Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
The Mile High Report — ... is a more threatening player than the departed T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and they got him for less than Who's-your-mama cost Seattle.  I liked the trade for RB Brian Leonard, which fell a little under the radar.  He has some similarities to ...

Fantastic Friday Links and Notes: Defensive line will make linebackers better
Cincy Jungle — ... Jay Cutler. Matt Leinart. Two are backups to aging veterans and another was traded away. Best available free agents (Offense) | Best available free agents (Defense) Since 1970, only six quarterbacks have been selected number one in the NFL draft started on Super Bowl winning teams in 13 Super Bowls. John Czarnecki lists nine signings that General Managers will regret the most. 1. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Seahawks: Yes, Housh led the Bengals ...

A (Slightly Less) Insanely Early Look at the Vikings' Schedule, Part Four
Daily Norseman — ... , their offense is a mess, and Chad Johnson Douchenozzle Ochocinco is liable to go off at any time.  Even if he's not in Bellevue by the time the Vikings and Bengals meet up, it's going to be a little bit rougher for him, as he'll no longer have T.J. Houshmandzadeh lined up on the other side of the formation.  Chris Henry may or may not end up in jail again, too. . .really, you never know. ...

A Bengals Pre-preseason Preview, Part 4
Cincy Jungle — ... , and Favre decided once again to retire.  With the departure of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the Bengals landed WR ...

Bengals big-play offense is taking shape (again); Whitworth is an emerging leader; Bengals linebackers are most underrated in AFCN
Cincy Jungle — ... came off the worst season in his career, T.J. Houshmandzadeh is gone, and the offense is depending on Chris Henry; a guy that wasn't so dependable early in his career. ...

It's time that we start talking about Bengals wide receiver Laveranues Coles
Cincy Jungle — ... The point now, as it probably always has been, is that we're not viewing Coles as a T.J. Houshmandzadeh replacement. Few people can replace Houshmandzadeh's presence in the passing game. Furthermore, in the past two seasons, years in which Houshmandzadeh really took off, the Bengals passing game had few dependable receivers. If not for youth, or injury, or both, the passing progression often went: Houshmandzadeh, Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, Houshmandzadeh, Houshmandzadeh, check-down. While I'm not trying to deflate Houshmandzadeh's role in Cincinnati since ...

Palmer: "I was staying up late at night", worrying about the elbow
Cincy Jungle — ... It was also about this time that Palmer's season concluded. His last pass of the season was a fourth-down incomplete pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh that essentially sealed a 31-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. We played on the hope that Palmer would return a month later, or maybe six weeks. Marvin Lewis didn't shut the door; presumably to keep opposing teams on their feet. But the door was shut and locked. ...

Did Peter King just give the Cincinnati Bengals props?
Cincy Jungle — ... might be the perfect receiver to replace T.J. Houshmandzadeh in Cincinnati, because Coles, who hates to talk to the press, is glad to cede all the interviews to Chad Ochocinco while he just plays. Coles is healthy now. If Carson Palmer can stay upright, Coles is going to catch 70 balls, easy. ...

Greg Jennings Signs 3 Year Extension
Acme Packing Company — ... ($9.3 million). Jennings would be ahead of Seattle's T.J. Houshmandzadeh ($8 million), Dallas' Roy Williams ($7.8 million) and Houston's ...

The Bengals Feel Optimistic and Confident
Cincy Jungle — ... Despite not resigning T.J. Houshmandzadeh (and T.J. will be missed) they were able to sign a viable replacement in Laveranous Coles from the ...

Silent Auction overtime? Former Bengals receiver guarantees playoffs
Cincy Jungle — ... Recently you've gotten the feeling that either T.J. Houshmandzadeh has completely changed, or feels comfortable enough to open himself up being a self-declared lead dog. Granted, he's a Seahawk now, so our opinion of him matters little. But since we're in the middle of another dead period in the NFL offseason, why not chat about the guy that's more comfortable in Seattle because people are richer and don't ask him for an autograph as much (or perhaps Houshmandzadeh hasn't been in Seattle enough to make his face recognizable to more normal fans who just ...

Arizona Cardinals Weekly Flock: Everybody Loves Rankings Right Edition
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... wants to be traded from Arizona, or he wants to be paid like Larry Fitzgerald,'' Johnson said. "Anquan, you're a glorified T.J. Houshmandzadeh, so cut it out. They're the same player. You want $11 million? Why don't you take the $8 million they're offering and be happy? You're not Larry Fitzgerald.'' ...

NFC West Roundtable: Offense
Field Gulls — ... The Seahawks are lousy with accomplished players, and should it collapse it will be because accomplishment requires age and Seattle's offense is old. But it takes some kind of pessimist to ignore the great potential. Hasselbeck can still be a very good quarterback. T.J. Houshmandzadeh and ...

Chris Henry and Chad Ochocinco's rededication to the Bengals could be the difference
Cincy Jungle — ... (god, I'm calling them that now?). Was he going to rebound? Was he even going to be in Cincinnati? If he did stick in Cincinnati, could he and his teammates get back on the same page? Then there was T.J. Houshmandzadeh. He was leaving. We knew that; there was no illusions about that -- even though a reported 11th hour offer came to light to make us think "we have a chance?". Two receivers just completed their rookie seasons -- one showed promise ( ...

Grading offense in the NFC West
Turf Show Times — ... The Seahawks are lousy with accomplished players, and should it collapse it will be because accomplishment requires age and Seattle's offense is old. But it takes some kind of pessimist to ignore the great potential. Hasselbeck can still be a very good quarterback. T.J. Houshmandzadeh and  ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Offense
Niners Nation — ... The Seahawks are lousy with accomplished players, and should it collapse it will be because accomplishment requires age and Seattle's offense is old. But it takes some kind of pessimist to ignore the great potential. Hasselbeck can still be a very good quarterback. T.J. Houshmandzadeh and ...

NFC West Position-by-Position: Entire Offense
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... The Seahawks are lousy with accomplished players, and should it collapse it will be because accomplishment requires age and Seattle's offense is old. But it takes some kind of pessimist to ignore the great potential. Hasselbeck can still be a very good quarterback. T.J. Houshmandzadeh and ...

