Your “Jesting At Scars That Never Felt A Wound” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL Noise:

  • Greg Olsen sounds like a person done with all that shit, and has no intent on being part of a rebuild.
    • “No one ever gets to write their ending, write their final script. As I told you guys on the day we found out about Ron [Rivera being fired], change sometimes leads to other changes. It’s hard to predict when and where that comes.”
    • In 2020, he is scheduled to earn $8.5 million, with an $11.8 million cap hit.
      • The team has the option of a buyout, and a $3.3 million dead-cap penalty on their salary cap.
  • DAK! has an injured shoulder, which is limiting his practice this week.
    • He is scheduled for Sunday’s BIG GAME against the Eagles.
    • Backup QB Cooper Rush is not taking any first-team reps, indicating DAK is projected to start.

        

Cooper Rush, Cooper Manning, Cooper Kupp, and a Cooper.

  • The Pro Bowl players were announced yesterday. Among the highlights:
    • The Ravens lead the NFL with 12 players named.
    • The Saints lead the NFC with seven nods.
    • The Dolphins & Giants didn’t have anyone named.  
    • Biggest snubs?
      • Dak Prescott.
      • Julian Edelman.
    • Perennial who didn’t make it?
      • Tom Brady.
        • He has been named 14 times, so I doubt he’s sad – beyond not triggering a bonus clause in his contract.
          • Which means Gisele’s gonna have to have a talk with her husband…
Author’s interpretation.

Tonight’s sports:

  • NHL:
    • Avalanche at Blackhawks – 8:00PM | NBCSN
    • Oilers at Blues – 8:30PM | Sportsnet
  • NBA:
    • Raptors at Pistons – 7:00PM | TSN
    • Heat at 76ers – 7:00PM | ESPN / Sportsnet1
    • Celtics at Mavericks – 9:30PM | ESPN / TSN
    • Warriors at Trail Blazers – 10:00PM | Sportsnet1
  • NCAA: (select games listed)
    • Tennessee at Cincinnati – 7:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN5
    • North *Carolina at Gonzaga – 9:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN5
    • Kentucky vs. Utah – 11:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN5
      • from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
  • Wrasslin’:
    • Possibly the biggest televised night of the year, as it’s the last “live” shows before hiatus.
      • AEW Dynamite – 8:00PM | TNT / TSN2
      • NXT – 8:00PM | USA / (Friday in Canada)

I would wrap this up by pointing out that Amari Cooper doesn’t have time for any of my shit about any part of his name.

Agreed.

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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