Your “I Swore I Would Be True” Monday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Big Daddy Drew is alive.
  • So let’s relive it again.

https://twitter.com/coribald/status/952718190861107201

• Plus, he’s got opinions on the next Giants head coach.

https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/953003303528484865

• Mike Mularkey is OUT as Titans coach.
  • The rumour is Josh McDaniels, and a probable fine for not observing the Rooney Rule.
    • Working in the Titans favour is that they have a healthy QB, something the other McD contender – the Colts – cannot say.
    • Working against them – rumours he’s already agreed to a deal with the Colts.
  • That leaves Matt Patricia, unless Arizona ponies up some sweet bucks.

• God bless Jalen Ramsay.
  • He’s said the Jags are going to win the Super Bowl, and doesn’t care if it’s bulletin board material.
    • I want to hear that level of confidence. It beats the Steelers “respecting” the Patriots when they are secretly scared of them.

• Stealing from Crimebeat!
  • Seahawks CB Jeremy Lane was arrested for a DUI on Sunday morning at 5:30AM, despite blowing an admitted 0.03 on the breathalyser.
    • “He was heading eastbound on Interstate 90 on or near Mercer Island when he was pulled over.” Meaning, he was leaving downtown towards Bellevue over the floating bridge, a classic police chokepoint.
      • The DUI score means they are factoring in alcohol on his driving style in justifying the arrest.
    • Considering the Seahawks tried to get rid of him in the Duane Brown trade, this latest incident probably means his end in the Pacific Northwest.

• To reconnect with yesterday’s sacrifices to GAMBLOR, Vegas has some funny stories to tell:
  • The spread on the Vikings game had moved to -5.5 by kickoff, so anyone who bet the spread Sunday lost out when Keenum took the knee on the extra point.
  • The over/under was 47, which was a push until the TD.
  • MGM reported that the Saints were bet twice as heavily as the Vikings, with the largest bet received at $150,000 on the Saints to win at 2:1 odds. That’s $300,000 left on a tear-soaked table.

Finally, that Millie lady looked like she had a blast at the Vikings game.

She went with her granddaughter, the one who hooked the whole thing up via social media.

Fox made sure she got on TV,

someone sent her a beer,

and some parasite tried to steal her limelight.

But at least he ticked off box #3 on her wish list, gifting her tickets to the Super Bowl.

Okay, now I hope the Vikings crush the Eagles, and she gets to be their “Rally Monkey” for two weeks.

Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries died suddenly in London today, aged 46.

The Irish Times has a nice “life in pictures” retrospective on their site for you to peruse.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Islanders at Canadiens – 7:30PM | NBCSN / TSN Quebec
• NBA:
  • Warriors at Cavaliers – 8:00PM | TNT / TSN3
  • Rockets at Clippers – 10:30PM | TNT / TSN3
• NCAA:
  • Men’s basketball:
    • Maryland at Michigan – 6:30PM | FS1
    • Duke at Miami – 7:00PM | ESPN
    • DePaul at Marquette – 9:00PM | FS1
    • Kansas at West Virginia – 9:00PM | ESPN
  • Women’s basketball:
    • Connecticut at Texas – 7:00PM | ESPN2
• Tennis:
  • Australian Open: Day 2 – 9:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN
    • highlighted Canadian matches:
      • Milos Raonic vs. Lukas Lacko
      • Genie Bouchard vs. Océane Dodin
• WWE:
  • Monday Night RAW – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet
    • next week is the “RAW 25” anniversary. And, it’ll be a week before the Rumble.

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