Potpourri

• And the 2011 Oscar nominees are? 
• And the 2011 Razzi nominees are?
• Candace Swanepoel looks phenomenal in the latest VS catalog. 
• AP NFL All Pro team named.
• Jeff Fisher out in Tennessee.  WTF are they doing? 
• Is Ochocinco no more? 
• Check out the Top 10 GOP myths over at the Silver Buzz Cafe.  Good stuff.
• Filibuster reform rejected.
• WTF is Taco Bell passing off as beef? 
• Check out Hollywood's hottest MILF's here. 
  

Score this one for Jon Stewart

Bill O'Reilly Defends His Nazi Analogies
www.thedailyshow.com

Potpourri

• Here's a nice Addison Rose link, check it out.  
• Dick LeBeau to the Cardinals?  Works for me.  
• What makes for the perfect female body?    
• Goodbye Medium, it was a nice run, you will be missed.  Horrible ending BTW.
• Las Vegas tourist sues for refund after sex act with escort.
• AskMen's Top 10 fitness models can be found here. 
• Nick Punto no longer a Twin! 
• Marisa Miller is still looking fantastic!
• RIP Jack LaLanne. 
• Nicole Scherzinger looking good.

The American - George Clooney

I recently watched the "The American" starring George Clooney on DVD, I must say I really was not too impressed, what a slow moving movie, add in very little dialogue and very little action and you have a pretty bad movie.  I was very disappointed, I usually like George Clooney movies, don't waste your time on this one though.  Anyways, here are my top 10 George Clooney movies:

1. Up in the Air - 2009
2. Syriana - 2005
3. Three Kings - 1999
4. Out of Sight - 1998
5. The Peacemaker -1997
6. Ocean's Eleven/Ocean's Twelve/Ocean's Thirteen - 2001/2004/2007
7. O Brother, Where Art Though - 2000
8. The Perfect Storm - 2000
9. From Dusk Till Dawn - 1996
10. Burn After Reading - 2008

Say What?

Time for a quick history lesson Ms. Bachmann, the founding fathers wrote the constitution in 1787,  John Quincy Adams died in 1848, the Civil War ran from 1861-1865, slavery was abolished in 1865.  Do the math.  Enough with revisionist history.  I sure hope she runs for President in 2012, it would surely be good for a few laughs.

Can you say hypocrisy?

Potpourri

• Here's a nice Amia Miley link. 
• Check out Amia Miley on Twitter BTW, she's a lot of fun. 
• Vikings name Bill Musgrave Offensive Coordinator.
• Public trust in FoxNews plummets. 
• Regis Philbin quitting his morning show.  
• It may be time for Al Davis to step aside.
• Sarah Palin unfavorability rating is at an all time high.
• Twins re-sign Carl Pavano. 
• Megan Fox in her underwear is always a good thing.
• 100+ Mafioso arrested. 
  

Olberman & MSNBC part ways

Terrible news, this is a big mistake by MSNBC in my opinion, he was the one voice on that channel that I routinely tuned in to watch and without him being there I'm guessing I'll be watching less and less of MSNBC.  That's not a knock on the other hosts, I enjoy Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz and Lawrence O'Donnell in small doses, but let's be honest those shows lack some of the zing that Olbermann provided.  It just feels like the left has lost a much needed voice in calling out the lies and hypocrisy of the right, he will be missed, hopefully he continues on in the future in some format or another. 

Slash & Fergie

I kind of like it.

Ms TPSG

I'm long overdue for a post on Ms TPSG, so here's some Marisa Miller.

Potpourri

• The Vikings (or the Cardinals) had better be contacting Nnamdi Asomugha's agent.
• This link is for all my fellow Asian lovers. 
• Jon Rauch signs with Blue Jays. 
• Where have you been all my life Heather Vandeven?
• Nissan's mini-crossover the Juke looks intriguing. 
• CJ Miles is a hot girl!
• Kate Beckinsale looks good as a blonde, or maybe it's just the bikini.
• Vikings add Mike Singletary to their coaching staff.
• 'Sporting News' lists their All Time best football team here. 
• RIP Sargent Shriver.

 

Ms Bikini Universe 2010

This looks like a decent bikini contest.

V

Laura Vandervoort is reason enough to watch "V" on NBC.  Here's her website.

