Arnold Palmer used to tell us that there are golfers and people who play golf.

There are football players and guys who happen to play football.

Tim Tebow, first and foremost is a "football player." He's the type of guy those coaches I used to talk to would like.

And you can bet that someone is eyeballing his Tebowness following that pro day workout of his on St. Patrick's Day.

Yes, he's changing his throwing motion. What does that show? It shows he's a guy who wants to improve, he wants to be a better football player.

We're all sick of Tiger Woods but don't forget that Woods made major changes to his golf swing twice since he turned professional. He did that because he wanted to win more, he wanted to excel.

Tebow wants to play, he wants to win, he wants to excel. 

He has athletic talent.

He has "want to."

Reviews were mixed on his workout but ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay has done an about-face on Tebow.

In January, McShay was throwing Tebow under the bus along with a lot of other experts. After watching Tebow on Wednesday, McShay has declared, "he (Tebow) won't go past the second round."

Tebow will continue to work and he'll keep on working after he's drafted and he'll keep on working in someone's training camp this summer.

Tebow will play in the NFL. Bet on it.

How good he becomes will depend on the team and the staff that selects him.

One thing you can bet on, he'll work, he'll work hard and he'll learn his position.

Are you listening, JaMarcus Russell?

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I'm tired of seeing all of these Mock Drafts saying the Chargers will draft Fresno State RB Ryan Mathews.  I honestly believe the Chargers will draft a 3-4 nose-tackle in the first round, but I'll save that argument for another article.

My statement is pure and simple: The San Diego Chargers will NOT draft a RB in the first round due to being a passing team, a deep RB draft class, having other needs to address on the team, and that it's not a "feature back" that the Chargers need but a "diverse committee" of RB's to help out what the Chargers are good at, which is passing the "rock".  

It's no secret, the Chargers are considered amongst the elite passing teams in the NFL.

If you look at the top ten elite passing teams in the league, eight out of those ten teams made the play-offs.  The Chargers win games on passing the ball.  Their record proves it.

I mean I'll take a 13-3 record passing the ball any day.  If the point is to win games and passing the ball gets you those wins, why bother even running the ball?  If you look at the Colts, they got to the Super Bowl by doing what they do best, and that's passing the ball.  The Saints got to the Super Bowl by passing the ball.

Hell, both teams went on 13-0 at one point by passing the "rock" around like it's nothing.

The Chargers have Philip Rivers and he's good at distributing the ball around just like Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.  We're a pass first and run later type of team.  Knowing this, why should we draft a RB in the first round if we're a passing team?

This year's RB draft class is the deepest I had ever seen it.  Look, we don't need a first round RB for the following reason: we aren't looking for a running back to carry the load.

Passing teams that draft a RB in the first round are usually unsuccessful at achieving what most people expect from them.  Do you honestly think that the Chargers will run more this year if we draft a running back in the first round?

The Colts drafted a RB in the first round twice in the last couple of years and they still pass the ball as if they didn't draft a RB in the first round.

The Saints drafted RB Reggie Bush in the first round but they don't even run the ball with him.  He's a situational guy and very diverse but the Saints can win without him.

Most passing teams that I've seen that draft a RB in the first round tend to not change much.  I do know that most teams that do draft a QB in the first round tend to pass the ball more.  I don't see that happening with passing teams that have a great QB changing their game plan to a running team cause' they drafted a RB.  Look at Beanie Wells of the Arizona Cardinals.  The Cardinals still pass the ball.  

Let's look at the "first round" RB's to supposedly go first are CJ Spiller, Jahvid Best, and Ryan Mathews.  In so many Mock Drafts, they have the Chargers taking Ryan Mathews.  Don't get the wrong idea about me not liking this pick or Ryan but I feel we don't need him considering the type of offense the Chargers run.

Ryan Mathews played for a smash-mouth football program at Fresno State.  All they do is run the ball.  He's good at it and gets many carries.  The Chargers are, like I stated many times, a passing team.  If Ryan Mathews get drafted then he'll likely be getting the same amount of carries that L.T. had which was in the low 200's.  In a 16 game season, that isn't many carries.

