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#341 Re: The Garden » NFL 2022/23 season » 218 weeks ago
Patriots #1s have looked bad against their own #1s on D throughout the summer. Wasn’t sure if the offense was bad or the defense was good. But then the #1s looked bad against both the Panthers and Raiders backups. And all reports have been their offense has just not been able to get on track in camp.
Josh McDaniels left to coach the Raiders and they never hired an offensive coordinator to replace him. Instead, Matt Patricia is calling the plays, an ex failed head coach and former defensive coordinator. And Joe Judge is coaching the QBs, a failed head coach & former special teams coordinator. Plus they’ve installed a new offense this season. Needless to say, it’s not off to a good start. The optimistic view is they haven’t game planned yet & they’ll let Mac have more of a say once they get going. We will see. It just doesn’t seem like they’re well positioned heading into Mac’s 2nd year. Brady would be able to mask most deficiencies, but that’s a lot to ask of a 2nd year QB.
Their defense should be decent, but they were pretty good last year until they wilted at the end and they couldn’t stop anyone down the stretch. They need to improve against the run. They’ve been gashed the last two seasons. And I honestly don’t see any big improvements in that department. We’ll see.
They have a tough schedule to start. I think they’ll be lucky to go 1-3 out of the chute (@Miami, @Pitt, Ravens, @Packers). They have some winnable games in the middle and it gets tough again at the end.
Summed up nicely but I’d still go over 8.5 wins.
#342 Re: Guns N' Roses » Think About You - opinions? » 219 weeks ago
I like the song but I think it’s one of the few songs off of appetite that doesn’t really stand the test of time. Something about the production on the chorus that is so 80s.
#343 Re: Guns N' Roses » Favorite Guns N'Roses Songs? :) » 220 weeks ago
Slash’s intro gives me chills every time.
#344 Re: GN'R Downloads » Slash/Chester - Crazy » 220 weeks ago
I never once believed VR would go on with a new singer. Not because of GnR reunion drama but because they maximized what they could with VR. What made people appreciate VR was the combination of the GnR guys with the STP guy, much like the Audioslave dynamic. If it became the GnR guys with a revolving door of singers it kills any perception that it’s a new, original band and interest wanes. Hell, I’m pretty sure Matt even mentioned in an interview post-VR that he was disappointed in the venues VR was playing. It was never going to work no matter who came in (though I love Chester).
#345 Re: Guns N' Roses » Hard Skool: Does it date from ‘96? » 221 weeks ago
Yeah but by then it was 2014. I don’t think Axl ever envisioned doing “up close and personal” tours or vegas residencies. I think what we don’t know is to what extent negotiations got. Also, conspicuous that it was after Slash’s divorce from Pearla that the reunion happened.
#346 Re: Guns N' Roses » Hard Skool: Does it date from ‘96? » 221 weeks ago
I would say the best counter to the belief that a 2006 reunion of *at least* Axl and Slash is that it took another decade to happen, despite Robin leaving and the impending end of Velvet Revolver. Honestly Axl needed it more (Slash stayed mainstream with pop acts and even played the Super Bowl with Black Eyed Peas) but I imagine Slash would have traded it for a 2010 reunion after CD came out and ran its course (if it ever ran a course at all).
#347 Re: Guns N' Roses » Hard Skool: Does it date from ‘96? » 221 weeks ago
The fact they used a hybrid logo to promote the tour and the fact they didn’t announce BBF as part of the act leads me to believe at least Slash was close to rejoining.
#348 Re: Guns N' Roses » Hard Skool: Does it date from ‘96? » 221 weeks ago
I believe it to be the Jackie Chan song, dating back to the end of the Slash era. Probably changed drastically but too much smoke there.
#349 Re: Guns N' Roses » Which was worse: 1995-1999 or 2002-2006? » 222 weeks ago
I was only around for 02-06. I got into GnR when I was in 8th grade in 2001. I was aware of GnR because of the 90s when MTV played November Rain nonstop. I loved the old band but grew intrigued by the mystique Axl had built up with nu-guns. I was in 9th grade when they did the VMAs and was over the moon. Thought Axl was going to take the world over and then Philly happened. The only saving grace for 02-06 was leaks.
Edit: at least in the late 90s you had the Spin or Rolling Stone article teasing new song titles for the first time.
#350 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » 2003 killer footage of "The Project" pre Weiland » 223 weeks ago
Everything that happened in the 2000s is having its 20th anniversary (duh, FlashFlood). But think about some of the other stuff that’s turning 20…Hammerstein shows in 06, Chinese Democracy, and the arrival of DJ Ashba!
