Cincinnati Bengals: Attention, NFL, This Team Is NOT a Joke!

The Cincinnati Bengals are not a joke. Jokes are funny. They make you laugh and often bring a smile to your face. The Bengals do not bring a smile to my face. Instead, they have me reaching for a bottle of antacids.

This year’s 4-12 record was tough to swallow, especially coming off of a division title and entering the 2010 season with such high expectations. However, as a sports fan, I understand that your team is not going to be successful all the time.

Perhaps that is a result of being a life-long Bengals fan?

Anyway, my point is that as much misery that a 4-12 season brings, it does not come close to the debacle that has been this offseason.

The Bengals have retained a coaching staff that has absolutely no control. It is a staff that has the respect of nobody—not the owner, players or fans. The starting quarterback and face of the franchise, Carson Palmer, says he will retire if the Bengals don’t trade him. Chad Ochocinco and Marvin Lewis have been arguing through the media like 10-year old girls.

Now, Ochocinco has vowed to change his name… again. He is apparently returning to his given name, Chad Johnson.

Whatever.

Like I said, this isn’t a joke. Being a Bengals fan is frustration, disappointment, anger and depression all rolled together. It is the epitome of misery.

Watching Mike Brown completely destroy the franchise his father built has been one of the saddest stories in all of sports.

And he ain’t done yet…

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