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2017 My Mountain Town Annual Pick 5 Contest!

RenegadeCJ
Mountain Legend

19 Dec 2017 06:34 - 23 Dec 2017 09:51 #291 by RenegadeCJ

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Week 16 Opening Spreads
www.covers.com/Sports/NFL/Odds/US/SPREAD/competition/Online/ML

Saturday, Dec 23
Indy @ Baltimore -14.5
Minnesota @ Green Bay +10

Sunday, Dec 24
Detroit @ Cincinnati +4
Miami @ KC -11
Buffalo @ New England -13.5
Cleveland @ Chicago -7
Tampa Bay @ Carolina -10.5
Atlanta @ New Orleans -5.5
LA Chargers @ NY Jets +7.5
LA Rams @ Tennessee +6.5
Denver @ Washington -4
Jacksonville @ San Francisco +5
Seattle @ Dallas -2.5
NY Giants @ Arizona -4.5

Monday Dec 25
Pittsburgh @ Houston +11
Oakland @ Philly -8

Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!

Last edit: 23 Dec 2017 09:51 by RenegadeCJ.

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The Viking
Mountain Legend

19 Dec 2017 10:29 #292 by The Viking

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RenegadeCJ wrote: RenegadeCJ wrote: Week 15 Standings
Let me know if I screwed up

Freebird 3-2 Overall 45-30
ScienceChic 4-1 Overall 45-29-1
Cellar Master 3-2 Overall 43-30-2
Viking 4-1 Overall 41-31-3
Renegadecj 3-2 Overall 41-33-1
Hitch 3-2 Overall 41-34
Hot Chile 3-2 Overall 37-37-1
Chall99 3-2 Overall 36-38-1
Christina 1-4 Overall 34-40-1
Mtngirl 3-2 Overall 34-40-1

Getting closer. Had the refs not handed NE a win with the worst call of the year, I would be within 3 games.

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Hot Chile
Mountain Folk

19 Dec 2017 14:28 #293 by Hot Chile

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Chile's Picks
WAS
KCC
JAX
DAL
DET

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freebird
Mountain Legend

21 Dec 2017 17:36 #294 by freebird

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The Viking wrote:
RenegadeCJ wrote: RenegadeCJ wrote:
Getting closer. Had the refs not handed NE a win with the worst call of the year, I would be within 3 games.
I agree it's a head-scratcher rule, but it is a rule and I think it has been in place for a few years.

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The Viking
Mountain Legend

22 Dec 2017 21:01 #295 by The Viking

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Okay since it is not being posted, I am taking the Vikings at + 14

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The Viking
Mountain Legend

22 Dec 2017 21:04 #296 by The Viking

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freebird wrote:
The Viking wrote:
RenegadeCJ wrote: RenegadeCJ wrote:
Getting closer. Had the refs not handed NE a win with the worst call of the year, I would be within 3 games.
I agree it's a head-scratcher rule, but it is a rule and I think it has been in place for a few years.

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The Viking
Mountain Legend

22 Dec 2017 21:06 - 22 Dec 2017 21:35 #297 by The Viking

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The Viking wrote:
freebird wrote:
The Viking wrote:
RenegadeCJ wrote: RenegadeCJ wrote:
Getting closer. Had the refs not handed NE a win with the worst call of the year, I would be within 3 games.
I agree it's a head-scratcher rule, but it is a rule and I think it has been in place for a few years.

So here's a question. If someone catches the ball on the 20-yard line and runs and lands on the one without being touched and the ball crosses the goal line and then he bobles the ball after it hits the endzone is that a touchdown?

Same scenario if someone catches it on the 3-yard line

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ScienceChic
Mountain Champion

23 Dec 2017 09:24 #298 by ScienceChic

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The Viking wrote: Okay since it is not being posted, I am taking the Vikings at + 14

Question: where did you find this spread Viking? Renegade, can you refresh my memory on what our policy was regarding games that didn't have spreads posted by game time? Did we remove them from options we could choose for picks or did we go with another line? I just want to make sure that if there is a line posted that we are all using the same one so it's fair. Thanks!

The Viking wrote: So here's a question. If someone catches the ball on the 20-yard line and runs and lands on the one without being touched and the ball crosses the goal line and then he bobles the ball after it hits the endzone is that a touchdown?

Same scenario if someone catches it on the 3-yard line

I think they explained this as best they could in the video here:
NFL Catch Rule Could Change If Complaints Remain Consistent in Wake of Patriots-Steelers
He wasn't running with the ball, thus having already established possession, he was catching at/near the line and still in the process of gaining possession - a receiver has to follow through all the way to the ground. If he had caught it back at the 20 and run with it, it would have been a different call than if he was still trying to make that catch.

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RenegadeCJ
Mountain Legend

23 Dec 2017 09:52 #299 by RenegadeCJ

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If the spread isn't posted by game time, we said that game is unpick able.

They finally posted the opening spread, so I updated.

Sorry for the delay all!

Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!

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