Wednesday, May 25, 2016

TMNT: MUTANTS IN MANHATTAN (PS4 Version) Review



Okay so I'm just going to jump into this as it's going to be my first game I've personally done the review on.  I've decided to make this my first one simply because I've been a huge fan of TMNT since being a kid so I was pretty geeked for this game to come out.

My initial reaction was this is a fun game and I had absolutely no problem just picking it up, putting it in and just playing atleast outside of trying to find multi-player lobbies.  The story is very easy as long as you actually listen to what you're supposed to be doing and even if you have problems staying focused and listening even for small amounts of time you should be able to still figure out what to do without getting frustrated.  The game has replay value although at this time I can tell it won't be much as it's all very repetitive from what I've seen so far.

The game itself plays similar to the arcade one from back in the day and I see this game keeping fans of the TMNT franchise happy.  If I could make one change to this game it would be a big one as I'd have it play more like Dying Light,  obviously with Foot Soldiers walking around rather than Zombies and I believe if it was done like D.L. that this game had a chance to not only be good but be epic.

Now getting back to the game, when I was able to get into Multi Player Lobbies(which has gotten easier with every passing hour, which should be expected since it's still a very new game) I've had fun.  I like that you can switch between your characters after your match/game.  I haven't played enough M.P. though to tell yet if each game is different or they change, if each game is different that alone will add a lot of replay value as well.

Rating Score
6/10

Overall though I like the game and have fun while playing it. I haven't read if there will be any DLC but I definitely hope there will be.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Extremely Early 2017 Minnesota Vikings Needs

2017 Vikings Early Needs

#1 - LT - This will be the most important position unless somehow Kalil turns it around but he's been on a decline for about 3 or 4 years now so I don't see that happening. Maybe Minnesota addresses this in Free Agency but I doubt that as good LT's don't typically hit free agency. I have no faith in Clemmings and for those who think Beavers has a chance to be "that guy" don't get your hopes up as the Minnesota Vikings have already declared him a Guard. Maybe the new coach(Tony Sparano) can get the most out of them but for a way too early projection I just can't/won't bank on that.
Early Favorite: Zach Banner - USC

#2 - TE - For all the talk about how Teddy Bridgewater needs to step his game up well Kyle Rudolph needs to be held accountable, He has not become what was envisioned and IMO he's holding the offense back. If he could play to the ability that was expected maybe the passing game wouldn't have been so bad & maybe just maybe the Vikings could stop settling for Field Goals and instead start punching it into the endzone.
Early Favorite: OJ Howard - Alabama

#3 - Center - This need could very easily change due to Sullivan's health or Easton's  development however going with the theme of it being a way to early look I absolutely need to have this up there.
Early Favorite: Dan Voltz - Wisconsin

#4 - HB - This will most likely depend upon what happens with AP. Ideally for myself The Vikings keep him around on a restructured contract and still draft his eventual replacement. I don't have enough faith in McKinnon to shoulder the load & I personally would like to keep the RB's in a more traditional role where there is a workhorse back.
Early Favorite: Leonard Fournette - LSU

#5 - S - Well I do have faith in Michael Griffin, he is still up there in age and no one behind him has shown that they belong starting or that they're anything more than a depth guy.
Early Favorite: None

Honorable Mention: WR - I do believe that Minnesota will need another good to great WR as the Vikings transition the offense away from AP. The NFL is a pass happy league so why not follow suit? I like Jarius Wright and what he does however I just don't like him as a starting slot receiver.  I view him more as a 4th WR on a good team.  Maybe he changes my mind this year but I actually think Diggs would be best suited in this role when the offense goes into 3 or 4 WR sets.
Early Favorite: Mike Williams - Clemson & Corey Davis - Western Michigan

Friday, April 29, 2016

2016 NFC North 1st Round Draft Selection Analysis

Okay let's start this off with the Chicago Bears selection of LB - Leonard Floyd.  First they traded up to get him, something I wasn't a fan of.  I feel that Chicago could have stayed put at pick 11 and still landed him, even if that happened I still would have disliked this pick for them.  I had Floyd with a ranking in the 18-25 range and even though I mocked him to the Giants in my mock draft that was simply going off of potential need and what I thought the team would do.  Now Floyd has the potential to be a Anthony Barr type of player but he will need to put in the work.  At the end of the day I think Floyd will be a good player but I don't see him reaching great or elite status and when you're picking in the top 10 and especially after trading up to get in the top 10 I feel that should have All-Pro potential and I just don't see it with Floyd.

Now with Chicago out of the way let's move onto the Detroit Lions selection of OT - Taylor Decker out of Ohio St.  This is a move that I absolutely love, Decker went a little earlier than I projected and I had serious thoughts about mocking him to Detroit however I decided against it.  Detroit did make the smart decision in taking Decker as he will help protect Matthew Stafford who is going to need all the help he can get now that he no longer has Calvin "MegaTron" Johnson to just lob the ball up to.  I believe Stafford is going to get exposed for his lousy accuracy this upcoming season but there is a chance Decker helps nullify that a little bit.

