Looks like he’ll be getting his fill
Not everybody wants to be No. 1. Rams coach Jeff Fisher — 173-164-1 in his 22 NFL seasons — is just one defeat from tying Dan Reeves’ all-time NFL record for losses. “I actually don’t look at that,” he told reporters this week. “I’ve had a few wins in my career, as well . ... You can look at it as glass half-full or half-empty. I look at it as half-full.” Don’t be so modest, Jeff. Going off his winning percentage, his glass is actually .513 full. HEADLINES •At TheKicker.com: “Packers’ kids sick of hearing how they had to drive 98 yards in the snow.” •At TheKicker.com: “Draymond records another triple-double: kicking, punching, biting.” INTERCEPTED! A man stole a pail containing $1.6 million worth of gold flakes off the open back of a Loomis armoured truck in New York. No truth to the rumour the perp was wearing a Brock Osweiler jersey. SPORTS QUIZ Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he’s tried smoking marijuana to ease the pain of: a) his chronic back problems. b) watching a 49ers game. STAT OF THE DAY Jaguars QB Blake Bortles has amassed more pick-sixes thrown (11) than victories (10) in his three-year NFL career. TALKING THE TALK •Central Arkansas football coach Steve Campbell, to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on Eastern Washington receiver Cooper Kupp amassing 412 catches for 6,156 yards and 70 TDs in four college seasons: “Jerry Rice, you know, he had Nintendo numbers, and this guy broke his records.” •Janice Hough of LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, on reports that 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick plans to become a free agent after the season: “Wow. He should be about as soughtafter as 49ers season tickets.” •Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, to AP, on his team’s lucky breaks this season: “It’s football. That ball is shaped awkward so it can bounce in any which direction. That’s why we love the game.” •Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) WorldHerald, on the Cornhuskers getting selected to play in the Music City Bowl: “Confused Nebraskans began making reservations in Branson.” CATCH SOME Z’S Lack of sleep costs American employers $411 billion a year in lost productivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suggested remedies range from sleeping pills to Browns season tickets.