The Bengals Offensive Line Could Be Its Achilles Heal
Cincy Jungle — ... to fill T.J. Houshmandzadeh's position, this group has been getting attention from the prognosticators.  But what could unravel these expectations is the offensive line and its lack of experience.  Chemistry is the key in this situation and the sooner it develops between them (increasing Carson's comfort level) this team could overcome the lack of experience on the o'line giving the Bengals a chance at competing for a playoff spot instead of continuing the dreary history of this franchise. ...

Shayne Graham and Bengals far apart; John Thornton says no thanks to Lions
Cincy Jungle — ... , saying that the only reason that Graham was franchised in the first place is that he was the cheapest option. Maybe there's truth to that in terms of arguing who the team should have franchised. But let's be honest. T.J. Houshmandzadeh was the only other option to franchise. If they franchised ...

Seattle Seahawks Injury Status: Wide Receiver
Field Gulls — ... T.J. Houshmandzadeh: Ended 2008 with six consecutive "probable" statuses on the NFL injury report, for injuries to his back and hand. He missed week 17. Full participation in minicamp. ...

When T.J. Houshmandzadeh boycotts Madden because of his rating, you know he's gone mad
Cincy Jungle — When T.J. Houshmandzadeh played for the Cincinnati Bengals, we never really thought that he was that full of himself. Aside from throwing his helmet out of frustration because a defensive pass interference wasn't called late in the game, Houshmandzadeh kept a low-profile; a shadow of Chad Johnson's "uniqueness". When the idea of being tagged surfaced, Houshmandzadeh said, "oh, hell no". "I don’t want any part of the tag," [T.J.] told the Dayton Daily News. "The more I ...

Wednesday Notes: Rosenhaus Signs Standeford, Talks Him Up on Twitter
Pride Of Detroit — ... Rosenhaus' job to say good things about his clients, but I highly doubt Standeford will be a starter.  His first goal should be to make the team, as that isn't even a certainty right now. SI.com's Don Banks thinks that out of four franchise QBs on new teams, Matthew Stafford has the highest chance of struggling through 2009 due to playing for the Lions. Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is boycotting Madden 10 because he is only ...

NightLink: Jamie Dukes Gets It Wrong... Really Wrong
Windy City Gridiron — ... is at a pivotal point in his career and needs to step up and produce. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh is a great addition, and I have the sneaking suspicion that WR ...

2008 Seattle Seahawks Season Retrospective: Matt Hasselbeck
Field Gulls — ... If he's healthy, 2007 is not just possible, it's surmountable. Hasselbeck has his best collection of receiving talent, top to bottom, of his career. T.J. Houshmandzadeh is the single best, from terms of productivity, talent and health, wide receiver Hasselbeck has ever thrown to. ...

Seattle Seahawks to Use Trick Plays
Field Gulls — ... intercepted. Russell isn't going to get an easier interception than T.J. Houshmandzadeh throwing into double coverage. Houshmandzadeh has no professional pass attempts and his days as a rusher are behind him. So the play was telegraphed and attempted by someone without the ability to execute it. ...

Community Scout: Nic St. Marie, Aug 3rd, 2009
Field Gulls — ... and jumping high enough to beat his man repeatedly, only his man was Marquis Floyd. It was similar to preseason where he was catching the ball on many routes. I never saw him drop a pass, and he caught the ball cleanly, however considering his competition I am sure his confidence was high. Similar to preseason, players are facing different levels of competition, and can shine at some point in every practice if they have NFL talent, which pretty much all of them do. T.J. Houshmandzadeh is better than Bobby Engram, and Hasselbeck had no ...

Seattle Seahawks Training Camp Report: 8/4/2009
Field Gulls — ... had a good day, corralling two picks during the evening session, including one during team drills on a pass intended to T.J. Houshmandzadeh over the middle of the defense that had quarterback ...

Josh Wilson at Seattle Seahawks Training Camp
Field Gulls — ... The dangerousness was on display on a tipped ball. Wilson and an unidentified DB juggled a ball between them that Wilson eventually caught. He has good ball skills and can turn and burn in space. That he's better fit for zone coverage was also noticeable. He slipped twice coming out of his breaks. Matched against T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Housh was able to get the kind of small separation but controlling body shield that would lead to an easy reception over the middle. You want Houshmandzadeh to be able to beat Wilson especially over the middle, so this is ...

Willie Anderson comments on Andre Smith negotiations; Bengals need a Ring of Fame to honor Bengals greats
Cincy Jungle — ... , T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Ochocinco Johnson would be future inductions. We could add more; point is that we have people a pool of players to put in there. ...

Seattle Seahawks Starters and Reserves for Saturday's Game Against San Diego
Field Gulls — ... T.J. Houshmandzadeh: Housh doesn't seem the type you protect, but he's very expensive and may not need the snaps. ...

Five Observations from the Seattle Seahawks Second Offensive Drive
Field Gulls — ... 3. Seattle went five wide on its second play with T.J. Houshmandzadeh in the modern flex TE/WR position. Housh outmatched ...

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Rookies Down And Out Wide Edition
Music City Miracles — ...  T.J. Houshmandzadeh has already said he's boycotting Madden '10 because he's insulted by his rankings in the new, harsher system.  Now, ...

The Sunday Viking Vegur: Wednesday Edition
Daily Norseman — ... One little bit of bragging, though. . .prior to yesterday, our record for site hits in one day was just a shade over 9,000.  That happened the day that we were all wearing out the F5 buttons on our keyboards looking for news about T.J. Houshmandzadeh.  (Remember that guy?  Yeah, neither do I. . .although if I did remember him, I'd probably wonder whether or not he was kicking himself right now, because he probably should be.)  Yesterday, we hit that mark right around noon.  Overall, the final tally for Farvegeddon yesterday was ...

