I've always thought of the McCowns as the white trash Manning brothers. Now it's official.

The Associated Press reports that Josh McCown need six stitches recently because of an accident that occurred at home in Texas. McCown said he was holding up firewood when his brother Luke accidentally cut Josh's finger instead of the firewood.

This McCown-on-McCown violence should be good for a few punchlines (Texas Chainsaw McCown Massacre, anyone?), but there may be legitimate football implications. Josh is locked in a position battle with John Beck to be Miami's starting quarterback, and the injury was to McCown's throwing hand. The Palm Beach Post says the recovery could "cloud the picture", but it sounds like they are just speculating.

Luke McCown, who I think will eventually take Jeff Garcia's starting job in Tampa, appears to have escaped unharmed. Which proves the maxim: Be the guy holding the chain saw, not the firewood.