"The fit was supposed to be a good one and yet, when it comes to Chad Ochocinco, the eye test tells you: square peg in a round hole.

That's how it's been eight weeks into a ride Ochocinco first described as heaven but now might fall into a different category. Naturally, all kinds of theories have been floated trying to explain why the wide receiver just can't blend into the Patriots offense and get with the program.

Initially, the NFL veteran was cut some slack because he wasn't afforded the usual offseason camps to learn the system and get on the same page with quarterback Tom Brady. After all, this isn't the kind of offense you can just pick up overnight; it's not what you would call a paint-by-numbers kind of system."