Random thoughts from this weekend

• Really excited for the players the Colts have drafted and/or signed over the weekend. Andrew Luck is going to be an outstanding QB in this league, and with one of his favorite targets joining the team with him the transition from college to pro level should be a little smoother. The Colts also grabbed a WR from Stanford after the draft, but I would be surprised if he ends up doing much more than playing special teams. Other than these three, Indy also got some depth at running back and on the offensive line along with a possible third WR in Hilton and a solid second tight end in Dwayne Allen. I'm excited to watch this offense evolve with Luck. Also very excited to see what Pagano's new defense will look like. This next season is going to be interesting for Indy fans.
• As exciting as the Colts' weekend was for me, the Bulls' weekend is leaving me pretty nervous. A torn ACL is much easier for an athlete to come back from than it used to be, but Derrick Rose's playstyle relied heavily on his speed and it will take him at least a year to get back to full speed. Hopefully in this time he can develop a less reckless game so injuries won't ruin his career. His body just can't handle all that driving to the basket.
• Speaking of basketball, these playoffs aren't looking to be too interesting. The Knicks were absolutely crushed by the Heat and I'm expecting a sweep of that series, the Jazz can't keep up with the Spurs, the Nuggets don't look like they'll be able to handle the Lakers' front court,  and even without Rose the Bulls should be able to handle the 76ers. So far the only series that look like they could be interesting are Thunder/Mavs, which easily had the best first game, Celtics/Hawks since even when they were playing terribly the Celtics kept the game pretty close at the end, and Pacers/Magic. Pacers/Magic is particularly interesting to me since I was expecting the Pacers to easily defeat the Howard-less Magic, but Orlando put up a fight and managed to take game 1. If they can keep up this intensity the Magic should make this a close, heated series.
• I've started a female units + Ike run of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. I'm currently on the chapter right after Nephenee joins and it's a bit more difficult than I expected. Ike, Titania, and now Lethe can crush just about anything in their paths, but I have some problems with the others. Mia has only gained one point of strength in 7 level ups, so she can barely deal damage unless I have her use the forged Steel Sword I gave her, but even with that she can't take out anything but mages and archers in one round. Ilyana is also having problems one rounding, but mages usually do before promotion. Fortunately I can usually get enough damage out of her for Mia to be able to finish the enemy off. Marcia is a little better off than the other two since she hits a little harder, but she also has trouble killing in one round unless I have her use a Steel Lance which lowers her speed and hurts her already frail durability. All in all this playthrough has been a lot of fun so far and a refreshing change of pace from a normal run where Boyd, Ike, and Oscar can almost handle entire maps by themselves at this point.