Out of the top ten elite passing teams in the league, only three out of those ten teams had a 1,000-yard-or-more running back.  The Chargers can pick up a good RB in the late rounds.

Available RB's include Jonathan Dwyer, Toby Gerhart, Joe McKnight, Dexter McCluster, Montario Hardesty, Ben Tate, Anthony Dixon, LaGarrette Blount, Stafon Johnson, Joique Bell, and my underdog favorite, Matt Asiata just to name a few.  Any one of these players can come in and produce with the Chargers as well as those I didn't have a chance to name.  

The Chargers are in need of a run-stuffing nose tackle that'll be able to plug holes in any opposing team's running game.  Their are very few quality NT's in this year's draft and I don't think the Chargers, who are a passing team remember, can afford to get a RB without addressing that need.

Everyone thinks the Chargers are getting a RB but let me explain why the Chargers, due to this reason, won't get one.

Last year, everyone had different feelings about who the Chargers were going to draft.  Some said the right tackle position needed fixing and a lot had Rey Mauluga going in the first to the Chargers.  No one saw Larry English being a first round pick to the Chargers.  The reason why he was drafted is because, although we had other needs, we lacked major pass rush during that previous season when Shawn Merriman was hurt.

It's the very same reason why the Chargers won't draft a RB this year, due to the fact the Chargers didn't do so well against the run last season and it showed during the play-offs against a tough Jets team.

When Jamal Williams went down for the season, the Chargers tried their best to patch up that hole left by Jamal Williams season-ending injury.  Everyone that knows the 3-4 defense also would point out that the key to the 3-4 defense is the NT.  Without that "wall of a player" being able to plug up the middle running lanes, the linebackers won't be able to do their job.  This is why the Chargers will go after their ultimate need, not a RB that won't be able to run the ball that often.  

I hear everyone over-using the term "feature back".  When you look at the Chargers, they can either go two ways: the Colts way of getting to the Super Bowl, who lost, or the Saints way to the Super Bowl, who won.

The Colts, like I've already mentioned, drafted a RB in the first round twice in the past couple of years.  It didn't panned out for them for the simple fact that, on a passing team, you have to have a RB that can do it all.  If you look at the Saints RB's, they have a committee of RB's.  They don't have a do-it-all RB but they have different RB's with different types of running style.

Imagine the Saints getting ready for the Colts and besides worrying about the Colts passing game, they don't have to worry about the running game because they mostly use two running backs with nearly identical styles of running.  They didn't do much for the Colts during the season and during the play-offs.  The Saints on the other hand had Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, and Pierre Thomas.

Included with those RB's is one hell of a potent passing game.  How does the Colts defense game plan against that?  Who do you get ready for?

The Saints don't have a "feature back" or try to make it out like they have just one.  The Saints have three different "feature backs" that have different running styles and abilities to compliment their passing game.

The Colts always try to look for that "feature back" in just one player.  By the way, the Saints were ranked sixth in rushing to go with the fourth in passing offense in the league.  Why should the Chargers try get a "feature back" when only three out of the ten top passing teams have a "feature back" with a 1,000-or-more yards?  

So I ask all of you.  Which route do we take?  The Colts route, like all of you think we should go in, by drafting a RB in the first round who can supposedly do it all.  Or should we take the Saints route and have a "diverse committee" of RB's with different abilities to compliment our passing game.

The Chargers had that "Saints" approach before the Saints ever had it a couple of years back.  Back when the Chargers had L.T., Michael Turner, and Darren Sproles.  During those years, the Chargers were always ranked in both rushing and passing in the top ten.  I hope that is the route we're taking.  

In closing, I honestly believe we're going in that route by the way I see the Chargers adding different types of depth at RB.  AJ Smith started by adding Marcus Mason who brings youth and a ability to run the ball effectively in a shotgun oriented offense much like the one he ran in college.

The Chargers so far still retain Darren Sproles although I feel we're only tagging him only to get a draft pick(s).  If Darren Sproles end up staying with the Chargers for another season then we can continue to utilize him in certain running situations and especially in the screen game.  No one in the NFL run screens better than Darren Sproles.

