Tuesday, August 19, 2008

This week in %$@! stupid...

The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed wide receiver Chris Henry and officially confirmed that they do not under any circumstances want to be taken seriously as a professional football organization.

The Bengal's say this move comes out of a depletion of its wide receivers. I say it's a move in extreme stupidity. As a Steelers fan, I love seeing the Bengals turn back into the Bungles but even this seems a little hard to take. Watching the Bengals run into character issues on a regular basis has been incredibly entertaining but this move makes the Bengals seem as if they can't get out of their own way.

Just because their receiving corps is a little low right now does not mean Cincinnati has to flush their principles down the toilet. I, like everyone else, thought the Bengals were finally cutting ties with everyone that was holding them back but this signing is a giant step backward.

In case you're not familiar with Henry's situation, he's been arrested five times since being drafted by the team in 2005 so it's not like he hasn't had a second chance (or third or fourth). If you're the owner of the Bengals, how can you seriously consider bringing Henry back with all the crap he's done over the years? He's a good receiver, but no where near being good enough to put up with his antics. He would have to play like Jerry Rice in his prime to even think about keeping him around.

As an organization, how can you think people will take you seriously if just months ago you proclaimed to everyone that you were cleaning house and only accepting high character guys? Do you think you're fans are stupid? You have to if you think people can just ignore what Henry's done and act like nothings happened.

I'm glad I'm a Steelers fan because I couldn't take putting up with such a joke of an organization. Have fun looking up at the other teams in the division this year.

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