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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 8:54:17 AM

marty

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There is a lot of season left for those cynics that don't have the balls to post any predictions themselves.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 8:56:06 AM

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There is a lot of season left for those cynics that don't have the balls to post any predictions themselves.

Nobody in here has any predictive powers greater than about 55%.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 9:12:44 AM

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 9:16:26 AM

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It's easy to stand on the side and be critical, but takes some balls to make a prediction.

I really appreciate those that come here and make predictions, it's fun. I just wish T.O.E. would be right one time with his 19-0 prediction for a Vikings' season.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 12:01:38 PM

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There is a lot of season left for those cynics that don't have the balls to post any predictions themselves.

It is what it is Marty....

Casinos are built because of your idea that somebody can predict the events.....in the long run, they cannot

The only winner is the casino.....

Those were your 'locks' ....and they were still coin flips

Sure, you may go on a streak where heads comes up several times....but in the end the casino wins with the juice

Always has....always will

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 12:35:49 PM

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ORIGINAL: marty

It's easy to stand on the side and be critical, but takes some balls to make a prediction.

I really appreciate those that come here and make predictions, it's fun. I just wish T.O.E. would be right one time with his 19-0 prediction for a Vikings' season.

I predict the Vikings will be sub 500 and the Frazier and staff will be fired at the end of the season.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 12:38:54 PM

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ORIGINAL: marty

It's easy to stand on the side and be critical, but takes some balls to make a prediction.

I really appreciate those that come here and make predictions, it's fun. I just wish T.O.E. would be right one time with his 19-0 prediction for a Vikings' season.

I predict the Vikings will be sub 500 and the Frazier and staff will be fired at the end of the season.

they keep playing like this and sub .250 is a real possibility.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 12:48:15 PM

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Let's get this party started. I've seen enough to make my predictions (please no major injuries!).

@ Det - W
@ Chi - W
vs Cle - W
'vs' Pitt - L
vs Car - W
at NYG - L
vs GB - W
at Dal - W
vs Was - W
at Sea - W
at GB - L
vs Chi - W
at Bal - W
vs Phi - W
at Cin - W
vs Det - W

Game 1: It's Detroit. Game over. Vikes by 13.

Game 2: If there was one game on this schedule that I'm on the fence with it's this one. But screw it! It's Chicago and they only have Cutler to Marshall. We now have The Eraser and three good CB's. Vikes by three.

Game 3: Home opener against Cleveland. We own them. Vikes by 17.

Game 4: London game. Vikes don't seem to do well in 'non-standard' game day conditions. Pittsburgh has 'Big Ben'. So do the Brits. Steelers by 10.

Game 5: First game after the bye week. Vikes historically excellent in that game. Panthers just don't match up well against us. Vikes by ten.

Game 6: Let down game. Once again a 'prime time' game and we suck at those. Giants by seven but really not that close.

Game 7: If there's one thing that can get you over the 'prime time' problem it's bringing in the cheese for a home game. Bet your house on this one. Vikes by 13 and it will be all the talk for the next week. The Pack didn't do enough to protect Rodgers and the Vikes are currently built to destroy him. Look for Rodger's lazy eye to get knocked straight, then crooked again, and then straight again.

Game 8: Tee off on Romo and he makes mistakes both severely and plentifully. Vikes by seven.

Game 9: This is the second closest game I came to marking as a 'L'. 'Prime time' again - yuck! That being said I just don't see us laying the egg against them that we did last year. On top of that we are at home this time. This will be Frazier's defining moment as a coach and he will contain RGIII with a few surprises a la the Philly game when Winfield had a 'field' day against Vick. Vike's by seven but it's not really that close.

Game 10: Love you Winfield - you're my second favorite Vike of all time but you've gotten old. Percy can go pound sand. Grudge match all the way! This time Musgrave doesn't let off the ground attack. Vikes by four.

Game 11: It's so hard to win there. They get so many horseshit calls. Entitlement Town. Pack by ten.

Game 12: We will see the epic meltdown of Cutler. Their playoff dreams and really their entire franchise dream's of building around Cutler and Marshall will crash all around them. Vikes by 17. Yep - you read that correctly. Don't worry though Chicago - you'll always have 1985.

Game 13: Ravens mortgaged everything to get that Superbowl last year. I don't blame them - I'd do it too. Congrats to the 2012 squad. This year's Ravens wont even closely resemble last year's team. Vikes by seven.

Game 14: I don't know if the 15th of December is too early for Santa Claus to come out and get boo'd and pelted by snowballs but I think Philly is in tough shape this year. Vikes by three.

Game 15: This is the third-most closest pick I had to a 'L'. Either the Bengals will have disintegrated by now or will be fighting for a playoff spot. Either way - they won't have enough talent to withstand a Vikings squad that is starting to realize they have a chance - THIS YEAR. Vikes by four.

