Alright all you dreamers out there, we Bengals fans don't have much to bark about but it's time one of us spoke up and broke down the basics for you.
We've listened to rumors for months now and apparently we're the only ones listening to our side of the story. At least half a dozen times, Marvin Lewis has come forward to say that Chad Johnson is going nowhere. While I've never been Marvin's biggest supporter, I've also never had reason to call him a liar. He's not only our coach, but also has his hand in any and every player move. This is not Hank Steinbrenner you're dealing with here, he doesn't reverse course.
Lastly, lets remember that Chad is NOT the leader of this team. In my opinion, neither is Marvin Lewis. Carson Palmer runs this team. For the first time in his career, Carson finished the last game, marched in front of the cameras, and showed some fire. When Carson walks to the cameras and to the front office and says, "change this"... trust me it will change. Oh, and if you think Carson wouldn't shit a chicken if they traded one of his playmakers.... you're just plain dumb.
When Chad holds out of training camp (which he won't), let the rumors fly. Until then, lets realize that.... plain and simple... a small market Cincinnati team cannot afford to take an almost $9 million cap penalty for trading Chad Johnson when they are trying to rebuild a defense almost from scratch.
See you next year Chad... and I'll see you in stripes.
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We've listened to rumors for months now and apparently we're the only ones listening to our side of the story. At least half a dozen times, Marvin Lewis has come forward to say that Chad Johnson is going nowhere. While I've never been Marvin's biggest supporter, I've also never had reason to call him a liar. He's not only our coach, but also has his hand in any and every player move. This is not Hank Steinbrenner you're dealing with here, he doesn't reverse course.
Lastly, lets remember that Chad is NOT the leader of this team. In my opinion, neither is Marvin Lewis. Carson Palmer runs this team. For the first time in his career, Carson finished the last game, marched in front of the cameras, and showed some fire. When Carson walks to the cameras and to the front office and says, "change this"... trust me it will change. Oh, and if you think Carson wouldn't shit a chicken if they traded one of his playmakers.... you're just plain dumb.
When Chad holds out of training camp (which he won't), let the rumors fly. Until then, lets realize that.... plain and simple... a small market Cincinnati team cannot afford to take an almost $9 million cap penalty for trading Chad Johnson when they are trying to rebuild a defense almost from scratch.
See you next year Chad... and I'll see you in stripes.
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http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?sto....
