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It’s Bengals week which means only one thing: a bunch of smack coming from #85’s mouth. Wide receiver Chad Johnson and Browns cornerback Leigh Bodden (not Lehigh Bowden, Chad) will match up again this Sunday. Despite being held to just two catches in their last meeting in 2005, Johnson still finds reason to run his mouth.

“Last year when they came here you saw balls all over because it was a heavy wind game. You didn’t see anyone physically knock the ball down, physically jam me at the line.

“Let’s talk football. It’s humanly impossible to stop 85. To talk your kind of talk, you’re kind of insulting me a little bit. I cannot be stopped, period.”

Obviously not too thrilled by Chad’s declarations, Browns tight end Kellen Winslow came to Bodden’s defense and backed up his cornerback.

“My boy Bodden is going to shut him down as he did last year. He’s the best corner in the league, I think. It’s a big challenge for him, but it’s also a big challenge for Chad. So tell him that.”

The blonde mohawk’s response?

“I can’t be stopped because of what Kellen Winslow feels. If he feels that strongly, that’s good. His teammates should have faith in him, feel that he’s the best corner. I feel the same way about my corners. There’s nothing wrong with that at all.”

“I feel our defense is going to shut down Kellen Winslow. How about that?’

Too bad Winslow and Johnson won’t ever be on the field at the same time. Imagine those fireworks. In any event, the war of words should fuel the Browns just that much more for the Battle of Ohio. Maybe for once the Browns can come out ready to play this time and show some early intensity, something that was lacking in the first half of Week 1.

I would love nothing more than for Bodden and the Browns to shut up that loud mouth and come away with in a “W” in Cincy. They have played some competitive games with the Bengals the past few seasons and have even won a couple, so they’ve proven they can play with them. Hopefully CJ’s remarks will give the defense a little extra motivation, just like what happened in the Pepto game.

The Cleveland Browns started the football season looking worse than you could even imagine. They had missed blocks, threw interceptions, committed penalties and still had the ball in New Orleans territory with 2 minutes left and a chance to win.

I’ve watched hundreds of football games in my life and have never seen a game where the play calling was so terrible that you couldn’t even evaluate the players. I witnessed four quarters of Browns football yesterday and couldn’t tell if Charlie Frye played well, the offensive line could block or even if New Orleans is that good.

I’ve always believed in giving a guy a fair chance before taking him out, but Maurice Carthon is clueless when it comes to calling plays and evaluating talent. We ran fullback sweeps on third and one, we ran a draw on second and twenty and last but not least, we put Terrelle Smith split out wide in a five receiver set.

Romeo Crennel needs to recognize quickly that Carthon doesn’t get it. We have two star receivers in Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards and Carthon isn’t running plays to get them the ball. We have a 1200 yard back in Rueben Droughns, and he’s on the bench more than in the game. I hope Phil Savage steps in and puts an end to this misery.

Lastly, the Bob who continues to share opinons on these blogs, please put the initial of your last name so that people can tell us apart. It will help avoid a lot of confusion. I have been getting grief or compliments for things I didn’t even write. You have good insight, take credit for it.