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Sony HDR-SR12 – Review

31 Jan

I’d been waiting for the right combination of features to make the plunge to a high definition camcorder for personal use.  I’ve been using the 3 CCD Sony HDR-FX1 hdr-sr12for professional use, but it is too large to carry around for personal use.

Enter the HDR-SR series.  I won’t cover the specs – cause it’s been done…but this verson is a 120 Gig internal hard drive.  This new camera had everything I was intrested in except, a 20x optical zoom and HDV versus AVCHD.  The 20x just isn’t happening.  I believe due to the sensor size and format, it’s just too expensive to produce this – for now.   Nevertheless, the 12x smaller Carl Zeiss lense is very good.

Waiting for HDV was ignorance on my part.  I’m stunned how good AVCHD format Read the rest of this entry »

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Forget the Titans!

21 Oct
Come on. There is a reason Tennessee was 5-0 coming into town.

The mighty-mighty Titans were…well…mighty-mighty. I’m not talking about the score. I’m referring to their physical strength. We just weren’t strong enough (or probably tough enough) to beat them. Both sides of the Titans lines were using their arm strength to control the shoulders of the Chiefs. And as the song goes, ‘dem bones is connected.

This is why players must keep their feet moving. Once a player’s upper body is turned, his hips will follow. And if a player has his feet planted when this happens – game over! Thanks for playing. Better luck next time! Allowing someone else to direct where one’s body goes is in direct opposition to the goal of a lineman – defense or offense.

But there are lessons to be learned from this loss.

Offense
After reviewing the offensive plays Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Limping into the bye

07 Oct

I remember a few shutouts and horrid games in my twenty years.  2006 against Pittsburg.   2002 against Oakland.  But I would have to say Carolina was the worst game I’ve seen in my tenure traveling with the club.

I think what makes this so disappointing is the loss of momentum and confidence gained from the Denver victory.  Had the Chiefs Read the rest of this entry »

 
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2-3 into the bye?

30 Sep

One thing is for sure.  The contribution from rookies is simply undeniable.  Shanahan’s game plan appeared to be “Cutler to Marshall – smoke the rookies!”   Well first off, it turned out to be rookie – singular not plural.  34 Brandon Carr was man up on Marshall all day Read the rest of this entry »

 
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3 Mini Blogs (same great taste, less filling)

02 Sep

Let’s Play Already.
I hate preseason Games. Enough Said. Next blog!

Chiefs Lose 15-22.
Alright…I know…hate is a strong word. And there IS value in the lessons of pre-season. So let’s look at just a few statistical averages. (Always play the averages. Even if you hate…uh…don’t like it!)

First 4 interesting stats:

  1. Despite the 2-2 record, the Chiefs lose the scoring average of 15-22.
  2. Tied for 29th for Field Goals. Chiefs are averaging 269 yards a game and only 1 FG.
  3. Chiefs are averaging 1.75 touchdowns per game.
  4. Passing Defense is ranked 6th – while run defense is ranked 24th.

The lessons I take from these stats:

  1. The 3 pointers need to double or even triple – if you’re playing averages! With 269 yards average and only 1.75 TD average per game. We must achieve more for our 269 yards – field goals. We need an average of 3-7 points more a game. We NEED a kicker.
  2. The front 7…must stop the run – 24th won’t cut it. Even with two FG (6 points) more offense, we lose the average game 21-22. The defense has to prevent 3-7 points.
  3. Chiefs also averaged 31:14 in time of possession (ranked 8th overall). Another minute would help all of this. 17-16 will work, but 17-14 would be better.

Some Individual stats:

The leading rusher for pre-season was Kolby Smith with 14 carries for 85 yards. That’s a 6.1 yard average. Battle is 5.6 for the preseason. Both almost double that of LJ. Brodie finshed with a QB rating of 65.6. Huard’s was 97.4. (I seriously hope Jack Harry doesn’t notice that. What am I saying?)

THE TURK COMETH! …AGAIN!
No real surprises in the cut downs other than both Sams and Savage made the 53. Off the waiver wire came guard Brian De La Puento (SF49) and LB Erik Walden (Dallas).

ESPN Sunday Madness
Congratulations to the Rockhurst Hawklets who were fairly convincing in their Network TV victory over the Blue Springs South Jaguars. My son is a Jag. I thought typing that out might be cathartic. It wasn’t.

 
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