With a new legal name, Chad Johnson Ocho Cinco was refreshingly open and honest on Monday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Among other things, he didn't want to talk about his new name, said his shoulder was "100 percent", said he's focused on the Ravens, said he's not a leader, said he didn't play well last season, said he's going to put up, but not shut up this season among many, many other things in an enlightening, entertaing 15-minute interview.

* On the name change: "Nothing on that. I want to talk about football. I want to talk about the Ravens. Ray Lewis and McAlister and Rolle."

* On his turbulent off-season and demands for a trade: "I got to be super extra focused. I gave a lot of making up to do to a lot of people, not only my teammates, coaches, you know, from the top all the way down. I pissed off a lot of people all offseason with some of my, most people call them antics, I got to be completely focused, no distractions. I have to stay an attraction. I can't be arrogant. But I have to be extraordinary at what I do. I have to make up to you all, too (media). It's easy to take shots at me, so I have to walk a straight line."

From the top down? "Yeah, start with Mr. Brown and Katie and work my way down."

* On replacing the leadership of Wilie Anderson and Rudi Johnson: "It's pretty easy. You got 9 (Palmer), you got Reggie Kelly, Big Boss Bobbie (Williams), as far as the offense goes. T.J. is a leader. We're fine on our end."

* On the new improved Ocho Cinco: "No lessons, no maturity. I'm still the same. I'm still pissed. If we lose, I'm going to be pissed. If we go 7-9, I'm going to be pissed. I'm going to fuss again if we lose, nothing has changed, but I'm here so my motive and my focus has to change. I said what I said, I've said my piece and now I’m here. No I have to shut up and put up. I'm not going to shut up, but I’m going to put up. I'm going to put up. For those that I did piss off, now I've got to give y'all a treat."

* On the start of the new season and if the offense will be ready: "It's hard to tell. Looking at the preseason it's hard to tell, but the preseason doesn't mean anything. It starts this week. The first four games will tell our whole season. If we hit these first four rolling, you already know what's going to happen in the second half, there's no big drop off. It's either you're up or you're down and you stay consistent."

* On his disappointing 2007 season: "I talked with Coach Brat and Carson, and Carson will tell you, T.J. will tell you, Coach Lewis, every week I'd go in and ask Coach Brat, 'Is it me, or am I playing that bad?' I remember every week something would go wrong and Coach Brat telling me, 'to be a seventh-year player, you're not as consistent as you should be.' I couldn't figure it out, because out there on the field, I'm working. I'm busting my butt and it wouldn't translate over to the game for some reason. I made plays, but I wasn't nowhere near the player I should have been."

So his goal is to be more consistent, to 'put up'? "The numbers look good, but it's not where it should be. Carson and I talked in minicamp, he watched film all last year and all the balls he threw to me, including the ones I dropped -- I'm human, I'm going to drop balls -- but he said we left 1,800 yards out there easy. Easy. Easy, easy, easy. 1,800 or more. He adds up all the drops, all the yardage on plays I could have made and should have made and he put it together and easy, it's about consistency."

* On Palmer's help in rehab: "I rehabbed with Carson today in the weight room. As soon as I got hurt, he told me to take it seriously. He thought I'd just go in there and get treatment. He said my rehab is actually a six-month process, which is the whole season. He told me even if I feel fine, pretend like I'm still hurt. He was right. As soon as I feel fine, like right now? I don't feel like going to rehab. They're forcing me to go, because I feel good. I'm back to lifting, I'm able to run, I'm lifting my normal weights. You keep pretending you're hurt and keep it strong."