Ahmad Brooks is now packing his bags for the season. The team put the middle linebacker on IR who's scheduled to have surgery next week. Why do they wait so long to put a guy on IR like Brooks? I don't know. But the same question was asked about Chris Perry -- whom publicly expressed frustration with the Bengals medical staff diagnosing his injury incorrectly. And some of you might remember when Peter Warrick's status was a mystery that even the Hardy Boys couldn't solve in 2004 when he played sparingly.

Lewis finds a bright spot in Brooks' near full-season absence.

Cincinnati Bengals

Out: T Willie Anderson (knee), LB Ahmad Brooks (groin)

Did Not Participate in Practice
Wednesday: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (knee), S Herana-Daze Jones (knee), TE Reggie Kelly (knee), LB Caleb Miller (back), CB Deltha O'Neal (knee), LB Anthony Schlegel (back)

Limited Participation in Practice
Wednesday: LB Rashad Jeanty (knee), WR Chad Johnson (neck), DT John Thornton (neck)

Baltimore Ravens

Out: CB Samari Rolle (illness)

Did Not Participate in Practice
Wednesday: LB Terrell Suggs (knee), TE Daniel Wilcox (foot)

Limited Participation in Practice
Wednesday: LB Prescott Burgess (thigh), WR Yamon Figurs (knee), TE Todd Heap (thigh), CB Chris McAlister (knee), CB David Pittman (head), S Ed Reed (head), S Gerome Sapp (thigh)

Full Participation in Practice
Wednesday: RB Willis McGahee (head), CB Jamaine Winborne (ankle)