Who to root for....week 10 edition

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

I should have this before the first game... oh well...that one went how I wanted it to go.

Patriots (6-2) at Steelers (6-2)

Jets (6-2) at Browns (3-5) - Get the snowplows in hell ready, Patriot nation is rooting for a Mangini led team.

Panthers (1-7) at Buccaneers (5-3) - 2nd round pick

Vikings (3-5) at Bears (5-3) - 3rd round pick

Chiefs (5-3) at Broncos (2-6) - 4th round pick (although unlikely) & 1st round pick (want the Chiefs to win the AFCW so Oakland doesn't)

Bengals (2-6) at Colts (5-3) - Colts have the better record.

Cowboys (1-7) at Giants (6-2) don't want the cowboys picking before our trades.

Lions (2-6) at Bills (0-8), I have pretty much given up on the idea the Bills will be picking after our trades.

Rams (4-4) at 49ers (2-6) picks

Seahawks (4-4) at Cardinals (3-5), picks

Texans (4-4) at Jaguars (4-4), Jags have a better conf record

Titans (5-3) at Dolphins (4-4)- More worried about the Titans than the Dolphins in a wildcard battle. And not worried at all about the Dolphins for the division (it is us or the Jets_

Eagles (5-3) at Redskins (4-4), both would be tied with Raiders.

Byes: Chargers (4-5), Packers (6-3), Raiders (5-4), Saints (6-3)

 

[Ron Sellers]

Thanks for doing this, look forward to seeing it laid out in front of me to peruse each week. It's a sign we are getting close to the weekend and the next game!

Last night was obvious; we wanted Baltimore to lose, so no big deal about getting this done until now.

There are a few 'win-wins', where we benefit with both Team A winning and at the same time Team B losing:

• Pats win (duh) and a Steelers loss drops them in the AFC standings
• Browns win (for better record than Min and Oak) and Jets loss (AFCE)
• Bengals win (better record than Min and Oak) and Colts lose (AFC)
• Bears win (better record than Mian and Oak) and Vikings lose (draft pick)

The only other clear-cut choices I see are for the Panthers (draft pick) to lose to the Bucs and the Cowboys to win (get ahead of Carolina and Minnesota). All the others help one situation while hurting another:

• Chiefs win keeps them ahead of Oakland, but a Broncos loss keeps them behind Oakland and Minnesota
• Lions win keeps them ahead of Carolina and gets them closer to Min and Oak; however this is one of Buffalo's best chances for a win to catch up to Carolina
• 49ers win helps them in the standings, but a Rams loss keeps them behind Oakland - and closer to Minnesota
• Same situation as above with Cardinals over Seahawks, though Seattle should have an easier time winning games than Arizona the rest of the way
• Texans have a brutal five game stretch coming up but Jacksonville isn't very good; I might be more inclined to look for wins for draft order than worry about a tiebreaker with either of these teams
• Obviously a precarious choice to root for a team within the division that is close to the Pats in wins, but I think I agree in looking for a Titans loss rather than a Dolphins loss. As far as draft order goes there's more of a chance of Oakland finishing ahead of Miami than ahead of Tennessee, so a Titans loss and Miami win could actually go in the win-win column.
• Eagles are less likely to need help staying high in the standings for draft order, so a Redskins win helps them stay ahead of Oakland and Minnesota.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

[*]Chiefs win keeps them ahead of Oakland, but a Broncos loss keeps them behind Oakland and Minnesota

The reason why I see this as clear cut and not any either or deal is, making or not making the playoffs determines if the pick will be in the 1-20 group or 21-32 group. Only if they don't make the playoffs does the win-lose record really matter. If they make the playoffs how far they go matters then record. So for me KC winning the division matters much more than the Broncos being ahead of Minn.

 

[BradyBranch39]

But! But! I hate Mangenius and the Browns equally-- and have $25 riding on them not winning 8 games!

 

[Kontradiction]

Patriots (6-2) at Steelers (6-2)

Jets (6-2) at Browns (3-5) - Obvious reasons. The Jets should burn in hell.

Panthers (1-7) at Buccaneers (5-3) - Girlfriend is a Bucs fan... which automatically makes me a Bucs fan when they don't play the Pats, I guess.

Vikings (3-5) at Bears (5-3) - Indeed. A loss would make things even more juicy for the locker room upheaval in Minnesota.

Chiefs (5-3) at Broncos (2-6) - I'm going to hope for a tie here. I like both the Chiefs organization and McDaniels. If not a tie, I guess I would hope for a Chiefs win to hold the Raiders off.

Bengals (2-6) at Colts (5-3) - Never root for the Colts. Bengals in what I hope is a very physical game.

Cowboys (1-7) at Giants (6-2) - Jason Garrett comes off as a punk to me for some reason. I don't like his face.

Lions (2-6) at Bills (0-8) - A divisional opponent vs. a non-conference opponent. This one is pretty simple.

Rams (4-4) at 49ers (2-6) - Sam Bradford is an alright guy in my book. I'll pull for him in this one.

Seahawks (4-4) at Cardinals (3-5) - Really don't care.

Texans (4-4) at Jaguars (4-4) - Due to my time spent in Jacksonville, I'll root for the Jags any day as long as they're not playing the Pats.

Titans (5-3) at Dolphins (4-4) - No brainer. Divisional opponent vs. non-divisional opponent. The latter wins.

Eagles (5-3) at Redskins (4-4) - Foreskins over the Philadelphia Dog Killers.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Lions (2-6) at Bills (0-8), I have pretty much given up on the idea the Bills will be picking after our trades.

Don't give up yet ... that 33rd pick may yet be ours

That pick is so huge ... a great trading chip for the desperate.

It will get us a 2012 #1 ... and ... a 2011 #2 for sure, especially it it's the 33rd.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

Don't give up yet ... that 33rd pick may yet be ours

That pick is so huge ... a great trading chip for the desperate.

It will get us a 2012 #1 ... and ... a 2011 #2 for sure, especially it it's the 33rd.

What is the format this year? Is it day 1 round 1 only, then day 2 round 2 starts or are they doing two rounds the first day? If the former than the 33 pick is huge and very tradable for value.