Chad Johnson Responds to New Chief, Former Bengal Ghiaciuc
by Joel Thorman on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 AM CDT
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Back on June 1st, Bob Gretz had an article on the Mothership titled "Odds and Ends", which included a section on former Cincinnati Bengals center and current Kansas City Chiefs center Eric Ghiaciuc. When asked about the distractions looming around Cincinnati last season, namely Chad Johnson's "Will-he or won't-he" attendance at the Bengals offseason program, Ghiaciuc said:
"As much as you try to focus on football with your day-to-day routine of meetings, lifting, walkthroughs, practices, games, you can focus but it’s still there," Ghiaciuc said of the distractions. "It’s like when you turn your head, it’s still behind you. I think we were doing our best to focus on what needed to be focused on in our profession, but it was there and it was a bit of a problem."
Now, you didn't expect someone to indirectly criticize Ochocinco without a comeback, did you? Per Mr. Ochocino when asked about Ghiaciuc:
"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction. Of all people to call me that."
I'm not going to defend our new center because by plenty of accounts he's not a future Pro Bowler. But, really, Ochocinco? Since the NFL is a 'What have you done for me lately?' kinda league, let's see how you've been doing:
- 53 receptions
- 540 yards
- 4 touchdowns
- 10 games started
On the Chiefs, those numbers would be good enough to pit you in a heated training camp battle with Mark Bradley for the #2 receiver spot. What a joke.
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Both players ...
were asked questions by the media and both replied honestly… and I think BOTH are correct. Chad IS a distraction and Ghiaciuc IS probably average at best. If I am Ghiaciuc I answer that way. If I am Chad, I am wondering who this clown is speaking on behalf of the team?
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's an easy response for Ghiaciuc, Palmer, et al...
“You changed. Your name. To Ochocinco.”
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Jun 12, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Way to distort the reality.
Whoever put up those stats has no clue about the bengals. Those stats come from Ocho’s worst year, where the O-line was in shambles and the bengals had lost their franchise QB. Before then, Chad was a 5 time Pro-bowler. Gaycheck? Not even average. He has no room to call out Ocho, because, in all honesty, his play was more of a cancer than Ocho ever supposedly was.
by Ermundo on Jun 12, 2009 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He didn't call him out.
He was asked if it was a distraction. He answered the right way. If he wanted to call out OCHOCINCO he could’ve.
And way to get “gay” into his name, HILARIOUS!!!!!
by JComp11 on Jun 12, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree ....
Ghiaciuc can’t call out Chad Johnson .. Actually he COULD .. but who would REALLY care? If anybody should be callin out Chad it is Carson Palmer. THEN you have a story. This is a non story because it started with a non factors opinion. Is it an accurate opinion? Hell yah … but does what he thinks of Chad hold ANY weight?? NOPE. Had he not been signed by the Chiefs I wouldn’t know who he was and would quickly turn the page on the story. As Chad has done with his reply to him. Chad isn’t the FIRST dude to call a bum a bum and not care what bums think … Chads worst season could make him a starter on the our squad. Ghiaciuc is fighting for a spot on our shotty line. So REALLY .. he is in NO position to call out Chad. (my opinion)
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell me where he called Johnson out.
by JComp11 on Jun 12, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no no no ...
I didn’t say he did .. YOU said .. “If he wanted to call out OCHOCINCO he could’ve.”
THAT is what I was commenting on …
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got ya.
I meant he was physically able. Not that he SHOULD. Ghiaciuc had the perfect opportunity to call Johnson out and he didn’t. All he did was answer the question.
by JComp11 on Jun 12, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh I see ....
It’s weird I don’t even really like chad and I find myself defending his dumb azz .. lol It’s just I think if ANYBODY was in Chad position, they would reply to the comments in the same way …
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except
Most decent hardworking people WOULDN’T put themselves in his position, then not perform, and still spout off about it. The problem with wanting to be a media sensation, when it blows up in your face, you should take it like a man, say “No comment”, work your ass off, and let your performance do the talking (i.e. Andre Agassi).
