Matthew Emmons

Here we go again. It doesn’t matter that Reggie McKenzie is running things differently in Oakland. It doesn’t matter that Al Davis had officially checked out of the knucklehead market prior to his passing. It doesn’t matter the Raiders already have a crowded collection of talented and young receivers. None of that matters because Chad Ochcocinco is a free agent and the NFL offseason is hitting a lull in the news cycle.

So without fail, the moment the Pats parted ways with their $6-million mistake named Ochco the speculation of the Raiders being interested in his services began.

It’s the same tired and lazy approach Raider Nation has become used to. It will happen every offseason so long as there are knucklehead receivers looking for work the silver and black will forever be linked to said knuckleheads.

For the record I don’t in anyway associate Ocho with T.O., the two are totally different. Chad might walk around with his head in the clouds but he’s mostly harmless. Dude can’t seem to wrap his head around an NFL offense which only makes his success even more impressive. But otherwise Ocho’s antics are detrimental only to himself and none of his teammates. Terrell Owens is the exact opposite. His actions destroy teams.

Still, if I’m Reggie McKenzie I’m staying away from Chad.

There’s no need to disrupt the development of Oakland’s receivers that have been working with Carson Palmer all this offseason. Last year Hue Jackson selfishly brought in T.J. Houshmandzadeh to give CP3 a familiar face. All that did was take away reps that could have gone to receivers with more room for growth than Housh who is currently out of the game.

There’s no need to bring in a vet that couldn’t digest the playbook of a pass-happy offense. If Chad wasn’t motivated enough to play with Tom Brady in a career salvaging year then why would he be any different with Palmer? Chad knows Carson so that means he knows what he can get away with. Letting him lineup with Carson under center would only enable Ocho’s tendencies to Tweet instead of study.

There’s no need to waste money even if Chad is willing to play at a discount. No matter how much or little you pay for his services you know you’re only getting the 34-year-old Ochocinoc for a year at best. Why waste the cash? McKenzie and the Raiders are cash strapped. Save some of that for a rainy day and go to war with the men who have been there and done that in the black hole. Ocho is desperate and willing to play for pennies but that doesn’t make him a bargain. It makes him a money whore.

Reggie McKenize can and likely will say “thanks, but no thanks”. Just say no to Ochocinco.

What is the OCNN?

Why it’s the Ochocinco News Network and it is America’s first ever athlete-driven news network.

OCNN is teaming up with Motorola to take one lucky fan to the Super Bowl where they’ll work on radio row along with Chad covering the week leading up to the big game in Indianapolis. As Editor-in-Chief, Ochocinco has covered past events such as parties and other Super Bowl happenings. Now he wants to give one lucky fan the chance to join his team.

All you’ve got to do is make a 30-second video answering the question, “Why should Motorola send you to the Super Bowl to be an OCNN reporter?” Once you’ve made your best pitch, hop over to Motorola’s Facebook page and submit your video for the contest. Motorola will post the videos allowing fans to vote. From there the fans, a panel of OCNN judges and Chad himself will choose the five finalists. Just by being in the top five you’ll get yourself a DROID RAZAR by Motorola with one lucky finalist earning the grand prize – an official assignment to cover the action during Super Bowl week.

But I’ll just let Chad explain it to you himself after the jump.

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Well that is all about to change this season.

Sure, Janikowski is still dealing with a court case. But his performance this year has made that story as marginal as Chad Ochocinco in New England.

Even before this season Janikowski had been playing at a level few kickers ever venture into. So much so that even Al Michaels mistakenly called Jano a perennial Pro Bowler during a preseason broadcast. Michaels would later correct himself but even his Raider hating self wondered aloud how Sebass has been snubbed for his entire career.

After his six pack of field goals on Sunday, Janikowski was again honored as the AFC special teams player of the week. At this rate they might just have to name after Jano. The season began with Janikowski booting a record tying field goal and has continued at record setting pace despite his nagging hamstring.
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