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Last year posted "<a href="http://riprock81.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-attempt-at-unbiased-comparison-of.html" target="_blank">My (attempt at an unbiased) Comparison of the Super Bowl Teams</a>" it was easy to write because one team is my favorite team and the other is a local team so I know both teams well. The toughest part was not giving my favorite team all the credit. I think I did a decent job though. I didn't do a prediction of the score or the winner because I didn't want to jinx my team. I'll add a prediction for the score, MVP possibilities, and situational predictions to this one.<br />
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Honestly its great that I waited until the last minute to do this, it has helped my research with the two teams and helped for this to be unbiased by allowing the sting of the NFCC loss wear off.<br />
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This is an awesome matchup! Honestly its the best possible Super Bowl matchup and provides the best story lines of the possible matchups two weeks ago this time. The Best Offense (ever) facing off against the Best Defense. This has happened 4 times before this in Super Bowl history. The last time it happened it was the Giants vs the Bills and the Giants defense won the battle. Actually out of the 4 times the only time that the league leading offense beat the defensive juggernaut was in Super Bowl 24 when the 49ers beat the Broncos 55 - 10. Looking at that history the Seahawks have the advantage here, its always been stated, "Defense Wins Championships". I think what makes this different is what a friend of mine, <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/117549068330931968775" target="_blank">+Jeremy Dickson</a> brought up yesterday. The Broncos aren't only the Best Offensive of the year, they are "<b>the Best Offense Ever</b>". According to NFL.com the Seahawks are "<a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story/0ap2000000318687/article/seattle-seahawks-defensive-legacy-depends-on-nflwide-impact" target="_blank">nowhere close to being one of the top defenses in history</a>", but I wouldn't let that take anything away from their effectiveness in my book. So with that said a slight advantage goes to the Broncos, I think Vegas got it right by only giving the Broncos a 2 point advantage. Ok so lets get to the ratings, much like last year I will use 1-5 ratings with 5 being the best and 1 being the worst.<br />
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<b>Quarterback: Broncos 5, Seahawks 4. </b> Peyton Manning is clearly the greatest QB currently playing stats wise he gets a lot of help from his WRs as well. He's has been known to have struggles in the post season, but the Super Bowl he did win as a Colt was also against a really good defense. Russell Wilson has a lot of upside and doesn't really get forced to use his ability much due to a great RB in front of him and a great Defense helping him out as all. Wilson appears to currently be the best QB of his draft class stats and wins wise. A debatable veteran best verses a possible best of the young QBs.<br />
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<b>Running Backs: Broncos 4, Seahawks 5. </b> I like Knowshon and Montee Ball has potential as long he can hold on to the ball. Moreno will struggle as an offensive focus, but if Peyton gets rolling and can use some play action or check down passes the Denver Backs can get moving. Then its Marshawn Lynch aka Beast Mode! Probably one of the hardest running players I've seen in a long time. Even against a good defense he never stops running hard and at some point the defenses get tired but he never seems to. He will definitely be a difference maker in this game is the Seahawks win.<br />
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<b>Wide Receivers: Broncos 5, Seahawks 4.</b> The Broncos are STACKED! Even if Demaryius and Welker are shut down, Eric Decker has been great play makers. Then there is Caldwell who has been able to make plays when called upon. For the Seahawks Percy Harvin is the best threat but he has struggled with staying healthy. If he can play the whole game he will be a difference maker. Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin don't have big names but they have come up big in several games this year.<br />
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<b>Tight Ends: Broncos 4.5, Seahawks 3. </b> Julian Thomas has been a spectacular this season, with Tamme and Dressen as his backups who are also capable play makers the Broncos are STACKED at TE as well. Zack Miller isn't a slouch, when his number is called he makes catches. He just hasn't been called upon as much as a WR as the others listed above.<br />
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<b>Offensive Line: Broncos 4, Seahawks 4. </b> The Broncos OLine have been able to protect Peyton for the most part and thanks to Peyton's dominance they have also been able to open some lanes for the run. The Seahawks OLine haven't protected Wilson well but his allusiveness has proven helpful for him. They have however assisted well in supporting their rushing attack.<br />
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<b>Defensive Line: Broncos 4, Seahawks 4.5.</b> I'm giving the edge to Seattle here, they have been able to get to the QBs and stop the Rush much more effectively than the Broncos. The Broncos have gotten better at the right time, earlier this year I probably would've given them a 3 or 3.5<br />
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<b>Linebackers: Broncos 3.5, Seahawks 4.</b> I'll admit, I'm not really aware of the Linebacker core for these teams, so just based on a stat comparison the Seahawks LBs have been more effective all year more tackles and INTs.<br />
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<b>Corner Backs: Broncos 3.5, Seahawks 4.5.</b> Cromartie, Jammer, and Champ Bailey are actually a good group of Corners but they have given up some yards and big plays this year. The obviously haven't been as Richard Sherman and Maxwell at shutting down WRs or making big plays. Maxwell has stepped up well in the absence of Browner. With Browner, I'd probably give the Seahawks CBs a 5.<br />
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<b>Safeties: Broncos 4, Seahawks 5.</b> The Broncos safeties have been able to break up plays, get INTs, and break up plays for the most part this season, but again they don't really compare to the other half of the Legion of Boom. Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas have been been playing lights out defense. Coverage, INTs, and Route Disruption have all been excellent this season.<br />
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<b>Kickers: Broncos 4.5, Seahawks 4. </b>Prater has been very effective from short and long distances all season, I'm giving him the edge because he has always been a great distance kicker and adding the record long 63 yarder to his stats helps with confidence if they need to call upon him on 4th down. Hauschka is also very effective, his longest just happens to be 10 yards shorter than Prater. If the distance is in the 50 yard range, Seattle may be more likely to go for it or punt depending on the score.<br />
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<b>Special Teams: Broncos 4.5, Seahawks 4.</b> It's tough to compare these two, only because Seattle hasn't given up nearly as much points and haven't had to do as many returns as the Broncos. Trindon Holiday has proven himself to be a dangerous returner throughout the season for the Broncos. If he breaks one for a return that would definitely give the Broncos a huge advantage in this game. Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse have been effective at getting the Seahawks good field position throughout the season and all 3 have explosive speed if they can get in the open field.<br />
