In this edition of my Sunday Socal Rants, I want to discuss the hosing of OJ Simpson.  Sure he may be guilty of murder, but that doesn't mean he is guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping.  OJ was tried, found guilty, and now will go to prison solely because of what he may or may not have done 13 years ago.  I am not saying he is innocent of murder, but I do think you should go to jail for the crimes for which you are tried.  In this case, OJ is going to jail for a crime in which he was acquitted.  In this trial, the judge, the prosecuting attorney, and the jurors all have made a mockery of our judicial system. 

How long before Marvin Lewis is fired?  I think he is out before Halloween.  When the Bengals lose to Dallas today, the Jets next week, then have to face the Steelers, Texans, and Jaguars, the Orange and Black will have a new head coach going into All Hallows Eve.   Add to that list, the injuries to Carson Palmer, the signing of Cedric the Incarcerated Benson to the roster, activating Chris Henry, and the antics of Ocho Cinco, Marvin Lewis never had a chance.   Cincinnati will be lucky to win 3 games this year.  The only thing uglier than those costumes the Bengals call uniforms will be losing 9 straight games and blaming racism on the firing of Marvin. 

Speaking of Halloween, is anyone else ready for Al Davis to take off the mask he wears of being an NFL owner?  Really, he should stop pretending to be an owner, and put on the hat of being a coach.  He wants to call the plays, he wants to draft the players, and he wants to run the team so why not be the coach.  Who else will take this team? Davis has single handedly destroyed this once proud franchise.  If an owner could be fired, this is the one that needs to go.

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