Friday, September 28, 2012

The D is the Key, Manning is not...

Matt Schaub torched the Broncos D for 290 yards and 4 TD's.

I guess I'm not really shocked to see so many Broncos Fans go after the S's after the loss to the Houston Texans but don't leave out the CB's, the LB's and the DL too. I said before they signed Manning that the D wasn't going to be good enough and complained over and over that they needed help at Safety, Linebacker and DL position.

The only quality player we have on D as of Week 4 is Von Miller and all the rest should be subjected to sever criticism including Elvis Dumervil and Champ Bailey. Mike Adams and Rahim Moore won't get the job done for sure but neither will Justin Bannon and Kevin Vickerson who've not been a factor thus far. Since no pass rush exists it really exposes the weakness we have in the backfield and that includes Champ. This D is far from being good enough to be a playoff caliber team as it stands today. The tackling in the last 2 games reminds me of how the Broncos played early last year, it's beyond horrible.

I've noticed in the pointed attacks against the rest of the team that Peyton Manning is completely absolved of any blame for the Broncos last 2 losses when in fact he has just as much responsibility for them as the rest of the team. Blaming the play calling is BS; Manning is not playing well period. He's had a hard time throwing the deep ball with any consistently and in his excitement to run the hurry up offense, his expertise supposedly, he's not making the right calls at the line of scrimmage which he is responsible for in the hurry up. IMO it may be time to rethink the whole idea of running the hurry up and slow the game down because he and his minions are not executing it well enough to be a threat.

That said Manning has thrown horrible passes and into double coverage far too many times. Frankly he's very lucky he doesn't have more than the 3 INT's he's already put up. He's been sacked 8 times already and he's not getting rid of the ball quickly enough in the pocket. When he's been on target then the set of Receivers he's throwing to can't seem to catch a cold. Stokley seems to be the only player who doesn't drop many but he's no deep threat and can't stretch the field.

I don't want to be right in fact I hate it but thus far everything I predicted about the Manning signing and how the Broncos would perform has come to pass in the early going. Manning can't rescue a team who has a below average D and very small selection of skilled players on O to help him win.

The idea that Manning was going to the last piece of the puzzle for the Broncos to win a Super Bowl was ridiculous homeristic thinking. Hell, the Oakland Raiders are favored by 6.5 points and we're playing them at home for God Sakes. It's a little early to hit the panic button but to say this Raiders game is a must win for the Broncos might be dramatic but it is a must win. It doesn't get any easier with the New England Patriots on deck and the rest of schedule is no easier. I hope they can turn it around this week because if they lose the early hole they've dug for themselves may be too much from them to dig out of.


Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Windfall: An Independent Film about Wind Energy


I watched this on Netflix last night, it’s a free streamer by the way if you have their service. It’s an independent film made about wind energy in Meredith, NY which is in Delaware County. I highly recommend that people who think they actually have a grasp of what modern wind energy is and think they really know what it looks like and what its benefits are should watch this documentary.

One thing that should be noted upfront is that supporters of alternative energy who have the courage to watch this film will solely blame the big evil greedy corporations for wind’s shortcomings in their rush to make profits and it’s totally misplaced.

In this case the blame rests completely on the federal governments rush to come up with green energy solutions without regard to their environmental impact, cost or benefits. It set up these wind companies with huge tax breaks to build them. The wind generators cost around $3 million each to build, the feds give a $1 million tax break and the State of New York gives a $1 million tax break to build them. The other million had to be raised by Wall Street investment firms.

First and foremost the blame has to be laid at the feet of the ignorant local officials on the town council and the town planning commission that got duped into agreeing to a wind farm by not really doing enough research on the impact of what 430 foot wind generators would have on their community. The City as a matter of course didn’t see any positive financial impact to their coffers as a result of the project but investors made millions on this governmental con.

Once the process of building these wind generators began most of the citizens of the county were in the dark about what the impacts were. So as they started being built and realized what impact they’d have the outrage grew and the story of their fight to stop them began.

One of the leading people on the town council was a big land owner in Delaware County. He wanted the wind generators and sold part of his land to build some of them. Another member of the town council was an attorney who tried to dictate policy about the wind generators and obviously was totally out of her league about the consequences once construction and implantation of the wind generators began.

I looked for movies reviews on Yahoo’s movie site and found one. Why? Because the truth slams Greenies smack in the face about wind’s problems and they can’t deny or explain it away after watching this film. If you’re the kind of person who wants to be informed about important issues that impact all of us I encourage you to watch this film and spread the word about its message.

Monday, September 3, 2012

2016 Obama's America: Movie Review


I was so amazed this movie actually made it to Astoria given the political climate that exists here. My guess is because it's a very well made documentary and it’s been making money. It opened in theaters worldwide on the weekend of Aug. 24. The film ranked seventh in U.S. box office revenue for the weekend of Aug. 24-26, gathering cumulative revenue of more than $9 million from 1,091 locations.

The film premiered July 13 on one screen in Houston and slowly expanded over the past month to 1,091 theaters in such cities as Baton Rouge; Nashville, Tenn.; Denver; Phoenix; Wichita, Kan.; and Washington, D.C. The film expanded to about 1,800 theaters last Friday.

It collected $6.2 million last Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a per-screen average of $5,940, the best of any film in wide release. It added another $1.2 million at the box office Monday.

The reason it's making money is because it's not a hit piece. It's a fact based biography of Obama's political roots. Unfortunately too many didn't know what they were getting when they voted for Obama in 2008.

In great depth it deals with his early childhood, college years and the tremendous influence his Mother, Dad, friends, college professors and mentors have had him emotionally and psychologically. Once the filmmaker puts together the story of his whole life his political ideology becomes blatantly clear and easy to understand.

It also makes the best argument I've seen yet for the reasons why so many people did vote for him. This part of the movie alone makes it well worth watching no matter what your political stripe.

I counted 45 people (a big crowd for any movie theater in Astoria) at the matinee and the manager of the theater said the movie was doing a great business. I only hope that more people go see this movie, especially voters under the age of 30. Although people over 30 should see it too I don't have much faith that harden Democrats of any age will give it a chance. It's too bad because they'd become enlightened.

One of the things that frustrates me personally about politics on either side is the unwillingness to entertain the idea that maybe just maybe there's another way to look at an issue and bend on it.

Regardless, whether you're a Democrat or Republican you should see this movie before the election. Maybe it won't change how you vote but it'll certainly give you some information you're probably unaware of to think about before you do.

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