Interview: Pats Pulpit chats it up with Cincy Jungle
Pats Pulpit — ... games dating back to 2004, the Bengals actually hold their own. The key against the Ravens was the passing offense, hitting the sidelines while stretching the field. It always opened up zones that favored T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Ochocinco Johnson very well. The Steelers, on the other hand, are the Steelers. They've always beaten on the Bengals and that's just fact. If the Bengals can come through with their goal to establish a powerful rushing offense, then our chances dramatically increase. I don't believe we're there just yet, but we're definitely ...

Brandon Marshall stays home as situation with Broncos spirals downward
The Mile High Report — ... WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh.  More actions that point to the playbook having little to do with what is going on.  ...

Strength in numbers; an examination of who the Bengals started the regular season since 2006
Cincy Jungle — ... Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Chris Henry, Tab Perry, Antonio Chatman, Kelley Washington ...

Five Observations from Seattle's Opening Scoring Drive
Field Gulls — ... Kenny Peterson on Seattle's seventh play. For a second he did. Dumervil disengaged Lock and tackled Duckett after a gain of four. It's not good to be beat in any fashion. If Locklear's confusion persists it will be as debilitating as any other weakness, but given his experience at left tackle and Seattle's transitioning blocking scheme, struggles can be expected. So can growth. 3. Hasselbeck's rainbow to Deon Butler traveled ~44 yards in the air. 2. T.J. Houshmandzadeh showed some grown-man route running against ...

The Seahawks Three Steps to Failure
Field Gulls — ... Hasselbeck takes a five step drop. The Broncos blitz five. Seattle's offensive line, aided by Owen Schmitt, pick up the blitz. Schmitt engages and slows Elvis Dumervil. Dumervil is gradually walking Schmitt back. The offensive line creates a seamless if collapsing pocket. Hasselbeck reads and reads. He shuffles slowly into the narrowing pocket. Duckett has released into the flat without a defender within five yards. Hasselbeck throws the pass towards T.J. Houshmandzadeh and barely out of bounds. 1. A pass to ...

Pour Some Sugar On Me - Fantasy Sabotage, Packers Dominance, and Davone Bess
Hogs Haven — ... will be up for the fantasy comeback player of the year award: Both he and T.J. Houshmandzadeh are smart, exceptional football players. They are clearly getting comfortable together and if you give a guy like Hasselbeck a player like Houshmandzadeh to rely on, he is going to milk it for all it's worth. Throw in this year's rookie ...

Source tells Walker: Bengals could get really cautious and sit Palmer entire preseason
Cincy Jungle — ... and T.J. Houshmandzadeh missed offseason workouts, which, some argued last year, caused serious timing issues with the offensive passing game. I'm not suggesting that Palmer should play this Thursday. If he's hurt. He's hurt. What can you do about it? ...

Chapter 1, Game 3 - @ Cincinnati Bengals (Aug. 27th)
Turf Show Times — ... of his size, but once he gets going, I think he could have a very productive career.   The Rams were able to pass block as well as I can remember against the Falcons; repeating that success would be no small feat.  Improving the run blocking, to be frank, has to happen if we want any success out of 2009.  Doing so tonight would be an achievement, albeit a small one.   CIN pass v. STL pass D     Despite the loss of T.J. Houshmandzadeh to the Seahawks, Cincy still can put up solid ...

Seattle Seahawks Road Back to the Super Bowl
Field Gulls — ... a good pass blocking line and Matt Hasselbeck playing out of his mind. He made Engram, less than a year recovered from Graves disease, look like a Pro Bowler. Passes from Hasselbeck to Engram were the tenth most valuable connection in the NFL. Hasselbeck to Marcus Pollard was the sixth most valuable per-play quarterback to tight end connection in the NFL. Passes from Hasselbeck to D.J. Hackett were worth 100 yards above replacement. Engram is now T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Pollard is now John Carlson. Hackett is now Deon ...

Broncos at Seahawks: The Defining Drive 1: Houshmandzadeh Loses Bailey
Field Gulls — ... drive of the Seattle Seahawks game against Denver. I will now break it down, play by play, in loving detail*. 2-10-SEA 20 (2:31) 8-M.Hasselbeck pass short right to 84-T.Houshmandzadeh to SEA 27 for 7 yards (24-C.Bailey). Denver is pressuring the outside gaps. This is the first sign it might be blitzing. Champ Bailey walks up to press T.J. Houshmandzadeh. That's the second sign Denver might be  ...

Kansas City Chiefs v. Seattle Seahawks Preaseason Game Three Preview
Arrowhead Pride — ... returns for his second season with the Seahawks after leading the team in rushing with 698 yards a year ago. Nine-time Pro Bowl T Walter Jones (D1-97) enters his 13th season anchoring the offensive front. He is joined by T Sean Locklear (D3-04), C Chris Spencer (D1-05), as well as Gs Rob Sims (D4-06) and Mansfield Wrotto (D4-07). WR Nate Burleson has 200 career receptions for 2,735 with 24 TDs. Former Bengals WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, ex-Patriots WR Deion Branch and second-year ...

Hasselbeck, Houshmandzadeh, Hurry-up and Taylor Keep Seahawks Alive
Field Gulls — ... It's third and fifteen after Matt Hasselbeck was sacked. He is rolling on his back, signaling time out. Whatever the outcome, the starters are not retaking the field. This is game time. T.J. Houshmandzadeh motions from the left slot to just outside and behind Deion Branch's right shoulder. Branch is in the right slot. Jordan Kent is playing right split end and Courtney Taylor is playing flanker. Matt Hasselbeck is in shotgun with Justin Forsett at his right hip. Denver is in a 3-4, with Robert ...

Game Thread
Field Gulls — ... station-to-station rather than exceptional and immolation between the hashmarks, but that drab rushing game could be the foundation of this offense or its downfall. Jones needs to show he can be productive in Seattle's new scheme, both as a rusher and receiver. 5. Matt Hasselbeck: Hasselbeck showed some of the old preseason fireworks last Saturday, but is he synchronized with this offense or still seeing Bobby Engram's ghost. Look for him to target receivers other than T.J. Houshmandzadeh and John Carlson. Hasselbeck needs trust to ...

Seattle Seahawks 14 - Kansas City Chiefs 10 (Winners and Losers)
Field Gulls — ... : Has developed #1-receiver like chemistry with T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Hasselbeck showed confidence in the system and decisiveness in his reads. Spread the ball well. Better poise in the pocket and near flawless decision making. ...

