Your “Ugh – This Crap Again?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes: Jesus – still with the Jeopardy guest host:

• Jared Goff with the nice little twist of the knife to a division rival:
  • “I think it’s a nice vote of confidence obviously for me [with them] not drafting a quarterback.”.
• And it just gets better for the Packers, as they have to send out OTA invites to available QBs that might be interested in backup duties.
  • Because Jordan Love isn’t ready yet, and they need someone in case Rodgers doesn’t start the season.
  • PFT laughably points out that the best available options are: Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley, Nick Mullens, Blake Bortles and Robert Griffin III, with Colin Kaepernick as the long-shot-with-a-shot.
    • Especially since Yo Gabba Gabbert made the smart decision & re-signed with the Bucs.
• Meanwhile, John Kuhn – KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHN – sees Rodgers position as trying to control his destiny.
  • That he wants to retire a Packer, but wants the team to give him the tools to polish that plaque a bit more before he does.
    • “I still think it’s somewhere around 70, 75% that Aaron Rodgers is the starting quarterback for the Packers this year.”
• Oh good – Brett Favre has an opinion:
  • “[H]is rift isn’t with the fans or the players. It’s with the front office. Will he just swallow his pride and come in? Maybe. But I don’t see that happening.[…]If there’s not a trade, my gut tells me that he’d rather sit out than play. That’s just my gut.”
  • Meanwhile, Brett Favre’s penis is angry at Aaron Rodgers’ phone for not giving him Shailene Woodley’s contact info. It has something to send her.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • NY Rangers vs Boston – 7:00pm | NBCSN / Sportsnet360
    • Not gonna lie – Marchand’s going to be a beast tonight because the Rangers have no one left to fight him after last night.
    • The Rangers were fined $250,000 by the NHL on Thursday – or $2,212 for each of the 113 words they said about George Parros on Tuesday.
• NBA:
  • Washington vs Toronto – 7:30pm | Sportsnet1
  • Brooklyn vs Dallas – 7:30pm | TNT / TSN
  • LA Lakers vs LA Clippers – 10:00pm | TNT / Sportsnet1
• MLB:
  • no national broadcasts except on MLBN
• Fisticuffs:
  • Professional Fighters League:
    • Regular Season – Werdum vs. Ferreira – 9:00pm | ESPN / TSN5

It’s been a week. But tomorrow is Sexy, and then there’s the weekend, so let’s wrap up tonight with a little Townes Van Zandt.