# 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:** 3
**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 31, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/41 "2011-10-31T22:44:04Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > 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. Yes, you still have a chance to be the coveted “hypothetical champion.” ---
**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 10, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/42 "2011-11-10T05:19:55Z")
Remember that Thursday night football games start this week. I can’t remember if you need to get your survival pick in by the start of the Thursday game, but do it just to be safe. And don’t forget to pick the Thursday game in pick 'em. ---
**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 13, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/43 "2011-11-13T12:27:33Z")
Last week we had our last perfect get a strike with New England, leaving 6 players with one strike. He would still win if everyone were to go out in one week due to a tiebreaker, but for the most part it’s anyone’s game. I noticed I’ve barely paid attention to the salary cap this year. I wish you had to rebuild a roster every week, because as it is you tend to get stuck with one player at too good a value to ever change that position. If I was paying more attention, I’d have gotten on the ground level with Cam Newton for one thing. The league is remarkably tight in terms of scoring though. ---
**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 13, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/44 "2011-11-13T21:51:47Z")
Well that’s that. 5 players picked Philly and are out in survival. “Way too much time on my hands” (still not sure who that is) picked Green Bay, but it doesn’t matter if they win - he has any tiebreakers. I will most likely reset the game this week with only 1 strike this time so we can play out the rest of the season because there’s not really any reason not to - so if you’ve been knocked out of the survival, make another pick this week. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/45 "2011-11-14T00:47:03Z")
I’m having a horrible, horrible Confidence week. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/46 "2011-11-14T03:01:53Z")
A whopping 26 points for me so far – if I get the final two games, I’ll finish with 46. To this point I’m 3-of-14 – far and away my worst week ever in picking games. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/47 "2011-11-14T16:00:21Z")
Congrats to “ **Way too much time on my hands** ” for the win on the Survival game - look forward to the 2nd chance reset ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/48 "2011-11-14T17:30:57Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > Congrats to “ **Way too much time on my hands** ” for the win on the Survival game - look forward to the 2nd chance reset It’s funny how things change year to year. The last two years, I don’t think we had a winner until the last week; this year, it’s done by Week 10. I’m also looking forward to the 2nd chance reset. EDIT: Oh, and congratulations too, to Way… Really impressive to do it in a year that was so brutal. ---
**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, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/49 "2011-11-15T13:51:28Z")
Yep, congrats to “Way too much time on my hands”, if you’d like to post us and tell us who you are so you can be famous. I reset the survival league and set it to one strike and you’re out for the rest of the year, so make sure you make a new pick this week. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/50 "2011-11-15T14:08:33Z")
So that will be next week for me then 😛 ---
**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:** [November 15, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/51 "2011-11-15T14:36:03Z")
I’ll probably be eliminated before Friday, the way I’ve been picking teams this year. And that’s even if I don’t pick the Jets game! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/52 "2011-11-15T17:28:35Z")
4-of-16. 42 points. Thank you, Commish, for putting in a drop 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:** [November 20, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/53 "2011-11-20T16:10:00Z")
Remember to get your survival picks in, the league is reset. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/54 "2011-11-22T23:28:02Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Yep, congrats to “Way too much time on my hands”, if you’d like to post us and tell us who you are so you can be famous. Yeah, that would be me. ---
**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 24, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/55 "2011-11-24T06:45:57Z")
Remember to get the 3 Thursday picks in. ---
**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 18, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/56 "2011-12-18T01:18:15Z")
Damn it, forgot about the Saturday game until just now, and missed the “5 minutes before kickoff rule” by literally seconds. ---
**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 24, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/57 "2011-12-24T17:33:18Z")
So I picked Indy in survival this week. Ballsy, right? I’m a genius. … Except I’m pretty sure I didn’t. Not sure how I ended up with Indy as my team. Some sort of glitch. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/58 "2012-01-03T19:37:29Z")
So how do things work now that we’re in the playoffs? I’ve been in first place the whole season, with a brief hiccup late in the spread league. Do I have to win in playoff weeks? ---
**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:** [January 3, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/59 "2012-01-03T22:54:54Z")
I think we just keep playing through the playoffs and it becomes part of our normal score, but I will post listing regular season results later. But everyone pay attention - in the pick 'em and survival leagues you have playoff picks to make. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680/60 "2012-01-06T07:18:27Z")
If anyone is interested, we’re having two playoff-related SDMB competitions. [Playoff prediction contest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=637192) [NFL.com fantasy playoffs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=637187) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-survival-and-salary-cap-2011/592680.md?page=4)