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#1431 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 838 weeks ago
McCourty is a good CB (blocked a bunch of kicks on special teams too). Apparently, the other CB Kyle Wilson rubbed a bunch of teams the wrong way with his demeanor. He went to the Jets (how many questionable guys do they need). Only confusing part about the Pats is that they had a bunch of picks and still traded down. I think they have 13 (or more) picks. My guess they'll trade up with some of that currency and down too. I wouldn't be suprised if they traded one of their second rounders for a future #1 (probably next year). So that'll give them 3 #1's next year. Perfect for reloading.
There are still a bunch of pass rushers available--Sergio Kindle, Everson Griffen, Ricky Sapp--and they can move up with their picks to get one. To be honest, the WR prospects are mostly 2-4 round guys and after the first two there's a drop off. I think they weren't convinced on either guy (Thomas, Bryant). Thomas is raw and will take some time to develp. Bryant has attitude issues.
I really thought that they would have taken Jerry Hughes as he fits them well. I'm kind of peeved that the Colts took him though.
#1432 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 838 weeks ago
There are still a few good tackles left--Saffold, Brown and Jared Verdheer. Detroit traded up to #30 and the Vikings should take something other than an OT. Unfortunately, KC will probably take one. Bruce Campbell is still on the board but man his film isn't very good and his claim to fame is running a 4.85 at the combine.
The real shocker for me was Tyson Alualu at #10 to JAX. He was projected at best to go in the 20s. I actually liked OAK picking Rolando McClain. He's a very good football player.
PaSnow,
Graham is a beast with the best pass rushing moves in the draft. He'll be fine.
Actually it could have been worse, BUF was interested in trading back into the 1st round to nab Tebow. Luckily, DEN saved them from that. Clausen at least knows how to throw the ball in a pro style offense. DEN now has Quinn, Kyle Orton and Tebow. WTF?
#1433 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 838 weeks ago
Draft starts tomorrow at 7:30pm est. To be honest, I liked the old format where I could just blow off a bunch of hours on Saturday to watch this. I'll have to tape this one and watch it later.
TEN has an interesting schedule too. 3 out of 4 home games to start out. And something like 5 or 6 consecutive division games to end the season. That could work to their advantage if the division stinks.
2 Night games is managable PIT and DAL (and others) have like 5.
It's great that their not skipping a game due to the World Series. The NFL is king (of professional sports) in the US and has surpassed MLB anyway.
#1434 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 839 weeks ago
The Pittsburgh Steelers traded troubled wide receiver Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for a fifth-round pick in next week's NFL draft, sources confirmed Sunday night.
ESPN 1050 in New York first reported the story. Holmes was contacted late Sunday and told that he had been traded to New York, sources said.
Holmes is facing a civil lawsuit in Florida from a woman who claims he threw a glass at her, cutting her above the eye, in an Orlando nightclub. The police also have been investigating the woman's claims. Holmes denies hurting the woman, and a witness has since taken responsibility for tossing the glass, according to Holmes' lawyer.
The player has run into trouble before this offseason. He was cited for marijuana possession, a misdemeanor, in Pennsylvania in 2008. The Steelers made Holmes inactive for the game following the incident and he subsequently apologized. In 2006, he was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Ohio, but that charge was later dropped.
In four seasons in Pittsburgh, the 26-year-old Holmes -- the MVP of the 2009 Super Bowl -- had 235 catches for 3,835 yards and 20 touchdowns.
In New York, Holmes gives quarterback Mark Sanchez another big-time target to throw to in an offense that already had Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery, promising tight end Dustin Keller and recently signed running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
Information from ESPN.com senior NFL writer John Clayton, ESPN.com AFC East blogger Tim Graham and The Associated Press was used in this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/ … id=5077088
What the story doesn't say is that Holmes is likely to be given a 4 week suspension for a positive drug test(s)/ substance abuse violations. Still a 5th rounder is real cheap for a player of his calibur.
Luckily for the rest of the AFC, these bring in a bunch of big names in the offseason and hope to make a Super Bowl run plans almost never work. I'm not convinced that LT is an upgrade to Thomas Jones as well.
I like to rag on the Steelers but as long as their defense is still dominant they'll be in every game. This is assuming that Rothlesiberger doesn't miss a lot of time.
#1435 Re: The Sunset Strip » Robert Pattison Set to Play Kurt Cobain » 840 weeks ago
He was great in Legends of the Fall. I always forget about that film for some reason. I got some great laughs out of Burn after Reading. The only film I didn't like was Oceans 12 but almost everyone sucked in that film so its not really his fault.
#1436 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » bonus songs » 840 weeks ago
The regular Aussie version has Chains and Shackles and Paradise City as bonus tracks. At least that's what I saw on a torrent of the aussie version.
#1437 Re: The Sunset Strip » Robert Pattison Set to Play Kurt Cobain » 840 weeks ago
I don't think Pitt fits the role of the character. The Blomkvist charachter is in his mid to late 40s and is a loner. Pitt despite being 46 or 47 looks at least ten years younger. The character in the book isn't that attractive and is a little heavy set (not fat). Blomkvist is also somewhat of a cynical grump in the book. Russell Crowe or Liam Niasson would be better suited. I think Pitt is too good looking and his looks work against him in this case.
