Hump Day's Here

Ronnie Brown, the next Ironhead Heyward?
Ronnie Brown has appeared quite rotund at mini-camp this week, sparking debates about what he has been doing since January. With Lorenzo Booker also on the team now, Brown might be best served by getting off his toosh and doing some cardio.

McNabb Pissed
I probably would be too, but leaders don't talk to the media about problems. If you're so great, you have nothing to fear Oh Fragile One. Our theory is that McNabb needs to actually complete a full season (and not choke in the Super Bowl) before he can be comfortable enough to cry about draft picks. What's next, J.P. Losman whining about Trent Edwards?

Pay day for 89
Panthers wideout Steve Smith gets paid large and is now paid as a top 5 receiver, something he has been for a while now. Hopefully they've found a quarterback that can get him the ball now. What is the over/under on when David Carr becomes the starter? Week 4?

Bonds Watch: 745
For those that don't know this, I've been a Barry Bonds fan since I was a little guy. I know you want my opinion as a white, middle-class media guy so here goes: Until he tests positive, he's clean. I'd rather look into why Roger Clemens mysteriously misses 50 games per season now.

Back to football....
Spring games are behind us, so let the arrests begin. Nebraska stud wideout Maurice Purify was arrested Saturday night in Lincoln on two counts of assault and one count of resisting arrest. Two questions: What the hell was he thinking, and can you get two counts of resisting arrest? Don't they just taser you after the first resist?

This is too bad, I had Purify as a top wide out for the '08 draft.

Damien Nash was clean
Autopsy reports show the former Denver running back did not have drugs in his system when he died after a charity basketball game. I was an acquaintance of Nash's during his time at the University of Missouri and was shocked to here he had passed. It's a relief to those of us that knew him and to the sporting community that he died of natural causes, but the grieving is not over in any way, shape or form.

Kris Jenkins eats Warren Sapp?
Sapp famously lost 50lbs this off-season in an effort to renew his playing abilities. Jenkins has gained 50lbs in an effort to be cut or traded. I'm calling all my former co-workers in STL right now to say "I told you so".