Bleacher Report - Chad Ocho Cinco

Chad Ochocinco and ESPN Listen To This

Benjamin Montozzi — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:25:19 -0500

Chad Ochocinco is a good, funny, sociable football player. He is a elite football player. He is so good that when he plays against other teams, the team tries to stop Ochocinco. I respect Chad Ochocinco. I look up to Mr. Chad Ochocinco. Chad Ochocinco is my icon.

In my opinion, he is a good wide receiver. When people are watching football highlights,people sometimes, say,"Where is Chad Ochocinco and the Cincinnati Bengals?" I try to look for Chad Ochocinco and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Chad Ochocinco has the king title of Twitter. He, even, has his own News Network, OCNN (Ochocinco News Network). He is know for his celebrations, his trash-talking, and for changing his last name to Johnson to Ochocinco. Chad Ochocinco has even sent gifts to other teams in the division.

Chad Ochocinco has a song with Lil Wayne called "Child Please." A show or something called Child Please with Chad Ochocinco. He is knows for his quotes (Child Please, Kiss Da Baby, C'mon Son, etc).

Before playing the Cleveland Browns, he sent pepto pistmol(spelled wrong). It back fired at the Cincinnati Bengals because they lost the game. Then, sent roll-over deodorant to the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals ended with the victory.

Finally, for the next-game against the Pittsburgh Steelers or Pittsburgh Tearers, he tries to send out mustard. The reason because the Pittsburgh Steelers can not Catch-up, Ketchup. Proudly, the Cincinnati Bengals ended with victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

So, I'm going to go another step and going to have facebook and a bleacher report account. Chad Ochocinco has a Twitter. I have a Twitter account but, I cannot challenge Mr. Chad Ochocinco. I'm calling Chad Ochocinco. Chad Ochocinco listen. I respect you. Do you got any challenges? I got a challenge and a celebration for you, Mr. Chad Ochocinco.

Chad Ochocinco, I going to send a gift (maybe mustard) to a football team. Sorry for taking your idea. Sorry.

Who ever reads this, try to let Chad Ochocinco and/or ESPN that I got a challenge for Chad Ochocinco and celebration for Chad Ochocinco. If you tryed or did contracted Chad Ochocinco or ESPN, please let me know. Thanks. Child Please.

P.S. Is that really Chad Ochocinco in the song Child Please with Lil Wayne featuring Chad Ochocinco? Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Look up 94sportscenter on youtube, it is me playing basketball. Thanks.

P.S. I think Allen Iverson is retiring.

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Chad Ochocinco Challenge?

Benjamin Montozzi — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:37:58 -0500

I calling Chad Ochocinco. Chad Ochocinco you are a good person. Chad Ochocinco, any challenges? I got a challenge for you, Mr. Chad Ochocinco.

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Ten Reasons Why the Bengals Lost to the Raiders

Eric Ball — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:08:54 -0500

Talk about your classic "Don't let a bad team hang around" game. The Cincinnati Bengals couldn’t hold a 14-0 lead and let the Raiders slowly inch back into this ugly contest. The Raiders scored 10 unanswered points over the final minute to take a 20-17 win. How did this possibly happen?

1. The playcalling on offense. The Bengals abandoned the passing game in the second half. Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski called way too many runs on second and third and long. Bernard Scott did rush for 119 yards on 19 carries but didn’t convert enough third downs to run out the clock.

Fullback Jermi Johnson had a key fourth quarter fumble with the Bengals inside the Raiders 15-yard line. He almost never gets a carry, why decide to give him one when Scott was running so well? For the day the Bengals had three fumbles and QB Carson Palmer’s last hail mary was picked off to make it four total turnovers.

2. The previously invincible offensive line couldn’t protect Palmer in the second half. The Raiders were getting consistent pressure which led to an antsy Palmer. He rushed numerous throws in addition to the strip-fumble

3. Shayne “franchise tag” Graham shanked a 37-yard field goal that ended up costing his team. This guy used to have the highest percentage of made field goals of all-time. He is now a below average kicker that will most likely not be a Bengal next year.

4. Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer allowed rookie nickel cornerback Morgan Trent to “cover” Raiders wide receiver Louis Murphy on the final drive.

Trent got twisted around when getting burned by Murphy’s game-tying, 29-yard TD with 33 seconds remaining. The rookie sixth-round draft pick has played well up to today, but QB Bruce Gradkowski kept throwing his way in the fourth quarter.

