The biggest shock on Wednesday came with the announcement that Bruce Arians was retiring from coaching, 13, nearly 14, months removed from winning the Super Bowl with Tampa Bay. Arians will move into a front office role while defensive coordinator Todd Bowles gets another chance as a head coach. Bowles came to Tampa after 4 seasons as the head man with the Jests.
Bruce Arians. Photo courtesy Yahoo!.
There had been some criticism during the 2021 season about Arians and Tom Brady not getting along, or even Arians failing to rein in Brady's competitive juices to protect him from injury. We'll see how well Bowles can manage Brady and his ego.
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There have been blowouts in pre-season baseball over the years, but not quite like the one between St. Louis and Washington on Wednesday.
The Cardinals celebrated the return of prodigal son Albert Pujols, who will retire after the 2022 season, by destroying the Nationals, 29-8. OUCH! I wouldn't put too much money on Milwaukee repeating as NL Central champs.....
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I found it amusing that a number of wrestlers, past and present, commented on the dust-up between Chris Rock and Will Smith Sunday at the Oscars, and that some commentators on Reddit tried to treat this like it was a bigger deal than it really was. So Rock made a bad joke, got called out via getting smacked upside the head, and the former "Fresh Prince" is now running the risk of expulsion from the Academy because of violating the code of conduct. Yeah, I think I get it.
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You have three celebrities taking part in matches at Wrestlemania this weekend, one of whom is an active WWE announcer. Two of the three will win. Which ones?
Ex-NFL punter Pat McAfee, whose last match was in NXT, will face Austin Theory in one of two Raw vs. Smackdown bouts on the card. Theory has played the dimwitted protege of CEO/Chairman Vince McMahon since December, and for all the talent in the world----he should be challenging for the US title----he gets this spot because he plays the lunkhead so well. However, McAfee picks up his 1st win.
Reality TV vet Johnny Knoxville now will have some of his Jackass buds backing him up against former Intercontinental champion Sami Zayn in a gimmick match designed to ensure Knoxville goes over.
YouTube star and boxer Logan Paul cast his lot with reality TV vet and grand slam winner Mike "The Miz" Mizanin vs. the Mysterios, Rey and son Dominick. Between the Paul brothers, they're natural heels, and they are of the same character stripe as Theory in that they're not exactly playing brain surgeons, if ya get what I mean. Proving that some C-listers do lose, Paul eats the pin, and maybe WWE will never hear from him or his brother, Jake, again.
Rumors have Shane McMahon returning for the big dance. He should stop at Planet Fitness first, and see if he can shed some lead.
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