# NFL Yardage Pool competition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 9, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386 "2009-09-09T03:22:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/201 "2009-11-12T20:38:02Z")
[del]Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Matt Schaub, Donovan McNabb, Philip Rivers, Tony Romo, Tom Brady Thomas Jones, Adrian Peterson, Brandon Jacobs, Chris Johnson, Rashard Mendenhall, Cedric Benson, DeAngelo Williams, Steven Jackson, Maurice Jones-Drew Marques Colston, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss, Mohammed Massaquoi, Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson[/del] Week 10 Brett Favre Ray Rice Wes Welker ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/202 "2009-11-12T23:13:46Z")
Waiting until, I’m sure, 5 minutes before kickoff Sunday. Putting off making the other picks in the spread and confidence league as well, just out of principle. ---
**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 15, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/203 "2009-11-15T04:33:45Z")
Sorry guys, my bad on this one. I’ve been trying to get the update out earlier and I thought I did this week, but I guess I never got around to it. [Updated now.](http://members.cox.net/senorbeef/SDMByardagecomp.htm) Week 9 scores: 1. Varlos 587 2. Lieu 487 3. Wilson 483 4. Omni 470 5. RNATB 443 6. SenorBeef 423 7. notfrommensa 400 And here I was, self graded and thought 423 was a reasonably good score, and I’m … well… not in last! ---
**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 15, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/204 "2009-11-15T04:43:26Z")
The scores for individual yardage types. Passing 1. notfrommensa 2669 2. lieu 2589 3. Varlos 2597 4. Wilson 2483 5. RNATB 2469 6. Omni 2014 7. SenorBeef 1860 Rushing 1. Varlos 896 2. Lieu 830 3. Omni 718 4. RNATB 694 5. SenorBeef 575 6. Wilson 546 7. Mensa 512 Receiving 1. RNATB 948 2. SenorBeef 593 3. Lieu 586 4. notfrommensa 532 5. Omni 510 6. Wilson 488 7. Varlos 438 I got 2nd in one category!!! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/205 "2009-11-15T04:59:33Z")
I have a 1st. I have a 4th. I have a 7th. I am nothing but (in)consistent. I guess I need to get my picks in. Maybe I’ll use the dartboard for my running backs and receivers. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/206 "2009-11-15T05:10:10Z")
Weeks 1-9 (so I don’t repeat) [del]Passing - Tom Brady, Kyle Orton, Joe Flacco, Jay Cutler, Peyton Manning, Matt Schaub, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, Curt Warner Rushing - Reggie Bush, Ray Rice, Ray Rice, Chris Johnson, Adrian Petersen, Cedric Benson, Ryan Grant, Thomas Jones, Mike Bell Receiving - Terrell Owen, Tim Hightower, Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne, Steve Smith (NYG) , T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Andre Johnson, Antonio Gates, Larry Fitzgerald[/del] Week 10 Passing - Tony Romo - Dal Rushing - Ronnie Brown - Mia Receiving - Hines Ward - Pit ---
**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 15, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/207 "2009-11-15T10:08:53Z")
Still need picks from Wilson, Varlos, and Omni. I’m putting my eggs into one basket hoping the battered Indy secondary gets torched. Tom Brady Chris Johnson Randy Moss ---
**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 15, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/208 "2009-11-15T12:16:36Z")
Used Players: QB - Carson Palmer, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning, Matt Schaub, Mark Sanchez, Ben Roethlisberger, David Garrard, Matt Hasselbeck RB - Thomas Jones, Ryan Grant, Cedric Benson, Ronnie Brown, Maurice Jones-Drew, Donald Brown, Matt Forte, Frank Gore WR - Marques Colston, Roy Williams, Santonio Holmes, Larry Fitzgerald, Wes Welker, Roddy White, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson QB - Aaron Rodgers RB - Ricky Williams WR - Braylon Edwards ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/209 "2009-11-15T15:08:40Z")
Week 10: Joe Flacco Chris Johnson Marques Colston ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/210 "2009-11-15T16:15:36Z")
The spreadsheet is right but in the post #204 ranking I just wanted to point out that **Varloz** should be ahead of me in the Passing list with 8 yards more. I’m in 3rd place, he’s in 2nd. Also, I’m really struggling with one of my picks this week due to an injury. May come back a little before kick-off if that’s alright to change but it’ll definately be “before.” Trying to get a reliable report can be difficult. ---
