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What a move for the CLAYMAKER!!

Danno — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:02:41 +0000

The Claymaker. The Predator. CM3. If everything stays on pace, he’ll have another nickname to adorn… Defensive Player of the Year. All grand nicknames for the Packers, nay the NFL’s most explosive defenses player. In two games, Clay Matthews has already accumulated 6 sacks on the season, adding an additional three to his number last week against the lowly Bills. Matthews now has 15 sacks in 15 games if you want to get picky and go back to his rookie campaign.
I’ll admit, when Ted Thompson jumped into this draft and nabbed up Matthews, I was a skeptic. Out of the three USC linebackers I thought either of his teammates would have made more adequate fits.This is one of those times I’m so happy I was wrong. Ray Maluaga, although with explosive talent, seems to have nagging injuries constantly. Brian Cushing although being defensive rookie of the year, has the cloud of performance enhancing drugs circling his name right now, and perhaps the rest of his career.
As exciting as it was to watch the Claymaker to go unscathed against any contender, the thing that struck me the most, and perhaps the move that had chills going down my spine, was Matthews newest signature move… the PREDATOR. Much like the death defying hunters of the sci-fi world, Matthews fits this signature move perfectly. Take out your prey, triumph mightily. Plain and simple, this is what CM3 does as well.
This new celebration by The Predator is definitely a top 5 in Packer adorned moves, but does it take the number one spot? Take a look at KDA’s top 5 Packer celebrations.

5) Brett Favre – “Gunslinger”

I wish I could find a video of this one but I can’t. (If anyone can, let me know!) Yes, I know I can’t even get through this one stupid post without saying his name, let alone ackowledging him but I personally loved this move when he daunted it. After throwing the ball, Favre would pull out the “guns”, shoot em off at the receiver that just completed the pass, and put em away back in the holsters. A quick celebration, that always brought a smile to my face. Can’t do that much now-a-days though, can you Brett…

4) Donald Driver – “The First Down Shake”

Nothing crazy, nothing overly cocky or difficult. But this simple shoulder shimmy followed by the first down signal, can get an already Packer crowd cranked to 11. Although DD uses this move almost every chance he can get, he respects the move. You won’t see this move if their down by 30. You won’t see this move if he got the first by a PI call. You see the move when the momentum is needed and the hard work has been earned. The move characterizes the player to a T.

3) Charles Woodson – “The Pose”
I would LOVE to give this the number one spot, but football be damned, I just can’t. Yes, the first time I saw the pose I was only 6, and it wasn’t even Chuck, but it was another former Packer (And my favorite during his brief stunt with the team)… Desmond Howard threw down the Heisman pose after the punt return vs. Ohio State. Fast forward to last year at Detroit on Thanksgiving. Woodson gets the pick-6, and throws it down. I literally shed a tear. The celebration, deservedly so can’t be broken out all the time, but the downside to this, it will never be my number one.

3) Aaron Rodgers – “The Belt”

I LOVE this move. The champion deserves to don the championship belt, and the belt fits A-Rod just fine. Only brought in the rarest of occasions, we generally see the move after a rushing TD. I wouldn’t mind seeing this one a little more often either. Here’s one brought out just for the fans, HOLY TORNADO!

Clay Matthews – “Predator”

His old move of the bow and arrow was good, but the Predator is legendary. I could get used to watching this all year.

Kevin Kolb

Trent Edwards

On Deck: Jay Cutler

In the Hole: Shaun Hill/Matthew Stafford

1) Everyone – “Lambeau Leap”

Obviously the number one. Signature for the franchise, it has become a way of life for the Packers. Everyone wants to do the leap and get $8.00 beers dropped all over them. The move is so embodied by the franchise the jump has become an illegal form of celebration everywhere else EXCEPT in Titletown. Created by Edger Bennet, made famous by Robert Brooks, the move is now a stable to the community. The latest famous leap was a not-so-great one but when the leader of the Pack, A-Rod does it… it doesn’t even matter.

So there you have it folks, was this a worthy top 5? How would you have graded it? What would you have added?

P.S. Bonus A-Rod clip because I can.

Damn you, Sony… damn you.

Danno — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:59:13 +0000

So I’ve truly found the key to updating a blog consistently and although it pains me to say it… my PS3 is the devil. It normally will sit 2 feet to the right of my desk along with at least one wireless controller adjacent to it at all times and within arms reach. I generally make it a rule I am not allowed to press that PS button until 5pm (working from home has its perks, but it also comes with its forbidden fruits, gaming before 5 is one of them) but usually by 5:01 the machine is up and running. I’m not a true “hardcore” gamer, as I don’t get every game that comes out, no headset to talk shit to pre-pubescent 12 year olds, no HD hook up to make every pixel glisten that much more. I am, however a dedicated gamer. I find a game and I dig in deep. All the maps are memorized, weapon classes at peak performance, multiple Superbowl championships, and achievement pages at a failure until they reach 100% complete.

So, why am I writing this evening? Periodically I bring my PS3 to some friends’ house so we can game together and try to turn all those Bill Gates loving Xbox nerds over to the dark side. This happened to be one of those weekends, and productivity has gone up 8000%. Not only have I finished my weekends work before Sunday night, but I also am obviously updating the website. So I write this to not only give you a glimpse of what your missing when I am not writing, but also the mistress that leads me astray from my workings of KDA.

This isn’t even the intended story I wanted to tell when I first opened up a word doc, I just had so much to get off my chest that this entire PS3 entry created its own life. The story I wanted to write about was about what happened to me over the weekend. It went a like this…

Conan responds to NBC

Danno — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:27:39 +0000

As one of my friends cleverly pointed out… If Conan took the 12:05 time slot, shouldn’t it be called “The Tomorrow Show”? Well played. We can finally hear straight from the mouth of babes, his view of the whole situation. Here is the letter he wrote to NBC, as he want no part in the 12:05 slot.

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.

Yours,

Conan