The only thing the Chargers are truly missing is a power running back which the Chargers have been without since losing Michael Turner to the Free Agency.  Like I said earlier, this is a deep draft with different types of running backs.

You folks must remember that we already have some capable power running backs with Jacob Hester and Mike Tolbert.  I hope this will make some of you think about the many reason I believe the Chargers won't draft a RB in the first round and why they shouldn't.  I hope the Chargers continue to make good decisions this upcoming draft just like they've always had.

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Over the next 32 days I will be posting an article a day breaking down every NFL team. Taking the team they currently have I will discuss where they are as a team, how they got there, what they need to do going forward and what the long term outlook is for them.

What better place to start than with the 1-15 St Louis Rams?

Where Are They?

At 1-15 the Rams have joined an elite group of mediocrity. They beat one team last year, a team that went winless the season before and had the second worst record in football this year, the Detroit Lions.

They have a roster that can only be described as appalling and lack serious playmakers in almost every position. They have no bona-fide stars to market to the national media, and have a collection of Quarterbacks that would rival the line-up in a Texas High School team. But it’s not all bad.

Leading this group of misfits is a great coach and leader, Steve Spagnuolo. After helping the Giants win a Superbowl he looks to bring his fiery leadership and intensity to the city of St Louis.

Despite having possibly the worst roster in the league, it is not all doom and gloom. Aside from the veterans, James Laurinaitas and Donnie Avery are great young starters who have good careers ahead of them. But they are still 1-15, and with that they are automatically given the title of the worst team in the NFL.

How did they get here?

I am sure that this is the question every Rams fan has been muttering all season. They are less than a decade departed from “The Greatest Show on Turf”, had a Pro Bowl Quarterback in Marc Bulger and still have a human wrecking ball for a Running Back in Steven Jackson.

What happened?

Jay Zygmunt happened.

Zygmunt was one of the most low profile general managers in the league up until his resignation in 2009, rarely offering interviews or an insight into the day to day developments of the club.

Zygmunt was hired in 1982 as an accountant, and rose through the ranks to become the Chief Negotiator for all contracts associated with the Rams organization. His accounting background helped him garner widespread praise as one of the best cap managers in the league.

Let's fast forward to the end of his meteoric rise in the Rams organization. After the Mike Martz breakup, in which he played a pivotal part, he was given the title President of Football Operations/General Manager. What followed was the prime example why your General Manager should not be an accountant.

Zygmunt frequently over ruled his scouts and personnel guys, drafting players who he was warned against and passing up players that his scouts practically begged him to take.

In the upper management of the Rams, almost everybody was an associate or a “Yes Man” to the man in the big office. Instead of doing the job he was best suited for, which is manage the cap; he tried to do that job in a role that required more of an eye for talent and the ability to yield to other people’s opinions.

With his fiery personality he often clashed with people who pushed their own ideas instead of finding reasons to agree with his.

A narrow minded accountant without scouting or pro personnel experience?

Just what makes a franchise great.

After passing on Matt Ryan and Mark Sanchez (Which occurred after Zygmunt resigned) the Rams are left destitute at the most important position of all. They have had very shallow draft classes in recent years, missing on too many mid round draft picks for a team to remain competitive. After a 1-15 season, the Rams have a lot of holes to fill.

Now They Are Here, Where Do They Go?

The only way is up.

You can only be worse than the 2009 St Louis Rams if you were the 2008 Detroit Lions. The Rams need to blow this thing up. I mean completely. First order of business has to be to cut Marc Bulger. After his contract extension several years ago, he has produced at a level not suited to a former Pro Bowler.

If he is your starting quarterback going into the 2010 season, then you have serious concerns, and if he is your backup, then you have a lot of dead money in a backup quarterback.

Secondly, they should be seeing what the market value is for their few talented players.

Steven Jackson has been a workhorse back for several years, and is the most talented player on that team by a country mile, but I think they should trade him. The Rams are going to be awful for a while longer.