And yes, I used a tennis pro as an example.
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol ... i LOVE the example ...
I am not defending Chad as a person … I just see no problem with him brushing off the comments of a bum center that didn’t even make calls on the line for the Bengals .. lol How many centers don’t call out assignments?? Maybe HE should focus on getting HIS job right before he makes comments about others ….
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chad's play wasn't questioned
it was the “Will-he or won’t-he” attending being a distraction. Was it? The reply was “…yeah, it was a bit of a problem”.
to me, Ocho’s response shows the he KNOWS he was distractionaciuc. Ocho may have replied “well, you’re mom is fat.”
He was a distraction, Ghiaciuc isn’t the only one to admit that.
When did WR become the position of morons? Ochocinco, TO, Plax, Brandon Marshall, Boldin (to a lesser degree).
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what happened to my comment...
it got all “Ochocinco’d”
Sorry.
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True ...
I agree he is a distraction but nobody cares if Ghiaciuc thinks so …
is all I am saying. It would matter more to me if Carson were to come out and say it straight up. How would Chad reply had it been Carson that said it?? If he brushed off a Carson statement in the fashion he did Ghiacuic … Since when doesn Ghiacuic represent the Bengals?? lol
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If nobody cared
then nobody would have asked him the question. it’s not like he’s going out shouting this to the world.
Are you Drew Rosenhaus?
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol .. Nice ...
Nah I am not Drew Rosenhaus … I just like Chad .. I think he is an entertainer … he didn’t shoot himself in the leg .. he doesn’t commit crimes .. and he is entertaining on the field. Now I wouldn’t want him on the Chiefs .. but I can watch from a distance and be amused by his crazy actions … lol I don’t think he is done in the league and I think he will have a big season … BUT at the end of the day .. screw him and the bengals … KC all the WAY BABY!!!
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My opinion ..
is properly stated in my first comment, which is also the first comment in this section …
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol
I said one comment in support of Ocho, and five hours later there’s 10 plus replies. Either way, Ocho’s not a distraction for changing his name. People do it all the time, and in either case it’s nobody’s business. Why the hell are u guys dissing Ocho over a name change. It’s his life-not yours, and shouldn’t be one bit of a distraction. It’s pretty pathetic to see ppl bitch and moan over someone changing their god-damn name.
by Ermundo on Jun 12, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's also pathetic
to see somebody all over Ochocinco’s dick, right Ermundo?
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least Ochocinco has a dick. You? I can’t say the same.
by Ermundo on Jun 13, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know Ocho has a dick?
Really? How do you know that? Spend a lot of time down there Ermundo?
by thejesuslizard on Jun 13, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calling Ochocinco
a cancer is insulting cancer. lung cancer, breast cancer, ball cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, hell, ALL are better teamates than Chad “Grace Jones” Ochocinco.
Here’s a guy who wants to be traded, demands it, makes a media shit storm out of nothing, shows up, doesn’t perform AT ALL, while T. J. Houshmandzadeh still pulls down 92 behind the same O-line that was in shambles and backup QB.
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Did you read it?
“What have you done for me lately”? I could care less what he did in 2007 that’s two years ago.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 12, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so do you believe Chad is done as a player?
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know you're not asking me...
but I do. I think he’ll have a hard time staying healthy being the focus of the Bengal offense. Without Housh on the other side (Coles is decent, he just won’t put up the numbers Housh does), no real running game (maybe Andre Smith can fix that, we’ll see) and having to face two of the best, hardest hitting d’s in the NFL 4 times a year, and being a p.o.s. teammate, yeah, he’s done putting up the numbers of old.
