UGH!!!!!!!!

I won't give anything away for anyone regarding this but, the newest Harry Potter movie was quite disappointing from my point of view. They added a very big scene that wasn't anywhere in the book and made no sense in the movie's context and missed so many crucial elements that 5 minutes of dialog (throughout the movie) would've fixed. So I'm giving this a big two thumbs down! If you haven't read the book then you'll probably enjoy it and I immensely enjoyed the first half or so of the movie but the second half ruined it for me. I was planning on seeing this at least one more time in theaters but now I'm not sure I even want to rent it when it comes out on DVD.

One very good week

Well well well, not so much grumblings as this is going to be a super awesome week. First, I started going back to college online. I'm in two classes which I should do pretty well in. Second, we won both of our games on Monday night and I played pretty well. Third today (Tuesday) I have upgraded to HD from DirecTv and tonight I'm going to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at the midnight opening show, which is the first midnight showing I've seen since Star Wars Episode III. I have high hopes for HPatHBP, I've only seen the first two previews for the movie and much to the wife's annoyance avoided seeing any other preview. Lastly, I'm on a staycation (vacation @home) from Tuesday to Monday during which time I will most likely see Harry Potter again. Oh and I'm going to force GameFly to send me NCAA football 2010, everytime I get a game from them, it is never the number one game I have in my queue, so now I'm only going to keep one game in my queue at a time...SUCK IT GAMEFLY!


Movie/TV shows

Recently I saw Bruno...DO NOT SEE IT. It had funny parts but overall was disturbing more than funny

Public Enemies - As with most Michael Mann directed movies I thought it was good but it just felt like there was something missing almost the entire movie. I can't really place what was missing, just felt like the film wasn't complete.

Merlin - A tv show about the famous Wizard as he grew to be famous...The first few episodes were BAD and the monsters they have are still Sci-Fi channel movie-esque but the series is getting better and better each week. Hopefully we can bring this BBC show to America full time, put some cash in it to give it better monsters, props and more realistic stages.

Well that's all for now, tune in for more grumbles.

It's been a while...Grumble time

Ok, here is the latest grumble, and this really is a grumble. So two weeks ago I'm out with my wife and we go to see Star Trek (a Warner Brothers Movie). I was hoping to see the newest trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price with no such luck as that trailer was shown the next week with Ghosts of Girlfriends Past which the wife saw with her cousin. WTF?!?!? really, that trailer with a rom-com instead of a sci-fi movie, that just don't make no sense!!!!! Anyway back to the main point. The big trailers shown with Star Trek on opening weekend were Transformers 2 (jizzed in my pants again), and G.I. Joe. I can forgive the fact that they made G.I. Joe international, but those "super suits" they looked downright horrendous. I know they were in the comic book but they were not in the cartoon which is what most fans cared about. I really hope they don't F this movie up more than what I've seen. After seeing that trailer I couldn't get into Star Trek and fully enjoy the awesomeness of it. The lingering disappointment of the trailer has stayed with me since. Grumble complete.

Draft Hits and misses

Ok, so the first round of the draft happened Saturday. Let's take a look at how I did. This will be short and sweet. I will look at how many direct hits I had and how many "correct" first rounders I had (correct meaning if the person I picked was in taken in the first round but not at the pick I stated). Oh and we'll go over whom I missed on. Off we go!

Direct hits: 5 (Stafford at 1, Jenkins at 14, Cushing at 15, Nicks at 29 and Wells at 31) We could almost count Freeman at 17 because that's where he was drafted just not by the team I projected.
Correct 1st round picks: 27
Misses: Rey Maualuga, Everette Brown, Ebon Britton, Darius Butler, Alphonso Smith

Draft day is neigh upon us...

Just two hours until draft day here in AZ. I'm very excited and sad also because after the draft and post draft week, all will be quiet on the football front until at least mid July. Let's hope for a fun and exciting draft!

TC's 1st Round Mock Draft

Well with the NFL Draft rapidly approaching and everyone doing mock drafts, I thought why the hell not and do one my self! So let's go ahead and to this with my first mock draft ever!

And with the first pick...

The Detroit Lions select Matthew Stafford, QB Georgia - This will be the pick but I think Stafford's going to be a bust. I have no evidence to back that up other than the multiple stupid throws he made in college and his completion percentage which was 58% (Draft experts say for a college QB to be successful they need to complete at least 60% of their passes).

2. St. Louis Rams select Michael Crabtree, WR Texas Tech - The first surprise of the draft happens with this pick as the Rams who have been projected to take a tackle with this pick take the best WR and shocks the draft world.

3. Kansas City Chiefs select Aaron Curry, LB Wake Forest - Yawn...the expected pick for the Chiefs.

4. Seattle Seahawks select Jason Smith, OT Baylor - I'm sure the Seahawks would rather have Crabtree or Curry but in this scenario where both are off the board they'll take the best available tackle.

5. Cleveland Browns select B.J. Raji, DT Boston College - With Crabtree off the board the Brownies take the best available defensive player which is Raji.