Daniel Day Lewis does films once every few years now. I think he spends time in Italy making shoes. Anyway, he was great in Gangs of New York and another underrated Scorcese film "The Age of Innocence" with Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfiefer.
#1438 Re: The Sunset Strip » Robert Pattison Set to Play Kurt Cobain » 840 weeks ago
This article seems to contradict the Pattinson and Fincher rumors:
Famed sparkling vampire portrayer and ruffled hair enthusiast Robert Pattinson will not be playing grunge god Kurt Cobain, debunking earlier reports by the always unreliable British tabloid The Sun. The Sun also reported Scarlett Johansson had been tapped to portray Courtney Love, so color us surprised no one called The Sun'™s bluff even earlier.
Pattinson is next scheduled to appear as Edward Cullen in the next Twilight abomination, followed by a leading role in 'Bel Ami� , in which he'll play George Duroy, a sexy social climber in turn-of-the-century, 1890s Paris, who seduces his way to wealth and fame from a poor beginning. Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Cristina Ricci co-star. He will also star as Jacob Jankowski in the high-profile adaptation 'Water For Elephants,� based on the novel by Sara Gruen, starring Reese Witherspoon and the inimitable Christoph Waltz and directed by Francis Lawrence.
The last official word on the gestating Cobain biopic is that Oren Moverman is/was in talks to helm the picture. Moverman is the director of last year's 'The Messenger� , which we thought was a 'captivating, fierce and a must-see film that while perhaps not entirely flawless (what is, really) will take your breath away more than once in a few crucial and agonizing scenes.� While you're waiting for your heart shaped box, give that film a rental if you haven't seen it. -Mark Zhuravsky
http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/04 … obert.html
Here's another one on Fincher:
At the end of last month we reported that David Fincher had officially chosen "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" as his next project, despite speculation that he was circling the chess drama "Pawn Sacrifice" (it turns out he took a meeting as a consultant on that project).
However, our sources have told us today that not only is Fincher going to direct "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," he also has an option to direct the second book in the series, "The Girl Who Played With Fire." Apparently, Fincher is very keen on the second book as well and would love to tackle it; with our sources telling us he might even shoot the second book as the direct follow-up to "Dragon Tattoo." In fact, Fincher has been guaranteed a payout if he doesn't direct the second film, which suggests "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" would have to be awful enough that Sony asks him to leave the project which seems to be an unlikely scenario.
That said, he is likely waiting on the script from Steve Zaillian (who is actually only adapting one book; he is also an executive producer on "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo") before he even can fathom jumping into book two. And fyi, a separate source tells us Zaillian hasn't seen the current Swedish film adaptations and doesn't plan to, preferring to work directly from the books themselves, rather than be influenced by a movie many '” including us '” didn't love.
The books are massive, weighty affairs and we could definitely see why Fincher, who is known for his meticulous approach, might prefer to dive in all at once rather than break up his work on the films. In the first book, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" disgraced journalist/private investigator Mikael Blomkvist meets and teams up with trouble teen computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to solve the mysterious death of the niece of a Swedish industrialist. In the second book, "The Girl Who Played With Fire," Salander and Blomkvist tackle sex traffickers in Sweden. But these are really simplified loglines. The Swedish version of the first, uncut, runs three hours long while the second film runs two. We would wager that since this is clearly franchise material, it would probably be more financially sound to get both films in the can at once rather than having two separate productions. But just what happens, of course, remains to be seen.
While Carey Mulligan was previously rumored for the lead role of Lisbeth Salander, Fincher is instead considering going with a complete unknown for that role. The film is tentatively slated to begin production in the fall, most likely when press obligations for "The Social Network" wrap up. That will make two Sony pictures in a row for Fincher and it appears the studio will be the place he hangs his hat for the foreseeable future (the Paramount relationship now seems tarnished as they gave him grief for his three hour 'Benjamin's Button' cut, punished him by not greenlighting "Heavy Metal" '” which he took to Sony '” and also let the rights lapse to "Torso").
Fincher apparently also has a tentative male lead in mind for "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and it's guy you may know named Brad Pitt. However, it's early days and who knows if the star would be interested and or would have time in his schedule.
There's also been rumors going round that Fincher's old sci-fi project, "Rendezvous with Rama" '” based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel; the author known for "2001: A Space Odyssey" '” which died in 2008 is back in active development and we've asked around and heard nothing so far. Perhaps another director is reviving it? Who knows...
http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/04 … t-girl.htm
FWIW, I think Pitt is a bad choice to play Bloomqkvist.
#1439 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 840 weeks ago
Makes sense. Trent Williams, Brian Bulaga, Anthony Davis or Bruce Campbell--one of those guys will be there. Williams will probably be gone though probably to SEA, KC, OAK. Bulaga might only be a RT tackle though. Campbell is the "upside" guy as he ran the fastest time for an OT at the combine. I haven't really read/heard anything negative on Davis though.
I don't see all the teams from 4-8 taking tackles though. Someone will take Eric Berry before that and there's always the OAK surprise pick. WAS seems locked in on Okung.
#1440 Re: The Sunset Strip » Robert Pattison Set to Play Kurt Cobain » 840 weeks ago
Jeez. The guy is also being considered for the new Spider Man reboot too.