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My prediction for the final score is <b>28-24 Broncos inch pass the Seahawks </b>for Peyton Manning's 2nd Super Bowl victory. Broncos seems to be the story book team of destiny, but then again so did the Patriots the year they had Randy Moss and created the records that Peyton broke this year. I do think Peyton has the advantage over the great defense of the Seahawks just based on his depth of receivers, his ability to change to play at the line based on the looks of the defense, and his decision making ability.<br />
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The players on both sides that I'm rooting for and would love to see get a ring are Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch, Knowshon Moreno, Champ Bailey, Cliff Avril and Earl Thomas III.<br />
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<b>Possible MVP Candidates: </b> If the Seahawks win Marshawn Lynch or Earl Thomas (Richard Sherman is an option too but I don't think Peyton will throw at him much). If the Broncos win Peyton Manning, I don't think they will give the MVP to anyone else even if the rush and defense are effective.<br />
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At the end of last season I took a look at the saying that the Redskins beat (or play) the Super Bowl Champs in the recent Super Bowl match-ups. See the link below for the break down.<br />
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With that said, the <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/113330246255570126334" target="_blank">+Washington Redskins</a> have beaten the Raiders, Bears, Chargers. For right now I can say that it is somewhat safe to say that none of those 3 teams will be playing in the Super Bowl this year. If the Super Bowl Champion came down to a team that they beat this year I would have to say that the Skins will win on Sunday against the <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/109426894285668372064" target="_blank">+Kansas City Chiefs</a> and/or they will beat the <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/106281600940449244340" target="_blank">+Dallas Cowboys</a> and that team will go on to win.<br />
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As for teams that the Skins have played that are still definitely in the Post Season conversation you have to include the <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/111931059361690358810" target="_blank">+Philadelphia Eagles</a>, <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/110502020462326364696" target="_blank">+Detroit Lions</a>, <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/105846637640159944390" target="_blank">+Denver Broncos</a>, and <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/111768056298830405145" target="_blank">+San Francisco 49ers</a>. I would have to say that the odds of this season's Super Bowl Champ being on the Redskins schedule are very high.<br />
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I've gone on record as saying that as long as they aren't playing my Niners and it doesn't effect the Niners, then I do root for the home teams to win, yes the Redskins and Ravens (in that order). However, I have been secretly rooting for former 49ers QB Alex Smith to do good. He's been average but his team has looked similar to the 2011 49ers team. I will admit they have had an easy schedule so that plays a huge part in their success. But an offense with minimal mistakes and a league leading defense that also scores helps as well. At first I just wanted Alex to lead the Chiefs to 8 wins so that the 49ers would upgrade to a 2nd round pick for the trade. Then after that I did want them to beat the Broncos at least once. I predicted them to get a get a <a href="http://riprock81.blogspot.com/2013/09/nfl-2013-season-predictions-redskins.html" target="_blank">Playoff berth via the Wild Card</a>, and I think they will still do so. In this game on Sunday for money reasons I picked the Chiefs to win, but I think it would be in the Chiefs best interest if the Redskins showed the world that they are team we saw last year if the trend of Super Bowl Champs holds any weight in this years post season. The Chiefs are favored by 3.5 on the road this week, I'd be willing to bet against them in Vegas. If they win it will be by 3.</div>
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Last September I purchased a 49ers Frank Gore Nike jersey from Fanatics. All of my other jerseys are Reebok and last year was the first year of Nike taking over the NFL contract for jerseys. I originally purchased a Game Day Aldon Smith jersey for $99. I didn't like the quality of the Game Day jerseys, it felt like a T-Shirt with painted on numbers, so I returned it and ordered the Frank Gore Limited jersey for about $140. The next level up is the Elite for $250. When I received the Frank Gore Limited jersey the numbers seemed a bit wrinkled, but I ignored it and assumed that it was just due to packaging and they the wrinkles would fall out or could be ironed out. I never ironed it and the wrinkled never fell out, but I did notice some black marks starting to show up. Generally speaking I only wear my jerseys on game days and some Fridays to work. I have a rotation of 4 jerseys so I can say that I probably wore this jersey all of 4 times last season. I went to put i on this season and the black marks looked worse. It looked like I got in a fight with a fine tip Sharpie but the jersey had just been sitting in my closet folded for the whole off season. I took it to my Dry Cleaners, they cleaned it but said the dark spots were due to lint being under the numbers. The link also caused the bubbling and wrinkles that I had noticed. At this point I realized that the jersey was defective and there's no way I should be spending over $100 for something and it looks like this without me even wearing it more than 10 times. First step, twitter and I got great responses from Nike and Fanatics.<br />
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The Fanatics told me that the order was too old for them to do anything, as expected. They did however give me a store credit for 20% of my original purchase to use in their store. I also went to the Nike Claims website as suggested and shipped my jersey off to Nike on Tuesday. On Thursday they sent me a message stating that they received my jersey and indeed it was defective. Due to it being defective, Nike is sending me a Nike Product Voucher for the amount of the jersey so that I can purchase another one (or whatever else I may want from their store).</div>
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I guess its a better time than any to give my predictions for this year. <a href="http://riprock81.blogspot.com/2012/09/nfl-2012-13-season-predictions-and.html" target="_blank">Last years predictions</a> weren't too off, I projected the Ravens to finish 10-6 winning their division along with the Patriots, Texans, and Broncos. My predictions for the Redskins were 8-8 and with a chance at the Wild Card slot, they stepped it up to 10-6 and won the division with their end of the year winning streak. Other than the 49ers, Falcons, and Packers my NFC Playoff picks looked off. I predicted the 49ers would finish 10-6 and win the division. It's a bit tough to predict a tie, so I'll give myself the benefit of the doubt. My fandom Super Bowl prediction of Ravens vs 49ers actually happened, but my real prediction of Packers losing to the Texans in the Super Bowl fell short.<br />
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Ok so lets break down my picks for this year like the <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/preview13/story/_/id/9605608/experts-nfl-predictions-2013" target="_blank">ESPN Experts</a> did, well minus the Coach of the Year, MVP, and ROY predictions.<br />
