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#1421 Re: The Garden » 2010 Fantasy Football » 845 weeks ago
This is actually a very tricky question. My first instinct would be to go for Harvin since it looks like he's gotten his migraine issues solved. However, with Favre now getting ankle injections thats another factor you have to consider. It depends how the rest of your roster is. I believe Harvin still has value on Kickoff returns though.
Is anyone concerned about the Cowboys Defense? They're my starting D and I really don't feel comfortable with them at all.
#1422 Re: The Garden » 2010 Fantasy Football » 845 weeks ago
strange, I got a few of these players too. Mine is a six team league though. I think I got Jackson at the exact same spot (26). I'm worried about the injury issues a little. Lee Evans looks like he could be a steal though. I drafted Meachem too, although I just took a flyer on him. I snagged Vincent Jackson but I can afford to keep him on the bench for a little while. Rumors are that the Seahawks are interested in dealing for him; he's serving a 3 game regular season suspension so you'll have to use bench him anyway.
The TE situation looks bad. I think the Ravens drafted two TE this year. Go waiver wire hunting on that position. Heap's getting old and chronically injured. There has to be a better TE option on the WW.
#1423 Re: The Garden » 2010 Fantasy Football » 845 weeks ago
Really, really kicking myself for not grabbing Ryan Mathews and Javid Best when I had the chance.
Took a huge risk with Mike Williams (TB), but I really think that kid is going to be a star.
I'm not sure I did the right thing by drafting LT, but he's looked so good in preseason, and he's got a better running O-Line this year and is sharing the load with Shonne Green, who'll batter up the defense to let him run wild in the latter part of games. At least that's what I'm trying to convince myself with.
I'm not playing in this particular game but am active in another FF game but I think you did great with Mike Williams (TB). I think he had a 53 yd reception last night and on a team where there is no real dominant wideout, he seems like a good pick to get some catches.
He's available on the Waiver wire and I'm thinking about dumping Vincent Jackson.
I snagged Best since Kevin Smith is coming off an injury and there isn't really any other option. You're a Dolphins fan right? I grabbed Ronnie Brown later and am thinking about starting him.
1. (1) Chris Johnson
2. (28) Tony Romo
3. (29) Marques Colston
4. (56) Jason Witten
5. (57) Michael Crabtree
6. (84) Minnesota
7. (85) Marion Barber
8. (112) Brandon Jacobs
9. (113) Steve Breaston
10. (140) Ryan Longwell
11. (141) Alex Smith
12. (168) Kevin Walter
13. (169) Leon Washington
14. (196) Derrick Ward
Doesn't look half bad. Only caveats are that Derrick Ward might be cut (or have his carries reduced) and Breaston's production is tied to the QB situation which looks shaky now.
I'd say that the RB's past Johnson look suspect but Johnson will cancel all those critcisms out. Crabtree is a pretty nice pick; I think you did well with that pick; the Barber pick has the potential for a bunch of cheap short yardage tds; ditto with Jacobs.
#1424 Re: Guns N' Roses » Leeds, United Kingdom - August 29, 2010 (Leeds Festival) » 845 weeks ago
I'm not one to bitch about setlists, but damn at least put in an effort.
Reviews coming in....
United Kingdom | by Graeme Johnston | 29 August 2010
Once the greatest live bands in the world, seeing Axl Rose and "Guns N Roses" half an hour later than billed was just one big disappointment for the half-crowd who even bothered staying at Leeds Festival tonight.The fact that Marina & The Diamonds on the Festival Republic stage and LCD Soundsystem in the NME Stage both pulled gigantic crowds said it all about Guns N Roses.
A disappointing end to another fine chapter in the Leeds Festival history books.
Those are pretty much the key points for me from the article. Not the half an hour later thing but the fact that the crowd was sparse again. They got outdrew by 2 bands I had never heard of.
#1425 Re: Guns N' Roses » Leeds, United Kingdom - August 29, 2010 (Leeds Festival) » 845 weeks ago
The funny thing is Axl and his clowns are still able to surprise me. I often think it cannot be even more ridiculous, but Reading plus the comments of Asba & Fortus proved me wrong. It's getting entertaining again in some ways. I thought Monty Python was done, but it's alive. Guns N' Roses became the biggest joke in the history of music. The aging rebel with the same setlist, who cancels and reschedules his shows every other night, lol.
At this point, I think I'm just following for the trainwreck/unintentional humor aspect of this band.
Anyway, wasn't curfew around 11pm? The promoter gave him an extra half hour or so before officially pulling the plug. Funny how only GNR seems to have these problems, I think 10 or so bands played yesterday and yet nary a peep out of them about problems.
It's not like Axl hasn't shown up on time for these gigs with curfew. He just chooses not to. Every disagreement/feud he has with certain concert promoters just shortens the list of festivals/venues that are willing to take a chance on this variation of GNR. That list is growing shorter with every stunt he pulls. He's just costing himself money in the end.
