Slim Pickins...

Boy, no one said finding things to write about on a bye week would be easy. Yikes.

Nonetheless, there are SOME things happening around the league that we can read into and/or laugh about. And hey, if things get really bad I can always spend some time shitting on the Bengals.

But for now, I proudly bring you yesterday and [some of] this morning's most interesting news items:

• Sir Fast William Parker graces the cover of the latest ESPN the magazine. Gee, ESPN is jumping on the bandwagon while he's on top...completely out of character for them...


• Hey Marvin Lewis...Need linebackers? I hear Chad Brown's available...


• "Offensive Guard Alan Faneca plans to do "nothing." -- KDKA.com reporting on what the Steelers will do with their bye weeks...The irony is palpable....er...kind of...


• This might be the worst picture of Mike Tomlin ever taken. He looks like he's about to pinch one off. Am I wrong? (now, aren't you glad you read this?)


• Carolina Panthers? Vinny Testaverde? Seriously? What, Jeff George wasn't available?


• Even when TO isn't saying anything, he's still saying something...what a dick. (why am I even writing about this...?)


• Yesterday's Mike Tomlin words of wisdom: "We fall short of perfection and we're not a finished product. We are trying to get better. We are going to take good use of this time." Get those pads on Anthony Smith, we're hitting today!

That about wraps it up for now. But never you fear, I'm sure I'll have plenty to say later on. Check back. Until then, VOTE on the poll to your left and feel free to leave me comments telling me what an idiot I am. Cotter, out!

Marvin Lewis, The Newest Member of NWA?

Lewis gave us his best NWA impression recently on ESPNRadio's "The Dan Patrick Show" (which is typically awesome by the way...) stating "I think there's profiling, no question." when asked if he thought events like Chris Henry getting pulled over for not signaling a right turn showed that the Cincinnati PD was "profiling." [To hear the interview, click here]

He then went on to temper this somewhat provocative statement by saying "We're [Cincinnati] a small place, our guys stand out, and they know that and you've got to do things the right way, but when you are arrested for, or you are pulled over for not putting on your turn signal, there's something wrong there."

Dude, I wish more people were pulled over for not using their turn signal. If I had a dime for everytime I was sitting behind someone who appeared to be slowing for a turn but could not pull their head out of their ass long enough to use said signal to indicate that I could go around them, I'd be a rich rich man. It's criminal (pun intended)!

And let's not forget the 16,000 other times Chris Henry was arrested in the last two years...

But alas, Lewis has apologized. Being the dignitary he is, he personally called the head of the Cincinnati PD to say he didn't mean to imply that they were a bunch of dicks or anything...he was just frustrated. Let's face it, his feelings are hurt...

I gotta say though, if Cincinnati's finest were really doing their jobs, the guy who suggested they put cinnamon in their chili would have been behind bars ages ago...but as of today, he remains at large. Get 'er done Cincy...get 'er done.