Given the complete overhaul the team needs, they don’t figure to be competitive for 3-4 seasons. By that time, Jackson will be 30 entering his 10^th-11^th season. As Hall-of-Famer Ladainian Tomlinson showed last season, workhorse backs don’t have much life on the wrong side of 30.

If the Rams can get, for example, San Diego’s first and fifth round selections in this year’s draft it is something that the Rams would have to seriously consider. Getting more selections to rebuild the team will benefit St Louis in the long term, at the cost of a player who can only contribute his best years when the team isn’t competitive.

They need to be targeting a few positions in the draft, beginning with Quarterback. If they take care of that in round one, they can focus on improving the talent level on defense.

If they take a Cornerback in round two, there is plenty of talent there at the top of the round that could start in week one, and be an immediate upgrade.

In the later round their focus needs to switch to the trenches. In the deepest draft class in several years, they can improve both the Offensive and Defensive lines with high upside players that can be groomed into the type of player they want over the next couple of years.

Who Are They?

This is something that will have to play out over the course of the season.

Who are the Rams?

Are they a smash mouth football team who will beat you down?

Are they a finesse team that relies on speed and agility?

Are they a defensive powerhouse that utilizes front-4 pressure that Head Coach Steve Spanuolo is famous for creating?

Clearly none of these descriptions will be applicable immediately, but they sure need to be heading in one of these directions by the end of the season. Every time I watched a Rams game last year I didn’t know what to expect apart from mediocrity.

“With The First Overall Pick In The 2010 NFL Draft The St Louis Rams Select....

Sam Bradford, quarterback, Oklahoma”. For those who have read my mock draft you know that I believe that Sam Bradford is the only option open to the Rams at this point. After passing on quarterbacks the past few years they need to take the Sooner and nail the position down for a decade.

Drafting defensive and offensive line is all very well and good, but those positions don’t change seasons like a Quarterback does.

Suh, the defensive Tackle from Nebraska has made a strong case over the past 12 months to be the top overall selection, and he is the most talented player. That being the case, he isn’t what the Rams need.

The Rams have Adam Carriker. The Rams have Chris Long. Spending another first round choice on a Defensive Lineman is not going to get then victories, no matter how great a talent Suh is.

Bradford can give this city hope. How hopeful can you be as a fan when your quarterback competition is currently between Marc Bulger, A.J. Feeley and Keith Null?

Talk about a Lose-Lose-Lose Harder situation.

They need to take Bradford, let one of the other guys get the snot knocked out of them this year and start Bradford from year two.

Putting a player, who played shotgun throughout his college career, behind an Offensive Line with that much trouble pass blocking would be harmful to his career on a level that can only be described as “David Carr”. Having Bradford waiting in the wings is a positive note in what will more than likely be another season of abysmal football.

So When Will It Better?

This all depends on whether they take Bradford. If they don’t take him expect another 5 years of picking high. Although he isn’t the second coming of Peyton Manning, there is no reason to believe he cannot perform to the level of Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco given the right system.

Passing on him could also result in the return of the Los Angeles Rams, or at least increase the talk about it. Giving your fans no hope for the next several years is a dangerous game to play.

Either way, they are going to be a bottom dweller for the 2010 season at least.

If they take Bradford the Rams could be two or three years away from challenging for the division. With several free agent departures in Arizona and the Seahawks going through a rebuilding process like the Rams, the division has the opportunity to be the most balanced between the teams.

Astute draft choices and wise free agent acquisitions could bring the talent level to a competitive level sooner rather than later.

But they sure as hell do need a quarterback.

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What will his role be on the defense?

Was he brought in to play linebacker or defensive end?

Could the Raiders be switching to a 3-4?

Some people have suggested that since Mike Haluchak(Raiders current linebacker coach) was Wimbleys' linebacker coach in Cleveland that means Wimbley will be playing linebacker in Oakland. Likely on the strong side. Others have suggested that this also means the Raiders may be switching to the 3-4; since Haluchak coached a 3-4 in Cleveland.

Wimbley is an interesting prospect to play linebacker. He has great size for that position at 6'3'' 255 lbs at great athleticism posting a 4.61 40 in the 2006 combine.

By some accounts, he is too small to hold up in the run as a defensive end and his athleticism would be wasted there. So he would be better suited to play linebacker.

And the 3-4? Sure it could happen. Tommy Kelly and Richard Seymour could play defensive ends while Trevor Scott and Kamerion Wimbley could be outside linebackers. Then all the Raiders would need is someone to play inside linebacker and nose tackle.

I believe both cases are unlikely.

First off just because someone came from a 3-4 doesn't mean they will play the same position on a different team.

Greg Ellis played OLB in Dallas's 3-4, when he came to Oakland he played defensive end. Derrick Burgess played defensive end in Oakland and when he went to New England he played OLB.

John Marshall and Mike Waufle are other examples.

John Marshall, Raiders defensive coordinator, has predominantly coached 4-3 defenses and has done a very good job. Waufle, Raiders D-line coach, on the other hand has exclusively coached the 4-3 and done a very good job for the Giants.

Furthermore, Kamerion Wimbley is a natural defensive end. In college he played defensive end and he did a very good job. He did such a good job that it warranted a 1st round selection in the 2006 NFL draft.

Most likely Wimbley will play the same role as those before him like Greg Ellis, Derrick Burgess, and Kalimba Edwards. He may become a pass-rush specialist in the Raiders 4-3.

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After having so many issues with the offensive passing game this past season and so many talented receivers out there in the draft should the Bengals make this selection?

I think that if the Bengals think they can get a very solid receiver like Mardy Gilyard in the second round of the draft then this would be a terrific move for Cincinnati.

Taylor Mays was a very solid leader and play maker for the Trojans for as long as he has started in Southern California.

In his career at USC, Mays recorded a total of 268 tackles including 88 his senior season. He’s also added five interceptions and one fumble forced.

Mays may not be the ball hawk that the Bengals are used to, but he gives them something that they don’t have right now and that is a solid all out talent at the safety position.

Chinedum Ndukwe is a solid safety for the Bengals and Chris Crocker is the smash mouth player that you want, but Mays is one of the best pure athletes in this draft, blessed with uncanny athleticism and agility. He’s solidly built with raw power; he possesses incredible range and even better coverage awareness.

He has the acceleration and sheer speed to assist cornerbacks over the top and top notch closing burst and pursuit speed to rundown ball carriers and stay with wide receivers downfield.

Cincy resigned Roy Williams who is on the down slope of his career as well, and probably won’t see as much playing time for the Bengals except for running situations.

When you think of talented safeties out of USC the first one who comes to mind is Troy Polamalu who has been a beast for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Without their star safety this season the Steelers defense was mediocre and vulnerable. Yes, he was that important to his team.

If Mays is half as good as Polamalu then he would be a tremendous player to have on your team and definitely a game changer.

The Bengals have been known for the past two seasons to draft a Pete Carroll coached player like Keith Rivers and Rey Maualuga.

Rivers is still learning and growing into his role, but Maualuga has made immediate impact and I would expect the same out of Taylor Mays.

Quite frankly I want them to pick a wide receiver in this season's draft and if they don't get a solid one that will help the team win then they are taking a risk that could have them sitting at home come playoff time.

The offense needs a lot more help than the defense because the defense is already a solid group. However I do think that the defense is missing one more piece to be completely domineering and perhaps Mays is that player the team needs.

This just adds to the questions that need to be answered before draft day, and should the Bengals go out and sign Terrell Owens just for security on their wide receiver predicament?

This all just adds to the excitement of the 2010 NFL season.

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As reported earlier by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat , McCloughan met with 49ers upper management behind closed doors Wednesday, and has since relocated files from his office.

With two picks in the first round this year, the move couldn't come at a worse time for the team. McCloughan has made questionable moves in the past, but is still widely considered the best talent evaluator on the team in terms of experience and past success.

It's not immediately known who might replace McCloughan, but whoever it is they'll have just five weeks to prepare for what could be the team's most important draft in recent memory.

Top candidates, according to Matt Barrows and The Sacramento Bee , are Trent Baalke, the director of player personnel, and Tom Gamble, the director of pro personnel.

Profiles on both from the San Francisco 49ers official website:

Trent Baalke:

Trent Baalke enters his sixth season with the 49ers and his third as the team’s director of player personnel after being appointed to the position in February of 2008. In his 13th NFL season, Baalke oversees both the college and pro personnel departments.

Prior to being named director of player personnel, Baalke served as the Western region scout for the 49ers for three years. He joined San Francisco after spending four years on the Washington Redskins scouting staff, his last (2004) as the club’s college scouting coordinator. From 2001 to 2003, Baalke served as Washington’s national scout, traveling throughout the country in search of rising talent.

Tom Gamble:

Tom Gamble enters his 23rd NFL season and his sixth year with the 49ers as the Director of Pro Personnel. In his role, Gamble monitors every NFL roster with an emphasis on scouting talent of upcoming pro free agents. He is also responsible for maintaining continuous depth of personnel on the 49ers roster. Gamble’s extensive NFL resume includes work in both college and pro scouting, contract negotiations, and a stint in the coaching ranks with the New York Jets.

Both seem qualified at first glance, but regardless, McCloughan's departure will be considered especially poor timing for Niners fans. Two highly regarded possible replacements—Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan—found work just recently, with the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins respectively. 

And now, for all intents and purpose, the cupboard for available big name general managers is bare.  

Once again, as has been the case for the better part of the past decade, the 49ers might find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Citing "scheduling problems," Henderson will sign with the Trojans but not until sometime next week.

There may be a couple of reasons for this beyond the usual rumors suggesting that Henderson is just stretching the signing out for publicity purposes.

Henderson is still playing basketball for his high school team which has qualified for the section finals.

Perhaps activity with his basketball team is precluding him from taking the time off to formally sign with USC.

There is also a rumor floating around that he may still be experiencing problems with qualifying academically for the Trojans, but this too is unconfirmed.

Whatever the reason, Seantrel Henderson's father said his son would be signing soon.

For Trojan fans, until Seantrel Henderson actually signs his name on the dotted line, there should be doubt as to whether or not he will actually don the cardinal and gold.

Until then, the Seantrel Henderson saga continues.

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Is this another indication that Ochocinco’s relevance is defined more by his media presence than by his football skills? And, how would he fare on other famous reality shows?

Even on the football field, Ochocinco’s relevance is defined more by his media reach that his abilities as an NFL wide receiver. So, the last thing we should do is criticize Ochocinco for appearing on Dancing With The Stars .

We should applaud him—for continuing to search for the talent that he was meant to do with his life. Because it doesn’t seem to be football.

And what better way to enhance your growing media presence than to appear on a network television show available to practically every household with a working television.

Ochocinco is no fool; in this era of television, free from bulky antennas and aluminum foil-accessorized rabbit ears, viewers will be able to see the enigmatic Ochocinco in crystal-clear, high definition.

At this point, the digital age can give viewers what Ochocinco can’t give the Bengals—better reception.

But that’s not to knock Ochocinco’s dancing skills. We’ve seen his celebratory touchdown dances on a number of occasions, and his footwork has been impeccable. Dancing With The Stars gives him the opportunity to dance free from the prerequisite of having to score a touchdown beforehand, which has often limited Ochocinco’s routines.

On DWTS , all you need is a fancy outfit and a neurotic addiction to publicity, and you’re all set.

Heck, Ochocinco might get the chance to duplicate his most famous dance step from the field, “The Riverdance,” on the dance floor. If that happens, viewers could be witness to an entertaining spectacle, when a flaming, aristocratic British judge tells Ochocinco that the “Irish jig is up.”

This is surely just the beginning of Ochocinco’s new obsession—reality shows. What would happen if Ochocinco appeared in some of T.V.’s greatest reality shows, past and present?

Celebrity Apprentice : Can Ochocinco butt heads and kiss ass with the best of them? Just ask Cincy head coach Marvin Lewis.

