"He’s only compared to Wes Welker because he’s white and to me because he’s in Cincinnati and he...

"He’s only compared to Wes Welker because he’s white and to me because he’s in Cincinnati and he plays the slot," said T.J. Houshmandzadeh with a laugh the other day.

"I liked what I saw of him in college. I think he’s ahead of most guys coming out when it comes to playing the slot because that’s where he played a lot. He knows the linebackers are going to try and re-direct him. He knows what to do in the middle of the field. People are going to be closer to him because he’s not in a spread offense like he was in college and he’ll have to get used to that. I played the slot a little bit in college, but not much. I had to learn play it on the fly (with the Bengals)."

T.J. Houshmandzadeh on Jordan Shipley

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Jealous Much TJ?

Another classy comment from TJ Houshmandzadeh. I’m glad we got that negativity out of here.

by BonnieBengal on Jun 25, 2010 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

I don't disagree with anything he said

but he seems to comment quite often on the Bengals and generally sounds petty when he does.

by Cedric Benson Boat Party on Jun 25, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

He misses us poor people in Cincinnati.. It's obvious..

by JamesShively on Jun 25, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

RE:

I actually do think he regrets leaving.

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by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 25, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Yea! Its like dude... Stop Talking about us!

Your in Seattle now! Get over it! haha. In fairness, he probably was asked a leading question, and I don’t find anything he said particularly offensive

by The Dealio on Jun 25, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he just said what everybody was thinking anyways.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Jun 26, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he gets asked a lot of questions about the Bengals

This blog post seems like the author solicited Houshmandzadeh’s opinion on Shipley.

See what he says about Palmer:

Houshmandzadeh is hearing the questions nationally about Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer and shakes his head.

"Carson is a beast," Houshmandzadeh said. "I’ve thrown with Pro Bowl quarterbacks. I’ve thrown with Super Bowl quarterbacks. You talk about release and arm, and Carson is a beast. He never throws a receiver under the bus when he throws an interception and it’s not his fault."

He thinks Palmer has a big year this year "if they run the ball like they did last year. It’s going to be interesting. Everybody is scouting the Bengals now after going 6-0 in the division. Everybody is looking to pick up something to stop it."

by LooseCannon on Jun 26, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions

I do too..

In all seriousness..

by JamesShively on Jun 25, 2010 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

ive thought the exact same thing

He’s 100 percent right. I’ve commented a number of times that the next ‘wes welker’ thing is tiresome. Wes welker was undrafted and took three years to do anything.

Shipley was rated as late second round pick and folks expect him to be pro ready immediately. How is he similar?

by goffchile on Jun 25, 2010 7:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions