[jlb1705]

I call bull[censored] on the whole "Chad Johnson is a distraction preventing his team from winning" stuff.

So what, is Chad Johnson's act distracting his own team's defense, preventing them from covering or tackling?

The Bengals offense is still one of the top offenses in the league, thanks in large part to Johnson's direct contributions as well as the opportunities that his presence creates for other players. The Bengals suck because their defense sucks - and that is certainly not Chad Johnson's fault. The defense lacks competent players and probably leadership. You could blame the players for that, but they are what they are. It's not necessarily their fault that they suck. Blame Marvin Lewis for assembling that mess.

Keyshawn did have Chad Johnson backpedaling in the interview. I attribute that to Keyshawn drawing upon his own experience as a loudmouth and a cancer to know which buttons to push more than I attribute it to him actually being right about Chad Johnson.