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Finny's week 14 picks
Dec 07, 2011 at 13:07 »
Week 14 is here, and the Steelers face an absolutely dreadful Browns offense at home, then get a long layover before flying to San Fran to test the other douchewad Harbaugh's defense. The Steelers are coming off an inexplicably close win over the dreadful Chiefs and a pleasantly surprising blowout of a pretty decent Bengals team, reinforcing the notion that (Ravens excepted), the Steelers play to the level of their competition. That means if you're expecting the Steelers to drop mad points on the Browns, it could well be one of those games that's still too fucking close for comfort late in the fourth quarter. This is all part of a master strategy to give hardcore Steelers fans stress-induced myocardial infarction.
Cleveland Browns +14 (4-8) at Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3).
When the Steelers get these big Vegas lines it always makes me nervous. It's almost as though the guys wait and see if they get a double-digit line, and then go out on a week-long drinking and whoring spree. Not that there's anything wrong with that, until a game we should win by 14 comes down to a 4-point win and broken remotes litter Steelers fans' living rooms. The last 10 games against the Browns have been won by the Steelers 9 times, but the margin of victory has been wildly inconsistent. Half of those games have been won by 14 or more (32, 18, 31, 27, 20) and half by less (L by 7, 13, 4, 3, 4). Of course, that assumes that the Browns have been as consistent in terms of personnel, coaching, and performance going back to 2006 as the Steelers, which they have not.
Remember when Colt McCoy was the surprising upstart rookie of the AFCN, a competent signal-caller whose transition to the NFL was, well, Dalton-esque? What happened to that guy? McCoy's completing just under 58% of his passes for a 76.9 passer rating. Part of it is coaching change, part may be that coordinators have a year of film to analyze, but really, the biggest factor is talent. Peyton Hillis is their best player, and he's been slowed by some sort of mystery flu and still isn't back to his old productivity. Some think he's unhappy with his contract, but in all likelihood he has an undetected staph infection that will result in his being a double-amputee by year's end. Montario Hardesty will probably tote the rock against the Steelers.
The Browns receivers are just crap. Over time, they may develop into something less crappy, in much the way dogshit on the lawn turns white and odorless. But you still wouldn't want to eat old dogshit, which tells me the Browns organization might want to get some skill players, you know, some time. No hurry, though, really. With Holmgren the whiny walrus as Browns prez, the Steelers should be able to count on two wins a year for the foreseeable future. Just compare stats for the top 5 receivers for both teams.
(513-1) Greg Little vs. Mike Wallace (977-8)
(392-2) Ben Watson vs. Antonio Brown (774-1)
(358-4) Josh Cribbs vs. Heath Miller (497-2)
(265-2) Mo Massaquoi vs. Hines Ward (319-2)
(226-1) Jordan Norwood vs. Manny Sanders (274-2)
Last year, I showed that the Steelers struggle when opposing teams have 4 or more viable receiving threats. This year, the Steelers DB corps may prove that wrong, but there ain't one receiver the Browns have who's legit. If Josh Cribbs can't get STs action or rushing yardage, the Browns are stuck in the mud. They just have nothing. Ike will shut down the oxymoronically named Little, who drops a lot of passes, and the rest of this squad just isn't productive.
As aj noted, the Steelers aren't configured to just line up and run it down anyone's throat, and the Browns will look to limit Mendy in the early action. Bruce Arians will undoubtedly call some shitbag fucking melodrama of an offensive game plan, with slow-developing screens and plenty of plunges up the middle for loss of yardage. And Manny Sanders will probably be held out as he heals from knee and foot issues. Joe Haden will likely be on Wallace, who's been up and down of late, so Antonio Brown and Heath Miller will likely be the targets to open up the offense. Old Man Ward will get his catches, too.
As much as I can see the Steelers getting mired on offense early, I can't envision this actually coming down to being a 4-point win. Not at home, not on a short week, and not with the Browns so dreadful on offense. The Browns scoring defense stats are skewed by virtue of having played some truly shit teams (Jax, St. Lou, Seattle, Miami at the time), while decent teams have been able to score on them (Cinci 27 and 23, Tenn 31, Oakland 24, Houston 30, Balt 24). If the Steelers can somehow establish the run early, it's all over. But I see this as a 3-0 1Q kind of game, maybe 13-6 at the half, 20-6 at 3Q, and 27-6 at the final buzzer.
Prediction: FUCK THE BROWNS.
Last Edit: Dec 07, 2011 at 13:09 by Finnegans Wake
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Indianapolis Colts +16.5 (0-12) at Baltimore Ravens (9-3).
The question isn't "who?" but rather "by how much?" Dan Orlovsky replaces the tragic Curtis Painter at QB for the Colts, and should promptly be eaten alive by this Ravens defense. The Colts best CB, Jerraud Powers, is done, so Ray Rice should notch another 200 yards rushing and Fucco probably won't have that befuddled expression he gets when the Ratties offense can't get going. You know that expression. The next time you watch a Ravens game, insert these thought balloons when Fucco gets that look:
"Ewwww… why does my finger smell like poo…?"
"Oh no…! That wasn't a fart…!"
"Why did I eat all those burritos…? My sphincter is aflame…!"
"Why does dogshit turn white, anyway? Wait, did I miss something on the field?"
"I hope my assbeard isn't full of fleas…"
"Does a quivering duodenum portend violent diarrhea…"
"Is that pronounced doo-ODD-en-um or doo-oh-DEE-num?"
"Why is diarrhea sometimes spelled diarrhoea? Wouldn't that be pronounced di-uh-ROE-ee-uh?"
It's a sad state of affairs when a grown-assed man of almost 50 has to resort to this level of humor, shit and fart and diarrhea jokes, but that's what you've driven me to. Yes, it's your fault, you idiots. Besides, how much ink can you waste on the Colts being made into Alpo in Baltimore?
Prediction: Colts covered the spread against the Patriots when Belichick uncharacteristically decided to stop running up the score. Harbaugh, the cock, won't do that. Ravens 30, Colts 3.
Houston Texans +3 (9-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-5).
Texans, even with a gimpy Andre Johnson and down to third string QB TJ Yates, have won 6 straight. Competent Bengals started the season 6-2 but have lost 3 of 4 with Steelers and Ravens inflicting the damage. Two good defenses (edge:Houston), two good running games (edge: Houston), two winning rookie QBs (edge: Cinci), and one team beginning to need this to stay relevant in the wild card race (Cinci). Bengals have played pretty well, even in their losses, and I think Dalton's skill is the edge in a tough game for both teams. Could be a preview of the wild card game in Houston if things fall as I think they might.
