Franchises like the Cincinnati Bengals fascinate us. We love to watch people that don’t know what they’re doing…do stuff. Whether it’s inviting a major distraction into training camp, making the wrong decisions about personnel or draft picks, or deciding not to pay a guy who deserves to be paid; it’s all worth the price of admission. Crank up the merry-go-round and what not, because the circus is back in town. We wouldn’t call the Bengals the greatest show on earth, but neither is this:
It looks as if Japan is leading an arena rock/hair band revival and we approve!
The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to allow HBO Hard Knocks into their training camp this season and this can only mean a lot of penalties, turnovers, and general sloppy play from them in 2009. You would think Marvin Lewis would have been completely against HBO infesting their pre-season given that his job has got to be on the line this season. He still doesn’t seem to get it…
“HARD KNOCKS will give Bengals fans a tremendous opportunity for an inside look at their team,” says Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. “And for NFL fans across the country, it will provide another expertly produced program on how an NFL team operates behind the scenes. As for our players and coaches, the presence of HBO and NFL Films on a daily basis during the preseason will bring a heightened sense of excitement and intensity to the jobs we are all doing to get ready for a great year.”
You forgot “as well as present an enormous distraction, promote idiocy among the clowns on the team, and set a tone of general lightheartedness.” He doesn’t handle the team well without the distraction of Hollywood after every pass, catch, carry, tackle, and drill. Can’t you see it? Ochocinco is already hard at work – not preparing for football – but planning a whole host of pranks he can play in order to look like a fool in front of the cameras. Poor Palmer, he doesn’t deserve all of this.




















