Mort: Houshmandzadeh stays, Johnson on the move?

by Kirkendall on Jan 11, 2009 4:39 PM EST in Rumors Comment 6 comments

During ESPN's NFL Countdown, Tom Jackson and Chris Mortensen played a little game, a wheel of fortune style that forecasted the futures of several players that could be on the move this offseason. The "wheel" landed on the receiver combination of Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

The general thinking is that Houshmandzadeh will bail for free agency, and the Bengals will be left with Johnson, who recorded his worst season to date that wasn't his rookie year.

Mortensen said that the Bengals will keep Houshmandzadeh and axe Chad Johnson. Whether it's a trade, or cutting him outright, Mort believes that the Bengals will find a way to let Johnson go regardless. He doesn't cite any sources, or any of that; merely speculation on what we presume is an educated judgment.

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Chad Johnson to the Giants?

I wonder if the G-men would be interested in Ocho-Cinco. It seems like a good fit – CJ wants the stage that NYC could bring and if gives him a winning team. The Giants offense clearly needs to fill the void that Plaxico Burress left. Just a thought, and it will probably stay that way since MIke Brown lacks the ability to ever make big deals work.

"Ryan, Things in here don't react too well to bullets." - Marko Ramius

by TarZander on Jan 11, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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My guess is that IF someone goes after Chad, it’ll be one of the bottom teams looking to jump start the offense, while disregarding the “disruption” that comes along with his name.

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by Kirkendall on Jan 11, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't say "I told you so..."

…because my mantra during the last offseason was, “Let. Him. Sit.” So I can’t point smugly at the reported offer for Chad that the Bengals got from Little Danny Snyder and say ‘coulda-shoulda-woulda,’ but I sure can’t help thinking about it now. What we might have gained by unloading this King-Kong-sized distraction 1 year sooner…wow.

And I still say The Front Office is an even bigger collective idiot than I think they are now if they have truly taken The Tag off the table when it comes to negotiating with Housh. It is, and should remain, the nuclear option.

by TheWalrus1971 on Jan 11, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Miami is suffering from the lack of a big play receiver. Chad is South Beach through and through. Ted Ginn ain’t there yet. Dolphins really don’t have anyone we’d want so maybe draft picks. Franchise T. J. right now. Extending him is a bad idea until we see how he does at being a number one receiver.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Jan 12, 2009 1:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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Remember when Chad was politicking Parcells for a trade to Miami? Chad would love that. He has deep connections in the area. But Parcells taking Chad? I don’t know. I think it would be more likely Chad goes if Parcells takes his option and gets out — which, from all indications, he’s not going to do.

I honestly think that Chad hurt his value so badly with his recent off-season, then had the terrible year he had. Who wants that? His numbers are way down, his distractions are well documented. His age? Well, he’s getting older, and obviously already expensive. Teams will shy away from Chad now.

If we don’t see Chad in a Bengals uniform next season, I’m going to predict it’s because they released him outright.

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by Kirkendall on Jan 12, 2009 9:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think most of Chad’s problems stem from losing and the frustration over same. Comparisons between him and T.O. are only accurate in terms of endzone celebrations and talent. On a winning team, Chad is wonderful and entertaining and Miami is now a winner. Though Pennington’s arm may be more Kitna than Palmer, Chad did pretty well with Kitna pre-Palmer. Chad isn’t paranoid about Carson and, say, T.J. plotting against him in secret, he isn’t overdosing on sleeping pills, or whining about not getting the ball enough after a game where he was thrown to 11 times and had a couple drops. I think Parcells might take a shot. Granted it wouldn’t be a Snyder type deal but at least it would be something.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Jan 12, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs