Wednesday, July 28, 2010

No. Way.

I had to re-read this about five times. The Cincinnati Bengals have reached an agreement with Terrell Owens. (ESPN)

Let me re-iterate for those still slack-jawed in front of their computers.

The Cincinnati Bengals. Have reached. An agreement. With Terrell Owens.

Never mind the obvious questions about how TO fits into the offense, which receiver will be the odd man out, what Carson Palmer thinks about it, and whether or not this transaction will make the Bengals more than one-and-done in the playoffs next year (my answer: possible, if chemistry and egos don't get in the way): imagine the comedy when the two biggest characters to ever play a single position play on the same team! It's like it's made for reality TV! Wide receiver meetings will no longer be about which routes to run, but rather about which touchdown celebration will cause the biggest possible fine! They'll need a props closet in addition to an equipment closet!

My opinion: whatever floats their boat, I guess. I say if the Big Striped Cats really want to sell a product, that they ought to just sign Randy Moss and start the Three Stooges jokes earlier rather than later. 

That's all for now. Happy training camp, kiddies! Stay tuned for answers to all of our important training-camp questions! Why haven't the Rams signed Sam Bradford yet? Will Anthony Gonzalez actually get any playing time with the Colts this season? Is Favre coming back? Who will lose Mike Martz's game of Musical Tight Ends in Chicago? Who's starting at QB in Denver? In Buffalo? How about at RB for the Jets? Will the Titans find their second cornerback, or will Cortland Finnegan have to master the art of quantum superposition?* What are the Steelers doing without both Roethlisberger and Holmes? 

*Ok, so I need to explain this one with a mini-Soliloquy O' Science. Superposition is a principle in quantum physics that says that a body (or "particle") does not exist in one place or state, but rather, in all places or states at the same time. I think it also involves state vectors, and some guy named Heisenberg, but I lack the Dennis Miller-esque bravado to make this analogy work further. I'll just say that if any cornerback is capable of it, it's probably Finnegan. And maybe Darrelle Revis. 

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