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ESPN's Rick Reilly reviews Chad's newest book, Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way

With the help of Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole, Chad Ochocinco wrote a book. This is his second book, the first being co-written with Paul Daugherty called "Chad: I Can't be Stopped." Chad's second book will tie Terrell Owens for most books released by an active wide receiver (for you stat junkies). Though I think Rice only has two, so maybe it's an all-time Wide Receiver record. But, whatever. This book reportedly takes a quick perspective of Chad's upbringing before becoming a book-sized tweet, or 256-page blog post, disseminating most of his opinions on the NFL. Publisher's Weekly writes, "For those fans who enjoy a good mix of style and substance, Johnson provides it in abundance."

ESPN's Rick Reilly read Chad's newest book and reviewed it.

The cover of Chad Ochocinco's new book, "Ocho Cinco," has Mr. Ochocinco flipping off you, the reader, with both hands. Why would you want to buy a book where you're being flipped off while you're still in the store?

Reilly's explanations, while humorous, aren't broken down to specific areas that he liked -- or wanted acknowledged. He takes sarcasm and makes it work. For example:

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1) His stirringly descriptive prose. For instance, the vivid passage in the second paragraph, in which he describes his "huge-ass house" in Florida and his seven "sweet-ass cars." In fact, Mr. Ochocinco is able to use the word "ass" 32 times in the tome.

And

5) His refreshing candor, so rare in the NFL. For instance ...

... his explanation of why he doesn't block: "What good is it for me to start throwing my body around with all those guys who are bigger than me?" Exactly.

... his endorsement of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. "Spygate, my ass," he says. " The Patriots are good, but there's a reason why they are winning even though everybody is over age 50. It's the f***ing coaching. It ain't no secret."

... how his own boss, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis doesn't measure up. "(Lewis) doesn't have control of the football team the same way Belichick has control. No way."

... how he calls Lewis and other coaches at 3 a.m. to discuss game strategy, civilities be damned. "Their wives might not like it, but I don't care. They got to deal with that, not me."

... how he often misses what's being said in the huddle because he's trash-talking with the defense.

Don't expect a review from us. We don't think we're that far up in the food chain to be handed a free copy. And honestly, if we don't get a free book in the mail to review, then we'll simply close this post by saying, "child, please."

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Reilly is not a Bengals fan, so he has no reason to. His job is to generate ad revenue for that website he writes for. And at this point, Chad only writes a book to stir up controversy and boost sales, not praise an organization he’s tried to ditch the past 2 years. $$$$$$$$

by bodacio on Sep 30, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looks like ...

ChadTard is showing us his IQ on the book cover … 11.

by Timzilla on Oct 1, 2009 4:51 AM EDT reply actions  

Could someone with some Medical knowledge

tell me if we give Chad a labotomy could he still run precise routes?

by featherman on Oct 1, 2009 7:18 AM EDT reply actions  

Just for the sake of ...

still rooting for a team with someone like ChadTard on it, I make myself believe each week that Chad is the result of a botched lobotomy. It’s working so far.

by Timzilla on Oct 1, 2009 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

Personally

I thought his intuitive comments regarding Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to be highly enjoyable and intelligent. : )

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Oct 1, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions  

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