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.

While most NFL players file for bankruptcy shortly after they retire, Vince Young is being proactive preparing for his life after the game. Young who is used to slangin’ pigskin on Sunday, will now be tossing swine that everyone can catch. Vince Young is now in the meat business after launching his new company Vince Young Foods featuring smoked sausage, brisket, and ribs. http://www.vinceyoungsausage.com/

Young is not the only NFL player to get involved in the food business. Bo Jackson also had a meat company and Herschel Walker once peddled a line of healthy frozen cuisine.  Good luck with the swine Vince. While you are making sound business decisions, I can’t say the same for your squad. Your team is looking at a few scrubs to add to the depth chart while you will be rehabbing your knee. Kerry Collins is the only QB left on the Titans depth chart. In his last two seasons, Collins has started in only four games putting up huge numbers; 1 TD, 6 INT’S, and 9 Sacks. Okay…his numbers are awful. Now the Titans are making matters worse by working out Quinn Gray, and Joey Harrington to add depth at the QB position. Quinn Gray is not a bad choice at back up. Gray won a few key games for the Jaguars last season, helping them get a playoff berth. Although Gray was sacked ten times in his four starts last season, he threw 10TD’s and had only 5 INT’s. At some point Gray should surpass Collins on the depth chart before Young is 100%. Instead of calling the police, the Titans should be calling Aaron Brooks, Daunte Culpepper, or Joe Horn. I am sure Brooks wants to redeem his legacy that he left upon us with the Raiders two seasons ago. Culpepper will quickly come out of retirement if he gets a phone call from any GM at this point. Horn will give the Titans something they have never had in the Vince Young era…a receiver that can catch the ball. How does Harrington’s name keep popping up as a potential anything? We all know Joey is going to do one thing when he steps on the field…lose games. Harrington has been consistently ineffective as a professional QB. He was a loser with the Lions, Dolphins, and the Falcons. Harrington’s  biggest NFL highlight occurred during his rookie season on Monday Night Football, where they featured him, displaying his real talent… playing piano.  With the way he tickles the ivory, he should stick to true talent because, this football  thing just ain’t working out for Joey. I hear Dru Hill is making a comeback, wouldn’t you love to see Harrington playing the keys with the boys from Dru Hill?

UPDATE!

Before was able to post this I just found out that the Titans have come to terms with Chris Simms, who has a physical scheduled for Wednesday. Good luck with that one.

SOURCE: espn.com

Tennessee also invited Doug Johnson for a workout to possibly play a back up QB role. This goes to show that the Titans have no clue, on how to choose good NFL talent. Johnson has not played an NFL game since 2004. Why waste time with him? It must be really frustrating for Culpepper and Brooks knowing that players with far less talent than them are steadily are getting calls.

ADAM JONES HAS 7OO,OOO REASONS TO SMILE!

JONES IS ALL SMILES NOW THAT HE IS AN OFFICIAL TEAM MEMBER.

SOURCE: DALLASNEWS.COM

While eating lunch at Hooters, Adam Jones got the phone call from league officials announcing he was fully reinstated. ”It feels good man, you know, to get a second chance and I just have to take advantage of it. First and foremost, I don’t want to let myself down, definitely my little girl down. I’m thankful for Jerry, the fans in Dallas and my teammates for believing in me. I need to keep doing what I’ve been doing to get reinstated staying with myself and my teammates and staying away form those knuckleheads and just stay focused.”  Jones will receive 700 stacks this season, part of his 4-year $13.3 milli contract with no guaranteed money.

PacMan not afraid to get physical.

Now that he is officially cleared to play this season, this is great news for Dallas, but bad news for the rest of the league.  This gives Dallas the best talent  at the cornerback in the NFL. Pro-Bowler Terrance Newman, and veteran Anthony Henry are respectively one and two on the CB depth chart. As soon as Jones gets back into playing condition, he will become a starter in the defensive backfield. Although he is small in size, he is extremely athletic, has good football instincts, blazing speed, and crazy ups…check the youtube clip below of him playing basketball. The only thing keeping Dallas away from winning a Super Bowl is that damned, Jessica Simpson.  Anybody have Tonya Harding’s phone number? I need her to do a favor for me in Texas around January.

Adam Jones playing basketball against other NFL

players @ Banneker High

A lot of you may not be aware of this, but I have been going back and forth with the top brass at Nike about directing viral commercials for them.  We finally came to an agreement a couple of months ago, and they let me shoot my own Nike commercial.  I know a lot of you may have seen a similar commercial on youtube, but this the real deal.

In the viral ad Kimbo is training LT in his own back yard, including a bench press with a pole and to AC units.  Using the old fridge as a punching bag was a good touch to give it that real hood feel. And lastly, LT was leg pressing a small car (maybe a dodge neon). It was funny and very innovative even for Nike. In true Nike Fashion you only see the shoe for maybe three seconds.  After LT was criticized so heavily in the media last year for not playing in the championship game, because of his injury, the mainstream media kept telling us how selfish, uncommitted, and cowardly he was.  I think this ad pokes fun at those idiots whoe were saying LT was too hurt to play.  The dude touches the ball 400+ times a year with and gets hit every play, how is he weak? Just because he was injured? I hate haters… Charger fans don’t get upset, although it looks as if he is really punching the fridge, and leg pressing the car. There is no way he was really doing that with his huge NFL contract. Let’s remember there is a concept in film called visual effects. However, Kobe did really jump over the Aston Martin…What? I saw it on youtube so it must be true.

