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Who will win the Super Bowl? Part II

Denver Broncos 24 18.75%
 
New England Patriots 14 10.94%
 
Houston Texans 1 0.78%
 
Baltimore Ravens 29 22.66%
 
Glasgow Rangers 3 2.34%
 
Atlanta Falcons 4 3.13%
 
San Francisco 49ers 29 22.66%
 
Green Bay Packers 4 3.13%
 
Seattle Seahawks 6 4.69%
 
I am a wuss, but I want to see the results. 12 9.38%
 
Total:126
RolStoppable said:
hatmoza said:
C'mon rol! I had the highest record acheivable 3 weeks in a row! Give me spot 16 in the playoffs or else... I break a brand new Wii U console!

Remember when you signed up for the prediction league in Week 2 and then missed every game in said week after TNF? You can only blame yourself for not being in the top 16 by now.


I HATE YOU!

I guess I'll have to win spot 16. How far am I behind?



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amp316 said:

That wasn't a joke.  Aaron Rodgers blew that lady off...

I think that Harbaugh should have stayed with Smith.  Notice that I said these things before the loss.  If his ceiling was him having the third highest QB rating in the NFL, then I really don't see anything wrong with having that guy as your starter.

Edit:  He's now fourth behind RG3.  What a year that guy is having.

The test for me though isn't "highest personal metrics," it's his ability to help his team. And in that regard, I find him simply middling: even last year the Niners rarely put up a lot of points on offense, and while they have gotten some big blowouts this year they were  to extremely mediocre teams.

Additionally, he's only fourth in QBR if you use ESPN's metric. He's 29th with the more traditional metrics. I don't use this to illustrate that ESPN sucks (they've got that covered), but merely to point out that relying on that is less than ideal.



RolStoppable said:
DEN-OAK 1
BAL-WAS 2
DAL-CIN 2
STL-BUF 2
PHI-TB 2
ATL-CAR 1
KC-CLE 2
SD-PIT 2
TEN-IND 1
NYJ-JAC 2
CHI-MIN 1
MIA-SF 2
ARI-SEA 2
NO-NYG 2 DET-GB 2
HOU-NE 24-20





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

DEN-OAK 1
BAL-WAS 1
DAL-CIN 2
STL-BUF 1
PHI-TB 2
ATL-CAR 1
KC-CLE 2
SD-PIT 2
TEN-IND 2
NYJ-JAC 2
CHI-MIN 1
MIA-SF 2
ARI-SEA 2
NO-NYG 1 DET-GB 2
HOU-NE 24-28

Time to start rolling the dice a bit...



RolStoppable said:
DEN-OAK 1
BAL-WAS 2
DAL-CIN 2
STL-BUF 1
PHI-TB 1
ATL-CAR 1
KC-CLE 1
SD-PIT 2
TEN-IND 2
NYJ-JAC 1
CHI-MIN 1
MIA-SF 2
ARI-SEA 2
NO-NYG 1 DET-GB 2
HOU-NE 28-27





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noname2200 said:
amp316 said:

That wasn't a joke.  Aaron Rodgers blew that lady off...

I think that Harbaugh should have stayed with Smith.  Notice that I said these things before the loss.  If his ceiling was him having the third highest QB rating in the NFL, then I really don't see anything wrong with having that guy as your starter.

Edit:  He's now fourth behind RG3.  What a year that guy is having.

The test for me though isn't "highest personal metrics," it's his ability to help his team. And in that regard, I find him simply middling: even last year the Niners rarely put up a lot of points on offense, and while they have gotten some big blowouts this year they were  to extremely mediocre teams.

Additionally, he's only fourth in QBR if you use ESPN's metric. He's 29th with the more traditional metrics. I don't use this to illustrate that ESPN sucks (they've got that covered), but merely to point out that relying on that is less than ideal.

I just looked up his stats and he is 4th according to the classic rating, 7th according to ESPN (ESPN does suck), and 29th according to numbers that you pulled out of your imagination.  

But you're right.  I'm not a guy for numbers either.  I look at how far a guy can lead a team and I watched Alex Smith take the 49ers to the NFC Championship game last year that they would have won if it weren't for Kenny Williams younger brother.  I have also seen Kaepernick struggle twice against the Rams.  Games that I'm pretty sure that Smith would've won.  

I repeat that if Kaepernick doesn't at least take the 49ers to the Super Bowl this season, it's the wrong move.  I think that you are supporting the move because it makes it more likely for the Packers to knock them off in the playoffs.  What happened last time Alex Smith played against the Packers? 



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RolStoppable said:
DEN-OAK 1 BAL-WAS 1 DAL-CIN 2 STL-BUF 2
PHI-TB 2 ATL-CAR 1 KC-CLE 2 SD-PIT 2
TEN-IND 2 NYJ-JAC 1 CHI-MIN 1 MIA-SF 2
ARI-SEA 2 NO-NYG 2 DET-GB 2 HOU-NE 21-24


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SuperChunk said:
DEN-OAK 1
BAL-WAS 1
DAL-CIN 2
STL-BUF 2
PHI-TB 2
ATL-CAR 1
KC-CLE 2
SD-PIT 2
TEN-IND 2
NYJ-JAC 2
CHI-MIN 1
MIA-SF 2
ARI-SEA 2
NO-NYG 2 DET-GB 2
HOU-NE 21-26

Ok bitches.... its time for the return of the king. (this in no way is a guarantee of anything by anyone to or for anyone)



amp316 said:

I just looked up his stats and he is 4th according to the classic rating, 7th according to ESPN (ESPN does suck), and 29th according to numbers that you pulled out of your imagination.  

But you're right.  I'm not a guy for numbers either.  I look at how far a guy can lead a team and I watched Alex Smith take the 49ers to the NFC Championship game last year that they would have won if it weren't for Kenny Williams younger brother.  I have also seen Kaepernick struggle twice against the Rams.  Games that I'm pretty sure that Smith would've won.  

I repeat that if Kaepernick doesn't at least take the 49ers to the Super Bowl this season, it's the wrong move.  I think that you are supporting the move because it makes it more likely for the Packers to knock them off in the playoffs.  What happened last time Alex Smith played against the Packers? 

Fair enough; I personally wouldn't set as my sole yardstick a metric that indicates Tim Tebow is a better quarterback than all the quarterbacks whose teams either lost in the first round or failed to make the 2011 playoffs, but that's your perogative. In the meantime, I'll stick to what I actually said: Smith's not an amazing quarterback, and while I'm not sure Kapernick is better I can understand wanting something better.




DEN-OAK 1 BAL-WAS 2 DAL-CIN 2 STL-BUF 1
PHI-TB 2 ATL-CAR 1 KC-CLE 2 SD-PIT 2
TEN-IND 2 NYJ-JAC 2 CHI-MIN 1 MIA-SF 2
ARI-SEA 2 NO-NYG 1 DET-GB 2 HOU-NE 27-32