Saturday, December 12, 2009

Sometimes ESPN can be so annoying

I know John Wall is good. He is actually very good, and he will most likely be a star in the NBA but ESPN's coverage of college basketball this year has been a joke. Its like Kentucky is the only team playing and John Wall is the only player playing. Today Wall goes 4-11 and scores 12 points. Kansas freshman Xavier Henry goes for 31 on only 15 shots. And all ESPN can talk about is John Wall. Give me a break.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

All Saints Day

3 stars
Sequels are rarely as good as the original. And the original Boondock Saints is one of my favorite movies. So this sequel would have to be pretty stellar to be better. The jury is still out on what kind of movie this was. I did not think it was as good as the first, but it did have some pretty good moments. The problem was that it tried to hard to be clever and funny and sometimes just came off as cheesy. Its as almost it was trying to be a spoof of the original. Just weird at times. And I think they could have cast the female FBI Agent better. The whole first scene where you see her pumps and sexy nylons, is set to get you excited about what is on top. My first reaction was disapointment. The actress did a decent job, just thought it could have been better. But I did like the movie and would certainly see it again.

It stops at 4 in a row

I must admit I have been very bad at keeping up with my posts. But I can at least say I have been doing better than Caleb, who has apparently fallen off the blogging map. He has good stuff and I miss that.
Oh well, on to the ra-tard Broncos. They spent a month and half surprising everybody then spent a month coming back to earth. Losing to the Ravens, Steelers, and Chargers shouldn't be to bad of a thing, but they lost badly in each game. Two of which were at home. No excuse for that, and the Redskins game was a totally disappointment. No reason the Broncos should lose that game. Sure Orton went out, but what happened to that amazing defense.
With all that against them, I was sure the would find a way to lose against the Giants. Instead the Broncos played like they did in the first 6 games and looked pretty good. Also helped that the Giants looked terrible. Broncos got back to playing all out D and consistently moving the ball. Kicking 4 field goals wasn't optimal, but a 26-6 win felt pretty good.
I also must admit that I should give Orton more credit. We cannot win without the guy. Chris Simms was beyond terrible and if Orton goes down again, we are done.
Moreno has continued to progress and keeps showing each week why we drafted him so high. If he can keep hold of the football he could really be something special. Greatly annoyed that he doesn't have a 100 yard game yet. But it has been good that he shares carries with Buckhalter.
Marshall has played very well this season. When we can get him the ball he has produced. We need to just get him the ball more.
One of my biggest disappointments on the season has been Eddie Royal. We simply seem unable to get him involved in the offense. Orton and he have struggled connecting most the season. Without his two return tds against the Chargers he has done nothing. Royal needs the football.
As for the Broncos making the playoffs, I am skeptical. The AFC has some very good teams vying for those two wild card spots. It will be hard for the Broncos to nab one of those, but not impossible. The easiest way would be to win the division, but I don't see the Broncos catching the Chargers. Chiefs x2, Raiders, Colts, Eagles are the remaining games. Only one of those will be a home game. If we can somehow take care of our divisional games against the Chiefs and Raiders we should have a good shot. I fully expect loses to the Colts and Eagles. 10-6 wouldn't be bad on a season were I was hoping for 6-10.

BTW, Elvis is leading the league with 14 sacks. Boom!