Why are so many modern day NFL wide receivers such knuckleheads? Is it the ego from being in the spotlight so often? Because it’s a “me” oriented position in that it can often be all about getting “me” the ball? Or could it have to do with the fact that uber-agent Drew Rosenhaus – possibly the biggest egomaniac known to mankind – represents so many receivers?

Consider the starting pass catchers represented by Rosenhaus. No, these are not men in the category of the great Art Monk - a quiet professional who of course is currently a finalist for the "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustahced American of the Year" award as our friend Will Allensworth of HogsHaven points out today.  But Rosenhaus' fleet of receivers include the oft-selfish likes of Anquan Boldin, Chad Ocho Cinco, Terrell Owens, Jeremy Shockey, and the most recent receiver to demonstrate his knuckleheadability – my man Plaxico Burress.

We all heard about Plaxy’s one game suspension levied by the New York Giants for this past weekend's game against the Seattle Seahawks because he skipped team workouts on Sept. 22, while ignoring the Giants' attempts to find out where he was.

And while that was Act I, the second act was far more entertaining than the Giants house cleaning of what remains of the once-proud Seahaws. Yes, Act II was Burress’ press conference yesterday to discuss what he’d learned from his suspension and to demonstrate how contrite he was in returning to the team.

Keeping in mind he skipped the workout just 18 days after the Giants gave Burress a five-year, $35 million contract with $11 million guaranteed, here are just a few nuggets of wisdom and contrition from Plaxy, who said he ultimately missed the practice to take his 21-month-old son to school:

PB: “I didn't feel any reason to explain to them what happened or why I missed, because I don't feel it's really anybody's business.”

Our thoughts: There are 35 million reasons you should explain. Seriously, if I didn’t show up to work, Sebek would dock me the $0.38 and half a dwarf steak I earn per blog post (clearly overpaid).

PB: "I would still make the same decision. Maybe I would've put a phone call in, but that probably would've been the only thing."

Our thoughts: That was really big of him. I feel so much better now. So you’d use one of the six cell phones that you keep in your car, your man-purse, in the bathroom, your in-home bowling alley, or the one you left at the Thai massage parlor – the one where you get the happy ending.

PB: "I'm really not concerned about the way my teammates look at me as far as me making the decisions based on my family…I’m not concerned about being a teammate."

Our thoughts: Yeah, it’s not like team sports require chemistry or anything like that.

PB: "I do know that I've been fined quite a bit and some of the demands that they ask me to do, I just don't meet. Do I have an excuse for them? No. Maybe I have a problem with time or something. I don't know. I haven't been able to quite put my finger on it. It hasn't really bothered me or affected me, though."

Our thoughts: For real? Did a grown man with a job just say that?

PB: "I feel I made the right decision. I don't have any regrets for that at all. I don't understand why it's so hard for everybody to understand that. I haven't lost any sleep. I enjoyed my week off. I'm doing just fine over here."

Our thoughts: Again….For real?

We are just guys. We get up, poop, eat, go to work, check ESPN.com about 12 times daily, come home, drink a few cold ones, watch sports, say hi to our wives, and go to bed and then do it all over again the next day. So I think it’s hard for us to understand the hardships these guys face day-in and day-out.

I think our biggest concern is that Burress’ $117,647 fine (down from a Rosenhaus-negotiated settlement $235,294) doesn’t allow him to find quality child care at reasonable prices moving forward, so how can we be sure this won’t happen again?  After all $35 million minus $117,647 only goes so far.

Oh yeah, he's apparently also not too good of a driver. Maybe he does need a nanny...fast.

Carry on.