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darkblood21us · 7 years ago

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Faculdade Escola

"Neste momento, estamos tocando muito respeitável", afirmou o chefe da Sky View, instruindo Danilo Robinson. "Estou entusiasmado com o que estamos. Sentimos que conseguimos em um estágio excessivo (em direção a Pine View). simplesmente deseja levar isso para o próximo passo, em direção a Orem ". Os Bobcats realizaram bem toda a temporada, bem satisfatório, definitivamente, para se orgulhar da terceira ação de pontuação mais eficiente (36.5 facetas por jogo online) e 2d-ultimate scoring protection (13.8 ppg) em 4A. "Nós falamos muito sobre participar de cada jogo de vídeo, levando cada jogo como sua própria entidade", observou Robinson. "Agora, não olhando para coisas como aqui é um grande jogo online ou um pequeno videogame ou qualquer outra coisa assim. Cada jogo online, tentamos jogar e executar em um nível alto. Os jovens conseguiram um excelente trabalho chegando perto de cada jogo online da maneira correta ". Isso não sugere que Robinson e os Bobcats não tenham conhecimento do desafio colocado pelos Tigers, embora. "Eles são uma equipe cuidadosamente treinada. podemos conseguir o nosso jogo online para ter a oportunidade de competir com eles ", falou Robinson. "Nós precisamos correr e dirigir, provavelmente o trabalho mais eficiente, agora temos todos os 12 meses". Hill, a auto-confiança de lado, transformou-se em lockstep com a sua contraparte, observando que "de fato, devemos ir acessíveis e ganhar a vitória. Com certeza ". ...... Repartição estatística de Orem Ataque de pontuação: 38,7 ppg (1º em 4A) Proteção de pontuação: dezesseis, três pontos percentuais (quinto em 4A) Chefe de passagem: Cooper Legas (206-314, 65,6%, 3,613 jardas, quarenta e três TDs, 5 INTs) Líderes correntes: Cooper Legas (103 consiste em 959 jardas, quatro TDs), Raphael Cooper (73 consiste em 562 jardas, 6 TDs) Líderes recebidos: Puka Nacua (setenta e seis rec., 1.561 jardas, 22 TDs), Trevor Rockey (33 rec., Quatrocentos e quarenta jardas, três TDs) Lidera líderes: Ethan Slade (setenta e um tacletes), Cayne Sauo-To'a (sessenta e quatro tacadas) Sack leaders: Austin Kirby (15 sacas), Cayne Sauo-To'a (12,5 sacas) Líderes de intercepção: Chris Daley (6 INTs), Ethan Slade (3 INTs), Shawn Anderson (três INTs), Ben Daley (três INTs) ....... Cisão estatística da Sky View Ataque de pontuação: 36,5 ppg (terceiro em 4A) Proteção de pontuação: 13.eight ppg (2º em 4A) Líder de passagem: Jackson Siddoway (147-232, 63,4%, 2,271 jardas, 31 TDs, 6 INTs) líderes de precipitação: Cole Stokes (154 incorpora, 704 jardas, 8 TDs), Tanner Stokes (50 portadores, 451 jardas, três TDs) Líderes recebidos: Mason Falslev (quarenta e dois rec., 806 jardas, 6 TDs), Ryder Lundahl (29 rec., 396 jardas, oito TDs) Combate líderes: Koebe Wilson (sessenta e três tacletes), Andrew Dean (cinquenta e três tacletes), Logan Karren (53 tackles) Líderes de sacos: Koebe Wilson (7 sacas) Líderes de interceptação: Caleb Christensen (4 INTs), Koebe Wilson (três INTs) como fazer uma monografia

