JaMarcus Russell was chosen number one overall by the Los Angeles...I mean Oakland Raiders. For those of you who didn't hear it Gene Washington, from what I've read, didn't say the "Oakland Raiders" but instead said the "Los Angeles Raiders" by accident. Or was it? Either way the Raiders got their franchise QB whom I don't really know whether or not will ever become a legit NFL starter. He has the talent, don't get me wrong, but I don't know if he really has the heart for it. For the Raiders sake I hope he works out well for them. Too bad they still don't have an Offensive Line for him, however; Russell weighs about 400lbs so he should be able to stay on his feet (I hope you read my exaggeration there, he weighs about 260). Definitely liked the Michael Bush pick, the dude is a good RB and will fit in nicely.
Here are my top 5 winners of this draft (Teams):
1) San Francisco 49ers -With Patrick Willis and Joe Staley the Niners filled one immediate need at Linebacker as well as the Offensive Tackle position on the Line.
2) Cleveland Browns- Selected Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn to get a sure starter Offensive Tackle and their franchise Quarterback.
3) Carolina Panthers- Getting both Jon Beason and Dwayne Jarrett were both very good picks as well as Ryan Kalil and Tim Shaw in the 2nd round.
4) Oakland Raiders- Obviously as I stated above the Raiders got their franchise Quarterback, they also picked up Zack Miller Tight end out of Arizona State and Running back Michael Bush. Not to mention they also picked up Quentin Moses a Defensive End.
5) Tampa Bay Bucs- With the selections of Gaines Adams, Sabby Piscitelli, and Quincy Black tells me that John Gruden wants to continue to keep the Tampa-2 Defense as one of the best Defenses in the league...they still will have to find an Offense though.
The Team with the best weekend has to be:
The San Francisco 49ers- The Niners were able to draft 3 guys that are extremely talented and will be vital to the overall growth of Defense and Offense. Patrick Willis is the extreme stud Linebacker from Ole Miss. He will solidify the young Linebacking core of the 49ers. Joe Staley the big strong Offensive Tackle out of Central Michigan will continue to help keep Alex Smith from getting hammered as well as keeping Frank Gore running wild on opposing defenses. With an absolute steal of a pick in the 3rd round the Niners were able to select Wide Receiver Jason Hill out of Washington State. The dude is fast at 4.37 combine speed and he is stout at 6'0 ft 210 pounds. What caps the Niners as the biggest weekend winners is that they were able to steal (and I mean steal) the Seattle Seahawks #1 Wide Receiver for their 3rd 4th round selection. Darrell Jackson has been a beast up in Washington and is still only 28 years old. He has had some injury problems in the past couple of years but I'm positive that the Niners medical staff made sure to thoroughly check him to make sure that he wouldn't be a huge gamble.
I will say this: The New England Patriots have had a pretty darn good offseason, I think the Niners edge them a little bit, but I'm biased. I do think and hope that the Moss trade really comes to bite the Patriots in the butt. Randy Moss is not a good character guy and isn't a team player. Why the Patriots would trade for him is almost beyond me. What I do understand is that Bill Bellichick is getting ready to move on from New England and he wants to go out with one more "Bang!"...SuperBowl. The Patriots are playing for this year and boy I hope that they fall flat on their faces. Nothing personal against the Patriots but I do think they have overstayed their welcome as the dominant team of the AFC. I hope to see a newcomer, maybe the Bengals or the Chargers this year. I don't care if the Patriots get to the playoffs I'm sure they will but I hope that they get taken down before they get into the Superbowl.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Much better than my Princess Bride character
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Saturday, April 28, 2007
The NFL Draft was AWESOME!
Well, for many whom are not sports fans or just care nothing about football will probably want to glance over this post and most likely tomorrow's post as well. I've decided to give my "Three-Cents" on how the draft played out for my team (no, I won't tell you who my team is yet) and the rest of the NFL teams. I look forward to doing this tomorrow as I hope that many of you will look forward to reading it.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wow...two posts in one day!
As you have probably noticed I do love the " ! "...lol It just gives the titles more weightiness I guess. Grammatically wrong I'm sure, but it is my blog and I can defy the English Scholars (even though I consider my wife and English Scholar). Anyway, some tid bits of info for today just from me.
