According to this article on bengals.com com and this article on scout.com, 2nd round steal Rey Maualuga and 3rd round freak of nature Michael Johnson both signed today. Last year the Bengals made a leap from having the 27th ranked defense to the 12th. Since last season, the Bengals added pro-bowl safety Roy Williams and defensive tackle Tank Johnson. Having these two plus Michael Johnson and Rey Maualuga at the beginning of mini camp, which starts this Friday the 31st at Georgetown College, will make the defense even better. The Bengals could jump into the top 10 defenses in the NFL and be ranked along side division rivals Pittsburgh and Baltimore who are known for their defenses.

Tight end Chase Coffman and center Jonathan Luigs also signed recently. This leaves only 1st round pick right tackle Andre Smith unsigned.






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Training camp is a day away, that's right boys and girls, it is football time. This year is going to be extra awesome thanks to HBO and Hard Knocks rolling into town. I loved the season when the Kansas City Chiefs were featured and think it is going to be even better with the Who Dey.

10 of the 11 rookies are signed. All but Smith are going to be in camp. Smith could prove to be a difficult signing. As it stands now, all of the top unsigned picks are waiting to see what kind of cash the douche bag Michael Crabtree gets. Although he was the 10th overall pick he is stating he deserves top 3 money.

In the past couple days:
- Rey Maualuga signs
- Michael Johnson signs
- Chase Coffman signs

Chad Ochocinco has been doing some experimenting with the social media outlets available. Today he decided to run his own TV show and put down ESPN (the network that refuses to cover stories on the athletes it intends to exploit). Some are fans of the video, some not so much.


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Well it seems every time Ben Roethlisberger wins the super bowl he ends up participating in some self destructive behavior. Last time it was taking on downtown Pittsburgh traffic on his motorcycle with no helmet.
This time, Ben decides to take on what one would refer to as an unsavory woman.

Apparently Big Ben is being sued by an employee of Harrah's casino on charges of sexual assault. Florio has the accusers account of the assault here. This basically proves what WhoDeyFans has claimed all along. Big Ben is so ugly even another ring from the Super Bowl can't get him some action.

**UPDATE**
WhoDeyFans has found a photo of the accuser. In the interest of having a little bit of decency we will keep most of our opinions to ourselves. However, I would think that a huge NFL star with really deep pockets would not have to try to hard to ........




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The Bengals are little more than a week from opening training camp and the hoopla that surrounds it. More important and exciting than camp, the Bengals are 3 weeks from their debut on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. For die hard Bengals fans eager for football to begin, Hard Knocks will be required viewing. Whodeyfans has compiled a list of possible storylines to be explored during the series:

- Chad Johnson’s renewed dedication to being a Pro-Bowl receiver.
- Dhani Jones and his new found television celebrity going back to work.
- The adjustment of rookies to the NFL.
- Mike Brown watering houseplants that have been dead for years.
- The highly probable, long and nasty contract holdout by Andre Smith.
- The return of Carson Palmer from injury.
- Mike Brown feeding his parakeet Metamucil
- Tank Johnson and Roy Williams comparing Hard Knocks last season to Hard Knocks this season.
- The evolution of Bob Bratkowski’s soul patch.
- The Brown family’s adjustment from rotary to touch tone phones.
- The roster battles at RB, WR and TE.
- The lack of depth on the o-line and impact of Andre Smith’s holdout.
- Why the Bengals would franchise tag a kicker…..an average kicker. Does the Brown family think using the franchise tag is mandatory?
- The drop in season ticket sales and winning back the fanbase.
- The social life of Chris Henry (Please make this a storyline HBO. Please!)
- The impact that coaching for the Bengals has had on Marvin Lewis’s career prospects.
- Mike Brown arguing with a waiter at Denny’s over a $0.15 charge for a piece of toast that he did not eat.
- The poly connection - Peko, Fanene, Vakapuna, Maualuga - and their adjustment to life in the Midwest.
- Rivers and Maualuga, whether or not they had more talent around them in college.
- Mike Brown, as president of the Bengals, writes a check to himself, as GM of the Bengals. He then falls asleep watching Murder She Wrote.
- And finally, perhaps an interview with the Brown family asking them to answer for what they have been doing the past 20 years. Mike Brown predicts the Bengals will win the Super Bowl once Odell Thurman comes back.


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Sad day in WhoDey ville...

It looks like some slightly illiterate epileptic river rat gangsters decided our WhoDey bus was the prime spot to huff some paint and tag our bus. At least you got the name right. You are most definitely A Kok.




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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11950982


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I've heard countless people say, "I wish Chad would just shut up and play". I say keep talking Chad. All I know is that when he is guaranteeing that the Bengals are going to the play-offs and that he is going to use Twitter during the game, he's not doing what he did last year. Last year at this time he was begging to be traded and not participating in OTA's or any other voluntary team activity. Last year Chad also had the worse year of his career other than his rookie year.

The last time that Chad seemed to have a good attitude and participated in OTA's was 2005 when the Bengals went to the play-offs. Is this a sign of things to come? I sure as hell hope so but either way, I will back him up as long as he isn't complaining about the coaches or asking to be traded. So, as long as the things coming out of your mouth are positive, then keep talking Chad.





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Several years ago a good friend of mine Chris (who writes on the site as Thumper) was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Instead of worrying about the affects of the disease he decided to punch it right in the mouth.

We decided to ride in the MS150 (a 150 mile bike ride over 2 days) and the first year had about 10 riders and raised about 8 thousand dollars. A few years later we have 30+ riders and raised over $32,000 last year alone. One of our biggest fund raisers was the Annual Handlebar CornHole tournament. This year we have a new venue and some bands that are going to help us have a blast. If you are in the Cincinnati area on August 1st, head down to the Sandbar and throw some bags with us. Special thanks to GiddyInk for the incredible design work donated and Ample advertising for all of their contributions. Big thanks to the Sandbar for letting us crash their bar for the night.





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Looks like we'll have some good old fashioned competition at fullback this year. It's a three way battle between...

Fui Vakapuna


Jeremi Johnson


Ming Dynasty Chinese Buffet


Unlike most position battles this one is setup to work out in a paper-rock-scissor fashion. Ming Dynasty holds sway over Jeremi Johnson and it alone can throw off Johnson. If that were too happen Vakapuna may have a chance. If Johnson can overpower the egg rolls and fried rice things will definitly fall into his favor. Vakapuna stands up against the pure strength of sweet and sour fairly well, but after a few college injuries may be overshadowed by Johnson.


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This is the part of the offseason that stinks the most for me. Lets get it on already, Camp is right around the corner and with that this year the Bengals will be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks.

News around the web is that Andre Smith will begin contract talks with the Bengals. Why did it take this long to start you ask? Simple, the Bengals make a habit of waiting until all surrounding picks are signed so that they can offer a low ball which is just slightly over the guy behind. They do not take into account that historically they are terrible about getting top draft picks into camp. Maybe they should.

Apparently Chad Ochocinco is going to twitter during the games this season. (Yawn) Another publicity stunt and people are taking the bait.

Thanks to CincyJungle for the link to the debate to the next "America's team". You see, the Cowboys have always been referred to as America's team. Now, other teams fans and some sports writers trying to stir the pot have decided to debate why their team should be America's team. Normally I could care less about these articles but I knew that Steeler nation (aka fair weather Internet smack talkers) would show up in force. Below is a direct quote from a Steeler fan which clearly shows why I can stand any of them. Enjoy:

"You are all dumb as a bag of bricks with the exception of my PITTSBURGH STEELERS FANS and yes AMERICAS TEAM HAS BEEEN HAD BEEN AND WILL ALLLLLWAYS BE!!!!!!!!! count them explanation point!!! above thats probly how many Lombardis we r ahead of all you wierdos and your teams just like my man yinzer STOP HATIN you already cant STOP SNITCHIN so STOP HATIN c/ the STEELERS are the "ish" DO U SMELL THAT c/ thats the smell of VICTORIOUS n SUCCESS over years i mean c'mon maan. stop being hypocrits...even the world not just sportsNation says STEELERS are AMERICAS TEAM but either way "IT DOESNT MATTER" us in Pittsburgh are die hard steeler fans and every year we swarm all your cities n stadiums with nothing BUT BLACK n GOLD.....shh dont say nothing dont waste ur life trying to type back c/ you have no comeback on the other hand STEELERS we comeback....(PERIOD) We got the Title well actually TITLES knock that and mayb u can waste more of my time HATERS....muah Kiss PITTS of death.

oh i almost 4got Ahhaaa HERE WE GO STEELERS! HERE WE GO!!!!!!! MOST RINGS AND MOST APPERANCES AHHHAA (POINT BLANK PERIOD). WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS No TIME 4 LOSOING C/ WE R THE STEELEERS ahhaaaa"

It does not surprise me that this guy is still alive at whatever age he is (they encourage these types in Pittsburgh). It surprises me that he has been through enough training to know how to actually type on a computer.


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Apparently it is a slow news day in the sports world in Glasgow Kentucky. I just read the miserable excuse for an article written by Jon Webb where he takes shots at the easiest target on the Cincinnati Bengals, Chad Ochocinco.

You see Jon, Chad's antics are what make him unique. Lets for a moment follow your lazy train of thought and ponder last season. Yes Chad's numbers were down. Why could that be? Based on your article where you miserably compared him to Shawn Alexander it would seem you think Chad is on the back side of his career and this is what should be expected. You fail to mention there was not a QB for the Bengals that could throw the ball more than 20 yds down the field and the patchwork line was giving no time. (if you need for me to explain why the line would affect a receivers numbers, please hand back your credentials and write about local garage sales.)

To top it off, you start your article by proclaiming you refuse to recognize him by his legal name. With that logic I will no longer refer to you as Jon. You are now Senior DBag. Mr. DBag, you should know that many people change their names legal for no particular reason. Most of the celebrities in any movie you have seen have legally changed their names. Again, please stick to bake sales and swap meets.


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Lets talk about fashion. Actually, lets not. Lets leave that kind of talk to losers like Paul Lukas. You see Paul is a guy that spends his time critiquing professional sports teams uniforms. People have given this guy credit based on his opinions he has posted online. Let me tell you what I think of Paul Lukas. This is a DBag that has spends his time making fun of the clothes that men wear. Rather than worry about the important things in a professional sport like the action or score, he wonders if the free safety is wearing socks that match his helmet. This ranks with the hoards of girls that root for players based on "who's hot".

So this guy must be some sort of fashion guru that you could expect to grace the cover of magazines like GQ. Judge for yourself.



Besides the fact that he looks like a bobble head, I can't imagine this guy has the fashion sense to critique anyone or anything. After seeing his picture I am going to put as much faith in his opinions as I do the crappy weatherman, celebrities on politics and any inbred Pittsburgh Steeler fan.

The Bengals uniforms are just fine. You forgot to rank the ugly black and gold of the Steeler's and the shit brown of the Mistake on the lake. Keep up the work Paul and join the new century and shave that goatee.


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