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Is this a fitting video for the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense or what?

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Perhaps you’ve heard the news that Cincinnati’s offense lost another WR today. Chris Henry was released following his latest run-in with Cincinnati’s finest. Allegedly, Henry punched an 18 year old in the face and threw a beer bottle through a windshield. He pleaded not guilty of course.

 Noting Henry’s previous arrests involving drugs, guns and alcohol, the judge called Henry “a one-man crime wave.” He ordered electronic monitoring if Henry makes bail.

I don’t care who you are, that’s funny. (Unless you’re a family member of Henry’s I suppose.) Bengals president Mike Brown wasn’t laughing however. He released this statement along with the 24 year old receiver-

“The Bengals tried for an extended period of time to support Chris and his potentially bright career,” Brown said. “We had hoped to guide him toward an appropriate standard of personal responsibility that this community would support and that would allow him to play in the NFL. … But those efforts end today, as we move on with what is best for our team.”

If you’ve been following the ongoing Chad Johnson saga (and I don’t know why you would), you probably checked out James Walker’s post on Hashmarks. If not, here’s the highlight-

Lewis added that it is unfortunate Johnson put himself in this situation, because people that had “affection” for Johnson now view him in a different light.

The comments clearly impacted Johnson as they were read to him.

“Affection? Affection?” Johnson asked. “That’s the problem right there. That’s the problem. I’m always worried about making people want to like me, the player. The player is not going to change. But Chad has to do what’s right for Chad, whether they like the light or not. It doesn’t matter. That’s the problem. I have to do what’s right for me. Period.”

Johnson didn’t stop there.

“That’s why (Lewis) made the comment (about) the people that had affection,” he continued. “He thinks I’m worried about people liking me. Those days are over. I’m not worried about them anymore, because I have to do what’s right for me. Getting myself out of a losing situation, if that’s what I have to do, then I have to do it.”

Nice. You look out for you Chad. As if that wasn’t enough, Pro-Bowler T.J. Houshmandzadeh decided to skip the team’s recent workouts. The star receiver has one year left on his contract, and though the Bengals are interested in signing him long-term, there has not been any reports that T.J. is interested. On the open market Housh would command quite a salary. I’m not suggesting that the Bengals will be without Houshmandzadeh, but if Chad Johnson has his way, the Bengals will be without his services.

So how would that offense look? The Bengals passed for over 390 yards and 6 TD’s in their first meeting with the Browns last year. The second meeting of course was in some wicked weather, and the Bengals ran the ball 35 times as Derek Anderson had his worst game of the year with four interceptions. Without the threat of Johnson, Housh and Henry these Bengals would look less like man-eaters and more like annoying house cats. Here’s hoping for Garfields!