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EagleFan 07-09-2003 02:22 PM

FOFC 2003 Season Predictions
 
I was going to classify this as OT since it's about football. :D

How about a little pick'em action for the members of FOFC?

I will post the season's games, one week at a time. After that the members may pick a final score for one of the games that week. Only the first guess for a game will be taken so if two people pick scores for the Redskins-Cowboys, than the first one will be taken.

After each game has been picked I'll move to the next week. At the end we'll see how we think the season will end. I would hope to get serious picks in this and don't just say 49ers 95 Cowboys 0 because you're a 49ers fan.

I'll keep our predictions and update everyone when the season starts to see how we fared.


Okay, 1st week's games:

Jets 17 @ Redskins 21 - Syrinx (16-13 Redskins)
Cardinals 7 @ Lions 21 - TheLionKing
Ravens 10 @ Steelers 14 - Coffee Warlord
Broncos 17 @ Bengals 33 - RendeR
Texans 14 @ Dolphins 49 - DolphinFan1
Colts 27 @ Browns 21 - Alf
Jaguars 10 @ Panthers 17 - Radii
Vikings 38 @ Packers 17 - mckerney
Patriots 34 @ Bills 28 - BishopMVP
Chargers 42 @ Chiefs 45 - MIJB#19
Rams 24 @ Giants 21 - tucker342
Falcons 28 @ Cowboys 14 - JeeberD
Bears 24 @ 49ers 31 - Darkiller
Saints 24 @ Seahawks 10 - SplitPersonality1
Raiders 35 @ Titans 17 - CK#12
Buccaneers 24 @ Eagles 17 - Axxon

JeeberD 07-09-2003 02:24 PM

Falcons 28 Cowboys 14 :(

TLK 07-09-2003 02:31 PM

Lions 21 Cardinals 7

EagleFan 07-09-2003 04:55 PM

Not much interest in this thread, it seems. Maybe I should have added some straw man email with questions about the 2003 season to the start of the thread. Maybe I'll repost this at a political forum, they may talk football. :D


Back to the topic at hand: That had to be a tough call for you Jeeber. It should be interesting to see what our results are, if we can get through the season.

Darkiller 07-09-2003 05:08 PM

49ers 31 Bears 24

mrsimperless 07-09-2003 05:10 PM

I was going to propose something similar, but different. ;) I have always beena "fan" of sports gambling, and used to bet quite a bit in high school. Since I don't do it now but I miss the thrill, I was going to propose some sort of FOFC betting game for the football season. (Not using real money, of course.) Each person is given an "account" with, say $1000 or so, and they can bet on games each week. The winner is the person with the most money in their "account" at the end of the year. Would anyone be interested in playing?

mrsimperless 07-09-2003 05:11 PM

Dola.

Sorry for the threadjack, I should have posted this seperately. I like your idea as well.

Fritz 07-09-2003 05:11 PM

I think it is a tad early for a football pickem thread

EagleFan 07-09-2003 05:12 PM

I would be up to that as well. This idea was more just to see how close we came, as a whole, to the regular season and not a contest type of thing.

I like that idea mrsimperless. Count me in.

EagleFan 07-09-2003 05:17 PM

It would be a tad early for a contest, which this isn't, but what football fan has not already looked at the schedule and started to pencil in wins or losses for their team?

I actually do better with my picks at this time of the year than if I do them during the season, it takes all the worry about injuries and other crap (like how much has Randy Moss pissed off his team) out of the decision, just a pure gut response.

RendeR 07-09-2003 06:28 PM

Bengals 33 Broncos 17

DolphinFan1 07-09-2003 08:12 PM

Re: FOFC 2003 Season Predictions
 
Quote:

Originally posted by EagleFan
I was going to classify this as OT since it's about football. :D

How about a little pick'em action for the members of FOFC?

I will post the season's games, one week at a time. After that the members may pick a final score for one of the games that week. Only the first guess for a game will be taken so if two people pick scores for the Redskins-Cowboys, than the first one will be taken.

After each game has been picked I'll move to the next week. At the end we'll see how we think the season will end. I would hope to get serious picks in this and don't just say 49ers 95 Cowboys 0 because you're a 49ers fan.

I'll keep our predictions and update everyone when the season starts to see how we fared.


Okay, 1st week's games:

Jets @ Redskins
Cardinals 7 @ Lions 21 - TheLionKing
Ravens @ Steelers
Broncos 17 @ Bengals 33 - RendeR
Texans @ Dolphins
Colts @ Browns
Jaguars @ Panthers
Vikings @ Packers
Patriots @ Bills
Chargers @ Chiefs
Rams @ Giants
Falcons 28 @ Cowboys 14 - JeeberD
Bears 24 @ 49ers 31 - Darkiller
Saints @ Seahawks
Raiders @ Titans
Buccaneers @ Eagles


Dolphins 49 Texans 14

mckerney 07-09-2003 08:15 PM

Vikings 38 Packers 17

Radii 07-09-2003 08:15 PM

Panthers 17, Jaguars 10

mckerney 07-09-2003 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mckerney
Vikings 38 Packers 17

Uh, that prediction was made before I heard that Bennett may not only miss the opening game, but the entire season :(, but I think I'll stand by that for now

tucker342 07-09-2003 11:30 PM

Rams 24
Giants 21

tucker342 07-09-2003 11:30 PM

Great Idea:D

BishopMVP 07-10-2003 02:34 AM

Patriots 34 Bills 28. It was high-scoring both times they played last year, and the Pats beat Bledsoe again.