Prediction: Without Johnson, Texans come up short versus motivated Bengals team. Bengals 17, Texans 14.
Kansas City Chiefs +9 (5-7) at New York Jets (7-5).
Chiefs defense has shown some signs against a stuttering Steelers offense and a gutted Bears squad, but they don't show any signs of offense. Jets only got 13 on the board in loss at Denver, beat a free-falling Bills team by 4 at home, and then couldn't get on track in Washington until late. I'm not impressed by this Jets offense, and that line seems suspiciously high.
Prediction: Defenses dominate this ugly matchup, but unlike last week the Jets don't pile on late. Jets 17, Chiefs 10.
Minnesota Vikings (2-10) at Detroit Lions (7-5).
No line on this game with Peterson's status in the air, but assuming he will be a scratch. Line should settle at about -7 Lions. With Kevin Smith also questionable and no Lions runners besides Smith, it comes down to Matt Stafford working over a soft Vikings secondary. The Vikings have had some luck establishing Toby Gerhart, and the Lions without Ndumbass Suh aren't getting pressure on the QB, and their secondary is also a bit weak right now. Ponder's been doing the best one can expect of a rookie with precious few wideouts of any value, so edge in running to the Vikes, passing to the Lions, may be a lot closer than 7.
Prediction: Lions 27, Vikings 23.
New Orleans Saints -3.5 (9-3) at Tennessee Titans (7-5).
Saints are
33 points per game, and are on a 4-game winning stream. But they're only 3-3 on the road, and face a pretty decent Titans pass defense. Chris Johnson finally woke up. Last three Titans games have all had a 23-17 score, with Titans winning two of those three and three of their last four overall. Saints are up a couple of games on the Falcons, while the Titans could jump into the wild card race with a home win. Munchak will run the ball against a Saints run D that can't slow them down. Should be close.
Prediction: CJ runs the ball, Titans get a couple of turnovers off Brees, upset alert. Titans 24, Saints 20.
Philadelphia Eagles +3 (4-8) at Miami Dolphins (4-8).
Two 4-8 teams. One's actually playing pretty solid football, one's a fucking mess. The fucking mess team gets Vick back, but is that really all it takes? Maclin remains out, and the Eagles have some bad fucking mojo. Andy Reid says that sometimes it takes a while for young teams to rebuild. Ha, whatever, Andy. Here are some facts about Andy you may not know:
• Andy's colon is the size of Willie Colon.
• Andy pronounces it doo-oh-DEE-num.
• Andy speaks often of the duodenum.
• Andy has a super high-bore executive john that can take logs with a 6" diameter.
• Once Andy used the regular shitter and the Eagles had to seal it off in concrete.
• Andy has a handlebar assbeard.
• It's red.
• There's corn stuck to it that he can't loofah out because he can't reach there.
See what you fuckheads make me do?
Prediction: Dolphins 27, Eagles 20.
New England Patriots -7.5 (9-3) at Washington Redskins (4-8).
As if this weren't a foregone conclusion, Skins lose OT Trent Williams and TE Fred Davis to what appears to be a suspension for weed. I mean, you're playing for the Redskins, so who really gives a fuck, right?
Prediction: Patriots 27, Redskins 13.
Atlanta Falcons -3 (8-4) at Carolina Panthers (4-8).
Falcons beat the Panthers 31-17 in October, and Panthers defense isn't any better now. Falcons are a bit overrated right now, but they're still the better team.
Prediction: Falcons 24, Panthers 20.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-8) at Jacksonville Jaguars (3-9).
No line due to Freeman being questionable, but if we get Josh Johnson versus Blaine fucking Gabbert, expect the Jags to be around 1 point home dogs, and expect a feast of quarterbacking such as you have never seen. Bucs have dropped 6 straight, Jags have fired their coach. What a fucking mess. Fucking hell.
Jaguars 17, Bucs 14.
San Francisco 49ers -3 (10-2) at Arizona Cardinals (5-7).
Niners have been rolling in the chump division, and beat the Cards 23-7 at the end of November. Cards have won 4 of 5, the SF matchup being the sole loss. Bad news for the Cards: 2 wins against the Rams, and 2 wins against wildly uneven NFCE teams (Cowboys, Eagles). Niners could take it easy, but that cock Harbaugh will want to run it up if he can.
Prediction: Niners 20, Cards 14.
Chicago Bears +3.5 (7-5) at Denver Broncos (7-5).
Tim Tebow represents all that is good and clean and wholesome and pure and God-fearin' and flag-salutin' and clean and squeaky and wonderful and admirable and clean and good and respectable and Disneyesque and warm and fuzzy and bursting like fireworks and singing like larks and unexpected as a lottery winning ticket and tasty as extra crispy fried chicken and as refreshing as a nice tall mug of cold beer and has that sort of Paul Bunyan swagger that sets the ladies to swoonin' and the men to wishin' they could be him and by crackey if you don't like him you're a fucking asshole, is all.
I keep betting against Tebow and the Broncos keep winning. And that's the basic flaw in my strategy: I'm betting against one guy, instead of considering the team. Look, Tebow sucks duodenum jerky, and I cannot wait to see him be utterly downstroyed. But what John Fox has done is to put together some solid defensive play and a strong running game, which were Fox hallmarks in his time in Carolina. For fuck's sake, he got to the Super Bowl with Josh Delhomme.
Broncos have won 6 of 7 while Bears have dropped 2 after a 5-game winning streak. Caleb Hanie's completing 48.33% of his passes, while Tebow is completing 47.47% of his. This game sets up like Jets-Broncos, which the Broncos won, but I think this time the result is reversed. Am I betting against Tebow again? Yes.
Prediction: Bears 17, Broncos 13.
Oakland Raiders +11 (7-5) at Green Bay Packers (12-0).
Without Denarius Moore and Jacoby Ford, the Raiders struggled against the Dolphins defense. If they're back in the mix, the Raiders can cover but have about zero chance of winning. So the question isn't whether the Packers will get their points – they will – but rather whether the Raiders will get theirs.
Prediction: Packers 34, Raiders 24.
Buffalo Bills +7 (5-7) at San Diego Chargers (5-7).
Two 5-7 squads, losers of 6 of 7, neither of which can play defense, and both of which have been up and down offensively. Chargers getting healthy on offense, but I think these teams are awfully similar. And I do mean awfully. Chargers are still basking in some sort of delusion that they could contend for the AFCW, prompting visions of Rivers having some redneck meltdown after some inexplicable dumbassery, and Stevie Johnson atoning for his dumbassery of last week.
Prediction: Chargers go to sleep on Bills who pull it out at the end, Bills 31, Chargers 27.