#1426 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 845 weeks ago
The 2 games last night:
Bradford looked real good.
I like that the refs have impacted Peyton Manning's quick snaps, taking advantage of defensive substitutions and what not. That always struck me as cheap and really made me lose respect for the Colts. Now its a level playing field. I like it. And I can't believe the MNF announcers were saying they need a rule change to give Manning back that advantage. Are you kidding me? This is making the game fair and getting the best out of a game and both teams. He's a whiney little bitch anyway, just let him keep bitching.
I like the new rule.
Yep, that and all that fake audibilizing he does at the Line of scrmiage is extremely annoying. He also routinely throws players under the bus instead of admitting his own mistakes.
I didn't see much of the GB/Indy game, but the Patriots looked HORRENDOUS for the most part. I'll give Bradford some credit but there's no way any defense should give up 330+ yards through the air to a team with a rookie QB starting his first NFL game.
And the Pats offense looked great in the 3rd quarter. Only problem, it was Brady and the rest of the starters against 2nd and 3rd stringers.
Signs of how inconsistent they're going to be this season
So is it a lack of pass rush or secondary issues for the Pats D? Looks like they'll have to outscore a bunch of teams.
DO NOT underestimate the loss of Thomas Jones to the jets. shonne greene looked fine at the end of last year but to bank on him as your number 1 and pretend that you lose nothing because you bring in LT is a major stretch. jones was an absolute workhorse last year that single handedly won the jets games.
LT is done; so they'll be mainly depending on Greene. Stupid move as I would have either resigned Thomas Jones or just drafted another guy to go with Greene. Instead, they went for the name player.
It hasn't been mentioned here but Derrick Anderson has been named the starter for tomorrow's preseason game for the Cardinals. That does not bode well for Matt Leinart's future in Arizona.
Man am I glad that Bud Adams picked Vince Young otherwise I'd be having this guy play QB for the Titans.
#1427 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Horror Movie You've Seen.... » 845 weeks ago
Martyrs, as far as horror goes it doesn't get much better. I hated it first and my friend who made me sith through it I was just so pissed with him but a month or so later when I looked back on it. That film really moved me, and the message reminds me of Eckhart Tolle's whole surrendering to the Moment and accepting the present for what it is stuff. Heart wrenching.
This is the french film that was released in 2008, correct?
Anyway, any recommendations for The Evil Dead (1981)? I can acquire it via the usual method (torrent). Just wondering whether or not it's worth the time.
#1428 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 846 weeks ago
I think Washington could be a lot worse than the 10-6 record you predicted. You're underselling the Eagles a little here. Have no idea what to expect from the Giants. I think Seattle could contend in the West provided they pick up Vincent Jackson. I haven't exactly heard glowing reports about Matt Leinart in ARZ, whichever team gets good, consistent QB play in that division should win.
The NFC North I think will come down to GB and MIN. CHI still has OLine problems (Cutler blamed them the other day too) and DET is still young; with Detroit they could get to 7 wins this year and that is great news for their long suffering fan base.
I think CIN noses out BAL for the AFC North crown. That division has more issues than the other ones. The East is a 3 team race. So is the AFC South. I always wait for IND to crash and burn but they never do. Can't really trust HOU because they always choke in must win games. TEN should be in it considering their D can't really be worse than last year.
SD will win the West again. I think the Raiders still might have a QB problem. DEN has D injuries. I think the Chiefs could be a suprise team here.
#1429 Re: The Sunset Strip » The Star Wars Thread *NO SPOILERS ALLOWED!* » 846 weeks ago
How fans of this stuff don't revolt is beyond me. People cream their jeans every time Lucas does a re-release with a trillionth of a nanosecond clip of Yoda added.
When Lucas dies, it'll be from laughing while splicing one of these clips into a film.
Pretty much. At this point every DVD will get a rerelease with either a special directors cut (or longer version) or a special remastered version or a bluray upgrade. It makes very little scene to buy a dvd that is new release because at some point it will get rereleased with some extra stuff further down the line.
Fuck the shitty prequels. I'm not paying double the price just to get the first three movies in HD. I'm not buying it until they release the original trilogy by itself.
Yup. Or they could just release the movies separately and let the consumer decide what to buy. Coppola did this with the Godfather movies. The trilogy costs $48. But each film was rereleased early this year on BD. The first two were on sale for $11.99 each. So you could have just saved a bunch of money by just buying the first two and skipping the third one.
It also pays to wait as all blurays at some point will go on sale. No need to toss away cash and pay full MSRP.
#1430 Re: The Sunset Strip » Natalie Portman Loses Out on Lead for `The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo » 846 weeks ago
Usually I'm anti-remake (especially on foreign films) but the original was extremely boring when compared to the back. I'm looking forward to what Fincher and Craig can bring to this series.
Too bad because there would have been some full frontal nudity with Natalie Portman. Oh well, I think she already did a nude scene a few years ago for a short Wes Anderson film.
