BG NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge

**Byrd** · 2010-01-04 12:27

Just because the regular season is over doesn't mean fantasy football is.

ESPN is running their annual NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge. The concept is pretty simple. You have a salary cap of $50 and can pick any of the players in the playoffs. Various players have different salaries (i.e. Drew Brees costs $6.5 compared to Mark Sanchez' $5.1), and you can balance them to make the most of your team.

You can also change the lineup after the Wildcard and Divisional rounds, but once the conference championship games kick off, your lineup is set. However, there is one advantage to keeping your players from week to week, as your players lock for you at the salary you bought them for. So if Mark Sanchez blows up for eight touchdowns this week, his salary might increase for next week. But if he's already on your team, you still get him at the original salary.

Everybody is invited -- posters, lurkers and trolls. Entry is free; please incorporate your BG log in into your team name somehow so we know who you are.

Front Page: http://games.espn.go.com/nflpc/en/frontpage
Group Name: Bluegartr
Password: suh2rams

Scoring rules can be found on item #8 here: http://games.espn.go.com/nflpc/en/st...me=nflpc\rules Please note the quirks of this scoring system (i.e. no penalty for turnovers), and please note that I don't have the ability to change it. It's consistent for all leagues presumably so that they can declare an overall winner. If you don't like the system enough, don't play. But if you're worried about it, please read the rules because I don't want to hear any bitching about it because you didn't know the system and would have changed your lineup because of it.

There's no prize except e-peen and your name added to the list below. You will have to register with ESPN.com if you haven't already (it's free and you can disable all spam). If you finish first of all 50,000 entries on ESPN, you can get some ESPN-based swag off their website. For that reason, I would recommend using your real name and contact info if you register. If there is a tie, we'll use the ESPN "grand prize" tiebreakers to figure out a single winner.

Let me know if you have any questions about the game or problems registering with ESPN, either by posting here or PM.

Previous winners of BG's ESPN games:

2006 Bowl Pick Em: Makaveli
2006 BG Fantasy Football: Thuggy
2007 March Madness: Byrd
2007 College Football Pick Em: Ryany
2007 Bowl Pick Em: Akiyama
2008 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Tyr
2008 March Madness: Snoogans
2008 College Pick Em: Byrd
2008 Eliminator: Byrd
2008 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
2008 Bowl Pick Em: Laguna
2009 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Sekaran
2009 Super (Bowl) Pick Em: Stiker
2009 March Madness: MrW
2009 College Pick Em: Ryany
2009 Eliminator: Stiker
2009 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
2009 Bowl Pick Em: (In Progress)
2009 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: (In Progress)

Traditional fantasy football winners are not included in this list.

**jmc** · 2010-01-04 12:47

I'm in, and team picked for the week.........

**Mizango** · 2010-01-04 13:18

For the past 2 seasons I hoped Suh would be a Panther QQ

Fial.

**tyven** · 2010-01-04 13:19

will you fucks stop losing to weltall in the pickem, god dammit

**tyven** · 2010-01-04 13:26

made a team, i have so many white players. its awesome

**Headspace** · 2010-01-04 13:29

I may play this.

**tyven** · 2010-01-04 13:29

you should make a team of white people like i did. miles austin is the darkest person on my roster if you eliminate the running backs.

**Mizango** · 2010-01-04 13:32

lol @ Welker listed as probable. Fuck yo ACL/MCL nukka

**Stiker** · 2010-01-04 13:33

The Church of Ratliff has entered!

**Mizango** · 2010-01-04 13:33

Gay, withdrawing name.

**Mizango** · 2010-01-04 13:34

LOL @ Tyven's name.

"Fred Davis is well hung"

**Stiker** · 2010-01-04 13:37

Originally Posted by Mizango

Gay, withdrawing name.

I knew you'd love it.

**Weltall** · 2010-01-04 13:42

Originally Posted by tyven

will you fucks stop losing to weltall in the pickem, god dammit

They can't help it they don't know more about the NFL than me. They troll themselves believing they do.

Edit - I feel like throwing up looking at my team in this ....it is awful.

**Mizango** · 2010-01-04 13:48

lol

**tyven** · 2010-01-04 14:50

Originally Posted by Weltall

They can't help it they don't know more about the NFL than me. They troll themselves believing they do.

Edit - I feel like throwing up looking at my team in this ....it is awful.

when in doubt, add some white players. my team is so great, who knew brent celek was so good looking

**Ishido** · 2010-01-04 14:55

I am drafting from teams with a 1st round bye only, screw those losers who didn't win enough games during the regular season.

**Weltall** · 2010-01-04 14:56

I can't wait for the 2010 Pickem.

I remember telling Conformity, "These cats are going to be so mad when I obliterate them in the 09 Pickem, just watch" lawlz.

BRING BACK THE NFL SEASON

**Weltall** · 2010-01-04 14:57

Originally Posted by Ishido

I am drafting from teams with a 1st round bye only, screw those losers who didn't win enough games during the regular season.

You will get demolished then.

**Byrd** · 2010-01-04 14:57

Originally Posted by Ishido

I am drafting from teams with a 1st round bye only, screw those losers who didn't win enough games during the regular season.

Not sure if you're kidding or not, but you can change your lineup after the wild card and divisional rounds. There's no reason to not play a team full of players that are playing this week.

**Weltall** · 2010-01-04 15:01

Byrd, stop being nice to people, kk.

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