New York Giants +3 (6-6) at Dallas Cowboys (7-5).
Giants have dropped 4 straight while the Cowboys have won 4of their last 5. Giants played the Packers, Saints, Eagles, and Niners, however, while the Cowboys faced Arizona, Miami, Washington, Buffalo, and Seattle. Giants have plenty of motivation to prove they're playing better, which they are, and to take a share of the NFCE lead. Cowboys can't stop shitting the bed hard. So hard they leave chunks of sphincter on the sheets.
Prediction: Giants 28, Cowboys 24.
St. Louis Rams (2-10) at Seattle Seahawks (5-7).
No line here, as Bradford and AJ Feeley both may be out. Leaving Tom Brandstater. Rams are awful. Seahawks are marginal, but better at home. Seahawks can defend the run. Marshawn Lynch should remain in beast mode. That's your difference.
Prediction: Seahawks 21, Rams 6.
Last Edit: Dec 07, 2011 at 15:41 by Finnegans Wake
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Re: Finny's week 14 picks
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Dec 07, 2011 at 20:46 »
Like the picks. I do think Bears, without Cutler and now Forte, are toast. On the road also. Denver gets one more before a NE beatdown.
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Quote from: msdmnr2002 on Dec 07, 2011 at 20:46
Like the picks. I do think Bears, without Cutler and now Forte, are toast. On the road also. Denver gets one more before a NE beatdown.
It's a tough one to call.
I agree that the Bears will struggle to get into the playoffs, but if they can get Cutler and Forte back by then they have a fighter's chance. Since at present they have Mr. Hanie and Marion Barber, the odds of getting to the playoffs seem lessened. I think a couple of things may work in their favor. They've had a couple of weeks to see what Hanie's about, but Forte just went out this week. Whatever adjustments Martz and Lovie may have envisioned for Hanie probably included Forte in a central role. So I think this week we do see (minor) improvements from Hanie. I also think the defense is going to rattle Tebow more than people expect. The team has to be in rally mode right now. Even being on the road, I think the Bears are primed to pull the upset. Also, the improvements to the Broncos D still don't mean that defense is great or anything. They rattled some shitty offenses. Bears have a shitty offense but a superior defense. I'll stick with my call.
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1. Green Bay Packers. Obviously a team clicking on all cylinders. One chink in the armor is the defense, which, while opportunistic, does allow opponents to score and to rack up yardage. If the Packers meet a team with a defense that can keep their offensive output in the 20s, they could be upset. Were it not for a few miscues and injuries, the Steelers could have well proven this in the last Super Bowl.
2. Baltimore Ravens. While I've discussed the possibility that the Ravens might drop a stupid game and lose control of the division race, it's certainly not something to count on. Ravens D is playing the most physical defense in the league, even if their offense is often pathetic.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers. Steelers seem to be getting ready to peak, with key players like Woodley and Sanders close to returning. The offense seems
this close
to putting it all together, and if the D can avoid fourth quarter slumps, watch out.
4. New England Patriots. Same old story. Explosive offense. No defense. That wins a lot of regular season games.
5. New Orleans Saints. Saints are somewhat similar to Packers, with solid offense and opportunistic defense. But not as good on the road, and Rodgers is simply playing better than Brees right now.
6. Houston Texans. Rookie third string QB TJ Yates will be worth watching over the coming weeks. Yates wasn't even a blip on the draft boards, but he shows more ability to get the ball downfield than Leinert ever did. If he can keep his head straight and let that defense and running game set the tone, are the Texans any worse than, say, the 49ers? I say better, especially if Andre Johnson can get keep his hamstring healthy. Signing Jeff Garcia was a better idea than signing Jake Delhomme.
7. San Francisco 49ers. Jim Harbaugh has done a hell of a job with this team. In the Battle Royale of Cock Harbaugh Brothers, he proved that his San Fran team could hang with brother John's Ravens, even on the road. This is a dangerous team for the Saints or Packers to meet, although they don't look
8. Cincinnati Bengals. Bengals have struggled of late, but against solid teams in the Steelers and Ravens. I'm still impressed with how they're playing, and rookie Dalton hasn't fallen apart. Bengals and Niners also very similar, but Bengals will have a tougher road if they make the AFC playoffs.
9. New York Jets. I'm reluctant to put the Jets in the top 10, especially since they're on the outside looking in at the sixth AFC wild card slot. And Sanchez is playing Tebow ball: sucks for three quarters, clutch late. But if the Bengals falter, I could see the Jets as the team to slowly put it together and have the kind of defense to succeed in the post-season. Again.
10. New York Giants. Giants have dropped four straight, but it's been a stretch of solid opponents. Giants hung in against the Pack and had a questionable overturn of a TD that could have won it for them. In a sense, similar to the Lions: they have the DL to get after passers, but their secondary is banged up and the D unit as a whole is mediocre; the RBs are all banged up; they can go downfield and put up a lot of points, and each team has a stud WR. Difference being, Giants have playoff experience and have won a Super Bowl. With two head-head-to-head meetings with the idiot Cowboys, they could go from wild card hopefuls to division leaders just like that.
11. Detroit Lions. I still like the Lions' chances of getting one of the wild card slots, but they've got to get their running game healthy, get some DBs healthy, and play smarter. That means Suh.
12. Dallas Cowboys. Speaking of playing smarter… Cowboys have the talent to be a contender in the NFC, but between Romo and Garrett, it's hard to see them making a serious run. Just when you think they're starting to put it together, they have the fiasco in the desert. Still, seeing talented guys like Dez Bryant, DeMarcus Ware, and DeMarco Murray make splash plays reminds you how potent this team should be.
13. Atlanta Falcons. Falcons are also in the running for a wild card spot, and also have talent on that team. Something about them just doesn't seem to be clicking, and I can't put my finger on it. Last year's Falcons team was a cool and competent 13-3 squad, with the knock being that they weren't explosive enough. This year they seem to be like an engine with timing misfires.
14. Tennessee Titans. Titans have survived the Fisher to Munchak transition, and have shown they can hang with most teams. Chris Johnson is finally finding his groove, and Matt Hasselbeck has been solid. The defense features a pretty strong secondary. But the Titans are still a notch below the AFC elite, and they could use some better receivers.
15. Denver Broncos. John Fox has done a great job of improving the defense and running game. It's hard to reconcile how bad the Broncos were earlier this year with how effective they are now, like the Dolphins. People can love Tebow's college ball style all they want, but I remain skeptical. A playoff caliber team will chew him up and spit him out.
