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Playoffs Draft Preview
The Playoffs have begun!
All
players have selected their Playoff teams. More details below under 'Post
Season Playoffs',
good luck!
Going
forward... I will decide in the off season whether or not I'll run the
Book next year. I'm pretty optimistic right
now but I'll let everyone know my decision before the
pre-season next year...
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Week
#18 Quick Review
The Chuckster
was an
unstoppable
force this year and is
now a Two Time Book
Champion! The last
time he won the
'Book'
was 21 years ago but the Book never forgets.
Chuck
never fell out of the top 3 since Week #5 and held the 1st
place crown firmly for the the
last 6 weeks... After jockeying back and forth for weeks, when the
dust finally settled, Roland
was back in 2nd Place.
Kathy
rounds out our money spot winners by finishing in 3rd
Place and in the dough. She
got her pocket picked the last week for 2nd but still, being in 3rd
is a nice consolation prize. Congrats to all for a Season
well played.
Larry
won his 2nd week this Season
by winning Week
#18 on the final regular
season game. He beat out Ex
Card #29, who had to root
against his chosen team, Pittsburgh, to head off Jones' inevitable
win. Didn't work out.
Big
Movers this Week were Larry,
who's Week #18
win launched him 8 spots in the Season
Standings. Ex
Card #29 jumped 5 players as did Drew.
Kudos as well to TooHep
who moved up 4 places. All improved their Playoff
Draft position in the team selection
process coming up shortly.
In
the Survivor Pool,
what a bloody
finish. We had three players, none of which could take a loss, and
two of them lost. What a devastating loss to take in the last
week. Richie
still had JAX in his pocket and even though Kerri
had Dallas and RB4
had the NFC eastern division champion Eagles, Richie
was the only winner and won the contest. A loss by
Richie and the pool would have been a
3 way spilt. It's highly unusual for this pool to go the distance
and with 3 players still competing until the last week is almost
unheard of. Great pool to watch this season.
In
the Margin Pool,
Big shout out
to Kerri
who played the game very impressively. She
wrapped up the pool with 287 points. The Champ only lost 4
points all season. It seemed inevitable for weeks but many tried to
knock her off with some clever competitive picks, but too late. When a player gains a big
points advantage late, competitors need some upsets and surprises.
They never really came.
Week #18 Lowlights:
Goodbye
to the Jailhouse Gang...
Biggest losers this
Week were
SJ, Curt and Mogwai.
All fell 4 places in the Season Standings. Dave,
Gil and Gary
dropped 3 places. Not too damaging, really. All lost Playoff
Draft position but getting into
the Playoffs
is the goal.
 
Nobody
managed to break out of the Playoffs
Jailhouse the final week.
Sometimes, when you fall waaay behind it's difficult to
escape. No parole for anybody. Mo,
Jake Jimmy
and Dan will
all fade into the background of the Playoffs.
Surprisingly for last place Dan,
he had a W-L record of 133-134, how did he get buried in last
place? He needs to seriously re-evaluate his point selection
process. Thanks to all for playing , better luck in the future...
Good luck this coming week!
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Post
Season Playoffs:
Two
Post Season Superbowl Tournaments
Top 28 Regular Season Finishers Make the Playoffs
*Superbowl
'A' Winner (only) is awarded a Trophy.
Players
choose their teams in order of their final Season standings, starting with
1st place and continuing until 28th place. Each player can select ONE team
only and
may choose from EITHER
playoff pool.
All
games subject to point spread. Pac-Man playoffs: Spread winner takes spread loser's
team and advances. If
the line is not on a 1/2 point by the day of the game, the favorite must
give the
underdog an additional 1/2 point. This is to eliminate possible point spread
ties.
First week playoff line is
now locked in the first Tuesday before
Wildcard weekend instead of Monday. Players have been able to get their team selections made
faster lately so the 'Wildcard Weekend' line will have a better chance
to settle out a little - before they're locked in,,
After
the Wild Card games, check 'The Playoffs: Draft Kings Sportsbook' for the
latest odds and watch the Brackets to track your team's progress.
The
Playoffs team alignments shown on the brackets may
change after the
Wildcard games are played. Any underdogs who win
in
the 1st round could change the bracket alignments.
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Book
Rules:
2025
Season
Entry Fee:
$180.
Exactly
$10.00 each week (in advance) for the full 18 Regular Season slates
including Playoffs (if you make them). Bottom 4 Players are Eliminated From
the Postseason.
32 Players x $180.00 =
$5760.00
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$200 X 18 Weekly
Winners:
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$3600.00
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Season 1st
Place:
Was
$650.
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$700.00
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Season 2nd
Place:
Was
$300.
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$350.00
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Season
3rd Place:
Was
$150.
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$220.00
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Champ's
Trophies: Two(2)
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$90.00
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POSTSEASON
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Superbowl
"A" Winner:
Was
$450.
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$500.00
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Superbowl
"B" Winner: Was
$250.
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$300.00
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Total:
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$5760.00
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Just
a reminder: You can re-submit your picks anytime before a game begins
as long as the Picksheet hasn't closed yet... Any missed Thursday Night game
(or any game before the Picksheet closes) will be counted as a loss and a
loss of your lowest point value still available... Quickpicks (when
necessary) will cover all day Sunday and Monday Night and it's final.
A FULL week quickpick (incl. Thurs - Mon) is only available if Commish is
notified in advance by email or text (it happens).
