THE GRUELING BYE WEEK

"Bronko Nagurski didn't get no bye weeks, and now he's dead! Well, maybe they're a good thing". --Moe Szyslak Well said, Moe. You've always been a great source for sage advice. Time is once again at a premium here this morning, so we'll do some NFL links until I can write at greater length tonight: --Do the Steelers have the best fans in the NFL? It's not even close. [FanNation] --Steelers-Bengals: trap game? [James Walker/ESPN] --Silverback is appealing that $20K fine. [Trib] --And now Hines Ward is hit with a $5,000 fine for a play in the Baltimore game. [PG] --PacMan Jones gets in a fight...with his own bodyguard. [ESPN] --John McCain is endorsed by two Browns. That can't be good. [Washington Post] --And Joe Biden got introduced by Dan Rooney recently. [PG]