Mysterio2000X

This and the drills which test fluidity/agility are the main reasons I watch, pretty much. There's also simply too many quality prospects and not enough nationally televised games to have an accurate assessment of just what each and every one of them is; the combine is a good way to amassing all of the prospects, and figuring out who looks the part (which should encourage going back and watching games specifically for them, or whatever).

1. Heat 2. City of God 3. From Dusk til Dawn 4. The Godfather 5. Predator 6. Hellboy 2 7. Black Hawk Down 8. Battle Royale 9. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 10. City of Lost Children Any list that doesn't include Heat or City of God is wrong, clearly.

In public, which I can understand. I think I read somewhere that he aced his team interviews, but given the coaching these kids receive, that should be expected. I don't want anything to do with the kid, regardless. I don't see him having any success in the NFL whatsoever.

I can't see Jones wanting to clinch up with Rua and those knees of his, personally. He definitely has a crazy reach, though. His best shot is to take him down and cave his face in without getting trapped in a submission. Either way, It'll be one hell of a fight. That's for sure. In other news: http://mmaweekly.com/chael-sonnen-wants-to-face-michael-bisping-next-in-the-ufc Face turn for Sonnen~!? He's the lesser of two evils here, at least. I can't see how he doesn't destroy Bisping if this match goes through, which is a great way for him to get himself back into the title picture.. if he doesn't get himself in a prison cell first.

Don't worry, the good ol' Buddy Nix'll probably take him #3, so you won't have to even worry about him.

Nah. You're either severely underrating Rua or overrating Jones in the stand-up department (or both?); I can't see him standing much of a chance against the whirling dervish of strikes that is Shogun. He's not there yet. The only aspects of Jones's game that are clearly superior than Rua's is the wrestling and the takedowns. Possibly ground control, by virtue of how freakishly big and strong the dude is - Jones is basically a Heavyweight pretending to be a 205er.

Shit, no way? This better make it to a second season; when has a down-on-your-luck boxing story ever not had mass appeal, especially when done as well as this one?

Kind of surprised to see Woody get cut. He's been pretty good for NYJ, hasn't he?

I don't think Jones stands a chance in a stand up fight. His footwork and technique is just too sluggish and unrefined yet to handle someone like Rua who, if he doesn't knock him the fuck out, will most certainly chop his leading leg to pieces. Having said that, I'll be very surprised if Jones can't get Rua down, but it isn't like Rua doesn't have a great ground game or anything. Jones definitely has a chance, but Rua should be the favorite going into this fight. Speaking of which, is the money line still in Jones's favor? Because that's pretty ridiculous; I might bet that on principle alone.

He has a ready made excuse in that he took the fight at short(ish) notice. It's really a no-lose situation, if he loses, he has that excuse and he is young enough and frighteningly talented enough to get back up to the top later on and if he wins, then he is some kind of freakish manbeast that will destroy all in his path. Oh, no doubt he will consistently be in the title picture for the next ten years win or lose. I just don't see Jones being able to stand with Rua and, while he might take him down, Rua's sub skills are pretty damn good.

Lights Out is damn good TV, anybody here watching it? Justified is a hell of a lot better this season than last, as well. It really seems to have found it's footing with this run, and there hasn't been a bad episode yet. Have to agree with the Chicago Code love, though I don't know about it being better than The Shield or anything like that. It makes for a fun waste of an hour, though. Glad to see the non-Jason Isaacs brother from Brotherhood's still getting worked. This last episode of Supernatural was pretty good. The show's been pretty underwhelming since , but this last episode was quality. Next week's looked pretty good, as well. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come; the show's probably getting a 7th season, I'm just hoping it's worth it.

So, the combine. Just random thoughts: Anybody shocked by Julio Jones out-performing AJ Green in the drills, and saying he'll go before AJ is just silly. Jones is and has always been a total freak - it's the reason he was considered a better HS prospect coming out. But, AJ Green is still the better player. Brandon Harris measured in at 5'9", which is pretty shit. He's going to need to post a big vertical and a sub 4.5 40 to ensure he goes in the 1st, most likely. I'm sure you've already heard, but Paea is a BEAST. 49 reps ain't no joke, especially since that strength very much translates to the playing field. Robert Quinn only recored 20 reps of the 225, but that's not that big of a deal. He's always been a finesse/speed rusher. DaQuan Bowers's 22 is pretty laughable, though, since his game is literally nothing but a bull rush and straight-line speed. Marcel Dareus weighed in at 319 lbs, which is NT-sized. Assuming he can carry the weight well, though, he's still my #3 best player in the draft. These QBs are shit. Just.. shit. Sad that Arizona's actually in a position to draft one this year, and there isn't a single one worth the #5 pick. Oh well, give me one out of Robert Quinn, Patrick Peterson or Von Miller any day, god knows we could use each and every one of them. We'll trade for Kolb (assuming there's a new CBA), or pick one up later, I guess. Likewise, this OT class is pretty poor. Tyron Smith measured in over 300 lbs, which is a huge plus for him, and he might be the first tackle drafted on upside alone. Marcell Dareus, at 319 pounds, just ran a 4.94 40, with a 1.66 10-yard split. That's.. pretty freakish. To put this into perspective: the running backs at last year's combine averaged a 1.63 10-yard split. And Marvin Austin was just timed with a 1.63 split. Geez.