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viktorjerner · 6 years ago

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OSCARSGALAN 2019 - Min tippning Efter förra årets Oscarsgala hade jag spikat 20/24 rätt i mina tippningar, men jag kan redan nu meddela att resultatet förmodligen kommer landa långt ifrån den skarpa nivån i år. Galasäsongen 2018/2019 har nämligen varit oerhört stökig och oförutsägbar, med ytterst få tydliga favoriter som har svept gala efter gala (som det brukar te sig). Istället har priserna på exempelvis Golden Globe Awards, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTA och fackgalorna (PGA, DGA, WGA osv.) spridits över hela fältet utan någon direkt logik. Majoriteten av kategorierna här är därför vidöppna för skrällar, så det är inte helt lätt att nöta fram något vattentätt ur tippningsperspektiv. För mig som tittare är det dock den mest spännande galan på länge, vilket är trevligt. Hur som helst, nedan hittar ni min tippning för samtliga kategorier på galan. I varje kategori (förutom kortfilmskategorierna, som jag i år helt ärligt har för dålig koll på) har jag också lagt till en farlig utmanare och den film/person som jag personligen hoppas tar hem det. I den här texten på MovieZine har jag motiverat mina val i de sex största kategorierna.

Best Picture:

“Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Utmanare: “Green Book” Borde vinna: “Roma”

Lead Actor:

Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” Utmanare: Christian Bale Borde vinna: Willem Dafoe

Lead Actress:

Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close, “The Wife” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Utmanare: Olivia Colman Borde vinna: Olivia Colman

Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born” Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Sam Rockwell, “Vice” Utmanare: Richard E. Grant Borde vinna: Richard E. Grant

Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, “Vice” Marina de Tavira, “Roma” Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk” Emma Stone, “The Favourite” Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite” Utmanare: Rachel Weisz Borde vinna: Rachel Weisz

Director:

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman” Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War” Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite” Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” Adam McKay, “Vice” Utmanare: Spike Lee Borde vinna: Spike Lee

Animated Feature:

“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird “Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson “Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Utmanare: “Incredibles 2″ Borde vinna: “Isle of Dogs”

Animated Short:

“Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine “Bao,” Domee Shi “Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall “One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas “Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez

Adapted Screenplay:

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen “BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins “A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters Utmanare: “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Borde vinna: “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Original Screenplay:

“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara “First Reformed,” Paul Schrader “Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón “Vice,” Adam McKay Utmanare: “Green Book” Borde vinna: “The Favourite”

Cinematography:

“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal “The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan “Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón “A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique Utmanare: Lukasz Zal Borde vinna: Alfonso Cuarón

Best Documentary Feature:

“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross “Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu “Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki “RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen Utmanare: “RBG” Borde vinna: “Minding the Gap”

Best Documentary Short Subject:

“Black Sheep,” Ed Perkins “End Game,” Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman “Lifeboat,” Skye Fitzgerald “A Night at the Garden,” Marshall Curry “Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi

Best Live Action Short Film: “Detainment,” Vincent Lambe “Fauve,” Jeremy Comte “Marguerite,” Marianne Farley “Mother,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen “Skin,” Guy Nattiv

Best Foreign Language Film:

“Capernaum” (Lebanon) “Cold War” (Poland) “Never Look Away” (Germany) “Roma” (Mexico) “Shoplifters” (Japan) Utmanare: “Cold War” Borde vinna: “Roma”

Film Editing:

“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown “Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman “Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito “The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis “Vice,” Hank Corwin Utmanare: “Vice” Borde vinna: “Vice” (Eller ALLT UTOM “Bohemian Rhapsody”)

Sound Editing:

“Black Panther,” Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker “Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Warhurst “First Man,” Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan “A Quiet Place,” Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl “Roma,” Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay Utmanare: “First Man” Borde vinna: “Roma”

Sound Mixing:

“Black Panther” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “First Man” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” Utmanare: “First Man” Borde vinna: “Roma”

Production Design:

“Black Panther,” Hannah Beachler “First Man,” Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas “The Favourite,” Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton “Mary Poppins Returns,” John Myhre, Gordon Sim “Roma,” Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez Utmanare: “Black Panther” Borde vinna: “The Favourite”

Original Score:

“BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard “Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Nicholas Britell “Isle of Dogs,” Alexandre Desplat “Mary Poppins Returns,” Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman Utmanare: “BlacKkKlansman” Borde vinna: “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Original Song:

