NFL Calcutta Auction Thoughts

With only 4 of us, we each got roughly 8 teams. I've color coded them by division for a moment.

I was able to get one team from every division.

Meanwhile, Kirat got 2 AFC West and 3 in the NFC West, meaning he has no coverage in the NFC East, NFC North, or AFC South. 

Mark and Matt are each covering 6 of 8 divisions. 

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Let's compare each roster against Hoagie Central's official predictions. I'll just do a rundown of my position finish in each division, sorted by most expensive to least expensive:

Mark: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 2nd, 4th, 4th

Matt: 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 4th

Kirat: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 3rd

Dave: 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st

I think Chiefs, Bills and Bengals all win their divisions but I didn't draft them because they were too expensive. 

But I got the 4 teams I picked to win NFC divisions and my four AFC comprise 1 division winner and the three-wild card teams according to Hoagie Central projections. Basically, I did as good as I possibly could based on auctioning according to my NFL Preview. 

There were teams that I wanted in the moment like Saints, Ravens, Bengals, Seahawks, but I'm very happy with the roster I've built. 

Calcutta Transcript for Playoff Teams

Here's the 2019 auction transcript for just the playoff teams.

AFC

1-seed Baltimore Ravens

Dave: Ravens for 1
Matt: out
Niraj: 1.25
Dave: 1.5
Niraj: 2
Dave: 2.5
Niraj: out

2-seed Kansas City Chiefs

Dave: Chiefs for $5
Niraj: 5.5
Matt: 6
Dave: 7
Kirat: 6.15
Niraj: so much table talk
Mark: 6.5 on more of that loser money for the chiefs
Niraj: 6.6
Mark: 7.5
Dave: 7.75
Mark: 8
Kirat: 8.05
Dave: 8.25
Kirat: 8.3
Matt: otu
Dave: 8.5
Mark: 8.55
Kirat: 8.6
Dave: 8.8
Kirat: 8.85
Mark: 9
Kirat: out
Dave: 9.25
Mark: 9.3
Dave: 9.5
Mark: 9.95
Dave: 10 final offer
Mark: 10.05
Just want to see if you're a liar
Kirat: now thats table talk
Dave: well shit

3-seed New England Patriots

Kirat: patriots 6
Mark: 7
Kirat: 8
Dave: 8.5
Mark: 8.5
Kirat: 8.9
Mark: 9
Kirat: 9.5
Dave: mark you going costa rica?
Mark: thought about it, but nah

4-seed Houston Texans

Matt: Texans .1
Mark: .55
Matt: .6
Dave: 2
Kirat has left.
Niraj: 2.5
Dave: 3
Matt: 3.1
Dave: 3.5
Matt: 3.6
Niraj: 3.75
Dave: 4
Matt: 4.1
Dave: out
Niraj: 4.25
Matt: 4.5
Niraj: 4.75
Matt: 5
Niraj: 5.25
Matt: 5.3
Niraj: 5.5
Matt: 5.7
Niraj: out
Dave: wowza

5-seed Buffalo Bills

Dave: .6 on bills
Matt: 1
Mark: what an asshole, right burnsy?
Dave: 1.4
Niraj: seriously

6-seed Tennessee Titans

Mark: titans for .55
Dave: .60
Niraj: 1
Mark: am i going to get to use my money?
Dave: haha
Dave: 1.25
Niraj: 1.5
Dave: out

Loser Money Winner: Cincinnati Bengals

Mark: bengals for .55
Dave: .6
Dave: matt?
Matt: nope


NFC

1-seed San Francisco 49ers

Mark: lets stay in the area. 49ers for .55
Matt: Burfict will spear Mahomes and concus him
Dave: .60
Dave: going?
Dave: gone

2-seed Green Bay Packers

Niraj: Packers 1
Matt: out
Mark: you're not letting me play
Dave: 2
Niraj: 2.5
Dave: 3
Niraj: 3.5
Dave: 4
Niraj: 5
Dave: yours

