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Month: December 2015
Overkill: Another Legend, Lemmy Kilmister, Lost in 2015
By Tom Farmer
2015 has been an absolute bummer when it comes to rock and roll. a few days ago on the 28th, everyone that was a fan of Rock and Roll, Punk and Heavy Metal lost one of the industries biggest icons in Ian Fraser, best known as Lemmy Kilmister to cancer. Continue reading “Overkill: Another Legend, Lemmy Kilmister, Lost in 2015”
The Fallen Cowboy: A look back at Dimebag Darrell
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Mike Pettine for 2016
At the beginning of the 2015 NFL season, I believe that most Cleveland Browns stood behind head coach Mike Pettine. Although the Browns lost 5 games in a foe at the end of the 2014 season, Pettine had the team at a very solid 7-4 record which you could make an argument that it was the best start to a season for Cleveland since 2007 when the were 10-6 but missed the playoffs by one game.
This year hasn’t gone according to plan. The team is 3-10 and just had its first win in almost 2 months last Sunday against the struggling 49ers. But how much can you put this losing season on the coach? A fair amount, but I believe that everything that Mike has done this year to make us think that he may be fired at the end of the season can be fixed
That’s right. I nominate coach Mike Pettine for the Cleveland Browns head coach of 2016. His clock management and substitutions have been bad at best, but I feel as though these are growing pains for a second year head coach. A sophomore slump, if you will. The talent that was put together thanks to General Manager Ray Farmer is where I put most of the blame this season. He acquired veterans for the game that are past their prime and the drafting so far has been suspect.
Number 8 overall pick in the 2014 draft Justin Gilbert has been a ghost. You never see him on the field due to either off the field problems, injuries or just bad overall play. I don’t think that Bill Belichick could work his magic on this kid. Johnny Manziel has the same issues but is trying to prove himself to the team that he is the franchise QB we’ve been looking for since ’99.
Danny Shelton and Cam Erving are both still adjusting to the pro game and don’t have much to show on the highlight reel. Other picks haven’t been so rough (Duke Johnson, Nate Orchard)Â but I can’t say that Farmer exactly knows what he’s doing when scouting talent and I’m a little embarrassed that we share the same last name.
To summarize: Coah Pettine, you have my vote for coach of the Cleveland Browns for 2016 because our GM will show that he can’t deliver the players that you need. Good luck, coach. You’ll need it.
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/12/seahawks_michael_bennett_on_mi.html
http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/2015/11/should-the-cleveland-browns-fire-mike-pettine/
Cavs Bolt by Thunder
By Tom Farmer
The shorthanded Cavaliers triumphed at Quicken Loans Arena tonight as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-100. LeBron ended the night with 33 points, 9 assists and 11 rebounds. The leading scorer for the Thunder was Russell Westbrook with 27 points and tacked on 10 assists.
The Cavs now have a 4 game win streak after dropping 3 in a row while OKC had their 6 game win streak snapped by The King and his crew. Speaking of crew, what stands out most to me was the Cavs scored over 100 points without the help of Mo Williams, Iman Shumpert and Kyrie Irving. They had a big boost from Matthew Dellavedova who had 11 points and Tristan Thompson scored 12 points and had a big rebounding night with 15. Next up on the schedule for Cleveland is Philladelphia who is not having the season they were hoping for and the now 17-7 Cavaliers hope to extend the win streak to 5 in a row.
Is DC moving too fast?
By Tom Farmer
THIS IS JUST MY OPINION SO EVERYONE CALM DOWN. Continue reading “Is DC moving too fast?”
Gordon “Relieved” After Suspension
By Tom Farmer
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has ran into a few problems since he was drafted by the team in the supplemental draft back in 2012. 3 suspensions in 3 years is never anything you would like to put on your resume. Putting all of that aside, he’s shown in the few games that he has gotten to play that he is a force to be reckoned with. In his 2013 season, after missing the first two games of the season, Gordon put up Pro Bowl numbers. 87 receptions for 1,646 yards and 9 touchdowns. His speed and ability to separate from the defender is what drew the Browns to him.
A Look Ahead: Browns @ Seahawks
By Tom Farmer
After a much needed victory in front of the home crowd where the Cleveland Browns picked apart the San Francisco 49ers at First Energy Stadium, they orange and brown are on the road this upcoming week and heading to the pacific northwest to take on the Legion Of Boom and the rest of the Seattle Seahawks.
Russell Wilson has been absolutely on fire lately. in his last 4 games, Wilson has a passer rating of 145.9 with 16 touchdowns and ZERO interceptions. The term “Game Manager” has been thrown around for a few years to describe Wilson but this year, he is looking to can that term and become one of the NFL’s top passers. The Seahawks (8-5) have looked like a completely different team from the struggling 2-3 team that it was in the beginning of the year. With the defense stepping up and being the scary defense they’ve been in the past, it’s going to be difficult for the  Johnny Manziel led Browns to come up with the win on Sunday.
Earlier today, Browns coach Mike Pettine was asked if he thinks that Russell Wilson was a top tier QB.
“Would you put him there with the guys that can transcend their supporting cast? The Bradys, whether it’s Aaron Rodgers, Brees, Roethlisberger, the ones that you would consider the two, three, four elite guys? No. But he’s certainly played himself into that next tier.”
Wilson brushed off Pettines comments, saying he doesn’t pay attention to things like that. But I think we all know that this 3rd round draft pick in 2012 is listening to every word every opponent has said to fuel his fire and get back to the Super Bowl. The Browns will need a good, no GREAT game plan to take care of this possible championship team
Jedi Or Sith?
With the upcoming Star Wars movie coming out, the fans are out and about saying which side are they allied to: The Dark Side or The Light Side? The Jedi Knights align themselves with the light side which they use the powers of the force for unselfish reasons and to only be used when it is necessary. The Sith follow the dark side where they use their powers for their own personal gain and use the force whenever possible. Even social media is hopping on the Star Wars band wagon and you can add a blue (light side) lightsaber or a red (dark side) one. I’m curious as to which side you all would choose so I put up a poll and would love to see the results.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/16/health/star-wars-nostalgia/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/star-wars-force-awakens-watch-fans-wait-line/story?id=35785188
Micro Transactions: The Cancer of online gaming.
By Tom Farmer
For those of you that know me, my game type of choice is the good ol’ FPS or First Person Shooter. It started with Halo and the genre took off from there. Back in 2014, the game Destiny was released by the creators of Halo, Bungie corp. Destiny had all the elements you would want in a typical shooter but it was mixed with elements from Massive Multiplayer Online (or MMO) games. The game was supposed to be revolutionary. A little over a year after its release, it’s getting major backlash.
The popularity of gaming has become boosted so much in the last 2 years that I feel like the old formula that game developers had is dead. Back in, lets say the early 2000’s, games cared about the story that they were trying to tell. Replay value was a huge deal as well. Could you play this game for days? Months? YEARS? I still play games from my childhood because of the replay value. Money is always a drive for any company so it was no surprise that game developers wanted to get as much money as they could, but that always seemed like a secondary goal for them.
Micro Transactions are a new feature in many online games that you can use your credit card to buy certain elements in games like armor, vehicles, and other things in game for a low price. Although I understand that business is different from what it used to be, but this is insulting to older gamers like me. You are basically telling me that there a certain things in games that I would want and now the only way I can get it is to give the company more money after I already paid $60 for the game itself and another $25 for downloadable content (or DLC). Game developers and companies alike need to understand that the middle class now has to pay over $100 just to play a game and now pay even more for small things like a new rifle in Destiny when they can barely make rent. Get rid of micro transactions and you’ll get rid of the backlash.
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