ESPN reported today that Chad Johnson is skipping Bengals off season workouts to protest the way he is treated by the team and to underline his desire to play somewhere else.
All I have to say is keep on keeping on, Chad. I know most of my fellow bloggers have posted that they don’t want Chad Johnson. And I know some of you have commented here that you don’t want him, and it boggles my mind, personally. Imagine this from the point of view of Jason Campbell for a moment. Let’s say that you are a young QB in the NFL. You’ve got only a limited amount of time to establish your reputation before the bust label starts coming out. You’ve got two quick but tiny receivers, and you are being asked to switch to your 6th system in 7 years dating back to college. You are about to be used in a system that works best with a few big targets that can run inside routes and break tackles. Wouldn’t you hope we actually acquired a receiver that fit that mold? And wouldn’t you feel safer if that receiver happened to be a megastar with great hands, break away speed, and who despite his reputation for antics has never thrown his QB under the bus or otherwise been a bad team player?
Of course you would. Johnson is perfect for this offense. Johnson is the game breaker this offense needs to take pressure off of Campbell and Clinton Portis. And every time Johnson skips a workout or gives an interview where he shows how unhappy he is, the price goes down a little bit.
If the price drops to a second rounder or less, we’ve got to pull the trigger on this deal. And I’ll be the first in line to buy a Redskins Ocho Cinco jersey.
-DW
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You make it sound good. If we can get him and it's like that, then I'm in. I'd certainly be excited about adding a Chad Johnson to the team. Just as long as we don't give up all our draft picks or destroy our future cap situation, it sounds good to me.
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