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So, last week was a crazy week because so many players were getting hurt. The NFL players such as Jimmy Garoppolo (49ers Quarterback), Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas (Both 49ers Defensive End), Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman (49ers running backs), George Kittle (49ers Tight End), Saquon Barkley (Giants running back), Drew Lock (Broncos Quarterback), Cam Akers (Rams running back), Anthony Barr (Vikings Linebacker), Takk McKinley (Falcons Defensive End), David Montgomery (Bears running back), and Breshad Perriman (Dolphins wide receiver).
Moving on to the week 2 prediction updates. So, I picked the Rams to beat the Eagles 33-20, but the actual score was 37-19 Rams. I picked the Cowboys to beat the Falcons 34-24, but the actual score was a high scoring game 40-39 Cowboys after the Falcons blew another big lead like they did in the super bowl against the Patriots. I picked the Steelers to beat the Broncos 24-17, but the actual score was 26-21 Steelers. I picked the Cardinals to beat the Washington Football Team 35-17, but the actual score was 30-15 Cardinals. I picked the Patriots to beat the Seahawks 37-34 in a shootout, but the actual score was 35-30 Seahawks, and the last game is that I picked the Saints to beat the Raiders 38-24, but the actual score was 34-24 Raiders as they proved me wrong on Monday night. With that being said, I got 4 out of 6!
Now let’s move on to the Week 3 predictions. So, I will predict the 49ers @ Giants game. Now, the 49ers have so many injuries piling up on them and a lot of them are out for tomorrow’s game which that includes George Kittle, Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman, Jimmy Garoppolo, and defensive ends Nick Bosa, and Solomon Thomas are both out for the season, and the Giants running back Saquon Barkley is also out for the season. The 49ers are 4-20 when Nick Mullens is the starter which is interesting and they are 20-4 when their starting quarterback is starting. I think I am going to give the Giants an edge here because I just think that they might be a little better since the injuries of the 49ers pile up. I give the Giants a win 21-20 over the 49ers. Next, I am going to predict the Cowboys @ Seahawks game. Both of these teams are coming off a win last week. I think the Seahawks might win against Dallas because the defense of the Cowboys is not really good even with Everson Griffin a defensive end is on the team and Russell will just be Russell as he always is. I give a Seahawks a win 36-31 win over the Cowboys. Maybe the Cowboys can prove me wrong like the Raiders did, but not tomorrow unfortunably. Next, I will predict the Rams @ Bills game. I will give the Bills the edge at home 27-24 over the Rams. The Bills are going to be a really good team this year. Next, I will predict the Lions @ Cardinals game. The Lions team is a mess right now and the Cardinals are really hot right now. The Lions passing game is pretty good with good wide receivers such as Kenny Golliday, Marvin Jones, and Danny Amendola. The Cardinals stadium will have some fans, but no more than 750 people in there. They also have a great running back Adrian Peterson who can run hard and break some tackles. On the defense though, oh my goodness! Their rushing defense is so awful this year as they cannot stop the run. Yes, I will pick the Cardinals to win this game by a little high scoring game 41-27 over the Lions. Kyler Murray and the offense will continue to use the no tempo offense and keep the defense of the Lions gassed. Next game, I will predict the Buccaneers and the Broncos game. I think the Buccaneers may come up on top on the Broncos 29-24. Next game, I will predict the Packers @ Saints game. I actually might go with the Packers on a high scoring game 43-40 over the Saints. Last, I will predict the greatest teams in the AFC the Ravens and the Chiefs. One of the most dangerous offenses in the league right now! I will say that the Ravens will come out on top with a shootout 40-37 over the Chiefs almost like the Chiefs @ the Rams game a couple of seasons ago.
What do you guys think about these predictions? I would like to hear some comments or thoughts. As always, Stay tuned for Week 3 prediction updates!
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Between no one being charged for Breonna Taylor’s death and the drama regarding yhe Megan thee Stallion and Tory Lanez shooting, this week has been exhausting for Black women. Singer Jidenna took to Twitter and reminded us that as a Black man who supports Black women, this week has been rough for him as well. In his latest post, he not only said he has been “surpressing rage” but also called out Black men who haven’t been showing up for Black women but claim to be kings.
“The f–kery of this week—the Breonna Taylor verdict, the Tory Lanez release, the childish men in the comments—has me suppressing rage. F–k all that “King” talk if you don’t ride for Breonna, if you don’t believe Megan, if you don’t protect the women who have been protecting us,” he tweeted.
In case you missed it, it was determined that the bullets that killed Breonna Taylor came from officer Myles Cosgrove’s gun. His actions the night of March 13 that left Taylor dead were seen as justifiable; therefore, he won’t face any charges, USA Today reported.
Instead of releasing a statement, Lanez released an album, Daystar, to address the night that he is accused of shooting Megan thee Stallion. On one of the songs titled “Money Over Fallouts” he denies shooting Megan at all.
Rick Ross spoke out more directly about the incident and told the Toronto singer/rapper that this wasn’t the time to drop an album.
“Tory Lanez, poor decision brother,” Ross said on his Instagram story. “Dropping that project… Just outta respect for Breonna Taylor, bruh, we gotta respect these sisters. That ain’t how you address the accusations you facing. That was a poor choice, homie. You ain’t getting no money with that s–t.”
Let’s continue to protect and honor Black women.
