What about Bob?

As Best continues to bask in the glow of his dominating the breakup of the Mike & the Mad Dog show, we bring you the five things you need to know about the NFL right now:

1. It has not been an easy summer for 49ers quarterback Alex Smith. And not just because the former No. 1 overall pick is struggling to win the starting job. He confided to reporters that his closest friend committed suicide on Sunday.
Our deepest condolences to all who knew him.

2. John Lynch still wants to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. But not before getting one more shot at the NFL. He'll get that shot in New England with a Super Bowl contender.

3. Tony Dungy says quarterback Peyton Manning, who has missed 25 training camp practices after undergoing knee surgery, is on schedule in his rehab.The Colts remain optimistic that Manning will be ready for the season opener.

4. Kurt Warner is expected to get the start in the Cardinals' second exhibition game. But he's not the starter. Whatever that means. (Actually, it means that head coach Ken Whisenhunt wants Warner to get some reps with the first team in case presumptive starter Matt Leinart has some issues.)

5. When I visited Eagles' training camp a couple weeks ago, the team was very high on rookie receiver DeSean Jackson, a projected first-rounder who fell to the second. Jackson did nothing in last night's preseason opener to dissuade the Eagles from their enthusiasm. (Sorry, the use of the word "dissuade" is akin to Browning Nagle using the word "paradigm" in a Baumbach column. I guess I feel the need to keep up with the former qb's vocabulary.)