TJ Trade Rumor Surfaces.....

[Ox]

You guys are leaving out one of the essential ingredients of the Hate Mike Brown Cake. The Lumina. Now get cracking, this f**ker isn't going to bake itself.

The Lumina!! My god, that car lasted for ever too. We used to call it the 'Lou-Machine'.

This thread is so highjacked. Ha.

Anyways, if we don't make an attempt to resign the guy, get what we can now, instead of letting the dude walk after the season for nothing.

[BengalPimp]

What's a Chevette?

The Pinto's bastard cousin.

Oh, contrare. The Pinto's bastard cousin was none other than the Chevy Vega. Both had problems catching on fire. The Chevette's bastard cousin is probably the original Ford Escort, which by the way is the car I took driver's ed in in 1986.

Then what was the Gremlin?

[BengalPimp]

or the Chevy Citation, or the Dodge Omni?

[Ickey44]

Hey, what's wrong with Escorts? I had three of those (all 90's models though) and I loved them.

[damiancasey]

What's a Chevette?

The Pinto's bastard cousin.

Oh, contrare. The Pinto's bastard cousin was none other than the Chevy Vega. Both had problems catching on fire. The Chevette's bastard cousin is probably the original Ford Escort, which by the way is the car I took driver's ed in in 1986.

Son-of-a-gun!! Me too!! Same year and same car!

the old chevette - she was a creampuff...

[Clackwoods]

If you don't plan on resigning him go ahead and trade him might as well get something,If you do plan on resigning him offer them chad johnson

No way. He's reliable. I can't understand why the Bengals refuse to extend him. Unless TJ is just throwing out prohibitive numbers to force something that would get him back to California.

Or maybe he wants good money with a team that atleast has a chance and isn't 0-5.

I wouldnt be surprised if they trade him for Takeo Spikes since he was a FA for so *** damn long, and this organization is mentally handicapped.

Now, i love housh but if the 49ers sent over a first and Pat Willis they have themselves a DEAL!

To hell with a first, lets send them Housh and Dhani Jones with our second round pick for Willis and their 1st rounder. I would kill myself i'd be so happy. We have to wait until Chad starts producing more before we can trade him, I wish we would have traded him at the draft. I guess we regret that one!

[Thurmanation]

Speaking of Chevette's a buddy of mine had a friend from back in the day that used to tell everyone about his brand new Vette, but he'd always leave out the fact that it was a Chevette lol

[Sandwedge]

What's a Chevette?

The Pinto's bastard cousin.

Oh, contrare. The Pinto's bastard cousin was none other than the Chevy Vega. Both had problems catching on fire. The Chevette's bastard cousin is probably the original Ford Escort, which by the way is the car I took driver's ed in in 1986.

Then what was the Gremlin?

A cousin of the AMC Pacer!!!

[agreen_112]

There's a really good chance the Bengals Tag Housh, that's probably almost a dead give away. He'll be here for another year but won't sign longterm just yet. If the Bengals can somehow turn this thing around, and consistantly get into the playoffs, I think guys like Chad and Housh wouldn't mind staying.

OTOH, Chad isn't going anywhere, that has already been settled. He's under contract for a couple more years. There won't be a trade for Chad unless the Bengals get an offer they can't refuse.

[jjakq27]

Big C @ the DDN says the Niners are hot for Housh.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/s...ct_of_trad.html

I say, why the hell not? We obviously aren't going anywhere this season and the Bengals have clearly been uninterested in extending TJ's deal, so get something for him and get the young'uns some time on the field.

Maybe he'll be able to fit in a few off-season voluntary workouts if he's in Cali.

[gregstephens]

There's a really good chance the Bengals Tag Housh, that's probably almost a dead give away. He'll be here for another year but won't sign longterm just yet. If the Bengals can somehow turn this thing around, and consistantly get into the playoffs, I think guys like Chad and Housh wouldn't mind staying.

OTOH, Chad isn't going anywhere, that has already been settled. He's under contract for a couple more years. There won't be a trade for Chad unless the Bengals get an offer they can't refuse.

Nope. As history shows us, the Bengals are much more likely to tag and overpay an o-lineman or d-lineman for extra season of futility. They tagged Rudi Johnson in-what, 2006?-but then followed that up with Justin Smith and Stacey Andrews. Is Guy-chick nearing the end of his contract this season by any chance?

