As the offseason ends, so does its most bizarre, and entertaining, storyline. Supposedly.

Chad Johnson and Marvin Lewis have mended the relationship that fractured when Ocho Cinco went on a volatile campaign to be shipped out of Cincinnati.

Quoth Lewis: “He’s a very, very good player. I’m excited for him to cleanse his mind and get back to having fun.” Likewise, team president Mike Brown declares the matter behind the Bengals. Johnson has apparently been calling and texting Lewis as the two have buried their beef.

Which is really the only option at this point; it’s best for both sides to move on externally regardless of whether either has moved on internally. The Bengals’ only chance at a successful season (if they have one to begin with) is for there to be some semblance of harmony, or at least an appearance of it, between Johnson and the team.