The Cinncinati Screw Ups

Okay so I'm posting again today because a. I'm obsessed, b. I'm bored, and c. I wanted to get this out before it became old news.

On Monday, Johnathan Joesph was the ninth member of the Cincinnati Bengals arrested since January 1st of last year. These players have been arrested for charges ranging from driving under the influence to possession of marijuana to burglary and grand theft to even battery. Now you think after maybe the second or third player got arrested that team coaches and officials would create a more strict policy for dealing with these types of situations. Well that has yet to happen. It has taken 9 arrests for players and coaches to finally voice their anger and embarrassment of what has taken place. Why has it taken so long for people in the organization to realize that this is a problem? One person getting arrested should be made a big deal let alone nine different players in different situations. Now nine players have been arrested and nothing has changed. Marvin Lewis still has a job (yeah he is a good coach but should a coach still have a job after nine of his players gets arrested? I don't think so) and all the players who were arrested still have jobs and even played closely after their incidents. Maybe Marvin Lewis isn't the only one to blame, but he does deserve some blame. A coach has to have some control over his players and clearly he has little to none. Something needs to be done and something needs to be done now. The league and the commissioner need to step in and take over because it is obvious the Bengals organization won't do anything. This might be a good time for new commissioner Robert Goodell to do something to help this league early on in his career. Clearly this isn't helping the league's image and although steps like creating a dress code (like the NBA has done) may not be the best options, something has to be done to save the image and integrity of this league. I'm not saying that there shouldn't be celebrations after a touchdown because I love the players' creativity and plus it adds to the entertainment value of the game, but there needs to be rules and regulations created to punish a player for his off field actions. Players should not be allowed to play if they get arrested unless a judge rules otherwise. Period. End of story.

More to come after the NHL All Star game tonight. Tune in to Versus (old OLN) at 8 pm to catch the game. Enjoy boys and girls