Alternative Picks: Week 7, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Oct 22, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

They say ties are like kissing your sister, but for Andy, an even split of week six picks just helped maintain a solid lead in the overall standings. Tony’s going to have to start narrowing the gap one of these days if he wants to regain bragging rights.

This week’s slate is filled with a couple of compelling games and a bunch that, frankly, nobody outside of the family members of players should care about. Seriously, the NFC East match-ups we’re being treated to this week used to be must-watch football. Nowadays, it’s possible that seven weeks in, a two-win team could lead this division come Monday morning. Pathetic.

In fact, this season’s NFC East is why I am A) Against the obvious money-grab that this year’s playoff expansion is and B) A proponent that in order to make the playoffs, teams should be required to finish at least .500. That is to say, if the NFC East is won with a 6-10 record, that division forfeits its playoff team for the year and the non-playoff team with the best record takes the bottom seed in the conference. Everyone else slots up one.

Anyway, I digress. … Here are our alternative picks for the week. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 6, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Oct 17, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Andy has established a potentially dominating lead in the alternative picks in the early going, as he picked up another four games in the chaos of week five.

Tony’s closer in the straight-up picks, but this segment has the potential to turn in to a runaway.

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Alternative Picks: Week 5, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Oct 8, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Tony hurt his own cause last week with four misses among his picks. That powered Andy to a big win and a 10-game lead in the standings. The stakes are higher for him this week than the Titans’ COVID count, if he wants to keep Andy in his sights.

Here’re the standings:

And the alternative picks for week 15:

1) Andy: Seahawks over Vikings – Russell Wilson is on fire and DK Metcalf has twice as many catches (6) over 20 yards this season as the nearest competitor. He may double that this weekend against the inexperienced and, in some cases, just bad Vikings secondary. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 4, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Oct 1, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Tony popped onto the scene in week three, taking both the alternative picks and the straight-up picks and remaining relevant for the season.

As we head to week four, COVID-19 has, inevitably, reared its ugly head for the first time. I don’t suspect it will be the last. These picks were made before the NFL announced the Pittsburgh/Tennessee contest would be rescheduled.

And here are the alternative picks for this alternative week…

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Alternative Picks: Week 3, 2020

by Andy | Sep 24, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

After a rough week one, Tony rebounded to a 7-1 mark in his picks. Andy kept pace, resulting in a tie for week two. Andy maintains a healthy early lead overall.

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Alternative Picks: Week 2, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Andy jumped out to a solid 11-5 lead in week one, mostly by holding serve. After botching his top pick of the week, he got six of his last seven picks correct. Tony hit on just three of his.

Here are the standings:

Andy chose to pick first in week two. Will his blazing-hot start continue? (more…)