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<tr class="last"><td><b>AFC East</b></td><td> </td><td>Patriots</td><td>Patriots</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>AFC North</b></td><td> </td><td>Bengals</td><td>Bengals</td><td></td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>AFC South</b></td><td> </td><td>Texans</td><td>Texans</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>AFC West</b></td><td> </td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>AFC wild cards</b></td><td> </td><td>Bills, Chiefs</td><td>Bills, Ravens</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>NFC East</b></td><td> </td><td>Redskins</td><td>Redskins</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>NFC North</b></td><td> </td><td>Packers</td><td>Packers</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>NFC South</b></td><td> </td><td>Saints</td><td>Falcons</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>NFC West</b></td><td> </td><td>49ers</td><td>Seahawks</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>NFC wild cards</b></td><td> </td><td>Seahawks, Falcons</td><td>49ers, Saints</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>AFC champion</b></td><td> </td><td>Texans</td><td>Broncos</td><td> </td></tr>
<tr class="last"><td><b>NFC champion</b></td><td> </td><td>49ers</td><td>Saints</td><td> </td></tr>
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Story book ending for Peyton Manning, he <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/01/27/ray-lewis-saturday-night-live/1867805/" target="_blank">ascends into football heaven</a> (retirement) with his 2nd Super Bowl ring then Ray Lewis jumps out of the stands and hugs him, which ends up looking more like a tackle because Peyton wasn't expecting it.<br />
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<strong>The Redskins</strong> had a great finish to their season last year, their Rookie QB and Rookie RB combo was practically unstoppable, until the injury. RG3's injury does worry me somewhat, but I think as long as he takes it easy and stays away from Clay Matthews and Ndamukong Suh in weeks 2 & 3, he'll be ok and return from the BYE at full speed.</div>
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<li><strong>Eagles - LOSS</strong> - I think the Redskins will start off somewhat refrained and the Eagles will be full steam ahead.</li>
<li><strong>at Packers - LOSS -</strong> Home Advantage</li>
<li><strong>Lions - WIN</strong> - Shoot Out game.</li>
<li><strong>at Raiders - WIN </strong>- Not sold on the Raiders</li>
<li><strong>BYE</strong></li>
<li><strong>at Cowboys - WIN</strong> - I hear that the Redskins own Cowboys Stadium</li>
<li><strong>Bears - WIN</strong> - Depends on which Bears show up, but this is winnable.</li>
<li><strong>at Broncos - LOSS </strong>- The Bronco's should have all of the parts of their defense at this point</li>
<li><strong>Chargers - WIN</strong> - I don't believe in the Chargers</li>
<li><strong>at Vikings - WIN </strong>- Refrain (you can't stop) AP, and this is a win in the bag</li>
<li><strong>at Eagles - WIN</strong> - The offense will be at full speed and keep up with the Eagles for a very enjoyable game to watch</li>
<li><strong>49ers - LOSS - </strong>I'll be here in my 49ers gear, the 49ers are winning this one. (Fan Pick)</li>
<li><strong>Giants - WIN</strong> - Home Advantage</li>
<li><strong>Chiefs - WIN -</strong> Andy Reid will make this interesting, but the Redskins appear to have a better team than the Chiefs, plus they are at home.</li>
<li><strong>at Falcons - WIN</strong> - They almost won it last year, I think they can win it this year with a healthy RG3.</li>
<li><strong>Cowboys - LOSS</strong> - These last two games could flip flop, they are more so to make the NFC race for 2nd place more interesting as the Cowboys, Giants, and Eagles chase the Wild Card slot.</li>
<li><strong>at Giants - WIN</strong></li>
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<strong>That puts them at 11-5</strong>, one win better than last year and a much more balanced full season. I think they will win the division by 1 or 2 games, it won't come down to divisional wins in the NFC East this year. The other 3 teams will be scrambling for wins towards the end of the season to get a wild card spot.<br />
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<strong>The Super Bowl Champion Ravens</strong>, I think this will be a tough transition year for them. That got younger, which ultimately will mean they will be faster and possibly healthier, but I think it will take some time to get all components of the team to gel properly. I know that the preseason means nothing, but at times they looked like confused misfits. All that tells me is that position ranks weren't really determined and the 1st team hasn't had a chance to get used to playing as a unit. It will take time, luckily the AFC North and the AFC East have a few teams that should help build confidence.</div>
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<li><strong>at Broncos - LOSS - </strong>Offense vs Offense, I gotta pick Peyton and his deep WR core. This should be a great game, I can't see it being a blow out for either team.</li>
<li><strong>Browns - WIN - </strong>I expect the Browns to do something this year, just not against the Ravens</li>
<li><strong>Texans - LOSS</strong> - Texans Defense wins this one</li>
<li><strong>at Bills - LOSS</strong> - A sleeper loss. Bills have a decent defense, a better QB, a great RB, and good WRs, I think the Bills can sneak away with this one.</li>
<li><strong>at Dolphins - WIN</strong> - All of Baltimore will be in Miami on Instagram for this game, the stadium will likely be 75% purple and the Ravens get a big confidence booster.</li>
<li><strong>Packers - LOSS</strong> - I'm going with Aaron Rodgers on this one. If the Ravens pass rush is effective, they can make this swing the other way. Defense will need to be excellent to win this one.</li>
<li><strong>at Steelers - WIN - </strong>Nice win going into the bye week</li>
<li><strong>BYE</strong></li>
<li><strong>at Browns - WIN - </strong>Feeling fresh from the bye another win to OWN the Browns.</li>
<li><strong>Bengals - WIN -</strong> Home Win against the Bengals to feed Ravens divisional confidence</li>
<li><strong>at Bears - LOSS -</strong> This could go either way, Home Advantage</li>
<li><strong>Jets - WIN -</strong> Do you really want me to explain this?</li>
<li><strong>Steelers - WIN -</strong> Steelers OWNership with a home win.</li>
<li><strong>Vikings - WIN - </strong>Home Advantage, plus I trust Flacco more than Ponder.</li>
<li><strong>at Lions - LOSS</strong> - The Lions high powered offense will out power the Ravens in this road game.</li>
<li><strong>Patriots - LOSS -</strong> I just made a bunch of people angry with this one, sorry. I think the Patriots will have a surprisingly good year, this game will put the icing on the season for them.</li>
<li><strong>at Bengals - LOSS -</strong> This will likely be a must win for a Wild Card spot, if the Bengals are still playing starters in hope to get a bye then they will get this home win. </li>
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<strong>Finishing their season at 8-8</strong>, I would venture to say that they can get 1 out of the either the Lions or the Bills to finish 9-7 with a chance at the Wild Card in the AFC.<br />
