Agree or Disagree: Johnson "Should" Have Been Suspended

[ABM]

Personally, I agree. IMO, this has as much, or more, to do with flat-out insubordination, as it does sloppy posture (simply, the straw).

In fact, it would be hard for me to believe that anyone might take it any other way. Of course, my overall conclusion would take into account the context of his entire rocky tenure with the Bengals.

From: Yahoo Sports

Here's the story from Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com on why we won't be seeing Chad Ocho Cinco on the field this evening against the Steelers:

A few local reports have surfaced that alleged that the receiver overslept and arrived late for a team meeting Wednesday night at the Bengals practice facility. Late or not, sources confirmed Ocho Cinco was extremely groggy. After taking his seat, Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski told Ocho Cinco to sit up straight in his seat. After the receiver refused, Bratkowski again repeated his demand.

At that point, Ocho Cinco stood up and walked out of the meeting altogether. After shouting at his player to return, Lewis chased him down. After several heated words were exchanged between the two, Lewis finally told Johnson to go home.

When you hear about someone being punished for refusing to sit up straight in their chair, you're thinking what ... five, six years old?

Seriously. We're dealing with a story here about a grown man getting punished because he wouldn't sit up straight. What's going to happen next week, a one-game suspension because Chad refused to eat his vegetables? Two games for not cleaning his room? A $10,000 fine not sharing his toys?

And I don't even know if the sheer immaturity is the most shocking thing about the situation. I think I might be more surprised that Marvin Lewis finally stood up to him and sent him home.....

 

[maxiep]

I applaud the Bengals. Football, more than any other major sport, is a team sport. The best teams are generally the most disciplined. He has a responsibility to his teammates and the organization to give his best effort at all times.

Good for Marvin Lewis. He knows he's getting canned at the end of the year. He's going to go out on his terms.

 

[ABM]

I applaud the Bengals. Football, more than any other major sport, is a team sport....

Do you know anything about a situation in San Francisco, whereas Mike Singletary went off on some player (regarding lack of team citizenship, insubordination, or such) during a post-game press conference? IIRC, Singletary was somewhat lambasted for his antics.