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theebs;2199880 said:
Id say over.
Bengals to re-sign WR Chris Henry
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Id say over.
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EastDallasCowboy;2200019 said:
In that division? at least 11, maybe 12.
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#1 and #2 are nicked. None of their draft picks have shown anything. Their not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Probably got him at vet minimum.Sarge;2199967 said:
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HENRY EXPECTED TO SIGN A ONE-YEAR DEAL
Posted by Mike Florio on August 19, 2008, 8:08 a.m.
Though Bengals officials, coaches, and players are being tight-lipped, the word emerging out of Cincinnati is that receiver Chris Henry will sign a one-year contract, and will be re-introduced today via a press conference.
It’ll be interesting to see how the team approaches this one, and who’ll be present to explain the team’s decision. Surely, they’ll say that this truly is Henry’s last chance with the team, and that they truly mean it this time.
It’ll also be interesting to hear the questions that are asked by the media, and the answers that are (or aren’t) provided, especially since coach Marvin Lewis and president Mike Brown made it clear on July 22 that Henry wouldn’t be coming back.
The team’s web site acknowledges Henry’s reported return, and also mentions the belief that Henry is back because receiver Chad Johnson’s subluxed shoulder is worse than reported.
“With Henry unable to play until the fifth game,” Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com writes, “the Bengals seem to be preparing for the possibility that Johnson’s injury could sideline him for several weeks. Although Johnson continued to insist Monday he’s only going to miss the last two preseason games.”
The item on Bengals.com also contains recent comments from defensive tackle John Thornton, which were made in the wake of reports from a week or so ago that Henry could be back.
“If he’s going to play for anybody in the league, why not here?” Thornton, the team’s defensive captain a year ago, said. “The Bengals took a lot of crap for him. Why let him go somewhere else, and he goes plays for Dallas and he becomes a superstar? He knows this offense.
“If he screws up, he’s done. It’s a one-strike policy. If everybody is comfortable, if the NFL is comfortable with it . . . in my opinion, as a friend and a player, I think the locker room would light up just to see him back because everybody’s been reading about how tough it’s been with him with foreclosures and all that.”
Wow. We’re amazed that anyone in the Bengals locker room would have any positive feelings toward a guy whose inability to conduct himself appropriately made them all the continuous butt of jokes.
And as to the fear that Henry will flourish elsewhere, that’s one of the risks associated with making decisions based on principle.
That the Bengals would so quickly embrace Henry, even on a one-strike policy, tells us that, in Cincinnati, principle always will yield to the desire to win. It’s precisely why the team has been infested by so many turds over the past several years.
Of all people, a true team leader like John Thornton should know this. His recent comments suggest to us that he’s finally given up any hope that the organization will change its ways in this regard.
Posted by Mike Florio on August 19, 2008, 8:08 a.m.
Though Bengals officials, coaches, and players are being tight-lipped, the word emerging out of Cincinnati is that receiver Chris Henry will sign a one-year contract, and will be re-introduced today via a press conference.
It’ll be interesting to see how the team approaches this one, and who’ll be present to explain the team’s decision. Surely, they’ll say that this truly is Henry’s last chance with the team, and that they truly mean it this time.
It’ll also be interesting to hear the questions that are asked by the media, and the answers that are (or aren’t) provided, especially since coach Marvin Lewis and president Mike Brown made it clear on July 22 that Henry wouldn’t be coming back.
The team’s web site acknowledges Henry’s reported return, and also mentions the belief that Henry is back because receiver Chad Johnson’s subluxed shoulder is worse than reported.
“With Henry unable to play until the fifth game,” Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com writes, “the Bengals seem to be preparing for the possibility that Johnson’s injury could sideline him for several weeks. Although Johnson continued to insist Monday he’s only going to miss the last two preseason games.”
The item on Bengals.com also contains recent comments from defensive tackle John Thornton, which were made in the wake of reports from a week or so ago that Henry could be back.
“If he’s going to play for anybody in the league, why not here?” Thornton, the team’s defensive captain a year ago, said. “The Bengals took a lot of crap for him. Why let him go somewhere else, and he goes plays for Dallas and he becomes a superstar? He knows this offense.
“If he screws up, he’s done. It’s a one-strike policy. If everybody is comfortable, if the NFL is comfortable with it . . . in my opinion, as a friend and a player, I think the locker room would light up just to see him back because everybody’s been reading about how tough it’s been with him with foreclosures and all that.”
Wow. We’re amazed that anyone in the Bengals locker room would have any positive feelings toward a guy whose inability to conduct himself appropriately made them all the continuous butt of jokes.
And as to the fear that Henry will flourish elsewhere, that’s one of the risks associated with making decisions based on principle.
That the Bengals would so quickly embrace Henry, even on a one-strike policy, tells us that, in Cincinnati, principle always will yield to the desire to win. It’s precisely why the team has been infested by so many turds over the past several years.
Of all people, a true team leader like John Thornton should know this. His recent comments suggest to us that he’s finally given up any hope that the organization will change its ways in this regard.
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I don't understand. Cincy once had Reggie McNeal and Skler Green waiting in the wings for their time to emerge as the next great wide receivers. What happened?