For What It's Worth...

[Mr. Scot]

Something like ten guys got outpicked by the birds in the week one Pickem. What does that tell you?

Realistically speaking...

Week one of a new season, pretty much nobody knows jack. Most national guys realize that the preseason doesn't tell as much as people think, so picks are made mostly by remembering who was good last year, looking at who signed a big name, figuring on who's usually good or just plain guessing.

Week two, people think they might maybe kinda sorta know a little bit, but they really don't, so they generally just follow a formula based on the results from week one. If a winner plays a loser, pick the winner. If a winner plays a winner, pick the one that won bigger. If a loser plays a loser, pick against the one that lost the worst.

Team identities for this season won't actually be established for a couple more weeks (at least) but it's been said (and is often true) that many teams make the most improvement between weeks one and two. It makes sense because it's the first team you've truly seen the team you have in a complete game situation.

So as far as picks this week, meh.

[TheRealDeal]

So after factoring in the 3 point home field advantage the Panthers are basically a push against Tampa on Sunday. Yay.

With your hero at the helm we were essentially 2.5 pt underdogs :hurray:

[countryboi]

Something like ten guys got outpicked by the birds in the week one Pickem. What does that tell you?

Realistically speaking...

Week one of a new season, pretty much nobody knows jack. Most national guys realize that the preseason doesn't tell as much as people think, so picks are made mostly by remembering who was good last year, looking at who signed a big name, figuring on who's usually good or just plain guessing.

Week two, people think they might maybe kinda sorta know a little bit, but they really don't, so they generally just follow a formula based on the results from week one. If a winner plays a loser, pick the winner. If a winner plays a winner, pick the one that won bigger. If a loser plays a loser, pick against the one that lost the worst.

Team identities for this season won't actually be established for a couple more weeks (at least) but it's been said (and is often true) that many teams make the most improvement between weeks one and two. It makes sense because it's the first team you've truly seen the team you have in a complete game situation.

So as far as picks this week, meh.

they should do what i do the home team wins 75 percent of the time...so i just got to pick the 4 games a weekend the home team is going to lose....its not perfect but what is

[bigdog10]

if we start 0-2

An 0-4 start is essentially guaranteed

[blackcatgrowl]

I've got this feeling that we're going to blow them up this weekend. At least a 10 point win for us.

[Jangler]

After watching Sanchez, Greeny knows what atrocious looks like...

[Kettle]

FWIW, a large percentage of analysts picked against us last week too.

[iamcline]

Aren't Mike and Mike the only two at ESPN that picked Tampa to win? Yikes.

[carolinarolls]

mike and mike is marketed toward women and children