We got offered 2 first round picks.. and said no!

For Chad Johnson? Take that shit and run Cinci, what are you doing?

I'm in dayton too so id suggest just choosing one way far away instead of close.

Anyways, this is the type of deal the Bengals HAVE to jump on.  When you can get rid of cancer and recieve 2 high picks in return, one being in the middle of the first round, where you could grab a good RB, WR, OT, DE, DT, YOU HAVE TO DO IT!

Hell, if they do take the trade, they could then trade both first round picks for someone like the Rams to draft Vernon Gholston!

Shame on Mike Brown for failing to run a competant front office.

ouch...that just hurts.  In an earlier post I said I would be happy with a 4-12 season knowing Chad was rotting at home.  I said someone needed to sack up and stand up to Rosenhaus' bullying tactics and Chad's crying. I said I was glad that Brown was a stubborn, cheap curmudgeon.  but that was when I didn't think anyone would offer potentially 2 first round picks for this clown.  On one hand I'm glad Chad can't manipulate his way to getting what he wants, but on the other hand principles can be a pain in the a$$, especially when those principles don't include fielding a solid team.

Just think about the players they could get with that extra pick this year:

Sedrick Ellis at 9; Felix Jones or Mendenhall at 21; Curtis Lofton at 46; Earl Bennett at 77.  That's already a successful draft and you spend the rest of the picks on O-line and D-line depth and get a WR or DB who can return kicks/punts.  Oh, what might have been...

Hoping that the longer they hold out maybe the more a team like the Cowboys might give them 2 first rounders this year instead of 1 this year and a conditional next year.

I initially hoped this was the case as well when I heard the news, but then remembered that we are talking about Mike Brown. He is 1/10th the football mind his father was and if you look at the official scouting dept, one full time scout, he is the equivalent of an old miser rubbing his nickels together. I read that Cincy was offered a one and an additional pick that could be better next year and nearly jizzed in my shorts. I would make this deal and draft Hardy out of Indiana at #21 then throw lobs to him down the field all day, but what do I know. If they don't make this trade and end up getting less for him or cutting him later I hope there's a riot at PBS.