“All The Stars” from “Black Panther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA “I’ll Fight” from “RBG” by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch Utmanare: Ingen Borde vinna: “Shallow”

Makeup and Hair:

“Border” “Mary Queen of Scots” “Vice” Utmanare: “Mary Queen of Scots” Borde vinna: “Border”

Costume Design:

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Mary Zophres “Black Panther,” Ruth E. Carter “The Favourite,” Sandy Powell “Mary Poppins Returns,” Sandy Powell “Mary Queen of Scots,” Alexandra Byrne Utmanare: “Black Panther” Borde vinna: “The Favourite”

Visual Effects:

“Avengers: Infinity War” “Christopher Robin” “First Man” “Ready Player One” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Utmanare: “Avengers: Infinity War” Borde vinna: “Avengers: Infinity War”

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viktorfredriksson · 6 years ago

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Oscarstippning 2019

På söndag är det dags för årets Oscarsgala, för första gången sedan 1989 helt utan programledare. Överlag har det varit ett år präglat av förändringsvilja hos Oscarsakademin; i augusti avslöjade man att en helt ny kategori – »outstanding achievment in popular film« – skulle göra debut samt att tv-sändningen skulle kortas ner till tre timmar. Efter stark kritik slopades, åtminstone för i år, det första förslaget.

Men akademin nöjde sig inte där. Den 11:e februari i år meddelade man att fyra kategorier – Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Live Action Short och Best Makeup and Hairstyling – planerades att delas ut under reklampauser för att spara tid. Återigen ilsknade filmvärlden till, bland annat fjolårets vinnare Guillermo del Toro som på Twitter påpekade det uppenbara:

If I may: I would not presume to suggest what categories to cut during the Oscars show but – Cinematography and Editing are at the very heart of our craft. They are not inherited from a theatrical tradition or a literary tradition: they are cinema itself.

Även förhandstippade Alfonso Cuarón stämde in i kritiken:

In the history of CINEMA, masterpieces have existed without sound, without color, without a story, without actors and without music. No one single film has ever existed without CINEMAtography and without editing.

Efter påtryckningar från hela industrin (bland annat ett öppet brev från The American Society of Cinematographers, signerat av Martin Scorsese och Brad Pitt) tog akademin tillbaka sitt beslut. Jakten på tittarsiffror fortsätter med andra ord och på söndag får vi se om akademin har några fler ess i rockärmen.

Men nog om det. Oscarsgalan är något av en helig händelse för mig, och som vanligt har jag tippat vinnare i samtliga kategorier. Förra året lyckades jag pricka in 20 av 24 vinnare, vilket blir svårslaget i år då ovanligt många kategorier känns ovissa. Markerar mina tippade vinnare i fetstil.

Best Picture:

“Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice”

Som flera journalister har påpekat är årets Best Picture-kategori den jämnaste någonsin sett till den jämna fördelningen av filmpriser under de senaste månaderna. Faktum är att det går att göra ett mer eller mindre rimligt case för vilken som helst av de åtta filmerna. Samtliga åtta filmer har minst fem Oscarsnomineringar var – bara en sådan sak. Men vissa är såklart troligare vinnare än andra. När man tittar på de statistiskt starkaste indikatorerna på Best Picture-vinnaren – ensemble-nominering på Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), vinster på Directors Guild Awards (DGA) och Producers Guild Awards (PGA) samt Oscarsnomineringar för regi, manus och klippning – blir man inte mycket klokare. Kortfattat: »Green Book« vann PGA, varpå »Roma« vann DGA – men ingen av dem nominerades för SAG – som »Black Panther« vann. Å andra sidan saknar »Green Book« Oscarsnominering för regi, »Roma« saknar för klippning samt »Black Panther« saknar för manus, klippning och skådespeleri.

Den tidigaste förhandsfavoriten var publiksuccén »A Star is Born«. Det krävs dock en extremt stark och unisont hyllad film för att bibehålla momentum under en hel Oscarssäsong; »A Star is Born« har tyvärr inte lyckats med det utan snarare tvärtom fallit något i glömska. Att Bradley Cooper inte nominerades för sin regi stärker inte dess chanser heller.

