Bender2 Memorial Pigskin Pickem Thread, Divisional Playoffs

1-21-2022

[Impy]

Fool's Ball Divisional Round!!!!

Your home for all things Fool's Ball!

In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)

[campaignPete R-CT]

winners:

KC
LA

It will be a sad weekend

[KC Burke]

if so, won’t be sad for me

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

screen name	wildcard	divisional	conference	super bowl	wins	games	pct	standings
Tommy Revolts	6	2			8	10	0.8	1st
DoodleDawg	5	3			8	10	0.8	1st
Repealthe17thAmendment	5	3			8	10	0.8	1st
chuck allen	5	2			7	10	0.7	7th
Red Badger	5	2			7	10	0.7	7th
Rummyfan	5	2			7	10	0.7	7th
Impy	5	1			6	10	0.6	10th
Jim W N	5	1			6	10	0.6	10th
mmichaels1970	5	1			6	10	0.6	10th
moehoward	5	1			6	10	0.6	10th
Poser	5	1			6	10	0.6	10th
teeman8r	5	1			6	10	0.6	10th
al_c	4	2			6	10	0.6	10th
Dr. Sivana	5	0			5	10	0.5	17th
ro_dreaming	4	1			5	10	0.5	17th
big'ol_freeper	4	1			5	10	0.5	17th
HombreSecreto	4	1			5	10	0.5	17th
texas booster	4	1			5	10	0.5	17th
campaignPete R-CT	3	2			5	10	0.5	17th
Darkangel82	3	2			5	10	0.5	17th
scrabblehack	4	0			4	10	0.4	28th
WhoisAlanGreenspan?	3	0			3	10	0.3	29th
Laslo Fripp	2	1			3	10	0.3	23rd
kosciusko51	1	1			2	10	0.2	34th
Phlap	0	3			3	4	0.75	4th
DMD13	0	3			3	4	0.75	4th
KC Burke	0	3			3	4	0.75	4th
greenolive	0	2			2	4	0.5	17th
Hootowl	0	2			2	4	0.5	17th
Deplorable American1776	0	2			2	4	0.5	17th
Major Matt Mason	0	2			2	4	0.5	17th
38special	0	2			2	4	0.5	17th
Fish Speaker	0	1			1	4	0.25	31st
Kenny Bania	0	1			1	4	0.25	31st
SirFishalot	0	0			0	4	0	35th

I left the standing column unchanged even though a few perhaps didn't care for it much. 38special is the only change where I missed one of his picks.

[Jim W N]

Thank you WhoisAlanGreenspan? Much better.

% and Standings are still off IMO, because the % and Standings for Full Participants (those who have picked for all 10 games so far) are mingled with the % and Standings of Partial Participants.

IMO, everyone’s % should be based on: # of games played / # of “wins”.

So right now everyone’s wins should be divided by “10”. Then I think you’ll get the right % and Standings.

(For example % for Phlap should be 3/10 = 30%.)

The other way would be to completely separate the % and Standings of the Full Participants from the Partial Participants. You’d get a correct reading of the Full Participants, but I think you could still get a false read on the Partial Participants. (For example, you could have someone bet on one game and he’s right and he’s 100% 1st Place.)

[Jim W N]

in play off games, you add a full 15 minute quarter. If tied at the end of the fifth quarter, you continue the game based upon who is entitled to the ball at the end of the fifth quarter and it is sudden death from the opening of the sixth quarter.

Basically what I'm saying.

[Jim W N]

Kelce told Mahomes that if they came back and lined up the same way then he was going through the two defenders. Otherwise he would run the play as planned.

That's good stuff. Where'd you get that? I re-ran the DVR of the game but it didn't show all that stuff or Mahomes in the huddle yelling "DO IT!" to Kelce.

Also upon further review, it looks like the Bills' brain trust blew it on defense in the last two minutes, calling for the oft-defeated "prevent defense", which opened it up for Kelce and KC.

[DoodleDawg]

That's good stuff. Where'd you get that? I re-ran the DVR of the game but it didn't show all that stuff or Mahomes in the huddle yelling "DO IT!" to Kelce.

He wasn't in the huddle, it was an audible at the line of scrimmage. This Video has better sound.

Also upon further review, it looks like the Bills' brain trust blew it on defense in the last two minutes, calling for the oft-defeated "prevent defense", which opened it up for Kelce and KC.

It's hard to run prevent against the tools the Chief's have.

[Jim W N]

Thanks for the video. That was cool.

If you look at other views of Bills’ defense in that last minute or so, everyone was deep and near the sidelines. The middle was wide open. I think they could have done better knowing the Bills had timeouts and could go down the middle.

I was disappointed the Bills didn’t win. I wanted to see a new team up at the top, but you can’t help loving the Chiefs and Mahomes. Those are great guys.

[DoodleDawg]

The middle was wide open. I think they could have done better knowing the Bills had timeouts and could go down the middle.

And I don't disagree with you on that at all, but I think Buffalo was planning for that. Opposite Kelce the defenders headed to the sideline and the middle. Kelce went between them instead, splitting the coverage. That's what he had spotted and that he discussed with Mahomes during the time out. You call your defense and when it works then you're a hero. When it doesn't it'll get second-guessed for weeks.

[Jim W N]

I’ve always thought that you dance with what brung you, and generally staying with your tough defensive scheme during, as well as near the end of the game, is generally better than going into “protective” mode. For me, that is not hindsight.

[Poser]

Chiefs
Rams