Post No. 13: On The Theme of Group Presentations

So, this blog post is one day late. {GASP} However, no need to break a sweat.  I have actually done this last week.  Still, I am responsible enough to know that I have to be catching up on my blog posts even though they could be a day late.  As I can remember, I have missed maximum two blog posts which were both late.  Anyway, let us cut to the chase about this week.  We now have this group presentation that must be done.  It is an informative presentation about communication technology.  Now, knowing very well that I am a zealous fanatic of the National Football League, decided to be still about the NFL, but this time sticking to the topic of the group presentation.



Each week in the 17 week of an NFL team's season ends on Monday night.  So ESPN is the channel for each Monday Night Football game.  There is a panel of NFL figures, players and other connoiseurs of the sport.  So these people comprising of this panel, go through a segment called "C'Mon Man!"  which is my YouTube Video for this blog.  So, these people who know about the sport of the National Football League, and probably have watched every game, now reflect and comment about the funniest moments.  Every aspect of every game has been picked apart, and analyzed, and potentially, a mockery was made of each moment.

                            

One of the "C'Mon Man" moments was at the officiating level of the NFL games.  When the Miami Dolphins were playing the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 of this season, the Miami defense came with immense pressure on Brett Favre, sacked him, forcing a fumble, and recovered the ball for a touchdown.  However, the call for a touchdown did not come until the referee realized that he mistakingly made the wrong call.  He thought that there was a safety, and the Dolphins had to repeatedly tell the referee that it was a touchdown.

C'Mon Man! Week 2

Post No. 12: NFL and Medical Injuries

Many people who watch the National Football League games on Sunday afternoon, enjoy the game and teams playing in it.  However, do they really know about the injuries that playing such a rough sport can have?  ESPN has developed a show entitled Sport Science.  Sport Science is more of an educational sports show, which examines every minute detail, down to the physics of every sport; whether it be baseball, or football.  In this YouTube video, Sport Science is examining the concussion, the most prolific and predominant injury among the players of the NFL.  

The host and CEO of Sport Science, John Brenkus delineates the medical and physics aspects of how concussions can be caused and how they are related to other professions.  One startling statistic that is thrown out is that the number of concussions each year, in all levels of football, from the Local Middle School and Varsity levels, to College and Professional levels, has reached 100,000.  Then, another one is that the amount of time that players missed football games, has also doubled in the past year.  Now, when a player suffers a concussion, they miss about 5 days of playing football!  

The force of the players, depends upon how fast they run into each other (quite blatant), and also how heavy the players are (again, quite blatant!)  Just about a month ago, in October, the Army Black Knights were playing against the Scarlett Knights of Rutgers University, at the New Meadowlands Stadium.  On the kickoff of the Second half, a member of the return team from Rutgers, Eric LeGrand, was severely hit, and became paralyzed from the waist down.  He could not even feel his legs moving, as a result of the massive hit.  

Science Behind Concussions

Post No. 11: More about the Jets!

After a shutout of 9-0 at home, losing to the Green Bay Packers, the Jets got their act together.  Mark Sanchez threw passes, and the offensive line, more importantly Tight End, Dustin Keller, and the Wide Recievers, Jerricho Cotchery, Santonio Holmes, and Braylon Edwards helped to the effort, playing outstanding football.  On the defensive side, Cornerback Darelle Revis was great facing Calvin Johnson, who was given the nickname "Megatron."

This video, taken from the NFL website, is the highlight of one of the wide recievers, Braylon Edwards who caught a 75 yard pass from Mark Sanchez, enabling the Jets to take the lead before halftime.  The score from
7-3, Lions became Jets were ahead, 10-7.  Aside from this highlight, there were many others throughout the game which were simply miraculous.  In the fourth quarter, the Jets were down by ten points, 20-10 with Lions leading.  With 2 mins and 46 sec, left in regulation, the Jets were able to score 10 more points, sending this game into overtime.

The Jets win the coin toss, and have the ball in their hands, and on 2nd down and 10, at about the 20 yard line of the Detroit Lions, Nick Folk, kicked the winning field goal to end the game with the score, Jets 23, the Lions 20.  This game, in my opinion, was a game to get the Jets back on track and to regain first place in the AFC East standings over the New England Patriots.

In the YouTube video, Edwards is seen going to endzone catching the 74 yard pass for the touchdown.  In the endzone Braylon Edwards drops the ball, and makes fists with both his hands, and hits them against his chest.  Then the replay, Sanchez is in the pocket about to be sacked, steps up with his feet planted and launches the ball deep and Edwards, who specializes in long range receptions steps up and takes the ball to the house.

Sanchez and the 74 Yard Bomb

Post No. 10: Braylon's Endzone Dance

The Jets yesterday, beat the Detroit Lions in Overtime 23-20.  This video however, goes back to Week 2 of the season when the New York Jets take on their biggest AFC East rival, the New England Patriots.  I saw that game, and the Jets were in tip top shape.  In this video, Braylon Edwards, an acquisition from the Browns in the 2009 season, caught a touchdown pass from 2nd Year Quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Catching the pass, Edwards broke out in a celebration dance.  However, there was a flag on the field, and Edwards was called for taunting a Patriots Cornerback.  Thus, a fifteen yard penalty was given to the Jets, which as a spectator, thought to be quite blasphemous.  As they all say, the rules are the rules.  One thing about the NFL is that when it comes to having the rulings on the field, they are being quite meticulous.

So, this blog entry for last week is obviously curt, but the next one for this week, I hope to have it with more content, and to be more lucid.

Braylon Breaks Out in the Endzone 

Post No. 9: Powerpoint Tips

So, for this past week, which I did not keep up with the blog entries, for the presentation, I have decided to doe one on the topic of powerpoint presentations.  Dan McMillan, is a retired engineer/comedian who is renown for his famous "Life After Death by Powerpoint."  The entire ten minute video is a mockery of regular human errors, or fallacies rather, when using PowerPoint.

For example, one problem that is ubiquitously seen with users is that much of the time, Spell Check is not used in reviewing the PowerPoint document before the presentation.  McMillan specifically says:  "People do not use Spel Cheek.  Big Mistak!"

Secondly, which is quite humorous is that he goes into studying the types of fonts that people would use, and utilizes puns with each font.  When talking about the font "Arial,"  Dan pulls the "Little Mermaid" pun.  Then, when talking about "Times New Roman," he says that people who use the font, are apathetic, and plain.  Ironically, his generalization is quite true.  Even back in high school, all the English teachers, when a major paper was due, and it had to be typed, the font had to be "Times New Roman," and the size had to be twelve point font.

Finally, he talks about the use of Bullet Points, and humorous derives the meaning of that term bullet points.  In summation, this comedian/ engineer shows the audience, what not to do in a funny manner, and the message seems to be more effectively carried.

Life after Death By PowerPoint