# SDMB NFL Pick 'em, Survival, and Salary Cap 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 14, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680 "2011-08-14T14:21:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/21 "2011-09-12T21:58:38Z")
> [@Frosted\_Glass](#): > > That’s because suckers like myself thought the Chiefs could handle the Bills. I had the advantage of knowing that a not-that-good Bucs team crushed them in pre-season. I figured that even if the Chiefs aren’t that bad, it meant that they were behind other teams in terms of preparedness for the season. The work stoppage wasn’t handled by everyone equally, so you can’t really go on where teams should be normally. ---
**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 18, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/22 "2011-09-18T15:22:22Z")
Don’t forget to get your pick em and survival picks in. If you miss the early games for pick em, you can still pick the late games so it isn’t a total loss. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/23 "2011-09-18T20:45:38Z")
That was a 1-2 punch. Chiefs, then Ravens. With my ability to pick games, I may be going the worst record of anyone actually trying to choose games. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/24 "2011-09-19T03:59:29Z")
god,i am ashamed in the spread pool…got 1,yes 1,and have the Rams tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/25 "2011-09-19T10:21:46Z")
Wow, I am really bad at Salary Cap. Probably what I get for not playing any sort of fantasy whatsoever. ---
**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 28, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/26 "2011-09-28T04:52:52Z")
We didn’t lose anyone this week, the two misses are one-strikers, both picking New England. Taber, Selhurst Blues, and Court Jesters were eliminated week 2. 8 people have 1 strike. 13 are perfect. I’ve never had a strike before week 10 or 12 or so, so I really screwed up. Got a little cute (retarded) with my week 1 pick there. Usually I play it safer early on while the NFL shakes out. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/27 "2011-09-28T08:19:26Z")
Yeah, thanks, rub it in why don’t you. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/28 "2011-09-28T08:27:46Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I’ve never had a strike before week 10 or 12 or so, so I really screwed up. Got a little cute (retarded) with my week 1 pick there. Usually I play it safer early on while the NFL shakes out. Playing it safe. That’s what I thought I was doing when I changed my pick from the Titans to the Pats. ---
**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 9, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/29 "2011-10-09T20:37:04Z")
New York Giants massacre. ---
**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 9, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/30 "2011-10-09T21:10:29Z")
Whole lotta folk going out with that Giants loss. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/31 "2011-10-09T22:04:23Z")
virtual bloodbath on the survival board with the Giants pic ---
**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 10, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/32 "2011-10-10T03:45:44Z")
Looks like it’s going to be a 4 player race. ---
**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 12, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/33 "2011-10-12T05:34:04Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Looks like it’s going to be a 4 player race. Not necesarily. There are three players with no strikes, but they could hypothetically get the next two weeks wrong, leaving alive people who have one strike. But they definitely have the edge. The Giants screwed us up big time. I actually almost switched my pick earlier because I figured the Giants would be a huge pick for everyone and that I could be on the right side of a catastrophe if I picked something else. Oh well. 18 of us picked the giants. 9 were already one strikers and are out, and 9 more became one strikers. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/34 "2011-10-12T18:45:08Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I actually almost switched my pick earlier because I figured the Giants would be a huge pick for everyone and that I could be on the right side of a catastrophe if I picked something else. Oh well. That was my thought process too, but I decided I’d go for the shoe in now and take a riskier pick later. 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:** [October 30, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/35 "2011-10-30T18:12:43Z")
We had 3 people pick Baltimore last week. For one it was his last strike, for two it was their first strike, leaving only one unblemished record. “Way too much time on my hands”, not sure who that is. He made a risky pick this week in Philly, though. Everyone with 1 strike is still in. Five of them have Baltimore though, and that’s not looking great so far. ---
**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 30, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/36 "2011-10-30T20:09:44Z")
Looks like I’m going out on NO. Unreal. I thought I totally had this Survival thing pegged this year. i have nothing but good teams left. Then Bal (4-1 at the time) and NO (5-2) lost to Jax (1-5 at the time) and StL (0-6) respectively. I switched my pick from the Giants this morning when I figured the Giants would blow another easy one. Almost did, too. Well shucks ---
**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 31, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/37 "2011-10-31T03:37:44Z")
Well shit. Apparently when I was setting my picks the Confidence selections didn’t take. Not sure what the deal was there, but it’s annoying since the picks saved and I had a pretty good week. Are there Commish powers in this game? Can the organizer retoractively set my confidence values in some arbitrary manner (ascending or descending?) to get me something so I don’t have to eat a 0 point week (I missed week 1 and always wasted my dropped week). ---
**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 31, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/38 "2011-10-31T06:48:19Z")
There doesn’t appear to be a way for me to edit picks or values. In fact, when I go to your scores this week, it specifically says: “Commissioner: You are not allowed to edit this team’s picks” I also don’t see a way to adjust total score. The only options I have are basic group functions like turning confidence points on/off, how many weeks to drop, and when the pick deadline is set for. Sorry. ---
**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 31, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/39 "2011-10-31T15:45:41Z")
Pisser. ---
**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 31, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/40 "2011-10-31T15:54:50Z")
Well, if you figure out what your score would’ve otherwise been, you can at least mention your real score at the end of the year for comparison purposes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680.md?page=3)