Ochocinco and Fat Albert To Be Cut?

In this week's "Sunday Blitz" column over at the National Football Post, Dan Pompei relayed word he's heard that one or both of the big-name acquisitions the New England Patriots made in the abbreviated offseason receiver Chad Ochocinco and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth could be cut from the team sooner than later. From the article:

"One day before this story came out by my guy Mike Reiss, one NFL executive familiar with the Patriots ways told me he believes one or both of the big name acquisitions will be cut before the season starts. The front office man thinks coach Bill Belichick will use the controversial players to help control and send a message to his locker room." More



I want to call bullshit because I don't get why would Belichick would cut them to make a statement. I would get it if Ochocinco was having a hard time picking up the offense or if Albert is regressing into his fat piece of shit ways. They say that if the cut the only impact it would have little financial impact as Albert is only owed 1.5 million before incentives and that Chad is owed 5 million, which is significantly bigger than Alberts.



I haven't heard much of Albert, and it wouldn't surprise me if he was cut. It seems as if he doesn't practice much. But who the fuck knows, the Patriots are weird about stuff.



In unrelated news, TJ Houshamazoui and Darren Sharper are in camp today through work outs. Sharper wouldn't be a bad option to have if he's somewhat healthy.

Why Not Let OchoCinco Live With You?

New Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco said Tuesday afternoon he's going to pick one fan to stay with "for the first two [or] three weeks of the season" to live with until he gets "acclimated" to the area.



"I'm going to do something different — I'm going to stay with a fan, probably for the first two, three weeks of the season, so that should be fun until I get myself acclimated and learn my way around and just find a place," Ochocinco said after the Patriots held a nearly three-hour practice on the fields behind Gillette Stadium.



There are some prerequisites, however.



"I'm not sure how many Boston fans I have, but I'm just going to pick someone. I'm not sure how it's going to work, They have to have Internet and they have to have Xbox. That's about it," he said (WEEI).



Sorry, but OchoCinco is the best, and honestly people should jump at this chance. Could there be an easier roommate? All he wants to do is sit back and play XBox. Plus, he seems happy all the time, which is a lot more then I can say about most people living in the New England area (myself included). Plus, on his part I think it's a real cool idea. What a better way to endear yourself to fans then to actually just live with one for a couple of weeks. Plus, OchoCinco is self-proclaimed cheap, so it's a great way for him to get around having to pay for rent.



Already love this guy. He is kind of like the football Shaq, although I hope this works out better then that did.