I first read the Moving the Chains post about Ocho Cinco late last night. My initial thoughts were, “who cares?” I still think that, but let’s play the media game and look at Michael Smith’s exact quote:
“I am hearing there is interest in Chad Johnson,” Smith said. “Now there’s been some back and forth as to whether or not he is officially on the market. I think everybody in Cincinnati has signed off on moving Chad Johnson except for owner Mike Brown. The Eagles could be in the picture. They have two first-round picks. They need a receiver.”
These ESPN guys crack me up. You always have to read between the lines to catch their mis/non information. Smith doesn’t even know if Chad Johnson is on the market. Let’s see, the Bengals let Houshmandzadeh walk, then signed Laveranues Coles to be what, their #1 receiver? I don’t think so. Carson Palmer may not like Ocho Cinco, but I wonder how pleased he’d be if both he and TJ were gone. If Cinco is traded, it will show the Bengals’ Front Office has no idea what they’re doing.
Now to the part about the Eagles. Here’s the only word that matters: “could.” Smith has zero proof that Ocho is on the market and even less proof the Birds are interested. They “could” be. Well, they could be interested in a lot of things: solving world hunger, ending the economic crisis, trading for either Andre Johnson or Larry Fitzgerald. I, or anyone, can run around speculating what they could or could not be interested in.
Smith’s only evidence to support his claim is the Eagles have two first-round picks. Like every other schlep reporter, he assumes that holding a pair of first-round picks means the Birds can and will trade for every available player on the market. Boldin, Edwards, Peters, Peppers, Cutler and now Ocho. Of course, the only guy on this list that was officially available did get traded, but the Eagles were not one of the interested parties.
This is why I can’t stomach ESPN. They once were a respected source for accurate information. Now, they toss around uneducated guesses just to make headlines. That’s what bloggers are for, not so-called professional journalists. Hey ESPN, wake me up when you have some REAL information.
One caveat: Bringing in a loud mouthed self-promoter who constantly complains about not getting the ball and skips workouts on a regular basis “could” spell disaster.
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