Shogun is one bad motherfucker. Jones needs to be absolutely on-point for that fight, or else the hype train will get derailed, and quick.

The ASU defense just drew up the blueprint for slowing/beating Oregon. If Stanford learns from the tape, they have a far better cast of players that they could easily give Oregon it's first loss. Stanford's already in mid-season form; the Oregon starters are rusty still since they've been sitting out so much, and don't seem to have the cardio to go all 4 quarters and still be fast/hard hitting, as well. But yeah, it's about time the Pac-10, as a whole, got it's shit together.

And so Moussassi kills DREAM's best shot at a new breakout, homegrown star. Anybody care? Miller pulling out the heel tactics from the Shibata fight against Sakuraba was kinda fucked up. I mean, it's funny, but didn't he go on and on about Sakuraba being his idol? What a dick. >_> And is anybody else hyped up for the upcoming Huerta/Alvarez match?

Obviously, that was just a large generalization of all of the problems most system quarterbacks tend to come with. Obviously, not all of those qualities apply to all of those quarterbacks, but every single one of them has enough of those faults that did (or should) have prevented them from going in the first half of the draft. That being said, for the love of god, PLEASE show me Colt McCoy zipping a ball 40 yards down. He struggles getting velocity/zip at 20 yards; I can't imagine how much he has to loft it up to overcompensate for his girly arm on a 40 yard pass. And like I said, I was just regurgitating what the only in-depth scouting reports I could find off of google said. Seriously, I didn't even go past the first page, you can just google "Case Keenum Scouting Reports" if you want.

Because he hadn't played as bad as he did against Nebraska, maybe? You don't think he's going to re-evaluate his views on Locker now? Besides, he wasn't exactly the only one hyping Locker up as the best quarterback this (or last) year.

One of those things is not like the others. ... and if any of those reports are by Mel Kiper, disgregard. No, no. They're all weak armed quarterbacks from pass happy spread offenses who weren't prepared to read defenses, had poor footwork, no sense of pocket awareness, and will never amount to anything more than backups in the NFL. And no, none of the reports were from Kiper. However, Kiper's one of the best when it comes down to drafting and scouting and all that jazz, why would I disregard anything he has to say? McShay's the mentally challenged one, not Kiper. >_>

Really? Because I'll fully admit that I've watched maybe just a game or two of his, period, but all of the in-depth scouting reports I can google up all say he's right in line with the Chase Daniels/Colt McCoys/Colt Brennans/Graham Harrells of the world. A system QB with a skillset that doesn't translate well to the NFL at all.

No way do they give up on Kolb that quick, I don't see it.

Exactly. He has known inconsistency issues, and putting him in against the best pound for pound fighter after a year long layoff is bad. On paper, Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva is fireworks, but I can't see how Belfort has any type of chance, especially if Silva can avoid his power punches during the beginning of the fight.

No, I live in Yuma, Arizona - 30 minutes away from San Luis, which is where he was born (and where his parents still live). His parents are lifelong friends with my cousin's husband, and he's also friends with some of the guys I went to high school with. I forget where he went to high school (either Somerton, which is 15 minutes away from here, or San Luis, Arizona which is right across the border from San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora... I don't THINK he went to school here, that was Cain Velasquez, who went to Kofa High School, which actually has one of the best wrestling programs in the state).

He was a great prospect who lacked heart and came into his last fight severely overweight. Kid needs to get his shit straight and decide if he actually wants to be a fighter. He definitely always came off as a guy who liked saying he was a UFC fighter more than actually being a UFC fighter. Dude's a stuckup douchebag who's done nothing with his potential, and this is coming from somebody who's actually talked to him in real life and what not (dude was born and raised around these parts; we have a couple of mutual friends). EDIT - With Sonnen being out, I guess Belfort/Silva makes the most sense as the immediate replacement. Personally, I'd much rather hae Belfort/Okami and Marquardt/Silva, but whatever. Here's hoping they keep that badass poster!

He's going to have to shred it up at the workouts to even be considered in the first few rounds, I think. The "system" stigma will drag him down too much, especially with what is basically a year off.

Purely out of necessity on their part. Johnson's shot, and he can thank Herm Edwards for that.