3-seed New Orleans Saints

Matt: Saints .5
Mark: the patriots are done. the jets are winning the division
Niraj: 2
Kirat: 5
Dave: 6
Niraj: 6.5
Kirat: 6.6
Dave: 7
Niraj: 7.25
Kirat: 7.4
Dave: 7.5
Kirat: 7.7
Dave: 8
Niraj: 8.5
Kirat: 9
Dave: goddamn

4-seed Philadelphia Eagles

Mark: eagles for .55
Dave: 1
Matt: 1.1
Niraj: And I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man
Dave: 1.5
Niraj: 1.6
Dave: 2
Niraj: 2.5
Dave: 3
Niraj: 3.5
Dave: 4
Niraj: 4.5
Dave: 5
Niraj: 5.5
Dave: 7
Niraj: hey-o! out
Matt: All this for the eagles?
Dave: gone
Kirat: wow
Matt: Carson Wentz will play +/- 8 games?

5-seed Seattle Seahawks

Kirat: seahawks 1.5
Dave: 1.55
Kirat: out
Niraj: 1.6
Dave: 2
Niraj: 2.25
Dave: out

6-seed Minnesota Vikings

Kirat: is fym saving $ for 2021?
Niraj: lol
Niraj: Vikings 0.5
Dave: we haven't gotten to the good teams yet
Kirat: true.
Niraj: saving for the Dolphins
Mark: .55
Niraj: use $20 to win 3
Dave: 1
Mark: out
Niraj: 1.5
Dave: 1.75
Niraj: out
Dave: going
Dave: gone
Dave: matt you there?
Niraj: is matt there?
Niraj: probably fell asleep eating cheese

Other Highlights from the Auction

Kirat: dolphins .95
Niraj: 1
Dave: WOW
Kirat: this loser $ is a great call Fym
Niraj: booyah, 300% return

Matt: Dolphins .6
Dave: no
Dave: broncos and bucs
Matt: do i get the dolphins or no?
Dave: Matt you have to pick Broncos or Bucs
Dave: Burnsy owns the Dolphins
Mark: burnsy already bought them
Niraj: Dolphins were long gone
Matt: shit
Niraj: lolol
Matt: I give so few fucks

Niraj: gotta add more rows for Dave's penny stocks ;P

Mark: always go for the big dicks. trust me

Calcutta Record

Since I don't believe we're up to date on Calcutta, here's the Football and Basketball records for 2010-2011.

2010 NFL Season
Dave +7
Niraj +6
Savan +2
Mark -2.50
Kirat -12.50

2011 March Madness
Savan +16.25
Mark +11.50
Dave -5
Matt -11
Niraj -11.75

Total
Savan +18.25
Mark +9
Dave +2
Niraj -5.75
Matt -11
Kirat -12.50

calcutta big board

Here's who I ended up with:


Teams I Really Wanted But Didn't Get
Kansas
Baylor

Teams That I Got But Didn't Really Want
Kentucky
Texas A&M
New Mexico

Teams that I Really Wanted and Got
Kansas St.
Richmond
UTEP
Utah St.

I should clarify, the teams that I got but didn't really want, that was based on my thoughts coming into the auction. I was hoping to get Kansas, and then see about getting Kentucky. Once I didn't want to pay $10 for Kansas, I had to get Kentucky--I was sitting on $20. Also, I got good value for New Mexico and Texas A&M, so I don't regret them, they just weren't teams I thought about before the auction.

Ideally, I would have gotten KU, KSt and Baylor, and still had money for Richmond, and UTEP. But I just with KSU and Baylor still on the board, I couldn't spend half my budget on KU. Even though I think they're going to win it all. Now I just have to convince myself that their region is too tough.

It's all a crapshoot, but I like the 11's and 12's I got and feel like they should pay for themselves. And if it ends up being KU vs UK in the final, it's Mark vs. Dave for the umpteenth time.