**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 15, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/211 "2009-11-15T17:21:48Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Sorry guys, my bad on this one. I’ve been trying to get the update out earlier and I thought I did this week, but I guess I never got around to it. > > [Updated now.](http://members.cox.net/senorbeef/SDMByardagecomp.htm) > > Week 9 scores: > > 1. Varlos 587 > 2. Lieu 487 > 3. Wilson 483 > 4. Omni 470 > 5. RNATB 443 > 6. SenorBeef 423 > 7. notfrommensa 400 > > And here I was, self graded and thought 423 was a reasonably good score, and I’m … well… not in last! Crap! I’m only up by ~250 yards on the season. I thought I’d already run away with the contest. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/212 "2009-11-15T18:53:19Z")
Ugh, totally spaced on this and the picks leagues. I blame the Jets. I was so unenthusiastic about the Jags/Jets game, the only 1:00 game we get here in New York, that I’d basically decided my football Sunday starts at 4:00 this week. The Jets have been screwing me for _decades_, by the way. Year after year of mediocre football, denying me not only more interesting AFC games every week, but also, frequently, \*NFC \*games (when the Jets are at home and the other network has the double-header, like today). [del]QB: Kurt Warner, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Donovan McNabb, Peyton Manning RB: LaDanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Ryan Grant, Brandon Jacobs, Jerome Harrison, Maurice Jones-Drew, DeAngelo Williams, Stephen Jackson, Michael Turner WR: Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Santonio Holmes, Chad Ochocinco, Brandon Marshall, Steve Smith 1.0, Steve Smith 2.0, Miles Austin, Andre Johnson[/del] Ok, all 4PM or later starts: Philip Rivers Ray Rice Vincent Jackson If Phi-SD isn’t a bit of a shootout, I could have problems. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/213 "2009-11-15T19:07:48Z")
Wait, wait, I want to change my WR. Philly’s pass defense is too good for me to double up on a QB-WR combo against them. My actual picks are: Philip Rivers Ray Rice **Donald Driver** Ok, now watch V-Jack go 8/180/2. ---
**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 16, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/214 "2009-11-16T05:00:57Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Oooh. Forgot about that. Guess I’ll go early: > [del]Matt Hasselbeck, Santonio Holmes, Cedric Benson, Kurt Warner, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Ryan Grant, Reggie Wayne, Kerry Collins, Darren McFadden, Jerricho Cotchery, Tony Romo, Rashard Mendenhall, Roddy White, Tom Brady, Maurice Jones-Drew, Nate Burleson, Ben Roethlisberger, Thomas Jones, Wes Welker, David Garrard, Kevin Smith, Steve Smith (CAR), Peyton Manning, Brandon Jacobs, Vincent Jackson[/del] > Drew Brees > Thomas Jones > Greg Jennings 223 + 77 + 45 = bah! Er, I mean **345** ---
**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 16, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/215 "2009-11-16T05:07:16Z")
I finally had a good week. Tom Brady = 375 Chris Johnson = 132 Randy Moss = 179 Total = 686 Actually, not only was that finally a good week for me, but now that I look at it, it’s the best week that anyone has had. Only one other score even topped 600. ---
**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 16, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/216 "2009-11-16T05:24:52Z")
Figures that the week you finally explode is the week where you don’t pick any of my fantasy players. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/217 "2009-11-16T19:11:03Z")
Week 10 Passing - Tony Romo - Dal - 251 yds Rushing - Ronnie Brown - Mia - 102 yds Receiving - Hines Ward - Pit - 24 yds 377 yds…blecch ---
**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 16, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/218 "2009-11-16T19:17:39Z")
Did V-Jack even catch a pass, in the end? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/219 "2009-11-16T19:42:58Z")
Why wouldn’t he use his hands? Mensa, take some comfort in your awesome total last week. SenorBeef, nice, very nice. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/220 "2009-11-16T19:52:40Z")
Sorry, make that a couple of weeks ago, the 544. Checking I see it was Varloz with the stunning 587. Really’s 638 and SB’s 686? Jeez… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386.md?page=12)