Your “Insert Generic Title Here” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• The London games have been announced.
  • Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders, Tottenham stadium, Oct. 14.
  • Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21 or 28.
  • Tennessee Titans vs. Los Angeles Chargers, Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21 or 28.

• Aaron Donald is signed to his 5th-year of his rookie deal, so the Rams don’t feel it a 2018 offseason priority to negotiate a long-term deal.
  • Because star players enjoy being treated like they aren’t an immediate concern.

• The Bills are now calling what happened with Richie Incognito a “verbal misunderstanding” between two competing players in the heat of battle.
  • “There was definitely an exchange… I think there’s a misunderstanding of what was said. … From what I understand, it was a little bit of on-the-field stuff, back and forth.”

Finally, nfl.com has a pretty revealing look into the rehab process of former Dolphins coach Chris Foerster.

^{He’s had a bad year. A fun year, but a bad year.}

It’s a recount of the 60-days of Dolphins-sponsored rehab, and the coming-to-grips with the nearly 30 years of alcohol abuse he says he put himself through.

In a statement of support which explains why he stuck by Aaron Hernandez to the end, Dolphins center Mike Pouncey said, “our relationship over the last year and a half is awesome. I still talk to him every day now. Just to see him get through this process. A lot of guys turn theirs backs on him. For me, I’m just not like that. I’m a loyal guy. I think if a guy has a problem, I want to help him get through it.”

Sorry, I’m a tad short on good ideas today. But in my internet travels this week, I did find a couple of interesting things.

First, a surprising catch by the WordPress spam filter:

From the “Let’s eat Grandma” punctuation department comes a query about whether one’s penis will curve while trafficking our site. Not since Marc Wallice has such a concept been considered. (Maybe don’t Google him at work; he’s been in places like Madison and Savannah.) Usually, it’s either Russians or Indonesians trying to ad-bomb the site. But now I’m worried that each time I prepare an Open Thread, Wakdjunkaga is going to pass his curse onto me “The Ring” style.

The second comes from Google, and I’d like to think it’s a point of DFO pride:

FIRST HIT, BABY! Again, thanks to Low Commander for the awesome photoshop.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Blue Jackets at Sabres – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
• NBA:
  • Cavaliers at Raptors – 8:00PM | TNT / Sportsnet1
  • Spurs at Lakers – 10:30PM | TNT / Sportsnet1
• NCAA:
  • Men’s
    • Maryland at Ohio State – 7:00PM | ESPN2
    • Iowa at Illinois – 8:00PM | FS1
    • Clemson at North Carolina State – 9:00PM | ESPN / TSN2
    • Stanford at Washington State – 9:00PM | ESPNU
    • Oregon at Arizona State – 10:00PM | FS1
  • Women’s
    • Notre Dame at Louisville – 7:00PM | ESPN

I’ll see youse guys on Monday, where hopefully don_T can lead us in a rousing celebration of Patriots schadenfreude. ONE CAN BUT HOPE!