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by edwzipper on Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 at 09:58am

Bits and pieces for your perusal:

—Hashmarks at espn.com calls out Dan Rooney and the Steelers for a double standard. And an awkward one at that. In Pittsburgh’s defense, that is the same double standard that applies for pretty much every sporting team going. Nothing new here.

—Denver’s wider receiver Brandon Marshall with the most difficult-to-believe injury in Colorado since deer-meat gate. Fell through a TV and cut arm? Ok, I guess. It’s all in how you sell it, Brandon.

—Bill Parcells actively looking to deal the #1 overall pick? Maybe. But the problem for him is the same as what is driving him to try and deal it. Not necessarily a guy right at the top worth what it will take to sign him.

—The Wonderlics are in. And there are some pretty bright players in this draft. At the least, there are a whole bunch who are three times as Wonderlic bright, as, say, Chris Henry was. At the least, none of them are likely to ever commit a crime while wearing their own jersey.

—A Bengals free agent siging actually wounded another team? Wow. Will wonders never cease and all that. At any rate, the Colts, who rely heavily on two tight end sets, will be having to address the loss of Ben Utecht in free agency. And Bengals fans actually get to look forward to maybe incorporating just one tight end into the their passing offense. Finally.

—Mock draft stuff from the last few weeks: Don Banks at si.com, TSX, Prisco, and Judge at sportsline.com, and scout.com on foxsports. Enjoy. One month until the April NFL holiday weekend. If the Dolphins are not able to trade the #1 overall, the consensus now is now that Jake Long is the player most likely to go in that spot to Miami.