Greg Knapp, Nate Burleson for 31 and the Importance of the Seattle Seahawks Run Game
Field Gulls — ... , are in max protect. Not a hint of pressure arrives. Jones, finding no one to block, releases into the right flat, but he is an outlet only. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, after motioning inside to draw deep safety ...

Projecting the Seattle Seahawks 53-Man Roster
Field Gulls — ... even get the Seahawks to spell his name correctly. I've never found much drama in the final push to 53. Here are the guys, minus injury, I think are locks for the team. All 53. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck Seneca Wallace Mike Teel Running Back Julius Jones Edgerrin James Justin Forsett Owen Schmitt Justin Griffith Wide Receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh Deion Branch Nate Burleson ...

Colts watching the waiver wire?
Stampede Blue — ... of their running back rotation and special teams. With the economy in the crapper and the prospect of an uncapped year looming, clubs are less and less likely to retain high priced veteran players unless they are marquee players. This means there is the potential for somewhat well-known players, like Seattle's Deion Branch, to find themselves cut from their clubs. In Branch's case, check out this article from The News Tribune: So far, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Nate Burleson, Deion Branch and Deon ...

Ben Obomanu and Courtney Taylor Battle for Seattle Seahawks Fifth Wide Receiver Position
Field Gulls — ... Obomanu has the two's only professional touchdown reception. If Seattle needed a designated deep threat or red zone threat, Obomanu would be the favorite. But Deon Butler is the better deep receiver, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Carlson are better red zone receivers. Seattle's fifth receiver needs to be, simply, as good as possible. That favors Taylor. ...

Winners, Losers and Projecting Seattle's 53 Man Roster
Field Gulls — ... will not inspire an honest, insightful answer. It will cause the athlete to bristle and be more guarded and taciturn. Seattle Seahawks 53 Man Roster Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck Seneca Wallace Mike Teel Running Back Julius Jones Edgerrin James Justin Forsett Fullback Justin Griffith Owen Schmitt Wide Receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh Nate Burleson Deion Branch ...

Seattle Seahawks Sack Oakland Raiders 31-21 to Sweep Preseason
Field Gulls — ... about not starting does not inspire honest, insightful answers. It causes an athlete to bristle and be more guarded. Seattle Seahawks 53 Man Roster Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck Seneca Wallace Mike Teel Running Back Julius Jones Edgerrin James Justin Forsett Fullback Justin Griffith Owen Schmitt Wide Receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh Nate Burleson Deion Branch ...

Seattle Seahawks Announce 53 Man Roster, Marcus Trufant to PUP List
Field Gulls — ... Walter Jones Deion Branch Nate Burleson John Carlson Max Unger Rob Sims T.J. Houshmandzadeh Deon Butler John Owens ...

If you look at the Cincinnati Bengals roster, you have to ask yourself, is this team better than 2008?
Cincy Jungle — ... or more, he averaged three yards or more in only two games. This is what you have to ask this year, adjusting your mindset into a comparitve analysis of where we were last year: Is Cedric Benson a better option than Chris Perry? Is Bernard Scott a better option than Kenny Watson? Is DeDe Dorsey in 2009 a better option that DeDe Dorsey in 2008? I suppose if he plays more than four games this year, that answer is yes. Wide Receiver and Tight End . T.J. Houshmandzadeh leaves and Laveranues Coles arrives. This, to ...

Deconstructing Greg Knapp's Offense: Seattle drives 70 yards against Denver
Field Gulls — ... are split wide. Wide receivers T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Deon Butler are playing the slot. It's a symmetrical formation. The left is on the line. The right is just off the line. ...

Knapp's Offense: Failure to Stretch Right
Field Gulls — ... Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Seattle adjusts its formation slightly but not its personnel type. T.J. Houshmandzadeh subs for ...

Knapp's Offense: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the #1 possession receiver
Field Gulls — ... font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} 2-8-SEA 43 (13:54) (Shotgun) 8-M.Hasselbeck pass short middle to 84-T.Houshmandzadeh to SEA 49 for 6 yards (54-A.Davis). Seattle again puts speed on the outside but the target receiver towards the middle. Deon Butler is right. Deion Branch is outside left and T.J. Houshmandzadeh is in the left slot. T.J. Duckett and Owen Schmitt are ...

Knapp's Offense: Movement to create mismatches
Field Gulls — ... font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} 3-2-SEA 49 (13:14) (Shotgun) 8-M.Hasselbeck pass short middle to 84-T.Houshmandzadeh to DEN 38 for 13 yards (23-R.Hill, 31-D.McBath). It's third and two, but Seattle sets three wide and in shotgun. Prior to the snap, Deon Butler motions inside and just behind and to the right of T.J. Houshmandzadeh. He bounces twice and Chris Spencer snaps the ball. The snap count is ...

Knapp's Playbook: Payoff
Field Gulls — ... font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Seattle was anticipating a blitz. It got one-on-one coverage on the outside. Run a few decoy go routes and deep becomes the new underneath. 3-6-DEN 34 (11:53) (Shotgun) 8-M.Hasselbeck pass deep left to 11-D.Butler for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Seattle is strong right. Deion Branch is on the outside and T.J. Houshmandzadeh is in the slot. Deon Butler is alone on the ...

Seattle Seahawks Score with Eight Plays, Fourteen Players and a Plan
Field Gulls — ... didn't intend to overthrow T.J. Houshmandzadeh, but within the framework of this drive, that play was essential even if unsuccessful. Greg Knapp had established the slot as a threat with the first play of the game. He had given the defense an unusual look by splitting the tight ends wide, and slotting the wide receivers on the inside. Had it succeeded, Houshmandzadeh could have curled his route back towards tight end ...

