This sorta got lost in the exciting news that Chad Javon Ocho Cinco is now the official sponsor of Chad Johnson, but yesterday Mr. Eight Five commenced with pregame smack talking.
(For some reason, Ocho Cinco wasn't interested in talking about his name after going through great pains to make sure everybody knew he was changing it, but he was good ole Chad Johnson when it came to smacking his gums.)
"The last time we played, he [Bart Scott] cussed me out and told me to stay out of his huddle, and I took offense to that, so this Sunday I am going to hit him in the mouth," Johnson said. "He's really rude."I'm certain Ocho Cinco won't be hitting Bart Scott in his mouth because everybody knows that Bart Scott will kill a fool. Or at least threaten to after getting his bell rung on national television. Plus, Chad's not that tough.
As for [Dawan] Landry, Johnson said, "He's always trying to be a he-man when there's a running play."
Maybe the most interesting thing to come out of the interview was Ocho Cinco's admiration for Ray Lewis.
"Ray is really the reason I'm happy, smiling and ready to go again ... He had me thinking about how I got to where I'm at, the things I went through, understanding the blessing it is to be where I am. There are millions of people that wished they were in my shoes doing what I do ... He told me to get back out here and smile all the time ... It's worked for me."Reverend Ray dispensing the homespun wisdom. It all sounds very hokey but Chad admits that he was pretty much unbearable this offseason, and head coach Marvin Lewis was right to treat him like a juvenile delinquent. Why it took Ray Lewis talking about shoes and smiling to convey the obvious is beyond me, but, hey, whatever works.
