Billingham Comments http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com You know someone named Arsenio Billingham? No. A blog about culture, politics, and food. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Matty http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/17/yeah-okay/#comment-148 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:01:35 +0000 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/17/yeah-okay/#comment-148 That's not to say I support some Asian company marketing a food product exclusively for consumption by black people, even if they call them by an appropriate name. Just thought I'd clear that up. That’s not to say I support some Asian company marketing a food product exclusively for consumption by black people, even if they call them by an appropriate name. Just thought I’d clear that up.

]]> by: Matty http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/17/yeah-okay/#comment-147 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:59:20 +0000 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/17/yeah-okay/#comment-147 Isn't just as likely a translation issue, where the writer doesn't realize the word is racist? I mean, if something got imported from Asia that was "food for the negros" that's what we'd assume, right? There's no reason to think they'd be any more familiar with the connotation of oriental. Isn’t just as likely a translation issue, where the writer doesn’t realize the word is racist? I mean, if something got imported from Asia that was “food for the negros” that’s what we’d assume, right? There’s no reason to think they’d be any more familiar with the connotation of oriental.

]]> by: Matty http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/15/carrie-prejeans-right-to-privacy/#comment-146 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:54:27 +0000 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/15/carrie-prejeans-right-to-privacy/#comment-146 I agree. Few beauty pageants should want to be associated with Khalid Sheik Muhammad. I agree. Few beauty pageants should want to be associated with Khalid Sheik Muhammad.

]]> by: Claire http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/07/why-do-we-even-have-democrats/#comment-145 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:26:20 +0000 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/11/07/why-do-we-even-have-democrats/#comment-145 Hey, we women are used to being the country's punching bag. No worries. Hey, we women are used to being the country’s punching bag. No worries.

]]> by: Snuffleupagus http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-144 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:20:48 +0000 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-144 it's well known that Hitler preferred the 3-4 defensive scheme. Go ahead and insist that the 3-4 is the best if you want to be a Nazi. it’s well known that Hitler preferred the 3-4 defensive scheme. Go ahead and insist that the 3-4 is the best if you want to be a Nazi.

]]> by: Claire http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/20/wow-never-go-to-texas/#comment-143 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:43:24 +0100 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/20/wow-never-go-to-texas/#comment-143 Yeah, Rick Perry sucks. Yeah, Rick Perry sucks.

]]> by: Matty http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-142 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:14:29 +0100 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-142 I still think the ranking of importance on D goes 1) good set of players 2) creative DC 3) defensive scheme makes sense with personnel available 4) actual scheme employed Basically, a good DC with a decent crop of players should pick the scheme that plays to those players' strengths. These arguments about one scheme vs. the other just fool bad teams like the Browns into thinking there's a quick fix for their problems. I still think the ranking of importance on D goes
1) good set of players
2) creative DC
3) defensive scheme makes sense with personnel available
4) actual scheme employed

Basically, a good DC with a decent crop of players should pick the scheme that plays to those players’ strengths. These arguments about one scheme vs. the other just fool bad teams like the Browns into thinking there’s a quick fix for their problems.

]]> by: Arsenio Billingham http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-141 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:31:17 +0100 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-141 You could run any defense with Albert Haynesworth or the Williams Wall, apparently. But think for a moment about the zone blitz: in the 3-4, you already have the ability to surprise the QB with a rusher coming from the LB corps while still leaving 7 men in coverage. But with the zone blitz, you drop back a DE to cover the flat and then send a second surprise rusher. And you've still got a full coverage set! How can anyone stop that? You could run any defense with Albert Haynesworth or the Williams Wall, apparently. But think for a moment about the zone blitz: in the 3-4, you already have the ability to surprise the QB with a rusher coming from the LB corps while still leaving 7 men in coverage. But with the zone blitz, you drop back a DE to cover the flat and then send a second surprise rusher. And you’ve still got a full coverage set!

How can anyone stop that?

]]> by: Snuffleupagus http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-140 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:19:18 +0100 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/if-theres-one-thing-thats-obvious/#comment-140 WRONG! I read this blog pretty regularly and I can say that I usually agree with the author, but this is just wrong. Sure, the Steelers have an opportunistic 3-4 defense and they got lucky down the stretch. But they had a powerful offense to go with it. The way you win in the playoffs in the NFL? by running the ball and by stopping the run. Last year, it was the Vikings' and the Titans' powerful 4-3 defenses that were the most impressive. These defenses carried their teams despite poor offenses. The Vikings did this without very skilled players in the secondary. This is because the 4-3 allows a team to dominate the line of scrimmage. The Steelers got lucky. Taking your team to the playoffs despite Kerry Collings and Tavaris Jackson playing at QB shows that the 4-3 is the defense you want if you want to win. WRONG!

I read this blog pretty regularly and I can say that I usually agree with the author, but this is just wrong.

Sure, the Steelers have an opportunistic 3-4 defense and they got lucky down the stretch. But they had a powerful offense to go with it.

The way you win in the playoffs in the NFL? by running the ball and by stopping the run. Last year, it was the Vikings’ and the Titans’ powerful 4-3 defenses that were the most impressive. These defenses carried their teams despite poor offenses. The Vikings did this without very skilled players in the secondary.

This is because the 4-3 allows a team to dominate the line of scrimmage.

The Steelers got lucky. Taking your team to the playoffs despite Kerry Collings and Tavaris Jackson playing at QB shows that the 4-3 is the defense you want if you want to win.

]]> by: Snuffleupagus http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/holy-hell/#comment-139 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:12:41 +0100 http://mrbillingham.blogsome.com/2009/10/21/holy-hell/#comment-139 Yes, I can distinctly think of several movies that contain Jewish Propaganda. Movies like both the Chronicles of Narnia and the Passion. I'm also really tired of Jewish Hollywood actors talking about God and thanking God. I don't understand why so many of them would choose to thank Jesus, but I assume that these mean Hollywood Jews are mocking the Christians who have been pushed into the Hollywood periphery. Yes, I can distinctly think of several movies that contain Jewish Propaganda. Movies like both the Chronicles of Narnia and the Passion. I’m also really tired of Jewish Hollywood actors talking about God and thanking God. I don’t understand why so many of them would choose to thank Jesus, but I assume that these mean Hollywood Jews are mocking the Christians who have been pushed into the Hollywood periphery.

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