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<strong>The NFC Champion 49ers</strong>, fell short from a Super Bowl win. Some say it was the refs fault, but I'll just say that the team with more big game experience came out and played harder from the very beginning. Its hard to expect to win if you are trailing by so much with half of the game gone. Plus you can never count on refs calls to win games, teams have to play hard all 4 quarters to win games. I think it was a good experience for a young team, young QB, and a fairly new Coach. With the emergence of the Seahawks, and a target on their mobile QB, this season will likely be tougher than last year. The past two years I would say that we were somewhat under the radar, even after going to the NFC Championship most "experts" predicted a huge fall off. </div>
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<li><strong>Packers -WIN -</strong> I'll give the advantage to our defense. Tough game to start the season.</li>
<li><strong>at Seahawks - LOSS - </strong>Home Advantage plus <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9463057/seattle-seahawks-fans-try-crowd-roar-guinness-world-record" target="_blank">Guinness World Book Record</a> for loudest crowd might make this game unbearable to watch as a 49ers fan. It would be awesome if we could silence them though.</li>
<li><strong>Colts - WIN</strong> - Back home for a win. Luck likes to throw INTs, and we have a bunch of folks that like to catch them.</li>
<li><strong>at Rams - LOSS -</strong> I don't think we should lose any games to the Rams, but they knew us too well last year, I'll give them this home win.</li>
<li><strong>Texans - LOSS - </strong>Fanship says we'll win, my gut says it will be close. I'll give this to the veteran team.</li>
<li><strong>Cardinals - WIN - </strong>We still have the Cardinals number, Carson or no Carson.</li>
<li><strong>at Titans - WIN -</strong> Another nice win to build confidence.</li>
<li><strong>at Jaguars (London) - WIN -</strong> Should be a very convincing win, might see BJ Daniels or Colt McCoy in this game at some point.</li>
<li><strong>BYE</strong></li>
<li><strong>Panthers - WIN</strong> - I'll give this to the QB with more weapons and the team with the better offensive line. Not to mention this is a home game coming off of a bye.</li>
<li><strong>at Saints - LOSS - </strong>Saints have a vendetta against the Harbaugh led 49ers, with Sean Payton back I think they may have a chance to get this home win against us....maybe.</li>
<li><strong>at Redskins - WIN - </strong>I already commented on this above. Defense wins and contains.</li>
<li><strong>Rams - WIN -</strong> Bounce back from the week 4 loss with a home win.</li>
<li><strong>Seahawks - LOSS -</strong> This game will likely be the deciding game for who will win the division, and the Seahawks will likely have Percy Harvin at this point. Fanship says we win, but to make things interesting I'll give the Seahawks the sweep. It will make it more fun if we meet in the post season.</li>
<li><strong>at Buccaneers - WIN</strong> - Might see some backups in the game as well.</li>
<li><strong>Falcons - WIN</strong> - <a href="http://farewellcandlestick.com/" target="_blank">Last game at Candlestick Park</a>, going out with a West Coast Win over the Dirty Birds</li>
<li><strong>at Cardinals - WIN </strong>- A strong win going into the post season.</li>
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<strong>Finishing the season at 11-5,</strong> but losing twice to the Seahawks could put us in a Wild Card position if the Seahawks play as expected. As a fan I believe that we can beat the Texans, get the home win against the Seahawks, and possibly beat the Saints in their house again. So I guess as a fan I'm saying 13 to 14 wins, but hey I'm a fan, what can I say.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373530209572582333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701394488913193718.post-82477537136549964912013-08-15T12:31:00.000-04:002013-08-15T12:41:17.009-04:00Prettiest Girls [Music]Well my daughter has gone nuts over this movie and watches it like 10 times a week, and we also listen to the soundtrack on the way to daycare in the morning. This song stuck out as a genuinely great song that could have been a decent single even without the movie. I could also relate to the lyrics. I'll post the lyrics at the bottom. Enjoy.<br />
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<b><i>Pretty girl, pretty girl,</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Oh no here comes a pretty girl, pretty girl</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Uh oh here comes a pretty girl...</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Hey!</i></b></div>
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<b><i>I know what you are thinking</i></b></div>
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<b><i>I know what you will say</i></b></div>
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<b><i>you made up this whole far fetched thing</i></b></div>
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<b><i>about the reasons that i have changed</i></b></div>
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<b><i>well i'm still the tiger</i></b></div>
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<b><i>and the jungle is still my home</i></b></div>
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<b><i>but she blew out my fire</i></b></div>
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<b><i>and now my killer instincts are gone</i></b></div>
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<b><i>what did you do?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>everything lost its worth to me</i></b></div>
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<b><i>everything in this world</i></b></div>
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<b><i>every since it occurred to me that</i></b></div>
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<b><i>you are the prettiest girls</i></b></div>
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<b><i>my life is so amazing</i></b></div>
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<b><i>let me explain how it got that way</i></b></div>
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<b><i>well if happiness was standing at your door</i></b></div>
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<b><i>i mean tell me what would you say?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>but i am no liar and you rearranged my home</i></b></div>
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<b><i>and i wonder how i dont get tired</i></b></div>
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<b><i>of loving the three of you instead of what i own</i></b></div>
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<b><i>all that is gone</i></b></div>
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<b><i>everything lost its worth to me</i></b></div>
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<b><i>you are the prettiest girls</i></b></div>
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<b><i>what are you doing to me?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>what's so drastic all my friends see?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>you say nothing, nothing, nothing</i></b></div>
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<b><i>but it's really something, something, something</i></b></div>
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<b><i>you won't answer me</i></b></div>
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<b><i>and all the while</i></b></div>
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<b><i>my heart just melts</i></b></div>
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<b><i>oohhhh</i></b></div>
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<b><i>there's one thing that's sure</i></b></div>
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<b><i>is everyday i love you some more</i></b></div>
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<b><i>my hand's been handcuffed</i></b></div>
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<b><i>and loved by you</i></b></div>
