The Bengals continue to make their impression on NFL fans everywhere.  They just have an amazing ability to keep on letting us know they have a commitment to crime.  Around this time last year the team released criminal mastermind Chris Henry, only to re-sign the wide receiver a few months later; they also went on a nefarious streak of 10 arrests in 14 months a couple years back.

Well, they are at it again, signing ex-Bear and ex-con Tank Johnson after the Cowboys decided they didn’t want him.  The same Cowboys who thought TO was a good deal for a while and signed Pacman Jones last year.  I suppose it might boost team morale to have some players with a lot in common, but you have to start worrying when every story told in the locker room starts with “when I was in the joint…”

And what’s with the Bengals scooping up all of the old Bears’ players that have gotten in trouble?  I swear if Rex Grossman gets picked up for something, say assault with a deadly weapon when he’s whipping footballs at the elderly, the Bengals will be all over him.  That assumes that they haven’t made a push more Mike Vick yet.

What an embarrassment this organization is.  I know I have plenty to be ashamed of as a Lions fan, but as far as I know we are way, way behind Cincy when it comes to jail appearances.

So what’s next for the Bengals and their offseason plans?

• Donte Stallworth.
• Plaxico.
• Maybe hire Bernie Madoff to run the team.
• Maybe Drew Peterson as a player scout of some sort.
• Ryan Leaf as Public Relations Director.

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