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At Least One Offer of Two "Firm" First-Round Picks Made for Chad

Oil Slick made an appearance on ESPN.com's draft coverage saying that the Cincinnati Bengals have had at least one firm trade offer of two first-round picks. Not a conditional third, but a second first-round pick. So that covers one of three prerequisites given to us by Merrill Hoge earlier. The second is that the Bengals would like an established player. The third?

This is what I believe is the main hurdle for Oil Slick and Prima Donna Johnson. The Bengals want $5 million already paid to Prima Donna Johnson that was freely handed to him when he signed his -- how did Oil Slick put it two years ago, ground breaking? -- contract. While I think the "we won't trade Chad because he's under contract" is an inspiring position for fans tired of players consistently begging for trades, this really seems like a counter-demand that Mike Brown would make. If you're going to sign a contract, even though a ton of your money is given up front, you will earn that money even though you already have it. Otherwise, sit and retire.

But with this information coming out this morning/afternoon, it would seem like a trade is becoming even less likely that the demands are becoming so public -- and free flowing. Though who knows? We do know that the NFL Draft is still 90 minutes away and four teams have reportedly already made their selections. Funny.

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Someone said on ESPN this afternoon that Jay Glaser reported the Skins called to upped the ante last night- two firsts, and the Bengals turned them down flat. It’s really hard at this time when we should be the most optimistic to have Chad hanging over us like a decomposing elephant in the room. That the powers that be, Bengal-wise, can’t see that and do something about it, speaks volumes about the way things are run here- and have been since Mike Brown took over.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Apr 26, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

RE: Chad

I said that exact same thing today to someone else. He said that the Bengals are going to be horrible next season. I firmly believe that consensus is actually widely accepted because of the Chad Johnson deal. If he’s gone, we actually transition talking about the team’s draft and how it will translate to a 2008 rebuilding season (which, I think it will be).

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by Kirkendall on Apr 26, 2008 5:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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