A Few Good Questions With....Josh Kirkendall, CincyJungle.com
The Mile High Report — ... Most of us were ready to be done with him this offseason. With his friend T.J. Houshmandzadeh leaving, why not let Chad leave too so we can rebuild the league's worst offense? Decimated by injury, we finished last season 4-11-1. Furthermore, we haven't had a true rebuilding season since 2005. We've been turning over personnel in pieces since, but nothing dramatic in the sense of needing to rebuild new foundations. With youth on the roster to replenish the veteran receivers, the team could have set 2009 as rebuilding year; conclusively, Chad leaving ...

Chapter 2, Game 1 - @ Seattle Seahawks (Sept. 13th)
Turf Show Times — ... (who, BTW, should be the model for our high energy DE, Chris Long.  Check out Kerney's career stats.)  With Seattle's strong LB corps, the onus is on this group to create rushing yards for Jackson and pockets for Bulger to exploit.  If this group fails to excel, regardless of who gets the starting nod at RT, it's going to make our offense look much more inept than it should seem.   SEA pass v. STL pass D     TJ Houshmandzadeh in, Tye Hill out.  Improvements on both sides of the ...

Key to the Season: Offense rides on how much the offensive line improves
Cincy Jungle — ... wasn't what we'd call an NFL-caliber feature back (third down back, change of pace back, perhaps). We could also say that there were no real receiving options behind T.J. Houshmandzadeh, including an unmotivated and injured ...

The Ten Seasons of the 2009 Seattle Seahawks
Field Gulls — ... form and dominate after the bye. The offensive line is a happy surprise, and if rarely flashy, incredibly-steady pass blocking and able to cut and stretch opponents into dust. Julius Jones enjoys a late-career peak and becomes more and more a feature back as the season progresses. He executes as a rusher and turns tight-spot receptions into first downs and long gains. Deion Branch is healthy, Nate Burleson develops, John Carlson breaks out, Deon Butler flashes legitimate talent and T.J. Houshmandzadeh holds his ability. Seattle is five deep at wide ...

Getting to know the Seahawks part 2
Turf Show Times — ... DF: Seattle's receivers against St. Louis' back seven: T.J. Houshmandzadeh will be an intermediate matchup nightmare for corners and safeties, ...

Seattle Seahawks Recover Fumble, Flip Odds Through Failure
Field Gulls — ... is covered on the right. Burleson has separation out of his cut, but Hasselbeck's read is T.J. Houshmandzadeh running a seam route out of the slot. He takes a three step drop and fires high to Housh. He is double covered. Wade tips it and ...

Nate Burleson Barely Avoids an Interception
Field Gulls — ... 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Seattle motions T.J. Houshmandzadeh from right to left and sets in a two wide left, two ...

Previewing Cincinnatti's Visit To Lambeau
Acme Packing Company — ... At receiver, the Bengals took a hit when T.J. Houshmandzadeh chased the money all the way to Seattle.  They replaced him with the slightly underrated ...

Matt Hasselbeck Audibles to Beat the Blitz
Field Gulls — ... and T.J. Houshmandzadeh walk, yes, walk, a step or two and stop in front of their defensive backs. The action is on the right. ...

Steve Spagnuolo the Wacky Blitzer and Three Plays Before Paydirt
Field Gulls — ... New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Sometimes a wacky blitz is just that: wacky. Clancy Pendergast has his moments. Steve Spagnuolo fell in love with the corner blitz. It never once worked. He responded to Seattle's four wide outs and running back with a corner blitz from a 4-3. That sounds plain stupid. Seattle was in a four wide formation, but the only positional wide receivers were T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Nate Burleson. On the left was Justin Griffith ...

49ers-Seahawks Wednesday Injury Report
Niners Nation — ... Marcus Hudson - Knee Full Participation in Practice G David Baas - Biceps DT Aubrayo Franklin - Shin WR Brandon Jones - Shoulder G Chilo Rachal - Neck DE Isaac Sopoaga - Shoulder Seahawks Did not Participate in Practice LB LeRoy Hill - Groin Limited Participation in Practice WR Deion Branch - Hamstring CB Travis Fisher - Hamstring WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh - Back Spasms OT Walter Jones - Quadricep LB Lofa ...

Goodbye to the Fullback Draw and Hello to the New, Improved Bobby Engram
Field Gulls — ... It does assume a few things that are refreshing. A timing route can be run out of shotgun. A third and six is makeable and should be attacked aggressively. Seattle doesn't attempt to squirt under the line and count on run after catch. It doesn't get cute with underneath routes to protect Hasselbeck. The offense sends out five: two deep, two two-yards past the first-down marker and Justin Forsett underneath squeaking into the flat. T.J. Houshmandzadeh reads the coverage and settles into a quick-curl. Hasselbeck hits him out of his break. Shades of ...

The Little Man with the Big Hands
Field Gulls — ... next ran one of those red-zone specials. A play without a purpose until things get crammed and picking up three is an accomplishment. It started two wide, but T.J. Houshmandzadeh motioned from right wide to left tight. That drew St. Louis' linebackers and safeties left. ...

St. Louis Rams Find a Way to be Beat by the Seattle Seahawks
Field Gulls — ... overthrew three passes before the penalty. Three passes skyed in six attempts. All three were deep passes. The first targeted T.J. Houshmandzadeh. It was out of his reach, but Housh isn't a burner. He hadn't separated. If he had a little more speed, he would have burned ...

49ers-Seahawks Thursday Injury Report
Niners Nation — ... Ahmad Brooks - Knee Full Participation in Practice G David Baas - Biceps DT Aubrayo Franklin - Shin WR Brandon Jones - Shoulder G Chilo Rachal - Neck DE Isaac Sopoaga - Shoulder CB Marcus Hudson - Knee DE Justin Smith - Elbow Seahawks Out LB Leroy Hill - Groin Did not Participate in Practice WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh - Back Spasms C Chris Spencer - Quadricep LB Lofa ...

Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers Thursday Injury Report
Field Gulls — Walter Jones and Deion Branch practiced today, but Brandon Mebane, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Lofa Tatupu did not. Game status has not been revealed. Seattle might be very banged up. It could be resting key players. The new coaching staff seems very protective of its talent, and it wouldn't surprise me if Houshmandzadeh and Mebane not practicing is a precautionary move. Nevertheless, Seattle absolutely cannot afford to lose either. If Mebane can't play, let us hope Jim Mora has the good sense to start Red Bryant and not ...

