State of the Rogue Address
We went to see the new science fiction movie "Children of Men" last night. It is an example of what I think really good science fiction is. It is about the effects of a technology or problem on humanity. Children of Men starts with the premise of that in 2009 all women of the world suddenly became infertile. No more babies at all. The film them tells a story involving some characters as they experience the repercussions of this on society. The tone of the movie is grim with a pearl of hope, and in a way reminded me of the movie 28 Days Later with its dark portrayal of England. The direction was also very well done, sometimes with that COPS style of a person chasing the action with a camera, but the shots were of normal film quality so the style works. It is one of those movies though that I already want to see again, because sometimes there is so much going on you just know you probably missed something.
So my long-suffering Colts are headed to the Superbowl to face that mighty Bears defense. The NFC just doesn't get any respect. I heard that the Colts are already a one touchdown favorite, even though they are just the three seed in the AFC, and only knocked the Patriots off by four points. Last year though the six seed in the AFC, the Steelers, were favored to win over the number one seeded Seahawks. Of course the line was right, as Pittsburgh won. It was one Hell of a game last Sunday. I thought they were trying to give me an heart attack of something. I had that feeling of "here we go again" when Asante Samuel ran back a Manning interception for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 21-3 lead in the middle of the second quarter. The Colts struggled to get a field goal before half-time, taking a fifteen point deficit into the second half. But man, did the Colts come out to fight in the second half. The crowning moment was when Joseph Addai broke a run up the middle to give the Colts a 38-34 lead. When Tom Brady started his own miracle drive with about a minute to go, he took an ill-fated throw to the Colts' Marlon Jackson, which sealed the victory. It was a very back-and-forth game in the second half that had me on the edge of my seat. But the Colts earned every point that night. The earlier Saints/Bears game wasn't quite as exciting. The Bears opened up a 16-0 lead early, but the Saints rallied to make it 16-14. After that, though, it was all Bears. The defense utterly dominated the rest of the game, with the Chicago running game doing most of the damage on offense. I tend to agree that the matchup favors the Colts. I think the Colts' pass defense is sophisticated enough to force Grossman to make some errors, especially if Freeney and the rest of the defensive line have a good game against their blockers. The Bears defense is nasty, but the Colts have shown that they can play with a remarkable amount of poise and restraint against a great defense. As a team they have matured a lot this year. They just don't look like the same run-and-gun dome team they used too. They've had to win some tough, ugly games in the playoffs. I can't believe now I have to wait two weeks for the Superbowl. Argh.
So my long-suffering Colts are headed to the Superbowl to face that mighty Bears defense. The NFC just doesn't get any respect. I heard that the Colts are already a one touchdown favorite, even though they are just the three seed in the AFC, and only knocked the Patriots off by four points. Last year though the six seed in the AFC, the Steelers, were favored to win over the number one seeded Seahawks. Of course the line was right, as Pittsburgh won. It was one Hell of a game last Sunday. I thought they were trying to give me an heart attack of something. I had that feeling of "here we go again" when Asante Samuel ran back a Manning interception for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 21-3 lead in the middle of the second quarter. The Colts struggled to get a field goal before half-time, taking a fifteen point deficit into the second half. But man, did the Colts come out to fight in the second half. The crowning moment was when Joseph Addai broke a run up the middle to give the Colts a 38-34 lead. When Tom Brady started his own miracle drive with about a minute to go, he took an ill-fated throw to the Colts' Marlon Jackson, which sealed the victory. It was a very back-and-forth game in the second half that had me on the edge of my seat. But the Colts earned every point that night. The earlier Saints/Bears game wasn't quite as exciting. The Bears opened up a 16-0 lead early, but the Saints rallied to make it 16-14. After that, though, it was all Bears. The defense utterly dominated the rest of the game, with the Chicago running game doing most of the damage on offense. I tend to agree that the matchup favors the Colts. I think the Colts' pass defense is sophisticated enough to force Grossman to make some errors, especially if Freeney and the rest of the defensive line have a good game against their blockers. The Bears defense is nasty, but the Colts have shown that they can play with a remarkable amount of poise and restraint against a great defense. As a team they have matured a lot this year. They just don't look like the same run-and-gun dome team they used too. They've had to win some tough, ugly games in the playoffs. I can't believe now I have to wait two weeks for the Superbowl. Argh.