Just imagine if LenDale White was on the 0-11 Detroit Lions. Following the previous unbeaten Titans 34-13 loss to the New York Jets in Tennessee, the controversial running back obviously was looking to distance himself in what was a game totally dominated by the visitors. Standing by his locker and complaining of his lack of touches to reporters shows how selfish and the former USC player really is.

Not only did his quotes show that he is far from a ‘team player,’ but that he is obviously spent more time away from the books in college than in them. (Here’s a vote that he was unaware of the overtime rule before Donovan McNabb copyrighted it.) Try these on for size: “I only played three plays, so I couldn’t really tell you what happened; I have no idea. I wasn’t paying attention so I didn’t care,” and “I ain’t got no conversation for nobody. I don’t care. If they have something to tell me, if they need to tell me I’m not going to play, then they should tell me.”

That was just a sample of White’s barrage, which also included him reminding everyone that he was only involved in three plays ( 1 carry for -1 yards), ad naseum. This while not missing a beat returning the oversized diamond stud earring to his left ear, which he appeared to have nearly a hard time with than he did with the football during the loss.

For shits ‘n’ giggles, check out the video clip of White’s rant here: LenDale White’s Crying Clip.

In case you have forgotten, White has brought negative attention upon himself in the past, most recently this past March outside a Denver nightclub where he earned a citation from police. Couple that with the fact that he was ordered to attend anger management classes, and instead of being surprised that he is rocking the boat on a 10-1 team, we should be in shock that it took this long.

Some people never learn. Even when their team is going through a miserable season in which they were lucky to have the one win they can show for themselves, selfishness rises to the top. In the case of the Cincinatti Bengals, what could go wrong has gone wrong. Head coach Marvin Lewis somehow manages to keep his job as the inmates have run the asylum during his watch. The leader of the pack has been Chad Johnson…oh, excuse me…Ocho Cinco. It pains me to have to do that. On second though, screw him. I’ll call him Johnson if he likes it or not!

While his antics may have been amusing in the past when the team was playing decent football, that act has gone cold mighty fast. Whatever the reason(s) why the attention-seeking Johnson was deactivated approximately 10 hours before a Thursday night kickoff, the fact of the matter is that he is a lightning rod for controversy. Is he talented? There is no questionof that, so to leave him out of a game where he could have made a difference is even more glaring.

What appears to have occurred is Johnson having a disagreement with one of the assistant coaches during a team meeting and him possibly walking out of the room. What makes this even more annoying is teammate John Thorton stating that Johnson “has done worse” in the past and didn’t get suspended, and that Lewis was making a “statement” by doing so. The problem that I – and everyone else should – have with this is that if Lewis had done his job before and layed down the law, Johnson would have never dreamed of committing such insubordinate acts, if he even was still on the team.

Maybe this is just another prime example of why Lewis took so long to get a head coaching job in the NFL. He was being lauded as such a great defensive mind when he was on the staff of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, and rightfully so. But to be the ‘bad guy’ and have to throw down the hammer is a totally different situation that being an assistant coach.