Justin Forsett Saves the Season (Maybe)
Field Gulls — ... block from disaster. Seattle overloaded the right. Greg Knapp had used this formation before. The first ended with a nine yard pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh on first and ten. It put Housh in the slot and matched him against a linebacker. The second converted a long first down by isolating Burleson on one side and getting him one-on-one cover. The third attempted the same, but Burleson didn't high-point the ball. ...

Preview: Bengals at Green Bay Packers
Acme Packing Company — ... better running the ball then the Bengals. As long as Barbre is straightened out in practice this week and WR Greg Jennings wrist injury isn't serious, Mike McCarthy says their just being cautious, the Packers passing attack should do much better against a weaker Bengals unit. The return of QB Carson Palmer alone should improve their passing attack, but his offensive line didn't provide much protection last Sunday, and they lost WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh in free agency. His free agent replacement, WR ...

49ers-Seahawks: Final Injury Report
Niners Nation — ... Chilo Rachal - Neck DE Justin Smith - Elbow DE Isaac Sopoaga - Shoulder Seahawks Out LB Leroy Hill - Groin Questionable WR Deion Branch - Hamstring CB Travis Fisher - Hamstring OT Walter Jones - Knee DT Brandon Mebane - Calf C Chris Spencer - Quadricep LB Lofa Tatupu - Hamstring Probable WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh - Back Spasms S C.J. Wallace - Rib ...

Quick Seahawks Fantasy Takes
Field Gulls — ... : I say it often, but I'll say it again, John Carlson is best young tight end in football. Speed freaks never recovered from his forty at the NFL Combine, but Carlson is field fast. His route-running is fluid and efficient like Steve Largent and his hands are secure and stable in traffic. T.J. Houshmandzadeh is listed as probable with back spasms and has missed practice. He should play, but Seattle will rely on Carlson to steal some of those quick-hitters across the middle that define the the ...

49ers-Seahawks: The World According to Madden
Niners Nation — ... With 6:20 left in the quarter the 49ers kickoff to Forsett who brings the ball back to the 29-yard line. Hasselbeck then proceeds to burn the secondary with a nice strike to T.J. Houshmandzadeh and then get stuffed in the backfield two times to bring up 3rd down with 11 to go. A screen pass goes for nothing and we're faced with the first fourth down of the game. The 'Hawks get a favorable bounce on the punt and the Niners line up on the 9-yard line. Gore continues to pick up minimal yardage and the short passes continue to convert on third down. ...

San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Open Thread
Niners Nation — ... (neck), DE Justin Smith (elbow), DE Isaac Sopoaga (shoulder) Seahawks: Out - LB Leroy Hill (groin); Questionable - WR Deion Branch (hamstring), CB Travis Fisher (hamstring), OT Walter Jones (knee), DT Brandon Mebane (calf), C Chris Spencer (quadricep), LB Lofa Tatupu (hamstring); Probable - WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (back spasms), S C.J. Wallace (ribs) ...

The Seahawks Opening Three and Out Ends with Matt Hasselbeck Bracing for Impact
Field Gulls — ... blitzed both inside linebackers but did not pressure Hasselbeck. He looked at T.J. Houshmandzadeh on the left, drawing Haralson into cover and threw over the middle to his hot read: ...

Updating the Seattle Seahawks Injury Status
Field Gulls — ... I don't know where to stash this sentiment, so this post will do. I was as realistic/pessimistic as anyone entering this season, but after two weeks, I see a team with real potential. Things fell apart on Sunday, but Seattle is building a very good pass offense. If it can stay healthy and get its weapons on the field together, Branch, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, ...

The Seahawks Short Drive Long
Field Gulls — ... targets T.J. Houshmandzadeh sticking a post route and separating from outside linebacker Marque Harris. The reception achieves 13. Two execution failures are dug out by a talent mismatch. ...

Answering Bears-Seahawks Questions from Nick Friedell of ESPN Chicago
Field Gulls — ... something similar in 2007, when it had Branch, Bobby Engram, Nate Burleson and D.J. Hackett. Hackett wasn't a star by any stretch, but Seattle created favorable matchups by spreading the field and targeting the weakest defensive back. Hackett caught nine receptions for 136 yards and schooled Pierson Prioleau. The Seahawks are much more talented and deep this season, replacing Marcus Pollard with young world beater John Carlson, Engram with T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Hackett with burner Deon Butler. Housh ...

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) @ Cincinnati Bengals (1-1): Q&A With Cincy Jungle
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... are notoriously good at getting rid of the ball quickly. Is Palmer doing the same thus far in 2009? Without T.J. Houshmandzadeh in Cincy, do the Bengals have that possession receiver who's able to use his body effectively in traffic to catch tough balls? How are Chris Henry and Laveranues Coles looking along side #85? ...

Seahawks Last Gasp, Pt. One
Field Gulls — ... and then rolled right. The unblocked left end was never fooled and immediately adjusted and pressured Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck found T.J. Houshmandzadeh, but so did ...

2009 Statistical Rankings: 49er Players Through Week 2
Niners Nation — ... and T.J. Houshmandzadeh are 2 of the best #1 WRs in the NFL, so Clements' stats stand to improve simply by virtue of the adjustments. I don't anticipate much of a change in the stats vs. TEs, because SF has faced one really good TE ( ...

A Little of that Old Greg Knapp Magic; A Dash of that Old John Marshall Impotence
Field Gulls — ... and T.J. Houshmandzadeh forming the left, top and right angles of the triangle. This is the kind of designed play I love. Get the ball in a receiver's hands and attack the cornerback's cushion. Housh ran behind a couple determined blocks for six and the first. Say what you will about his long speed, Housh hasn't lost much quickness or agility. ...

Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks Game Thread
Field Gulls — ... will be a factor. Expect to see him playing outside T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Wallace to target him deep if Chicago adjusts to defend Housh. ...

