2013 Franchise Player Tags Due in 2 Weeks
This is your two week reminder that Franchise Player Tags are due on Sunday August 18, 2013 at Noon EST. The list of Potential Franchise Players has been updated with the most recent trades.
Statistically Speaking – 2013 BAT-tleship
Okay…I admit it…Statistically Speaking sort of fell apart after Week 12 in 2012…ending a nice run of uninterrupted posts…I want to get things off to a good clean start for 2013 so I am bringing back one of the most popular posts from last year…a game of BAT-tleship… (more…)
2013 Potential Franchise Players
Quick FAQ:
UFA = Undrafted Free Agent
The number shown for 2012 is the round the player was drafted in.
The number shown for 2013 is the lowest round that player can be franchised.
If you want to franchise two players with the same number (i.e. 12) one can be held in the 12th round, while the other will have to be held in the 11th or higher round.
The Franchise Player Deadline is Sunday, August 18, 2013.
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2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 16 Picks
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
And thanks to no Thursday games…I am back on schedule…With 2 Weeks to go Miller is our leader with a 1 game lead over Burgess and a 2½ game lead over Shannon…Everyone is over 50% on the season…but Shawn still needs a few more wins to climb back into the Black after the vig…Atlanta is the favorite play this weekend with 4 wagers…Texans and Saints both have 2 plays plus their overs…2 plays count on the Chargers and Jets under-performing…Good Luck everybody as we start to close this thing out…
2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 15 Results
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
Now that is the way to rebound…After a Week so bad we dare not say it’s name…we blast back with a 22-2 weekend that featured 6 players going 3-0…only Burgess and Gasper go 2-1 with plays on Pittsburgh and Jacksonville…91.7% Win rate is our best ever in the history of the contest and adds $1,760 back to our virtual bankroll which now sits at $5,500…
2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 15 Picks
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
Week 14?…Rule #1…We do not talk about Week 14…Week 14 was so bad that my Excel file actually corrupted (Not Kidding…see empty season totals…) and I have to rebuild it…For this Week…Green Bay is the most popular (Thanks Wynn for the ½ pt Field Goal hook) with 5 plays…Denver gets 4…Seattle and New Orleans each get 3…Good Luck everybody…
2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 14 Results
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
Ohhh…The Carnage!…2 Plays on New England, 2 on San Fran, A Redskins, and an Over…That’s all the good news there is…6-18 on the weekend is now our worst ever in the history of the contest beating out the dismal 8-16 effort from Week 13 of 2011…We gave back a full Quarter of our bankroll…$1,440…leaving us at $3,940 on the season…Riley’s homer pick keeps him as the only player in the black…Burgess’s streak of winning weekends ends on 13…he falls into a tie for the lead with Miller with only 3 Weekends left to play…
2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 14 Picks
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
We may be in the Playoffs for TBFL action….but the 5-Star Contest still has 4 Weeks to go to crown our 2012 Handicapping Champion…The Falcons are the hot play this week with 5 units being wagered…The Colts are the next favorite with 3 plays…but we already start 1-1 with Miller and Riley going head-2-head on the Redskins/Ravens match-up…Hunter is on the hottest streak over the last 3 Weeks at 9-0 and now ventures into his 1st week with no NCAA action…Burgess continues to lead the season with no losing weekends on the year…Good Luck everybody…
2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 13 Results
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
It’s the worst week we have had all year…and we finish right on .500 out only the $240 vig…leaving the virtual bankroll at $5,380…Hunter is streaking late as he goes 3-0 for the 3rd week in a row…Miller bounces back from last week with his own 3-0 weekend and moves back into 2nd place…Burgess continues his remarkable run of no losing weekends…After 13 Weeks he is the only player still on single digit losses (Yes, ties count as ½ losses so Miller has 10)…
2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 13 Picks
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
We are all over the board for Week 13…Texans a favorite is the most popular play with 3…including the first Non-NCAA pick by Hunter on the year…Giants and Saints both technically get 3 plays each if you count the OVERs…Gasper and Shannon go head-to-head with Miller in the CAR/KC battle…Good Luck everybody…