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chad's 31 years old
In a position where he relies on his speed. Those things don’t usually get better with age. I think his 2008 numbers are more indicative of where he’s headed the next couple years than his 2007 numbers.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 12, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair enough ...
but what made chad as good as he was is a combination of speed and excellent route running. Yes he has lost a step, but a solid route runner has some pretty good shelf life …
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2008 numbers?
Obviously you don’t have a clue. It wasn’t chad’s fault that he played poorly. He was double covered most times, and even then he managed to get open. But unfortunately, Gaycheck and the O-line sucked plus Palmer was gone. No reciever could play their a-game in those conditions, so don’t spout out this BS that one bad year makes him a declining lazy ass. That shows exactly how little you know.
by Ermundo on Jun 12, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Housh was double more than Ocho
and he still performed…how many bukakes have you taken from Ocho?
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Housh was never doubled more than Ocho. Try again.
by Ermundo on Jun 13, 2009 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If everything around him was so bad
Then how did Housh have 70 more receptions than him? You’re arguing against yourself.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 13, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are you talking about? I mean exactly as I say. Ocho was double covered almost all the time, leaving room for Housh to always go over the middle and catch the slant pass. That’s how he got all his stats, because Chad was there to draw coverage. The only thing Housh is good at is posession-he catches the quick pass and holds onto it. And he can only do that if he has a number one receiver paired opposite him-a guy named Chad.
by Ermundo on Jun 13, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love your argument.
The best WR on our team last year actually sucks and its Ocho who is actually awesome.
Hopefully Ryan Clark will break his jaw next year so he will STFU. Might end up playing better.
"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"
by Jux on Jun 14, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And this sounds familiar
Whoever put up those stats has no clue about the bengals. Those stats come from Ocho’s worst year, where the O-line was in shambles and the bengals had lost their franchise QB.
Let’s compare that to Dwayne Bowe….
No oline? Check.
No franchise QB? Check.
3rd string QB? Check.
86 rec, 1,022 yards and 7 TDs.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 12, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Has no room?
Regaurdless of the pro bowls. I wouldn’t be too proud of a guy like oucho stinko on the Chiefs. He’s like a slightly retarded LJ. If LJ actually turns things around disregard this comment.
by fishhooks on Jun 12, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comment of the Week =)
He’s like a slightly retarded LJ. If LJ actually turns things around disregard this comment.
Hilarious!
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Jun 12, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOM
Roasted!
My crystal ball says that the Chiefs will not be drafting Aaron Curry. Their record at the end of 2009 will be 10-6. After witnessing the 2009 draft, their record will be 8-8.
by IISaiNtII on Jun 12, 2009 11:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would rather have Ghiaciuc than
Chad Yoko Ono.
by G.L. on Jun 12, 2009 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
soooooooo what you are sayin is.....
you would rather have a backup Center than Chad??? LOL I am a Chief fan as well .. but come on … lol
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have Primetime on the team
than Ocho Cinco.
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Jun 12, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's right
Field general is what they’ll call me.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 12, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We ARE a good army
Prime lead us to the promised land and Moses will be thy name :)
He will tameth the Waters and calm the Rivers and still the tempest from the Skies.
He will harness the Beasts and overcome the Beserkers that attempt to take thy throne!
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jun 13, 2009 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't get me wrong though ...
I wouldn’t want chad on my team .. but if my choice was between the two of them … I and PRETTY sure I would take chad .. lol
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
take the back up center then pay a top teir reciever that won’t be a distraction. Like Houshmanzedeh or however you spell it.
by fishhooks on Jun 12, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL .. it's a one for one .. not one and then grab somebody else .. hahahaha
So why not take Chad and flip HIM for another number one that won’t distract .. LOL (silly)
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Ocho's kinda sad.