JeeberD 07-10-2003 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RendeR
Bengals 33 Broncos 17

:eek:

tucker342 07-10-2003 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RendeR
Bengals 33 Broncos 17

ummmm, wow. Probably 33-17 the other way though:D

Axxon 07-10-2003 11:37 AM

Buccaneers 24 Eagles 17

scooper 07-10-2003 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tucker342
ummmm, wow. Probably 33-17 the other way though:D

With the game being Marvin's first game and being in Cincinnati, I think the intangibles for that game go the Bengals favor. That and it will be Plummer's first start as a Donkey. I was there the last time Denver played at Paul Brown. I sat next to a Broncos fan who was sure of a victory over the lowly Bungles and loudly voiced that opinion leading up to the game. A record breaking 278 Corey Dillon yards later, he wasn't quite so loud.

Coffee Warlord 07-10-2003 12:09 PM

Steelers 14, Ravens 10

tucker342 07-10-2003 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by scooper
With the game being Marvin's first game and being in Cincinnati, I think the intangibles for that game go the Bengals favor. That and it will be Plummer's first start as a Donkey. I was there the last time Denver played at Paul Brown. I sat next to a Broncos fan who was sure of a victory over the lowly Bungles and loudly voiced that opinion leading up to the game. A record breaking 278 Corey Dillon yards later, he wasn't quite so loud.

Very true, but, 33-17? I think the game will be very close. I'm just not convinced that the Bengals are going to be that much better this year. And don't forget it will be Palmer's first start as a Bengal....

MIJB#19 07-10-2003 02:29 PM

Chiefs 45, Chargers 42

Or is a total of 87 too low?

scooper 07-10-2003 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tucker342
Very true, but, 33-17? I think the game will be very close. I'm just not convinced that the Bengals are going to be that much better this year. And don't forget it will be Palmer's first start as a Bengal....

Palmer's not starting this year. Kitna is. No great QB, but is familiar with the system and the receivers. He won't be asked to carry the team, that will be Dillon.

Don't be surprised to see a pretty drastic improvement. There certainly is room for it. I think we will see the team has more talent than thought.

As we find out how bad the attitude and work ethic really was around the team, the last 12 years are no surprise. For example, last year, off-season workouts usually attracted 4-6 people a session. (That is not an exaggeration) This year, the participation has been near 100%. Many of the team's woes the last few years can be attributed to conditioning. It would take half the season to work into game shape and by then, the losing had set in.

They will have a solid O-line, a very good running back, a star in the making at WR in Chad Johnson complemented by a talented young corps.

More importantly will be a revamped defense with anywhere from four to seven new starters.

I'm not predicting playoffs as there was much room to improve, but if you followed the team, you'd know the changes have been drastic and improvement is almost certain.

I think this team is probably good for six or seven wins with the tough schedule they play this season. I honestly believe one of those wins will be against the Broncos in week one. Although my prediction would be closer to 21-17.

scooper 07-10-2003 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MIJB#19
Chiefs 45, Chargers 42

Or is a total of 87 too low?


Dola. Good point, MIJB. That will be two powerful offenses with little to no defense.

EagleFan 07-10-2003 03:06 PM

bump, just games to go to get through week 1. After that I'll post the standings and week 2's games.

Edited because I can't even spell bump :(

EagleFan 07-11-2003 09:38 AM

Just another bump to try to get us through week 1.

detroit_fan 07-11-2003 09:42 AM

Lions 31 Cards 21

Syrinx 07-11-2003 09:46 AM

Redskins 21 - Jets 17

EagleFan 07-11-2003 10:34 AM

3 games left for the week.

SplitPersonality1 07-11-2003 10:40 AM

Saints 24 - Seahawks 10

RendeR 07-11-2003 10:52 AM

Thanks to Scooper for the very well stated reasoning for my pick of 33-17 over the broncos. I was leaning to say 24-17, but then thought about Marvin's history with defenses,a dn decided that Denver would be driving for the tying score and give up an interception or fumble which we get cheap points from.

hence 33-17 Bengals =)

I hoenstly believe this team has playoff talent, but with this seasons schedule (Holy crap batman) I am just hoping for 8-8.

Good luck everyone!