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<b><i>everything lost its worth to me</i></b></div>
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<strong>This isn't funny, its just awesome, and appropriate with Memorial Day coming up</strong></div>
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<strong>C'mon folks, don't take your kid to the bar. Its annoying to happy drunk people and its not a good look for you as a parental figure either...</strong></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373530209572582333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701394488913193718.post-22197956891715762502013-04-22T20:29:00.000-04:002013-04-22T20:29:17.954-04:00Change The Way You See YourselfI thought that his was worth sharing, some very value lessons from Dove about how we perceive ourselves. No need in explaining it because the video is self explanatory. The link that was originally shared with me was from <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/04/15/dove-ad-beauty-sketches/" target="_blank">Mashable</a> but Dove also has a page dedicated to this experiment (<a href="http://dove.com/realbeautysketches">http://dove.com/realbeautysketches</a>).<br />
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Artist <a href="http://www.makingends.com/" target="_blank">Mark Drew</a> has a lot of Hip-Hop related artwork but this one caught the eye of <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/charlie-brown-goes-hip-hop" target="_blank">Buzz Feed</a> then caught my eye thanks to one of my friends sharing it with me. The title of this exhibit is "Deez Nuts" a play on Peanuts mixed with Hip-Hop. <br />
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Original post can be found here: 14 Inappropriate (But Oh So Funny) Kids’ Drawings <a href="http://www.parentsociety.com/fun-and-games/inappropriate-kids-drawings/1/">http://www.parentsociety.com/fun-and-games/inappropriate-kids-drawings/1/</a><br />
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This mixtape is pure greatness, any lover of hiphop will appreciate it. We already know the Biggie verses are classics, and most people who appreciate the break beat era of hiphop would say the same about DJ Premier's beats. The marriage of the two is seamless and very enjoyable. DJ Finesse did a great job with this one. I downloaded it to my phone and my computer. Good looks to my homie <a href="http://mcarroll4716.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">@mcarroll4716</a> for sharing this one with me.</div>
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22. UnbelievableAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373530209572582333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701394488913193718.post-89592380538052951352013-03-29T15:12:00.000-04:002013-03-29T15:16:16.813-04:0024 Facts About Beer (Infographic)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Best Infographic Ever! Good looks to my homie Deebo Deeb for sharing this on G+. My favorite facts (in no particular order) are #1, #6, #8 because I love IPAs, #10 because I suffer from this sickness, #15, #16, #17, #18, #21 is hilarious as a parent, and #22 is awesome as well. Enjoy folks, stay thirsty my friends (#10).<br />
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Apparently Adobe is pushing Google's Chrome browser on people, which is awesome! Not only do they install Chrome, they make it the user's default browser. Also if the user is stubborn enough to still use Internet Explorer then the Google Toolbar is sitting in their face to summon them back to the land of Google. All Hail Chrome! The best thing Internet Explorer has going for them is their commercials, which are actually 2,000 times better than the actual browser.<br />
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My homeboy <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/103387400617854452529" target="_blank">+Chris Simms</a> shared this with me on G+. This is great work, not only is it funny but they did some great video editing and effects. The music helps out a lot too. Enjoy, and don't worry the real Game of Thrones will be back soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373530209572582333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701394488913193718.post-85554499009258697092013-03-18T12:56:00.000-04:002013-03-18T12:56:42.742-04:00How IT Deals With Problems<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I needed to make some space, so I decided to sell my DVDs and some of my CDs. I have large CD collection and many of them were miscellaneous or duplicates, those were ripped into my iTunes and sold. I kept many of my favorite albums and all of the work released by my favorite artists. But in order to make some money off of this physical media I did a little research online to see which services were best. I decided to start with <a href="http://www.musicmagpie.com/" target="_blank">Music Magpie</a> to sell most of my DVDs to. I liked their site because it also had an app and you could scan barcodes with your computer's webcam. I had a lot of DVDs that I wanted to sell so if I could scan barcodes instead of typing them all in I was all for it. Plus Music Magpie's site said that they would cut their customers a check for their trade-in value. I also checked out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trade-In/b/ref=sv_d_0?ie=UTF8&node=2242532011" target="_blank">Amazon's Trade-In site</a>, their site was nice but instead of giving their customers a check, in return for trade-ins customers would receive Amazon Store Credit. It seemed like Amazon was giving slightly more for the trade-ins. I decided to start with Music Magpie because I wanted actual cash instead of Amazon credit forcing me to purchase something from them. <br />
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I proceeded to scan my DVDs for Music Magpie, the mobile app on my iPad and the web app for my laptop were very faulty. The scanning didn't work as easily as barcode scanner apps that I had used in the past. So I ended up just typing that barcodes into the site. I totaled about $70 but not all of my DVDs were recognized or accepted by the site. I decided to take those to Amazon. Instead of typing the barcodes with into their site the search field accepted the title of the media and allowed you to select the one that you wanted to trade into them. I totaled up an additional $30 from Amazon. I shipped both boxes of DVDs via UPS using old Amazon boxes I had laying around on Feb 18th. Both sites paid for the shipping and allowed you to print your labels directly from the site. By February 21st Amazon had given me a credit on my Amazon account, so at that point I punched in my CDs to their site and shipped them off on the 26th. I received the credit for about $50 for the CDs on March 1st. The Amazon turn around time for payments seemed to be 4-5 business days. At this point I had only received emails from Magpie stating that they had received my shipment and that they were reviewing it. I finally received my check from them March 9th, approximately 15 business days later.<br />
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In review I would probably just use amazon in the future since I use Amazon to purchase household items on a regular basis. Plus Amazon had higher payouts due to the fact that they were giving you store credit. It's nice to have actual cash that you can do anything you want with but then again waiting 3 weeks just seems too long. I was starting to think that I got scammed. Both experiences were simple and you can't really go wrong with either it's mainly about how you want your money and how soon you would like it.<br />
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Looks like a good choice for casual Friday apparel. Hmmm I might have to get one...<br />
