So it's been a long day's journey into, oh, 1:25 in the morning here, and it seems like a perfect time to pop on my DVR and watch the first episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks" program.

Basically the best NFL show on TV for its combination of theater, false bravado, staged antics, canned heat and yet compelling storylines, it follows one professional team through training camp. This year it's the the WKRP Bengals, which have those gems of the Callahan era, Mo Purify and Marlon Lucky fighting for roster spots. (We kid because we love, guys).

So, while watching for them (Mo makes an appearance stuffing former Cowboys' safety Roy Williams in a toughness drill; somewhere in Lincoln, Ted Gilmore sets down his meal and wonders where that was for two years) we get another appreciable nugget regarding Missouri tight end Chase Coffman, an excellent pass-catcher who apparently needs to get a little more physical.

His position coach's words?

"They didn't have you doing any of this stuff at Missouri, but now you're gonna learn how to play man's football."

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