The NFL Weekend that was: Deeper into the muck

Does it matter that:

== ESPN's Chris Mortensen won't do his job any longer and run stories by Oakland Raiders' officials before he reports them, because they're just gonna deny it anyway? (linked here)

== NBC's hiring of Matt Millen as a studio analyst is fine by ESPN's Tony Kornheiser -- even if he takes his job on "MNF"? (linked here)

== CBS studio guy Bill Cowher doesn't plan on making himself available to coach in the league in '09? (linked here)

Or, that:

== Jay Mariotti , refusing a Chicago Sun-Times' editors request that he crank out a cookie-cutter column on Michael Phelps at the Beijing Games, has a new gig at AOL Sports, where he works with ESPN "Around The Horn" counterpuncher Kevin Blackistone? (linked here)