A little of this and a little of that

After missing out on Mike McCarthy (signed with Dallas), and amid rumors they were interested in New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, the Giants instead went for Patriots WR/special teams coach Joe Judge, and signed him today.

I'm sorry, but were they paying attention to the struggles New England had with its receiving corps this season? Yes, they lost to New England (likely screwed by referee bias in Foxborough), but did they learn anything from the opposing sideline? Apparently not.

We know owners John Mara & Bob Tisch can do better than this, but this reeks of the Wilpons, owners of the Mets, taking the cheap route in this case. They had to remember that McDaniels ankled the Colts a few years back to stay with New England at the last second, and perhaps feared the same thing would happen to them.

Like they say in the AT&T commercials, just ok is not ok.
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Meanwhile, Carolina signed Baylor coach Matt Ruhle to be their next coach after jettisoning Ron Rivera last month (Rivera has since landed in Washington). Seven year deal.

Here's the thing about owners. They see a hot commodity in college, and wave some money. Or, in the Giants' case, they wave the money at a lesser known assistant. Today's flavor of the month usually ends up in the bargain bin in short order.

There have been college coaches who've failed in the NFL, including Alabama guru Nick Saban, who famously flopped in Miami, and Steve Spurrier, who bombed in Washington. Ruhle has to adjust to working the pro game all over again. He was a Giants assistant for about 15 minutes a few years ago.
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Turning to hockey, the NHL's Nashville Predators ditched coach Peter Laviolette Monday with the team stuck in a funk, having lost five straight. The Predators were in the Stanley Cup finals not too long ago, but these are the sort of knee-jerk reactions owners make with the theme of "what have you done for us lately?". Apparenly, patience is in short supply, even in hockey.
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Once upon a time, Jim Bakker was one of those televangelists whose cable series, The PTL Club, was here, there, and everywhere. But, it all fell apart after it was revealed he'd cheated on then-wife Tammy Faye with secretary Jessica Hahn. All Hahn did with her 15 minutes of fame was show up in a music video with Sam Kinison and a few heavy metal icons of the period.

Today, Bakker, having already demonstrated a willingness to violate the Ten Commandments, has shamed himself yet again, per the Huffington Post's YouTube channel:



"Love" Trump? Like, seriously?

That is tantamount to an invitation to worship Trump. The media takes issue with the perception of Trump's narcissism, and here's Bakker, whose best years were, in fact, long ago, enabling said narcissism. I've long said I respect the office of the President, but I'm not entirely sold on Trump, and this ain't helping.

Given Bakker's past, he falls closer to the side of Joe Isuzu than Billy Graham these days, and that means he gets a set of Weasel ears this week.