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I love craft beer even more than I thought I could love beer.</h2>
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The 2012 NFL season ended about 3 weeks ago in favor or Baltimore Ravens who held on to win 34 - 31 over the San Francisco 49ers to become Super Bowl Champions for the 2nd time. A game named the Harbowl due to the Head Coaches of the two teams being brothers, Jim and John Harbaugh. This was a roller coaster game for both teams, but the older brother who has coached longer in the NFL was able to lead his team to the promised land. <br />
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I live in the DMV (DC Maryland Virginia) area so a lot of the talk is that the Redskins beat (or play) the Super Bowl winners every year, and for that reason most Redskins fans picked the Ravens to win. So I decided to research this theory. It has been true for the past 3 seasons including this year, but lets take a look at all the other years since their last Super Bowl title.<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 47</u></strong>: <strong>Ravens 34</strong> - 49ers 31<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins beat the Ravens</span> | Did Not Play the 49ers<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 46</u></strong>:<strong> Giants 21</strong> - Patriots 17<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins beat the Giants twice</span> | Did Not Play the Patriots<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 45</u></strong>: <strong>Packers 31</strong> - Steelers 25<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins beat the Packers</span> | Did Not Play the Steelers<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 44</u></strong>: <strong>Saints 31</strong> - Colts 17<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Redskins lost to the Saints</span> | Did Not Play the Colts<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 43</u></strong>: <strong>Steelers 27</strong> - Cardinals 23<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Redskins lost to the Steelers</span> | Redskins beat the Cardinals<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 42</u></strong>: <strong>Giants 17</strong> - Patriots 14<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins were 1-1 with the Giants</span> | Redskins lost to the Patriots<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 41</u></strong>: <strong>Colts 29 </strong>- Bears 17<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Redskins lost to the Colts</span> | Did Not Play the Bears<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 40</u></strong>: <strong>Steelers 21</strong> - Seahawks 10<br />
<span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Redskins beat the Steelers (In PreSeason)</span> | Redskins beat the Seahawks in the regular season lost to them in the Post Season<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 39</u></strong>: <strong>Patriots 24</strong> - Eagles 21<br />
<span style="background-color: red;">Did Not Play the Patriots</span> | Redskins lost twice to the Eagles<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 38</u></strong>: <strong>Patiots 32</strong> - Panthers 29<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins beat the Patriots</span> | Redskins lost to the Panthers<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 37</u></strong>: <strong>Buccaneers 48</strong> - Raiders 21<br />
<span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Redskins beat the Buccaneers (In PreSeason)</span> | Did Not Play the Raiders<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 36</u></strong>: <strong>Patriots 20</strong> - Rams 17<br />
<span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Redskins lost to the Patriots (In PreSeason)</span> | Did Not Play the Rams<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 35</u></strong>: <strong>Ravens 34</strong> - Giants 7<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins beat the Ravens</span> | Redskins went 1-1 with the Giants<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 34</u></strong>: <strong>Rams 23</strong> - Titans 16<br />
<span style="background-color: red;">Redskins Did Not Play Either Team</span><br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 33</u></strong>: <strong>Broncos 34</strong> - Falcons 19<br />
<span style="background-color: red;">Redskins Did Not Play Either Team</span><br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 32</u></strong>: <strong>Broncos 31</strong> - Packers 24<br />
<span style="background-color: red;">Redskins Did Not Play Either Team</span><br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 31</u></strong>: <strong>Packers 35</strong> - Patriots 21<br />
<span style="background-color: red;">Did Not Play the Packers</span> | Redskins beat the Patriots<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 30</u></strong>: <strong>Cowboys 27</strong> - Steelers 17<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins beat the Cowboys twice</span> | Did Not Play the Steelers<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 29</u></strong>: <strong>49ers 49</strong> - Chargers 26<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Redskins lost to the 49ers</span> | Did Not Play the Chargers<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 28</u></strong>: <strong>Cowboys 30</strong> - Bills 13<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins went 1-1 with the Cowboys</span> | Redskins lost to the Bills<br />
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<strong><u>Super Bowl 27</u></strong>: <strong>Cowboys 52</strong> - Bills 17<br />
<span style="background-color: lime;">Redskins went 1-1 with the Cowboys</span> | Did Not Play the Bills<br />
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The Redskins opponents for 2013 and Super Bowl contenders (based on the past 7 Super Bowl winners) are the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, Bears, Lions, 49ers, Chiefs, Chargers, Packers, Vikings, Falcons, Broncos, and Raiders. Ideally for the Redskins they will end this pattern by going to the Super Bowl themselves. They are definitely a contender. <br />
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From the teams on their schedule I think 5 teams have a strong chance of making a Super Bowl appearance, Giants, 49ers, Packers, Falcons, and Broncos. Although with the Super Bowl being held at MetLife I think the Giants will fall victim to the curse and miss the big show next season. The Bears, Vikings, Cowboys, and Eagles also have the ability to surprise some folks. With all that said, the Redskins have a pretty tough schedule on paper next year.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Demitri - Seasons</u></b> </span></div>
<b> 1. Complicated Love (Intro)</b><br />
<b> 2. Neighba</b><br />
<b> 3. I'm the One</b><br />
<b> 4. 100 MPH</b><br />
<b> 5. Shake It</b><br />
<b> 6. Interlude</b><br />
<b> 7. 2 Step</b><br />
<b> 8. Seasons</b><br />
<b> 9. I Wanna Make Love</b><br />
<b>10. Body Call</b><br />
<b>11. Be the 1st</b><br />
<b>12. Psycho Love</b><br />
<b>13. Lost My Heart (Outro)</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few the singles that he has released from this album as well as his first R&B album "Mines Tonight" which was released in 2005. </span></b><br />
