The Redskin Report

Week 1 of the Redskin Report 2008 Pigskin Pick’em is now in the bag, and it’s time to begin with our weekly Kudos and Props.  Kind of like the Redskins last week, many players picked less than optimally, but like the Redskins, there were signs of life in the picks, too.

Leading the way, with scores of 11 (out of 16) for Week 1 were Whatif, Marc, Sundayisforfootball, and Terp4Life.  Those players beat the top of the pack, which clustered strongly in the 10-8 point area.  Even 9 picks is relatively good, however, and anything less… well, remember that we’re dropping the WORST week of the year, so NO body is behind yet!  Kudos to Whatif, Marc, Sundayisforfootball, and Terp4Life for their Week 1 picks!

This being the first week, if there WERE season Props to report at this point, they would be identical with the weekly Kudos… however, there won’t be any Season Props until after Week 3s games, to allow two guaranteed weeks to be in the books (with dropping the worst week, it will take three weeks to guarentee you have two good weeks).

It’s never too early to give Upset Picks of the Weeks Props, though…  Upset Picks are somewhat arbitrary… they are totally what I think are the biggest upsets (though sometimes I’ll have seen them coming, too).  They also have to have been an upset someone actually picked… I also don’t normally go with a “Trendy” upset… if too many people saw it coming a mile away, it’s not normally going to be an Upset Pick of the Week.  There are some REALLY big near misses for that, but the favored team pulled it out in the end after a close call.  Udothedishes.com correctly believed that Peyton Manning’s Colts would somehow be flat against everyones favorite Wide Receiver, Brandon “Big Bust” Lloyd, and his Chicago Bears, and earned Upset Pick of the Week Props.  If it hadn’t been called by so many others, Carolina causing the Charger’s to fizzle would have merited some love, too.  Props to Udothedishes.com for their prognosticating!

It’s not to early to get your picks in for this weeks games… and its not even too late (I thin…) to get into the game at all… but you need to get in it to win it!