This is disheartening for me as I can attest to this fact. Growth often has a lot more to do with continuing to improve your position and not a lot to do with just needing to win.
Finishing higher in the standings as the NFL Season progresses is a goal to focus on and be proud of. Trying to get the most CPès in any given week is an accomplishment to be proud of. Finishing what you started is a goal to be proud of. To have to stop participating due to unfortunate circumstances is all together an other thing. I never want to see anyone suffer poor health or some other bad thing in their life.
I've been a Packerrat almost from the beginning and I sincerely care about the membership here.
After only 8 weeks it appears as if we are down to 10 participants from the original 14 for this season.
On a positive note:
Eight of these remaining participants missed on at most two Picks in Week 8.
Here are the TOP TEN Standings after 8 Weeks:
Standings
Rank...................Pick Set Name.....Total Pts......W-L
1.............................esoxx............647..........75-44
2........................Bert Bosch..........642.........77-42
3..................Mission To Mars........630..........72-47
4..................VegasPackFan..........613..........72-47
5........................TPB...................612............73-46
6..................ThunderDan.............604..........73-46
7..................superfan..................602..........74-45
8.....................wpony..................599............67-52
9.................MadScientist.............576...........69-50
10...Teddy Warbucks (pbmax).....562............66-53
The Green Bay Packers are off their Bye Week and have a huge game @ Home Vs The Detroit Lions. The Lions put up around 500 Yards of Offense last week Vs Pittsburgh and lost. The Packers need to win this matchup to keep itt even close with the Minnesota Vikings. It will be interesting.
Good Luck with your Pro Pickem in Week 9.
Regards, Woody (Bert Bosch)
GO PACK GO !