DOWN WITH WOODY II: In the first Super Bowl "mini-story," the Bucs' Warren Sapp ripped Patriots offensive lineman Russ Hochstein, who is playing in place of injured center Damien Woody, on Wednesday's edition of "Pardon the Interruption." Sapp predicted that the Panthers' defensive line would "dominate" New England's blockers, mostly because of Hochstein's lack of skill, and even accused Hochstein of being incapable of blocking PTI co-hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon.
And in response to the obvious question, I have no idea whether or not Hochstein is of the tribe, but if so he's one of the few Jews in the NFL, and if not he's a prime candidate for the Eckstein Award.