Bad Luck Bootsy

As Bengal fans, I know we are supposed to love Bootsy Collins. Also, we are not allowed to hate Nick Lachey.

We have to embrace and cheer on these musicians that are well out of their prime.

In Lachey’s case there isn’t a Bengal fan (that is a guy) in Cincinnati that ever liked like the music he produced in his prime.

But we have to love them - not because we like what they do or know them personally - we have to love them because they are Bengals’ fans.

Sorry, I don’t like Bootsy’s Fear Da Tiger song, but I’m a Bengals’ fan - so I guess I do - this is all too confusing.

Watch the video above - this year they have local rappers, but this version used Bengal players. Take a good look, Duane Clemons and Shaun Smith rap - while the ghost of Odell Thurman can be seen playing the Puff Daddy role (dancing and not rapping in the video)- Tony Stewart is in there. Where are those players now? Not playing for the Bengals, which begs the question is it bad luck to be in the Bootsy video?