Check out the following excerpt from an article posted by Clark Judge of CBS Sportsline... In my opinion, his assessment is spot on.. Chad completely checked out last year, and it couldn't be more obvious with these stat lines. I am eager to see how he reacts to the addition of the comparable talent of Laveranues Coles. Will he pout and not give 100% effort? Will he try even harder to show off his skill set in order to position himself for a somewhat lucrative career after the Bengals? I would love nothing more than to see Carson tossing bombs to him on a weekly basis, but we will have to wait and see.
Cincinnati keeping Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco
The Bengals lost T.J. Houshmandzadeh, so it figures that they keep Chad, right? You must be joking. Once this guy got a pass because he produced big catches and lots of touchdowns. Not anymore. He didn't have a 100-yard game a year ago. In fact, his best performance was 79 yards, and in all but three of his performances he couldn't reach 50. Plus, he scored four times. So it tied for the team lead. Big deal. This guy won't go over the middle and is a locker-room nightmare, a sulking prima donna who can't cut it anymore. I don't care that he once was a deep threat. He's more a threat now to the future of Marvin Lewis and the Bengals. Get rid of him.
I think we all know who should have stayed and who should have gone, but the signal caller was Crazy Legs, for god sakes.
Posted by: Comrade 78 | May 18, 2009 at 09:56 AM
aka "piernas locas"... I loved that nickname.
Posted by: Chairman Meow | May 18, 2009 at 11:53 AM
OchoEgo can't take all of the blame for the 2008 disaster -- there is plenty of blame for everyone to get a share -- but he didn't do much to help either. But Judge points out some of the problems that are secondary to the "does Chad still got it?" debate.
- He doesn't block CBs worth sh*t to help the running game
- He falls down after a catch rather than pick up a few YAC and take a hit
- He drops as many throws as he catches
- He won't go over the middle
- He cries so much that he needs a binkie
Get him out of here. Let T.O. jr drop someone else's ball.
Posted by: Major Payne | May 18, 2009 at 01:13 PM
Major payne you making up false accusations about chad, sure he is a whiner at times but he is not afraid to go over the middle and he does not drop as many as he catches... you are a dumb pesimistic asshole who will rip on anyone who has a bad season. let me give you this stat in the last 5 years he is 4 in total yards for WR. even after his no show last season. so before you go ripping on chad think about fitz running for his life trying to throw a pass to chad and he can't even heave it thirty yards on a good day. so fuck off with your rediculous statements
Posted by: matt | May 18, 2009 at 03:20 PM
and he has helped us win zero playoff games, or big games for that matter...
Posted by: Sandra Oh | May 18, 2009 at 03:27 PM
no one has helped us win any playoff games, gimp. regardless of if you think he helps win the big games, he certainly helps us win games that then create the opportunity for big games. you have zero credibility if you think his stats last year indicate he's done as a premium wide receiver. that's what he has been, is, and will be. i don't care for his antics sometimes (sometimes i love the shit out of them), but none of it comes close to washing out the positive play he brings to the bengals. now if you're so sure of your fancy pants selves, give us the real stats. how many balls does he catch. how many balls does he drop. do it year by year if you want. how many t.d.'s does he have? how many balls did he drop in the red zone? how many in the end zone? rank him on YAC. compare he to similiar deep-threat receivers. who are the leaders in that department? can they burn, be gumbi, jump, tap the toe, and run sick routes like chad can? (regardless if there's like less than 5 times when there has been a discrepancy if carson or chad was on the wrong page...everyone knows chad gets open and has sick hands. if you can't admit that, then you're a true douche.) what bengals receivers do block downfield? how many in the league really do (i know it just so happens that the premier receiver who does it is on our fucking enemy's team, but who really wants that bastard over chaddy?) stop bitching about it, and start recognizing how football works and is played. chad is elite and will help this team win.
Posted by: ochoperfecto | May 18, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Chad won't help us win because he doesn't want to. That's the problem, he doesn't want to be here, doesn't plan on producing, and we'd be better off to just let him go.
Posted by: Scott Ricketts | May 18, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Matt, your protective hyper-sensitivity of Chad is kind of cute, even if it clouds your view. 1) I expressly said that 2008 was not all Chad's fault. 2) I never said Chad was washed up. I actually think he could have a good year... if he's playing for someone else.
If your panties are in a bunch about Chad not going over the middle, then get pissy with Clark Judge. It was the only point of his that I copied. And don't forget that you really need to count along with dropped balls all of the incompletions caused by him being out of position (which is why he ought get his a** into town this week... but he won't, will he, Matt?).
Chad was an elite receiver, but don't go trying to project the next few years off of the last 5. You want proof? What proof do you have that he will actually put in real effort this year? Drew Rosenhaus says so? You might have some if he were here practicing with the team, but he isn't. He wasn't here last year either, and look how that turned out.
Love Chad if you want. I really could care less. But I'm over him. I prefer someone with enough drive and a small enough ego to get himself into OTA's over Chad's whining, distracting talent.
Posted by: Major Payne | May 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM