Bengals should donate Johnson's missed checks to charity

by Josh Kirkendall on Apr 16, 2008 3:10 PM EDT in Chad Johnson Campaign

UPDATE II: Even his boy, T.J. Houshmandzadeh agrees that the Bengals should trade the prima donna. Sure, he could be saying that simply to help out his friend. Though we wonder. Houshmandzadeh knows prima enough, probably has heard his rants during the off-season, generally thinking that prima will be a distraction. Which I think we all generally agree with. When Palmer said that Chad will be there, prima freaked. T.J. says "I think eventually he'll show up, but then you have to worry about how much of a distraction he'll be." We'll see if prima reacts the same way with T.J. And we'll see if Chad will put his mouth will his, well, we'll just see.

UPDATE: In their latest, the Pro Football Talk guys question Mark Curnutte's constant reminder that the team can't afford $8 million in dead money. We contend that it would be Mike Brown's wet dream to lose $8 million in cap (i.e., pocketing) but agree with PFT that the dead money is a way to get fans to agree to hate Johnson while supporting the team for not cutting him -- at least just yet -- to keep fire breathing Bengals fans off their back.

Bengals Nation Daily agrees with us -- Johnson is the team idiot.
Bleacher Report to Johnson: Just Shut-up Already

ORIGINAL: The Pro Football Talk guys call him Ocho Stinko. A caller in Alan Cutler's morning radio show called him Ocho Psycho. Carson Palmer said that Ocho Tardo will be at mandatory functions. Tardo is calling Palmer a liar.

"I want to make this very clear,'' Johnson told Clayton in a story now posted on the ESPN Web site. "I don't know where he got that. I made no assertion to Carson that I would do that. Nothing has changed from what I've been saying for three months that I don't want to play for the Bengals. … I want to be traded before the draft, and if that doesn't happen, I want to be traded as soon as possible. I don't intend on reporting to anything."

Sorry Chad, but your dung stinks. We like Palmer's dung. In other words, I believe Palmer and honestly care little of what you think or say. In fact, when you talk, I get this nauseating migraine that doesn't go away until Will Farrell pounds that cowbell.

Johnson has played every excuse he can think of, from being "dissed" by head coach Marvin Lewis to demanding more money. We actually don't know anymore, he just wants to be traded. Lewis is tired of talking about it. Fans just want him gone -- he's a prime example of when God gives players physical abilities but does a Homer Simpson "d'oh" realizing that the mind will be like purgatory in an elementary rotisserie oven.

But I have to admit, I haven't heard anyone feel so sorry for themselves, forgoing $250,000 roster bonuses while guys like Eric Henderson donate footballs to a charity event in honor of the two fallen Colerain firefighters. Maybe one day Chad will stop stroking himself in the mirror long enough that he can go unsung and help others without the requirement that it be known to the entire world.

And a small suggestion to the team. Not only should they keep him and sit him, ala, Terrell Owens and the Eagles, but each bonus and game check missed, the Bengals should donate that to charity.

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Oh man

I absolutely agree. Or they should use all of that money that they were going to give Chad and put it towards signing another FA. I can say that I agree with Chad and the direction of the team. I do not see the Bengals taking a step forward. They have regressed and let two proven DTs get away. But if Chad wants to go to Miami, let him go and catch passes from Cleo Lemon or John Beck. He surely wont have 90+ catches and 1400+ yards. As for TDs, he'll have 3 at best.

by sgiridharan on Apr 16, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

Two DTs

Just out of fairness, it seems that the Shaun Rodgers deal was simply outside the box thinking by the Bengals that wasn't covered under the CBA that every own and their butler thinks is a bad arrangement. Though the Dwayne Robertson deal seems more like it might benefit the team out of overwhelming concern of his knee. We'll see. But this could be one of those deals that doing nothing, by accident ironically, could actually help the team. Hey, it's summer. The optimist's time of year for Bengals fans. :)

by Josh Kirkendall on Apr 16, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

He's gotta go.

I don't want him on the bench, in the locker room, anywhere mixing with those who do want to be here. Cap hit, schmap hit, trade him, no, give him away to Miami for a seventh rounder six years from now. If it costs us $8 million to be rid of him, fine. Also, how come EGOcho Cinco's not reporting to mandatories doesn't create a breach of contract freeing the team of meeting it's obligations in the deal? You don't work, you don't get paid, period. Take us to court, clown.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Apr 16, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

Oh, Good...

...last week has been real bad. Night sweats, shakes, hallucinations, vomiting, Im telling you, Chad Withdrawl is rough. But I feel much better today! I wish someone would stick a microphone or camera in front of his face every day. I guarantee he'd be going off about the giant mutant radioactive space spiders in the basement at PBS in a week. Ten days, tops.

I know! Invite him on during the first round of the draft! C'mon, espn, don't let me down!

by BeerRun on Apr 16, 2008 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

Couldn't agree more....

....with the part about letting him rot. If he wants to sit out, fine, the Bengals don't owe him squat. If he wants to be around, suspend him for 4 games, then deactivate him.

Sure, he'd get paid, but apparently all that money has already been spoken for (child support, cars, houses, gold teeth, etc.)

Bastard....here's hoping the Bengals have the same Tiki-less, Shockey-less experience the Giants had last year

by bengalred on Apr 16, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

Ewing Theory

echoing 'bengalred's Giants analogy, Hopefully Chad will be another example of Bill Simmons's, historically well supported, Ewing theory (teams rally after the loss of their 'best' player)....

that being said, I think Chad will change is tune in a few months. Mike Brown is stubborn, and Johnson needs the spotlight.

by Smigelskas on Apr 16, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

Feck 'em

I couldnt care less about Chad Johnson, and the fact he turned against Carson Palmer (one of the nicest guys in the league) shows all we need to know about CJ.

Fine him for every missed practice, workout.

Suspend him as soon as possible.

Play Drew Rosenhaus's "this is a historic deal" speech(after Chad signed most recent contract)during every press conference.

Stop selling the 85 jersey in the team store.

I will openly root for the Funny Bone patrons to receive his car he had "for raffle" now.

I'd love to see Ocho hook up with Farmersonly.com for a new spokesman gig. Lotta manure on both sides of that fence.

by cincybobcat on Apr 16, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

Ocho Poopstain

Go ahead, Ocho. Go ahead and waste your god-given ability and sit your ass down on the bench. You had /have (depending on what you do in the upcoming months) what any WR in the NFL could ever dream of. You have the best young QB in the league throwing your way. Yet, you somehow fail to realize that and feel sorry for poor little Chad.

Let me ask you one thing, Ocho. Where do you want to be traded? How's Atlanta sound? Detroit? St. Louis? MIAMI?!?!?!

Now ask yourself one thing, Ocho. Why?!

I had been a Chad supporter from day one. He was entertaining and regardless of what people say, he did get the job done up until last year IMO. But he's gone far past the line with this bullshit about Carson's storytelling. If we can get a first round pick out of him I'm all for it. $8 million is a small price to pay to cure the Bengals cancer and pass it on to another franchise. We're sick of your dumbass, Ocho.

by BengalChronic on Apr 16, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

headline?

Bengals Should Donate Chad Johnson, Himself, To Charity.

Watch for him at your local Goodwill Auto Auction.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Apr 17, 2008 9:51 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed!

Check out my rant on Chad's latest comments (plus a graph of his downfall!):

http://yepyep.gibbs12.com/?p=5522

Some excerpts:
Future Hopes for "Ocho Cinco":
Stubborn Mike Brown sticks to his guns and lets him sit out the entire season
He doesn't get paid
He loses his endorsements
John Clayton stops answering his calls (then he crawls back to local media)
Bengals succeed without him
2009 season comes, he's still under contract, not getting paid
Bengals give rookie receiver Brian Robiskie #85 even though CJ is technically still signed to team
He attempts an acting career but then realizes people only liked him for the football character that no longer exists
TJ Houshmanzadeh gets a reality show to determine his new BFF and Shayne Graham is a finalist

by gibbs12 on Apr 17, 2008 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

Cap

I have a feeling we're waiting until June 1st to do antying and acting like we won't trade him to try to preserve his trade value. As the PFT article states, this would lessen the cap hit.

It is also completely possible that our front office has no idea how the cap works.

by mp45242 on Apr 17, 2008 5:01 PM EDT reply actions