I used Indy last week. I assume Houston would be the pick this week?
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Not a bad pick.
However, you might want to save Houston for a little later in the year.
Houston has the short week and Tennessee looked really good against the Steelers.
I think Oakland might be a little darling of a pick this week.
Oakland played decent in Indy last week. Scared the Colts
J-Ville will have the long roadie and they are no friggin good!! They're terrible!!
Oakland may be a good pick because you won't use them again, this year.Comment -
I chicken out and went with Houston
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Don't take Packers this week whatever you do.Comment -
Great pick with Oakland. I was thinking about them, but am I big fan, and figured I should hold off. Went with the Patriots, after using Houston week 1.Comment -
i took cincy
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Nice pick with the Raiders, liked them too.Comment -
dratz Oakland backers, and you're welcomeComment -
went with Houston, very fortunate..Comment -
Alot of folks also played Philadelphia this week in their poolsComment -
I've gotten by taking Detroit week 1 and Chicago week 2.
Looking at their schedules.....good luck ever taking either the rest of the way, and feeling comfortable about it.Comment -
so far I used indy and baltimore....both teams have won but have really not impressed me in doing so...pretty glad i used both of them and squeaked by because neither team looks nearly as good as last yearComment -
I sure wish the Saints would of lost. It would of knocked out a lot of people.Comment -
Seattle for week 3 no Braine.Comment -
Gotta go with Seattle this week. Don't get too tricky, just survive the week and go with easiest pick on the board.Comment -
Looking at playing Minnesota week 3.Comment -
Haven't looked anything over yet, but a 20 favorite would probably be a safe bet. Throw a bit on the Jaguars ML to recover your survivor cost, just in case a major upset happens.
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houston if ray rice is out, baltimore sucks
steelers are done even at home, take chicago
dallas will rebound this week after a loss
if you go out early so be it, go out with a bang.Comment -
just out of curiosity, whats the farthest anyone here has made it in an NFL survivor pool? I haven't done many serious survivor pools but I swear I've never seen anyone in any of my pools make it past like week 7 or 8, and a few years the league winner only needed to survive to week 5
The reason I ask is I feel theres a big strategy difference between trying to last the longest in your pool and actually surviving the whole season (where your going to have to plan your picks out from the start so your not left picking coin flips or even underdogs during some later weeks). Do people ever really survive the whole 17 weeks? Like on all those espn/nfl.com etc... sites that have survivor pools, what percentage of people that enter make it to the end?Comment -
take a breather fellahs, use Seattle
they're healthy, they're hot, they might not be like this in a month from now-when you think you're gonna save them
when are you gonna use them?
October 17th vs. Tennessee
November 3rd vs. Tampa Bay
Nov 17th vs. Minnesota
these are their cupcakes
and if you've seen them play, they can beat Seattle, if Seattle loses a key player or two
my point is: ENJOY YOUR CUPCAKE, THIS WEEK
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i agree, i'm going seattle this week..Comment -
Last year was my 2nd time doing a Survivor Pool, and I got to week 15. Detroit lost at Arizona. I HATE taking road teams, and Detroit was far from a good road team, but Arizona couldnt score points and were changing there QB every week. Detroit fumbled punts, Stafford threw 2 pick 6s, and I was done.
I always take chances early in the season. This year I've jumped on Detroit and Chicago, because I feel they are playoff teams, but looking at how brutal their schedules are, you wouldn't feel comfortable taking them in any given week this year. I'm leaning towards Minnesota or Dallas this week.....and if I survive, I'm in pretty nice shape.Comment -
Keep in mind, Detroit's meltdown costed me about $8,000 last year....as only 26 people made it of the 2,060 entries.Comment -
Going with Seattle this week, I think.Comment -
take a breather fellahs, use Seattle
they're healthy, they're hot, they might not be like this in a month from now-when you think you're gonna save them
when are you gonna use them?
October 17th vs. Tennessee
November 3rd vs. Tampa Bay
Nov 17th vs. Minnesota
these are their cupcakes
and if you've seen them play, they can beat Seattle, if Seattle loses a key player or two
my point is: ENJOY YOUR CUPCAKE, THIS WEEK
Darrell.....point well-taken, but aren't you forgetting probably their two biggest cupcakes outside of Jacksonville........in Arizona and St. Louis at home??? Sure it's the last 2 weeks, but let's be honest, Seattle isn't going to be 12-2 or 13-1 heading into week 16. These games will matter.Comment -
When looking at my spreadsheet, Seattle is the only team I have checked as 6 games that I'd be comfortable taking them (as of right now)
Denver, New Orleans and San Fran appear on my list 5 times.
With that said, I'm not going to waste Seattle, Denver or New Orleans this week, as many more opportunities exist. Sure I could lose this week by using this strategy, but end of the day, about 1% of people make it the whole year. I always figured that you have to think outside the box a little bit, because there's a reason only 1% of people make it.....and its not picking the biggest avialbale favorite every week.
Just my opinion!Comment -
Alright, now theres no question, no debate whatsoever. Minny is the pick this week.Comment -
I will definitely be saving Seattle. what makes you think they will have such a tough time with teams later in the year, they just manhandled san fran at home. taking seattle at home against any team is a pretty safe pick. why not burn minny this week, if they cant beat the browns then they shouldn't even be playing on sundays. that way, you use Minny, who is not that great of a team anyways, and save your studs like seattle. This was the type of strategy I used last year and made it undefeated to the superbowl. there are always gonna be teams like the jags, browns, raiders, etc, playing on the road that you can fadeComment
