Sorry again for the delay in getting it set up, but as I mentioned earlier I'm out of town this week and my schedule's very odd from Ohio's perspective.  But we're back now for week 3 of our player pick contest.  To see the full write-up of the original rules see here.  Last week's scoring results are repeated below the jump.  Here are the current score standings:

1 – Deisel2405 – 60 pts
2 – brandone – 44 pts
3 – Vman in Germany – 38 pts
4 (tie) – The Dealio – 21 pts
4 (tie) – Bengals FTW – 21 pts
5 (tie) – ZJiff30 – 20 pts
5 (tie) – Carsonorbust – 20 pts
6 (tie) – IFChris – 19 pts
6 (tie) – CincyMike56 – 19 pts
6 (tie) – Mr. X – 19 pts
6 (tie) – featherman – 19 pts

This week we face the old Browns, otherwise known as the Baltimore Ravens.  Take your pick, will this be a defensive slug-fest or the shootout of the week?

Sorry for the delay in getting this up. I’m out of town and on a weird schedule at the moment. I’ll get next week’s thread started tomorrow if I can.

OK this week we had 23 participants, so the maximum points possible for “uniqueness” was 22. Chad Ochocinco, Johnathan Joseph (x2), Leon Hall (x1), and Robert Geathers (x3) scored points for those who picked them by the rules of the game. Four people picked Chad so he’s worth 19 points to each of them, two people picked Leon Hall so 21 for each of them, one person picked Johnathan Joseph so he’s worth 22 (x2) points for them, and nobody picked Geathers.

Here is our weekly scoring only:
brandone – 44 pts (Johnathan Joseph x2)
The Dealio – 21 pts (Leon Hall)
Bengals FTW – 21 pts (Leon Hall)
CincyMike56 – 19 pts (Chad)
Vman in Germany – 19 pts (Chad)
Mr. X – 19 pts (Chad)
featherman – 19 pts (Chad)

This leaves us with a two week leader board of:

1 – Deisel2405 – 60 pts
2 – brandone – 44 pts
3 – Vman in Germany – 38 pts
4 (tie) – The Dealio – 21 pts
4 (tie) – Bengals FTW – 21 pts
5 (tie) – ZJiff30 – 20 pts
5 (tie) – Carsonorbust – 20 pts
6 (tie) – IFChris – 19 pts
6 (tie) – CincyMike56 – 19 pts
6 (tie) – Mr. X – 19 pts
6 (tie) – featherman – 19 pts

If you see any problem with the scoring above please speak up.

If you haven't played yet, here is a brief recap of the rules:

1) Pick one player (Make it easy on me, make him the title of your post.  Both first and last name please.) who is NOT officially listed as a QB, P, or PK on the roster.
2) An offensive score is worth one point per participant who did not pick your player.
3) A defensive player is worth 3/2/1 point per participant who did not pick your player based on if he 3) actually scored, 2) gained possession of the ball for the team, or 1) allowed the Bengals to gain possession by causing a fumble another player recovered.
4) You score the maximum possible points for your player but only one time.  So a defensive player who forces an opponent's fumble that Cincinnati recovers and recovers another opponent's fumble at a different point in the game is worth 2x points (not 3x cumulative).
5) Keep commentary to the bare minimum please.
6) Predictions on how they will score are not required, and if you provide one they don't net you any bonus if you are right nor do they detract if you are wrong (so long as they do actually score by game rules).
7) Try to be original yet still pick somebody you think has a realistic chance to score or cause a turnover.
8) Only ONE (1) player entry per contestant, per week is allowed.
9) Deadline for player entries each week is THIRTY (30) minutes prior to kickoff.