Reality Bites?

So it’s a reality…not a reality show…but a reality. TO is a Cincinnati Bengal. The Bengals are now apparently sponsored by VH1. This should help Mike Brown get the unsigned rookies under contract. I’ve never been a fan of TO. It all started for me in 1998 when he caught the pass in the end zone from Steve Young knocking the Packers out of the playoffs. As you will learn quickly, I am a huge Packers fan. My dislike of TO continued through the star incident, the drive way work out, popcorn and sharpies. He loves him some him, which is cool. Having said all of that, this deal with the Bengals just might work. Antonio Bryant is slowly recovering from knee injury and the rest of the receiving corps is young, inexperienced, or suffering from a checkered past (see Matt Jones). TO is not a number one receiver and he main not be a true number two anymore but he can take pressure off of Chad, open things up for Gresham the rookie tight end out of OU, and relieve some pressure off of Palmer and the running game. The secondaries in the AFC North are not particularly scary or even healthy for that matter. Also, I think that Chad and TO understand where they are in their careers and will make it work. 3-5 years ago, not so much. Palmer and Lewis will be steady influences which will help as well. But as always with TO, stay tuned and keep the popcorn handy.

I’m heading down to Bengals training camp tomorrow and will give you an update on the practice and any circus sideshows as well.

Favre Watch 2010 is in full swing. I will not be commenting except to say that I won’t be commenting. As an avid Packer fan, I have a deep appreciation for Brett, his skills, and what he brought to the Packer organization for a decade and a half. But now he does not complete me as he once did but only exhausts me. I hold no ill feelings towards him though seeing him in purple still makes me physically ill. I will welcome him back in the family when he finally calls it quits in 2017…give or take…but they’ll be no Favre watching from me.

Missed in the Matt Garza no hitter the other night, which was great mind you, hats off. Good for TB to being on the right end of a no hitter for once. What is the deal with the Rays and getting no hit? Seriously guys you are too good to get no hit this much. It’s supposed to happen to the Pirates and Royals not to a team that currently has the second best record in baseball (61-38). But I digress; did we forget that Joe Mauer had five hits and seven RBIs? Was listening to Mike and Mike the other morning and the brought up the stat, courtesy of Elias where all stats are born, that there have been 176 no hitters in baseball and only 44 times has a batter had 5 hits or more with 7 or more RBIs. Perspective, it’s a good thing.

Through My Head: Random Musings

Bill Simmons, the Sports Guy, tweeted last night that he wanted to be the first to coin the phrase TOcho for Ocho Cinco and Ocho Uno (Or whatever number he will wear. Currently Antonio Bryant wears 81 and Matt Jones wears the inverse 18, what will TO do?)

Ocho said he and TO would be like Bonnie and Clyde but he (TO) would be Bonnie. That one still makes me laugh ever so slightly.

Are we going to have to queue up Queen’s, “Another One Bites the Dust” as the Lance Armstrong vs Floyd “Bitter and Busted” Landis kicks into high gear?

Cleveland quit your whining. Championships a) don’t grow on trees, b) have to be earned (what did Cleveland do to try to keep LeBron by the way? Hate how it went down but seriously how is status quo enticing?), c) Sadly your best shot at a championship now is the Browns. Better stock up on Colt McCoy jerseys for 2011 he is the leader that franchise has needed since Bernie Kosar disappeared. Literally, didn’t he just disappear? One day he was running the slowest bootleg in history then next day he’s on a 30 for 30 documentary about the ‘Canes.