Potpourri

• Reince Priebus replaces Michael Steele out as head of the RNC. 
• Jim Thome re-signs with the Twins.
• The new 'Celebrity Apprentice' cast announced. 
• Hue Jackson named head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
  
• You can find the 2011 Golden Globe winners here.
• Brett Favre files retirement papers.  Again. 
• I'm no fashion critic but IMO Halle Berry stole the show at the Golden Globes.
• Here's a very early 2011 NFL Mock Draft from SI. 
• The revamped 'American Idol' debuts tonight.  Does anyone care?
• I must admit, I'm rather enjoying "The Cape" on NBC, give it a watch. 
  

Victoria's Secret 2011 Swimsuit Video

Good bless the people of Victoria's Secret.

TPSG 2010-11 NFL Award Winners

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Tom Brady - New England Patriots
Brady get's the call here over Michael Vick.  Brady just seemed to do more with less, many predicted doom when Moss was traded but Brady seemed to actually pick up his game at that point. 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Tom Brady - New England Patriots
Obvious choice given that I picked him as MVP.  Vick probably had a few of the best games ever from a QB this season but he also missed 4 games, Brady played all 16, he get's the call.  Phillip Rivers and Aaron Rodgers would probably fall in the 3-4 spots in my voting. 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jerod Mayo - New England Patriots
There really weren't any dominant defensive players this year IMO.  Mayo isn't flashy, he's just incredibly productive (he led the NFL in tackles), thus he gets my vote.  Others worthy of consideration?  Cameron Wake of the Dolphins, DeMarcus Ware of the Cowboys, Clay Matthews Jr of the Packers & Asante Samuels for the Eagles. 

COACH OF THE YEAR - Todd Haley - Kansas City Chiefs
Tough call here, lots of coaches did a great job but in the end you have to go with the guy who exceeded everybody's expectations and that was Haley, hardly anybody seemed to give them a chance at making the playoffs this year yet he won 10 games and won the AFC West.  Bill Bellicheck did another great job in New England, the expectation level probably works against him but he's certainly worthy of consideration.  Lovie Smith did a great job with the Bears, he could make a strong case too.  Mike Smith of the Falcons should receive some votes for the job he did in Atlanta.  Steve Spagnuolo of the Rams, Raheem Morris of the Bucs & Jim Schwartz of the Lions also exceeded expectations with their respective teams. 

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Sam Bradford - St Louis Rams
The Rams are set at QB for years to come with Sam Bradford, he was easily the best offensive rookie in the NFL this year.  Nobody else was really close.  If I had to pick a runner up, I'd pick WR Mike Williams of the Buccaners over WR Dez Bryant of the Cowboys.

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Ndamukong Suh - Detroit Lions
Another easy choice, Suh was a dominant force in the middle for the Lions, teams were already double teaming him.  Others worthy of consideration?  Probably a couple of CB's, Joe Haden of the Browns and Devin McCourty of the Patriots. 

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Mike Williams - Seattle Seahawks
Williams had been out of the league for 2 years, when he last played he as fat, out of shape and reporting sporting a doobie.  His career was resurrected when his former college coach Pete Carroll took the head coaching job with the Seahawks.  He lost weight, put away the doobies, basically just grew up and the results on the field were very impressive (65 catches, 750+ yards, 2 TD's).   

BREAKOUT PERFORMER - Arian Foster - Houston Texans
Foster gets the nod over Peyton Hillis of the Browns.   Foster went from 257 yards in his rookie year to an NFL leading 1616 yards this season, throw in 16 TD's and you've got your breakout performer of the year.

Random Hot Girl Dancing

Potpourri

• Lily Aldridge looks damn good in a bikini.  
• Carolina Pathers hires Ron Rivera as head coach. 
• Tom Delay sentenced to 3 years in prison. 
• Michigan hires Brady Hoke as football coach.
• I love the Olivia Munn "Maxim" cover. 
• My fellow booty lovers should enjoy this link.
• UConn hires Paul Pasqualoni as football coach. 
• John Fox hired to coach the Broncos. 
• Why the rich don't feel rich?  
• New astrology signs?  Is that even possible?
  

What is the far right so afraid of????

Funny stuff.  Why is the far right so threatened by rational dialogue anyways? 

