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When  Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco, I thought it was a brilliant move for several reasons. First of all,the sales of the the new Ocho Cinco jersey will sky rocket…We all know how Johnson has grown frustrated with the Bengals as an organization, that a few seasons ago seemed to be on a verge of a Super Bowl berth. With a myriad of arrest, waiving key players, and a consistently inept offense, I see why Chad wants to get out of dodge. 

Now the NFL (a.k.a. the NO FUN LEAGUE) is hating, once again. Ocho, is not yet allowed to wear his new name on his jersey according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello , “He has a financial obligation to Reebok, which produces the jerseys available to fans. That has to be resolved before the on-field jersey can be changed. “The same obligation exists for any player that changes his number or name.”

 SOURCE: AP NEWS

Hello Reebok! Don’t you realize that the Chad Johnson jersey is one of the hottest sellers in the NFL? Once the ‘Ocho Cinco’ jersey is ready for sale it will still be a top selling jersey. When Kobe changed his number to 24, I don’t think the NBA had a problem with that, and it was still the best selling jersey after the number change. How can Reebok have issues with changing Johnson to Ocho Cinco, when last season they did not seem to have a problem when they decided to discontinue the sell of the the #1 selling jersey at the time which was Mike Vick?  Reebok sucks anyway. When was the last time you said to yourself, “ I gotta save up some money so I can buy those new hot Reeboks I saw at Foot Locker”.

When Ocho leaves the Bungles at the end of the season, wouldn’t you love to see him and T.O. on the same team? They would be the Boston Celtics of the NFL. It could happen, Ocho wants to  get paid and go to a  Super Bowl. Jerry Jones has deep pockets and wants to win every game. Ocho and T.O. also share the same agent, a bulldog by the name of Drew Rosenhaus that can get the deal done.  Other than that, I would love to see Ocho suit up for the Falcons.  Atlanta fans deserve another superstar after the Vick situation(I am still bitter about that one). That would sell tickets in the dome and instantly make the Falcons a relevant team. Just imagine hearing this, “ Ryan to Cinco for sies!

 Marvin Lewis is always bitching about Johnson’s ‘antics’, this name change will be the straw to break the Bengals back, thus liberating Ocho from the “Nati’. And the way things look so far this season, Marvin “Hot Seat” Lewis may not be too far behind. After a horrible week one performance (I will try not to be too biased, due to the fact that Carson Palmer is the QB of my fantasy team) it is evident that the Bengals have reverted back to being the ‘Bungles’ once again. Chad Johnson is one of the Top 3 WR’s in the league, and he is just spinning his career wheels in the ‘Nati’. As an organization, the Bungles have made moves that will ensure them a first round pick in the 2009 draft. Waiving Rudi Johnson, with no dependable back up was just…stupid! Rudi was the workhorse for years in the “Nati”, and posted good numbers when he was healthy. Coming off of last years injury, he added 15 lbs of muscle to his frame to prove his commitment to his team. What did they do? They threw up the deuces to Rudi. The only excuse for getting rid of him was that he was “injury proned”. Chris Perry, now the Bungles #1RB has never completed a full NFL season due to guess what…injuries. Perry is a former Michigan Wolverine, and we all know that Michigan running backs have a tough time adjusting to the NFL. Just look up Tim Biakabatuka, B.J. Askew, Anthony Thomas, and Mike Hart.  If Perry missed several games as a back up, he most likely won’t make it through week 7 before you will see him on the side line rocking the Reebok visor and sweat pants. Kenny Watson is #2 on the RB depth chart. Watson filled in for Johnson and had some flashes of brilliance, but has not had enough carries to be considered a legitimate threat out of the backfield.  An offense is only as good as it’s front line, so what did the Bungles do to make matters worse?  They got rid of a their best offensive lineman, 13 year veteran tackle, Willie Anderson. Dumb move!  The tackle is like the bodyguard of a QB, they keep the QB upright and alive. Anderson has done that for 13 seasons. Expect to see a lot of chunks of grass in Palmers’ facemask this season. 

The moral of the story is: The Bengals are stupid! Ocho, I will check to see if I can get you a buddy pass  from the Cinncinati to Dallas so you can rock the star on your helmet next season.