The Redskin Report

Well, the Bye week is over, and the Redskins are practicing again.  While we ponder the implications of possibly no Clinton Portis for the big NFC East showdown, we can also look forward to the Sunday Night game this Dallas Week, while pondering how poorly the Redskins seem to play when on National TV.  And we can ponder our picks this week in the Pigskin Pick’em.  At this point, we can start to say that certain teams (to use the new in-vogue catch phrase) “Are who we thought the were”.  So here are this weeks Kudos and Props.

It pays to go large when most of the players stumble, as it amplifies the effects of a move.  This week, one player went larger than the rest; in the last 14 week game, Hot Stuff Coming Through was able to score an outstanding 13.  In any week, that’s a real keeper week.  Following close on his heals, Java_woman, Tidewater Picks, and that Bill guy came in with almost as good 12 pick weeks.  Props to all four of them, but especially to Hot Stuff Coming Through for their week 9 picks!

Upset pick of the week is VERY hard this week…. I honestly don’t see any big upsets this week.  Obviously, there a few minor upsets; Pittsburgh losing to Indy was a VERY minor upset, as was Green Bay losing to Minnesota, I suppose (the two I missed, actually).  Strictly from the Vegas lines, though, Cleveland losing to Denver is probably the biggest upset, though, so that’s the one we’ll use.  Hot Stuff Coming Through, Java_woman, Tidewater Picks, coooooley, Star City Sportzkats, BRAGGIN-RIGHTS, smyke, Veretax’s Picks, and Bill all picked Denver, and therefore pick up this week’s Upset Pick of the Week Kudos. 

Finally, our season leaders after week 9.  When you’re near the top, and you have the best week of everyone that week, you can expect you might move into sole possession of first place, and you’d be right, well, if your name was Hot Stuff Coming Through, who leads this week with 90 points.  Hard on his heels, all alone in second place and one game back at 89 points is chris horton hears a who.  Last weeks leader, El Gaupo, last years season winner A. Fishman’s Picks, and the perennially tough 22209 are in a three way tie for 3, with 87 picks.  Props to all of these players as our season leaders, but remember that a single good week when they falter can catapault anyone up into that leaderboard position; no one has moved substantially ahead of the pack yet, and with three prizes, it’s anyones season still.

As always, make sure you get your picks in early; this past week’s Thursday night game caught a few players unready for the week, but remember to get in it to win it!