1997 early Pt. 2 | Commish Letters | 1997 late Pt. 2

 

 

 

GREETINGS FOOTBALL POOL PLAYERS, 

 

HERE IS THE UPDATE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR:

 

LISTED BELOW ARE THIS YEARS PICKS:                                         12/14/97

 

Player

Pick #1

Pick #2

Pick # 3

Wins to Date

Kevin

Green Bay

Tennessee

Indy

22 - out

Bill

New England

Chicago

Tampa Bay

21 - out

Brian

Dallas

St. Louis

Buffalo

16 - out

John

San Francisco

Minnesota

Baltimore

26

Joe

Denver

Oakland

San Diego

19  - out

Coley

Jacksonville

Washington

Giants

26

Geoff

Pittsburgh

Jets

New Orleans

26

Gerry

Carolina

Cincinnati

Philadelphia

19 - out

Dave

Miami

Kansas City

Atlanta

28

Jim

Detroit

Seattle

Arizona

18 - out

 

 

THE RULES:

 

$20.00 PER PLAYER, $10.00 TO SUPER BOWL WINNER, $5.00 TO SUPER BOWL LOSER, $5.00 TO PLAYER WITH MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS.

 

TRADING TEAMS IS ALLOWED BUT DISQUALIFIES PLAYERS FROM MOST WINS POOL.

 

PICKING ORDER IS DETERMINED BY SUPER BOWL WINNER #1, LOSER #2  CONF. TITLE GAME LOSERS #3 AND #4 AND OTHERS BY PLAYOFF ADVANCEMENT. ALL TIES ARE BROKEN BY NUMBER OF TEAMS MAKING PLAYOFFS AND IF NECESSARY BY PLAYER'S BEST TEAM REGULAR SEASON RECORD.

 

THE ANALYSIS:

 

A FOUR WAY RACE IS LEFT IN THE MOST WINS POOL. DAVE IS LOOKING LIKE THE FAVORITE, BUT NEVER COUNT OUT JOHN.  JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENS THERE ARE NO TIES WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY. THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE RULES SECTION ABOVE APPLIES IF TWO PLAYERS END UP WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF WINS.  REMEMBER COLEY, THIS PART OF THE POOL IS CALLED "MOST WINS".  FORGET ABOUT TIES! DAVE IS HOT. HE WON THE NCAA POOL LAST MARCH TOO. MR. LUCKY IS GOING GREAT WITH THE FALCONS AS A 29TH PICK.  MURPH USED TO LIKE THE FALCONS. MAYBE NEXT YEAR THEY WILL BE HIS #1 PICK. YOUR SEAHAWKS TIP REALLY PAID OFF FOR ME MURPH.

 

MURPH IS THE LEAST HAPPY GETTING THIS NEWSLETTER. HE IS GONE COMPLETELY FROM THE PLAYOFFS AND HAS CLINCHED LAST PLACE IN NEXT YEARS PICKING ORDER.  HIS BUFFALO / DALLAS COMBO THINKING GOES WAY BACK TO 1993/1994.  DON'T WORRY, THEY WILL BOTH BE THERE FOR YOU TO PICK NEXT YEAR - ALONG WITH THE BEARS.

 

LAST YEAR’S POOL KING, KEVIN, HAS ONLY THE PACKERS TO KEEP HIM GOING. HE WILL BE CLOSE TO THE MONEY AGAIN THIS YEAR.  HOW COULD YOU ROOT FOR THOSE OTHER AWFUL PICKS.  I TOLD YOU TO GO GIANTS AND YOU SCOFFED AT ME.

 

BILL SQUEAKS BACK INTO THE PLAYOFF PICTURE WITH TWO TEAMS, BOTH OF THEM ARE LIMPING THOUGH.  HE IS GOING TO BE CLOSE, BUT NO MONEY.  WE ARE ALL WITH YOU THOUGH ON THE PATS - ESPECIALLY ME, GERRY AND MURPH, SINCE WE CAN'T WIN ANY MONEY ANYWAY.

 

I AM OVERJOYED TO HAVE A TEAM (LIONS) FIGHTING FOR A PLAYOFF SPOT ON THE LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THIS LATE SINCE 1994. I COULD ZOOM TO 8TH PICK NEXT YEAR.