Auburn wins BCS Championship

Auburn wins 22-19.  It really was everything you'd expect out of a BCS Championship game, a 19-19 game with seconds left, then a game winning FG to win it for Auburn.  The SEC has now won 5 straight national football championships, they play some good football in that neck of the woods.  Surprisingly enough, in a game where everybody thought that the offenses would rule, it was the Auburn defense that won this game.  Nick Fairly really helped his draft stock in this game, he just dominated the line of scrimmage.  Cam Newton looked good too, he is an incredible college QB, in time I think he could excel at the next level too, just don't expect him to star overnight.  Congrats to Auburn!

Potpourri

• 2011 People's Choice Award winners announced. 
• Cardinals fire Defensive Coordinator Bill Davis.
• The homeless man with the golden voice is an amazing story.  
• Andrew Luck to return to Stanford for his senior year. 
• Jason Garrett named permanent Cowboys head coach.
• Nicole Scherzinger looking good in FHM.
• 'Jersey Shore' premiere sets MTV ratings record.  
• 49ers hire Jim Harbaugh as head coach. 
• 'Teen Mom' Farrah is looking fantastic. 
• Why girls like the "bad boys". 
  
 

 

Rep Giffords shot

What a tragedy in Tuscon yesterday.   It really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone though, not with all the vitriol and bile being spewed on a daily basis from talking heads on television and radio.  Don't get me wrong, the shooter obviously had a few screws loose, actually more than a few, and he ultimately bears the responsibility for these senseless deaths but you do need to ask yourself where these thoughts and beliefs that he had in his head came from don't you?   Did Sarah Palin really need to use "crosshairs" in her tea party ads this past fall?  What of Sharron Angle's "second amendment remedies" comment?  What of all the "birthers"?  What of Joe Wilson yelling "liar" at Barack Obama during his health care speech?  What of all the "town hall disruptions"?  On a whole aren't all of those things, and many many other similar acts of rhetoric, perhaps enough to push someone with a few screws loose to take some sort of drastic action?  I think so, words can have consequences and it's time people man up and admit to that fact.  Interestingly enough, it appears that those in the tea party movement and those on the far right are already trying to run away from this horrible incident.  I for one hope it's a wake up call to a little bit more reasoned and rationale dialogue going forward. 

TPSG Top 10 Movies of 2010

I think I saw fewer movies in 2010 than any year in the past decade, I don't know what that's about, life I guess, anyways, of the movies I did see, here's my top 10 list.  

1. The Social Network - Jesse Eisenberg
2. The Fighter - Mark Wahlberg
3. Inception - Leonardo DeCaprio
4. The Town - Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner
5. The Ghost Writer - Ewan McGregor
6. Restrepo - Documentary
7. Hot Tub Time Machine - John Cusak
8. The Crazies - Timothy Olyphant
9. The Kids Are All Right - Julianne Moore, Annette Bening
10. Kick-Ass - Aaron Johnson

Oh, and not to leave out the worst movie of 2010, this is an easy choice, Jonah Hex, not even Megan Fox playing a prostitute could save this stinker of a movie.

Vikings Name Leslie Frazier Coach

This news is a little old by now but I thought that I'd weigh in on the Vikings taking the interim label off of Leslie Frazier.  I like it for several reasons.  First, stability, especially given the labor strife soon to be hitting the NFL.  If there is no labor agreement reached in a timely manner it could result in missed OTA's and training camp time, that doesn't give a new coaching staff much time to evaluate players or implement new schemes.  Secondly, it's pretty obvious that everyone who has dealt with Frazier thinks the world of the guy, that's a distinct contrast to Brad Childress who did not seem too well liked by a good percentage of the players.  Lastly, he seems to be pretty well connected, there's already been speculation that he could add Mike Singletary and  Josh McDaniel to his coaching staff, those are a couple of quality assistant coaches to be adding (they may have failed as head coaches but they never would have gotten the chance to be head coaches if they were not top notch assistant coaches).  I may just be imagining it but it seemed that Childress was concerned about bringing in that caliber of assistants as they could have been seen as a threat to his authority.

Potpourri

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Addison Rose ........

.....is my January flavor of the month....., she's got a website too, check it out here.

