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Lads, I was watching Match of the Day on BBC last night, and the League MOTD that came on afterwards. When the highlights of the other games, the roundup, was on, I'm convinced I heard Nick Halling doing the reports. Is he gone from Sky? Do they allow their NFL guy to do BBC work for soccer?

If he's left, what does that imply about the NFL coverage. I wish they'd release some info...

when does the league start is it next week ? if so you would think that sky would announce some news about it

Thursday week, it's looking grim.

Checked the EPG on Sky, ESPN is showing Clemson and Georgia Tech next Thursday night - If there's any hope its that Sky Sports 2 is showing Total Access until 1 o clock and there's no further information after 1 yet - normally the Thursday night programme started at 1am last year - fingers crossed we should know in a couple of hours whether it's yay or nay

There's a 3.5 hours slot on Sky Sports 2 with TBA on it at the time of the Steelers v Titans next Thursday night so Sky must be fairly confident....

Lads, I was watching Match of the Day on BBC last night, and the League MOTD that came on afterwards. When the highlights of the other games, the roundup, was on, I'm convinced I heard Nick Halling doing the reports. Is he gone from Sky? Do they allow their NFL guy to do BBC work for soccer?

If he's left, what does that imply about the NFL coverage. I wish they'd release some info...

when does the league start is it next week ? if so you would think that sky would announce some news about it

Thursday week, it's looking grim.

Checked the EPG on Sky, ESPN is showing Clemson and Georgia Tech next Thursday night - If there's any hope its that Sky Sports 2 is showing Total Access until 1 o clock and there's no further information after 1 yet - normally the Thursday night programme started at 1am last year - fingers crossed we should know in a couple of hours whether it's yay or nay

That's what I'm thinking Declan.

However, as a member of the GAABFNFLPA*, I am imposing a communications blackout until my demands for 5% of NFL income is diverted to me for holidays and cars instituting Player Welfare schemes such as free stat trackers, sponsored draft kits, and Sky Sports to all players.

*GAA Board Fantasy National Football League Players' Association.

How ya getting on with the demands AZ? Any joy yet? Failing that, any word of the draft?

Good stuff, I thought last year was fairly good - maybe though, rather than having separate sections, you could do a division 1 and division 2 based on last years rankings 

Stick my name down anyway.

Steelers by 7

[In the unlikely scenario that I win the Payton Conference, I will allow the team I beat in the final to be the Payton representative, as I have 2 teams which is unfair. If my 'A' team had won, I would allow myself go forward with them.]

I'd be inclined to agree. I will not unlock the bottom 6 teams in each conference, but I will allow moves as normal for the top 4, and the second tier in each.

Also, just as a reminder before the playoffs start.

When we have our Division Champions after Week 17 of the NFL Season, the GAA Board Superbowl will take place over the playoffs.

(the rest of ye can enter as well if you like)

For each playoff game, the contenders will be asked to pick a winner, and a winning margin.

If you get both the winning team, and the margin exactly right, you will get +25 points.
If you get the winning team right, but the margin wrong, you lose a point for every point you are out by, until you reach 0.
If you get the winning team wrong, you get -25.

I will ask the contenders to email me with their picks so that there is no chance of the leader simply following the other person's picks.

In the unlikely scenario that I win the Payton Conference, I will allow the team I beat in the final to be the Payton representative, as I have 2 teams which is unfair. If my 'A' team had won, I would allow myself go forward with them.

To finish, the following is an example of the above.

Arizona 26 - Seattle 20

Player A picked Arizona by 6 points = +25 points
Player B picked Arizona by 15 points = +16 points (25 - 9)
Player C picked Arizona by 40 points = +0 points (25 - 34 capped at 0)
Player D picked Seattle by 3 points = -25 points.

If the 'B' team wins the Peyton, I don't see why anyone should have a problem with you going through to the finals.