Istället är det Cuaróns delvis självbiografiska »Roma« och Peter Farrellys omdiskuterade men hyllade »Green Book« som får anses bära favoritskapet. »Roma« distribueras av Netflix, som tidigare inte har lyckats kamma hem en enda nominering för Best Picture. Dessutom vore »Roma« den första icke-engelskspråkiga filmen att vinna Best Picture någonsin. Å andra sidan är streamingtrenden oundviklig och det här kan vara det perfekta läget för Oscarsakademin att uppfattas som progressiv genom att belöna »Roma«. Något som direkt talar för filmen är dess två birolls- och huvudrollsnomineringar för Yalitza Aparicio och Marina de Tavira, vilket visar på ett stort stöd hos den största grenen inom juryn.

Men det finns som sagt gott om utmanare. »Green Book« är den största, trots en hel del kontroverser kring filmens karaktärsskildringar. Det är en film som många har sett och som många har en åsikt om, med en tung vinst på PGA (som använder samma röstningsystem som Oscarn) i bagaget. Spike Lees »BlacKkKlansman« är något mer av en högoddsare, men om rösterna visar sig vara väldigt jämnt fördelade kan det öppna upp för en skräll. Detta då röstningssystemet gynnar filmer som flest tycker är bra, men inte nödvändigt vis bäst.

I slutändan tror jag ändå att »Roma« kommer gå ur natten som vinnare och därmed skriva in sig i historieböckerna.

Lead Actor:

Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”

Sedan den chockartade Golden Globe-vinsten för »Bohemian Rhapsody« har filmen skaffat sig ett ständigt tilltagande buzz, där »Mr. Robot«-stjärnan Rami Maleks gestaltning av Freddy Mercury har seglat upp som personen att slå i huvudrollskategorin. Främste utmanaren är Christian Bale för rollen som Dick Cheney, tidigare vicepresident för George W. Bush. Möjligtvis får Cooper några extra sympatiröster på grund av den överraskande uteblivna reginomineringen, men det räcker nog inte hela vägen till en vinst.

Lead Actress:

Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close, “The Wife” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Med tidigare sex Oscarsnomineringar utan någon vinst är det nu sjunde gången gillt för Glenn Close. Olivia Colman och Lady Gaga går dock inte att räkna bort.

Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born” Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Sam Rockwell, “Vice”

Med en vinst i bagaget för sin biroll i »Moonlight« för två år sedan, och högaktuell i tredje säsongen av »True Detective«, pekar det mesta på att Mahershala Ali springer hem ännu en guldgubbe av bara farten. Allt annat vore en stor skräll.

Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams, “Vice” Marina de Tavira, “Roma” Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk” Emma Stone, “The Favourite” Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

På tal om »Moonlight«, så missade regissören Barry Jenkins nya film, »If Beale Street Could Talk« nomineringar för Best Picture och Best Directing, men med goda chanser för Regina King att nå hela vägen till en vinst. Stone och Weisz riskerar att dela rösterna emellan sig, och de Taviras nominering var en överraskning i sig. Möjligtvis att ständigt omtyckta och skickliga Amy Adams kan utmana.

Director:

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman” Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War” Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite” Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” Adam McKay, “Vice”

Anmärkningsvärt i den här kategorin är att polska Pawlikowski överraskande slog både Peter Farrelly (»Green Book»), Bradley Cooper (»A Star is Born«) på fingrarna. Det är också anmärkningsvärt att Spike Lee aldrig tidigare har blivit Oscarsnominerad, och utan Cuaróns stenhårda konkurrens hade han varit en solklar vinnare. Men vägen ligger utstakad för mexikanaren, som vann för sin regi i »Gravity« 2013.

Animated Feature:

Animated Short:

“Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine “Bao,” Domee Shi “Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall “One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas “Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez

Adapted Screenplay:

Största chansen för »BlacKkKlansman« att kamma hem en vinst, och chanserna är goda. Det är en skickligt skriven film som lyckas förena tematik och genrefilm på ett organiskt sätt.

