Malik
(12/13/10)
The NFC West continues
it's path of complete chaos and disorder. Seattle could have knocked
the 49ers out of any chance at the post season. Instead, Seattle put
up another case of one of their worst defeats of all time. True, a
21-40 loss isn't as bad as what happened against the Chiefs or the
Giants this year, but the Chiefs and Giants and both playoff bound
teams, while the 49ers were one loss from elimination. I mean the
6-6 Seahawks failed against the 4-8 49ers who don't have their star
rusher and have the weirdest team of sub-NFL caliber QBs in the
Smith duo.
On the bright side, the
Rams failed against the Saints, so Seattle is still, in terms of
record, tied for first at 6-7. However, the Seahawks have to face
the Bucs and the Falcons before facing the Rams to likely decide the
division. If the Rams lose against the Chiefs and the 49ers, Seattle
has a slim chance. Otherwise, it's basically over since Seattle has
absolutely no chance against the Bucs on the road after facing the
NFC number one Falcons next week in Seattle. Home field advantage
doesn't do much if your team cannot put together any idea close to
an offense.
I would make a joke that
at least the Seahawks look better than the Metrodome in
Minnesota...but even a collapsed roof looks better than an entire
team collapsing. Still, on a serious note, why wouldn't a tougher
and more suitable roof style be used in a land that is not exactly
known for mild winter weather? The Great Lakes are is known for
blizzards, and one, as we saw, can take down the Metrodome roof. Why
not try something a bit more suitable for tons of snow and ice? Then
again, why try to put all your hopes on an ailing QB who should have
ignored his giant ego and retired after the first retirement
announcement? That part of the country just seems to have some
damned strange ideas when it comes to the NFL.
Anyway, I finished
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the DS. I finished the game when I
couldn't take watching the Seahawks anymore. While I'd, overall,
call the game good, I was left with one thought when I finished the
game; what plot did I finish? I mean the plot for the first half of
the game is never resolved. At the mid-point, the plot changes, and
while you do finish that plot nicely, you never get around to
finishing what you started out to do when the game began. Since the
game doesn't obviously point to a sequel like the original Golden
Sun did (instead you get "The End?"), I was left feeling a bit
deflated after the credits rolled. If a sequel is on the way, I'd be
happy, but I hope it's far quicker to come around than the time
between any of the previous Golden Sun titles.
Malik |
Malik
(12/17/10)
At least the 49ers went
down in flames against the Chargers last night. The weird and sad
thing is, with only two games left, the 49ers could capture the
division title while currently holding a 5-9 record. This comes down
to how the Rams and Seahawks (tied with 6-7 records) have two games
that can turn out as defeats (including the Rams versus the 49ers in
a week) and then a final game against each other. Right now, even
without the Rams playing two games against them (yet), the 49ers are
4-1 in the NFC West, with their only NFC West defeat being against
the Seahawks in week 1.
As far as the
Seahawks are looking, it's not pretty for the next two weeks. A home
game is nice, but not against the NFC best Falcons. Then the
Seahawks, who cannot do road games for the last few years, have a
road game against the unbelievably good Bucs. However, the Rams have
a hard to win game against the Chiefs this weekend, and the 49ers
(who are NFC West destroyers) the following week. That can make for
a 6-9 record for all three teams leading into the final game of the
season. Then it comes down to the 49ers losing and the Seahawks
beating the Rams for Seattle to see the post-season.
While this is all
beyond sad, since a team with a losing record is almost assured to
be the home team in a playoff game this season, it only gets
weirder. Does anyone remember around week 6 or 7, when the 49ers had
a 1-5 record, when it was said from their front office that they
thought they were playoff bound? Yeah, that happened...and it may
happen. Seriously, the NFL this year is goofy on it's own without
the NFC West just turning it into bizzaro world.
Well, I've been
pretty absent from posting or playing games lately. I had the fun of
blowing out my shoulder in a rather sad way, which has left the idea
of holding a controller or (especially) a guitar shaped controller
less than fun sounding. When you're in pain by doing anything other
than sitting perfectly straight, anything game related is the last
thing on your mind. It's only worse when you are left with Mass
Effect 2 staring you straight down each day. I bought ME2 for $10
online during Black Friday, and it's been taunting me since. First I
was busy with Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. Now that I'm free to play it,
the pain is just not worth it for a game I didn't want to buy for
anything more than $10.
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