2014 Yahoo Pickem and Survival groups

[Nconroe]

Man, this survivor league, and league parity is getting me so far.

First Buffalo beats Chicago .

And then Cleveland beats New Orleans.

New Orleans is one of five 0-2 teams. Texans one of six 2-0 teams.

Let me see, who does Jacksonville play this week.

[HPF Bob]

2-0 now with Detroit and Green Bay (which gave me a scare).

There are few safe plays in Week 3 so I will take the obvious one - Oakland at New England. Going with the Patriots and really wouldn't mind losing either. I hate them SOB's. Or maybe the Raiders could lose the game but put Brady out for 12 weeks. That would be good enough.

[HPF Bob]

3-0 now as Patriots, even on a bad day, was still too much for Oakland.

A trend is developing. FloriDUH teams are 1-8 straight up. The Dolphins are visiting Oakland which means they might win. Tampa Bay is visiting Pittsburgh which is very tempting but Tampa played Thursday night and the Steelers played Sunday night plus they lost three defensive starters. Pittsburgh and their refs should still win easily but I decided to hold off on choosing them.

Instead, I'll take the overwhelming choice of survival pickers, San Diego at home over Jackassville, even thought the Chargers lost Woodhead for the season and the Jags showed signs of life under Bortles.

[HPF Bob]

Sometimes, success in this game is all about avoiding upsets. Surely the Steelers were going to beat winless Tampa Bay at home but they didn't which means the Steelers are a lock now to regain some swag in Jackassville this week. They'll be playing with a sense of urgency now instead of coasting.

[HPF Bob]

5-0 and time to risk it all on the jinx card. Houston NEVER beats Indy. NEVER. Going with the Colts even on the road in a short week. And if jinxing the Colts works, I'll be happy to lose.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

5-0 and time to risk it all on the jinx card. Houston NEVER beats Indy. NEVER. Going with the Colts even on the road in a short week. And if jinxing the Colts works, I'll be happy to lose.

It's a sad, sad time when not even the playing the jinx card works.

In my pickem leagues, I picked the Colts to win and the Texans to cover (in the spread leagues). I was one missed FG away from hitting them both. Curses!

[HPF Bob]

Well, 6-0 and, by my count, the only one without a loss.

This week is a tough one. I don't want to play my Super Bowl cards yet (Seattle and Denver) and I've already used the Patriots. Buffalo at home against the Vikes is my second choice but I just don't trust Neckbeard enough not to screw it up.

I don't like going with the road team or I might be enthusiastic about Cleveland (at Jackassville), Arizona (at Oakland) or Seattle (at St. Louis).

The sucker bet is Dallas at home vs. the Giants. Have we forgotten how often Eli Manning has beaten the Cowboys at JerryWorld? Pass on that.

Which leaves me to Baltimore at home against a collapsing Atlanta Falcons. Honestly, I'm not all that comfortable with this one but you have a dome team in the elements at Empty Bank Stadium where the Ratbirds are usually able to find a way to win. In real life, they are seven point favorites.

[HPF Bob]

Washington almost bit me for the third time this season but SF managed to win late so Chuck and I go into Thanksgiving week with one loss left.

Some road teams will probably survive but I'm going to opt for the four-win Rams at home against the Raiders. We'll see if enthusiasm gets Oakland two wins a row with some extra days to prepare. If the Rams play like they did against Denver, however, it should be no problem.

Amazingly, I still have Seattle, Denver, Philly and Cincinnati out there to select but I just haven't found the right week to take them.