Your “Lots of Noise But Nothing Really” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Nick Mangold will sign a one-day contract next week & retire as a NY Jet.
  • He spent 11 years with the Jets.
  • He will likely spend time preparing his sister for the 2020 Olympics.

• If reports are true, we’ve been saved from Brett Favre in the Monday Night booth.
  • He apparently failed his audition alongside new play-by-play man Joe Tessitore.
  • Potential or actual tryouts have also been extended to Rex Ryan, Anthony “Booger” McFarland, Jason Witten and Greg Olsen, and the wish list is also said to include Kurt Warner, Matt Hasselbeck, Louis Riddick, and recently retired Browns tackle Joe Thomas.
    • Peyton Manning turned the job down prior to anyone else being considered.
      • “♫ No-one wants to-call bad games.♫”

• Aaron Rodgers is reportedly frustrated at not even being notified of offensive personnel changes.
  • Especially when it came to cutting Jordy Nelson & replacing his QB coach.
  • The assertion is that he thinks “he should have earned a voice by now” when it comes to the team’s major personnel decisions.

• The Bucs have exercised the 5th-year option on Jameis Winston.
  • It’s sad to see someone trapped in a $20.922 million contract.
    • Still – it’s a lot of crab legs.

• Adidas has signed on to become a Kaepernick ad client if he ever resumes his playing career.
  • Which adds fuel to his collusion case, because he can attract sponsors but not job offers.
  • He showed up at 345 Park today to depose Roger Goodell & other NFL executives.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Capitals at Blue Jackets – 7:30PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet360 (CBJ up 2-0)
  • Jets at Minnesota Wild – 8:00PM | CNBC / Sportsnet (Jets up 2-1)
  • Vegas at Kings – 10:30PM | NBCSN / CBC (Vegaup 3-0)
• NBA:
  • Wizards at Raptors – 7:00PM | TSN
  • Bucks at Celtics – 8:00PM | TNT
  • Pelicans at Trail Blazers – 10:30PM | TNT / TSN
• MLB:
  • Indians vs. Twins – 7:00PM | FS1
  • Royals at Blue Jays – 7:00PM | Sportsnet1
    • second-half of a twi-night double header
• MLS:
  • 2018 CONCACAF Champions League: Final – Leg #1: Toronto FC vs. Chivas
• WWE:
  • Smackdown – 8:00PM | USA (delayed to Wednesday in Canada – hockey)
    • Day 2 of the “Superstar Shake-up”

I find out in the next two weeks if they’re:

1. Keeping my school program,
2. Relocating my program, or
3. Closing my program & putting me back in a regular stand-up classroom.

Dammit – I’M TOO OLD TO RETRAIN!