You know how much we love Chad Ochocinco, but when he announced the launch of the Ochocinco News Network (OCNN), even we were skeptical. Turns out it's as reputable a news source as any other out there -- especially at the Super Bowl. #85 has enlisted Chris Cooley, Ray Rice, and Darnell Dockett as fellow correspondents, as well as two white supposedly funny kids who must have won a contest or something. Up above is an introduction to the news team, and after the jump, the correspondents canvas media day, and interview the likes of Drew Brees, Robert Mathis, Tim Duckworth, and Darren Sharper, while capturing the worst mohawk in America. Keep Reading »
This is the floor mat of Chad Ocho Cinco's new car, which he just posted on his Twitter. He's got his name emblazoned in it, and right now you're thinking, whoopdifuckingdo, I've seen that hundreds of times on "Cribs." Um, yeah, take a look at the Lamborghini in which those floor mats are sitting. You must click to after the jump to see the photo. Keep Reading »
Esteban posted this photo on Twitter last night with the following captions: "My name change for next year". We love it. Anyone else dressing up as 85 this Halloween, btw?
As we head into Week 5 of NFL football things start to become a little clearer. Brett Favre can still win a game on a final drive. Ochocino's Lambeau Leap was bought and paid for, even though it was still pretty awesome. And obvious playoff teams have fully emerged, previous champions find themselves at the bottom of their respective divisions, and some weak teams have materialized wins out of thin air, tricking owners with fantasy magic into investing in bad players. Some shake ups in the wide receiver category might seem appealing and some winning teams might be winning games now, but I urge fantasy owners to look before they leap.
The Braylon Edwards Effect:
The most talented player on the Browns now plays for the Jets, leaving Cleveland a football wasteland. Fans just better hope LeBron sticks around or they'll have nothing to live for. While Edwards won't gain too many fantasy points himself by changing jerseys, he'll certainly help the Jets (and fantasy owners of Mean Green's players) in more ways than one. Their already sick running game with Thomas Jones, Leon Washington (FSU what!), and rookie Shonn Green will get even better when Edwards draws defensemen away from the backfield. Edwards also adds another target to the Jets' already impressive list of wide outs for Mark "Dirty" Sanchez to look for. He'll also draw defenders away from Jerricho Cotchery, opening up more passes for him. Edwards had a breakout season in 2007 but has been quiet ever since and while he may not be a good fantasy starter (drops balls left and right) he'll make every other player on the Jets look good. Keep Reading »
In 2006, the NFL decided to make touchdowns less fun. A rule was put in stating that penalties and fines would be issued for certain celebrations. No more excessive celebrating, using props, or "going to the ground." I generally don't see how such celebrating was a problem; I can see that at times it is disrespectful towards the opponent, but most of the time it's just in good fun. I miss seeing what the players could come up with after a score, and so rounded up and ranked my top five NFL touchdown celebrations that probably sparked the rule change in the first place.
Can't start the list without letting you know who just missed out on the top five. Gus Frerotte decided it would be a good idea to run into a concrete wall head first. Turns out this was not a very good idea (half way down the page) and he missed the rest of the game with neck pain, go figure. My other favorites include Steve Smith rowing the Vikings love boat, Ochocinco doing his best Tiger Woods impression, and, of course, T.O. pulling out the Sharpie and autographing the ball. Did he really have that in his sock the whole time, because that is awesome? You have to think a lot before you pretend the ball is a chainsaw right... right? Some of these are actually not on YouTube as single clips, which is unbelievable in this day and age, so here is an ESPN compilation of a bunch of them.
Enough talking about what's not on the list; let's get to who's on it.
5. Coming in at #5 we have Chad Ochocinco jumping into the Dog Pound against the Browns. It takes a lot of guts to do this, and he certainly paid for it as one fan poured a whole beer on his back. This celebration was especially hilarious because he told the media he was going to do it a week earlier. I had to add another celebration to the five spot because I could not leave out Chad proposing to a cheerleader a la Ian Johnson.