"Why not? I'm a football player. I'm not a coach, I'm not a cheerleader. What I love to do is play football, and to be out there with my brothers. That's why. It's irrelevant of playoffs, it's always been irrelevant for me whether or not we got to the Super Bowl or playoffs; it's something I enjoy."

Well, Troy, something tells me there's more than one fan out there with a reason for "Why not?". Thoughts?

After this article came out on ESPN.com today. This is the sort of publicity that will force us to put him on the roster, if his play hasn't done that already. We may have a good one here.

ESPN's new ombudsmen responds to claims that his network covered Ben Roethlisberger's civil suit unfairly. The main complaint with the coverage has been the lack there of, and how in many cases much more attention was paid to other athletes when they were in similar uneviable positions. You'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the correct section.

Looks like Ben will take on Shaq in a QB du-elle (as Brian Urlacher would of put it in his D&D days) in the first episode of Shaq's new show, "Shaq vs.". Interesting idea, we'll see how it does. Odds on Shaq actually winning this one?

So this is what the expected player rankings will be this year. Remember, the player ranking system has been overhauled this year, so don't be surprised by some ower than expected numbers for our favorite guys. Thoughts?

The story is unconfirmed, but I hear it has now happened. RT Jon Jansen has been released by the Redskins. An all pro in his prime, injuries have hampered his play in the last few years. Anybody interested? I for one, am not, but what do you think?

And stretching! He's practicing! The world slows to an almost stop as he takes his helmet off and we can SEE him! God I'm sick of this already. Just wanted to point out how ridiculous this is. We get it he's back, woo hoo. Get over yourself ESPN. And it gives us the oppurtunity to bash him in one consolidated place. Anyone else want in?