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I got a $100 Amazon Gift Card for Christmas, it took me a few weeks but I decided that the Google TV Vizio Co-Star would be the next tech device that I would spend it on. So here's my quick review. It might be helpful to know that I am a heavy Google user, I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean, and I use almost every Google Application that is made available. If you are not familiar with the Co-Star check it out <a href="http://www.vizio.com/costar/overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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My main goal with GoogleTV was to be able to stream movies off of my network drive to any of the TV's in my household. Also it would be great to have Netflix and other apps available on those TVs as well as available when travelling. Its small size would make it easy to pack on any vacation or trip and just plug into a TV at my destination. The device has wireless and wired Internet capabilities, a USB expansion slot (which would be great for Thumb Drives and USB Hard Drives), and HDMI input/output slots.</div>
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The set up process took about 15 minutes after plugging it to the TV. What made things easier was the the remote which has a QWERTY keyboard on the back.</div>
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<li>The Size of the device</li>
<li>Chrome Web Browser on the TV</li>
<li>Google Music App on the TV</li>
<li>The Netflix App</li>
<li>The device worked good plugged into the set top box or plugged directly into the TV</li>
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<li>The lack of GoogleTV Compatible Apps and Games in the Google Play Store</li>
<li>If I wanted to play any games on the device I needed to get a subscription to a gaming network application that was pre-installed on the device.</li>
<li>The lack of a good DLNA app for free.</li>
<li>The device seemed to get very hot after as little as 30 minutes of use</li>
<li>The Amazon Instant Video App really just took you to the Amazon Website</li>
<li>Vizio Bloatware on the device</li>
<li>I paid for one of the top rated DLNA apps for Google TV and it wouldn't stream some of my MP4's that streamed with no problem to my early generation LG SmartTV. Waste of money.</li>
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In closing Google TV has great potential but didn't meet the expectations that I had for it. I think some of the added Vizio related apps slowed down the device. I wouldn't mind checking out a Nexus Google TV if they ever released one in the future. The interactive TV listings (ON TV) app should become a standard interface on all Xfinity and Verizon boxes. Its so much better looking at thumbnails in categories and seeing the progress bar to see how far along the show is. The device getting really hot with minimal usage was a bit discouraging, maybe I had a lemon. Navigation was a bit slow compared to XBOX application/interface navigation, and much slower than my Android phone. I returned the device 5 days after getting it. I think I'm going to test out the <a href="http://www.roku.com/roku-products" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roku 2 XS</a> next.<br />
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As most know, I am a 49ers fan, so I'm not going to do any winner predictions or score predictions or anything like that. You already know those would be biased. Instead I am going to do an attempt to compare different elements of these very well matched Super Bowl teams. Maybe they are well matched because they have similar minds running the teams (Harbowl 2). The first Harbowl was close the Ravens won that game and sacked Alex Smith 9 times. There was also an Alex Smith TD that was called back on what most would consider a nonsense call. But in the long run if you keep a game close enough for the refs to decide your fate then it's your fault. The best way to win a game is to do it convincingly. Both teams are somewhat different since that meeting. The 49ers brought back the majority of their starters from last year, but added more on the WR end, too bad two of the WR's went on IR earlier this season. The self proclaimed GOAT Randy Moss is still part of the receiving core the 2nd round pick AJ Jenkins hasn't really been an impact this season but Crabtree has become the WR that 49ers fans have hoped for since drafting him. The biggest change for the 49ers since that game last season is at the QB position and the biggest difference for the Ravens is the Offensive Coordinator. After a roller coaster season of trying to put more focus on Joe Flacco the Ravens fired their Offensive Coordinator and promoted former Colts Head Coach to the position. It started off rocky, but after entering the playoffs the move seems genius. Somewhat of a similar thing for the 49ers. Alex Smith went out due to injury Colin Kaepernick came in to finish a game in a tie. He lost two divisional match ups later on to the Seahawks and the Rams, but beat the Beats, Saints, Cardinals, and the Patriots on his way to a playoff bye week. In the playoffs Colin sealed the deal by beating the Packers with his feet and leading a comeback against the Falcons with his arm to put his team in the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1994 Super Bowl. Now that the intro is done, lets compare the teams. I will give a report card for each position from 1 - 5, 5 being 100% and 1 being 20%. The two teams are probably the most evenly matched Super Bowl teams in a long time, which <b>should</b> lead to a great, edge of your seat game.<br />
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This game can easily be about the coaches, but I don't think it should be about Kaepernick and Ray Lewis. The leader of the 49ers offense is Frank Gore and the guy on the Ravens defense that is the biggest threat is Ed Reed. Those two quiet guys should be the headliners of this match up. <br />
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<b>Quarterback: 49ers = 4, Ravens = 4.5</b>. I'm not really saying that Flacco is that good, but I will say that he has a cannon. Kaeprnick has an arm too, but I'm giving Flacco the edge off of experience.<br />
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<b>Running Back: 49ers = 4.5, Ravens= 4.</b> Ray Rice and Bernard Pollard are great, but I will have to say that the 49ers rushing attack have the edge with Frank Gore, LaMichael James, and Colin Kaepernick running the ball.<br />
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<b>Wide Receivers: 49ers = 4, Ravens = 4. </b> Crabtree has been great this year, Randy Moss can be the old Randy at any time but who's the #3 Ted Ginn Jr? He's fast but as a WR he's always been a question mark. The Ravens have a 2nd year phenom in T.Smith, he has speed and hands, Boldin is slow but has great hands and they have a surprise #3 attack from Jacoby. I'll just call it even here. Neither team has the WR core that Atlanta, Green Bay, Patriots, or Denver have but we see how far that got them.<br />
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<b>Tight Ends: 49ers = 4.5, Ravens = 3.5.</b> Don't get me wrong Pitta has had a great season, but at best he's the Raven's Delanie Walker, but the 49ers still have Vernon Davis who has great hands, speed, and size. Vernon makes it tough for defenders to cover him, I'm not sure that Pitta has the same effect.<br />
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<b>Offensive Line: 49ers = 4.5, Ravens = 4. </b> Both are great, I'm just going to give the edge to the 49ers based on what I've seen them do in protection and in the running game all season. <br />
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<b>Defensive Line: 49ers = 4.5, Ravens = 4.5. </b> It took a took a lot for me to rank these evenly, but the Ravens defensive line has stepped it up towards the end of the season when they got some people healthy. They have created a pass rush that they missed all season.<br />
