5 Pretty good based on my track record. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/20 "2012-09-09T23:37:56Z")
Cam Newton: 303/2 = 151.5 Matt Forte: 80 Calvin Johnson: 111 **Total:** 342.5 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614.md?page=2)