16. Chicago Bears. Bears were moving in the right direction, overcoming a weak OL with improved play-calling and solid contributions from Cutler and Forte. Now the question is whether they can stagger to the finish line, and if they do, whether Cutler and Forte can come back and get things going again. My sense is the Bears will come up just short without those two, but I expect the defense and special teams to gut out at least a couple of wins, but Caleb Hanie will have to play more like he did in the playoffs last year than how he has the past two games.
17. Oakland Raiders. Raiders are the Frankenstein monster of NFL teams. Fired coach, got a new one. Lose one of the best CBs to free agency, yet still have one of the better pass defenses. Carousel of offensive injuries. Starting QB goes down, backup sucks, bring in a semi-retired Palmer. It's almost like every week, this team is patching something else with duct tape. If they can get back McFadden, Denarius Moore, and Jacoby Ford, they would have a very potent offense. As noted above, time is running out.
18. Miami Dolphins. Earlier in the season, I compared the Dolphins to the Chargers, saying they were very similar in many respects. Seems like the 4-8 Dolphins are actually better than the 5-7 Chargers right now. But before we go overboard with how well Miami is playing, or how well Matt Moore is doing at QB, just take a deep breath and remember that they're basically a middle-of-the-league team. 18 is about right for them, but it is amazing how far they've come. It will be interesting to see what the inevitable new coach will do with this squad.
19. Buffalo Bills. The Bills were an interesting early season story, and everyone loved seeing them beat the fucking Patriots. But their collapse is nearly complete now, not because they don't have the talent to be a wild card team, but due to injuries. RB Fred Jackson, NT Kyle Williams, and C Eric Wood were much of the reason the Bills started the season so strongly. Could still play the spoiler to some team.
20. Seattle Seahawks. Seahawks have two things going for them: a pretty stout run defense, and RB Marshawn Lynch playing out of his motherfucking mind. There's some framework of talent in the secondary, but the QB position and receiver squad need upgraded badly.
21. San Diego Chargers. Down in flames. NOW you see why I was bitching that the Chargers were grossly over-rated all these years. Part of it was that they racked up easy defensive yardage stats in the offensive vacuum of the AFCW, and part of it was that they had a pretty zippy offense. That offense is getting healthy again, but they're not the team they were with LT in his prime, and Rivers has looked positively Romo-esque.
22. Carolina Panthers. Cam Newton, Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams, Jon Stewart. Those guys have made the Panthers a team you can't sleep on, and Newton in particular promises a bright future. But beyond these guys, what ya got? Nothing on defense, apparently.
23. Arizona Cardinals. Cardinals have made some modest gains on defense of late, and the upset of the Cowboys is a bright spot in an otherwise down year. Kolb has a lot to prove as he finishes out the season. Interesting to note the drastic decline of the Cardinals versus the relatively even keel development of the Steelers since the two teams met in the Super Bowl.
24. Philadelphia Eagles. A team with plenty of offensive weapons, a stable of the top CBs, and a team I have absolutely no faith in. Vick's been figured out. The defense has fallen off a cliff since Jim Johnson passed away. The DC should be fired. The Eagles are like dangerous fireworks, you never know if you'll get a nice aerial show, a bad misfire, or a dud.
25. Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags defense is wearing down, leaving Maurice Jones-Drew about the only bright spot. The firing of Del Rio is several years too late. Drafting QB Blaine Gabbert was a mistake. It's going to take a lot to turn this team around.
26. Washington Redskins. Shanahan's conceit that he could turn Grossman into a solid QB backfired. His asinine games with the RB rotation are grating and counter-productive. This week, two players get suspended for what is apparently a pot test. Is this a professional football team? Really? At least they came out of the gates somewhat strong.
27. Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs can't catch a break with QB injuries to Cassell and now newly-signed Orton. This team started the season as possibly the worst team in the NFL, but their defense has some bright spots, and could emerge as a team to watch next year if they can load up on a few receivers.
28. Cleveland Browns. Solid pass D and a grind 'em out running game. McCoy's regressed, the OL's regressed, the run stop unit can't stop the run, and these guys are losing a lot of games. In other words, the Browns just keep on bein' the Browns.
29. Minnesota Vikings. The vaunted Vikings D has fallen apart, particularly in the secondary. On offense, Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin are about the only sparks, although Christian Ponder has shown some potential. A team that's playing better than its record, but not by much.
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Wow, you want to talk about teams that went off a cliff? Bucs are in full Thelma and Louise. They're just awful in about every phase of the game.
31. St. Louis Rams. Speaking of awful.
32. Indianapolis Colts. And awful-er.
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Oakland Raiders +11 (7-5) at Green Bay Packers (12-0). Without Denarius Moore and Jacoby Ford, the Raiders struggled against the Dolphins defense. If they're back in the mix, the Raiders can cover but have about zero chance of winning. So the question isn't whether the Packers will get their points – they will – but rather whether the Raiders will get theirs. Prediction: Packers 34, Raiders 24.
Moore, Ford, and McFadden ruled out.
Packers cover, 34-14.
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Did Sasha Cohen's sister, Natasha, ever skate?
No big deal and I could be wrong, but I interpreted the OP's intent for this thread as a look forward, not sideways or backward ...
... but as long as the question was asked:
Alexe Gilles, Piper's twin, skated at a Canadian sectional competition this year (did not win, but placed pretty high, if I recall correctly?).
Oh, yes, silly me had forgotten -- and I think it's the best part of the story. Thanks for making that important point, sillylionlove.
I believe I had read a while back how Galindo was pleasantly surprised and honored that Yamaguchi brought her daughter to him. Nice that the former partners have reconciled to this extent.
I dunno,but I think she took gymnastics when young with Sasha.
I know for awhile that Viktor Petrenko's daughter Viktoria trained, and she looked very meticulous in terms of technique, but I don't know whether she still skates.
How great that Klimova and Ponomarenko's son is skating. I have such an affection for them--probably my favorite ice dancers ever. And I love a lot of ice dancers!
Really? That's an interesting crossover. Good to hear that Viktoria is enjoying a sport she chose.
Katia Shpilband just finished fourth at Midwestern Sectionals in Junior Ladies and will be moving on to Nationals. Her step sequences and basic skating are to die for. (DUH!)
The daughters of Naomi Lang, Shae Lynne Bourne, and Natalia Michkoutienok all skate. Natalia and Naomi were posting on facebook about how excited they were when their daughters landed their first axel.
Maybe one day, Natasha Hanline (Natalia's daughter) will skate with Artur Jr!
Shae Lynn Bourne has a daughter? I missed that. I know she has a newborn son, who did quite a brilliant job at playing an adorable little spider in the Family Show, but I wasn't aware of any other kids. But, yes, that is so sweet that the moms are so excited about their kids skating. Natalia (I'm assuming it's her, the username is Mishkutenok) posted a video of Natasha skating on youtube-she is adorable, as you might expect.