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<b>Linebackers: 49ers = 4.5, Ravens = 4.</b> We know the Ravens very popular bunch of Linebackers and the one who was decided to retire to help inspire his team. Against any other team they would probably be the higher rated bunch, but the 49ers have an all pro core of linebackers. I'm going to give the 49ers the edge do to youth, speed, and health. Patrick Willis, NaVarro Bowman, Ahmad Brooks, and (depending on the formation) Aldon Smith have been the best linebacker core in football.<br />
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<b>Corner Backs: 49ers = 4, Ravens = 3.75. </b> Not a big difference. I will say that man to man, the 49ers CBs have proven themselves this season, but in the same instance if they faced faster WRs and didn't have Safety help they seemed to get into trouble. The Raven's CBs have has some issues on and off most of the season.<br />
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<b>Safeties: 49ers = 4, Ravens = 4.5.</b> Ed Reed is sick back there, even with the 49ers getting Pro Bowl selections, Ed Reed is a quiet assassin for that positions.<br />
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<b>Kickers: 49ers = 3.5, Ravens = 3.75.</b> Ravens get the edge, last year the 49ers would have gotten the edge, but since Akers re-injured his groin injury last time he was in the Super Dome he has been very inconsistent. I would take both kickers over Cundiff though.<br />
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<b>Special Teams: 49ers = 4, Ravens = 4.5.</b> Ginn Jr has the ability, but hasn't really shown it this season, LaMichael James has shown his ability to make big returns since emerging late in the season... BUT Jacoby has probably been the most explosive returner on special teams all season, so they deserve the edge on this.<br />
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Ok I'm done, I'm leaving it at that. Looks like an even match up and it should be a good game. You tally it up and let me know what it looks like <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/103383350297703890656" target="_blank">+Michael Carroll</a> then let me know if you change your picks.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373530209572582333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701394488913193718.post-30022389202191784672013-01-30T23:15:00.002-05:002013-01-30T23:15:37.649-05:00My Hybrid Chili Recipe (I'm No Chef)I'm no chef, I'm far from it, but I do like to try different recipes, season/marinate and grill any meat that will go on the grill, actually I like to cook anything that will go on the grill period. Either way a couple weeks ago a few friends came over and I made some chili to serve as game food for the NFC/AFC Championship games. They could have been lying but everyone had good reviews for the chili Again, I'm no chef so I took three recipes mashed them together to create on finished product. This wasn't my first time making chili and the next time the recipe won't be the same but here you go.<br />
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I started with <a href="http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/301753/rachel-rays-manly-chili" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachael Ray's Manly Chili Recipe </a>and doubled most of the ingredients.<br />
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Last but not least I used some of the ingredients and instructions that I got from my homeboy <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/103387400617854452529" target="_blank">+Chris Simms</a> recipe for "Dogg's Beef and Pork Chili"</div>
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<i>4 cloves garlic, finely chopped</i><br />
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<i>1 red bell pepper, chopped</i><br />
<i>1 yellow bell pepper, chopped</i><br />
<i>3 tablespoons chili powder</i><br />
<i>1 tablespoon ground cumin</i><br />
<i>1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder</i><br />
<i>2 teaspoons dried oregano</i><br />
<i>1 tablespoon smoked paprika</i><br />
<i>Salt and freshly ground black pepper</i><br />
<i>1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef</i><br />
<i>1 pound ground pork</i><br />
<i>1 cup beer (recommended: Budweiser)</i><br />
<i>1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed</i><br />
<i>1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed</i><br />
<i>1 (24-ounce) can crushed tomatoes</i><br />
<i>1 (24-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice</i><br />
<i>1 Chipotle Chili in Adobo sauce, chopped</i><br />
<i>Sour cream, for garnish</i><br />
<i>Shredded Cheddar, for garnish</i><br />
<i>Sliced scallions, for garnish</i><br />
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<i>In large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven, cook garlic, onions, bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, chipotle chili powder, oregano, and smoked paprika and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables are tender and seasonings are aromatic. Add the beef and break it up with a wooden spoon. Once beef is broken up and beginning to brown, add the pork. Break up with wooden spoon like the beef, and brown, until no longer pink, roughly 4 minutes. Stir in the beer and beans. Toss together, then add the crushed and diced tomatoes, chipotle pepper, and a little adobo sauce. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, if necessary. Transfer the chili to serving bowls and garnish with lime wedges, sour cream, shredded cheese, and sliced scallions.</i><br />
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Sounds like a lot of work huh? Nope, making chili is pretty much whatever you want it to be, whatever flavors you like, its cooking by taste. Cook it, stir it, let it simmer, taste, add what you think is missing. Here are the pictures of my process and ingredients. I just put it all in the pot and let the heat and stirring spoon do the rest. This batch was intended to be more sweet than spicy because of the possibility of kids eating some of it.</div>
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Started with a lot of chopping and dicing, with I suck at, but it was all worth it. I browned (and seasoned) all the meat in a separate pan before adding it to the pot with the rest of the stuff.</div>
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Smoked Sausage cut up small enough so that they don't steal the show. I used pork, but beef sausage or turkey would be fine here as well.</div>
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Celery. Next time Red, Green, and Yellow Peppers will go in at the same time as the celery.</div>
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Salt, Pepper, and Montreal Steak seasonings. </div>
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Brown and Season the Beef. The other ingredients are getting to know each other in the pot.</div>
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Beer, it makes everything better. I went with a light lager made by Yuengling. </div>
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Diced Tomatoes made for chili, kidney beans, tomato paste, canned corn (not the sweet corn), beef broth, and the star of the show...Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce</div>
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I cooked, simmered, stirred, tasted, and seasoned more until I felt the chili was the taste and thickness that I was going for.</div>
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Chili Power, Chili Sauce, and Ground Cumin. I made sure not to have a heavy hand with these.</div>
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Simply and easy, and easy to personalize. I can't wait for the next spell of cold days or possible snow to come through so I can do it all over again and add more ingredients and spices to it. I think I want more corn, more peppers and more fire for the next time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373530209572582333noreply@blogger.com0