Some of the things we could do without:

>>Usually, the amount of Tom Brady “news” is manageable (if annoying), but it’s now at a new level. Brady wants maternity leave from the Patriots and apparently is set to marry Gisele Bundchen this winter.

>>News about Michael Vick.

>>The Fort Myers News-Press lets Deion Sanders have his own column/Web show: This is not only disgraceful, it’s depressing to everyone trying to make it in journalism. Now we not only have to see Neon during NFL season, but year round.

>>ESPN’s Who’s Now? - an unwatchable program that pits athletes against each other in a bracket-style tournament to discover who is the most “now” - whatever the hell that means.

>>Gary Sheffield - Although finally contributing for my favorite team, the Chef has been cooking up a bunch of crap recently, including a not-yet-released interview with HBO Sports that has everyone riled up.