I bought a t-shirt a few years ago that covers the AFC North Division. It says: Pittsburgh – The Good; Baltimore – The Bad; Cleveland – the Ugly; and Cincinnati – The Convicted (of course, with Ben Rothlesburger’s woes, Pittsburgh is becoming known for its run-ins with the law more than football), but this week, maybe the shirt should read: Cincinnati – The Wacky?
The Bengals have been in search of a complimentary wide receiver for Chad Ochocinco since T.J. Houshmandzadeh left for Seattle. This week, they signed Terrell Owens, the talented but self-centered loud-mouth who got himself run out of San Francisco, Dallas, and Philadelphia. Last season however, T.O. spent a rather uneventful year in Buffalo, where he production went into the toilet and made many people believe that his career was in decline. Of course, the Bills had poor quarterbacks as well, so he should be pumped up to receive passes from Carson Palmer. But one has to ask – can a team deal with not one, but two potential power-kegs in the locker room like TO and Ochocinco?
How long will it be before one or the other feels slighted by the number of footballs headed their way? Can these sudden “buddies” put away the selfish ways of the past? Can Marvin Lewis, whose job is on the line, handle the two receivers and keep the team focused?
That’s the multi-million dollar question in Cincinnati. Will this team be a contender or a circus act worth of its own reality television show(all it needs is one of the Kardasian sisters and we have DRAMA)? We will see; but it should be entertaining to watch…