Bengals RB Corey Dillon spent a large part of last season on the bench, and for most of that time he was complaining. Last night, on the Best Damn Sports Show, Period, Dillon blasted Bengals OL Willie Anderson, RB Rudi Johnson and head coach Marvin Lewis:
When did athletes become such whiners? This year seems to have an especially strong crop with Terrell Owens leading the way. There are reports that Dillon could end up in Oakland and that's only a good idea if you hate the Raiders. I'd say that anything the Bengals can get in the way of compensation for Dillon is a plus. This guy is contentious and divisive and the Bengals were clearly able to win without him last year. I'm guessing things will turn out better for Marvin Lewis than for Corey Dillion."...Right tackle Anderson, Dillon's teammate of seven years, had said that if Dillon didn't want to be with the Bengals, he should be let go. "Bye, good riddance," Anderson said Dec. 29.
"Willie Anderson rode coach Lewis to a Pro Bowl," Dillon said. "I made (three) Pro Bowls even before coach Lewis was even thought of.
"And now, for this guy (Anderson) to have the audacity to speak on me to the media, I think that was kind of girlish on his part. Be a real man and come talk to me about your problems."
...Dillon was asked if he would play the same role as he did in 2003, sharing time with Johnson: "No, 'cause Rudi ain't Corey Dillon.
"I'm still young. I think I still can do some things in this league.""
