[quote name='thisboywillbreak']Look at it another way: remember how Manning didn't even play to get the perfect season? Granted, he was/is their team, but most starters of the great teams may not even play before the playoffs. You also have to account for injuries like Vick getting knocked out with a concussion-- who knows if he'll play, and his back up (Young) is hurt too. Point is, it makes sense to use up the good teams while they're actually still good. If Vick or Young can't go this week I don't expect them to win.
Also, kudos to Romo-- he came back in and played like a champ. Still has me worried, and I just read he punctured his lung.
This is what makes this type of pool so interesting!
[/QUOTE]
Exactly - but I would never pick one good team against another good team unless I absolutely had to late in the season! In Week 1 I never would have put the Lions in the "good team" category but in 2 or 3 more weeks they might be a "safe" pick. Same thing with the Chiefs - they had question marks going into the season but people still picked them in Week 1 and they got crushed and now look like they might go 1-15 so at no point in the season were they actually a "safe" pick (a game where I think if they played 100 times the team I'm picking would win 75-80 of them).
Also, kudos to Romo-- he came back in and played like a champ. Still has me worried, and I just read he punctured his lung.
This is what makes this type of pool so interesting!
[/QUOTE]Exactly - but I would never pick one good team against another good team unless I absolutely had to late in the season! In Week 1 I never would have put the Lions in the "good team" category but in 2 or 3 more weeks they might be a "safe" pick. Same thing with the Chiefs - they had question marks going into the season but people still picked them in Week 1 and they got crushed and now look like they might go 1-15 so at no point in the season were they actually a "safe" pick (a game where I think if they played 100 times the team I'm picking would win 75-80 of them).
