<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580227844881123874.post4473133909416073320..comments</id><updated>2008-11-20T20:24:32.504-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Statistics Beats the NFL Point Spread: 2008 NFL Week 12 Picks</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.nflpickles.com/feeds/4473133909416073320/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/4473133909416073320/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.nflpickles.com/2008/11/2008-nfl-week-12-picks.html'/><author><name>Jaime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16907581331686653661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580227844881123874.post-2418183250704364817</id><published>2008-11-20T20:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T20:24:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Mike, Your question is valid and probably I should...</title><content type='html'>Mike, &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Your question is valid and probably I should have not made a pick on a team which has changed its quarterback recently. Same reason I did not choose New England in the first 6 weeks. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The answer to your question is not really, but indirectly. I cannot measure each player's contribution to the game. With historical offensive stats, spreads, and scores I am constrained to game-level information. Since Romo has been back for only one game, and at the beginning of the year they did well, I think the stats have brought the prediction down a bit for their performance in the past few games without him.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/4473133909416073320/comments/default/2418183250704364817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/4473133909416073320/comments/default/2418183250704364817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.nflpickles.com/2008/11/2008-nfl-week-12-picks.html?showComment=1227234240000#c2418183250704364817' title=''/><author><name>Jaime</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16907581331686653661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18400282171961017922'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.nflpickles.com/2008/11/2008-nfl-week-12-picks.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580227844881123874.post-4473133909416073320' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/posts/default/4473133909416073320' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580227844881123874.post-5172736593668185236</id><published>2008-11-20T14:26:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T14:26:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey Jaime,With regards to your San Fran v. Dallas ...</title><content type='html'>Hey Jaime,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;With regards to your San Fran v. Dallas pick.  Are you taking into account that Romo is back and should be healthier and less rusty than last week?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Dallas with Romo is a much different team than Dallas with Brad Johnson.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/4473133909416073320/comments/default/5172736593668185236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/4473133909416073320/comments/default/5172736593668185236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.nflpickles.com/2008/11/2008-nfl-week-12-picks.html?showComment=1227212760000#c5172736593668185236' title=''/><author><name>Mike</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10978714175662078131</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.nflpickles.com/2008/11/2008-nfl-week-12-picks.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580227844881123874.post-4473133909416073320' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8580227844881123874/posts/default/4473133909416073320' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>