2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 17

The coalition is back for the penultimate week of the 2023 season, and for me, it's too little, too late.

Adam's regression to the mean hit far too late in the season for it to help me any, so despite my taking five of seven games from him, Joe winning by the same margin, and the two of us splitting our four disputed games last week, I'm still well out of contention while Joe would need to dominate this week as well as next if he wants a chance to win the whole shebang.

Group-wise, Adam picked up a game on our leader through 15 weeks in Geoffrey Clark, which moves him into a tie for first place overall with just 32 games to play. The two of them owe much of their success to their relative dominance, at least percentage-wise, in hero picks. You can view how we've all picked in relation to each other here.

As we prepare to close out 2023... you know what? Adam was in town this week, it's been a long time, we need to go audio version. Confessions of a Sportscaster: The Podcast proudly presents our Week 17 Pigskin Pick 'Em picks after the jump. Happy new year, y'all.

2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 16

With three weeks and 48 games left, the coalition continues while I try to come up with sort of lost cause myth or something to explain... whatever the hell happened to me this year.

I shot my shot last week... and I failed miserably, as Adam took eight of our ten disputed games, Joe swept his five with me, and Adam had the narrow edge, winning three of their five disputed games. Any last ditch hopes I had to making a miraculous comeback died on Sunday afternoon.

And so I play out the string. You can view how we've all picked in relation to each other here. Thanks to (finally!) a mediocre hero week for Adam, Geoffrey has taken a one game group lead in what is a two horse race for the top.

This week, Adam and I disagree on seven games, Joe and I on four, and the two of them on seven games out of 16. Let's get to it!

2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 15

The coalition returns as the byes are complete and we have just 64 games left in the regular season. That's... not a lot of time to make up ground.

I've more or less resigned myself to playing out the string after another mediocre week. Joe and I split our two disputed games, which... cool, though I did slightly improve against Adam, as he took five of eight from me; Adam took six of ten from Joe last week.

You can view how we've all picked in relation to each other here. Adam has moved back into a tie for first in the group at large thanks to his... *sigh* continued shenanigans in hero games.

This week, Adam and I disagree on a whopping 10 games, Joe and I on five, and the two of them on five games out of 16. Let's get to it!

2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 14

The coalition is preparing for the stretch run of the 2023 season... well, most of the coalition is, I'm just playing out the string.

Adam took five of eight from me and Joe took two of three; they had a narrow split where Adam took five of nine disputed games. I continue to call it unsustainable, but Adam's column lead largely continues to stem from his ridiculous pace in hero games. I've at least recovered in recent weeks, but it's too little, too late. You can see how we've all picked in relation to each other here. While Adam leads the column, he is three games back of Geoffrey for the group lead.

As we finish out the bye weeks this week, Adam and I disagree on eight games, Joe and I on just two, and the two of them on a whopping 10 games out of 15. Let's get to it!

2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 13

The coalition returns, and my hopes for a bump from Thanksgiving crashed and burned.

Adam took six of nine from me, Joe took seven of nine (insert Star Trek joke here), and Joe won five of eight between the two of them.

This results in a widening of the gap in the standings at the top, as Geoffrey now boasts a four game lead.. and then there's me way the heck at the bottom. You can view how we've all picked in relation to each other here.

As we get back to more bye weeks, Adam and I disagree on eight games, Joe and I on just three, and the two of them on nine games out of 13. Let's get to it!

2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 12

It's one of the few times a year where some of my work intersects. With Thanksgiving approaching we're on accelerated deadlines, which means you get our Week 12 picks a little early!

The good news is I made a little dent in my deficit; the bad news is it was only a single game, as I took three of five from Adam. Joe, however, took four of seven from me, while he also took four of six from Adam. Adam's down week knocked him from first place in the group, though we all struggled a bit.

You can view how we've picked in relation to each other here. My hero numbers continue to improve as I hit on two of those for the second straight week, though Adam hit once again to continue his unsustainable (I will continue to say this in an effort to jinx him) pace.

I'm hopeful that what's historically been one of my better weeks serves me well again as we get a fine spread of football over the next several days. This week, I disagree with both Adam and Joe on nine games apiece; they disagree on eight out of sixteen.

From all of us at Confessions of a Sportscaster, Happy Thanksgiving! Let's get to it!

2023 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 11

Well, the good news is my strategy kinda worked. The bad news is it didn't really help.

We move onto another week of picking NFL games against the spread, and nothing significant was gained. Adam and I split our six disputed games, but I took three of five from Joe; Adam took two of three from him.

You can view how we've picked in relation to each other here. If nothing else, I managed to double my hero win output for the season.

As we move into Week 11, Adam and I disagree on five games, Joe and I on seven, and Joe and Adam on six games out of 14. Let's get to it!