Remember The Path, the spooky cult series and Aaron Paul’s first streaming TV job after Breaking Bad? Remember all the popularity of those couples and plots in Parenthood? TV writer and showrunner Jessica Goldberg gets the credit.
She, along with Jason Katims, is the writer/producer of Netflix’s space drama, Away. The series has received criticism from those who may have expected more action, but Away isn’t about conquering brave new worlds (there’s not one “kaboom” in the first episode) or even completely focused on boldly going where no one has gone before. It’s about understanding the pressures that a demanding career puts on family life.
Interestingly, while writing about family in Parenthood, Goldberg was going through a divorce in her private life. She understands those pressures personally.
In your own words, what is the story of Away?
It’s about the world coming together to make a trip to Mars. Emma Gray [Hilary Swank] is the commander of a ship and has to leave her family behind for three years. It’s a story of how astronauts from different nations overcome their issues on planet Earth.
The cast is Hilary Swank, Josh Charles, Vivian Wu, and Ato Essandoh. Are they the actors you would have envisioned when you were writing it?
We got so lucky with this cast. First, we had to imagine who could be this woman who would go into space with what it takes. You have to be so physically and mentally resilient. So Hilary was the first person we thought of for that role, and we got so lucky with her because she had a vivid dream to be an astronaut when she was a kid.
Yeah, it was amazing. She came into our offices, sat down, and said she had always wanted to go into space. It was a perfect match, a match made in heaven.
Then with the others: Vivian came in from China and Ato we found on a tape. It was interesting; his character was Nigerian. We cast Ato, and his family is from Ghana, so we changed the backstory to fit Ato’s own heritage.
Josh Charles is this man who supports this woman who is brilliant. This man has his own kind of integrity, he goes on his own physical transformative journey, and he has to struggle in the show. We needed a very strong actor who could [support] her. I think they are just beautiful together. You really buy this couple.
Ray [Panthaki], who plays Ram from India, we also found him on tape. He just had this kind of quality. Mark [Ivanir] who plays Mischa, the Russian astronaut, is an actor who’s been in a lot. So when he came across our desks, we were very excited.
What was your inspiration for this story?
There was this article called Away by this wonderful Canadian writer called Chris Jones. He writes a lot about space. The article is about Scott Kelly, an astronaut. He’s in space when his sister-in-law [former U.S. Representative] Gabby Gifford was shot. The article talks about what it’s like to be up in space when this traumatic thing happens on earth.
He has this beautiful [interview]. You have to watch [Kelly] on YouTube. It’s from the space station. So our creator Andrew Hinderaker read that article and was so inspired by the draw of space, the hope in space, and that relationship to the earth.
Also, please give us the inspiration for The Path.
For The Path, I was going through a personal, very difficult time in my life. I was working on Parenthood, I had just gotten divorced, and I wanted to write about when your life didn’t make sense anymore.
When you wake up one day and all these things that you thought you believed in … it may sound very esoteric but that is it. It was very emotional. I was breaking up from the marriage and trying to redefine my life.
I took some time off from Parenthood and had worked with Jason Katims who I’d ended up working with on The Path and on Away, so he decided he’d like to try to create it with me. So that came a different way. The Path was a wildly wild show, and I think all these come from weird, little ideas but also emotion that you are trying to work out.
Deception with Meagan Good was so “good,” but it didn’t do so well. What happened there?
It’s so hard to make a network show [work]. When I first started in TV, that was where shows were, on network. Where you’d go work on something that you loved in production.
Not a lot of people watched it. I don’t know. Maybe it could have had a [better] audience or a more unique audience but then … you know, it’s a mystery to me.
How often did you rewrite or tweak the script for Away?
Andrew and I have our hand in probably all the scripts, but we have a staff of incredible writers who bring so much to the script. So sometimes we don’t do much; sometimes we have to do a lot.
How long did it take to get the project off the ground?
I think for the original people, which are Jason, Andrew, and Matthew [Matt Reeves], it might have been a two-year journey. I came in last summer and then we wrote, we cast it. We shot up in Vancouver, so I’ve been involved a little over a year.
This is your third big TV production in recent years. At this point how easy is it to get things greenlighted?
I think it’s really, really hard. You feel like there’s so much, so everybody should have a way in, but it still feels really, really hard. A lot of things have to come together: great writing, a great studio releasing it, great actors. There’s so many pieces to the puzzle.
Tell us about Cherry, written by a guy in prison. You worked with the Russo Brothers, but this is not a superhero type thing.
I love the Russo Brothers. They have this amazing situation. They auctioned this book called Cherry, which is a true story. Nico Walker was in Iraq. He was a war hero. Came back and without support — a young man — he got addicted to drugs and became a bank robber in Cleveland. I think he robbed twelve banks.
He started writing in prison, and his book is just a heart-breaking, emotional, wild journey. So the Russos felt very close to that story. It’s in their hometown of Cleveland, which has been devastated by the opioid crisis.
You’re doing more personal stories but superheroes are a thing, no pun intended. How do you stay on your “path” with so much temptation to write for that genre?
It’s interesting. Now that I’ve worked a bit, I have more opportunities. I have a lot of diverse opportunities, but it has to move me in some way. I really have to feel something. I have to feel like it’s important to put in the world.
For me a lot of it is emotional. It’s an emotional connection to the material.