Given their age gap, I don't see that happening, even if Natasha ever decides to switch to pairs when she gets older. But, there may be hope for another "Mishkutenok & Dmitriev" team if Natalia's daughter ever skaters with Artur's youngest son, who according to Wikipedia, is around 4 or 5 years old.Maybe one day, Natasha Hanline (Natalia's daughter) will skate with Artur Jr!
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I mentioned upthread that I thought Maxim Naumov skates. He does, and he qualified for junior nationals at the Juvenile level this year. Daniel Petrenko (Vladimir's son and Viktor's nephew) qualified in novice men.

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Eovaldi looks to build consistency vs. Indians
Miami's starter to face Cleveland's rebound-minded Kazmir
While Nathan Eovaldi is still a work in progress, the Marlins' 23-year-old right-hander is beginning to figure things out.
He has seven quality starts in his eight outings this season, holding opponents to five hits or fewer in all seven of those. Taking a no-decision in his last start, against the Mets, Eovaldi (2-1, 3.47 ERA) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings of work.
He will look to keep up that pace Sunday as the Indians and Marlins square off in the series finale at Marlins Park.
"He's done a great job, and he's got a great arm, a power arm," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "His off-speed breaking pitches are still a work in progress, but he's got a fastball that can get anybody out. When he's down in the zone, he can dominate a lineup."
Meanwhile, left-hander Scott Kazmir will be on the hill for Cleveland. He has been in quite a groove for close to two months.
Kazmir (6-4, 4.11 ERA) has not lost in his last nine starts and has thrown five quality starts during that span. On Tuesday against the White Sox, he allowed four runs on nine hits in five innings of work for the no-decision. It marked Kazmir's worst start since June 15, and he posted a 3-0 record with a 1.60 ERA in seven starts between the two no-decisions.
"I don't think he felt real good about his stuff tonight," Indians manager Terry Francona said after the White Sox game. "It was just one of those nights where he came out and he was having a little bit of trouble getting loose. But he kind of, to his credit, he hung in there."
Indians: Lindor unlikely to see time in Triple-A
• Even with Francisco Lindor's success this season, the Indians do not want to move too quickly with their No. 1 prospect and promote him to Triple-A Columbus earlier than expected.
"This kid's future is really bright," Francona said. "But there's a path."
The 19-year-old shortstop excelled at High A Carolina earlier this year and moved up to Double-A Akron in July.
Through 100 games between Carolina and Akron this season, Lindor has posted a slash line of .308/.382/.413 to go along with two home runs, 21 doubles, seven triples, 25 stolen bases, 34 RBIs, 46 walks and 62 runs.
Marlins: '03 team to be honored
• Miami will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its 2003 World Series Championship before Sunday's series finale against the Indians.
Mike Lowell, an All-Star third baseman in '03, will be one of several players from the team who will be on hand.
The '03 team came back from 10 games under .500 in May to win the National League Wild Card. The team then went on to beat the Giants in the Division Series, the Cubs in the League Championship Series and the Yankees in the World Series.
"When you look at it, they were so unselfish," said Jack McKeon, the manager of the squad. "It was almost a case where once we learned how to win, no one was going to stop us. No complaints. No gripers."
Worth noting
• Cleveland traded Triple-A right-hander Fernando Nieve to the A's in exchange for cash considerations, and it sent right-hander Joe Martinez outright to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday.
• Since June 16, Marlins starters have allowed three earned runs or fewer in 37 of 42 games and two runs or fewer in 29 of those games.
Quinn Roberts is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The EXT4 file-system pull request went in today for the Linux 3.3 kernel. The EXT4 updates for this next kernel include the new online resize interface...
What is the purpouse of this resize?
How come a 100GB resize is so much faster than a 20GB one?
Does this allow you to shrink it or just grow it? If it allows online shrinking then that's bloody fantastic. I doubt it somehow though. I don't know of any other filesystem that can do that off the top of my head.
I'm guessing this is about growing, not shrinking, especially with those stellar results (shrinking normally involves compacting data, so it will take a while).
Nevertheless, very useful, especially on virtualized environments, where you can just "ask" for a bigger disk from a SAN, and online-grow the fs to use it.
By the magic of Michael only understanding half of the source before rephrasing everything and passing it off as an article. It's unfortunate, but often reading phoronix news is more productive if you find the external link and read that instead :/
The first resize is from 20GB to 360GB (+340GB), the second from 100GB to 360GB (+260GB). And suddenly the numbers make sense!
Very bad article. It's the lowest quality writing I have ever seen in a Phoronix article.
Michael, are you sick? No, I'm not trying to be funny. Your writing suggest there might be something wrong with you. You should go see a doctor.
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"Both an Adventure and a Lecture"
I agree with a previous reviewer's comment that the reader is a little monotonous in his reading voice. It is a bluff male voice such as might be suitable for a sailor, but it lacks range. This problem is perhaps made worse by the fact that Melville launches into some heavily discursive passages in which he berates the unfortunate effects of the so-called "civilized" Europeans on the South Sea natives. These comments were a much-needed corrective at the time of the book's original publication, but they have the effect of taking the reader out of the novel. Typee is really only an adventure novel in the first section and briefly again at the end. In the middle is a long section describing the lifestyle of the Polynesians prior to being heavily impacted by European visitors. It is an idyllic life in which little work is required and the natives, who are feared as barbarous and violent, prove to be mostly benign and hospitable. I wouldn't rate this book as being on par with Moby Dick because the themes are so bluntly stated, as though the narrator had decided to step out of the narrative in order to deliver a lecture. Yet it was fascinating in what it depicts and is still a worthwhile listen.
"Problem with editing"
Although this is generally a good reading of this classic work, I must point out that there is a problem with the way the book has been divided into 2 parts. The end of Chapter 9 has been cut off at the end of Part One. Part Two begins with Chapter 10. Thus someone has made an error and left out a portion of the reading, because the reader is cut off in mid-sentence at the end of Part One.
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I have to give full marks to David Case for the excellent job he does as narrator of Bleak House. He manages to create believable distinctive voices for many characters of all classes and both sexes, and this made the novel an excellent listen. My only reservation is with Dickens himself, who is at his best when writing satire but who really lays it on thick when he delves into sentimentality. Dickens' characters tend to be one-dimensional, which works fine when he is satirizing their quirks and bad habits, such as the ludicrous Mr. Chadband, whose manner of delivering sermons is to ask absurd rhetorical questions over and over and then refute them. Yet Dickens' sentimentality doesn't really spoil how entertaining the book is in the final analysis, and I suspect the fact that Dickens is a little obvious and heavy-handed in his moralizing is also why he remains a very popular writer to this day.
