# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/341 "2009-12-13T19:32:45Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I have a feeling I going to regret not taking Garrard this week. **SB** , I wouldn’t take any reciever playing on the north-eastern seaboard today. At halftime, I am really glad I didn’t go with Garrard. 5/9 28 yds. D. Mason looks to be a really good pick, 83 yds. Shows how good I am at picking receivers. I am in last place in that part for a very good reason. I suck. ---
**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 13, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/342 "2009-12-13T19:32:57Z")
…and Ray Rice has 151 rushing yards on \*eight \*carries. ---
**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 13, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/343 "2009-12-13T19:34:08Z")
Is mason out though? Rice was my 2nd rb pick but jones is doing fine ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/344 "2009-12-13T19:35:24Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Mother of God. Matt Schaub has 336 passing yards _in the first half._ In this competition, no one has picked Schaub this week. Pheww. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/345 "2009-12-13T19:43:41Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > …and Ray Rice has 151 rushing yards on \*eight \*carries. And Andre Johnson has 184 of Shaub’s yards. Imagine a trio of Schaub, Rice and Johnson. 671 yards…at halftime. ---
**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 13, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/346 "2009-12-13T19:49:55Z")
I’ve got Schaub and Rice in the Auction league, plus Brandon Marshall and his 100+ first-half receiving yards. 🙂 Rice also has 53 receiving yards… ---
**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 13, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/347 "2009-12-13T19:52:26Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Is mason out though? > > Rice was my 2nd rb pick but jones is doing fine No… Mason has 83 yards on four catches (including a score). ---
**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 13, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/348 "2009-12-13T21:06:24Z")
[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, drew brees, thomas jones, greg jennings, eli manning, chris johnson, santana moss, Carson Palmer, Ricky Williams, Anquan Boldin, Brett Favre, Jonathan Stewart, Randy Moss[/del] Aaron Rodgers - 180 Ray Rice - 166 Marques Colston - 54 Total: **400** even. ---
**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 13, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/349 "2009-12-13T21:36:36Z")
_self immolate_ Here was my thought process while making my picks last night: “Okay, still got Thomas Jones, Ray Rice, and Jamal Charles and they’ve all got good matchups this week. But… this is gonna be Thomas Jones’ last easy game, whereas Charles gets Cleveland next week and Rice finishes up in Oakland… better use Jones for now” “Okay, Andre Johnson has a good matchup, but he’s going to be playing in warm weather for the rest of the year, so I better save him for the shitty weather games at the end of the season.” I charted out all the players I had left, and their remaining matchups… so I’m probably putting more work in than everyone else. But if I had just done less work, and just picked whatever the best matchup was this week without looking forward, I could have a ridiculous Ray Rice/Andre Johnson/Philip Rivers combo this week. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/350 "2009-12-13T23:48:27Z")
Yep, think long, think wrong. Campbell is going to have a 200 yd game. Dollars to donuts Eli has a 300 yard game tonight. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/351 "2009-12-13T23:53:53Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > QB - Carson Palmer, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning, Matt Schaub, Mark Sanchez, Ben Roethlisberger, David Garrard, Matt Hasselbeck, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Troy Smith > RB - Thomas Jones, Ryan Grant, Cedric Benson, Ronnie Brown, Maurice Jones-Drew, Donald Brown, Matt Forte, Frank Gore, Ricky Williams, Rashard Mendenhall, Steven Jackson, Ray Rice > WR - Marques Colston, Roy Williams, Santonio Holmes, Larry Fitzgerald, Wes Welker, Roddy White, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson, Braylon Edwards, Andre Johnson, Dallas Clark, Donald Driver > QB - Drew Brees > RB - Fred Jackson > WR - Reggie Wayne 296 + 99 + 43 = **438** I’m not sure what possessed me to take Jackson over Charles in that game. Also Reggie Wayne versus Champ Bailey? :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:** [December 14, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/352 "2009-12-14T01:10:52Z")
Rivers 272 Thomas Jones 99 Mason 94 465 Not bad, but what could’ve been… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/353 "2009-12-14T02:01:29Z")
Week 14: Passing - Jason Campbell - WAS Rushing - Chris Johnson - TEN Receiving - Miles Austin - DAL 222 + 117 + 71 = 410 yds Gained 10 yds on RNATB Yippee ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/354 "2009-12-14T04:59:50Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Yep, think long, think wrong. Campbell is going to have a 200 yd game. Dollars to donuts Eli has a 300 yard game tonight. Yep, Eli lights it up for 391 yds. Think long, think wrong. I pissed away 169 yds. Now, who owes me a dozen Krispy Kremes?:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/355 "2009-12-14T18:08:44Z")
Man, I suck at this. I thought about both Marshall and Desean Jackson, and had Eli left as well… Peyton - 220 Ricky - 108 Old Steve Smith - 83 Total of 401. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/356 "2009-12-15T13:40:46Z")
David Garrard - 139 Jamaal Charles - 143 Anquan Boldin - 40 lieu- Week 14: 322 Garrard, you and Boldin owe Charles an apology. > [@SenorBeef](#): > > Yes, my running back outscored my quarterback. I dare you to even try to beat that. See, this doesn’t seem possible so it requires some special talent, right? Perhaps it should be a separate competition next year. Don’t get near me. I’ve caught some kinda bug. ---
**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 15, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/357 "2009-12-15T14:03:50Z")
In fairness, Eli was hardly an obvious pick. The Eagles have one of the best pass defenses in the league, and arguably the best secondary (when healthy). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/358 "2009-12-15T16:32:01Z")
Eli was my initial pick this week. And the reason why I changed was the bad weather in the Northeast. And FTR, I do not look at any defensive stats when I am making my picks. And it looks like I moved into 3rd place. Woo hoo. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/359 "2009-12-16T21:22:42Z")
QB: [del]Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Matt Schaub, Donovan McNabb, Philip Rivers, Tony Romo, Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Matt Hasselbeck, Carson Palmer, David Garrard[/del] RB: [del]Thomas Jones, Adrian Peterson, Brandon Jacobs, Chris Johnson, Rashard Mendenhall, Cedric Benson, DeAngelo Williams, Steven Jackson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Ray Rice, Ricky Williams, Marion Barber, Frank Gore, Jamaal Charles[/del] WR: [del]Marques Colston, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss, Mohammed Massaquoi, Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Miles Austin, Vincent Jackson, Wes Welker, Andre Johnson, Greg Jennings, Sidney Rice, Anquan Boldin[/del] Week 15 Jason Campbell Knowshon Moreno DeSean Jackson ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/360 "2009-12-17T19:33:39Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > David Garrard > Chris Johnson > Roddy White 139+117+41 = **297**. Puke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386.md?page=19)