2020 NFL Pick-the-Loser Pool

[Westheim]

It has come to my attention, that the *American* Football season started, which I was not aware of. Thanks to - ... uh, whoever said something too late.

So I messed up, but on the other hand that also makes me the winner, because can you think of a bigger loser than me?

Alright, alright, we'll play.

Since there is no point picking from the first week of games anymore, we will instead start with the Week 2 schedule, which will be attached to this post. [Edit: or the next one ]

And here is the rulebook. Admit it - you laughed about Rule 8a before, but you're not laughing anymore ...! Nobody's laughing anymore......

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Section I - General Rules

1. Picks must be submitted by posting in this thread at least 30 minutes before the start of the respective game as given on the schedule posted in this thread. The reason for this is that start times in US sports as given by networks and homepages are notoriously not true and will include relentless time for pointless babble in the run-up to the main event, and I can never be bothered to find out when actual kickoff took place. If you miss the deadline for the Thursday game, however, you can still pick f.e. a team that plays on Sunday.

2. Submit your picks as early as you want, but if you change it for whatever reason, make a new post with the new pick since I might have drafted your pick into my excel file already. Your most recent post in this thread will count.

3. The deadline for changing picks is 30 minutes from the start of the respective game as given on the schedule posted to this thread by your very understanding but ultimately can't-be-arsed host.

4. You must not pick a winning team with any pick. If you pick a winner, you are out. In the case of a tied game, postponement, and other acts of god, the disaster draft rules in Section IX shall be applied.

5. You must make a pick every week. If you miss to make a pick on any team, you are automatically out.

6. You must not pick the same team multiple times.

7. Please consider that your host's knowledge of football is limited to random trivia like the Heidi Game and he doesn't know that one team from that other team. State your picks clearly with either team name or team city, or both. No clever word plays, no pseudo nicknames, no fun slang. Your host does not know who the Greens, Gophers, or Go-Easies are. If your most recent pick does not state a team city (or state where applicable) or name, and your host can't make sense of it, you are automatically out.

Section IX - Disaster Draft

8. In case of a tied game in which you made your pick, since tying is for losers, you shall advance to the next week.

8a. In case of nature, invasion by Canada, or other acts of god causing suspension or postponement of a game in which you made your pick *before* the announcement of the suspension or postponement, you shall advance to the next week. Your host *will* make an effort to investigate the time of postponement.

8b. For 2020 only: If you missed Round 1 (NFL Week 2) because of the shambles way in which the game was managed this year, you can still enter in Round 2 (NFL Week 3), but must make *two* (2) picks that both have to fulfill the requirements of rules 4 through 8 to make it to the next round.

9. In the case that all players in any given round lose (all picked a winner), the game will continue with all players in the most recent round still eligible for the next round, except for those that made no valid pick at all.

Section XII - Mystery Rule

10. As soon as a sufficiently small number of players remain, picks will have to be made via PM to your host unless all remaining players prefer to post in this thread. "Sufficiently small" should be understood as "less than a handful".

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I hope that no clarities whatsoever remain.

Appeals against these rules or any decisions by your host can only be directed at Jeff, the third-rate football training dummy, who has no mouth and thus can not speak judgment on your complaint.

Do not hesitate - join the other aspiring losers in the pool to-day!

[Westheim]

And here is the Week 2 schedule, which will be used as our Week 1 schedule. Or something.

Since I suck, I go first.

Detroit to lose!

[CONN CHRIS]

Atlanta

[rudel.dietrich]

Houston

[mirrf]

Carolina to lose.

[ry1220]

Atlanta

[MBarrett]

New England

[Hrycaj]

Jacksonville to lose

[Westheim]

Still accepting entries!

[thehef]

Detroit

[BBGiovanni]

I was getting all excited and ready to win, but then you ruined everything and said I can't pick the Jets every week. My system is deactivated!

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by BBGiovanni

I was getting all excited and ready to win, but then you ruined everything and said I can't pick the Jets every week. My system is deactivated!

So you're not gonna pick them even once?

I think that's the Browns Rule or something.

Whatever Browns are.

[rudel.dietrich]

I was tempted to take the Browns, but did not, and I am glad seeing as how they won their game.

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by Westheim

So you're not gonna pick them even once?

Absent a sudden 18 points in 15 minutes, which I suspect is unlikely since they just managed 5 yards in 3 plays before punting, the Richie Kotite Experience marches on!



Maybe you should rule the Jetsies out of bounds for everyone or it will skew your results!

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by BBGiovanni

Absent a sudden 18 points in 15 minutes, which I suspect is unlikely since they just managed 5 yards in 3 plays before punting, the Richie Kotite Experience marches on!

(nods thoughtfully)

I didn't understand a word you said.

[ry1220]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Atlanta

Originally Posted by ry1220

Atlanta

Woof

[Westheim]

Scoreboard for now; I'll go to bed before the late games will end.

Remember, you can still enter by selecting from the late-late game or the Monday game.

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by Westheim

(nods thoughtfully)

I didn't understand a word you said.

Translation: I turned on the Jets game for the annual 15 minutes I watch them, they were hopelessly behind, and celebrated my interest by running 3 ineffective plays and then punting.


Richie Kotite was the coach ancient previous owner Leon Hess hired because he wanted to "win now". And they did, four times in two years.


New York sports (outside the Bronx): A rich tapestry!

[Westheim]

Everybody got through Week 1. Which is Week 2. Which is this week.

There is also still time to enter for the Monday night game.

Here is also the schedule for Week 3, and with ESPN not working for me right now (or at least the schedule isn't), this is from NFL.com, who are tracking me down. Subtract six hours from those times for ET.

[The Game]

Lets see how short i can last this year. i think last year I lasted 3 weeks. i pick the Falcons to lose to DA Bears!.Also Packers to lose.