"Quirky fun, but uncertain conclusion"
This is certainly a fun book and I was delighted to find Miriam Toews on the Audible.com list and would love to see more Canadian authors make it onto Audible. This is basically the story of a madcap roadtrip undertaken in desperation by the aunt of a teenage boy and an 11-year old girl, together with those children, to find their father after their mother goes into hospital with mental health problems. Ultimately, after crossing the entire United States, they find him. But I was unsatisfied by the conclusion. Hattie, the narrator, commits herself to looking after her sister, Min (the one with the mental health issues), in the wake of a failed love affair. But as the book makes clear, Hattie has tried to do this many times before, without success. Why should the reader believe it's going to work this time? The story ends seemingly prematurely without a full resolution, perhaps like life itself, but I am not a reader who believes that art should exactly imitate life. Readers expect a story to have a more satisfying conclusion than life often affords, and I believe an author should respect these expectations. In this story, Toews doesn't, which is why I thought it not as good as her earlier novel, A Complicated Kindness.
"Powerful and sad"
In this novel Baldwin presents a realistic portrait of artistic young people in New York in the early 1960s. The most compelling character, the tormented black musician Rufus, is alive for only the first portion of the book, yet he casts his shadow over everything. Baldwin shows how even well-meaning whites who try to create friendship or love across the racial barrier often have no idea of the emotional sorrow they are up against or the further sorrow they may inadvertently cause. This novel also explores the conflicts that can arise among a group of struggling artists when one of their number becomes successful. As well, the novel includes some frank but well-written sex scenes, including homosexual encounters. Some may find this novel overly dark and full of conflict. Certainly, it is not a light or cheerful book, but it is an important work.
"A very good reading of a classic"
I was surprised at the negative comments of another reviewer about the reader, C.M. Hebert, of this version of Little Women. I found the reader to be warm and lively and to have conveyed well the old-fashioned moralism combined with a genuine love for her characters that rescues Alcott's classic from merely being larded with bromides or unbearably treacly. Because let's face it, this is a very sentimental book, but the characters are so loveable and so sympathetic that the reader overlooks this quality and just goes along for the ride. And C.M. Hebert, with her amused tone, well conveys this spirit.
"More complex than Ethan Frome"
This novella may be compared to Ethan Frome in that it is about country people rather than about the wealthy about whom Edith Wharton more commonly wrote. And yet this novel is more complex and emotionally compelling than the more famous work. The tragedy of this young woman's life and her seemingly unavoidable doom is spellbinding.
"Psychological depth and social satire"
Conrad, whose most famous books were about seafaring, wrote this lesser known work around 1907 about a man who serves as a spy for a foreign country in the Edwardian era. He is provoked by his employer into committing a terrorist act in order, supposedly, to cause the British police to clamp down on anarchists and communists. But the bombing goes awry and fails to produce the desired result. The story is a thoughtful portrait of a selfish man and the self-centered maneuverings of those around him: the police, the Minister in the government, and the foreign ambassador. Yet the story has resonance for modern times and provides insight into the minds of modern suicide bombers and terrorists.
"Amusing and unusual"
I hadn't expected a story of such dry humor and Kafkaesque qualities as "Bartleby the Scrivener" from the author of "Moby Dick". The story is intriguing and more than a little strange. The reading is quite good.
"A classic of Stoicism, but a rather dry reading"
The main tenet of Aurelius' philosophy seems to be that a person should stay true to their highest nature. Nobody can truly harm you, no matter what they do to your body, if you do not compromise your divine nature. This is a very simple and beautiful idea. However, this particular reading of the book is a bit dull and pedantic, although admittedly the material is not inherently dramatic.


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The updated version of Poker Night at the Inventory has finally been made available to all customers, be it Telltale customers or Steam customers.
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* Each round, the minimum raise starts at the big blind until someone raises, after which the minimum raise is the amount of that last raise.
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* Players who have a straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush or straight will now get the appropriate hand achievement even if everyone else folds to them in that hand.
* Fixed issue causing character tells to almost never play.
* Fixed issue causing only one of the player's hole cards to display when skipping dialog.
* Improved readability/consistency on the unlockable Strong Bad card deck.
* Max properly leaves the table after his "I'll be in the bar" bust out line.
Compatibility Fixes
* Anti-aliasing quality control added to Graphics Settings screen.
* Improved compatibility with Shader Model 2.0 graphics cards.
* Fixed cases of invisible and garbled text on the title screen and settings screen on some systems.
* Some lower end video cards which formerly just drew a black screen should now display the game. :)
* Two new poker tables available on the Unlocks screen: "Poker Night," and "Inventory Security"
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text: MIDDLETON — It was after the long drive competition at Shawn Thornton's charity golf event Monday that the host saw Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell walking toward him.Photographers asked them to gather for a photo. Thornton got Paille and Campbell's attention, calling for his teammates. "Or my former teammates," the newest Florida Panther corrected himself with a laugh.So Paille, Campbell and Thornton got a photo op together. All that was missing for the Merlot Line was a bottle of wine.With Thornton not brought back this offseason, the days of the Merlot Line are over. Yet Paille and Campbell still have one year each left on their contracts. Much how 'The Godfather Part III' had Francis Ford Coppola and Al Pacino but not Robert Duvall, Paille and Campbell will move on; their task is to create a better product than the film with Sofia Coppola and Andy Garcia."It's definitely going to be a big change for both of us this year," Paille said, referring to himself and Campbell. "We're not sure where we're going to be playing or playing with, for that matter. But I think we're all just going to enjoy the moment and embrace it. If we happen to play with different players, we're just going to enjoy it."The Merlot Line was used in its usual form from midway through the 2010-11 season through the second-round loss to the Canadiens this spring. For much of that time, it was the best fourth line in the business, their energy and physicality providing momentum overshadowing a lack of offensive pulse or possession. It's not hyperbole to say they could be game-changers; just ask Alain Vigneault, circa June 15, 2011.More on the style of play in a moment. First, Paille and Campbell may not even be on the fourth line, or in the lineup on a full-time basis.The Bruins have discussed this summer moving Campbell to the wing, a position he played earlier in his career with the Panthers. Campbell is a below-average playmaker and the Bruins have survived his mediocre 47.8 faceoff percentage because their other centers are so good in the circle. If a more offensively capable center — say, Alexander Khokhlachev or especially Ryan Spooner, who isn't a fit at wing — proves he's ready in