Redskins All-Pro tight end Chris Cooley joins the show to talk about his career....as a blogger.  Chris writes the best athlete blog in the ‘sphere and also does some work for Yahoo!’s Shutdown Corner so we wanted to have him on to talk about how much fun blogging is.

Of all the NFL players HBO could have picked to be on the panel for Costas Now, how did nobody think of Chris?  We talk to him about that and if he feels like he gives too much information out to the fans and maybe has over-exposed himself.

We get into the role of blogs for athletes and if it’s an end-around on the media.  It seems like more and more athletes use their websites to make announcements rather than hold a press conference.  Websites have become a way to directly relate to the fans, and Chris has an interesting take on why athletes do it and why fans seem to like it so much.  In essence, he thinks writers are boring (and lazy) and if it’s not interesting, why would someone want to read it.  And you know, he’s not wrong.

We also get pretty in depth on some of his recent posts, including his thoughts on the owners opting out of the labor agreement and why some players dont’ seem to get ‘it’ with regard to their roles in the lives of their fans.  We’re looking at you, Chad Johnson.

We ask about the ‘Skins and specifically working for Dan Snyder and new coach Jim Zorn. 

We’re shocked to learn that the ZornStar (thanks Jamie) is more of a hard-ass on the players than the venerable Mr. Gibbs.  Translation, the hot pants will now be replaced with team issued shorts and sweats.  Sorry ladies.

There is so much drama in Philly we wonder if there is any in DC, other than, you know, Clinton Portis dressing up like Johnny Drama for a media lunch or something. 

We talk a little Brett Favre and ask him what he’d do if he were Aaron Rogers.  We also ask what thinks the best rivalry in the NFL is why everyone hates the Cowboys.  We talk about the toughest player he has to face (Eagles fans will be happy with his choice) and ask who the dirtiest player is. Frankly, if you’ve watched the NFL in the last few years, the name is not a surprise.

We close by asking Chris what he plans to do after football (answer: lots of golf) and how married life is treating him.  My list of favorite football players starts with Giants Center Shaun O’Hara and continues down the line of Rutgers alums, but Chris Cooley is now on that list.  He’s really great.  Listen to find out why.

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