he didn't just want the ball. He made a great big nasty stink about it.

That does NOT fit in the Browns' locker room. It just doesn't. He's an older guy who would only play for team

that has a chance at the ring. That's what raycaponelewis told him, and Hous signed with the dirty stupid stinkin ratbirds.

It's done already, and I'm glad we didn't sign him. Get over it.

they won't be at the superbowl, complements of the rest of their division.

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T.J. Houshmandzadeh - WR Sep. 6 - 9:00 am et

Browns GM Tom Heckert said that he is not interested in free agent WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

When your receiver corps is as unproven as the Browns', you're going to get asked about upgrades. But Heckert is wise to see what he has in Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi instead of bringing in an egotistical, declining veteran. The Redskins and Raiders remain the front-runners for Housh.

Source: Akron Beacon Journal

@sj_browns said:

i just don't get why some browns fans think it's so easy to sign quality free agents. this isn't fantasy land, this is the real world. tj doesn't give a crap about cleveland, the browns winning and he doesn't share our passion for this team. he's not looking at signing with a team from a browns fans perspective, he's looking at it from an aging wr's perspective. it's that simple. no need for heckert or holmgren bashing.

Sure they have their reasons, but the passing of a wr when wee are soooo young and thin urinates me off to no end. Stuck has 4 years but the curve drops steep after that. It made sense to me to offfer him

something a bit more substantial than he got in Bmore . Here he could be numero uno as we "rebuild" Everyman has hiis price.

@miktoxic said:

I get it. He may act like a schlep on the field but off he seems to be a standup guy. No convictions in the tri-state while he played almost 10 fer cincy

@slowburn said:

why do you blame heckert for tj signing with bmore? you ever think that maybe people like tj don't want to play for a rebuilding team like the browns? how do you know heckert didn't try to get tj? at this point in tj's career, he wants to win a super bowl now and will sign with someone that gives him the chance to do so. he's not getting any younger.

i just don't get why some browns fans think it's so easy to sign quality free agents. this isn't fantasy land, this is the real world. tj doesn't give a crap about cleveland, the browns winning and he doesn't share our passion for this team. he's not looking at signing with a team from a browns fans perspective, he's looking at it from an aging wr's perspective. it's that simple. no need for heckert or holmgren bashing.

@professor_g said:

Seattle was changing its offense. TJ wasnt goiing to bet his touches. That is why he left (so I read). Bmore got him for a vet league minimum which was a steal. he still has some

juice left in the tank. Yet another goood value lost out on by Heck. Way to let another of our divisional rivals stockpile some firepower. Who cares what Walrus' minions said about HZ.

Unless they go to a base formation featuring more than two WR (at the expense of a FB McClain or TE Heap) then only two of these receivers will be on the field at any given time anyway. I've never been much of a Houshmanzadeh fan myself so bring it on.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5539093

@thaak said:

I never said we should get rid of him and never said he was a garbage player. I'm just hesitant to put a lot of stock in a guy who ha a really good camp. He may turn into a great player, I just don't want to crown him as our starting receiver yet. I hope he is what Manguni drafted him to be, but it wouldn't hurt to bring in a receiver like Housh.

@calfoxwc said:

This only took ten seconds, fer cryin out loud.

Hous doesn't fit the team player mold that Holgrem, Heckert and Mangini are adamant about maintaining.

And it shows in the Browns play - they play as a TEAM. It's exciting to watch.

Thanks Cal. I just didn't have the energy to pander to these punks who immediately think someone is telling a lie because they can't (or won't because its all months old stuff) produce a link.

This only took ten seconds, fer cryin out loud.

Hous doesn't fit the team player mold that Holgrem, Heckert and Mangini are adamant about maintaining.

And it shows in the Browns play - they play as a TEAM. It's exciting to watch.

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TJ Houshmandzadeh: Passion or Cancer? Problems Beginning in Sea-Town?

By Lars Hanson (Correspondent) on October 18, 2009 0

Seahawks PhotosThe Seahawks biggest off season acquisition, wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh who signed a five year $40 million dollar contract this past off season has been known for, in the past few weeks, speaking out against the Seahawks coaching staff and players calling for the ball.

In a sense it's like Terrell Owens yelling at Tony Romo or Donovan McNabb saying "I'm not getting the ball and that's why we lose."

Since being signed back in early March TJ has been a complete team player never yapping to the media or being a potential cancer to the Seahawks locker room.

However since the Seahawks-Bears game in week three when he went on the radio saying "the Bears overlooked me in free agency so I'll have to show them up this week" and "the Bears have a weak pass coverage so I'll show them it was a mistake not showing interest in me in the off season".

How did he do against the Bears?

Four receptions, 35 yards, zero touchdowns receptions and the worst statistical game in his short Seahawks career.

So of course next week he becomes "stand office" and doesn't call out anyone and what happens?

He records his first 100 yard game as a Seattle Seahawk. Eight receptions for 103 yards and zero touchdowns.

Here is one of his comments via ESPN.com before the Jacksonville Jaguars game.

"I just got to get these coaches to realize, throw me the ball," Houshmandzadeh said Friday, another variation on a public request he's had for weeks."

Calling out the coaching staff and your quarterback (not Matt Hasselbeck) is never the right thing to do when your head coach said you were a great team player and would fit right into the great locker room.

Well that hasn't exactly played out as well as the Seahawks front office and coaching staff thought it would.

It seems like ever since his vocal lashing at Madden 2010 for his player ratings being so low and having a few "lies and false stats". TJ Who's-yo-mama has not been the same.

Here is one of many comments from TJ on the Madden ratings.

So, the question at hand: Is TJ Houshmandzadeh's comments and recent actions passion for the game and wanting to make the team better by having him perform or is it the beginning of a cancer problem in the locker room.

However TJ has so far preformed well in his first five games as a Seattle Seahawk.

27 receptions, 327 yards, two touchdowns and four 20+ yard receptions. According to ESPN.com projections TJ is in line for 86 receptions, 1,040 yards and six touchdown receptions.

However, he just got his prime time quarterback Matt Hasselbeck back after missing three straight games. When Matt is playing the Seahawks have won 69-0 this season.

It will be interesting to see his next set of comments or if the current ones will pay off.

You can follow Lars at Twitter http://twitter.com/larshanson

This article was origionally posted on NFLtouchdown.com by Lars Hanson.

http://www.nfltouchdown.com/tj-houshmandza...ng-in-sea-town/

If he is too old no risk cause of the money vested. You can't tell me he isn't better than someome on our team.

mikeyP72 said:

Go check out PFT archives. Florio's been talking about it and providing his own source links from Bengals and Seahawks beat writers. I'm not going to spend the time to go back and find the links. I have better things to do than to satisfy your need for proof when someone presents you with information you don't want to believe.

mikeyP72 said:

Sure, AFTER next preseason maybe.

Why do I have to provide a link? If you haven't been paying attention to NFL news in the last 2 years, then that isn't my fault.

@clevelandfanforlife said:

Shut the F up dude. Seriously. It isn't OSU bias to want to give a 2nd year WR a chance to prove he can play. Especially by all accounts he's finally "getting it" this year. How else are we to analyze him in his sophomore year other than by this year's offseason? If the player is no good, I don't care if he's from OSU. But you don't just throw away a player who has tons of potential, looks good, because some aging vet becomes available. That's idiotic.

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