[quote name='mykevermin']Wow. I didn't know Ocho Cinco is now...well, Ocho Cinco.
Maybe he can hang with this cool cat now.
*snort*
I'm not ruined on Ocho Cinco yet (though not calling him Chad Johnson may prove difficult).
Bet Mike Brown's pleased, as people will need to replace virtually every jersey they have that isn't Carson Palmer or TJ Houshmandzadeh.
But back to 85 (there, that's better), his complaints about the Bengals' unwillingness to spend money to build a team didn't fall on deaf ears to me. His constant bitching about the team in the offseason matched precisely what Bengals' fans have said about the team every year since 1991 (except for that one year; 2004? 2005? whenever they went above 8 and 8 since George HW Bush was President). So I agree with him. That said, he ruined his goodwill by going about it in a "

this, trade me" way.
If he doesn't perform this year, or throws another fit, then

him and send him packing. I'm fine with Housmandzadeh as the star WR, because he's damned good and deserves it. But if this year is more of the same, it's time to trade 85 and probably Chris Henry, should he not get arrested before the end of the year.[/quote]
I'm fine if a WR says "the organization needs to do something to make this team better" but there's a way to handle it. Which the likes of Chad/T.O. have no idea how to do.
The Bengals are a mess because they have no clue what there doing. You have a top 3 QB in Palmer, a top 10-15 WR in Housmanzadeh, a young defense who will improve this year.
Not trading Chad for the 2 1st's and re-signing Henry put this team back another 2-3 seasons.