Yes, Chris Henry is back in Cincinnati and our ongoing coverage continues.
The Chickster calls the club’s decision to bring back Henry “unthinkable, unimaginable and incomprehensible.” He traces the shifting path of comments from the team that preceded Henry’s return.
The Blitz says the Henry signing screams of desperation. Obviously, I agree.
WDR thinks Henry’s return could be the beginning of the end for Marvin Lewis in Cincy.
In a move that will no doubt strip all remaining leverage that Marvin Lewis had left in the locker room, Henry’s return marks another chapter in this franchise’s insane refusal to run a NFL organization with any sign of intelligence.
No argument there. It’s worth adding here that late last night, Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson made an oblique reference to a possible rift between Lewis and Brown over Henry in his initial report (scroll down to the previous blog entry), a reference that’s been scrubbed from the updated story. Doc says Lewis is toast.
This was almost certainly Mike Brown’s doing. He brings back a guy whose record is bad, whose reliability is questionable and whose productivity last year was not much. All it cost was Lewis’ authority.
Anyone who was here for Bruce Coslet’s reign knows what I mean. Once players know it’s not the coach calling the shots, the coach is toast.
Probably true. And I had such high hopes for the season. Oh well, as a Bengals fan, I ought to be used to disappointment by now.
Update: Kirkendall tries to look at the issue dispassionately. La-La-La-We’re-Not-Listening!!!
Update 2: Walter recommends a stiff drink.
If Chris Henry even jaywalks it will be a 6 hour ESPN special. I don’t even want to think about what would happen if he ends up in one of those high end Covington clubs and makes it rain. I just hope that Carson and Marvin are whole heartedly behind this decision. If not we could be going back into another decade long ice age.
Make mine a double.
C. Trent has the official press rationalization from the Bengals on the Henry signing.
An NFL agent asks Lance:
They can’t be this stupid, can they?
Answer: You have no idea.
PFWs Eric Edholm writes that the Bengals are taking a huge risk resigning Henry. Thanks, Eric, but we kinda figured that one out already.
WDF bucks the trend.
Update 3: Doc expands on his blog post with a column.
This isn’t about Chris Henry, per se. Maybe he’s a new man. Maybe he’s running for tenor in the Vienna Boys Choir. Good for him. Everyone has a right to make a living.
This is about how forlorn a franchise the Bengals continue to be. It’s about an owner who hasn’t presided over a playoff victory in 17 years. Mike Brown has put on the line whatever dignity and credibility his franchise has, for a good-not-great player who has been suspended almost as often as not.
That sums things up fairly well, I’d say.
Update 4: Henry will hold a press conference tonight at 7 eastern. It will be carried live on 1530 Homer.
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I don’t understand the passion people have in rooting against this. Chris Henry is a football player nothing more. He is not running the city or watching our kids. There are troubled football players on every team in the league. You don’t hear about it on a lot of teams because they WIN.
When he catches the winning TD in the game that seals the division no one will care about how many times he has been arrested. (Ray Lewis anyone???)
It isn’t a matter of rooting against anything. As I’ve said before, I wish Chris the best — just some place else. If there were ever a person and an organization that needed to go in different directions, it was the Henry and the Bengals. Bringing him back now just dredges all the crap back up again, and leaves Marvin with egg on his face to boot.
I hear you, but I would trade egg on the face for a winning team all the time. I am convinced the Bengals are a better team with Chris Henry as the third WR. I bet you would hate it if Henry was in Pittsburgh.
I think the Bengals tried to go in different directions but when the players talent levels are that different you need to re-evaluate what the options are. I am in no way saying I don’t care about the Bengals arrest problems, I am just saying I want to win on Sunday a little more.
Who Dey
Believe me, I understand the desire to win, but management publicly dynamiting the head coach like this is exactly the kind of thing that has players — especially those nearing the end of their deals — throwing in the towel before the season even starts. Same old stuff. Why bust out butts? just get through it and get out.
This is clearly a move to help the Bengals offense to give them more weapons and to win now. Everyone deserves a second chance or third or fourth chance in some cases, however, this move is good for Bengals fans just not for the image of the NFL. I don’t think too many teams would have taken a chance on Henry, other than the Cowboys but they don’t need a receiver, so why not see how the team meshes early on and then go out a find a receiver or sign Henry later if desperate times arise?
whodeyfan says….
“ I bet you would hate it if Henry was in Pittsburgh.”
Not to worry, Pittsburgh (and the rest of league for that matter) had better sense and managerial ability to avoid him like the plague. Not so Cincy. Which goes to show just how inept M.B. truly is.
ahhh, there it is. The steelers are better than that argument.
Like better than jumping a guy in a casino?
http://www.whodeyfans.com/2007/10/steeler-week.html