Everyone wins, except the guy who didn't pick the Pats
And that guy was me. How did Mike Martz manage to actually call a string of plays successful enough to net his team 17 points in a quarter? Maybe that smart guy from CSI was standing in and nobody knew it.
AJ asks "Do we need to adopt a system whereby everybody cannot pick the same friggin team in the same weekend?" Good point. Just 3 weeks in, and we have a 4-way tie for first place and a 4-way tie for last. I'm sure this is somehow related to AJ's point, I'm just not sure how...
So, as this pool is democratically governed and not averse to changing the rules halfway through, I thought we could spice things up a bit by not allowing anyone to pick from the 2 games having the biggest spread each weekend. I posted a link at the top of the sidebar. Just pick the week you want to see at the top of the page. Let me know your thoughts on the subject by posting a comment or through email. Due to the dynamic nature of spreads, we'll just enforce the rule at the time of the pick. For example, if Atlanta plays Philly and Mike Vick blows out his ACL on Saturday, the spread will spiral out of control. If you made your pick Friday, you're OK. Not to mention very lucky (if you picked Philly).
BTW, if anyone has a better / alternative idea, let me know. For example, I've tossed around the possibility of allowing a double-or-nothing second pick each week, but the pick has to be for an underdog. Any ideas are welcome. Submit them in time for a caucus before next weekend.
AJ asks "Do we need to adopt a system whereby everybody cannot pick the same friggin team in the same weekend?" Good point. Just 3 weeks in, and we have a 4-way tie for first place and a 4-way tie for last. I'm sure this is somehow related to AJ's point, I'm just not sure how...
So, as this pool is democratically governed and not averse to changing the rules halfway through, I thought we could spice things up a bit by not allowing anyone to pick from the 2 games having the biggest spread each weekend. I posted a link at the top of the sidebar. Just pick the week you want to see at the top of the page. Let me know your thoughts on the subject by posting a comment or through email. Due to the dynamic nature of spreads, we'll just enforce the rule at the time of the pick. For example, if Atlanta plays Philly and Mike Vick blows out his ACL on Saturday, the spread will spiral out of control. If you made your pick Friday, you're OK. Not to mention very lucky (if you picked Philly).
BTW, if anyone has a better / alternative idea, let me know. For example, I've tossed around the possibility of allowing a double-or-nothing second pick each week, but the pick has to be for an underdog. Any ideas are welcome. Submit them in time for a caucus before next weekend.
posted by TorryJ at 8:01 AM
3 Comments:
I support a rule that would eliminate the possibility of picking from the two largest point spreads on a given week.
However, I think a double or nothing second or similar arrangement might begin to complicate a betting scheme that is attractive largely because of its simplicity.
That's fine with us. Although I must say in all snootiness that our team's designated picker didn't look at any spreads when she made our picks.
Really, do you need a spread to know that NE over Miami is the best bet around?
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