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Bengals | Redskins tried to land C. Johnson
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:15:25 -0700

The Associated Press reports the Washington Redskins offered their No. 21 overall pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for WR Chad Johnson. The Bengals, however, were not interested and did not make a deal.

A hail to the Redskins: Avoid Chad Johnson


Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 - 12:07 AM


By PAUL WOODY
TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
Memo to the Washington Redskins regarding a trade for Chad Johnson: Don't do it.

Johnson is an extremely talented wide receiver. He's also trouble. He signed a contract extension worth $35.6 million in 2006, and he's already unhappy with the deal.

Even if the Redskins acquire him and give him all the money he wants, he will be unhappy again as soon as another wide receiver signs a better deal.

And somebody always signs a better deal.

Since 2005, the Redskins have spent more than $30 million on wide receivers, and they still aren't satisfied.

Johnson is 30, hardly young for a wide receiver, and can give someone two or three more good seasons. Maybe. That is not worth the millions he says he needs to find happiness.

Johnson is not the solution for the Redskins.

Here's the solution for the Redskins: Draft a receiver and develop him.

The Redskins' thought process is obvious. They don't think there's a receiver in the draft as good as Johnson.

Perhaps there isn't. But who knew how good Johnson would be when the Bengals drafted him in the second round in 2001?

It is not necessary to buy the best receiver available. It's not necessary to use a first-round draft choice to find an exceptional receiver.

Four of the NFL's top 10 receivers in yards gained last season were drafted after the first round, including Johnson.

Marques Colston of New Orleans - 98 catches, 1,202 yards, 11 touchdowns - was a seventh-round draft choice from Hofstra.

A seventh-round draft choice. From Hofstra.

No.11 in receiving yards in 2007 was Wes Welker of the New England Patriots.

Welker came into the NFL as a free agent.

A free agent.

Quality receivers can be found everywhere.

The Bengals have had enough of Johnson, even though they understand several things about him.

Johnson is a marvelously talented receiver. He plays hard and does not get into trouble off the field. But his whining and criticism wears on coaches and team administrators. His complaints are misplaced and his act has grown tiresome.

Would he be a model citizen in Washington, whose quarterback, Jason Campbell, is not as good as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer?

Would he be happy in an offense that will be more horizontal than vertical next year?

The answer is as simple as the initials NFL - not for long.

At the moment, the Bengals' stance is that Johnson will play in Cincinnati in 2008 or he will not play at all.

Good for the Bengals. Johnson is not an underpaid, unappreciated laborer. He makes more money in a year than many will earn in a lifetime.

But during Saturday's draft, if the Redskins up the ante for Johnson, the Bengals might push aside their principles and take the Redskins' offer.

Do the Redskins think Johnson will conclude their never-ending search for an outstanding wide receiver? They thought the same thing about Santana Moss, Antwaan Randle El and Brandon Lloyd.

Instead of buying Chad Johnson, the Redskins' objective should be to find the next Chad Johnson in this year's draft.


http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-24-0122.html

i agree with the premise of this article...that the Skins (and everyone else, for that matter) should avoid Johnson...BUT...

i can't stand it when people use the argument that you can get elite players deep in the draft as a reason to let an elite player leave/not be brought in...Colston and Welker were used in this article, as if the Redskins should just go get "that guy" in this year's draft...no kidding?...and just how many late round receivers, in this scenario, were taken in the very same years as these 2 guys?...my guess is upwards of 20-30 each year...if teams could identify the sleepers, they wouldn't BE sleepers...

sorry for the rant, but that argument is tossed around so much (a lot for people justifying late round QBs b/c of Brady), it drives me nuts...

Less than one year ago, the Bengals were the clear hollywood favorite of the NFL Ohio teams and Chad Johnson, was part of a prolific offense of a team, Almost on the level of Indianapolis and a possible SB contender in some peoples minds.

Also Chad Johnson was about to unveil a touchdown celebration that would , well lets say noone would expect it or be ready for it.


The touchdown celebration, was the dawning of a coat SELF proclaiming his induction into the pro football hall of fame in a future year 20?? .

At the time it appeared Chad Johnson was on the correct path, and to me, I took it as disrespecting the Hall of Fame and those in it. Chad, In my opinion should apologize for wearing the fake jacket and maybe he will get back on the right track.

I really see it as a turning point on his productivity as a wide receiver in the NFL and I think it should be Highlighted. What a difference LESS than a year makes.

So you see the reason for all of Cincy's problems as a bad wardrobe choice?

I'm thinkin' that a crappy defense and a sporadic offense may have possibly had more to do with it. But, hey, that's just me.