Call him George Foreman cuz he's selling everybody grills

I'm not a huge fan of the diva wide recieva' trend that's exploded the past couple of seasons. I have a heavy dstaste for T.O. (although he's got a pretty dope crib), hate Randy Moss with a passion, never really liked Joe "little big" Horn, and CAN'T STAND Fred-Ex. Even recent immature actions by Ashley Lelie and Jerry Porter have left a pretty bad taste in my mouth.

Where do wide reciever's get off acting like this? Running back is a much more exciting position, quarterbacks are a more important part to a successful passing game, and BOTH running backs and quarterbacks are usually more valuable in fantasy football. All of this nonsense makes me really respect '05 Patriots wide recievers like Deion Branch and David Givens, who appreciate their role in the offense, excelling when given the opportunity. On a side note, I really hope the Pats can work something out with Mr. Branch, if nothing else, for Brady's sake. It was tough to see Givens and his workman-like attitude leave the team and there's no question that Branch is even more valuable.

Yet somehow, through all my hate for these attention-hoovering wide recivers, one man shines out as a beacon of hope. Chad Johnson. Chad loves the attention. Chad loves running his mouth. Chad loves scoring touchdowns. Chad loves glamour and models and... and... and twiiiiiiins. But something's different about Chad. He always seems to back his motor-mouth up with big plays and solid numbers. His end zone celebrations are usually good-natured and entertaining. He doesn't seem to ever say anything negative about other players, especially his teammates (standard operating procedure of Moss and Owens). Lastly and most importantly, Johnson seems to understand something that NFL front offices don't: Fans watch the game to be entertained. He aims to entertain the fans with his end-zone celebrations, without detracting from the rest of the game, offending anyone, or upstaging what goes on while the game clock is ticking.

I have no idea what's going on here, but it looks AWESOME and there MAY be a trampoline involved.

I bring this all up because I recently read a really entertaining article by Len "the buffet" Pasquarelli, where Chad outlines his plan to continue his hilarious post-scoring antics, without breaking any of the official No Fun League celebration rules. Pretty inventive plan if you ask me- and you're reading my blog, so technically you DID ask me. Plus the article does a good job of illustrating just how effective and consistant he's been over the past few years- all without purposely taking plays off, demanding a trade, running over any police officers with his car and then paying the fine with "straight cash homie", or making Monday Night Football soft-core pornos with primetime television stars. Maybe I'm a fool and Chaddy boy really is cut from the same cloth as T.O. or baked in the same mold as Randy Moss. Or maybe I'm just hypnotized by his grill and his dance moves.


Let me close this posting with my favorite quote from the book of Chad, coming just before a game agains the Green Bay Packers ("Brother Harris" is in reference to their number one corner, Al Harris): "There are two things for Brother Harris this week; the bad thing is, he has to cover me; The good is he can save 15 percent by switching his insurance to Geico"... what's not to like about that????