training camp, the Bruins are willing to push Campbell aside to make room, either to wing or perhaps even the press box."I don't know, I haven't talked to anybody within the organization, so I have to wait and see," Campbell said. "[Coach Claude Julien] is the guy who changes the lines, so I'll have to see. I'm fine playing wherever I can help out and wherever I can complement my other two linemates. There'll be some changes certainly, not only on my line but on the other three lines as well, and that's OK. That's a new challenge and a new year and I'm excited for it."Paille has had enough trips to the third line over the last few years that he should have requested a green card. The fastest skater on the team and always the most offensively capable of the Merlot Line, Paille has the tools to fit on the No. 3 line, playing his off-wing in the spot vacated when Loui Eriksson moves up to the top line."I know my role here on the team and I have no complaints playing fourth line," Paille said. "But if I get to play a third-line role, no complaints either. So I think I'm going to live up to the challenge if I'm able to do that, but if not I'm going to keep working the way I need to and be prepared for the season."The mild-mannered 30-year-old Paille, with nine goals last season and 30 in the last three years, admits he's overthought his promotions at times. His numerous failed breakaways have become an annual event."I think that's the expectation when you have that opportunity to play more minutes," he said of taking on a more offensive role. "Your point numbers are going to go up, but in the same sense, if it doesn't work out in a bit, you're going to have droughts. I've been preparing myself to not get too frustrated if that happens and not get too excited."The coaching staff has pounded into Paille's head that utilizing his speed is the No. 1 priority, regardless of what line he's skating on."Now this year, I have played five seasons already here, and my role has generally been the same," he said. "Yeah, I've moved up a few times, but I don't want to change the way I've played because I know I need to hit and I need to skate, and skating is the big key. I don't want to change that."By dumping Thornton and perhaps minimizing Campbell, the Bruins are skating away from the gritty fourth-line approach that was so successful for much of the past half-decade. Speed and skill are in, and cavemen are out. The best teams in the next five years will be the ones that commit to four lines of offensive weapons, the ones that can put defenses back on their heels at any time.There was a sneak preview of this in the playoffs, with the Canadiens, Rangers and Blackhawks all going 'Mighty Mouse' with their fourth line — small and slick over big and brawny."The game is changing where there is a lot of skill and guys where they used to be top two lines and are fourth lines, where you look at [then-Ranger Brad] Richards and you look at [then-Hab Daniel] Briere," Paille said. "It's becoming more of a challenge to play against. In my spot and being on the fourth line, you have to be that much better."Last year, you look at the playoffs and we had a reputation of being a solid fourth line and you had a team we were playing against [in Montreal] that wanted to prove they were better. Unfortunately they got the better of us that round."Losing to the Habs was the last gasp for the Merlot Line and the beginning of the end for the style of play they symbolized. The Bruins will begin dipping their toes in this fast-paced water this season."It's different, definitely. It's making teams faster," Paille said. "It's definitely making it harder to compete, but at the same time it's making it more enjoyable because you have the capability with the speed and in the same sense the grit. For someone like me, I like that. I've played like that my whole career. The fact that it's going towards that, I enjoyed that."Follow @DanCagen


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The Rays made a remarkable run to get back to within striking distance in the American League playoff chase, but after blowing a four-run lead en route to an 8-6, extra-innings loss to the Tigers on Tuesday night, Tampa Bay finds itself seven games back in the Wild Card race.
With a 5-0 win over the Yankees last Friday, the Rays became the fourth team in Major League history to get back to the .500 mark after being 18 games under earlier in the season. Since losing, 1-0, to the Cardinals on June 10, and falling to 24-42, the Rays have gone 37-22.
No team in Major League history that had been 18 games below .500 at any point in a season has ever finished with a winning record. Rays starter Jake Odorizzi, who will face the Tigers on Wednesday night, believes the Rays can become the first team to not only accomplish that feat, but to also reach the postseason.
"I don't think we want to focus on the end of September. We want to focus on October and being somewhere like where we were last year," Odorizzi said. "We're not focused on September. We're focused on October, and to get there, we've got to keep winning and keep playing good and leave the rest to everybody else."
Odorizzi has won seven of his last 10 starts, while posting a 2.65 ERA over his last 12, compared to a 5.31 ERA in his first dozen starts of the season. In his last outing, the 24-year-old right-hander allowed two runs on four hits, while walking one and striking out seven over seven innings to beat the Rangers on the road last Thursday. Odorizzi said one key has been that he's learned how to better mix his pitches.
"Early, I was trying to pick my places for how to use [pitches] and I just didn't know how to do it," he said. "It was too much information at once, I guess. But now I feel very confident in what I want to do and how I want to do it."
Odorizzi's counterpart on Wednesday will be right-hander Rick Porcello, who hopes to help the Tigers continue the momentum they gained from Tuesday's come-from-behind victory. Detroit trails a red-hot Kansas City club by two games in the AL Central standings.
Porcello was roughed up for seven runs on 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings the last time he saw the Rays on July 6. But Tigers manager Brad Ausmus isn't concerned about Porcello's recent history against Tampa Bay.
"For him, nothing," Ausmus said about whether Porcello would need to change anything in his approach. "Nothing extraordinary, same preparation. He just had a bad outing that day."
Porcello had posted a 1.23 ERA (three earned runs in 22 innings pitched) over three starts prior to his last outing, when he was hit hard by the Mariners for six runs (five earned) on 10 hits over six innings in a loss last Friday.
Tigers: Verlander feels good after throwing session
Prior to Tuesday's win over the Rays, Justin Verlander threw for the first time since being diagnosed with right shoulder inflammation following his last start on Aug. 11 against the Pirates at PNC Park.
The right-hander threw for 10-15 minutes from a distance of 60 feet in the Tropicana Field outfield.
"Definitely felt a whole lot better," Verlander said. "There wasn't that 'can't get loose' feeling. As far as shoulder joint mobility and getting loose, I felt much better ... [I] worked past the stage where it would've really started bothering me."
Ausmus said that if Verlander felt good on Wednesday, he may throw a bullpen session on Thursday, which would be the prerequisite to having him make his next scheduled start on Saturday at Minnesota.
Rays: Myers could return any day
Wil Myers could return to the Rays' lineup on this homestand. The right fielder, who has been on the disabled list due to a right wrist fracture since June 1, has played in seven rehab games with Triple-A Durham.
"Wil's getting real close," manager Joe Maddon said before Tuesday's loss. "He'll be hatched any day now. We'll wait and see. He's doing well."
Worth noting
• Tigers left fielder Andy Dirks reinjured his left hamstring after an earlier hamstring strain put his rehab from back surgery on hold. He was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday, and Ausmus doesn't know whether Dirks will be able to return in 2014.