It definitely smacked of throwing the game and I thought I'd ask the question since I'm not the only one it affected. But, I'm sure karmic justice will take effect between now and Sunday 

Perhaps I'm being slightly cynical because I have to play him this weekend, but I call shenanigans on 'thewobbler'.

Leaving out Kurt Warner, Chris Johnston and Marshawn Lynch last week, and what's particularly galling is not actually starting any QB when Warner has played every other week from early on and would have won him last weeks game.

I also don't recall making a single move all season until today.

I got 159 earlier in the season I think. I've also seen chargersabu in the high 150's and I don't think were the only ones in Montana to go that high.

I need Philly to start giving Westbrook the damn ball, injured or not! Matt forte has to be my best draft pick by a mile though i reached a little bit for a rookie but he's been great. Steve slaton has been a deadly FA pick up too.

How bout everyone else?

166!!

Pah, 167.32 and that was after Ryan Grant scored -0.20

Not particularly happy that some weekends that the leagues are locked and others it's open for the entire duration. It certainly didn't do me any favours this week.

  Some of the differences are unbelievable.

Throw up how the Montana draft  lads to see how they compare

Just a quick point, surely the Payton conference is the stronger division considering that you've got the 3 previous Superbowl winners and the highest ever regular season points scorer involved 

mayo warriors
1.    (1)    Tom Brady
2.    (28)    Jamal Lewis
3.    (29)    Plaxico Burress
4.    (56)    Jason Witten
5.    (57)    Robbie Gould
6.    (84)    Seattle
7.    (85)    Mike Vrabel
8.    (112)    Rashard Mendenhall
9.    (113)    DeAngelo Williams
10.    (140)    Donald Driver
11.    (141)    Adam Jones
12.    (168)    LeVar Woods
13.    (169)    Caleb Campbell
14.    (196)    Bubba Franks
15.    (197)    Nate Burleson
16.    (224)    Darrell Jackson
17.    (225)    Jeff Garcia
18.    (252)    Kolby Smith
19.    (253)    Buffalo
Mayo Mafiosi
1.    (2)    Adrian Peterson
2.    (27)    Marques Colston
3.    (30)    Wes Welker
4.    (55)    Tony Gonzalez
5.    (58)    Eli Manning
6.    (83)    New England
7.    (86)    Jared Allen
8.    (111)    Travis Williams
9.    (114)    Will Blackmon
10.    (139)    Kevin Curtis
11.    (142)    Chester Taylor
12.    (167)    Neil Rackers
13.    (170)    Chris Chamberlain
14.    (195)    D.J. Hackett
15.    (198)    Jerry Porter
16.    (223)    Andre Hall
17.    (226)    Matt Leinart
18.    (251)    Denver
19.    (254)    Shaun Suisham
BallyhaiseBroncos
1.    (3)    LaDainian Tomlinson
2.    (26)    Ronnie Brown
3.    (31)    Darren McFadden
4.    (54)    Devin Hester
5.    (59)    Greg Jennings
6.    (82)    Brett Favre
7.    (87)    Vernon Davis
8.    (110)    Ed Reed
9.    (115)    Patrick Kerney
10.    (138)    Tampa Bay
11.    (143)    Jon Kitna
12.    (166)    Anthony Gonzalez
13.    (171)    David Akers
14.    (194)    Jerious Norwood
15.    (199)    Kyle Vanden Bosch
16.    (222)    Antrel Rolle
17.    (227)    Zach Miller
18.    (250)    Shaun McDonald
19.    (255)    John Kasay