Seahawks 13 - Bears 14?: Rookie Johnny Knox Runs Crossing Route, Receives and Wraps Ball Around the Pylon
Field Gulls — ... Jim Mora is challenging, but its looks good. Johnny Knox cam across the field, caught a pass and put a move on Aaron Curry to get a step towards the end zone. There he squeezed past Kelly Jennings and, it's confirmed, scored the touchdown. The drive was set up by a sloppy fumble by T.J. Houshmandzadeh. He might be playing hurt.

Olindo Mare Expands Sample Size, Kicks Field Goal to Pull the Seahawks within One
Field Gulls — ... fans everywhere, but Seattle scraps out a drive and scores a field goal to pull within one. T.J. Houshmandzadeh catches two huge first down converting catches. One for 13 on third and 11, and another even more impressive on a pass Wallace should not have thrown. Houshmandzadeh high-pointed the pass and fought it into possession for 14. The drive eventually stalled, but ...

Seattle Seahawks First Quarter Notes: Seneca Wallace
Field Gulls — ... Wallace reacted to imagined pressure, dropped deep into the pocket and rolled out right before finally passing to Burleson. It went for five, but should have been longer. He tossed a fumble on the next snap and recovered it for a loss of 14. Wallace had the time and space to throw it out of bounds and avoid the lost yards. 2-8-SEA 33 (4:30) (Shotgun) 15-S.Wallace pass incomplete short right to 84-T.Houshmandzadeh (33-C.Tillman). He hit T.J. Houshmandzadeh right in the hands on a good read and accurate pass. Housh ...

Seattle Seahawks First Quarter Notes: Rushing and Receiving
Field Gulls — ... After T.J. Houshmandzadeh dropped the aforementioned pass, a Bear linebacker collided with him and it looked like jammed his wrist. He shook it off, but went to the sideline and into the tunnel at the end of the first quarter. ...

Fifty One-liners about the Second Quarter
Field Gulls — ... 17. A stupid decision turned wonderful--T.J. Houshmandzadeh streaking uncovered with one man to beat--is undone by an overthrow... ...

Getting to Know the Enemy: Cincy Jungle Talks About the Improved Bengals
Dawgs By Nature — ... Chris: "I'm confused. I thought the better option for the Bengals was to get rid of Chad "Ochocinco" and keep T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Instead, they only have Ochocinco and are looking like a real good football team. Has Ochocinco's attitude improved so far this season?" ...

Ray Willis Plays Strong against Raheem Brock
Field Gulls — ... across the line and falls on middle linebacker Freddy Keiaho. Not a graceful display, but it was a long run for Willis and he was able to impact Keiaho though Keiaho was moving the opposite direction. Max Unger was ripped through by Eric Foster and Foster felled Jones in the backfield. 5. 2-14-IND 47 (2:25) (Shotgun) 15-S.Wallace pass short right to 83-D.Branch to 50 for -3 yards (33-M.Bullitt) Willis cut blocks Brock and succeeds. T.J. Houshmandzadeh cut blocks Tim Jennings and succeeds. Deion ...

Houshmandzadeh's departure might have been the best off-season move; Carson Palmer for comeback player of the year; Bengals overrated?
Cincy Jungle — Reader WhoDeyDerek brought up the point in the comments of Jake's Links and Notes, saying that with T.J. Houshmandzadeh's departure, "a negative presence is gone" (that's right Derek, I'll make you famous). I think there's truth to that. A lot of it. When Houshmandzadeh was in Cincinnati, a lockerroom distraction was always sensed. How would I know? Well, I really don't. Just that after he left, we suddenly now have this mature group on our hands that looks much more positive. There's also this December post in 2007 which says, ...

T.J. Houshmandzadeh Blows Past Rashean Mathis, Turns Blown Cover into Touchdown; Seahawks 13 - Jaguars 0
Field Gulls — ... had to only lob it in for an easy touchdown. A T.J. Houshmandzadeh stutter-step and Hasselbeck pump fake got Mathis biting, and bit he did. Seattle goes up 13 - 0. ...

Report: Houshmandzadeh wanted the Bengals to lose every game this season
Cincy Jungle — ... It's not like I've been quiet on the whole T.J. Houshmandzadeh is acting kind of funny because he might be a clown angle. It's not that I think he's a mean spirited person, or even hateful. I'm sure, like most people when you interact with them personally with no cameras or hot latino women dancing, that Houshmandzadeh is a fine fellow. I'm adult enough to know when you can separate a persona from a celebrity to a person with character; often times, people don't see the latter. ...

Panthers Receiving Tandem - Less than Good So Far
Cat Scratch Reader — ... Moss is similar in stature, speed and experience to Smith. He plays in an offense worse than Carolina's, lining up opposite the unestablished Devin Thomas or Malcolm Kelly. Yet Moss is 21-of-35 for 337 yards and two scores. Besides Welker-Moss and Smith-Muhammad, six other healthy tandems of NFL receivers have been targeted for at least 43 percent of their team's passes: The Giants' Smith-Mario Manningham (55), Seattle's T.J. Houshmandzadeh-Nate Burleson (48), Pittsburgh's Hines Ward ...

It Starts with Chris Spencer and Ends in Victory
Field Gulls — ... athletic and T.J. Houshmandzadeh is physical, but Hasselbeck floats his deep pass and Seattle is without a jump ball specialist. ...

Sounds Like T.J. Misses Cincinnati
Cincy Jungle — ... T.J. Houshmandzadeh, for some reason or another, has been talking about his free agency signing with the Seattle Seahawks.  Apparently, the difference between Cincinnati's offer and Seattle's was a lot closer than some might think.  In fact, to hear T.J. tell it, it wasn't money that made him change zip codes.  Instead, he's says he allowed personal feelings to interfere with what he calls "business realities." He admitted that he allowed personal feelings to overcome the business realities. "I didn't ...

Post Your Hawk: Week 8
Field Gulls — I've been handed the reigns of the Post Your Hawk series, so say hello to your new overlord. This game pretty much scares the shit out of me. I have a bad feeling about the Cowboys' offense against our defense. But whatever. That's not the point of these FanPosts. I'm going to shed my previous pessimist exoskeleton, and become the new and improved optimist.* My week 7 Hawk is T.J. Houshmandzadeh. 8 rec, 120 yards, 2 TD. Seahawks squeak by the Cowboys, 31-28. WHO YA GOT? ...