Game 16: Last game (regular season) game ever at the Dome. It's Detroit. It's a slaughter. The fact that there will be a home playoff game upcoming will be the only thing keeping us from taking our four seats with us out the door. Vikes by 17.

Time to get one correct this weekend, and then get another one wrong in Great Britain. Cheerio!

Here's to getting my fourth one wrong in a row!

With a win on Monday night I could extend my streak of getting every prediction wrong. Surreal to say the least.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 12:52:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

Let's get this party started. I've seen enough to make my predictions (please no major injuries!).

@ Det - W
@ Chi - W
vs Cle - W
'vs' Pitt - L
vs Car - W
at NYG - L
vs GB - W
at Dal - W
vs Was - W
at Sea - W
at GB - L
vs Chi - W
at Bal - W
vs Phi - W
at Cin - W
vs Det - W

Game 1: It's Detroit. Game over. Vikes by 13.

Game 2: If there was one game on this schedule that I'm on the fence with it's this one. But screw it! It's Chicago and they only have Cutler to Marshall. We now have The Eraser and three good CB's. Vikes by three.

Game 3: Home opener against Cleveland. We own them. Vikes by 17.

Game 4: London game. Vikes don't seem to do well in 'non-standard' game day conditions. Pittsburgh has 'Big Ben'. So do the Brits. Steelers by 10.

Game 5: First game after the bye week. Vikes historically excellent in that game. Panthers just don't match up well against us. Vikes by ten.

Game 6: Let down game. Once again a 'prime time' game and we suck at those. Giants by seven but really not that close.

Game 7: If there's one thing that can get you over the 'prime time' problem it's bringing in the cheese for a home game. Bet your house on this one. Vikes by 13 and it will be all the talk for the next week. The Pack didn't do enough to protect Rodgers and the Vikes are currently built to destroy him. Look for Rodger's lazy eye to get knocked straight, then crooked again, and then straight again.

Game 8: Tee off on Romo and he makes mistakes both severely and plentifully. Vikes by seven.

Game 9: This is the second closest game I came to marking as a 'L'. 'Prime time' again - yuck! That being said I just don't see us laying the egg against them that we did last year. On top of that we are at home this time. This will be Frazier's defining moment as a coach and he will contain RGIII with a few surprises a la the Philly game when Winfield had a 'field' day against Vick. Vike's by seven but it's not really that close.

Game 10: Love you Winfield - you're my second favorite Vike of all time but you've gotten old. Percy can go pound sand. Grudge match all the way! This time Musgrave doesn't let off the ground attack. Vikes by four.

Game 11: It's so hard to win there. They get so many horseshit calls. Entitlement Town. Pack by ten.

Game 12: We will see the epic meltdown of Cutler. Their playoff dreams and really their entire franchise dream's of building around Cutler and Marshall will crash all around them. Vikes by 17. Yep - you read that correctly. Don't worry though Chicago - you'll always have 1985.

Game 13: Ravens mortgaged everything to get that Superbowl last year. I don't blame them - I'd do it too. Congrats to the 2012 squad. This year's Ravens wont even closely resemble last year's team. Vikes by seven.

Game 14: I don't know if the 15th of December is too early for Santa Claus to come out and get boo'd and pelted by snowballs but I think Philly is in tough shape this year. Vikes by three.

Game 15: This is the third-most closest pick I had to a 'L'. Either the Bengals will have disintegrated by now or will be fighting for a playoff spot. Either way - they won't have enough talent to withstand a Vikings squad that is starting to realize they have a chance - THIS YEAR. Vikes by four.

Game 16: Last game (regular season) game ever at the Dome. It's Detroit. It's a slaughter. The fact that there will be a home playoff game upcoming will be the only thing keeping us from taking our four seats with us out the door. Vikes by 17.

Time to get one correct this weekend, and then get another one wrong in Great Britain. Cheerio!

Here's to getting my fourth one wrong in a row!

With a win on Monday night I could extend my streak of getting every prediction wrong. Surreal to say the least.

I wish you would have had more "L's" on your original.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 1:49:06 PM 2 votes

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ORIGINAL: marty

It's easy to stand on the side and be critical, but takes some balls to make a prediction.

I really appreciate those that come here and make predictions, it's fun. I just wish T.O.E. would be right one time with his 19-0 prediction for a Vikings' season.

No it doesn't. Literally, it does not take any balls to make a prediction. It takes something to put actual money down, not sure if I'd say balls but something I'll give you that. But literally, posting on the internet that you take the Vikings, no the Browns, no the Vikings, doesn't take guts, balls or heart.

Prediction pools are only 'fun' to me when there is money on the line.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 1:50:51 PM

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With a win on Monday night I could extend my streak of getting every prediction wrong. Surreal to say the least.

That's kinda crazy. Could you imagine the Vikings going 3-13 with wins over Pitt, NYG and Green Bay?

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 5:28:04 PM

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ORIGINAL: marty

There is a lot of season left for those cynics that don't have the balls to post any predictions themselves.