North Antrim Nuggets
1.    (4)    Steven Jackson
2.    (25)    Steve Smith
3.    (32)    Larry Fitzgerald
4.    (53)    Edgerrin James
5.    (60)    Ben Roethlisberger
6.    (81)    Chris Chambers
7.    (88)    Jeremy Shockey
8.    (109)    Baltimore
9.    (116)    Shayne Graham
10.    (137)    Ellis Hobbs
11.    (144)    Justin Miller
12.    (165)    D.D. Lewis
13.    (172)    Abdul Hodge
14.    (193)    Jake Delhomme
15.    (200)    Ahmad Bradshaw
16.    (221)    Drew Bennett
17.    (228)    Leon Washington
18.    (249)    Randy McMichael
19.    (256)    Carolina
Sexy Wrecksy
1.    (5)    Brian Westbrook
2.    (24)    Willis McGahee
3.    (33)    T.J. Houshmandzadeh
4.    (52)    Jonathan Stewart
5.    (61)    Kellen Winslow
6.    (80)    Lee Evans
7.    (89)    Matt Hasselbeck
8.    (108)    Nick Folk
9.    (117)    Tennessee
10.    (136)    Allen Rossum
11.    (145)    Terence Newman
12.    (164)    Jorge Cordova
13.    (173)    Jason Ferguson
14.    (192)    Patrick Crayton
15.    (201)    Bryant Johnson
16.    (220)    Ladell Betts
17.    (229)    Alex Smith
18.    (248)    Marcedes Lewis
19.    (257)    Jason Hanson
Bretts Jets
1.    (6)    Joseph Addai
2.    (23)    Brandon Jacobs
3.    (34)    Michael Turner
4.    (51)    Roy Williams
5.    (62)    Marvin Harrison
6.    (79)    Chris Cooley
7.    (90)    Marc Bulger
8.    (107)    Green Bay
9.    (118)    Nate Kaeding
10.    (135)    T.J. Rushing
11.    (146)    Marcus Bell
12.    (163)    Manny Lawson
13.    (174)    Nate Salley
14.    (191)    Bernard Berrian
15.    (202)    Derrick Mason
16.    (219)    L.J. Smith
17.    (230)    DeShaun Foster
18.    (247)    Mike Nugent
19.    (258)    Kellen Clemens
L'Esprit de Biff
1.    (7)    Randy Moss
2.    (22)    Laurence Maroney
3.    (35)    Willie Parker
4.    (50)    Carson Palmer
5.    (63)    LenDale White
6.    (78)    Roddy White
7.    (91)    San Diego
8.    (106)    Owen Daniels
9.    (119)    Stephen Gostkowski
10.    (134)    Tramon Williams
11.    (147)    Rian Wallace
12.    (162)    Edgerton Hartwell
13.    (175)    Craig Steltz
14.    (190)    Justin Fargas
15.    (203)    Chris Brown
16.    (218)    Vincent Jackson
17.    (231)    Mason Crosby
18.    (246)    JaMarcus Russell
19.    (259)    New York
thewobbler
1.    (    Marshawn Lynch
2.    (21)    Donald Lee
3.    (36)    Michael Bush
4.    (49)    Houston
5.    (64)    James Hardy
6.    (77)    C.J. Ah You
7.    (92)    Cullen Finnerty
8.    (105)    Ryan Longwell
9.    (120)    Dante Hughes
10.    (133)    Sam Hurd
11.    (148)    Hamza Abdullah
12.    (161)    Felix Jones
13.    (176)    Ahmad Brooks
14.    (189)    Indianapolis
15.    (204)    Chris Johnson
16.    (217)    Tatum Bell
17.    (232)    Justin Gage
18.    (245)    Jeff Reed
19.    (260)    Kurt Warner
Faithful Turfmen B
1.    (9)    Marion Barber
2.    (20)    Andre Johnson
3.    (37)    Torry Holt
4.    (48)    Brandon Marshall
5.    (65)    Matt Forte
6.    (76)    Donovan McNabb
7.    (93)    Todd Heap
8.    (104)    Dallas
9.    (121)    Josh Scobee
10.    (132)    Josh Wilson
11.    (149)    Sean Conover
12.    (160)    Montae Reagor
13.    (177)    Jerron Wishom
14.    (188)    Javon Walker
15.    (205)    Alge Crumpler