This was the first game the Bengals really could have used recently IR’ed safety Roy Williams.

5. With Bernard Scott (21 carries, 119 yards) promoted to starting tailback in the wake of Benson’s deactivation, the kickoff return job fell by default back to Andre Caldwell.

Caldwell fumbled Oakland’s kickoff with 0:27 on the clock, setting up Sebastian Janikowski’s game-winning, 33-yard field goal with 0:15 remaining. Caldwell shouldn’t have even returned it as he caught the ball mid-way in the end zone.

Scott had returned a kick to the house last week against Pittsburgh after a mediocre performance by Caldwell to start the season.

6. Their opening drive, which went for a touchdown, was more crappy magazine than textbook perfection. The drive covered 78 yards, but included six plays for negative yards. Three were penalties. Chad OchoCinco had two false starts and the team overall seemed to lack focus.

7. Cincinnati is 0-10 in Oakland, 1-14 on the road vs. the Raiders. Not sure what it means but that is not a good stat for the Bengals. The Oakland Coliseum was half empty and the crowd was a non-factor. Didn’t matter

8. The Bengals have scored less than 20 points six times in 10 games. Since putting up 45 against the Bears, the Bengals have combined to score 45 in the last three games.

9. The prevent D in the last two minutes. Soft coverage, shoddy tackling, and no pressure on the QB… sound like a recipe for success??

10. Jonathan Joseph lets a game-ending interception fly right through his hands. On one of the final plays on the game-tying TD drive, QB Bruce Gradkowski threw a rocket that Joseph jumped the route and simply didn’t catch.

“We didn’t play winning football long enough or consistently enough. When you don’t win we better learn a hell of a lesson because we paid a hell of a price.”

—Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said after the game. Sounds about right.

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New Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Just Play the Super Bowl Already

Joe Mikolai — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:34:28 -0500

In what has been blatantly obvious for weeks now, given the Bengals perfect 5-0 divisional record start, coupled with the Saints undefeated record, can we just skip ahead to what will likely be a very thrilling Super Bowl of firsts for these downtrodden franchises?

Sure, its chic to be a Saints fan now. But not too long ago—(1999 3-13) —finishing fifth in the NFC West was common place for them. Trotting out names like Willie Whitehead, the Billy Joe quarterbacks-Hobert and Tovollier, the team was an annual display of 4-12 disaster. Their .411 franchise winning percentage —(262-375-5)—is among the league's worst. The Bengals 272 - 354 franchise mark , good for .434 percent, isn't much better.

Nicknamed the "Aints," and known for fans showing up to the Superdump with paper bags over their heads, they played in perhaps the league's second worst stadium behind Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Superdome could offer the Metrodome one thing even they could not: Super Bowls.

That's right. Not being hosted by the home team mind you, but the NFL for having a reputation of being a macho, manly league, refuses to play its Super Bowls in any Northern climate that doesn't have a roof, ahem, Dome. That's the only reason Detroit got the Super Bowl with Pittsburgh vs. Seattle in 2006.

Otherwise, it's off to southern cities like Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Arizona, and Tampa over and over again rather boringly. This time the game is in Miami but barring a miracle in the playoffs, the hometown team won't even get close.

Even sadder is Minnesota, a team that desperately needs a Super Bowl victory to help their own efforts in building a new stadium, which could and will likely finish 15-1 only to see the Saints possibly finish 16-0 and steal home field advantage away from them.

Enter the Katrina videos and tributes. Another thing Minnesota cannot compete with.

Sure, New Orleans winning will be a nice story and a media nightmare for corporate America, which wants to see the Dallas Cowgirls, New England Patriots, or (yuck) the NFL's "First Family" pretty boy Peyton Manning and his hop-throws in the Super Bowl so they can market and hype the hell out of any of them.

Even better if this Super Bowl paired them up against the upstart Bengals, who may be the Saint's closest rivals for historical NFL futility. If they weren't getting arrested in the early 2000s, they were losing. If they weren't losing in the 1990s they were, oh wait, losing more.