Potpourri

• LeAnn Rimes is looking remarkably good nowadays.
• No "24" movie?  Say it isn't so. 
• More from Irina Shayk, thank you God!
• Charle Weis to U of Florida as OC?
• Pitt fires Mike Haywood after 2 1/2 weeks on the job.
• John Fox out in Carolina. 
• UConn's Randy Edsall hired by Maryland.
• And the GOP hyperbole continues. 
• Entertainment Weekly's 25 Sexiest Movies Ever. 
• Oprah Winfrey's OWN debuts.
  

2010-11 NFL Playoffs Set

The NFL Playoffs are set to kickoff next Saturday, I can't wait.  


The seedings are as follows: 


NFC
1.  Atlanta Falcons (13-3)
2.  Chicago Bears (11-5)
3.  Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)
4.  Seattle Seahawks (7-9)
5.  New Orleans Saints (11-5)
6.  Green Bay Packers (10-6)


AFC
1.  New England Patriots (14-2)
2.  Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
3.  Indianapolis Colts (10-6)
4.  Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
5.  Baltimore Ravens (12-4)
6.  New York Jets (11-5)

The first round match ups: 

     Saturday = Jets @ Colts & Saints @ Seahawks
     Sunday = Ravens @ Chiefs & Packers @ Eagles

Yes, the NFC West is an embarrassment, but in the playoffs anything can happen.  Still, I wouldn't be opposed to the teams being re-seeded based upon record upon qualifying for the playoffs, it just seems silly that the Seahawks will be hosting a playoff game.  My money this weekend is on the Colts over the Jets, the Saints over the Seahawks, the Ravens over the Chiefs and the Packers over the Eagles.

49ers 38, Cardinals 7

The Cards just did not show up yet again today in their 38-7 loss to the 49ers, that happened way too much this year.  I think that the so-called wunderkind Ken Whisenhunt has lost some of the luster he went into the season with, he made lots of mistakes this year, I'm even starting to wonder if he lucked into Kurt Warner too.  Other observations?  1) I was impressed by John Skelton as QB, he's got a lot of the intangibles that you look for in a QB, I'm not quite sure that he's ready to be a full time starting QB in the NFL yet though, I would much prefer they bring in some legitimate competition for him next year (and I'm talking a Donovan McNabb, Sean Hill, Matt Hasselback type QB, not a Derek Anderson type QB).  2) The coaching staff really needs an upgrade or 2, Bill Davis as a Defensive Coordinator makes a good linebacker coach if you know what I mean and Matt Millen as Co-Offensive Coordinator makes a good OL coach.  They need real Offensive & Defensive Coordinators desperately in my opinion, Whisenhunt is trying to do too much on his own.  3) Some of the young guys did step up and show promise, included in that group would be Darryl Washington, Andre Roberts & Dan Williams, they now need to add to that nucleus.  4) Speaking of adding to that nucleus, they will be drafting at either the 5 or 6 spot, that should allow them to pick up an impact player for next year.  5) Thank God it's over. 

Lions 20, Vikings 13

The Vikings lose to the Lions today 20-13 to officially clinch last place in the NFC North.  What an abysmal year it was, especially given the high expectations that they went into the season with.  It was just one of those years where if something could go wrong it did.  They've still got some talent, if they can add help at some help at some key spots (QB, OL, DB, WR) they could make a quick turnaround, I'm an optimist though, they are an aging team, they could just as easily spiral further downhill.   Other observations?   1) I'm not sold on Joe Webb as next years starter, the guy has got a ton of ability but he seemed to struggle with his deep passes, I also wish that he was more willing to tuck the ball in and just run with it, it just gives other teams more things to worry about.  2) Sean Hill certainly has proved to me that he's a quality NFL QB, I'd think any number of teams looking for a stopgap QB next season would be willing to give him a shot (if the Lions are foolish enough not to bring him back).  3) Percy Harvin showed again what a weapon he can be when he's healthy, he really needs to get that migraine issue cleared up.  4) The DB's again showed that it is in need of a major overhaul, I'm talking 2-3 new starters.  5) The OL again showed that it is in need of a major overhaul, I'm talking at least 1 maybe 2 new starters.  6) Lorenzo Booker showed promise as a kick returner, I can see him being brought back next season.  7) They really need to make a point of getting Visanthe Shiancoe more involved in the offense again next year, he's a nice weapon to have and he was severely under utilized this season.  8) Bring on the NFL draft, the Vikings look to be picking 12 or 13 next year.

U2

Count me as a U2 fan. 

Happy New Year!