CK#12 07-11-2003 10:52 AM

Raiders 35 - Titans 17

Alf 07-11-2003 11:00 AM

Colts - 27
Browns - 21

EagleFan 07-11-2003 11:37 AM

Week 1 Standings:

Code:

  
AFC East      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Dolphins        1  0  0    49    14    0-0      1-0        W1
Patriots        1  0  0    34    28    1-0      1-0        W1
Jets            0  1  0    17    24    0-0      0-0        L1
Bills          0  1  0    28    34    0-1      0-1        L1

AFC North      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Steelers        1  0  0    14    10    1-0      1-0        W1
Bengals        1  0  0    33    17    0-0      1-0        W1
Ravens          0  1  0    10    14    0-1      0-1        L1
Browns          0  1  0    21    27    0-0      0-1        L1

AFC South      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Colts          1  0  0    27    21    0-0      1-0        W1
Jaguars        0  1  0    10    17    0-0      0-0        L1
Titans          0  1  0    17    35    0-0      0-1        L1
Texans          0  1  0    14    49    0-0      0-1        L1

AFC West      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Raiders        1  0  0    35    17    0-0      1-0        W1
Chiefs          1  0  0    45    42    1-0      1-0        W1
Broncos        0  1  0    17    33    0-0      0-1        L1
Chargers        0  1  0    42    45    0-1      0-1        L1

NFC East      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Redskins        1  0  0    21    17    0-0      0-0        W1
Cowboys        0  1  0    14    28    0-0      0-1        L1
Eagles          0  1  0    17    24    0-0      0-1        L1
Giants          0  1  0    21    24    0-0      0-1        L1

NFC North      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Lions          1  0  0    21      7    0-0      1-0        W1
Vikings        1  0  0    38    17    1-0      1-0        W1
Bears          0  1  0    24    31    0-0      0-1        L1
Packers        0  1  0    17    38    0-1      0-1        L1

NFC South      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
Buccaneers      1  0  0    24    17    0-0      1-0        W1
Falcons        1  0  0    28    14    0-0      1-0        W1
Saints          1  0  0    24    10    0-0      1-0        W1
Panthers        1  0  0    17    10    0-0      0-0        W1

NFC West      W  L  T    PF    PA    Div    Conf    Streak
49ers          1  0  0    31    24    0-0      1-0        W1
Rams            1  0  0    24    21    0-0      1-0        W1
Seahawks        0  1  0    10    24    0-0      0-1        L1
Cardinals      0  1  0      7    21    0-0      0-1        L1



EagleFan 07-11-2003 11:59 AM

Week 2 Games:

Bills 16 @ Jaguars 31 - MylesKnight
Browns 10 @ Ravens 17 - Syrinx
Lions 10 @ Packers 27 - TheLionKing
Texans 10 @ Saints 34 - JeeberD
Dolphins 31 @ Jets 28 (OT) - DolphinFan1
Steelers 17 @ Chiefs 14 - SplitPersonality1
49ers 28 @ Rams 21 - Darkiller
Titans 20 @ Colts 13 - CK#12
Redskins 13 @ Falcons 31 - MIJB#19
Panthers 7 @ Buccaneers 17 - tucker342
Seahawks 20 @ Cardinals 10 - VPI97
Bengals 27 @ Raiders 28 - RendeR
Broncos 24 @ Chargers 21 - Darkiller
Patriots 21 @ Eagles 24 - Sublime
Bears 3 @ Vikings 27 - Coffee Warlord
Cowboys 10 @ Giants 24 - EagleFan

TLK 07-11-2003 12:08 PM

Lions 10 Packers 27

Jon 07-11-2003 01:37 PM

49ers 27 Cardinals 10

Sublime 07-11-2003 01:49 PM

Eagles 24 Patriots 21

JeeberD 07-11-2003 02:16 PM

Saints 34 Texans 10

korme 07-11-2003 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by scooper
With the game being Marvin's first game and being in Cincinnati, I think the intangibles for that game go the Bengals favor. That and it will be Plummer's first start as a Donkey. I was there the last time Denver played at Paul Brown. I sat next to a Broncos fan who was sure of a victory over the lowly Bungles and loudly voiced that opinion leading up to the game. A record breaking 278 Corey Dillon yards later, he wasn't quite so loud.

i was there too :D

JeeberD 07-11-2003 02:32 PM

Whoa, the entire paying attendance from a Bengals game was made up of FOFCers! :D

scooper 07-11-2003 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
Whoa, the entire paying attendance from a Bengals game was made up of FOFCers! :D

You can dog the team, but there are plenty of hard core fans. With the last 12 years we had to endure, we are arguable one of the most loyal of all fan bases.

DolphinFan1 07-11-2003 03:08 PM

Dolphins 31 Jets 28 in OT

Coffee Warlord 07-11-2003 03:13 PM

Vikings 27, Bears 3

Yes, I'm betting my own team gets slaughtered. I have zero faith in the combined offensive might of Kordell and Shoop.

MIJB#19 07-11-2003 03:16 PM

Falcons 31, Redskins 13

Darkiller 07-11-2003 04:48 PM

49ers 24 - Cardinals 14

EagleFan 07-11-2003 05:01 PM

sorry DK, someone already picked the 49ers/Cardinals game.


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