Ochocinco still not catching on

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- If this is Chad Ochocinco's idea of heaven, then I'd hate to see how he pictures Hades. Off the field, his fun-loving personality has been muzzled. On the field he appears puzzled by the intricacies of the Patriots offense.

A heavenly existence? Hardly.

With tight end Aaron Hernandez out with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his knee and an unaccomplished group of Buffalo corners, this was the week for Ochocinco to rebuff his critics and silence his doubters. He could have made a statement. Instead, he remained quiet during the game -- two catches for 28 yards -- and partially so after it, initially declining to talk when approached by reporters and then later speaking privately with beat writers from the Herald and the Globe.

Upon his trade to the Patriots, the flamboyant wide receiver pronounced Patriot Place as a celestial address. But there has been nothing blessed so far about the receiver's union with the team, and the Patriots can't wait an eternity for Ochocinco to grasp the playbook or the football.

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