Peyton

          Although it's been a long time in coming, Peyton Manning was officially released from the Colts today.  The press conference and his farewell speech were heartbreaking, upsetting enough that I can't actually recommend anyone watch it.   His voice was hoarse, and he was close to tears through the whole thing.  He was a stand up guy, though, and I really hope he does well on whatever team he ends up with in the next few weeks (hopefully not the Broncos or the Chiefs, two Raiders rivals that are apparently in the hunt).

Conratz Giants!

          Congratz the to 2012 Super Bowl Champions, the New York Giants!

I have a big grudge against the Pats, but this is sad.

Week's Reflections - 2/4/2012

          As I recently posted, I have been getting killed with work lately.  Hopefully that will be changing soon, and I am planning to post a couple of interesting articles in the near future.  I also have a few interviews coming up, and I'll be sure to post about them.

1.) The Grey

          I thought this was a very disappointing movie.  I saw it with my girlfriend and a friend, and halfway through the movie we were bored and joking about how bad some parts of it were.  The cruddy wolf sound effects, the BS philosophy, the way so many "situations" were obvious plot devices....  It just wasn't a good movie.  I was pretty surprised to find that the greater public seems to have received it pretty well.  Who knows?  Maybe I'm wrong on this one.  Let me know what you think?

          I will say that I liked the ending.  From what I understand, people found it to be very disappointing, but I actually thought  it fit the movie and succeeded in making partial redemption for some of the more boring parts.

Rematch Bowl 2012

This is what I want to see Feb 5th.

          In a fairly surprising turn of events, it looks like we'll be having a Super Bowl re-match of the 2008 Super Bowl, between the Giants and the Patriots.  As I'm sure Patriots fans and NFL fans all remember, in 2008, the Giants, a seemingly mediocre team, rose up to defeat the undefeated Patriots.  Until that game, the Patriots had been playing at an unprecedented level.  I doubt many people really thought the Giants had much of a chance, but against all odds, they played a great game and won.  I'm sure Patriots fans are still sick over that loss and eager for a shot at vengeance on the Giants.

          I hate the Patriots.  I am a Raiders fan, and the Tuck Rule still hurts... a lot.  That one, awful play, has stuck with me since my childhood.  I'm not joking.  Add to that the fact that I live in New York and am basically a New Yorker, and I am obviously going to be pulling hard for the Giants.

Football Miscellaneous

          Within three or four hours of publicizing my Saints Super Bowl prediction in the Week's Reflections... they made me look like an idiot.  That's too bad.  I have had a decent run with predictions recently, picking Green Bay last year and the Colts the year before (hey, they lost the Super Bowl, but it was pretty close).

          That was one heck of a game, though.  I was blown away by the Niners defense.  I actually never watched them play a game this season, and obviously I underestimated them.  Brees still threw for 450+ yards and 4 touchdowns, but that's with an uncharacteristic 50ish completion percentage and 2 interceptions.  I couldn't believe how good the anticipation was in the secondary, and their tackling was absolutely spectacular.  With the league so high flying with all the passing this season, it's nice to see such a strong defense with excellent fundamentals for a change of pace.