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Chick Ludwig covers the Cincinnati Bengals. He also writes about his other passions: college football, basketball and golf.Home > Blogs > Chick Ludwig At Large > Archives > 2008 > July > 26 > Entry
Packin’ up the Chevy, but first…
A FEW CHOICE WORDS
ABOUT FOUR STUDS
CHRIS HENRY
Let’s not kid ourselves here.
Bengals president Mike Brown wanted him back.
Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis didn’t want him back.
Lewis won the battle.
“The world is divided up between redeemers and non-redeemers,” Brown told the media at the Bengals’ pre-training camp luncheon at Paul Brown Stadium. “I happen to be a redeemer. I believe people can be made better and right. If that’s a fault, so be it.”
According to Carlos “Big C” Holmes, proprietor of the BigCProFootball.com Web site, Brown stayed in constant touch with Henry’s agent, Marvin Frazier, throughout Henry’s recent legal battle.
When Henry’s assault charge was dropped in Hamilton County court, the Bengals nearly took him back.
“That’s the skinny,” Big C says.
Big C should know. He works the underground like Dies Drear.
Look for Henry to surface in Baltimore because his former wide receivers coach in Cincinnati — Hue Jackson — is the quarterbacks coach for the Ravens.
Baltimore has strong veteran leadership in the locker room.
What do the Bengals have?
Guys gone Hollywood.
CARSON PALMER
Don’t look for the “I cannot stand the Buckeyes” controversy to blow over anytime soon.
LUDWIG AT LARGE appreciates this blog post by Dayton Daily News colleague Dave Larsen.
Larsen penned the gem — Ohio State’s Gee tackles Carson Palmer issue — on Wednesday, July 23.
Earlier that day, Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee visited with the Dayton Daily News editorial board and was asked about Palmer’s biting comments:
“It shows how powerful we are, when you love to hate us,” Gee said. “Now, of course, I will be interested to see how he survives in Ohio over the next season. The biggest complement you can have is when people get outraged about how much support you have and how good your teams are.”
Larsen wrote that Gee said there are 11 million Ohioans “and every one of them is a Buckeye on Saturday afternoon.”
“Everybody,” wrote Larsen, “but Palmer, that is.”
Check out:
KEITH RIVERS
As of this writing, Rivers — the Bengals’ first-round draft pick who is penciled in as the starting weakside linebacker — joins third-round wide receiver Andre Caldwell as the only two rookie draft picks who haven’t reached agreement on contracts.
Second-round wide receiver Jerome Simpson, third-round defensive tackle Pat Sims, fourth-round offensive tackle Anthony Collins and sixth-round free safety Corey Lynch are expected to sign when they arrive at Georgetown College on Sunday, July 27.
Bengals negotiators Katie and Troy Blackburn, and Paul H. Brown, are trying to hammer out deals with Rivers and Caldwell in an attempt to get them on the field by 9 a.m. Monday.
If Rivers holds out, it’ll mean more snaps for backup WLBs Brandon Johnson and Jim Maxwell.
Susan Pearson — Maxwell’s aunt in Charlotte, N.C. — has to love hearing that news.
CHICK LUDWIG
As soon as I hit I-75 south near the Dayton Mall, I will crank UP the volume on the CD player in my Chevy.
Batting lead-off: Eric Carmen and The Raspberries’ “Go All The Way.”
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2393
Why? Because that song instantly transforms me to 1972, my freshman year at The Ohio State University,
I had a great four years as an Evans Scholar. Four straight Rose Bowls, but only one win — 42-21 over the USC Trojans on Jan. 1, 1974.
I WAS THERE!!! … with my roomie, Steve “Tizzy” Hewitt.
GET ‘EM, SCHOLARS!
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By psychostats
July 26, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this
This irritates me to no end. If Mike Brown wants to be a “redeemer”, why is the team so weak in “player services”? Kudos to Marvin Lewis for making reason and sound judgment prevail. Chris Henry would have only pushed out a more deserving guy. Redemption may be a great virtue, but so is fairness. Geez, you’d think that doing the right thing while giving yourself a better chance to win would be a no-brainer.By Eric
July 27, 2008 12:00 AM | Link to this
Dear Chick You hit it right on the head!!! That’s exactly what’s wrong with the bengals. No one taking responsibility,which is taking the bull by the horns. And leading the bengals!!! Btw about OSU-USC. Other than Michigan,back in the Woody era. I heard we had no love lost for USC. And that it was a heated rivalry between the 2 schools. Actually a fellow fan(when watching the OSU-Miami NC game) Keith Jackson was doing the game,told me Keith is still steaming all these years. After in 1969,when we sacked his beloved trojans(and O.J) 27-16 for the NC in the Rose Bowl. So there’s a lot of history between the 2 schools,and glad we’re assuming our hatefest. Go Buckeyes!!! Eric.