# NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2012

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614>\
**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:** 6

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**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 30, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/101 "2012-09-30T07:51:20Z")

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Week 3 scores:

Cassel 248  
Spiller 16  
Steve Smith 86

Week 4  
Rodgers  
Lynch  
Vincent Jackson

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**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 1, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/102 "2012-10-01T05:49:01Z")

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> [@Omniscient](#):
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> Used:  
> Matt Stafford, Cam Newton, Ben Roethlisberger  
> Matt Forte, Darren McFadden, C.J. Spiller  
> DeSean Jackson, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne
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> Week 4:  
> Aaron Rodgers  
> Frank Gore  
> Malcolm Floyd

319/2 + 62 + 23 = 244.5

Wow, Malcolm Floyd even finds ways to screw me here too. At some point I’ll learn to never pick a San Diego player in any format of fantasy.

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**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:** [October 1, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/103 "2012-10-01T11:26:49Z")

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**Week 4 Picks**

QB: Matt Ryan = 369/2 = 184.5  
RB: Ray Rice = 49  
WR: AJ Green = 117

**Total:** 350.5

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**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 1, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/104 "2012-10-01T15:53:38Z")

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> [@](#):
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> [del]Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Drew Brees  
> Kevin Smith, Adrian Peterson, Michael Bush  
> Andre Johnson, Steve Smith I, Marques Colston[/del]

Week 4:  
Aaron Rodgers  
Marshawn Lynch  
Roddy White

319/2 + 118 + 169 = 446.5

_I’m back, baby._

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/105 "2012-10-02T00:01:39Z")

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QB: [del]Carson Palmer, Cam Newton, Drew Brees[/del]  
RB: [del]Matt Forte, Arian Foster, Ray Rice[/del]  
WR: [del]Steve Smith 1.0, Roddy White, Andre Johnson[/del]  
From tonight’s game:

Jay Cutler  
DeMarco Murray  
Miles Austin

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/106 "2012-10-02T00:40:06Z")

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RB bush  
We Marshall

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/107 "2012-10-02T00:54:25Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> RB bush  
> We Marshall

Used:

Used:  
QB: John Skelton/Andy Dalton/Jay Cutler  
RB: Ben Tate/Michael Turner/CJ Spiller  
WR: Andre Johnson/Larry Fitzgerald/Wes Welker  
Sorry for the super quick post, wanted to get it time stamped before kickoff tonight.

For this week it is

QB Flacco  
RB Michael Bush  
WR Brandon Marshall.

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**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:** [October 2, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/108 "2012-10-02T09:27:35Z")

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Week 4:  
Joe Flacco: 356/2 = 178  
Maurice Jones-Drew: 38 (seriously?)  
Vincent Jackson: 100

Total: 316

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**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:** [October 2, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/109 "2012-10-02T09:35:41Z")

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**Week 5:**.  
QB: Eli Manning  
RB: Arian Foster  
WR: Roddy White

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**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 2, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/110 "2012-10-02T13:49:16Z")

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Am I missing something or did Dale pick Joe Flacco three days after he’d already played?

[del]Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers  
Kevin Smith, Adrian Peterson, Michael Bush, Marshawn Lynch  
Andre Johnson, Steve Smith I, Marques Colston, Roddy White[/del]

Week 5:  
Matt Ryan  
Ryan Mathews  
Julio Jones

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**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 2, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/111 "2012-10-02T15:33:28Z")

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I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he meant Romo, since he’d already picked Cutler it was his only option.

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**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 2, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/112 "2012-10-02T15:35:38Z")

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That makes sense.

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**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:** [October 2, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/113 "2012-10-02T19:17:33Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> I will finish the rest of the picks later, but I want to start Flacco tonight .

He posted this on the 27th (post #97)

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**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 2, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/114 "2012-10-02T19:43:13Z")

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Ah right, thanks.

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/115 "2012-10-04T14:12:16Z")

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> [@VarlosZ](#):
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> QB: [del]Carson Palmer, Cam Newton, Drew Brees[/del]  
> RB: [del]Matt Forte, Arian Foster, Ray Rice[/del]  
> WR: [del]Steve Smith 1.0, Roddy White, Andre Johnson[/del]  
> From tonight’s game:
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> Jay Cutler  
> DeMarco Murray  
> Miles Austin

275/2 + 24 + 57 = 216.5

Serves me right.

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**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, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/116 "2012-10-04T15:16:53Z")

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[Spreadsheet](http://www.senorbeef.net/sdmb/YardageComp2012.htm) is current. Please check for any errors.

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**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, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/117 "2012-10-04T15:50:38Z")

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Week 5:

Dalton  
Peterson  
Roddy White

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**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:** [October 6, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/118 "2012-10-06T10:39:57Z")

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**Week 5 Picks**

QB: Eli Manning  
RB: Arian Foster  
WR: Roddy White

**Previous Picks**

QB: Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan  
RB: Matt Forte, LeSean McCoy, Darren McFadden, Ray Rice  
WR: Dez Bryant, Victor Cruz, AJ Green, Calvin Johnson

ETA: **Jules** , I swear I didn’t look at anyone else’s picks before I made mine!

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**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 7, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/119 "2012-10-07T06:59:04Z")

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don’t have time To p.m. reminders. So here it is.

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**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:** [October 7, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2012/633614/120 "2012-10-07T13:59:53Z")

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Unavailable: Schaub, Cutler,Brees, Brady, Forte, Peterson, Spiller, Rice, CJ, Andre Johnson, D. Jax, AJ Green.

Week 5:  
QB: Eli Manning  
RB: Marshawn Lynch (BEEF MOE!)  
WR: Jordy Nelson

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