But Donald Trump won’t be so accommodating. When Ochocinco, donning a sombrero and a poncho labeled “Hall Of Fame,” appears before Trump for a presentation on a new gold-plated bathroom basin called the “Ochosink-o,” Trump sends him packing on the spot. Ochocinco seems indifferent, and later admits that hearing “You’re fired!” matters as much to him as hearing “You’re fined !”

Celebrity Rehab : Amongst a cast of celebrity washouts from the music, film, television, and obscure pageant industries, Dr. Drew Pinsky finally gets to treat a real star.

Ochocinco, in for a Twitter addiction, initially resists Pinsky’s methods, which include an absolute abstinence to internet usage. Pinsky forces Ochocinco to communicate in writing, in cursive, in ink, and demands his communiqués contain at least 1,140 characters, well above Twitter’s 140 character limit.

Motivated and cured, Ochocinco pens his autobiography in three weeks, but the 45-page manuscript is rejected by all major publishing houses.

Pros Versus Joes : Ochocinco and teammate Carson Palmer make an appearance on Spike TV’s reality game show pitting real professional athletes against amateur counterparts.

A confusing, yet hilarious chain of events follows, when Ochocinco and Palmer unexpectedly meet at the entrance to the “Joes” locker room, each expecting the other to be dressing there.

Survivor: Revis Island : Placed on an island and handcuffed to New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, Ochocinco is charged with the task of freeing himself and leaving the island. He fails, and his fellow contestants vote him off the island, and vote Revis to the Pro Bowl.

The Dog Whisperer : Ochocinco finds himself at the mercy of canine task-master Cesar Millan, who unleashes a torrent of simple yet effective exercises aimed at controlling Ochocinco’s urge to mark territory with mindless chatter and images.

Pleased with Ochocinco’s progress, Milan sends him on his way, telling the humbled Bengals star that he came here “a media hound,” but he left “with his bark now no more than a whisper, dawg.”

Operation Repo : Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Ochocinco’s gets to ride along with Luis Pizarro and company on a series of staged and scripted repossessions in this TruTV show that completely takes the “real” out of “reality.”

The good times go awry when Ochocinco’s 2010 black Lexus is targeted for repossession. Before he knows what’s happening, Ochocinco is scuffling with Repo’s overall-wearing tough guy Matt, and starring in an episode of Punk’d .

The Osbourne’s : Is it possible to add more dysfunction to the Osbourne household? You bet.

Ochocinco promises Ozzy that he’ll change his name to “Mr. Crowley” if Ozzy completes a dare of snorting a line of ants and then biting the head off a dove.

Ozzy easily completes the tasks, stunning Ochocinco, who refuses to change his name. Miffed, Ozzy’s wife Sharon kicks Ochocinco out of the house, telling him “America may have talent, but you don’t.”

Before exiting, Ochocinco propositions the Prince Of Darkness’ daughter, Kelly, asking if she really wants to experience the real “dark side” to give him a call.

Celebratory Fit Club : In a new twist, Ochocinco plays host on this show, guiding a group of celebration-challenged footballers, including Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans and New England’s Wes Welker, through a two-week course aimed at adding some attitude and swagger to their touchdown routines.

Special guests Butch Johnson, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, and Andre Rison provide personalized lessons and interesting anecdotes on the good old days, when celebration were unregulated.

Welker wins the contest with a Randy Moss/Michael Jackson-inspired routine called the “Moon Walk,” one Joe Buck surprisingly labels as “ inspiring and creative, and not at all disgusting, like when a black receiver does it.”

I Love Attention : In this spinoff of VH1’s I Love Money , it’s Ochocinco versus Paris Hilton in a test of will, patience, and adaptability. The two switch places, with Hilton assuming the role of NFL football player, while Ochocinco takes on the daily life of a camera-hogging, quasi-celebrity/socialite/media whore, a role he embraces with aplomb.

The show takes a particularly entertaining turn in Episode Four, titled “Film Day,” when Hilton watches game film in the dark, while Ochocinco enjoys footage of Hilton filmed in the dark.

