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Originally Posted by dmek25
gtripp, while i respect your opinion, i disagree. do you think Johnson would have any problem getting traded to the redskins? i don't think so. realistically, as much as i hate to admit it, the skins are a long shot to win it all. with a salary cap, its hard for ALL the players on winning teams to get paid. its just one of the issues that come with winning. just 2 short years ago, the Bengals renegotiated his contract. he was a top dollar receiver then. are they supposed to open up his contract every time some other wide out makes more then him? no team can operated successfully like that. i be willing to guess that he would play on just about any team that was willing to pay him. just my opinion
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Johnson is under contract and can't really choose where he goes. If he tells the Bengals "I don't want to play for you guys anymore", and the Bengals say "Fine, you're a Redskin now", I think Johnson would be very happy with the new opportunity.
Perception is this: we were a playoff team this year, and the Bengals weren't. So he'd probably think we have a better shot with him than the Bengals do. Plus, he probably thinks that the Bengals are losing in spite of his efforts (probably not totally off) and that the Redskins would be much improved with him.
In reality, I think Cincinnati's chances at winning the SB are just as good as ours this year if not better, but that's really not what Chad thinks.
I don't think this is really about the money, though generally a new contract comes with a trade, so its probably a
minor factor in his desire to be traded.
I totally agree with you that the Bengals are correct to hold their ground. They should try to trade Chad Johnson when it's time to rebuild. The Bengals should not be rebuilding yet, they should be trying to find a solution for their pass defense so they can make a run in a weak division.
But I don't think Chad is particularly unhappy with his deal, at least any more so than the next guy.