Ok. So I learned an important lesson this past month. Picking Weekly Winners at the beginning of the season is about as easy as completing a marathon with no legs. So what I decided to do is the following: I'll continue with updates of my original picks at three more intervals: Week 5 (this week), Week 11 and Week 17. Additionally what I'll do from now on is pick weekly winners. I'll pick straight up, against the spread and the over/under then evaluate how well I would fair as a 900-man. I've decided to do this mostly because I just wathced Two For the Money and feel that picking teams instead of actually putting down my own money is easy.
ORIGINAL PICKS (Team Name, Predicted Record, Actual Record [at completion of Week 5])
AFC East
Patriots, 4-1, 4-1
Miami, 3-2, 1-4
Buffalo, 1-4, 2-3
Jets, 0-5 , 2-3
AFC North
Steelers, 3-1, 1-3
Bengals, 3-1, 3-1
Ravens, 2-3, 4-1
Browns, 0-5, 1-4
AFC South
Colts, 5-0, 5-0
Jags, 3-2, 3-2
Titans, 2-3, 0-5
Texans, 0-4, 1-3
AFC West
Broncos, 3-1, 3-1
Chargers, 3-1, 3-1
CHeifs, 2-2, 2-2
Raiders, 1-3, 0-4
NFC East
Philly, 3-2, 4-1
Giants, 2-2, 2-2
Skins, 1-4, 2-3
Cowboys, 3-1, 2-2
NFC North
Bears, 3-2, 5-0
Vikings, 2-3, 3-2
Lions, 2-3, 0-5
Packers, 3-2, 1-4
NFC South
Carolina, 4-1, 3-2
Atlanta, 3-1, 3-1
Saints, 2-3, 4-1
Bucs, 2-2, 0-4
NFC West
Seattle, 4-0, 3-1
Rams, 1-4, 4-1
49ers, 2-3, 2-3
Cardinals, 2-3, 1-4
Number Correct: 10
Off By One Game: 11
Way Off: 11