Onto the Minnesota Vikings selection of WR - Laquon Treadwell out of Ole Miss. He wasn't the WR I thought would give Minnesota their best chance at changing their passing game, that award was for Josh Doctson however Laquon was my second choice and should give Teddy Bridgewater a perfect target to throw the ball up to in contested situations.  Something Teddy just simply wouldn't do last year.  Laquon fits Bridgewater's game perfectly and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Treadwell is in the running for ROY at the end of the season as long as he stays healthy.

And last it's time for the Green Bay Packers who took DT - Kenny Clark out of UCLA.  Green Bay absolutely needed to add a DT at some point in the draft but I feel that BJ Raji kind of forced their hand by his abrupt retirement.  I feel that Green Bay was afraid they'd miss the run on DT's so they decided to grab one early.  I have no problem with that but I do have a problem with them taking Clark who I had a 2nd/3rd round grade on when guys like Jarran Reed, A'Shawn Robinson & Andrew Billings were all still on the board.  My biggest problem was that they passed on ILB Reggie Ragland who would have been the perfect fit for their Linebacker core.  Ragland would have allowed Green Bay to move Clay Matthews to his natural position of OLB and let him wreck havoc.

Well that was my take on the selections made in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

2016 NFL Mock Draft

1 - Los Angeles - Jared Goff (QB) California
2 - Philadelphia - Carson Wentz (QB) South Dakota St
3 - San Diego - Deforest Buckner (DL) Oregon
4 -  Dallas - Joey Bosa (DE) Ohio St
5 - Jacksonville - Myles Jack (LB) UCLA
6 - Baltimore - Laremy Tunsil (OT) Ole Miss
7 - San Francisco - Ronnie Stanley (OT) Notre Dame
8 - Cleveland - Jalen Ramsey (DB) Florida St
9 - Tampa Bay - Vernon Hargreaves (CB) Florida
10 - New York(G) - Leonard Floyd (Edge) Georgia
11 - Chicago  - Ezekiel Elliott (HB) Ohio St
12 - New Orleans - Paxton Lynch (QB) Memphis
13 - Miami - Eli Apple (CB) Ohio St
14 - Oakland - Sheldon Rankins (DT) Louisville
15 - Tennessee - Jack Conklin (OT) Michigan St
16 - Detroit - Jarran Reed (DT) Alabama
17 - Atlanta - Darron Lee (LB) Ohio St
18 - Indianapolis - Taylor Decker (OT) Ohio St
19 - Buffalo - Reggie Ragland (LB) Alabama
20 - New York(J) - Jason Spriggs (OT) Indiana
21 - Washington - Laquan Treadwell (WR) Ole Miss
22 - Houston - William Fuller (WR) Notre Dame
23 - Minnesota - Josh Doctson (WR) TCU
24 - Cincinnati - Corey Coleman (WR) Baylor
25 - Pittsburgh - A'Shawn Robinson (DT) Alabama
26 - Seattle - Robert Nkemdiche (DL) Ole Miss
27 - Green Bay - Vernon Butler (DT) LA Tech
28 - Kansas City - Connor Cook (QB) Michigan St
29 - Arizona - Ryan Kelly (OC) Alabama
30 - Carolina - William Jackson (CB) Houston
31 - Denver - Vonn Bell (S) Ohio St

Thursday, April 30, 2015

2015 Final Mock Draft

1 - Tampa Bay - Jameis Winston (QB) Florida St
2 - Tennessee - Marcus Mariota (QB) Oregon
3 - Jacksonville - Amari Cooper (WR) Alabama
4 - Oakland - Leonard Williams (DT) USC
5 - Washington - Dante Fowler (DE) Florida
6 - New York(J) - Vic Beasley (LB) Clemson
7 - Chicago - Kevin White (WR) West Virginia
8 - Atlanta - Alvin "Bud" Dupree (DE/LB) Kentucky
9 - New York(G) - Brandon Scherff (G) Iowa
10 - St Louis - Andrus Peat (T) Miami
11 - Minnesota - Marcus Peters (CB) Washingon
12 - Cleveland - Danny Shelton (DT) Washington
13 - New Orleans - Trae Waynes (CB) Michigan St
14 - Miami - DeVante Parker (WR) Louisville
15 - San Francisco - Arik Armstead (DE) Oregon
16 - Houston - Todd Gurley (RB) Georgia
17 - San Diego - Ereck Flowers (T) Miami
18 - Kansas City - Cameron Erving (C) Florida St
19 - Cleveland - Breshad Perriman (WR) UCF
20 - Philadelphia - Kevin Johnson (CB) Wake Forest
21 - Cincinnati - DJ Humphries (OT) Florida
22 - Pittsburgh - Landon Collins (S) Alabama
23 - Detroit - Malcom Brown (DT) Texas
24 - Arizona - Randy Gregory (DE/LB) Nebraska
25 - Carolina - Jake Fisher (OT) Oregon
26 - Baltimore - Melvin Gordon (RB) Wisconsin
27 - Dallas - Jalen Collins (CB) LSU
28 - Denver - Eric Kendricks (LB) UCLA
29 - Indianapolis - Damarious Randall (S) Arizona St
30 - Green Bay - Byron Jones (CB) U-Conn
31 - New Orleans - Eli Harold (LB) Virginia
32 - New England - Eddie Goldman (DT) Florida St