[gregstephens]

Hey, what's wrong with Escorts? I had three of those (all 90's models though) and I loved them.

90's models were vastly improved. The original mid-80's version was a piece of crap from stem to stern.

[gregstephens]

What's a Chevette?

The Pinto's bastard cousin.

Oh, contrare. The Pinto's bastard cousin was none other than the Chevy Vega. Both had problems catching on fire. The Chevette's bastard cousin is probably the original Ford Escort, which by the way is the car I took driver's ed in in 1986.

Then what was the Gremlin?

A cousin of the AMC Pacer!!!

Both were AMC's. The Gremlin was the older, but smaller, brother. My uncle had a (used, no less) Pacer in the late '80s. It, too, was a piece of automotive excrement.

[damiancasey]

What's a Chevette?

The Pinto's bastard cousin.

Oh, contrare. The Pinto's bastard cousin was none other than the Chevy Vega. Both had problems catching on fire. The Chevette's bastard cousin is probably the original Ford Escort, which by the way is the car I took driver's ed in in 1986.

Then what was the Gremlin?

A cousin of the AMC Pacer!!!

Both were AMC's. The Gremlin was the older, but smaller, brother. My uncle had a (used, no less) Pacer in the late '80s. It, too, was a piece of automotive excrement.

Indeed...and in this case form definitely follows function...

[membengal]

You guys are leaving out one of the essential ingredients of the Hate Mike Brown Cake. The Lumina. Now get cracking, this f**ker isn't going to bake itself.

The Lumina!! My god, that car lasted for ever too. We used to call it the 'Lou-Machine'.

This thread is so highjacked. Ha.

Anyways, if we don't make an attempt to resign the guy, get what we can now, instead of letting the dude walk after the season for nothing.

Also co-sign.

It would be the sane move.

The Bengals need some sane.

[ArmyBengal]

Staying on the highjacked issue at hand... If we are talking AMC, talk the BIG talk and go with the Matador !!!

[gregstephens]

Staying on the highjacked issue at hand... If we are talking AMC, talk the BIG talk and go with the Matador !!!

Dude, I had to go to Wikipedia just to remember what that car looked like. You owe my eyes an apology, btw.

[preyer]

hey, now, lay off the escort!

a buddy of mine had a brother (actually, he probably still does comes to think of it) who used to go deer hunting in an escort. okay, he used to hunt deer WITH the escort, believe it or not. i'd liked to have seen that.

back in the day, after graduation ('88) me and three buddies decided we were going to move to california (and wound up homeless living on the beach). so we leave dayton, OH, in the dead of winter with four dudes, all our junk, hauling a 500 pound motorcyle on a 500 pound homemade trailer across the country in this little four-banger ford. we made it there, stayed for three months, and it made it back just needing some brakes. (we took the southern route to cali because it was flatter. it was also through the desert, so the one guy who thought he'd drive half the way wound up with one arm white as a ghost and the other red as a lobster. trust me when i say don't bother at the 'attraction' despite seeing the billboards for 150 miles. what they question could be the mummy of billy the kid looks more like a frozen chunk of crap from an airplane ala 'joe dirt.')

i swear, nothing short of a direct bazooka blast would kill that little bugger.

not sure if it was mentioned, but i think the omni was dodge's foray into that market of undersized, underpowered tin boxes on oversized lawn mower wheels whose fuel economy depended greatly on the direction and speed of the wind and gradient of the road.

[ArmyBengal]

Staying on the highjacked issue at hand... If we are talking AMC, talk the BIG talk and go with the Matador !!!

Dude, I had to go to Wikipedia just to remember what that car looked like. You owe my eyes an apology, btw.

Everyone should go look at that car, just to make sure that travesty is never repeated !!!

[HoosierCat]

Staying on the highjacked issue at hand... If we are talking AMC, talk the BIG talk and go with the Matador !!!

NO f**kING DOUBT! I LOVED our Matador. The car I learned to drive on. A big, boxy, butt-ugly, s**t-brown-colored steel tank. I'd have to stop on the higway every few miles to scrape Toyotas and Datsuns off the bumper.