Check out the new Nike ad  below.

Just playing, I did not really shoot the Nike ad, but with the simplicity of the commercial I actually could have shot it.  As I have been reading what other sites are saying about the LT Kimbo commercial, the majority of the mainstream media thinks that the ad is horrible. I love it though.  On one hand you have Kimbo Slice, who has gained a cult following for busting people heads to the white meat throughout south Florida. Then you have one of the most marketable guys not just in the NFL, but in all of sports,  LT. Nike Puts two guys with drastically different personas in a commercial together and it worked.

Some say the commercial is not authentic because LT is not a “hood guy”.  Let’s remember that LT is from humble beginnings in Waco, Texas which is not far from where James Byrd was killed  by  a lynch mob and tied to the back of a truck that was driving down the street.  Even if you are from Bankhead and live next door to T.I. and across the street from Shawty Lo, I bet you have never seen anyone being dragged down the street with their body tied to a pick up truck.  Besides, LT will always have ’street cred’, he was the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy with a gold tooth. I am sure he was bumping UGK in his iPod on the flight back to Texas.

Nike is known for signing athletes early in their career before they become mega stars i.e. Jordan, LeBron, Darrin McFadden, Mike Vick, and now Kimbo Slice.  MMA is becoming one the most watched sporting events in Amerikkka, so if Kimbo rocks Nike while in the ring, you can chalk up another victory for team Nike!

THOMAS JONES LIVING THE 'GOODE' LIFE!

New York – Thomas Jones jumps into the music game by launching his own independent record label, Outta Pocket Entertainment. The first artist on the label is Atlanta R&B artist Myko, who recently opened up shows for Trina, Bobby V, and Floetry (I thought they broke up?).  
“I want to put out classic music, that individuals will appreciate for years to come, in addition to making high-quality music,” Jones told AllHipHop.com. “I want to develop and brand top artist that are not only recognized but respected all over the country.”The first artist on Jones’ label is Atlanta singer, Myko. He currently has an underground single with Rick Ross called “Spend This Bread” floating around the Web, but his first single will be “Late Night Creep” from his forthcoming album which has yet to be announced.

Myko also has a song with former Correctional Officer D-Boy Rick Ross entitled, “Spend This Bread”. Here are some behind the scenes clips from the making of his video for his first single, “Late Nite Creep” produced by Static Major.

 The song is not bad. By the looks of the video Thomas Jones put a lot of money on his new artist. Although Myko has yet to release a cd, he’s pushing a Bentley in his video.  Gotta love that NFL money, huh? And if Ross does a verse for anyone,  I know he charges atl east 15k . Jones has that long NFL money so I am sure it was nothing for him to break bread with the ‘boss’.

Meagan Goode’s sister Lamiya is part of a singing group called, “Bad Gyrl”. Those girls are beautiful and talented. They were once apart of Jagged Edges production company 581 Muzik, not sure what happened there. Last time I talked to the manager of the singing girl trio, he told me they were in Cali working on new material. Hopefully Jones will sign them up next.

MEAGAN AND LAMIYA GOODE AND HER R&B GROUP BAD GYRL

Thomas Jones also has plans to get into acting and start a new clothing line.  I just don’t want to see Jones fall under the category of, “JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF NONE”.   With Brett Farve now on his team, the Jets will rely heavily on their running game. In order for Brett to flourish, he needs a productive ground attack. If Jones can’t be a threat out of the backfield, defenses will blitz the hell out of the old man which may force Farve back into retirement.

Jones is entering his 10th season in the league. For a running back 10 seasons is like having a Ford Pinto with over 150k miles on it, it’s bound to fall apart. I wish Jones well this season, but In his last three seasons Jones has run for more than a stack, but he only scored one touchdown last season playing in all 16 games.  Over the last two seasons he has amassed a grand total of 7 TD’S. That is not what you expect from a former 1st round pick. LT can get 7 TD’s by week 3 of the season.  Jones backfield mate, Leon Washington is emerging as the eventual replacement for Jones if he were to retire of have contract issues.  Washington is a lot younger and much more explosive.  The two should be effective splitting carries this season.  I just hope Jones doesn’t put all of his energy into music and forget about his #1 priority…score more TD’s! Athletes with record labels are never relevant in the industry anyway. Kobe, A.I., Deion Sanders, and Cedric Ceballos all flopped in the music biz. The most successful was probably Shaq, He had a gold and platinum album and a classic song with Biggie. I wonder if Shaq did a song with hip-hop artist Mary Jane? You know the girl in ATL that put the restraining order on him. More on that later. Perhaps former Falcon Bob Whitfield left the biggest impression on the game by setting up Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta. All the top acts from Whitney Houston to Sting have recorded there.

THOMAS JONES STATS SINCE 2005