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Kam is back!   WOOOO!!!!

Seahawks looked like the Sadhawks of olde!   The defense is really not bringing it, and the o-line is still really, really bad.   When you have Jimmy Grahm on offense and you use most of his snaps as a pass blocker, that says something, and it's not good.   

The only positive thing I can say about that game is that I watched it from a restaurant in Palm Springs. 

I have a contact in my phone book called "Some A$#!oll" that I add to every time I get one of these calls.   That way I know who is calling if they call back.

Sadly, I agree with Russ.   No way the Seahawks beat Green Bay in their home opener looking like they do.

Heck, Chicago week three, they might lose that one, too.

Yeah, dang Rams. I hate those guys! 

Thoughts on that game.

1. The Seahawks pass rush is pretty dang good.
2. The Seahawks defense gave up way too many 3rd and long conversions, and that's ultimately what killed them.
3. That goofy on-sides kick going into overtime is going to replace the final play of last year's Superb Owl for the "What were they thinking?" bar discussion of the year.
4.  The offensive line is.... offensive.  I think I could find a spot on that roster.   Their starting center was a defensive end three years ago, and their starting right tackle was a tight end a year ago.   They have to do something about that, or Wilson is going to die out there.

In other notes of the day, the aforementioned Winstion / Mariota rookie watch had an interesting start, as the two QBs faced off for their NFL debuts.  Winston's start looked pretty much like one would expect of a rookie QB in the NFL making his first start.  First pass was a pick/six, and he tossed another int, along with two TDs and four sacks.  Mariota, though... Holy cow!   Four TDS and a perfect 158.3 QBR after his first start.  The guy looked like the second coming of John Elway.

Tom Hiddleston is playing Hank I in an upcoming movie called "I Saw the Light."  Based on this clip, I think it's gonna be good.  And Hiddleston is one of my favorite actors.  Looks just like him!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar … iopic.html

I'm a bit of a fan of both.  Both teams have coaches I like.  Arizona has players I like, namely Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald.  The Rams play really good, aggressive defense, and I like that.

So long as it doesn't impact the Seahawks I'm happy to pull for most of the NFC West. 

They always play the Seahawks tough.  Opening up at the Rams and then at Green Bay is the most brutal opening two games.  A real possibility of the 'Hawks opening up 0-2, which would cause panic and riots in the streets up here. 

Training camp buzz is what the media reports on in order to sell more dish soap.   I look at his behavior when Oregon was kicking the snot out of him.  He had a meltdown and didn't look like a guy that I'd want under center under pressure.   If Oregon's (admittedly under rated) defensive front can elicit that kind of response out of him, I can't help but wonder what he's going to do when JJ Watt and Charles Johnson are up under his grill all night.

All of this is true.

All of this is not true.  He is not a great leader.  He is quite the opposite.  He is immature, has impulse control issues, and has been generally unaccountable for his actions, and protected from their repercussions by his academic institution.   

That would be after the long string of stupid moves he's made in the past?   The list of leopards that change their spots at this point in their life is pretty small.   Chris Carter is the only guy I can think of that's managed to do that.

That's exactly where I'm going with it.  I've got a book of freaky jazz chords open right now. 

I think it's going to be an interesting year.  The entire NFC West is "down" a bit, but I'm still homering out and picking the Seahawks to attend their third consecutive Superbowl.   The 49ers are a four win team.   The Rams will have a good defense and no offense, and Carson Palmer will break his kidney or something by week five.

Out of the NFC, the other legitimate contenders that I'd pick if I weren't a homer are the Packers, because Aaron Rodgers is the best QB anyone has seen since maybe ever, and Dallas, so long as Romo's back holds up.

In the AFC, this may be the year the Pats get kicked off of the throne, which would be fun.  When you add their current scandalously scandaly scandal about Tom Brady's affection for soft, supple balls with the ascension of Indianapolis, I'm picking the Colts to win the AFC.

My prediction for the big game in February.  Seattle beats Indy by a TD.   31-24.

Other NFL things I'm going to watch: 

*  The Jameis Winston Marcus Mariota Flying Circus.  Neither team is going to be any good, but Mariota will be a better NFL QB if his offensive line doesn't get him killed, ala Jake Locker.  Winston is a head case, and will either be Jeff George or Ryan Leaf, depending on if he has his impulse control problems solved or not.

*  Tim Tebow the Eagle:  Because like any good train wreck, you just can't look away.

*  Seahawks rookie wide out Tyler Locket - By every account, this kid is a budding superstar.   Smart, fast, student of the game, and mature way beyond his years.  Work ethic like Jerry Rice.  Good hands.   

* Rodger Goodell continues to clown shoe player violence issues.   I won't rehash the spate of mishandled domestic violence issues the NFL has put in the news lately, but Gino Smith getting his jaw broken in a fist fight with linebacker Ik Enempkapali,  having the Jets cut Ik immediately, and then having the Bills pick him up *the next day* has got to be on Commissioner Clown Shoes plate somewhere.

College ball:  USC.  They're a machine.   Ohio State: Their third string QB is still good enough to win the Heisman.   My Huskies:  Coach Pete is gonna need another year, I think, before this gels.

Go Hawks! (And Dawgs!)

Everybody dies of something, Phil.  No way out of that.  So if I die of beer, well, I can think of worse ways to go!

Are you monitoring from the input side of the signal chain or the output side.  Latency for live work is usually because you're running the signal through a bunch of effects and monitoring that, rather than just monitoring the input before it gets to the effects.