Original Screenplay:

En öppen och intressant kategori. Alla förutom »First Reformed« (som i sin tur har en dedikerad skara anhängare bakom sig) är även nominerade för Best Picture. »Roma« imponerar dock större på ett estetiskt plan, och »Green Book« har fått utstå en hel del kritik för bristande sanningshalt och »white savior«-problematik.

Cinematography:

“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal “The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan “Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón “A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique

Se den, så förstår ni.

Best Documentary Feature:

Troligtvis en duell mellan Yosemite-klättring i »Free Solo« och Högsta Domstols-profilen Ruth Bader Ginsburg i »RBG«.

Best Documentary Short Subject:

“Black Sheep,” Ed Perkins “End Game,” Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman “Lifeboat,” Skye Fitzgerald “A Night at the Garden,” Marshall Curry “Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi

Best Live Action Short Film:

“Detainment,” Vincent Lambe “Fauve,” Jeremy Comte “Marguerite,” Marianne Farley “Mother,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen “Skin,” Guy Nattiv

Best Foreign Language Film:

“Capernaum” (Lebanon) “Cold War” (Poland) “Never Look Away” (Germany) “Roma” (Mexico) “Shoplifters” (Japan)

Film Editing:

“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown “Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman “Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito “The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis “Vice,” Hank Corwin

Vidöppen kategori där alla fem är potentiella vinnare. »Green Book« och »BlacKkKlansman« i egenskap av generellt omtyckta och populära filmer, där den senare väver samman olika lager av historia och nutid på ett fascinerande sätt. »Vice« i sin tur vann på BAFTA, medan »Bohemian Rhapsody« och »The Favourite« vann de två toppriserna hos the American Cinema Editors. Otroligt svårtippat som sagt, men då priset på senare tid sällan har premierat renodlade dramafilmer väljer jag mellan »BlacKkKlansman« och »Bohemian Rhapsody«.

Sound Editing:

Damien Chazelles »First Man« fick tyvärr nöja sig med ett par nomineringar i tekniska kategorier. Då Sound Mixing oftast belönar musikfilmer har Chazelles rymdfilm/biopic större chans i den här kategorin. Ironiskt för övrigt att en film med titeln »A Quiet Place« får sin enda nominering i en ljudkategori...

Sound Mixing:

“Black Panther” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “First Man” “Roma” “A Star Is Born”

Det var trots allt gåshudskänsla under den där förlösande Live Aid-spelningen.

Production Design:

Original Score:

“BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard “Black Panther,” Ludwig Göransson “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Nicholas Britell “Isle of Dogs,” Alexandre Desplat “Mary Poppins Returns,” Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

Svenska talangen Ludwig Göransson har en realistisk chans att vinna för sitt score i (mitt tycke) Marvels kanske bästa superhjältefilm hittills. Tyvärr har jag inte hunnit se »If Beale Street Could Talk«, men har lyssnat på delar av scoret som är unikt och melankoliskt trollbindande.

Original Song:

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Makeup and Hair:

“Border” “Mary Queen of Scots” “Vice”

Costume Design:

Visual Effects:

“Avengers: Infinity War” “Christopher Robin” “First Man” “Ready Player One” “Solo: A Star Wars Story”

Det är en knepig kategori på så vis att avancerade specialeffekter ofta är svåra att identifiera och bedöma för någon som inte arbetar inom området – samtidigt röstar samtliga jurymedlemmar fram vinnaren. Detta gör kategorin väldigt svårtippad. »Avengers« är favoriten, men »First Man« är en film som många har sett och som av många (inklusive mig själv) anses blivit berövad på ett antal självklara nomineringar.

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nfllaughingstock · 8 years ago

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Browns Draft Review

The 2017 NFL Draft has come and gone. Many surprising picks and trades were made throughout the seven rounds where teams hope to have acquired great players. Personally, I have been waiting for the draft since the Browns last game evaluating players who I felt could be potential fits for Hue Jackson’s offense and Gregg Williams’ defense. Although I do not have inside information into the Browns War Room, I know that Executive Vice President Sashi Brown wanted to be aggressive and smart maximizing the draft with 11 draft picks. I have provided a grade for each selection the Browns made including trades.