• Miguel Cabrera's next double will be the 270th of his career, which would tie him with Bobby Higginson for 10th place in Tigers history.
• Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings is 5-for-14 (.357) with a double, a home run and three RBIs in his career against Porcello. James Loney is 4-for-10 with a double and an RBI against the right-hander.
Manny Randhawa is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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American Farm Heritage Museum
Farm implements, tools, tractors, and other equipment are featured that date back 100 years. The museum is open for special events including the Outhouse Festival in the fall.
Berger-Kiel Log House
The log house gives a glimpse into local life in the 1800s. While at the park, visit the refurbished caboose and passenger train.
Bock Sculpture Museum
The museum, located in the original college building on the campus of historic Greenville College, features hundreds of sculptural pieces by Richard Bock, best known for his work with famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Centralia Illinois Downtown Theatre
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General Dean Suspension Bridge
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The marquee dates back to the 1920s, but the audio-visual equipment is state-of-the-art. Three screens show first run movies on the ground floor, with a coffee shop and bistro upstairs.
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Do high-tech conglomerates really know what they're in for when they venture into biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing? Experienced or not, two large companies plan on entering the comparatively exotic world of biotech. Samsung established a joint venture (JV) with Quintiles, and Fujifilm bought Merck's production operations.
In February Samsung reported plans to set up a KRW 300 billion (roughly $263.9 million) JV with Quintiles Transnational for the contract manufacture of biopharmaceuticals. They expect the JV to eventually make biosimilars and original biologic products to be developed by the diversified South Korean conglomerate.
That same month Japan's Fujifilm picked up Merck & Co.'s contract manufacturing facilities in an acquisition said to be worth $490 million. Fujifilm gains all the equity interest in both Diosynth and MSD Biologics, including facilities in North Carolina and Northeast England, manufacturing business support operations, and workforce.
Some analysts are enthusiastic about these moves, while others believe the companies see only upside and don't recognize the significant challenges associated with biologic manufacturing.
In Samsung's deal, Quintiles will make a 10% investment of about $30 million in setting up a biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the Songdo district, near Seoul. Samsung anticipates selling its first biologic drugs manufactured at this facility by 2013. The plant will be equipped with an 8,000-gallon mammalian cell culture bioreactor capable of producing 1,300 lbs. (600 kg) of biopharmaceutical products. Samsung will own the remaining 90% of the JV.
In May of 2009, Samsung announced plans to invest KRW 23.3 trillion (about $20.5 billion) in new businesses over the next 10 years, targeting solar cells, rechargeable cells for hybrid electric vehicles, LED technologies, biopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. The conglomerate said at the time that it would invest KRW 2.1 trillion (almost $1.85 billion) in biopharmaceuticals, including a significant investment in biosimilars.
The joint venture with Quintiles represents Samsung's first step into the biopharmaceutical business. The JV will support Samsung's drug development efforts other than those focused on oncology.
As for the Fujifilm-Merck deal, it gets Merck out of the contract biologics business. Merck will retain some upside in the deal according to Willie A. Deese, evp and president, Merck manufacturing division, as it continues to hang on to potential revenues with Fujifilm as a customer.
By all reports, although unconfirmed by Fujifilm, the deal cost $490 million for Merck's business, which had estimated annual sales of about $160 million. The acquisition marks Fujifilm's biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing debut but its second deal in the area of drug R&D. The company is likely targeting this industry in an attempt to counteract rapidly waning demand for its photo film and paper business. Fujifilm reported a decrease of 16% last year in the sales of digital cameras, color films, and imaging solutions.
The company has said that it plans on tripling its size over the coming decade and moving into a highly profitable and growing market. The market for drugs and biologic vaccines is projected to increase at a rate of 15% each year in the coming decade. Fujifilm initially entered the pharmaceutical business by buying a majority stake in Japan's Toyama Chemical that makes over-the-counter products but whose main draw is an experimental avian influenza medicine, T-705. Toyama became a consolidated subsidiary of Fujifilm in March 2008.
While some analysts think the deal for Merck's biomanufacturing businesses is a risky bet, others say it provides a lifeline for Fujifilm's sinking financial fortunes. "Fujifilm is planting seeds in healthcare for future growth as its existing digital cameras and film material businesses are dwindling," said Kogo Horie, an equities analyst at Daiwa Securities Group, in Businessweek. "The purchase makes sense."
Samsung may have struck the better deal. It doesn't have to go its foray into biomanufacturing alone. One reason for its bet on biologics is that both the company and the government of South Korea are partners in the enterprise.
Samsung says it will pursue other biotech deals in 2011 and will eventually try to produce its own drugs after gaining experience through its joint venture with Quntiles. The company's evp Kim Tae Han said his company hopes to generate $1.8 billion in revenue from biopharmaceuticals by 2020. Furthermore, the South Korean government said it planned to achieve 22% market share by 2015 of the estimated $14.5 billion biosimilars market.
The South Korean government is putting its money where its mouth is by providing ongoing financial and institutional support for industry and naming biosimilars a "core green" industry. The country has also reportedly had a receptive regulatory climate for biosimilars since early 2009. In July of that year, Samsung said it would invest $389 million in biosimilars over the following five years.
2009 also saw success with the clinical development of TuNEX®, a biosimilar version of Amgen and Wyeth's rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis drug Enbrel (etanercept). Taiwanese drug development company Mycenax Biotec produced TuNEX under an agreement between U.S.-based Hospira and South Korea's Celltrion for development and marketing of eight biosimilars. Mycenax reported that iTuNEX successfully completed a Phase I trial in South Korea and a Phase I/II trial in Taiwan.
While some companies may perceive buying into biotech as a way out of their revenue woes, a concerted plan supported by government investment as well as a favorable regulatory climate bolstered by strategic acquisitions is needed to support the successful development of biosimilars. Concerted planning will also mitigate risk to corporations who take the biosimilars plunge.
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Jumpstart that Chicago getaway
Top Abe Lincoln attractions
Kid approved attractions
A road trip back in time
Explore Illinois' wilder side
Vineyards, B&Bs & wine trails
Food trips for every appetite
Trips for active travelers
Pridefests & fab attractions
Ultimate guys getaway guide
Unusual attractions around Illinois.
An epic journey through Illinois.
Lone Oak Golf Course
The 9-hole "Lone Oak" executive course at the Lone Oak Golf Course facility in Carrollton features 2,150 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 32. Designed by George DeGeal, the Lone Oak golf course opened in 1984.
Terry Park Golf Course
Terry Park offers a nine-hole, par 35 course.