Friday, September 19, 2014

2015 NFL Mock Draft v1

Explanations to come in a later mock draft.



1. Oakland - Cedric Ogbuehi (OT) - Texas A&M
2. Jacksonville - Andrus Peat (OT) Stanford
3. Tampa Bay - Marcus Mariota (QB) Oregon
4. St Louis - Jameis Winston (QB) Florida St
5. New York G - Leonard Williams (DE) Southern Cal
6. Cleveland - Amari Cooper (WR) Alabama
7. Houston - Brett Hundley (QB) UCLA
8. Washington - Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (CB) Oregon
9. Kansas City - Sammy Coates (WR) Clemson
10. Dallas - Randy Gregory (DE) Nebraska
11. Cleveland - Brandon Scherff (OT) Iowa
12. New York J - Todd Gurley (RB) Georgia
13. Tennessee - Landon Collins (S) Alabama
14. Miami - PJ Williams (CB) Florida St
15. New Orleans - Marcus Peters (CB) Washington
16. Minnesota - Vic Beasley (LB) Clemson
17. Pittsburgh - Shawn Oakman (DE) Baylor
18. Detroit - Shaq Thompson (LB) Washington
19. Chicago - Shilique Calhoun (DE) Michigan St
20. Atlanta - Dante Fowler (DE) Florida
21. Arizona - Shawn Oakman (DE) Baylor
22. Baltimore - Melvin Gordon (RB) Wisconsin
23. Indianapolis - Trae Waynes (CB) Michigan St
24. San Francisco - Dorial Beckham-Green (WR) Oklahoma
25. Philadelphia - Noah Spence (LB) Ohio St
26. Carolina - Mario Edwards Jr (DE) Florida St
27. San Diego - Ty Sambrailo (OT) Colorado St
28. New England - Carl Davis (DT) Iowa
29. Green Bay - Lael Collins (OT) LSU
30. Cincinnati - Spencer Drango (OT) Baylor
31. Denver - Denzel Perryman (LB) Miami
32. Seattle - Jaelen Strong (WR) Arizona St

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

2014 NFL Mock Draft (1st Round)

2014 1st Round NFL Mock Draft:





 *Note - I didn't include any trades I just went for straight up picks.


1 - Texans - Jadeveon Clowney (DE) South Carolina

2 - Rams - Greg Robinson (OT) Auburn

3 - Jaguars - Teddy Bridgewater (QB) Louisville

4 - Browns - Johnny Manziel (QB) TAMU

5 - Raiders - Sammy Watkins (WR) Clemson

6 - Falcons - Khalil Mack (LB) Buffalo

7 - Bucs - Mike Evans (WR) TAMU

8 - Vikings - Blake Bortles (QB) UCF

9 - Bills - Jake Matthews (OT) TAMU

10 - Lions - Justin Gilbert (CB) Oklahoma St.

11 - Titans - Anthony Barr (LB) UCLA

12 - Giants - Aaron Donald (DT) Pittsburgh

13 - Rams - HaHa Clinton-Dix (S) Alabama

14 - Bears - RaShede Hageman (DT) Minnesota

15 - Steelers - Darqueze Dennard (CB) Michigan St.

16 - Cowboys - Calvin Pryor (S) Louisville

17 - Ravens - Taylor Lewan (OT) Michigan

18 - Jets - Odell Beckham (WR) LSU

19 - Dolphins - Zach Martin (OT) Notre Dame

20 - Cardinals - Eric Ebron (TE) North Carolina

21 - Packers - CJ Mosley (LB) Alabama

22 - Eagles - Brandin Cooks (WR) Oregon St.

23 - Chiefs - Xavier Su'a-Filo (OG) UCLA

24 - Bengals - Kyle Fuller (CB) Virginia Tech

25 - Chargers - Jason Verrett (CB) TCU

26 - Browns - Bradley Roby (CB) Ohio St

27 - Saints - Ryan Shazier (LB) Ohio St

28 - Panthers - Morgan Moses (OT) Virginia

29 - Patriots - Louis Nix (DT) Notre Dame

30 - 49ers - Marqise Lee (WR) USC

31 - Broncos - Derek Carr (QB) Fresno St.

32 - Seahawks - Kelvin Benjamin (WR) Florida St.