Bengal fans owe Ocho!

And i don’t understand the hate towards him. Like you said, he made Cincy relevant again. I will be routing for Chad, hopefully he can pull off something big in this years super bowl to add to his legacy.

He had phenominal hands and incredible body control, and the abiity to keep his feet in bounds on sidelines when laying out to make the catch.

I remember Corey Dillion who was also traded to the Pats. I thought Corey was going to rack up yardage for the Pats for 2 years longer. He was productive for the year or two he was in New England but was abruptly let go. Chad is a reciever with diminishing skills and I think he finally knows it. It will be hard to see him next year with the Pats and I don’t know who will pick him up.

BTW… I live 2 hours north west of Philly. Sorry for the typo’s but when I tried to preview the post, it would disappear.

… Corey Dillion is the only former Bengal with a Super Bowl ring as a player. I guess Ken Anderson has one as a Steelers’ Coach. Does anyone know if there are any other’s out there?

It wasn’t necessarily the flashy things he did that made me a fan, although they were fun to watch. I liked Chad because he seemed like a genuine kid at one point, telling the coach he wanted to be the best, like another Jerry Rice. He was an underdog of sorts in my book. He made me want him to succeed with his aspirations to be great and juvenile attitude. Then something happened to him, he got to big for his britches, or had some crazy sense of entitlement after a few good seasons. My opinion of him changed when he wanted out of Cincy the team that gave him his chance and put the Ocho on the map. The Bengals helped Chads career as much or more than Chad helped them. It’s really telling to me how much the Bengals hid Chads shortcomings by keeping him in the X position never moving him, never putting him in motion, and giving him a small amount of responsibility in the playbook. Now Chads in NE and their not so nice and expect him to do what all good WR do and learn a whole playbook and expect him to move around but he can’t. It’s like we had a hard time here teaching him algebra 1 and their trying to teach him trig. So the Bengals helped him out alot and I don’t think I can pull for NE because of a guy on the bench.

national media attention aside, if you followed what chad did in town for the locals when the camera wasn’t on him, the guy was a class act off the field and good for the city. spent most of his years in cincy buying dinners for fans and signing autographs. there is no 12 year kid with a story of chad ignoring him in cincy.

hope chad finds a team that will use him, the pats aren’t that team.

But his antics also had a negative effect on the team’s performance on the field.

Self-focused entertainers may be good for the game, but aren’t always good for your team.

I have nothing againt Chad, but i’m rooting for the Giants.

Can’t barrack for Bat Guano Brady

They just cut one of their players, Tiquan Underwood, the day before the Super Bowl.
Are you kidding me?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/patriots-heartlessly-release-tiquan-underwood-eve-super-bowl-004651704.html

but I’m rooting for the Giants.