2010 Football Season Picks

[QFIT]

Hmm, not my definition of close so far.

[darco77]

Originally Posted by QFIT

Hmm, not my definition of close so far.

Far from.

Hey, I saw a few prop bets on the length of the National Anthem, but nothing about flubbing the lyrics. Maybe next year?

[aslan]

Originally Posted by QFIT

Hmm, not my definition of close so far.

I feel like the proverbial blind squirrel getting a nut! ...so far...

[Thunder]

Aaron Rodgers is a helluva QB. Too bad his receivers are dropping a ton of passes or else the Steelers wouldn't be in this game.

[aslan]

Originally Posted by Thunder

Aaron Rodgers is a helluva QB. Too bad his receivers are dropping a ton of passes or else the Steelers wouldn't be in this game.

He only "missed" one pass all night. The rest were all on the fingertips and hands of his receivers.

[aslan]

One of the better Superbowls I have ever watched. You'd really have to say that Pittsburgh was nearly always in it, even though they were never in the lead. Were it not for the turnovers, they would have won this game.

[Sharky]

Originally Posted by MAZ

...My pick for the Superbowl is Pitt +2.5 .... my make believe bet will be 120 units...

oh, well i commend you for attempting to run with the big boys, unfortunately you got burned - i see this all too often with amateurs - i hope you learned from this and understand sports gambling is not as easy as you think.


Season results:

Sharky: +101.9 Units
mazBOY: 6.4 units

better luck next year, son

[aslan]

Originally Posted by darco77

Aslan, if your football prognostication skills are 100% inaccurate, you could sell your picks for some decent coin, my friend.

No danger of that, drat it! I got this one on the money. My buddy put $200 on GB after I told him they would get way out ahead and even though Steelers would play good, they would never catch up. He got even-up bets, so even if you lose, you'd have to feel good about it. I also said Rodgers would have his best day, and he would have if his receivers had caught all the passes that touched their fingers and hands. I refused to bet, because I didn't believe there was really any advantage betting one side or the other-- just a feeling, a hunch, with no real basis. If I don't do it in blackjack, why should I do it in sports betting?

Anyway, I blew my unblemished record for getting it wrong.

[darco77]

Originally Posted by aslan

Anyway, I blew my unblemished record for getting it wrong.

Hey, as long as your pick stay around <10%, they're good with me. Just don't drift toward the 50% mark, please

[kewljason]

Well I didn't fare too well losing all 3 of my wagers. When you load up on one team, these things can happen. Not to be crying over spilled milk but I am not convinced the best team won. Kudos go to Green bay. They played a good game. Rodgers has definitely become one of the league best QB's. More importantly, they played an error free game. Pittsburgh was very sloppy. 3 turnovers and numerous other mistakes. Yet they still had a chance to win at the end.

In addition to three turnovers, I though Pittsburgh coaching staff made a couple real blunders. The first, of course was the play call on the first interception. Green Bay scored the first TD, then kicked off. A penalty on the kickoff has you starting deep in your own end. (7 yard line, I think) To Call a play where you just throw it up for grabs like that smacks of desperation. They were only down 7-0. A much more sensible approach would have been to use you superior running game and move the ball away from your endzone.

The second coaching error, and one I haven't heard much talk about was the decision to try a 52 yard field goal. Early second Quarter, you trail 14-3, ball on the 35 yard line. A 52 yard field goal attempt makes no sense. way to high risk/reward ratio. Obviously out of the kickers range. Not just because of how badly he missed the kick, but his longest for the year was 48. Maybe if you were losing by 3 points, late in the game, it would have been worth the risk, but in this case not. In the improbable event that he makes the kick, you have only cut the score from 14-3 to 14-6. But the more likely event that he misses the kick, gives Green Bay the Ball in great field position at the 42 yard line. The last thing I want to do is give that offense a short field. I would have punted the ball and tried to pin Green bay in side the 10. Then if my defense can hold, I get the ball right back around mid field. While Green bay didn't score after this missed FG, it did drastically change field position. They punted and now Pittsburgh was once again pinned deep in their end which lead to another interception and more points. I know this all sounds like I am crying over spilled milk, and I am not. Just a bit surprised at Coach Tomlin and/or his staffs decisions. All in all Pittsburgh did not deserve to win the game. They played poorly, made numerous errors and had some questionable coaching calls (IMO).

Despite losing my wagers, and what looked like an early blowout, it was an entertaining game. I was however disappointed in the TV commercials. They didn't seem to measure up to past years in creativity, nor humor.