Your “Well, There’s Always Next Week” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Despite all the theatrics, Aaron Donald is not expected to be suspended for his behaviour during last night’s tirade prior to his ejection.
• Well, the Packers decided who they wanted to pay and gave David Bakhtiari a 4-year, $51.67 million extension. So I guess we know how much Aaron Rodgers’ blind side is worth.
• Not worth anything? CJ Spiller – released by the Saints.
• The stupidest press conference question of the week gets a predictable response – Hue Jackson doesn’t regret passing on Carson Wentz.
• The Super Bowl XLV lawsuit about tickets was denied class-action status today. People will have to pursue individual actions.
  • read the decision here.
    • I didn’t know Jerry’s actual name was “Jerral”; I thought is was a derisive sobriquet.
  • this case was brought by the same guy now seeking class-action status over the cancelled Hall of Fame game.
• Here’s all you need to know about injuries, courtesy of Rikki.

Finally, welcome back to the NFL, Los Angeles:

Final updated Rams drive chart. This is not a joke nor a drill:

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 13, 2016

This is why I prefer to listen to the radio broadcasts. Kevin Harlan gets it.

https://youtu.be/JssKqYoy5p4

It’s a shame that the Canadian feed of Westwood 1 – at least in Vancouver – is 10 seconds behind the Canadian/TSN feed of the broadcast. That means I can’t watch at home with Gruden off, unless I want the Godzilla movie effect.

Oh – don’t run on the field, kids.

The NFL has decided that marketing diversity trumps all, so they are not only continuing but expanding the “color rush” experiment this year. To alleviate concerns about colorblind fans and their experience at home, ESPN quotes Nike as having

brought in doctors from Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York to review which Color Rush matchups would be problematic for people with colorblindness.

The Jets will wear all white, “as will the Cleveland Browns, since their all-brown uniforms would blend with the Baltimore Ravens’ purple, and the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks, because distinguishing yellow from green would be an issue.” Well, it might be easier if it wasn’t this green:

As usual, the snark from Deadspin has the bestest answer to the question of, “OH GOD? WHY?!”

A reasonable person might conclude that it’s pretty dumb to give each team a special Color Rush jersey if a big chunk of those teams are never even going to wear them on the field, but the people who are tasked with inventing new merchandise for NFL fans to spend money on don’t really care too much about what’s reasonable.

I shudder to think how many of these “12” jerseys I will see by the end of the season.

Tonight’s sports: a nice sorbet of non-football choices

• Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – 6:00 PM | NBCSP
• World Cup of Hockey Pre-Tournament: Finland vs. U.S. – 7:00 PM | ESPN, Sportsnet1
• MLB: Tampa Bay vs Toronto – 7:00 | Sportsnet (Canada)
• Premier Boxing Champions: Ramirez-Watts (super lightweights) – 8:00 PM | FS1, SN360
• WWE SmackDown – 8:00 PM | USA – AJ Styles is your new WWE Champion
• U.S. Open Cup Soccer: FC Dallas vs. New England – 10:00 PM | ESPN2

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been announced as the pre-game entertainment for the first LA Rams home game since 1994. While “Give It Away” seems appropriate for the Rams ticket availability after a few years of 7-9, I prefer this little ditty.

“Knock Me Down” seems more appropriate for the David Carr treatment Case Keenum is getting. THEY’RE GONNA KILL GOFF!