Round 1, Pick 1

Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M

Sashi Brown said that he knew two weeks ago what player that the Browns were going to select at the #1 overall pick. I knew that Garrett was going to be the selection all along and that the Mitch Trubisky rumors about him being under “serious consideration” were alternative facts. Garrett is a physical specimen who will start on the weak-side and Emmanuel Obgah will be on the strong-side providing immediate impact to a defense that ranked 30th in sacks and 31st against the run. Garrett, on paper, gives Cleveland one of the best young defensive lines in football.

Grade: A

Contract: 4 years, $30.47 Million with 5th year option ($20.25 Million Signing Bonus)

Round 1, Pick 12 (Traded to the Houston Texans)

Browns Received: 25th Overall Pick and 2018 1st Round Pick

Texans Received: 12th pick (Selected Deshaun Watson)

At first, I was frustrated with the trade because the Browns had the options of selecting Malik Hooker or OJ Howard who could contribute from Day 1. The Browns traded with the Texans swapping the 12th and 25th picks and received a 2018 1st round pick giving the Browns the Texans first and second round pick in 2018. Houston is in win now mode and Watson has big-game pedigree, however, he will have to learn the complex offense of Head Coach Bill O’Brien. Overall, I wanted the Browns to take Hooker, but obtaining a 1st round pick next year is good although it will most likely be in the 20s.

Grade: B+

Round 1, Pick 25 (Pick from Houston Texans)

Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan

Initially, I did not like this pick at all, but I had to remember what Gregg Williams wants on defense. Peppers will be a strong safety and used in nickel packages which Gregg Williams primarily runs. He was the leader of the defense making plays on zone blitzes and tackles in the backfield. A bonus is that he is a playmaker on special teams in returning kicks and punts and has experience on offense in special packages. My issue with Peppers is that he does not force turnovers (1 INT and ZERO Forced Fumbles in three years), hard time shedding off blocks against the run, and not known for his coverage ability. I believe he can learn with his competitive nature and possess fire. Overall, Peppers can help with his versatility, passion, and energy.

Grade: B-

Contract: 4 years, $10.35 Million with 5th year option ($5.66 Million Signing Bonus)

Round 1, Pick 29 (Traded with the Green Bay Packers)

Browns Received: 29th Overall Pick

Packers Received: 33rd Overall Pick (Kevin King), 108th Overall Pick (4th round)

David Njoku, TE, Miami (FL)

This was an aggressive move that I believe will be a great pick, however, I thought that Njoku may be available at pick 33. I watched a couple of Miami games and Njoku made Brad Kaaya look good. He is the modern NFL tight end who is a matchup nightmare with his size, athleticism, and hands. He is 20 years old so he has a lot of learning to do and improvement as an in-line blocker is needed. Njoku will get the opportunity to get first team reps in training camp as Gary Barnidge was released.

Grade: B+

Contract: 4 years, $9.53 Million with 5th year option ($5.06 Million Signing Bonus)

Round 2, Pick 52

Deshone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame

We took a quarterback! Kizer, once heralded as a Top-10 pick, fell due to inconsistency with accuracy, holding the ball too long, time mismanagement, and maturity issues (i.e. comment regarding Tom Brady/Cam Newton). Kizer has the arm strength and mobility that is desired for the position and, if he can improve in decision making and mature on and off the field, this could potentially be the quarterback of the future. The expectation would be for him to learn from Osweiler and Kessler, however, he will most likely play this year as the Browns have not had one quarterback play all 16 games since Tim Couch in 2001.

Grade: A-

Round 3, Pick 65

Larry Ogunjobi, DT, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

A 3-technique defensive tackle was a need for the switch to the 4-3 defense and Ogunjobi was noticed at the Senior Bowl where the Browns coached. He started playing football as a high school sophomore leading to him earning a scholarship to UNC-Charlotte. Ogunjobi ability to rush the passer will have him useful on 3rd downs as he can affect the passing game with penetration. The question is whether he can become a three down player as the playing the run is an area of improvement. Overall, Ogunjobi will be in a rotation with Desmond Bryant, Xavier Cooper, and Jamie Meder getting the opportunity to learn early.