As probably no one knows I attend California State University, Sacramento. This was my first semester at Sac State and over this whole semester have been trying to figure out exactly which degree to shoot for. It is really running out of time for me as I am a Junior. I'm pretty stoked because I was able to sit down with a very respected advisor in the Communications department whom also served as a General Advisor for years (I wanted to go with experience). So we talked for about 20 minutes and I talked to him about my goals, jobs that I find interesting and some other school related "stuff". I was very interested and amazed what he told me. He said that his first suspicion was that I possibly wasn't thinking broadly enough in my degree field. The advisor went on to say that maybe I should look into a Journalism degree. I was somewhat shocked when he told me this because I thought, "I'm not a writer, how could I do that?". As we continued he pointed out that Journalism is necessarily writing and also you don't have to be en English Major to be in Journalism. That definitely made me breath a sigh of relief because in no way is English my best subject. As we went on he also said that his other instinctive advice was that maybe I should go down the road of the Mass Communication degree, which mainly is studying communication in all different fields. This also interested me as we continued to talk.
My main reason for my hesitance to stick with a degree is that I don't want to be strapped down when I go into the career field. I want to be able to have the ability to do many different things and have my own choice. I was ecstatic to hear that both of those degrees are perfect for that type of thinking. He said that those degrees are the doors, it will be your character, personality and work ethic that will get through the doors and however far I want to go in almost any field.
I know that God has my life in his hands and I'm so happy for that. I have two choices that I feel comfortable with and I'm so happy for that. Now it is up to God and me (notice who is first) to see which road I will take. I felt like I received a glimpse into my future yesterday and I'm excited with the possibilities. We'll see what happens though, and I will most assuredly let you all know what choice I make. I think I need to go talk with God and get his take on the whole thing.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." ---Proverbs 3:5-6
As probably no one knows I attend California State University, Sacramento. This was my first semester at Sac State and over this whole semester have been trying to figure out exactly which degree to shoot for. It is really running out of time for me as I am a Junior. I'm pretty stoked because I was able to sit down with a very respected advisor in the Communications department whom also served as a General Advisor for years (I wanted to go with experience). So we talked for about 20 minutes and I talked to him about my goals, jobs that I find interesting and some other school related "stuff". I was very interested and amazed what he told me. He said that his first suspicion was that I possibly wasn't thinking broadly enough in my degree field. The advisor went on to say that maybe I should look into a Journalism degree. I was somewhat shocked when he told me this because I thought, "I'm not a writer, how could I do that?". As we continued he pointed out that Journalism is necessarily writing and also you don't have to be en English Major to be in Journalism. That definitely made me breath a sigh of relief because in no way is English my best subject. As we went on he also said that his other instinctive advice was that maybe I should go down the road of the Mass Communication degree, which mainly is studying communication in all different fields. This also interested me as we continued to talk.
My main reason for my hesitance to stick with a degree is that I don't want to be strapped down when I go into the career field. I want to be able to have the ability to do many different things and have my own choice. I was ecstatic to hear that both of those degrees are perfect for that type of thinking. He said that those degrees are the doors, it will be your character, personality and work ethic that will get through the doors and however far I want to go in almost any field.
I know that God has my life in his hands and I'm so happy for that. I have two choices that I feel comfortable with and I'm so happy for that. Now it is up to God and me (notice who is first) to see which road I will take. I felt like I received a glimpse into my future yesterday and I'm excited with the possibilities. We'll see what happens though, and I will most assuredly let you all know what choice I make. I think I need to go talk with God and get his take on the whole thing.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." ---Proverbs 3:5-6
The Showdown Begins!!!
As I blogged a few days ago, the US Congress voted yesterday about whether or not they will pass a bill that will remove troops almost completely by this time next year. The bill was passed. It is going to be a showdown because President Bush has said over and over that if that bill passes he will veto it. I'll be looking forward to see what happens. 435 house seats (people) have debated and debated some more and will vote on this bill that is projected to pass fairly easily. Now the Senate will look it over and if they do get 67 votes of the 100 that there are. I do believe that those tens of thousands of troops that are over there need to be heard and I believe that Congress is doing that. If the people say that we need to leave...then it is not the Presidents right to bypass the people. Let's all hope that justice will be served. If the Senate gets 67 people to agree then that vote will override President Bush's veto. Next year will be year 5 of the Iraq war. I think we have given the Iraq government more than enough time to establish themselves in the region.
