Hitting the Links
It’s time for a few previews to get you ready for the NFL season, which is just over a week away. As always, things here are Bengals-centric. The first preview comes from AOL’s Fanhouse, which gives the Bengals a “heat rating” of 31 out of 50. The site calls them a playoff contender, but says a slide back to five or six wins wouldn’t be shocking. I say the team only slides back to five or six wins if Carson Palmer gets hurt. The loss of any other player would be damaging, but not devastating. I think. The second one [...]
Ochocinco a Minuteman?
Chad Ochocinco has hit the Twitter-waves and declared that he’s already planned his touchdown celebration for Week 1 in New England. As relayed by ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss, if Ochocinco scores in the season opener, he’s going to grab a rifle from New England’s Minuteman mascots and fire a shot. If that happens, fines will certainly follow. I love Ocho’s enthusiasm for the game, but I’d much rather he spend his free time planning how he’s going to downfield block on a running play or catch a pass across the middle. So I guess I’m with Missy Elliott on this one [...]
Door Open for Bryant Return?
The Bengals may have released Antonio Bryant, but Marvin Lewis left the door wide open for a possible return in his Tuesday press conference. Consider these quotes from his meeting with the media: “It provides him an opportunity to catch up with another team, give him a possible opportunity to come back here and whatever that may be. I love this guy, for whatever reason, since he got drafted and when I coached against him when I was with the Redskins. It’s unfortunate it didn’t work out, but we’ll see what happens in the future.” Q: So there’s a chance [...]
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