6. Cincinnati Bengals select Eugene Monroe, OT Virginia - The Bungals need help everywhere as usual and would probably want Raji if available, but protecting Carson Palmer has to be a priority too. Brian Orakpo could be the pick here as well.

7. Oakland Raiders select Jeremy Maclin, WR Missouri - Al Davis loves speed. Nuff said.

8. Jacksonville Jaguars select Mark Sanchez, QB USC- They're trading out of this spot either with the Redskins or the Broncos but since that will happen on draft day I'm just putting the player that is most likely to be picked in this spot. IF the Jags keep the pick I say they pick up Brian Orakpo.

9. Green Bay Packers select Tyson Jackson, DE LSU - This will be the second BIG surprise of the draft as this is a little high for Jackson but with GB switching to a 3-4 and not having 3-4 personnel it just makes too much sense to draft the best 5 technique DE.

10. San Francisco 49ers select Andre Smith, OT Alabama - The 49ers need a RT, they think they have the right linebackers for their 3-4 so they'll take a chance with Smith at 10.

11. Buffalo Bills select Brian Orakpo, DE Texas - The Bills acquired an extra first round pick in the Jason Peters trade so this could easily be the pick for Michael Oher, but as they had zero pass rush last year and a top 7 talent in Orakapo falls to them, they'll take the pass rusher and look for O-line help later in the draft.

12. Denver Broncos select Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB Penn State - The Broncos are switching to a 3-4 this year as well and were aggressive in FA finding personnel to fit the system but they will still need pass rushers and Maybin is the best currently on the board. Of course the Jags could be picking in this spot if the Broncos package the #12 pick to move up to 8.

13. Washington Redskins select Robert Ayers, DE Tennessee - If the Redskins don't move up they will either select the best available pass rusher or OT. I think OT is a little deeper in this draft so they go with the pass rusher on this pick.

14. New Orleans Saints select Malcom Jenkins, CB Ohio State - The Saints have needed help in thier secondary for about EVER. They take a step to solving that by taking the versatile Jenkins.

15. Houston Texans select Brian Cushing, OLB USC - This is a tough one, as I could see them taking Michael Oher here as well to help protect Matt Schaub who has been beaten up, but I think they go LB here to upgrade their front 7.

16. San Diego Chargers select Rey Maualuga, ILB USC - With no glaring needs to fill the Chargers take Maualuga to team with Stephen Cooper on the inside. Maualuga and Shawn Merrimen should become a very fearsome duo for the Chargers.

17. New York Jets select Josh Freeman QB, Kansas State - The Jets need a QB of the future, and Freeman's big arm should do well in the gusty Meadowlands.

18. Denever Broncos select Everette Brown DE, FSU - See the comments from pick #12.

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Darrius Heyward-Bay WR, Maryland. The Bucs picked up Byron Leftwhich to let Josh Johnson develop a little longer but both QBs will need someone to throw to and Heyward-Bey is the best option at this point.

20. Detroit Lions select Michael Oher OT, Mississippi - The Lions get lucky and have the 4th best OT in the draft fall to them at 20. They have thier QB, now they will have the guy protecting his blindside for the next 8-10 years.

21. Philadelphia Eagles select Knowshown Moreno RB, Georgia - The Eagles pick up the best All around back and future replacement for Brian Westbrook. This pick could be traded to the Cardinals for Anquan Boldin in which case I believe the pick becomes Beanie Wells.

22. Minnesota Vikings select Ebon Britton OT, Arizona - RT is a pressing need for the Vikings, they could also use a WR but they can be attained later on. Don't rule out Peria Jerry here also since the Vikes might be without the Williams wall and the fact that Fat Pat is getting up there.

23. New England Patriots select Clay Matthews LB, USC - The Pats need younger LBs and they will love Matthews versatility and bloodlines.

24. Atlanta Falcons select Vontae Davis CB, Illinois - The Falcons lost Dominique Foxworth in the offseason and need help upgrading thier defense on pretty much every level. Davis needs to be more consistant but is the best defensive player available at this point.

25. Miami Dolphins select Larry English DE/OLB, Northern Illinois - Bill Parcells will like the versatility and pass rush ability of English and while I think it may be a bit of a reach the Dolphins won't have a player of this caliber available when the pick next.

26. Baltimore Ravens select Percy Harvin WR, Florida - The Ravens need a playmaker and gamebreaker for Joe Flacco and Harvin is that guy and a perfect fit since Ray Lewis will help keep Harvins attitude in check. This pick could be going to the Arizona Cardinals for Anquan Boldin so that is something to lookout for as well.

27. Indianapolis Colts select Peria Jerry DT, Mississippi - The Colts need bigger bodies to help stop the run and Jerry is a good fit for thier system as a 1-gap penetrator.

28. Buffalo Bills select Brandon Pettigrew TE, Oklahoma State - The Bills have T.O. and need a safety valve for Trent Edwards. Pettigrew is the most polished route runner and blocker of all the TEs and makes sense for Buffalo since they were probably considering him with the 11th pick. Getting Pettigrew at 28 is just good value.