Congress and Bush, Showdown!
Congress and Bush, Showdown!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
It's 10:30 already!!!
Well, I was unable to put together a really great post today as I was quite busy. However, I won't go without at least putting something up for all to look at and ponder.
I'm booking my tickets now to the new "Earth"!!!*I'll try to post something much more fun and exciting tomorrow. lol
Monday, April 23, 2007
This Government is run by the people and for the people!
Daily I grow more sick of our current state in the United States. On many levels I am very displeased and unhappy about how America is and is being run today. As of right now our country is fighting a war that, until a few months ago, I thought was justified. I don't know if you can empathize with me or not but when something that you believe is fact, turns out to be flat out wrong, is extremely hard to swallow and even harder to change. Congress is going to pass legislation to start pulling American troops out of Iraq starting October 1st and a complete pullout during Apirl 2008. However, troops would remain to help train the Iraqi military and police force as well as helping them to counter terrorism. That to me seems like a wonderful plan, and it has my vote! American soldiers are and have been dying every single day for a war that for now is completely unjustified. If congress, which is made up of 435 elected officials, whose primary jobs are to speak for the people, declare that our nation needs to pull out of Iraq then it is not the Presidents right to veto that power. Our Nation was founded on checks and balances, it was founded on the people being the primary power of the government. I will be very interested to see how this plays out when Congress does officially pass the legislation and whether or not the President veto's that bill or not. I hope for the sake of our troops, Iraq, the President, our Government and most importantly us citizens that this bill gets passed and is signed by President Bush. If not, it will go to show how unstable our government is and how us, the American people, need to make a stand!
AP: Congress will endorse Iraq pullout
AP: Congress will endorse Iraq pullout
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Not much on a rainy...or sunny Sunday
April 22, 2007 was a quite 'regular' day to say the least. A little bit of speaking, writing and now blogging all wrapped up into one wonderful day. lol...moving on. This is only my second day of blogging and I'm doing my best to get this page up and running. I hope you all see the changes and are very excited and proud all at the same time. Not that any of you have don't have this same stuff but for me it is new and I ask that you not spoil my new found fun. I most likely really should have thought this blog through before I started it but its now full power and away I go.
740!!!---Barry Bonds Homers Again!
It has probably gotten on most peoples nerves, or surpassed that, by now the whole 'Barry Bonds' ordeal. Whether we all like it or not Barry will become the new homerun King of Baseball. I see the only way that changing is if he either a) gets ridiculously hurt --for good, or b) has a change of heart and decides to keep the dignity of the game and stops short of Hank's record and hangs up the glove. I do see it more likely Barry getting a needle broken off in his tush than him hanging up the glove. Most likely though in about a month Barry Bonds will have homerun number 756 attached to his Hall-of-Fame career.
Don't get me wrong and start calling me a Barry Bonds hater or anything of the sort. To face the truth, he and almost everyone else in Baseball was juicing during the mid-late 90's and the early 2000's. So what the heck is the difference between no one juicing and everyone juicing? The playing field will be the same either way. Whether Bonds hits 50 HRs or 200 HRs in a season the fact is he had to jack the ball each and every time. Nothing is perfect and I would bet than Hank Aaron's record might not be fully untainted. Do I have insider information? No, but what in this world is perfect or is pure? Nothing. There was only one person who was and we can talk about that more later.
If you haven't figured it out by now I am a Giants fan and seeing this team go 1-6 to start the season I was almost dry-heaving. However, they have come and redeemed themselves in quite a remarkable fashion going 8-2 over the last 10 games. If this team can stay healthy I would almost guarantee that the Giants will make it into the playoffs. Whether they do it or not will come down to their pitching, definitely not their hitting. When you see Matt Cain, whom has posted a ERA of just 1.55, and Barry Zito starting off your rotation with Matt Morris, Noah Lowry and Russ Ortiz finishing it off, the team has potentially one of the best starting pitchers in the MLB. All I can say though is that win or lose I'll be there to cheer them on, hopefully you will be right there with me.