It is what it is Marty....

Casinos are built because of your idea that somebody can predict the events.....in the long run, they cannot

The only winner is the casino.....

Those were your 'locks' ....and they were still coin flips

Sure, you may go on a streak where heads comes up several times....but in the end the casino wins with the juice

Always has....always will

Next you will tell us the sun rises in the East.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 5:29:50 PM

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ORIGINAL: marty

It's easy to stand on the side and be critical, but takes some balls to make a prediction.

I really appreciate those that come here and make predictions, it's fun. I just wish T.O.E. would be right one time with his 19-0 prediction for a Vikings' season.

No it doesn't. Literally, it does not take any balls to make a prediction. It takes something to put actual money down, not sure if I'd say balls but something I'll give you that. But literally, posting on the internet that you take the Vikings, no the Browns, no the Vikings, doesn't take guts, balls or heart.

Prediction pools are only 'fun' to me when there is money on the line.

I don't know about that. I am having a little fun.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 6:01:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Prescott

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ORIGINAL: marty

It's easy to stand on the side and be critical, but takes some balls to make a prediction.

I really appreciate those that come here and make predictions, it's fun. I just wish T.O.E. would be right one time with his 19-0 prediction for a Vikings' season.

No it doesn't. Literally, it does not take any balls to make a prediction. It takes something to put actual money down, not sure if I'd say balls but something I'll give you that. But literally, posting on the internet that you take the Vikings, no the Browns, no the Vikings, doesn't take guts, balls or heart.

Prediction pools are only 'fun' to me when there is money on the line.

I don't know about that. I am having a little fun.

I agree with that...

Money on the line is not a requirement for fun, IMO

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/14/2013 7:22:55 PM

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I am too having fun, Brad. I'm looking forward to seeing your prediction for next week, and hoping to beat you (and hopefully not get HUMILIATED like I did with the Texans, I thought they had some heart).

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/15/2013 3:18:05 PM

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Money on the line is not a requirement for fun, IMO

Hey, have fun however you. I know people who 'bet' on sports games with no money, but usually something on the line, shaved head, tatoo, something. Making predictions just to make them is like playing poker without any money, I don't get it. But if it floats your boat predict away. I was just saying that to me, predictions pools without money (or something) on the line is about as much fun as guessing what tomorrow's temperature will be. These two should at least put up something to make it interesting.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/15/2013 8:11:28 PM

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Money on the line is not a requirement for fun, IMO

Hey, have fun however you. I know people who 'bet' on sports games with no money, but usually something on the line, shaved head, tatoo, something. Making predictions just to make them is like playing poker without any money, I don't get it. But if it floats your boat predict away. I was just saying that to me, predictions pools without money (or something) on the line is about as much fun as guessing what tomorrow's temperature will be. These two should at least put up something to make it interesting.

It will be 84 degrees here tomorrow. The over/under is 85 and I am taking the under.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/15/2013 8:43:28 PM

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IF Brad wins our lock of the week contest, at the end of the year, I will completely shave my head.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/15/2013 8:57:35 PM

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IF Brad wins our lock of the week contest, at the end of the year, I will completely shave my head.

Can we get an idea of what you'd be giving up?

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/16/2013 10:47:41 PM

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/16/2013 11:12:43 PM

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Going with Arizona tomorrow, it is NOT my lock of the week.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/17/2013 12:24:03 PM

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Going with Arizona tomorrow, it is NOT my lock of the week.

Bad week to be the Titans. Every team that has played Seattle has lost the following week.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/17/2013 12:35:35 PM

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Got my lock of the week. I'll take the Packers -10.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/17/2013 2:11:31 PM

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Got my lock of the week. I'll take the Packers -10.

Odd that you chose that one since the browns defense is playing fairly well and the packers don't have any wide receivers. Of course your track record isn't so good right now.

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RE: Predictions for Next Week (and maybe beyond) - 10/17/2013 10:36:59 PM

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The Packers still have Jordy Nelson, Jermichael Finley, and I think Boykin was a guy that Jennings was talking about being a future star. They also have Eddie Lacy, who has been running really well despite facing some tough run defenses. Add to that a defense that has been pretty stifling, and probably ready to start getting some takeaways, refs usually do well for the Packers at home, and the Packers -10 looks like a good bet. OTOH, I didn't like it because the Packers are getting more conservative, not scoring a lot of points, and the Browns are coming off a pretty good loss (just like the Panthers were when the Vikes played them).

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I had a feeling whichever way I was going on the Thursday night game, it was going to go the other way. The post I erased, I had stated that I had gotten the last 2 Thursdays correct, and it's really hard to get 3 in a row, so I was going to go the opposite this week (going with Seattle) hoping to get 3 in a row. I erased it, and went with my gut, which was saying Arizona. I thought Seattle was the better team, but that it would be Arizonas' night at home. I sometimes get too caught up in going with the unexpected, and should more often just pick the logical choice.

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