16.    (216)    Vince Young
17.    (233)    Mark Clayton
18.    (244)    T.J. Duckett
19.    (261)    Lawrence Tynes
New York Jets II
1.    (10)    Clinton Portis
2.    (19)    Tony Romo
3.    (38)    Chad Johnson
4.    (47)    Santonio Holmes
5.    (66)    Reggie Brown
6.    (75)    Kevin Smith
7.    (94)    Heath Miller
8.    (103)    Jacksonville
9.    (122)    Ahman Green
10.    (131)    Aaron Rodgers
11.    (150)    Isaac Bruce
12.    (159)    Matt Schaub
13.    (178)    Josh Brown
14.    (187)    Benjamin Watson
15.    (206)    Sidney Rice
16.    (215)    Spencer Johnson
17.    (234)    Tyrell Johnson
18.    (243)    William Joseph
19.    (262)    Roderick Rogers
Crossmaglen Hitmen
1.    (11)    Terrell Owens
2.    (18)    Braylon Edwards
3.    (39)    Thomas Jones
4.    (46)    Derek Anderson
5.    (67)    Selvin Young
6.    (74)    Minnesota
7.    (95)    Rudi Johnson
8.    (102)    Julius Jones
9.    (123)    Ted Ginn Jr.
10.    (130)    Greg Olsen
11.    (151)    Ricky Williams
12.    (158)    Jay Cutler
13.    (179)    Jerricho Cotchery
14.    (186)    Kris Brown
15.    (207)    Brian Urlacher
16.    (214)    Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
17.    (235)    Lofa Tatupu
18.    (242)    Troy Polamalu
19.    (263)    Chris Baker
Red Hand Helmets
1.    (12)    Larry Johnson
2.    (17)    Ryan Grant
3.    (40)    Antonio Gates
4.    (45)    Anquan Boldin
5.    (68)    Calvin Johnson
6.    (73)    David Garrard
7.    (96)    Laveranues Coles
8.    (101)    Pittsburgh
9.    (124)    Rob Bironas
10.    (129)    Terrence McGee
11.    (152)    Jason Taylor
12.    (157)    Mario Williams
13.    (180)    Santana Moss
14.    (185)    Deuce McAllister
15.    (208)    Jason Campbell
16.    (213)    Antonio Cromartie
17.    (236)    Jabar Gaffney
18.    (241)    Philadelphia
19.    (264)    Shaun Alexander
Mother Puckers
1.    (13)    Peyton Manning
2.    (16)    Reggie Wayne
3.    (41)    Reggie Bush
4.    (44)    Reggie Williams
5.    (69)    New York
6.    (72)    Dallas Clark
7.    (97)    Fred Taylor
8.    (100)    Adam Vinatieri
9.    (125)    Shawne Merriman
10.    (128)    Osi Umenyiora
11.    (153)    Philip Rivers
12.    (156)    Kenny Watson
13.    (181)    Kevin Jones
14.    (184)    Atari Bigby
15.    (209)    Rodney Harrison
16.    (212)    Ron Bartell
17.    (237)    Ronald Curry
18.    (240)    Deion Branch
19.    (265)    Rian Lindell
the knee grows
1.    (14)    Maurice Jones-Drew
2.    (15)    Frank Gore
3.    (42)    Earnest Graham
4.    (43)    Drew Brees
5.    (70)    Dwayne Bowe
6.    (71)    Hines Ward
7.    (98)    Chicago
8.    (99)    Tony Scheffler
9.    (126)    Phil Dawson
10.    (127)    Willie Andrews
11.    (154)    Julian Jenkins
12.    (155)    John Denney
13.    (182)    Jack Williams
14.    (183)    Joey Galloway
15.    (210)    Warrick Dunn
16.    (211)    Donte' Stallworth
17.    (238)    Tarvaris Jackson
18.    (239)    Arizona
19.    (266)    Matt Stover

Good stuff, the changes are all pretty reasonable and if you're able to make the draft you should be pretty competitive.

On a related note, who all is heading to Wembley - fingers crossed for the second lottery on Friday morning.