As for the Escort, bah! I had a Mercury Lynx, which was a Ford Escort with a fancy dashboard! Take that, you Escort-lovers, you!

As for my first car...well, it was a beat-up VW Microbus. Wasn't everyone's?

[gregstephens]

Staying on the highjacked issue at hand... If we are talking AMC, talk the BIG talk and go with the Matador !!!

NO f**kING DOUBT! I LOVED our Matador. The car I learned to drive on. A big, boxy, butt-ugly, s**t-brown-colored steel tank. I'd have to stop on the higway every few miles to scrape Toyotas and Datsuns off the bumper.

As for the Escort, bah! I had a Mercury Lynx, which was a Ford Escort with a fancy dashboard! Take that, you Escort-lovers, you!

As for my first car...well, it was a beat-up VW Microbus. Wasn't everyone's?

Alright, alright, alright. What were the freaking odds that somebody on this board would've actually owed a freaking Matador?

[jjakq27]

I had a first model year (1982) yellow Chevy Cavalier, whose extended family of GM J-Cars included the Pontiac J-2000, Buick SkyHawk, Olds Firenza and the unforgetable Cadillac Cimarron! The carburetor fell apart in 1983 and once again in 1988.

I traded it in for a Honda Civic Wagon in the early 90's. One dealer would only give me $200 in trade in while the other dealer gave me $500 sight unseen. We went with the second guy and got out of there as fast a possible.

http://www.autorepairmanuals.biz/site/5736...duct/0801970598

[gregstephens]

I had a first model year (1982) yellow Chevy Cavalier, whose extended family of GM J-Cars included the Pontiac J-2000, Buick SkyHawk, Olds Firenza and the unforgetable Cadillac Cimarron! The carburetor fell apart in 1983 and once again in 1988.

I traded it in for a Honda Civic Wagon in the early 90's. One dealer would only give me $200 in trade in while the other dealer gave me $500 sight unseen. We went with the second guy and got out of there as fast a possible.

http://www.autorepairmanuals.biz/site/5736...duct/0801970598

My first car was a brand new 1986 Chevy Cavalier Z24 with a 2.8 six cylinder. It was actually a very plush car compared to base Cavaliers. I still own that car and it still has only 26,000 miles on it, although it needs a new paint job, but has no rust.

I also had a 1978 Grand Prix that was a beater. The car I miss the most is my old 1987 Porsche 944. Surprisingly, however, the most fun car I ever drove in my life was my 1998 Volkswagen Golf with regular 4 cylinder. It would zip in and out of traffic like you wouldn't believe. One time, my brother and I drove it to a Bengals game and I parked in one of the garages. We got out after the game and there was a big line of cars blocking me in. No one would let me out. The parking space next to me was already empty. I manuevered that Golf in those two space to where I had it turned around facing the traffic. The guy was so amazed he let me out.

Good times. Good times.

[jjakq27]

Yeah my Cav was around a 1.8L 4 cylinder. Whoo Hooo! I think it was called the Tech-IV engine. For years after, I could tell if a car had the same engine in it just by the sound it made. Later I think GM used an updated version of that engine in the N-series which included the Olds Calais, Buick Regal Somerset and the Pontiac Grand Am. That turned out to be a pretty successful product line compared to the J-cars.

Seriously, I used to call that Cav "the Sled" because it seemed heavy like a bobsled. It handled pretty good but it took awhile to get momentum going but once it was moving it was hard to stop! Feel the rhythm, fell the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!

[gregstephens]

Yeah my Cav was around a 1.8L 4 cylinder. Whoo Hooo! I think it was called the Tech-IV engine. For years after, I could tell if a car had the same engine in it just by the sound it made. Later I think GM used an updated version of that engine in the N-series which included the Olds Calais, Buick Regal Somerset and the Pontiac Grand Am. That turned out to be a pretty successful product line compared to the J-cars.

Seriously, I used to call that Cav "the Sled" because it seemed heavy like a bobsled. It handled pretty good but it took awhile to get momentum going but once it was moving it was hard to stop! Feel the rhythm, fell the rhyme, get on up, it's bobsled time!

I know what you're saying about being heavy. I think mine curb weighted at almost 2,900 pounds, which would be a little heavier than yours due to the bigger engine, but not much. I think that's a little steep for a 'compact' car.