There’s enough drama in life, there’s no call for going out of your way to create more. We don’t watch these guys on Sunday because we think they’re clever t.v. personalities. Trouble is, he thinks he’s a lot more clever than he comes across. Sad, really.
by hmills110 on Jun 12, 2009 11:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it is
Which is why I almost don’t want to spend any more time trash talking this guy.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 12, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Chiefs picked up Chad Johnson ... EVERYONE would be on board with it ... lol
At first you would have those who will say … BLAH BLAH BLAH .. and then EVERYBODY would be willing to give him a shot. The talk would be how “he would be a changed man under the hard hand of Coach Haley” Blah Blah Blah .. lol AND you would see a TON of Chief “OCHOCINCO” jerseys ALL over the place … JUST like the LJ jerseys you see at Arrowhead and will CONTINUE to see this year….
"even though I was born in Toronto Canada and I love the BlueJays and the Raptors and the Leafs .. I cut my finger this morning and I was BLEEDING KC RED BABY!!!"
by T-DotChiefFanSince93 on Jun 12, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luckily
we have a GM and coach who aren’t stupid and would never try to trade 53-90 receptions for team chemistry.
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
And I disagree with t-dot
85 would just be a problem. If we signed him I would hate him all season and the only way he could win me over is performance on the field and no performance in the media.
"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"
by Jux on Jun 12, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just like cancer,
that gives tool sheds a bad name.
by thejesuslizard on Jun 12, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Un related but related to AP
For when people troll.
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by Patrick Allen on Jun 12, 2009 11:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just so no one misunderstands my position,
give me a back up center over Chad Feeto Stinko any day of the week. Chad, bless his pointed little head, has no place in a Chiefs uniform. Perhaps one of the teams which has more of a circus atmosphere might be appropriate for Mr. Under Sinko.
by G.L. on Jun 12, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I say Marshall to the Bengals for Ochocinco ha this would make my day! ha
by tomahawk44 on Jun 12, 2009 1:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like Chad
Chad didn’t kill the Bengals, all he ever did was score TD’s and celebrate in the endzone until Palmer and Lewis threw him under the bus. That turned him. He wasn’t the one getting arrested every other week. And the Bengals could have had 2 first picks from him last year so screw them.
by FrankPitts on Jun 12, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Human Inverse Pancake Tacking Dummy
I don’t know how many Chiefs fans followed what occurred with the Bengal’s center position the last two years. Chad is exactly correct. As a Bengal follower, I only hope that Ghiuchic doesn’t cause a major injury to Matt Cassell. All Ghiaciuc did in Cincy was get knocked back on the ground game after game by D- tackles. I bet Carson Palmer still has happy-happy feet thinking of Inverse Pancake Tackling Dummy flying back ass-first into his knees.
by michaelallenstowe on Jun 13, 2009 12:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agree that Guycheck is probably not the answer to anything more than Training camp fodder
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jun 13, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chad's numbers
Before ridiculing a 500 yard season, remember that Chad led the AFC in receiving yards four straight years, which ties an NFL record. He was recovering from ankle surgery when the 2008 season began, and his shoulder was dislocated. He’s in excellent form this year and will be Carson Palmer’s best friend.
by michaelallenstowe on Jun 13, 2009 1:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Chad would be a Star to me if He Would just play the game and let his stats do the talking :)
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jun 13, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What have you done for me lately...
The Chiefs won the AFC West in 2003. So?
by Joel Thorman on Jun 13, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares?
About who said what?
Gay-Check is about as awful of a player as you guys are ever going to find. You will soon enough experience it for yourself.
Call Chad all the names and insults you want. Sat about him everything you have. You all are probably right about most of it too. Bottom line is that Chad is a multi-pro-bowler and GayCheck is a turd.
What else is there to argue about?
by JohnCockToastin on Jun 15, 2009 9:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would rather
Have a mediocre 0-line man who worked his ass off and played for his team than a past his prime WR who only talks shit he can’t back up and distracts from winning.
And don’t forget. There is no Chad Johnson on your team anymore. It’s OchoCinco. ; ] Probably fitting because Ocho will never put up the numbers that Chad Johnson did. Best to just consider them 2 different players.
"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"
by Jux on Jun 15, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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