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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #3 on: Oct 26th, 2006, 11:07pm » |
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First off, thank you,  Frankie, for the props on my Gridiron Guarantee last week... although, again, I don't know if I quite went out on the limb that some/most do here... Nevertheless, it was pretty bold, though, in context, I think. 
on Oct 26th, 2006, 9:22pm, MordecaiCourage wrote:Wali Lundy will be out performed by Samkon Gado even though he will get more than double the touches Gado receives. The Texans will seal the win against Tennessee on a long touchdown run (30+ yds.) from Gado late in the game. I can't get any more specific than that!!!  |
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I don't want to get too serious here,... but, MC, how confident are you that Gado is even going to be active this week? Word out of the Houston Chronicle according to KFFL is that Dayne will be the #2 this week. Can't find it at the Chronicle yet.  This is the best I can do: http://football28.myfantasyleague.com/2006/view_news_article?L=13471& ;ID=200610261611. Anyway, as such, my Week 8 Gridiron Guarantee,... I just can't resist... |
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Wali Lundy will be out-performed by Ron Dayne even though he will get more than double the touches Dayne receives. The Texans will seal the win against Tennessee on a long touchdown run (30+ yds.) from Dayne late in the game. I TOO can't get any more specific than that!!! 
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #5 on: Oct 27th, 2006, 11:30pm » |
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on Oct 26th, 2006, 9:22pm, MordecaiCourage wrote:| Wali Lundy will be out performed by Samkon Gado even though he will get more than double the touches Gado receives. The Texans will seal the win against Tennessee on a long touchdown run (30+ yds.) from Gado late in the game. I can't get any more specific than that!!! |
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Samkon? Is that you? 
Okay, I think I learned a valuable lesson last week. That is, there is a fine line between predicting what you want to happen and predicting what will happen. I tend to predict things I want to happen, instead of going with my gut.
This week I think I will regret not picking up Santonio Holmes in all of my leagues. I had my chance, and I blew it.
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #6 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 12:45am » |
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In this weeks "Battle of the backups" QB Casey Printers will come onto the field in the 4th QT after Croyle gets "Knocked Out" with a concussion. He will lead the Chiefs to a victory with a chip shot field goal to win by 2 over the Seahawks.
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #7 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 10:42pm » |
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on Oct 27th, 2006, 11:30pm, Frog Princess wrote:
Okay, I think I learned a valuable lesson last week. That is, there is a fine line between predicting what you want to happen and predicting what will happen. I tend to predict things I want to happen, instead of going with my gut. |
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I've found that when I want something to happen with one of my FF players (i.e., predict a big game), that the exact opposite tends to happen. I try not to put my FF players in the Red Zone Primed Players for the same reason.
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #8 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 11:02pm » |
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on Oct 28th, 2006, 10:42pm, Philly wrote:
I've found that when I want something to happen with one of my FF players (i.e., predict a big game), that the exact opposite tends to happen. |
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Now,... that's useful FF info... I told you this thread could be used for posting "useful" FF info...
(I'm sorry... I couldn't resist... And, in any event, as a Broncomaniac  and given our go-around  regarding Mike Bell and my man-love  for Jake Plummer, I had to get that angst in response to your Gridiron Guarantee this week out of my system. I thought this was a light-hearted enough way to do so...  ...  ) |
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #10 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 11:33pm » |
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on Oct 28th, 2006, 11:02pm, StegRock wrote: | I DIGRESS...
(I'm sorry... I couldn't resist... And, in any event, as a Broncomaniac and given our go-around regarding Mike Bell and my man-love for Jake Plummer, I had to get that angst in response to your Gridiron Guarantee this week out of my system. I thought this was a light-hearted enough way to do so... ... ) |
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Let's tease this one out a bit. The Colts tend to play very well in big games (in the regular season). This is a big game, by all accounts. The Broncos also have shown next to nothing offensively this season. So the score is a possibility.
Tatum Bell has a history of injuries. His fragility is part of what has kept Coach ShamIam from really giving him the car keys and saying "stay out as late as you want". Now he's been riding him this year (averaging more than 20 carries a game for the season). It's possible that he is "due" for an injury.
Jake Plummer has been bad... one good game in six attempts is not going to cut it. The team is where they are because of their defense, plain and simple. The Colts have a very good pass rush and should be able to get to Jake a couple/few times. A good hit that sends him to the sideline might be just enough incentive for Coach to give Cutler a shot at reviving a comatose offense.
So my Gridiron Guarantee does present an (overall) unlikely scenario, but I think each piece of it has just enough of a hint of truth behind it that all three have a shot (a longshot, mind you) of coming to fruition.
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #11 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 12:13am » |
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Now, if you are doing this for the audience, that's cool, Jeff. But, PLEASE, NOTE, that in what I wrote, I never contested/challenged the reasoning behind the prediction qua prediction. I was just gettin' my boy's back and venting, EVER SO playfully.  Qua "Gridiron Guarantee", your arguments are right...  (I don't necessarily see it,... but who cares? A) That's the mere conventional notion, and B) this is the "Gridiron Guarantee" thread "between the 20's" on which we are supposed to reeeach and make bold predictions. So,... whatever,...  to me! That's why I made it an explicit "offtopic" post.) We're cool, right? (Just tryin' to cover bases here.)
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #13 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 12:29am » |
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on Oct 29th, 2006, 12:19am, Philly wrote:We're cool... I just thought that your angst...
...might have been fraught with something more than just a desire to back "your" NFL team. I was trying to show that my Guarantee was actually well-considered and not just some veiled pot-shot at you. (Heck, I'm riding Tatum Bell in the GotG league and don't own Mike Bell anywhere, so this isn't anything that I necessarily want to happen.)
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Well, of course, there's "always", so to speak, a little Mike Bell in there, I canNOT tell a lie...  But, it was ALSO my boy Jakey too... in a BIG way.  But,... hey,... the irony never ceases... If yous haven't noticed,... right after he was dropped a week ago, I picked up Mike Bell in JYJ's league...  as, as a creature of habit, I picked up Ronnie  this week.
Also,... I must say that your arguments for your Gridiron Guarantee,... Mike, Jake and my Broncos aside,... are solid. All I can do is agree to disagree (but, again, on this thread, why should I?).
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Re: GRIDIRON GUARANTEE - Week 8
« Reply #20 on: Oct 31st, 2006, 2:03pm » |
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on Oct 27th, 2006, 4:48pm, Philly wrote:| The Denver Broncos take a beating (I'm thinking 20 points or more difference in score) from the Colts this weekend, and in the process, lose both Tatum Bell and Jake Plummer, paving the way for the next generation of Broncos in Jay Cutler and Mike Bell. |
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I didn't swing and miss, but I hit a wicked line drive that still drifted into foul territory (to mix my metaphors)...
The Broncos took a defensive beating. (Hey, 3 points, 20 points, let's not quibble here.)
Mike Bell handily outperformed Tatum Bell. (OK, the Broncos didn't technically "lose" Bell the way I predicted.)
Jay Cutler probably wouldn't have done too much worse than Plummer. (Plummer wasn't lost to the Broncos either, but he's been playing "lost" for much of the season.)
And, as a bonus, my boy Tony Scheffler made a statement to be used more at TE.
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