Well, that was fun.
After watching some of the games go down this last weekend I will not believe anyone scored well. Here at Zoneblitz, nobody got more than half the games right.
So we move on. Fantasy Editor Anthony Maggio’s survivor pool dominance came to an end last week, but he’s still on top of the picks after two weeks. Here are the standings:
| Name | Week 2 | Total |
| Maggio | 8-8 | 20-12 |
| Andy | 8-8 | 18-14 |
| Tony | 7-9 | 16-16 |
| Rich | 7-9 | 15-17 |
| Vomhof | 6-10 | 15-17 |
Well, week one was interesting. Andrew Luck largely shut down. Tyrod Taylor looking like a future Hall of Famer. Of course – that’s what happens in the NFL.
Fantasy Editor Anthony Maggio paced the picks in week one, nailing several upsets, including both Monday nighters. The rest of us ranged between eight and 10 correct picks.
| Name | Week 1 | Total |
| Maggio | 12-4 | 12-4 |
| Andy | 10-6 | 10-6 |
| Tony | 9-7 | 9-7 |
| Vomhof | 9-7 | 9-7 |
| Rich | 8-8 | 8-8 |
Now we head into week two. And the games get no easier. Were week one results from teams like Philadelphia, Minnesota, San Francisco and Buffalo flukes? Or are they signs that the balance of power has or has not actually shifted for those teams? How will injuries play out? Here’s who we think wins.
Finally, after a preseason that seemed to last even longer than your average crappy set of four meaningless games, we’re once again set for some real football.
I went back over the last couple years of picks this afternoon and was pleasantly surprised to remind myself that we’ve actually done pretty well in this segment over the years. In 2013, Tony and Andy tied for the top slot. In 2014, Dr. Phil filed his picks in the comments section and beat us all pretty handily, but Tony improved by five games over 2013 in finishing third behind last year’s new contributor John Vomhof Jr.
Standings for the last two seasons:
| 2013 | |
| Tony | 166-89-1 |
| Andy | 166-89-1 |
| Maggio | 157-98-1 |
| Rich | 154-101-1 |
| 2014 | |
| Dr. Phil | 177-78-1 |
| Vomhof | 174-81-1 |
| Tony | 171-84-1 |
| Andy | 165-90-1 |
| Maggio | 156-99-1 |
After a year off, Rich returns. Dr. Phil will, I’m sure, make his intentions known soon. I hope we get a shot at avenging our defeat. In the meantime, let’s finally start talking some real football again. Here we go with our inaugural picks for the 2015 campaign:
Normally the Divisional Round of the playoffs is among the most dramatic. And while a couple of games ended up being pretty one-sided, the Patriots/Ravens game was exciting, the Cowboys/Packers game was controversial and the Broncos/Colts game has provided the now ongoing drama of whether or not it was Peyton Manning’s last game.
Tony saw it the best from our crew. He was 4-0 this week. Anthony Maggio has been consistent in the playoffs, posting 3-1 marks both weeks. Here’s where we stand so far:
| Name | Division week | Overall |
| Tony | 4-0 | 6-2 |
| Anthony Maggio | 3-1 | 6-2 |
| John Vomhof Jr. | 2-2 | 5-3 |
| Andy | 2-2 | 4-4 |
Last week’s games, however, have left the Championship Weekend contests feeling a little bit anti-climatic. There are four really good teams left, but Aaron Rodgers’ injury (did you know he hurt his calf a few weeks ago?), the dominance of the Seahawks defense and the pure brilliance of Bill Belichick have dominated the story lines. (more…)
Okay, none of us saw the Baltimore upset of Pittsburgh coming even though in retrospect it was the obvious pick from about eight miles away. Otherwise it was pretty much a predictable weekend. The four of us were split on who would win what went down as one of the crappiest playoff games in recent memory, the Carolina win over Arizona. And we all got the Sunday games right – even though Detroit put a scare into Dallas.
Here are the standings after Wild Card Weekend:
| Name | Wild Card Week | Overall |
| John Vomhof Jr | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Anthony Maggio | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Tony | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Andy | 2-2 | 2-2 |
So now we’re on to the best week of the season. I love the divisional round – you get rid of most of the pretenders and what you’re generally left with is two really good games in each conference. (more…)
We did fairly well picking games through the 17 week regular season. We’ll see now if we can carry that through the playoffs, where 11 good teams and the Carolina Panthers will vie for the Lombardi Trophy.
There are some great story lines this weekend. Can the Lions withstand the loss of Ndamukong Suh, who was suspended for stepping on Aaron Rodgers (for the record, I don’t feel sorry for the guy, but I also don’t think the step was intentional – I know, I know, I’m in the minority, but I believe it was lack of balance and momentum – he never looks down – how does he know he’s stepping on Rodgers and not one of his own teammates?)?
Can the Steelers beat the rival Ravens without LeVeon Bell? Can Andy Dalton finally step up and act like a big-game QB? Can the Cardinals and their third-string QB knock off the sub-.500 Panthers?
Here’s who we think is going to win this weekend: (more…)
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I’m also on PFRA under the name PFHOFlover
Robert I think they try Kraft again because he’s the most popular contributor finalist
Paul I hope so
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