Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:31 pm  

Is draft order worked out by simialr tie breakers to the play offs?

I seems to remember some teams picking out of a hat a couple of years ago to determine the order - could this have happened or is it a figment of my imagination?

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:35 pm  

Andy R wrote:

Is draft order worked out by simialr tie breakers to the play offs?

I seems to remember some teams picking out of a hat a couple of years ago to determine the order - could this have happened or is it a figment of my imagination?

I would imagine so, I read that strength of schedule is the first tiebreaker for the 20 teams who don't make the playoffs....does that go on the strength at the start, or take into account the final records of the opponents? If the latter, the #1 pick will no doubt go to the Rams for being in the NFC West, despite San Fran's efforts...

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:40 pm  

MSH wrote:

I would imagine so, I read that strength of schedule is the first tiebreaker for the 20 teams who don't make the playoffs....does that go on the strength at the start, or take into account the final records of the opponents? If the latter, the #1 pick will no doubt go to the Rams for being in the NFC West, despite San Fran's efforts...

I like the way people think we have had some ridiculously easy schedule

BTW the Colts have it on strength of schedule.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:49 pm  

Ndamukong wrote:

I like the way people think we have had some ridiculously easy schedule

BTW the Colts have it on strength of schedule.

Probably down to being in a division which last year, the winner was 7-9

Do we? Thought with playing the likes of the Saints and Patriots we'd have a strong schedule, unless I'm utterly wrong and it works the other way. Methinks some sort of reference needs to be googled...

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:41 pm  

MSH wrote:

Probably down to being in a division which last year, the winner was 7-9

Do we? Thought with playing the likes of the Saints and Patriots we'd have a strong schedule, unless I'm utterly wrong and it works the other way. Methinks some sort of reference needs to be googled...

And this year the 9ers already have 11 wins while the Cards are one of the NFLs form teams. We've also had the Giants, Saints, Steelers, Ravens and Cowboys. Hardly a walk in the park.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:18 pm  

If the Colts lose to Jacksonville we get the Number 1 pick....more or less sorted!

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:17 pm  

Fantasy advice guys.

For my WR3 I'm torn between Antonio Brown, Crabtree & Burleson.

Brown- would be the guy but I'm sceptical given Batch is at QB. On the plus it's still against the Rams.

Crabtree- very up and down but he's coming along ok recently. Playing Seattle.

Burleson- playing well and scoring but I really don't want to put all my hopes on the Lions in case they mess up and I already have Staffy and Megatron. Playing San Diego.

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:39 pm  

West Cumbrian Rhino wrote:

If the Colts lose to Jacksonville we get the Number 1 pick....more or less sorted!

Jacksonville are really bad though. Probably the 2nd worst team in the league at the moment. The only way you will lose to them is if you play to lose. They might play equally as bad though because they will want as low a pick as possible. Should be a cracker for the neutral

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:42 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

Fantasy advice guys.

For my WR3 I'm torn between Antonio Brown, Crabtree & Burleson.

Brown- would be the guy but I'm sceptical given Batch is at QB. On the plus it's still against the Rams.

Crabtree- very up and down but he's coming along ok recently. Playing Seattle.

Burleson- playing well and scoring but I really don't want to put all my hopes on the Lions in case they mess up and I already have Staffy and Megatron. Playing San Diego.

I'd go Crabtree, but then again... I did finish 0-14 in the RLFans league

I am in the final of a Yahoo league though (against LFC) and in the consolation final of another NFL league so im not totally inept at FF

Re: The All new NFL Chat thread including playoff talk : Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:56 pm  

Fantasy playoff time Hoping to make it 2 out of 3 but I've got a very tough matchup this week without even thinking about a possible bowl game.