Eagles QB Jalen Hurts sporting the Bird’s black alternate jersey.

The black alternates are dumb. When the Eagles are 10-1 and their faithful are around every corner, one cannot ignore the fact that there are a lot of stupid things about them.

It is unacceptable that the kelly green of the past was just sitting in the closet. Choosing to use black in any fashion, if not part of a team's color scheme, is lazy, boring, and appeals to people who don't understand The Punisher.

It's the same thing for Team Canada. There were teams that wore black on Sunday. Canada was kicked in by Croatia. Hockey teams in Canada wear black. The Canadian flag doesn't have black in it. It's possible for the hockey team to wear black when mourning the demise of Hockey Canada. That won't be a sad event so that's out as well. If they want to wear black to mourn all the survivors, Hockey Canada has silenced or ignored victims in the first place, and that may be closer to the point.

The era of 4K TVs is here. The colors should sparkle. Look at how the game between the two teams plays out. Everyone wants to look like they're working for Blackwater. Take the time to think and come up with a better idea.

There are teams that can wear black in their main unis or in an alternate.

  • Boston Bruins
  • Ottawa Senators
  • New Jersey Devils — but only kinda because they should go back to the Christmas tree scheme
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Philadelphia Flyers — but don’t ever when orange is always an option
  • The LA Kings — are also barred because they need to go back to purple and gold
  • Brooklyn Nets — but only because no one cares
  • Chicago Bulls
  • Miami Heat — but only because no one cares
  • Portland Trail Blazers
  • San Antonio Spurs
  • Las Vegas Raiders
  • Cincinnati Bengals
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Atlanta Falcons
  • Carolina Panthers — only because no one cares
  • Chicago White Sox

It's all done. The list is that. Come up with something better if you don't like it.

All the Love

There are going to be a lot of annoying themes around the Green Bay Packers. The way in which Rodgers and the team push each other to find new and heightened ways to bug the piss out of everyone else is one of his multiple Hall-of- Fame qualities. While the team sucks, they have increased the ante of doing so, which is better than most drugs.

There is one here.

The next two years will see Rodgers make $100 million. He wet his bed and many others to get that contract. It is hard to believe that he is walking away from that contract.

Ice cream for a cross-eyed mule is what Jordan Love is going to get next week when he plays the Chicago Bears. He will have a great game. It's probably a very nice one. Is that a sign that the Packers are going to keep their QB tradition going into the fourth decade? It doesn't. You will listen to it.

We all want Rodgers to miss the rest of the season so that Love can take over as the starter. It is certain that this will start a soap opera of epic proportions. Suddenly reports of trade rumors to Indianapolis or San Francisco can start again, strange from those in the media Rodgers is close with.

It's temporary pain for long-term gains.