Jordan Kelman's Cincinnati Bengals fan blog

No new surprises for the first day of camp. TJ is still in Cali working out, Chad is sulking at home, and Odell is back in Georgia at his Grandma's Funeral. My prayers go out to his family. Secondly I was reading on Bengals.com that this might be the last chance for Chris Perry to prove himself. A former first round draft pick who has been injured numerous times, looks to be healthy and ready to contribute on the field. Imagine for a second if Rudi is stronger than ever, and Perry is faster than ever and then you still add a dose of Dede and Kenny in the mix. We could have the backs we need to control the game and win in Time of Possession every game! Im trying to stay optimistic and I hope we can prove to the media, fans and league, that we are ready to contend and make it back to the Pla

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Since Chad Johnson is threatening to sit-out the season, he is not only going to lose $3 Million of his salary, he is also at risk (no pun intended ie. degree deodorant) of losing his endorsements. With his erratic outbursts and threats of sitting out the season he is displaying to the organization, fans, and league that he is all about me, me, me! This display of selfishness has him at risk of killing his marketability. No Sponsors are going to want to use Chad as a spokesperson for their brand/products. Chad Johnson is a superior athlete, an extremely hard-worker, an outgoing individual with an amazing personality and until he realizes the truth and get his ass on the field, he is at risk of losing everything that made Chad Johnson the man he is today! 

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Mini-camp is around the corner and there are a lot of position battles that are going to take place in order to improve on both sides of the ball. With Odell Thurman back in the mix, Ahmad Brooks returning from injury and Keith Rivers the 'professional' rookie our linebacking corps looks to have improved dramatically on paper, but will it actually improve our terrible run defense. I think with our new D-Coordinator Mike Zimmer, he will give our defense the attitude and drive to succeed. He will use the base 4-3 defense but will also mix in the 3-4 in order to keep our opponents guessing. In the past we have have been one dimensional on but in order to improve this year our defense will need to learn how to fill all run gaps and learn to penetrate while keeping their lanes in order to keep

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