However, Hilton is later kicked off the show when she arrives at practice in her bra and panties, totally misunderstanding the concept of a “seven-man drill.”

Flavor Of Marvin : This show never gets off the ground, as a casting call seeking people who have kissed Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis turns up only Ochocinco, and two women, one being Lewis’ mother.

What Not To Wear : The premise for this show is simple, and rather boring, consisting solely of Ochocinco reading the NFL rulebook’s chapter on uniform guidelines.

The O.C. : Ochocinco is stunned to realize that “O.C.” doesn’t stand for “Ochocinco.” Instead of a reality show devoted only to him, he’ll have to share the spotlight with a group of air-headed bimbos and their lame-brained suitors, a group Ochocinco likens to the participants in labor talks between the NFL Players Association and team owners.

Deadliest Catch : Ochocinco joins the crew of The Gift Of Crab , an Alaska-based vessel roaming the Bering Sea in search of king crab.

Then, amidst a brewing storm in the Bering Strait, Ochocinco and the other crew members engage in a round table discussion, drinking liquor while viewing and discussing the numerous bone-jarring hits Ochocinco has endured over the years from Ray Lewis on six-to-ten-yard crossing patterns.

Project Runway : Ochocinco hosts this Bravo show, in which eight aspiring fashion designers are given the difficult task of taking thousands of unsold “C.Johnson” Bengals jersey and making them marketable to the public.

The winner’s new design is praised for its simplicity, as the jersey are slightly altered to resemble those of the Tennessee Titans, and then sold as Chris Johnson jerseys.

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When you are talking with West Virginia fans and you mention that you like Ed Pastilong, then you quickly need to duck or pucker. These Mountaineer partisans will either kiss you or take a swing at you.

Like any athletic director at a major university, Pastilong is certainly not without his critics.

Personally, I will be sorry to see him go.

It is my understanding that Pastilong will be retained by the university for two years. He will be responsible for mentoring of his successor, in much the way that his predecessor, Fred Schaus did with him.

Much of the success that West Virginia has recently enjoyed has been under the shrewd guidance of Mr. Pastilong. And many of the problems that the Mountaineers have avoided have been under his tenure as well.

When former football coach Rich Rodriguez, an ego in search of game and fortune, deliberately broke his contract with the school, he made a number of unsubstantiated charges against the university and Mr. Pastilong, specifically.

Part of what angered Rodriguez was Pastilong’s stubborn resistance to giving the coach free rein with all aspects of the football program. However, as we are currently seeing with Michigan football, it would be an understatement to state that Rodriguez often does not follow the better angels of human nature.

Rodriguez’s bitter angels tend to lead him in paths that will invariably incur the wrath of the NCAA. And that is what you are currently watching take place right now in Ann Arbor.

However, these NCAA violations, no matter whether they were large or insignificant, are precisely the minefields that Pastilong sought to avoid, at the same time he was building a powerful athletic program throughout West Virginia University sports.

On no fewer than three occasions, Ed Pastilong has overseen the football team’s pursuit of a national championship. Under his guidance, he led the football program into the Big East and salvaged the conference when Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College defected.

When John Belein also left to join the friendly confined of Michigan basketball, Pastilong quickly upgraded, hiring former Mountaineer alumnus, Bob Huggins.

The results clearly speak for themselves.

Part of the reason that the man has been so successful is that West Virginia athletics isn’t just a job with the athletic director; it is Pastilong’s passion. A former Mountaineer quarterback in the early to mid ‘60s, Ed first joined the university in 1976.

A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Pastilong worked and raised his family in Morgantown. Moreover, he has consistently given his life to the school.

Since his promotion in 1987, Pastilong has been at the helm of Mountaineer sports. He has successfully guided them through many storms and always brought them safely home to the harbor.

As anybody who has followed college athletics can quickly affirm, a school’s athletic director is crucial to the success of a program. One can only hope that Pastilong’s successor will enjoy the same level of achievement, or perhaps, to take the program to even greater heights.

Ed Pastilong has been loyal.

The athletic director has been successful.

And the man will clearly be missed.

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