The Dobber Forum NFL Wins Pool Official League Thread

[metaldude26]

So I got an idea for a really simple and fun pool from Grantland head writer Bill Simmons. The way it works is you get a number of people between 4 and 10 (8 is the perfect number) and arrange a snake draft order. You each draft NFL teams as though they were players attempting to get the teams with the highest win total from the upcoming season. Who ever's teams combine for the most wins at the end of the season wins the pool. I've run this pool with some friends in the past and it's been a huge hit so I decided to take it to the forum.

This season we have 8 competitors; myself, Doulos, Bomm Bastic, Zorro, Daydream Nation, Pengwin7, TheWhale, and Axeman33.

Pengwin7 had the idea that this could eventually be a tiered league so if anyone has interest in joining such a league then toss me a Private Message or just post in this thread. If enough interest is generated then a second tier could be set up. In this situation the top two teams from the lower tier would get promoted and the bottom two from the higher tier demoted after each season. Obviously the group of individuals listed above would constitute the top tier. First come, first served, right?

It should be noted that ties do occasionally happen. For our purposes a tie is equivalent to a loss in that it doesn't count towards a win. I've heard it suggested that a tie should count as half a win but that's not how it works in the NFL so it's not how it will work here. However, ties will count as a tiebreaker in the event that two members finish with the same number of total wins.

The next tiebreaker is aggregate point differential for all the teams a member possesses. The member with the highest aggregate point differential wins the tiebreaker.

The final tiebreaker is number of playoff teams.

In the event none of these tiebreakers breaks the tie, we go for the classic coin flip.

Hopefully it doesn't come to any of those.

The draft will take place here in the forum. We'll go slow style, no time limits, starting ASAP. We have lots of time before the season starts and this is an online thing so we can't expect everyone to be in one place at one time. And it's only four picks each (32 total) so it really won't be that time consuming.

[metaldude26]

The Draft Order is as follows:

1. Pengwin7 - Denver Broncos
2. Zorro - Seattle Seahawks
3. metaldude26 - New England Patriots
4. Bomm Bastic - New Orleans Saints
5. TheWhale - Green Bay Packers
6. Axeman33 - Indianapolis Colts
7. Daydream Nation - San Francisco 49ers
8. Doulos - Philadelphia Eagles
9. Doulos - Cincinnati Bengals
10. Daydream Nation - Chicago Bears
11. Axeman33 - Atlanta Falcons
12. TheWhale - Pittsburgh Steelers
13. Bomm Bastic - Kansas City Chiefs
14. metaldude26 - Baltimore Ravens
15. Zorro - New York Giants
16. Pengwin7 - Arizona Cardinals
17. Pengwin7 - Detroit Lions
18. Zorro - San Diego Chargers
19. metaldude26 - Houston Texans
20. Bomm Bastic - Miami Dolphins
21. TheWhale - Carolina Panthers
22. Axeman33 - Washington Professional Football Team
23. Daydream Nation - Dallas Cowboys
24. Doulos - New York Jets
25. Doulos - Cleveland Browns
26. Daydream Nation - Tennessee Titans
27. Axeman33 - St. Louis Rams
28. TheWhale - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29. Bomm Bastic - Buffalo Bills
30. metaldude26 - Minnesota Vikings
31. Zorro - Jacksonville Jaguars
32. Pengwin7 - Oakland Raiders

[Pengwin7]

With the 1st pick in the Inaugural Dobber Forum Wins Pool...
The Pengwin Peggers select... their favourite NFL team... the Denver Broncos.

[Zorro]

With the 2nd selection......... Zorro takes his favorite team........

Seattle Seahawks

[metaldude26]

Easiest pick of the draft. I'll take the New England Patriots.

[Bomm Bastic]

Gimme a sec...

So very sorry I held everyone up. I was out side all day from 7am-4pm working on my deck. Then beer. I will pick in a min...

[Bomm Bastic]

New Orleans Saints, please.

sorry...again.

[TheWhale]

Packers over here

[Axeman33]

It pains me not to take my favorite team, but this all about bragging rights after all so I have to go with my head and not my heart.

I am taking the team with the favorable schedule, the Indianapolis Colts.

[Daydream Nation]

SF

Very happy and surprised this team is available.

[doulos]

I'll take the Phildelphia Eagles and Cincinatti Bengals.

[Daydream Nation]

Was hoping the Eagles would fall....

Bears

[Axeman33]

Atlanta Falcons. Come on Julio!

[TheWhale]

I will gladly take my STEELERS

[Bomm Bastic]

Sorry (again) at work and my net access is limited.

KC Chiefs, if you PUH-lease.