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Nerds Around Town: Tom Holland, Zeke and Marvel Comics
Sep 5, 2019, 6:42 am
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Born with a comic book in one hand and a remote control in the other, Cory DLG is the talent of Conroe's very own Nerd Thug Radio and Sports. Check out the podcast replay of the FM radio show at www.nerdthugradio.com!
Let's finish this week strong!
GOOD DEED OF THE DAY
With Hurricane Dorian going strong, and the first images coming in from the Bahamas, its important to be donating to the Red Cross and other aid agencies around the country. These guys are going to need it.
I'M CALLING BS
Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics just held an interview with a big comic book website and when asked about what he could do to improve, he said nothing. He thinks everything is going great. That's crazy talk, there's always room to improve. The former editor in chief, Joe Quesada used to move from project to project, fixing thing after thing. He brought in Grant Morrison to fix the X Men, and then Brian Michael Bendis to fix the Avengers, then when it was time to redo the X Men afterwards he had Bendis do House of M and change everything. He moved from "issue" to "issue" building up characters and creating opportunities and now the new guy doesn't see things that need to be addressed? That feels like he just wasn't being honest or he isn't being honest with himself. I'm hoping it's that he didn't want to get into a public list with the website but honestly it's likely to be that he thinks it's all blue skies.
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS
Both Zeke Elliot and Jared Goff got contract extensions announced yesterday. For both of them this now means we're past the "yeah, they're good but how good are they" phase and onto the "will they win Super Bowls" phase. The pressure has shifted; if Zeke is the best running back in the NFL then winning is the only acceptable outcome and with the Rams, as good as they've been, Goff was awful in the Super Bowl, so now it's up to him to step up in those post season moments. $50 million in the first four years? Way to go Zeke.
THE DIVA OF COMIC BOOKS
Rob Liefeld, the true diva of comic books, is one of the guys who co-founded Image. He was also the first founder to be "fired" or "left" or whatever. He made millions during the speculator bubble and then spent the next 20 plus years burning tons of bridges and just being the worst guy possible. There are some in the industry who consider him a Rockstar and perpetually support him in all things he does. But over the last few months he's been in controversy after controversy, from outing a secret DC project about a potential DC/Image crossover, to losing control of Youngblood, to now blaming fellow Image co-founder Todd McFarlane for killing their big project Image United, where each founder was going to draw their characters into the same book written by Robert Kirkman the guy who made Image cool again. I'm honestly over this guy, he recently worked with Marvel on some stuff and I hope Hickman immediately retconned it out of existence. This guy has always been the worst guy in comic books that I've ever heard of and none of this new story makes him seem better.
NOT THAT YOU ASKED
I feel bad for Tom Holland at this point, he was asked about the Marvel issues in in GQ and he had to give the ultimate "I love both parents" answer. Now the reality he has to love working in the Marvel universe because he got to work in this crowded but friendly world. There's no way he's more excited about making a third movie with Tom Hardy than he would be making a movie with Sebastion Stan, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth, you know? I feel like this was a massive let down for him.
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It all comes down to this! The perfect defense versus the perfect offense, who wins? That's the game Texans QB CJ Stroud played with Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons. Here's how it works. Stroud has his pick of the formation and the players he wants to execute his offense. In turn, the same rules apply for Parsons on the defensive side of the ball.
The goal is to put together the team that has the best chance to win in a 4th and 3 scenario. You can see which players were selected below.
Team Stroud (offense)
Stroud elected to attack Parsons' defense with 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR)
QB: CJ Stroud (HOU)
RB: Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)
X Receiver: Davante Adams (OAK)
Slot: Tank Dell (HOU)
Z Receiver: Ja’Marr Chase (CIN)
TE: Travis Kelce (KC)
LT: Laremy Tunsil (HOU)
LG: Kevin Zeitler (DET)
C: Creed Humphrey (KC)
RG: Quentin Nelson (IND)
RT: Lane Johnson (PHI)
It's hard to argue with Stroud's selections. You can see that he drafted two members of his current team in WR Tank Dell and LT Laremy Tunsil. One does have to wonder if Texans receivers Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins might take exception to Stroud picking Davante Adams and Ja'Marr Chase over them. He's not wrong for doing it, but I bet he hears about it from Diggs and Collins. Receivers can be a sensitive bunch.
Team Parsons (defense)
Parsons elected to roll with six defensive backs using Dime coverage.
DE: Micah Parsons (DAL)
DT: Aaron Donald (LAR-RETIRED)
DT: Chris Jones (KC)
DE: Myles Garrett (CLE)
LB: Fred Warner (SF)
Safety: Kyle Hamilton (BAL)
CB: Sauce Gardner (NYJ)
CB: Trevon Diggs (DAL)
Nickel: Patrick Surtain Jr (DEN)
Nickel: Jalen Ramsey (MIA)
Safety: Derwin James (LAC)
No doubt, this is a terrifying defense. The defensive linemen alone would have any offense in trouble. So, in this hypothetical, who wins?
This Micah Parsons and C.J. Stroud football debate 🤯
Perfect offense vs. perfect defense. Who wins? pic.twitter.com/7FuQqlkhqe
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 25, 2024
Be sure to watch the video above as Stroud and Parsons make their cases. Trust me, you'll be glad you did. You'll definitely be impressed with Stroud's knowledge of the game.