JUST STUFF: FROM JORDAN, TO JONAS, JUSTIN, JIMMY, JACOBY AND JAMEIS

 

Oh, no … say it isn’t so … Playing partners JORDAN 

SPEITH and VIKTOR HOVLAND questioned RORY 

MCELROY’S choice of drops after twice putting t-shots into 

water at The Players opening round Thursday (March 14). 

They accented their concern by not appearing at the daily 

press conference … although being way, way down the 

leaderboard might have had something to do with it, too. 

McElroy responded by tying the tournament record for birdies 

in a round and finished with a 65 … for a three-way tie for 

first.

Now it develops NHL New Jersey’s JONAS 

SIEGENTHALER will be sidelined indefinitely with a 

concussion … courtesy of an elbow to the head by Rangers’

 MATT REMPE. Four-game suspension suddenly doesn’t 

look like enough … Gotta love Big Apple’s cheerleading 

media … who suggested Rempe made contact because – you 

ready for this? -- he was trying to pull up from crashing full-

speed into the boards. Take another look: The 21 year old kid 

had the Devils’ defenseman lined up in his sights all along. If 

anything, the monster (6-8 ½, 241 pounds) rookie went from 

Plan A (laying waste to him with a full-body hit) to Plan B 

(knocking his head off). Fortunately, Rempe’s errant aim 

resulted in a glancing but, nevertheless, damaging blow.

On The NFL Network, the burning question of the day was: \

“Should the Patriots trade for JUSTIN FIELDS … and draft

 MARVIN HARRISON JR., third overall?” … Why not sign 

(re-sign?) JIMMY GARAPPOLO, released by the Raiders 

after being suspended two games next season for using a 

performance enhancing drug? Don’t they all? … Don’t forget: 

Jimmy G had one outstanding season in New England while

 TOM BRADY was sidelined by injury. And, franchise owner

 ROBERT KRAFT wasn’t pleased when the Pats shipped 

Garappolo to the 49ers, now was he? … On second thought 

… never mind. New England already has a new backup QB, 

having signed former Washington Football Team No. 2,

 JACOBY BRISSETT … Jimmy G-to-Saints appears most 

logical, now that JAMEIS WINSTON left for the Browns to 

back up the $230M-guaranteed man DESHAUN 

WATSON… and New Orleans No. 1 is … DEREK CARR. 

Ouch! 

Let’s see … the Commanders sign never-was MARCUS 

MARIOTTA“to mentor quarterback to be determined later,” 

who consensus says will be DRAKE MAYE … then trade

 SAM HOWELL (to Seattle), who preceded Maye at North 

Carolina. Makes sense to me.

Better they trade down from No. 2 … fortify their O-Line 

(which didn’t do Howell any favors in 2023) … and still get a 

young QB (preferably BO NIX).

I know, I know … nobody’s asking … nobody cares … but I 

would have kept Howell. If new OC CLIFF KINGSBURY

 can make them forget hot-shot predecessor ERIC 

BIENEIMY – he better – then why deal Howell? He showed 

considerable promise despite lack of protection and a bunch of 

over-rated wideouts who, pouting perhaps, didn’t always run 

prescribed routes when they didn’t think they would get the 

ball.

Then, again, what do I know? I’m just a kid.

Until next time ...