Grade: B-

Round 4, Pick 126 (Trade with the Denver Broncos)

Browns Receive: 126th pick and the 252th pick (7th round)

Broncos Receive: 145th pick and 175th pick

Howard Wilson, CB, Houston

Wilson has had some injuries which drop him, but the kid can play. Smooth hips who plays well in zone coverage as he can read the eyes of the quarterback and get a jump on the ball. Wilson is a willing tackler which is a plus. He is a frail defensive back who needs NFL conditioning and coaching up.

Grade: C

Round 5, Pick 160 (Trade with the New York Jets)

Browns Receive: 160th pick (5th round) and the 224th pick (7th Round)

Jets Receive: 181st pick (5th Round) and the 188th pick (6th round)

Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State

Johnson, a three-year starter for Florida State, played left tackle possessing the height, length, and hands. The downside is that he is technically flawed due to his lack of power and little flexibility which is exposed in bull rushes against the run and pass. He is a poor run-blocker who has awful pad level due to his tall frame. There is some potential there but he will have to make the slide to the right side as he needs to gain strength.

Grade: C-

Round 5, Pick 181

Caleb Brantley, DT, Florida

Brantley is a second-round talent who fell to the fifth round due to assaulting a woman three weeks prior to the draft and he said that he was a lazy player. With that being said, he is a 3-technique who has the ability to be a three-down player who can penetrate whenever he wants through guards and tackles. He can manage the run with his strength to shoot both the one and two gaps. He could be a special player but he must want to succeed for himself and stay out of trouble.

Note: Sashi Brown mentioned in interview that they many not keep Brantley.

Grade: A (Depends on the team keeping him)

Round 7, Pick 224

Zane Gonzalez, K, Arizona State

The Lou Groza Award winner has a powerful leg that provides trajectory on his kicks. Gonzalez holds the FBS record for most FGs (96) and six additional records. Last season, he was 23 of 25 on field goals (92%) with 7 of 9 field goals from 50+ yards (78%). For his career, his touchback percentage was 75 percent. Cody Parkey was a decent kicker, however, you need a good kicker when the wind chill and gust start to occur in Late November, Early December. He could win the kicking job.

Grade: A

Round 7, Pick 252

Matthew Dayes, RB, NC State

Dayes is a one-cut back who has good vision to find holes to accelerate. He is not a big guy a 5′9 and 205 pounds, but he had over 1,100 yards at 10 touchdowns in the ACC. He lacks power and would be a longshot to make the roster and/or practice squad.

Grade: C

Areas of need

Cornerback- An experience corner that can play the nickel when Peppers is playing in the box would help. Briean Boddy-Calhoun was a great pickup as an undrafted free agent last season flashing potential, however, you can never have enough defensive backs.

Free Safety- I am surprised that we did not draft a free safety at all especially after passing up Malik Hooker. Ed Reynolds II is not a starter and the Browns will pay for it when Joe Haden or Jamar Taylor get beat in coverage. Hopefully, there is someone they are eyeing on the undrafted rookies or a veteran.

Wide Receiver- Corey Coleman will have more responsibility this upcoming season and Kenny Britt will provide some playmaking skills. Who is the third wide receiver? Higgins? Payton? Louis? They are inexperienced and unproved which does not bode well for whoever will start as quarterback. Another receiver is needed.

Overall, I believe the Browns had a very productive draft placing emphasis on the defensive side of the ball where Gregg Williams will try to maximize Garrett as an edge rusher, implement Ogunjobi and Brantley (if kept) as rotating defensive lineman, and utilize Peppers and nickel and dime packages. Hue Jackson said that Kizer will have a chance to compete for the starting QB job, but he is not ready and needs time to grasp an NFL playbook. Johnson and Wilson will be developmental prospect that may be on the practice squad.

My grade for the Browns is a B+.

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