740!!!---Barry Bonds Homers Again!
It has probably gotten on most peoples nerves, or surpassed that, by now the whole 'Barry Bonds' ordeal. Whether we all like it or not Barry will become the new homerun King of Baseball. I see the only way that changing is if he either a) gets ridiculously hurt --for good, or b) has a change of heart and decides to keep the dignity of the game and stops short of Hank's record and hangs up the glove. I do see it more likely Barry getting a needle broken off in his tush than him hanging up the glove. Most likely though in about a month Barry Bonds will have homerun number 756 attached to his Hall-of-Fame career.
Don't get me wrong and start calling me a Barry Bonds hater or anything of the sort. To face the truth, he and almost everyone else in Baseball was juicing during the mid-late 90's and the early 2000's. So what the heck is the difference between no one juicing and everyone juicing? The playing field will be the same either way. Whether Bonds hits 50 HRs or 200 HRs in a season the fact is he had to jack the ball each and every time. Nothing is perfect and I would bet than Hank Aaron's record might not be fully untainted. Do I have insider information? No, but what in this world is perfect or is pure? Nothing. There was only one person who was and we can talk about that more later.
If you haven't figured it out by now I am a Giants fan and seeing this team go 1-6 to start the season I was almost dry-heaving. However, they have come and redeemed themselves in quite a remarkable fashion going 8-2 over the last 10 games. If this team can stay healthy I would almost guarantee that the Giants will make it into the playoffs. Whether they do it or not will come down to their pitching, definitely not their hitting. When you see Matt Cain, whom has posted a ERA of just 1.55, and Barry Zito starting off your rotation with Matt Morris, Noah Lowry and Russ Ortiz finishing it off, the team has potentially one of the best starting pitchers in the MLB. All I can say though is that win or lose I'll be there to cheer them on, hopefully you will be right there with me.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
What is in a title?
This is my first post and hopefully will not be my last. I can honestly say that I never would have even considered having my own blog had it not been for my wife, Melanie. So to my wonderful beautiful wife I say, "Thank you so much, babe."
It took me quite a while to find a title for my blog that I was happy with. I still can't say that I have found the blog title of my dreams, but I think it will do unless I find something better. Many probably will have no idea what "deasil" means and to be honest I had no idea either till about 20 minutes ago. The word is from Old-English and means "clockwise, follow after the sun, or towards the right". I chose the word because of the middle meaning that I stated previously. Instead of the word "sun" I am using it as a play on words for "follow after the Son". Jesus Christ is my personal Lord and Savior. Many people right away probably have already "figured me out" or have left this page completely. For those of you that are still reading this let me dive a little further into the truth. There is a God, He sent His Son Jesus to die on a cross to pay for our sins (lets get it straight now...we all sin). However, Jesus didn't just die, he rose again on the third day which sealed our salvation. I want people to find this truth and that love for themselves. I hope that this blog will be a testament and will be a good reflection of Jesus and who He is.
I don't know why but I feel compelled to give a brief outlook on exactly the types of things that I hope to accomplish in/with this blog. I want people to be informed about the truth (religion, science, politics, news, the media...etc.). I don't find myself sticking to any sort of formula, but those are some things that I definitely want to cover. I will write whatever is on my mind and on my heart. Be warned that this blog will probably not be Politically Correct because I believe that whole idea is utter trash. I prefer to speak the truth in love. My goal is that my soon and coming posts will be informative, trustworthy, credible and even intellectual.
I don't know why but I feel compelled to give a brief outlook on exactly the types of things that I hope to accomplish in/with this blog. I want people to be informed about the truth (religion, science, politics, news, the media...etc.). I don't find myself sticking to any sort of formula, but those are some things that I definitely want to cover. I will write whatever is on my mind and on my heart. Be warned that this blog will probably not be Politically Correct because I believe that whole idea is utter trash. I prefer to speak the truth in love. My goal is that my soon and coming posts will be informative, trustworthy, credible and even intellectual.
I will end tonight, my first post, with this: If God used his breath to create life, and He made us in His image, why on earth do we use our breath for cursing, slander, corruption, lies, deceit and death? We all have a choice, let's start making the right one!
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