NFL Picks 2015: Week 4

by | Sep 29, 2015 | 2015 season, NFL Picks

For as rough as week two was, we managed to weather another unpredictable week three far better.weekly-picks

Andy and Rich rebounded from a combined sub-.500 effort with matching 14-2 marks. That jumped Andy into a tie for the season lead with Anthony Maggio and Rich to within just a few games.

Everyone scored at least 11 right.

Here are the standings so far:

  Week three Overall
Andy 14-2 32-16
Maggio 12-4 32-16
Tony 13-3 29-19
Rich 14-2 29-19
Vomhof 11-5 26-22

 

Week four starts the bye weeks and also includes an 8:30 a.m. kickoff in the states, as Miami and the Jets tangle in London.

Still some real surprises in who is winless (Baltimore? Detroit?) and who is undefeated (Atlanta?) to this point. Will normalcy return? Or is this going to be just another unpredictable NFL season? Here are our picks for week four:

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Zoneblitz Survivor Pool 2015: Week 3

by | Sep 23, 2015 | NFL Survivor pool

The first couple weeks there was a mix of selections. That cost two of our players, as returning champ Anthony Maggio and John Vomhof Jr. bowed out. Not sure any of us will have the guts to rely on New Orleans anytime soon.

The schedule has just a couple mismatches on it this week. It’s near unanimous in week three.

  This week’s pick Previously used
Andy Seattle Green Bay, Arizona
Tony Arizona Green Bay, Pittsburgh
Rich Seattle NY Jets, New England
Maggio Seattle New England, New Orleans (eliminated)
Vomhof Seattle Green Bay, New Orleans (eliminated)

Explanations:

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NFL Picks 2015: Week 3

by | Sep 22, 2015 | 2015 season, NFL Picks

Well, that was fun.weekly-picks

After watching some of the games go down this last weekend I will not believe anyone scored well. Here at Zoneblitz, nobody got more than half the games right.

So we move on. Fantasy Editor Anthony Maggio’s survivor pool dominance came to an end last week, but he’s still on top of the picks after two weeks. Here are the standings:

Name Week 2 Total
Maggio 8-8 20-12
Andy 8-8 18-14
Tony 7-9 16-16
Rich 7-9 15-17
Vomhof 6-10 15-17

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Zoneblitz Survivor Pool 2015: Week 2

by | Sep 16, 2015 | NFL Survivor pool

It looked a little dicey through the first half, but Green Bay hung on to beat Chicago, ensuring that unlike any time last year, all five of us survived the survivor pool.

It’s not going to be any easier in the second week. Man, there have been some tough games to predict through these first couple sets of games. Here’s what we all came up with this week.

This week’s pick Previously used
Maggio New Orleans New England
Vomhof New Orleans Green Bay
Andy Arizona Green Bay
Tony Pittsburgh Green Bay
Rich New England NY Jets

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NFL Picks 2015: Week 2

by | Sep 15, 2015 | 2015 season, NFL Picks

Well, week one was interesting. Andrew Luck largely shut down. Tyrod Taylor looking like a future Hall of Famer. Of course – that’s what happens in the NFL.

Fantasy Editor Anthony Maggio paced the picks in week one, nailing several upsets, including both Monday nighters. The rest of us ranged between eight and 10 correct picks.

Name Week 1 Total
Maggio 12-4 12-4
Andy 10-6 10-6
Tony 9-7 9-7
Vomhof 9-7 9-7
Rich 8-8 8-8

Now we head into week two. And the games get no easier. Were week one results from teams like Philadelphia, Minnesota, San Francisco and Buffalo flukes? Or are they signs that the balance of power has or has not actually shifted for those teams? How will injuries play out? Here’s who we think wins.

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