By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer
A few random thoughts from the games on Saturday in no particular order, followed by my own year-end picks.
Colts – Chiefs
Wow. As the owner of Trent Green, Larry Johnson and Tony Gonzalez (and no Colts) on my fantasy playoff team, this was not a fun game to watch. The Chiefs offense looked like it was playing the Ravens, not the Colts, and Herm Edwards’ insistence on sticking with Trent Green and pounding the ball into a stacked line on first and second down certainly did not help. If my league had our ’07 fantasy draft tomorrow, I would take Addai over LJ. Peyton Manning’s two interceptions to Ty Law were blamed on Marvin Harrison, but I’m not so sure. On the second throw, Chris Collinsworth noted that Harrison should have broken to the outside since Tamba Ali (I think that’s who it was, the left end) had dropped into coverage, but, in my estimation, Harrison had no way of knowing that Ali had come off the line. The resurgence of the Indy defense makes me think they have a good chance of taking down the Ravens next week, despite opening as a pretty significant underdog (-4.5 and +217 moneyline). I like the Colts.
Seahawks – Cowboys
Wow X 2. A lot to talk about here. The bobble has been dissected to death, so I’ll steer clear of that. But there were a few aspects of that play that snuck under the radar. Jordan Babineaux’s shoestring tackle on Romo was unbelievable but was only made possible by Martin Gramatica’s feeble block. Also, if Romo stretches the ball out as he goes to the ground, he may very well have a first down. The booth review on Jason Witten’s first down was quite suspect. It looked as if Witten (or, rather the ball) was an inch or two short of the first down (or, rather the yellow line on TV), but to go from an automatic first down with no measurement to an automatic fourth down with no measurement seemed a bit strange (the one and a half yard line?!). Do refs see the super-imposed first down line during reviews? Isn’t that unofficial? The only person more bummed about the bobble than Romo himself was Josh Brown, who was robbed the chance to boot another dramatic game-winner. Oh, and lastly, let me get this straight, both DJ Hackett and Darrell Jackson are declared active, and then Seneca Wallace catches the first pass of the game?
Here are my best/worst picks for the year. I tend to agree with DDD on most of this stuff…
Movies
Best
1. Little Miss Sunshine – Funny and life-affirming. awww.
2. The Departed
3. Borat – My jaw hurt from laughing.
4. The Science of Sleep – Very cool visually, I’m a big Gael fan.
5. Mutual Appreciation – I need a good film snob movie after my top three picks.
6. Quinceanera – Light, enjoyable, en espanol.
7. Volver – Ditto.
8. Wordplay – Spellbound lite.
(I have yet to see Babel, Little Children or Pan’s Labyrinth but have high expectations for them. Also, two unreleased movies I saw at the Sundance Film Festival, TV Junkie and Wristcutters were my 3rd and 5th favorite movies of the year, respectively.)
Most Disappointing and/or Overrated
(I usually only go to movies that I think will be good, consequently, I don’t think I can say what the “worst” movies were this year.)
1. The Illusionist – Two great actors (Ed Norton and Paul Giamatti) star in a movie a lot of people liked. A lot of idiots.
2. Running With Scissors – Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy managed to ruin one of my favorite shows and rob two hours of my life this year.
3. For Your Consideration – I never thought I wouldn’t enjoy a Chris Guest joint, but this one just isn’t very funny.
4. Thank You for Smoking – An innocuous and unaffecting satire.
5. Half Nelson – Not particularly bad, but everyone else seems to love this movie.
6. Talladega Nights – “Shake and Bake!” Funny catchphrase! Say it again!
Best Television Show
1. The Wire
2. The Shield
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
4. The Office
5. Deadwood
6. The Sopranos
7. Colbert Report
8. Daily Show
9. Two-a-Days
10. Flavor of Love
Best Album
1. Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSound
JT’s mix of party jams and panty dropping ballads easily surpasses Thom Yorke’s half-assed effort.
Best Song
1. Promiscuous Girl – Nelly Furtado
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