Keep the Rhythm but Sell the Hooks
Field Gulls — ... and connect for ten. Seattle converted the first on a screen pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Housh was grouped with ...

Missed Opportunities Two and Three
Field Gulls — ... Then Hasselbeck threw the sure to be infamous strike that should have been a lob. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, mouthy as he is, was right. ...

Nightlink: Bears O too complicated?
Windy City Gridiron — ... and T.J. Houshmandzadeh) for 10th in the NFC, and 454 yards, good for 9th best in the NFC. Still not #1 WR numbers, but it's a heck of a start. ...

The Veteran Jog that Sealed Seattle's Fate
Field Gulls — ... receivers for not finishing blocks. Missed blocks and dropped routes are easy to ignore. If a receiver does not finish his route, the quarterback usually does not target him and the sin stays within the family, known only to players and coaches. If a receiver does not block, walks over and says "what's up" as I've seen T.J. Houshmandzadeh do, it does not usually lead to much. Maybe another body hits the pile. Often the play is over before it matters. ...

And On the Ninth Week, They Rested.
Daily Norseman — ... SEAHAWKS over Lions: Hey, T.J. Houshmandzadeh: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! How's choosing Seattle over Minnesota working out for you? ...

Minnesota Vikings Player Power Rankings, Mid-Season Edition
Daily Norseman — ... .  Oh, and he's done alright catching the ball, too.  Barring an injury, we can probably just stop the Offensive Rookie of the Year voting right now and hand the award to #12.  (Oh, and another big thank you to T.J. Houshmandzadeh for signing with the ...

Drive-By-Drive Breakdown of Seahawks' 32-20 Win Over Lions
Pride Of Detroit — ... was in the right place at the right time to recover a fumble.  T.J. Houshmandzadeh made a catch on 3rd and 2 for a gain of 3 yards, but ...

From Zero to Seven
Field Gulls — ... and broke to tackle Delmas before he could score. Hasselbeck didn't see Delmas but Delmas saw him. Looking down T.J. Houshmandzadeh and patting the ball once before firing. ...

Why Check Down? Because It Works.
Field Gulls — ... Simple explanations are best and the simple explanation for Matt Hasselbeck's check down-fever was that Detroit was rushing the passer and dropping into medium and deep cover. The Lions were protecting an early 17 point lead. Their plan to attack the line and drop into deep cover is a typical response to an early lead. So Hasselbeck and Greg Knapp attacked them where they were exposed: between the linebackers and safeties. He threw to T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Kevin Hobbs put a hat on the ball and forced a ...

Building a Playbook to Beat the Cardinals: Exing the Defensive Backs
Field Gulls — ... is again walked up. T.J. Houshmandzadeh is the left wide receiver, but playing in the slot. On the right, Seattle has teamed Branch with ...

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals Game Thread 3
Field Gulls — ... destroys the Cardinals shield station; T.J. Houshmandzadeh destroys their second Death Star; Marshall lifts and drops Ken Whisenhunt into U of Phoenix reactor shaft? ...

Seattle Seahawks Wither; Fall 31 - 20 to the Arizona Cardinals
Field Gulls — ... is someone that gets other people killed. Joss Whedon did not envision Hasselbeck's high pass to Deon Butler, but I did upon quoting him. There are many things Hasselbeck still does well. To build a good to elite offense around him, something Seattle would need to do to have a realistic chance at winning the Super Bowl, would require a massive investment. A more massive investment. Seattle has already sunk much of its cap into Beck, Walter Jones, Deion Branch and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The Objectivist is wonderfully free of Kyle ...

Chris Henry would "prefer to return to Bengals"; a look at how one year can change everything
Cincy Jungle — ... and T.J. Houshmandzadeh can't go, the Bengals are lucky to have a talented guy like Henry step into the void and limit any production degradation. ...

Justin Forsett's Untouched Touchdown Run and Other First Quarter Notes
Field Gulls — ... threw the ball 38 to 40 yards in the air to T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Dick Stockton said that his shoulder and rib injuries had previously prevented Hasselbeck from airing it out. That's an interesting point. The pass was high angled and accurate, but slow. The angle gave Housh the best shot at catching it and unlike some Hasselbeck deep passes, it did not succeed solely because the defender did not anticipate it. Part of the value of the deep pass, beyond the inherent yardage, is that a deep pass can isolate a receiver on a defensive back, even a safety. 40 ...

So 'Housh' Laughing Now?
Daily Norseman — ... Good morning class. Today's word is schadenfreude. Can you say "schadenfreude"? (SHAH-den-froy-duh). Good! Wikipedia, the Web-based bastion of infallible truth, defines schadenfreude as "pleasure derived from the misfortune of others." You better believe that I'm currently enjoying a heaping spoonful of our word of the day when it comes to one Touraj Houshmandzadeh, Jr., better known as Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh. My, how far we have come since early March. After Housh spent a couple of ...

Who is to Blame for the Bengals Offensive Struggles?
Cincy Jungle — ... offense is considered by many to have the ability to explode for mass amounts of points at any given time.  The teams' offensive weapons may have gone through some changes since lighting up NFL defenses during the 2005 playoff run with the departure of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Rudy Johnson and the addition of ...

The Future of Matt Hasselbeck is the Future of the Seattle Seahawks, Pt. 2
Field Gulls — ... We'll assume Seattle's spends its first overall pick on McBow. Seattle would not likely spend additional early picks on the offensive line. Knapp would protect the quarterback by moving the pocket, establishing the run and extending the short passing attack. It would want a top receiver to pair with T.J. Houshmandzadeh, replace or eventually replace ...

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
The Mile High Report — ... been sacked only once in the last 2 games.  My only concern is that they've abandoned the run too much, and need to stick to it much more. c.             I remember thinking that Seattle looked pretty good against the Broncos in the preseason, but as I watched the game today, I was thinking that I really don't like the way their team is constructed.  They have 3 terribly overpaid guys at WR (Deion Branch, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and Nate Burleson), and not much talent at RB ...