Final E110 blog post part 2

So basically my plans for the Summer are pretty basic. I plan on paying extra close attention to the NFL because the more you know when the season starts the more fun it is to watch. When your listening to sports radio you hear about all the NFL tryout guys and how some might make it to the NFL. There is no story greater than watching an un-drafted guy make it in the NFL. The preseason is important because it gives many of these tryout guys experience. If one of them makes the roster they immediately are gonna be a fan favorite because of the story. An example of this is Tony Romo. Say what you will about him but when people mention undrafted players he is always the first name brought up because of his undrafted status. As fans we root for the underdog, and if we pay attention to new players coming out of college undrafted it makes the NFL season so much more fun. Besides that over summer I plan to work a lot. Currently I work at Klondike Kates and Gregory automotive. All the while when i'm working, i'm usually listening to sports radio. I'm going to enjoy not having to do all the homework required for school which was very terrible. All my wasted time doing homework I can now make money. Summer for most is a time to have fun but its all about making money for me. I don't want to end up being one of those people eating romen noodles every night in college because they chose to have fun instead of work.

Final e110 blog post

As a farewell to e110 I feel I should critic the class a bit. The class seemed almost open ended and without structure. This was difficult to get used to because we as students were so used to being told exactly what to do and when to do it. An example of this is word count. I feel that a word count is necessary because then we will all be on the same page when discussing papers we write in class. Overall I enjoyed e110 more than most of the other literature and writing courses I have taken simply because It was less reading and I do not like to read. Another thing I liked about the class is that there were no required annotations with any of the reading we did. I feel annotations take away from your focus when reading because you constantly have to think about whether or not something is worth annotating. In previous classes when I was required to annotate, the annotations only served as a grade and never helped in the long run. I also enjoyed that in E110 there really wasn't any tests or quizes. The closest thing to exams we  had in it was writing papers. I liked this aspect of the class because it was very open ended and didn't require much studying of hard facts. 

One major detraction to the class is that Mr. Jadick is a Giants fan. Eli Manning is the worst quarterback of all time and Odell Beckham Jr.'s hair looks like macaroni and cheese. Now it could be worse. At least Mr. Jadick is not an Eagles fan. Overall I would recommend this class to incoming seniors as it provides you with a college credit. 

 

Where will Adrian Peterson go?

I dont know. Where is there an open starting spot for a 32 year old running back who hasn't proved his worth for over a year. For the money he wants (up to 20 million dollars a year). As a backup if he takes less than 3, every team would be willing to do that but he simply is too much of a risk for NFL teams. His best option is to either retire or take a smaller contract and stay in Minnesota where he belongs.

Brock Osweiler

Brock Osweiler got traded to the Browns. It wasn't really a trade, the Texans gave the Browns a 2nd round pick to take the horrendous quarterback. Funny thing is the browns are probably going to cut him and persue Jimmy Garrapolo. This is more proof that the Cleveland Browns are where Quarterbacks go to die in the NFL.

Landing spots for Brandon Marshall

Yesterday Brandon Marshall got released by the New York Jets after having a down season. He suffered through injuries and poor quarterback play throughout the year. Now that he is a free agent and recently had a bad year he may be cheap. Because of the relative low cost of his potential new contract teams like the Cardinals, Rams, and Eagles come to mind as teams that need a decent receiver. But, because he is used to getting paid extremely well he may go to a team that will overpay him like the 49ers or the Browns.

Where will tony romo go?

The answer is simple, Houston. Houston is ideal because they have all the pieces in place to make a championship run. Tony Romo is much better than Brock Osweiller so it would be a good fit. The only issue is Brock Osweillers contract is huge and the Texans may not be able to have two quarterbacks with these contracts on their roster. They are stuck with Brock, his cap hit would be crippling if they were to cut him. If they restructured his deal they would be stuck with paying the bulk of his contract on the later end of his contract which isn't ideal. Brock Osweiller isn't a starting caliber QB so essentially they are paying their backup like an expensive starter. Romo would have to take a pay cut and then be traded to the Texans. This is the most likely scenario. The most ideal for the Texans would be for Brock to take a pay cut and stay as the backup, but he is guaranteed money, and it appears he isn't going to take a pay cut.

Tenessee is awesome

Tenessee recently passed a law that if protesters are blocking travel on roads drivers are now allowed to hit them with their cars. This is great because these roadblocks make protesters look like their against progress by halting traffic. Protesting is perfectly fine just do it with in reason. If you are willing to stand in front of someone on a road and shove your views down their throat, the driver should be allowed to hit you without repercussion.

Super Bowl reaction

If the Atlanta Falcons played a full game they would have won. Leading by 25 points at the half and receiving the second half kickoff is all a team can ask for in that situation. The patriots made a great comeback and Brady was taking advantage of the rookies on the Falcons defense. They quickly put up points and it seemed like it still wouldn't be enough. A crucial penalty and sack drove the Falcons out of field goal range with a key penalty and sack. The time on the clock along with a field goal would have secured a Falcons win. But the patriots drove down the field twice and won.

Super bowl prediction

Falcons 35 Patriots 21
I predict the Falcons will win this game. A lot has been made about two very prolific offenses in this game but, defense wins championships. Both defenses have their pros and cons. The secondary of both teams are about equal. The Patriots have more veteran players on their defense but the Falcons are younger and faster. The young fast secondary for the falcons matches up well with the short quick white receivers that the Patriots employ. But the key defensive advantage for the Falcons is on the defensive line. Led by Vic Beasley who leads the league in sacks, the Falcons have a clear advantage in the pass rush game. This pass rush can lead to turnovers and in a game many are predicting to be a shootout turnovers are extremely important.

North Dakota pipeline

Recently president Donald Trump re-enacted the plan to build a pipeline for oil through North Dakota. Native Americans and conservationists are very opposed to this deal fearing it may have a catastrophic effect on the environment. If built properly It simply would be a pipeline for oil to travel through and would not be of too much harm to the environment. The main issue I see is that some freelance eco-terrorist would try to blow it up, full of oil, the effect on the environment would be catastrophic.

Trump Day

Today is a day when Donald Trump becomes president. If he follows his beliefs and doesn't cave in to pressure from others it will be a successful presidency. Some things I know will not happen unless things change. The wall in our current economic state may be too much for our economy. When the economic cycle hits another recession which undoubtedly will come, that is when the wall will be built. This is an economic stimulant more than a method to block illegals from entering the country.

Unbiased news

Unbiased news doesn't exist. Every media outlet has some sort of bias big or small. BBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, and FOX are the biggest news organizations for the English speaking world. Each has their own bias whether left or right. With trumps recent declaration that CNN is "fake news" people are continuing the debate which news outlet is reliable. Shunning of certain media outlets is nothing new, Obama frequently left FOX out of the loop on things. In my opinion there are no non biased news in this hypersensitive era.

Thoughts on the recent tragedy in Chicago

4 racially motivated people falsely imprisoned and tortured a mentally challenged white Trump supporter. If this is horrific enough they put the video of it on a Facebook live-stream. The perpetrators of this hate crime are now in police custody and likely wont see freedom for a long time. The issue I have is that these terrible people attacked someone with mental challenges. Another issue with this is the public reaction to this. If I were to leave out the "Trump supporter part" many would be more horrified by this incident. An example would be when I told my mother about it, she at first said it was horrifying but when I said the victim was a Trump supporter she said "serves him right", which is deeply saddening.