The OchoCinco and TO experiment, Lane Kiffin starting young, and LT done as a Charger?
Thought #1-
If you didn't catch it, earlier this week Chad OchoCinco has begun to lobby for Terrell Owens to join him in Cincinnati next season. The question is would this work and would there be enough cameras to cover all the sideline antics, touchdown celebrations, and post game quotes that this could generate. Imagine these two guys trying to one up each other all season, it would be amazing. If this goes down they might as well both just cut blank checks to Roger Goodell before the season starts.
But would two of the most self centered players in the league be able to co-exist? Yeah this could be the NFL's new dynamic duo, but who is going to suck it up and be Robin? You know when you were little no one wanted to play Robin. No body wanted to be Tubbs when you pretended to be the Miami Vice guys or Luke when you went Dukes of Hazzard. It's hard to imagine either one of these guys is going to take that sidekick role. It's far more likely they both show up at the team Halloween party dressed as the cape crusader and get into an argument over whose utility belt is more life like.
The winner here would no doubt be the fans, the loser of course would be Carson Palmer. Keeping those two dudes happy on the field could be the most impossible task ever. Playing the role of parent to two spoiled kids fighting over their toys for a season might just send him into an early retirement. Have to also wonder if this means TO will be trying to stay at Carson's place along with Chad this summer.
If this goes down HBO would be foolish not to do Hard Knocks in Cincy this year.
Thought #2-
The United State's customs officials seized over 17 thousand Fox Sports NFL robot toys on January 12 because they were found to contain dangerous amounts of lead. Thank you US customs. Not only did you save kids from getting sick, you saved 17 thousand kids from being and extremely disappointed with their parents. Seriously what kid wants a Fox Sports robot toy? Those things were destined for those claw games sitting outside of the grocery store.
Thought #3-
David Sills is 13 years old and is setting himself up to have a pretty sweet life. Of course the middle schooler was at the middle of a media frenzy this week after receiving a scholarship offer from Lane Kiffin at USC. This does beg the question; is Lane going to start sending his Trojan Pride girls to middle school games now? Are they going to be starting out there after games ready to hand potential players a Sunkist and one of those giant pixie sticks after the game? Not sure where the NCAA comes down on pixie sticks, but I'm sure they'll find a violation in there somewhere.
Thought #4-
LT thinks his days as a Charger are over. The 2006 MVP thinks it's very likely that he will be released from San Diego and based on his 3.3 ypc this season its easy to see why. Let's face it, the tinted visor is no longer the face of the Chargers franchise, today it's Phillip Rivers. So what does the future hold for Tomlinson now that's he's broke that magical age of 30? It's hard to say. No doubt the guy still thinks he can play and no doubt some team will take a chance on him. But LT before you go jumping onto some mid-level team do yourself a favor. Call up Emmitt Smith, Shaun Alexander, and Edgerrin James. See how that career move worked out for them. Pretty sure they will tell you the only thing to come from those deals was a surplus of jerseys that just look bizarre with their names on them. Seriously, did that Emmitt Cardinals jersey ever look right?
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