[sportscurmudgeon]

Having just gome through the JV version of implanting a stent, I obviously wish Joe Gibbs well and pray for his 100% recovery.

I would like to point out something to everyone here.

Joe Gibbs kept this "procedure" quiet; he did not even tell everyone on the Redskins' staff. The Redskins organization said in a statement that they made no mention of this because they believed that it was a personal matter for Joe Gibbs to deal with in whatever way he wanted to deal with it. And they were absolutely right to do so!! Left to the wishes of Joe Gibbs and the Redskins, this would never have been in the papers.

But Nunyo Demasio got the story and confronted Gibbs with it in a Q&A session and broke the story. Now you can be angry with Demasio for making Joe Gibbs reveal something private about his life. But remember this the next time you want to try to make the case that Demasio is a sloppy reporter. He's not. He got the scoop on something that Gibbs and the Redskins wanted to keep private and made it into a story. Nunyo Demasio may not be the most congenial and fun-loving guy on the block, but he is a fine reporter...