29. New York Giants select Hakeem Nicks WR, North Carolina - Nicks is a tall, fluid and polished route runner the perfect replacement for Plaxico Burres for Eli and the G-Men. Also note that this pick could be traded to Arizona for Anquan Boldin or the Cleveland for Bryalon Edwards.

30. Tennessee Titans select Darius Butler CB, UConn - The Titans need to replace Nick Harper and I think Butler is the pick. The Titans could also go with Alphonso Smith out of wake but I think they'll like Butler's size a bit more.

31. Arizona Cardinals select Chris "Beanie" Wells RB, Ohio State - The Cardinals would be ecstatic if arguably the best back in the draft fell to them at 31. Wells could be the pick a few spots earlier if they make a trade with one of the aforementioned teams which would make this pick a best defensive player available in which case I would give them James Laurinaitis.

32. Pittsburgh Steelers select Alphonso Smith CB, Wake Forest - A semi surprise pick as most experts have the Steelers taking a center. I think they look to replace Bryant McFadden here and look at Antoine Caldwell out of Alabama in the second round.

Redemption? More like Utter Domination...

Ok, I have to toot my own horn, or should I say my 4 on 4 flag football team's horn. I'll be the first to admit we play in the rec division for Fast Action Sports in Phoenix, but we killed the teams we just played. Our team name is Redemption but I'm thinking we should change it to Utter Domination since we rolled our opponents with a combined total score of 96-21. You don't get much better than that. Now let's hope we keep up the momentum through the rest of the season.

That don't make no sense! Wait maybe it does...

Well as everyone is aware (or should be) the NFL Draft starts in a week. Most experts do not predict any team to trade up to the #1 or anywhere among the top 5. I agree that it's probably not going to happen but it's fun to play the 'What if' game. So, let's do that now...

First we'll need our handy dandy NFL draft trade value guide We will need to check the values and for space, time and value purposes I'm going to limit this for the first 5 picks:
1 - 3000 Lions
2 - 2600 Rams
3 - 2200 Chiefs
4 - 1800 Seahawks
5 - 1700 Browns

Let's analzye for a moment the teams among the top 5 and whether they are likely to trade up for the #1 pick.

Rams - Rebuilding and no way they would give up the extra picks/players necessary.
Chiefs - Same as Rams.
Seahawks - No glaring needs can take best player available
Browns - Have 2 starting potential QBs with a New GM and coach who may want to shake things up.

So here is my trade scenario:

The Cleveland Browns trade the 5th, and 51st pick (2090 points per the trade value chart) and Brady Quinn to the Detroit Lions for the 1st and 129th selection(3043 points).

So I am valuing Brady Quinn as a mid 1st round pick (about 900 points) which is what he was.

Why this trade works? It gives the Browns thier pick of any draft choice (probably Matt Stafford) they solve their QB problem by letting Stafford sit behind Derrick Anderson. The Lions also solve their QB quest, with a QB who can come in and start tomorrow and still get a top 5 Pick to address a critical need (OT/DT/DE/LB) and won't need to feel the pressure of bringing along a rookie QB.

This solves problems and has major value for both teams and I don't see why this shouldn't happen but likely won't.

The Legend of Trashcan

So I'm sure people will be asking...Why the hell is your nickname Trashcan??? Were you picked on as a child? Were you thrown into dumpsters as a kid? What's the deal?

Well here's the deal...Yes, I was picked on as a kid, I was a short scrawny, goofy looking red headed kid, what were the other kids going to do BUT pick on me? Freshman year in HS some seniors did try to pick me up and throw me into garbage cans or hang me from hooks (I was 4'11 and weighed 80 lbs. I was like a toy to them) lucky for me those who tried were idiots and never succeeded.

So how did I get this nickname? Well it starts with me moving to the Phoenix area and wanting to meet some people who I could eventually hangout with and become friends with. So I signed up for a local intramural flag football league. I got a call one day and was told to show up for practice and tryout for a team. I went everything went fine and was asked to come back the next week for another practice.

Second practice, we are nearing the end, and the play call was Red, 8, 6, 4. I was running the 8, a flag pattern. The ball was snapped, I start my pattern and give a beautiful shoulder fake to get separation from the safety as I start my cut, the ball was thrown perfectly over my outside shoulder. I looked the ball into my hands secured the catch then looked forward and KABOOM!!! I completely blow up one of those 50 gallon steel garbage cans, I go flying, trash goes flying and I hit the ground. People think I'm dead, then I put my arm up, still holding the ball knee bruised and bloody and thus began the legend of Trashcan!

The First Post

Ahh my first attempt at blogging, let's see what happens. So, here it goes...

Mainly I'm going to use this to post about sports. My thoughts and feelings on transactions, trades or any grumbles and gripes I have with the lack of action for any team. I will attempt humor (poorly) and try to make this as interesting as possible for everyone who wants to read. So enjoy this and please feel free to blast me as throughly as possible because after all that's what the internet is all about.