Marvin Lewis Enters Upcoming Season Healed: 2008 Cincinnati Bengals Preview

I have not kept up much on the Bengals much this year or the whole NFL, in general.  I am aware of the crybaby Johnson is not happy, but what else is new. 

Bengals got rid of one evil crime-doer only to acquire another one in the draft, but hopefully someone can step and be a good role model to this new blood. 

It can be extremely hard to be a good role model especially when the young blood is so dimwitted he can't get the message you are trying to get across to him.  I know and I am speaking from experience from my time in the Army. 

I have known guys that were dumber than a can of paint.  You would think they might have been putting on an act, but they were really that dumb and could not understand simple things.  I think that must have been Chris Henrys' problem. 

Last year, there were many games I felt that the Bengals could have won early in the season had Henry been on the team.  Let’s face it, despite his criminal background, he is an excellent receiver and athlete. 

I do wish him the best in his life but do not see him going anywhere soon in the NFL.  About the only team next, I guess that would have him would be the Oakland Raiders once all of his suspensions and jail times are up if any. 

But I do see good and positive things for the Bengals this season, which are the same old words that all of the sports writers and analysts say every season about the Bengals. 

They are entering into this season where Marvin Lewis is not injured with a foot injury as he was last season and possibly under any medication, not saying that pain killers had impaired his judgment. 

Those special space age crutches held him back some on his mobility and moving around to get to where the action was to see what was happening.  You can't really depend on looking on those big jumbo TV’s. 

Nothing is better than your own peeper's.

The Bengals also acquired another quarterback, which is always a good thing.  I believe they need to get another good running back.  Maybe I am an old dinosaur. 

I am an old throwback to the Paul Brown days of running the ball and pound it in there. 

I would like to see the team with three or four strong backs like Johnson and keep the defense on kilter all the time so it can open up the passing game for Carson Palmer. 

I don't know how many times we had seen him so open and passing the ball deep down the field only for the receiver’s to only drop it for now reason whatsoever. 

I cannot fault Palmer on any of the throws he had last season, and I don't know if that is fair to say or not. 

I don't think no one can forget when Chad Johnson had the ball only to lose it and then to sit on the ground like a little one-year-old crybaby and not get up to try and tackle the guy. 

It is because of plays like that no one wants the lousy player, and I am sorry to call him names. 

It is not really proper to call a professional athlete names, but he did not act very professional then or most of the season or this off season and now.

So if it walks like a duck, and if it clucks like a duck, and it looks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

Enough said.

I'm outta Here