NFL News:

• I guess iron doesn’t sharpen iron: Richard Sherman says the Seahawks defence is what will propel the team through this season.
  • “At the end of the day, it’s really on us.”
  • It doesn’t really help that the Seahawks have only scored 21 points in two games.
  • Perhaps John Schneider & Pete Carroll should take heed of the next verse in Proverbs 27, and get Russell some fucking blockers:

17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever protects their master will be honored.

• Charles Tillman is training to become an FBI agent.
  • According to the Chicago Tribune, FBI guidelines mandate prospective candidates for hiring as a special agent must be at least 23 years old but younger than 37 at the time of appointment. Tillman turns 37 on Feb. 23.

• DeMaurice Smith has been re-elected as head of the NFLPA.
  • So, the League has reached out to begin talks on extending the current CBA.

• NFL officials are liaising with people on the ground to make sure Azteca Stadium is structurally sound – following yesterday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake – for the Patriots-Raiders game on November 19th.
  • Early reports are no significant damage.
    • The stadium also emerged relatively unscathed from the 1985 earthquake.
  • Raider Nation is… taking the news rather gracefully.

Finally, I regret to inform you that Jay-Z has turned down the Super Bowl halftime show.

• Probably because HOVA doesn’t do -25 degrees, even if it’s indoors.
• I doubt the NFL would be interested in The Replacements.
• I choose to remind you all again the immense tragedy of Prince’s death, because how good would it have been.

https://youtu.be/7NN3gsSf-Ys?t=40s

Tonight’s sports:

• MLB:
  • Red Sox at Orioles – 7:00PM | ESPN / TSN2
  • Royals at Blue Jays – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
  • Indians at Angels – 10:00PM | ESPN / TSN2
• Futbol:
  • Atlanta United FC vs. LA Galaxy – 7:00PM | ESPN2
  • Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact – 7:30PM | TSN
  • Sporting KC vs. New York Red Bulls – 9:00PM | ESPN2
• NCAA:
  • Women’s Volleyball:
    • Tennessee at Arkansas – 9:00PM | ESPNU
• NHLX:
  • Washington at Montreal – 7:00PM | RDS (pour Buddy)
  • Vancouver (ss) at Calgary – 9:00PM | Sportsnet360
  • LA Kings at Vancouver – 7:30AM | Sportsnet
    • from Shanghai

It was a lovely day in Vancouver today. It stopped raining for a bit, the air has been cleared of all smoke, and the dogs are running around like loons. It’s the kind of day wh– WAIT – DON’T SHIT THERE!