Other
small tweaks...
The
Player Picks and Weekly Standings pages will show the Monday Night Football
tiebreaker scores as 'N/A' until all games are completed. That's because the
tiebreaker score skews the standings by using the lowest MNF score to break
ties too early. The tiebreakers will show before the Monday Night
Football game is played if the tiebreaker could be a factor,
guaranteed...
If
a Playoff slot is a tie on points and wins, the 'Season Standings' MNF
Tiebreaker avg. will be used. It's
good to
be prudent on your TB number.
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Book Rules (cont...)
Weekly and Season Standings Are Based on Points:
Players assign each NFL pick a 'Confidence Point' bet.
Highest confidence bet is worth 16 points, lowest is 1 point (if 16
games played that week). Points awarded for win, no points deducted for loss.
Missed Weekly Picks:
If you can't get your picks in, for whatever reason, don't
worry, you're covered, The Commish will enter a computer generated
'Quickpick' for you (except
for final Week of the Season) and use your previous week's Tiebreaker
. Please, don't use it as a
season 'strategy'. You can still use the 'quickpick strategy', just
push the "Random' Picks" button on the Website Picksheet'.
If you're a 'Survivor/Margin' player you'll get a loss; unless you text me
your Survivor/Margin pick(s) before the Picksheet
closes. Just a reminder: Any missed pick prior to the Picksheet
closing, that hasn't requested a Commish Quickpick, will lose the game(s) and the lowest confidence point amount(s)
still available. Once the Pickheet closes, the Book is closed.
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Post
Season Playoffs:
Two
Post Season Superbowl Tournaments
Top 28 Regular Season Finishers Make the Playoffs
*Superbowl
'A' Winner (only) is awarded a Trophy.
Players
choose their teams in order of their final Season standings, starting with
1st place and continuing until 28th place. Each player can select ONE team
only and
may choose from EITHER
playoff pool.
All
games subject to point spread. Spread winner takes spread loser's team. If
the line is not on a 1/2 point by the day of the game, the favorite must
give the
underdog an additional 1/2 point. This is to eliminate possible point spread
ties.
First week playoff line is
now locked in the first Tuesday before
Wildcard weekend instead of Monday. Players have been able to get their team selections made
faster lately so the 'Wildcard Weekend' line will have a better chance
to settle out a little - before they're locked in,,
After
the Wild Card games, check 'The Playoffs: Draft Kings Sportsbook' for the
latest odds and watch the Brackets to track your team's progress.
The
Playoffs team alignments shown on the brackets may
change after the
Wildcard games are played. Any underdogs who win
in
the 1st round could change the bracket alignments.
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Side Games:
Both Side Games are $20
Each and are
Completely Optional.
Survivor Pool:
NO POINT SPREAD. STRAIGHT UP FINAL SCORE
Pick ONE team each week that
you are sure will win. After two losses you're dead. You can
use a team only ONCE all year, so you might want to look ahead
in the schedule to see if you're picking the right spot to choose them (see NFL
Team Schedules and Results link on main
page). Survivor/Margin
pools have a selection box on the Picksheet showing the teams you have already used. No tiebreaker.
If there is more than 1 'Survivor', each will evenly split the pot. Even if
you have 1 loss, you still get a full share. Just Survive, Bay-Bee!!
Tie Games are
Not a
Loss.
Missed
or Duplicate Pick in Survivor is a Loss.
Both side games are optional participation. Payouts are based on total number of entries.
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Margin Pool:
NO POINT SPREAD. STRAIGHT UP FINAL SCORE.
Pick ONE team each week that you think will win by the largest margin
of points over their opponent, and you get that number of points added to
your season total. Lose, and that amount is deducted from your total. End
of season tiebreaker is Total Wins. You can play a team only ONCE all
year, so you might want to look ahead in the schedule to see if you're
choosing the right spot to pick them (see NFL
Team Schedules and Results link on main
page). Survivor/Margin
pools have a selection box on the Picksheet showing the teams you have already used.
The
Margin Pool Ends After Week #17.
Missed pick in Margin Loses
10
Points (Doh! Penalty)
Duplicate
pick in Margin Loses
10
Points (Bonehead Penalty)
Both side games are optional participation. Payouts are based on total number of entries.
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Miscellaneous:
The PayPal payment system has
worked great and will continue, but I will accept checks as long as you
don't mind waiting a 'lil longer for your winnings. I will also accept Zelle or
Venmo payment. Email commish@rodbird.com
or text and I'll send you my addresses for Zelle/Venmo account info. Be
sure to choose Friends/Family payment option, otherwise they will deduct State sales tax. There's a link on the Book website that will take you to the Book
PayPal account. It's completely separate from the Book, is on PayPal's website
and is totally secure.
New
NFL
Season on a begins on a Thursday. This year it's the
Baltimore Ravens at
Kansas City Chiefs,
Sept 5th, 5:20 pm (PDT) on NBC.
There's also a Friday Night Game on 'Peacock': Green Bay Packers at
Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 6th @ 5 pm (PST).
You
can use (or change) a nickname or alias instead of your full name. Just email or
text me your change or fill out the New
Player Sign-Up Form, and I'll update your new player name. That way if you're losing, I won't have to insult you by name in the Commish
Comments.
The Website:
rodbird.com
Everything you need to play is located on the website. Check it out...
If I have forgotten anything, or you still have questions,
contact me at:
commish@rodbird.com
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