Commish Letters | 1997 early Pt.2

 

 

GREETINGS FOOTBALL POOL PLAYERS, 

 

HERE IS THE UPDATE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR:

 

 LISTED BELOW ARE THIS YEARS PICKS:

 

Player

Pick #1

Pick #2

Pick # 3

Wins to Date

Kevin

Green Bay

Tennessee

Indy

2

Bill

New England

Chicago

Tampa Bay

4

Brian

Dallas

St. Louis

Buffalo

3

John

San Francisco

Minnesota

Baltimore

4

Joe

Denver

Oakland

San Diego

3

Coley

Jacksonville

Washington

Giants

4

Geoff

Pittsburgh

Jets

New Orleans

2

Gerry

Carolina

Cincinnati

Philadelphia

3

Dave

Miami

Kansas City

Atlanta

3

Jim

Detroit

Seattle

Arizona

2

 

 

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 CONE 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:

 

AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS A LOOK BACK TO 1990 TO SEE THE LONG TERM RESULTS OF EACH PLAYERS POOL INVESTMENTS IS INTERESTING. THE ATTACHED AUDITED CHART REVEALS MIXED RESULTS FOR MOST PLAYERS EXCEPT FOR TWO PERENNIAL PLAYERS WHO HAVE NEVER WON A DIME. THE COLUMN TO THE FAR RIGHT IS THE NET EARINGS.  FORTUNATELY FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE POOL, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS LOOK LIKE THESE SAME TWO CONTRIBUTORS ARE ADDING TO SOMEONE ELSE'S INCOME AGAIN THIS YEAR.

 

GERRY, YOUR EARS MUST BE RINGING. I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU PASSED ON THE JETS. THEY ARE A GUARANTEED MONEY LOSER‑ TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS.  BUT TO TAKE THE BENGALS SO EARLY?  YOUR SHINING LIGHT THIS YEAR IS THE 28TH PICK.  SHAME ON EVERYONE EXCEPT DAVE AND I FOR LETTING YOU GET THE EAGLES SO LATE IN THE DRAFT.  YOU CLINCHED 8TH PICK AGAIN NEXT YEAR!