The Kansas City Chiefs signed Bengals center and Inverse Human Pancake Machine, Eric Ghiaciuc last night. The Kansas City Star claims that the team may have found its new starting center. Clearly the Chiefs have proven that they don't own video equipment, nor have they actually seen Ghiaciuc play in games.
Good riddance. WDR is glad that Mike Brown's Bengals won't be able to retain his "services", which included: getting knocked on his ass (earning him the nickname of Inverse Human Pancake Machine), failing to open holes for running backs, and screwing up the center/QB exchange. Some people call that, "the job of a center."
The best part of the article is at the end where they say, "Ghiaciuc became expendable in Cincinnati after the Bengals took Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs in the fourth round of the draft."
Uh guys?!?!?! Shouldn't it tell you something by signing a Bengals cast-off? What, the Lions didn't have a center you could have taken?
Ha, they can have him... I wonder if they will sign Larson too. That would be a great pick-up for them, what a joke. Whoever they put at C this year better not be on his ass like this guy was, it seemed he was beat on every play.
Posted by: ClearChannelTakesItInTheButt | May 01, 2009 at 09:18 AM
Hmmm, the Bengals just got a 4th round draft pick who has never played a down against NFL competition and already decided he is better than Ghaicuic.....PICK HIM UP.
If Scott Pioli and the Cheifs turn Ghaichuic into anything resembling an NFL football player.....I may quit watching football.
Posted by: LeeRoy Jenkins | May 01, 2009 at 09:27 AM
I'd really like to see Jamal Williams and whatever other mammoth nose tackles the Chargers like to rotate knock Ghiaciuc on his ass.
Posted by: Danimal | May 01, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Didn't the Chiefs just spend a sh*t ton of money on Matt Cassel? I know Carson Palmer is a great player for a young USC quarterback to look up to...but I don't think having him get sacked 10 times a game, hurt himself, and sit out for most of the season is what they had in mind.
Posted by: Fielding Mellish | May 01, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Luigs should be much better than Ghiacuic. Good riddance--trying to run up the middle effectively the last two years was near impossible. They have 4 Centers on the roster--I'd prefer to see Luigs start, but ONE of these 4 HAVE to be better Ghiacuic. Smell ya later, Eric.
Posted by: BengalAnthony13 | May 01, 2009 at 01:35 PM
I agree. Good riddance!!! He's going to be one of those signed and then released a month later type players. Hopefully the Bengals won't take him back.
Posted by: orangeandblack | May 01, 2009 at 01:36 PM
So the Human Weebil landed on his feet instead of his behind for once. That's Ok. I never liked Matt Cassel anyway. He'll be on IR by week 3.
Posted by: ItmightbeJB | May 02, 2009 at 08:38 PM
Maybe Ghiacuic saw what he was *really* up against, i.e. he saw the futility on the horizon...and so maybe he was just 'throwing the match', so to speak, in hopes that the Bengals would get rid of him (which is what I think Chad's been doing), so that he might end up on a team he felt more worth the effort (before he's too old and broken to go anywhere)...the Chiefs seem convinced he was 'sleeping'...it's plausible, and yet maybe it's being too kind...it's got me curious (yep, just plain ol' curious, not 'intrigued' or anything like that) about next season...
Posted by: Hofbraunow | May 02, 2009 at 10:08 PM