Bring on the Bengals

Coupled with their own cute little degrading nickname—the "Bungles" for their lackadaisical attempts at playing football and their three-hour blunders on the field of non competitiveness—this team fielded such winners as Akili Smith, Reinard Wilson, Brent Milne, Eric Bienemy, Marco Battaglia, Brad Costello, Ki—Jana Carter, Michael Bankston, oh wait, that's just the 1998 3-13 team.

You get the idea. What the heck happened?

Carson Palmer came back from injury, almost fully recovered without missing a beat. Bad Boy Chris Henry decided to stay out of trouble and Chad John, uh, Ochocinco decided to just shut up and play.

The defense, led by brilliant draft picks Jonathan Joseph (2006), Rey Maualuga (2009—my pick for defensive ROY), and LB Keith Rivers, (2008) actually worked out. Steals were found later in the draft with this year's fourth round pick, former Florida WR Andre Caldwell, who has a number of big catches and game winners.

Dead weight like troubled LB Odell Thurman were jettisoned and the loss of potential star David Pollack to a career ending injury was overcome.

So is it too much too soon? Too early to be predicting postseason success? As long as they can avoid the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Kimo Von Olhaffen like key injury situation, I believe they can hang with anyone, even if that means going to Lucas Oil Field and playing the Cowtown Colts at Peyton's place.

Or Bonehead Belichik and the methodical New England Patriots.

The Chargers? Meh. They do this every year. Start out slow (2-3) win about seven straight and win the division by a few games to go 12-4 and lose in either of the first two rounds. This year will be no exception.

As for Josh McDumbass, the hoodie-wearing, wet-behind-the-ears Belichick wannabe, he is finding out his team isn't as good as he thought. Their defense will fall apart when it matters. And they can thank their upcoming schedule, which includes two dates with the suddenly competitive Chiefs and the lowly Raiders, as their only saving grace.

Whose gonna stop the Bengals? Well considering the Cowtown Colts are gonna get the No. 1 seed boringly, it will be up to either the Steelers or Broncos to take them out. The Patriots will likely win out and get the No. 2 seed, and it will once again be the tough-luck Bengals who get the No. 3 seed and have to play an extra game, even if it will be at home.

Sure it's trendy to make a poster board with "Geaux Saints" (everyone's a Cajun now aren't they?). Sure its trendy to say Naw'lins instead of New Orleans. Sure its fun to dust off the old Saints uniforms—oh wait, the only one's I see look brand new, like HD clothing, signifying its new—and the bandwagon is in full effect.

If New Orleans wins, will it be nice? Sure. I hope they do get the No. 2 seed, but leave the No. 1 to the Vikings who need it more. The NFC must run through Minneapolis and not New Orleans for revenue creating reasons.

If you lose, big deal. If they lose, it could be off to L.A. in just two years, as the Metrodome lease expires in 2011. The team has given strong indications they have no desire to extend it and will explore other options, likely out of state.

If your team (New Orleans) loses, it will not be a big deal. You'll still have Drew Brees, Jeremy Shockey, Reggie Bush, and Marques Coltson in their prime, not to mention an emerging Robert Meechem and the stellar, but I'm-not-sold-beyond-this-year defense.

If my team loses it could be off to L.A., where they will win the Super Bowl there in their first year like the 1996 Colorado Avalanche in hockey. Just ask any Quebec Nordiques fan how that must have felt. The same could happen here again.

Oh, and just for fun, if a Vikings and Saints NFC Championship doesn't get you excited, consider the alternative. Another perennial bottom dweller, the Arizona Cardinals look primed to lock up their division soon and possibly the three seed of their own, setting up the possibility for a Cardinals and Saints NFC Championship and another NFL ratings nightmare that has to leave the purists howling.

Only in the NFL. MLB and Bud Selig: you big market idiots could learn a lot from this, the most popular league in America.

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Memo To The NFL: Fines Do Not Hurt Players, Suspensions Hurt Players

Eddie Garrison — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:10 -0500

If there is one thing I believe the league and commissioner Roger Goodell are doing wrong, it's the fining of players.

It absolutely baffles me that you believe a fine of say, $10,000 actually means anything to a player who's game check is probably $200,000 plus.

Not to mention, the fine to the "employee" of the league and the team is tax deductible.

It's a write off for any professional athlete, actually.

Now yes, they may be without that money for a while, but ultimately it does not concern them—obviously. If it did, they would probably no longer do whatever earned them the fine in the first place, for fear of the repercussions!

But in today's NFL and in other pro sports, this is sadly not the case.

Lets a take a look at an example of just what I mean here in the NFL. Now, obviously the easiest target/example will be Chad Ochoinco (Johnson).

Mr. Ochocinco was recently fined $20,000 by the league for his attempted "bribe" of an official to get a call to go his team's way.

Now, even if Ochocinco's intentions were playful and a joke, the NFL is not going to sit idly by and let anyone believe for second, jokingly or not, that an official can be bought or bribed by players to affect the outcome of the game.

Now I know it was all in fun and I actually laughed too when I saw it, but the fact remains I knew a big fine was coming.

I honestly thought the $20,000 was a bit low for something the league considered such an outrage, but that's what he got.

Now after giving an example of what I am talking about here in this piece as far as fines go, let’s get back to my original point of fines not hurting professional athletes.

The only sure fire way to hurt a professional athlete is very simple and it holds true to anyone really.

Suspend them without pay—period.

If you suspend an athlete without pay, he is now being held accountable for his actions more than any tax deductible fine is going to hurt them or deter them from doing that action.

Professional athletes make their money by playing the games they are getting paid to play. You take the chance to play away from them, you then hit them where it hurts the most, in their wallets.

And not in a tax deductible fine way. No, this is a you don’t get paid way. Much worse to anyone that is trying to make a living wouldn’t you agree?

If the NFL and other leagues would take the initiative and suspend players without pay it would most definitely deter them from committing that act again. As they would know it could possibly mean not receiving their paycheck in their next game(s).

Not to mention, it could also hinder them from reaching a certain statistical point in which bonuses kick in from their contracts.

A very stiff punishment maybe, but not when you take into consideration some of the things that have occurred on the field recently and in the past that have injured players or made the NFL out to be something they do not want to be.

It’s a very simple solution to me for the NFL. If you want to truly control the flamboyant end zone celebrations and all the cheap shots that happen. All you need to do is set the bar saying you WILL suspend that player if found guilty of the infraction and will do so from that point on.

No player in any league actually plays for the team they are on anyway; they play for the only true team they know—themselves.

There may be no “I” in team, but there is also no “we” either.

They are looking out for number one and number one only.

You take something away from them, the next time they are in that same or similar situation, they will re-think it before it happens and most likely will not continue with the infraction then, or in the future.

Now, yes, of course, you will still see helmet to helmet hits, personal fouls etc. But, I believe if the league were to set a precedent early on about this policy, you would see a decline in penalties of that nature.

If you want to control professional athletes, hit them where it hurts them the most—in their wallets.

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The Best of Ochocinco: Volume Five

Russell Wight — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:54:22 -0500

The Cincinnati Bengals are 7-2 and in sole possession of first place in the AFC North. However, it's time to take a break from game observations, report cards, and upcoming matchups.

It's time to step off the field and get some relationship advice from our favorite tweeter, Chad Ochocinco .

I now present The Best of Ochocinco, Volume 5 .

OGOchoCinco: "What a beautiful day, 70 degrees and raining = cuddle weather or pregnancy, one or the other is bound to happen!"

OGOchoCinco: "Who's guilty here? A wife wakes up from a dream yelling HURRY UP MY HUSBAND IS HOME n her husband wakes up n jumps out da window."

OGOchoCinco: "My condom brand is tiger striped—12 stripes included, let's the women know your size ahead of time = where you putting all those stripes < :)"

OGOchoCinco: "Remember life isn't a box of chocolates, it's more like a jar of jalapenos, what you do today can burn yo a$$ tomorrow!!"

OGOchoCinco: "yourenotdaonly1 if you are dating a guy N you ask for a toothbrush to use and he says to put your name on it."

OGOchoCinco: "yourenotdaonly1 if you find a dread in her bed and you're bald."

OGOchoCinco: "yourenotdaonly1 if she works OT but the check is coming up short!!!!"

OGOchoCinco: "Dis tweet is brought 2 u by Ocho Cinco Condoms. Feel d sensation of celebration every time u touchdown."

OGOchoCinco: "Ocho Cinco condoms work 85% of the time, every time."

OGOchoCinco: "She loves me. She loves me not. Why waste the flower when you can grow a new one, everyone have an awesome Wednesday."

OGOchoCinco: "Awesome Ocho Cinco condoms, they'll catch everything yo johnson shoots."

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