Your “For A Hill, Men Will Kill” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• No man is an island, and Chad Kelly found that out late Tuesday night as he was a clod washed away by a sea of bad press.  
  • He was cut by the Broncos as a result of his criminal trespass arrest after the Broncos Hallowe’en party.
  • PFT has rumours of intoxicated behaviour, and “aggressive actions” towards another guest at the party, and then a separate altercation with the security hired for the party.
    • On top of breaking into the home he was arrested for entering, and getting clubbed by the homeowner.
  • He was allegedly drafted by Elway as a favour to his uncle Jim, and was actually on track to start if Case Keenum didn’t improve.

• On the subject of gone insane from the pain deep inside, Everson Griffen has apparently sorted out his demons & returned to the Vikings.
  • He will return to practice, and decisions will be made weekly about his gameday availability.
    • “The main focus isn’t getting Everson ready to play,” coach Mike Zimmer said at his morning news conference. “I’m sure some people in this room have dealt with some of these things. I don’t think it’s as unique as we make it out to be.
  • Y’know what? It actually sounds like they are taking his needs into account. Good for them, and him. Belichick would’ve just cut him & thrown him on the Hernandez pile.

.@EversonGriffen’s statement on his return to the #Vikings. pic.twitter.com/40l6zHbhb9

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 23, 2018

• The bell has tolled for Week 15 & 16 games being flexed from Sunday to Saturday night, and onto the NFL Network:
  • December 15:
    • Houston Texans at New York Jets at 4:30 p.m. ET.
    • Cleveland Browns at the Denver Broncos at 8:20 p.m. ET.
  • December 22:
    • Washington [Redacteds] at Tennessee Titans at 4:30 p.m. ET
    • Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers at 8:20 p.m. ET

• Hearing the silence so loud on the Le’Veon Bell front, Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster decided to take matters into his own hands.

JuJu Smith-Schuster bought 100-plus Mega Millions tickets this week. As his interview concluded, he said, "I tried to win it so we could get Le'Veon back. It didn't work."

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) October 24, 2018

• You’ll find this SHOCKING!, but it appears Jon Gruden might also be losing the locker room.
  • The “anyone could go at anytime” ethos that has taken over the team has left players on edge, since each no longer feels a part of the main, and wondering how much they should care since it looks like after the season most of them might be gone.
    • Time marches on.
  • “I think many of us realize we won’t be here next year,” a player told The Athletic. “We are just waiting to see if we will be here next week…You have to wonder if we haven’t been playing for draft picks all along,” the player said. “Despite everything the coaches told us at training camp.”

Well, I’ve beaten the metaphor long enough.

James?

Tonight’s sports:

• MLB:
  • Dodgers at Red Sox – 8:00PM | FOX / Sportsnet
• NHL:
  • Maple Leafs at Jets – 7:00PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet1
  • Lightning at Avalanche – 9:30PM | NBCSN
  • Canucks at Golden Knights – 10:00PM | Sportsnet1
• NBA:
  • Mavericks at Hawks – 7:15PM | ESPN
  • T-wolves at Raptors – 7:30PM | TSN
  • 76ers at Bucks – 9:35PM | ESPN

• It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – 10:00PM | FXX
  • The tagline for the episode is: “Super Bowl LII from Charlie’s perspective”. SOLD!

Well, now for the equal time component as mandated in the DFO Charter:

OH YEAH!