Should Viking Fans Start Learning How to Spell Houshmandzadeh?
by Christopher Gates on Mar 1, 2009 10:55 AM CST
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PrintUPDATE: Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Houshmandzadeh is planning on sticking to his deadline of making his decision this evening, and Judd Zulgad is reporting that it looks like he's staying in town. The limo that brought him to Winter Park earlier has departed, and it appears as though "it is NOT headed down 494 and towards the airport."
Josh at Cincy Jungle has been all over this story all day long. It looks like we're going to pick up the best WR in free agency for the second consecutive off-season. The original post begins below.
Allow me to channel my inner Disney fan for a moment. . .
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
What a wonderful phrase
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
One pass-catching craze
He means "big upgrade"
For our offense's plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Is he our big signeeeeeeeeeeee? Quite possibly!
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Man alive. . .if Tim Rice was dead, he'd be spinning in his grave at a high enough speed to burrow to the center of the earth.
But apparently Houshmandzadeh is still in Minneapolis. He arrived yesterday after having visited with the Seattle Seahawks, and got the usual trip to dinner with the Vikings' higher muckety mucks. I can only assume this included Zygi Wilf, Brad Childress, Darrell Bevell, a few players, and the proverbial cast of thousands.
I didn't really talk much about Houshmandzadeh in the days leading up to free agency, largely because I didn't thin we had a real shot at him. I just assumed that a team like the Eagles would back an armored truck up to his house, tell him to take what he wants, and that he'd be out of Minnesota's reach. Apparently, however, that hasn't been the case thus far.
According to Pro Football Talk, Houshmandzadeh. . .see, I figure if I type it enough times, it will drill the spelling into my head. . .will be making his decision this evening. The Giants are also thought to be in the running for his services, as are most recent employers, the Cincinnati Bengals. Our friends over at Cincy Jungle, however, seem to think that Houshmandzadeh's decision will find him wearing purple. . .and, as you can see in the linked post, he's not alone in his assessment.
Man. . .I'm downright giddy over here. Signing Houshmandzadeh and the trade for Sage Rosenfels. . .which I'm feeling better about the more I think about it. . .should make the Vikings a much better offensive football team. Yes, Housh is a possession receiver. You know what? The Vikings need that. They got a very good deep threat last year in Bernard Berrian, and Houshmandzadeh could play the underneath complement to that. He's also the kind of guy that Sidney Rice could learn a lot of good stuff from. It would also allow Bobby Wade to move into the #3/slot receiver role, which he's always been the best suited for.
We'll be monitoring the situation from here as best we can. . .and if anything happens, you'll hear all about it right here. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and keep hitting the F5 key for any updates!
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Yep, I was frantically checking PFT, NFL.com, Star Trib, and even (shudder) ESPN to see if he had left MN yet, and I found nothing that said so. Apparently they’re giving him the Bernard Berrian treatment, refusing to let him leave. Zygi, I love you.
I seriously do love Zygi!
Best thing other than A.P, Allen, B.B, well best thing in our front office/owner category since Bud Grant! Doing great things Zygi. Love you like a younger grandpa… lol
Skol Vikes 4 Life!
by Macdaddy4508 on Mar 1, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
I love him for now...
but if the dreaded letters L and A ever come before my favorite football team, I would lose faith in humanity for all the great things Zigi has done thus far
Lower Deck Tickets on 50 yard line behind Vikings bench = $119.00
Parking by the Metrodome = $25.00
Souvenir Soda = $6.50
Being there for 296 = Priceless
yes. I couldn’t bare it. I wasn’t old enough for the North Stars, I can only imagine what my Vikings would feel like.
It's hard enough for a new englander to follow the vikings in minnesota
if they relocated to LA I may have to switch teams.
I'm almost on the same page as you
you can’t be a packers fan, even if they are the most local fan. Be a Rams fan care
Hell no
come on dude, have a soul, there’s no way you can root for the packers!
Lower Deck Tickets on 50 yard line behind Vikings bench = $119.00
Parking by the Metrodome = $25.00
Souvenir Soda = $6.50
Being there for 296 = Priceless
Fingers Crossed
Along with other stuff :)) .
And if we get Housh (my compromise name), what’s that do for our draft prospectus?! Hah! It frees up that #1 pick for just about any one. I know we talk about BPA, but if the Vikes are suddenly WR-rich, we may be looking at BPA-Other-Than-WR/RB.
TJ still in Minny
The NFL channel just reported that TJ is still in Minneapolis visiting the team facilities and receiving the grand tour.
They said that Seattle, the NY Giants, and the Bengals are still showing interest. But it has to be a good sign that he’s still visiting with the Vikes. I’m hoping for good news on this front by the end of the day.
Oh yeah, if he’s STILL in Minnesota, especially getting a tour, I’m sure he’s here to stay. I’m ready to chalk him up as signed already.
I hope your right,
but I’m going to wait a while before comming to that conclusion
Top recieving corps
I gotta think this puts the Vikes in top 5 receiving class if they get Housh. I’d put Arizona, and New England comfortably ahead of the Vikes but other than that it’s kind of a crap shoot. Indy(mostly because of Wayne), Dallas, Pittsburgh, and possibly a few others would have arguments for the next spots but the Vikes would be right in the conversation as well. Talk about going from a weakness to a strength.
Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?
B.B, Houshmandzadeh, Rice, Wade and...
Don’t forget Maclin or Harvin!!! I say Housh has a 3-4 year contract with us, so bring in Maclin, Harvin, Darrius Heyward-bey, and have them be our #2 with B.B! We gotta get Housh!
Skol Vikes 4 Life!
Housh..
I sure hope this goes through. It will replace the sick feeling in my stomach I had this morning when I saw KC scored Cassel AND Vrabel for a stinkin’ 2nd rounder.
KC-NE trade
Yeah, it seems like a bargain, but wait until that 35th overall pick of the draft rolls around. I don’t think Vrabel will help the Chiefs very much or for very long, and Cassel could become very mortalized away from the Patriots’ talent and system.
It is just enough to make Kansas Citians hopeful again, though.
Maybe the Vikings could trade for Thigpen now? He should be traded to a team that will allow him to compete for the starting job, in my humble opinion. Somebody needs a marginal starter with some potential.
The most recent update I'd found
…reported that TJ had been texting the Eagles some love.
As much as an upgrade at WR could help the Vikings, I’m not sold on a 30-ish FA (unless it’s for 1-2 years) if there is any real chance of drafting Maclin or Harvin in the first round. On the other hand, signing Housh would allow the team to draft a CB in the first round instead, and that would make me VERY happy.
Rosenfels couldn’t be had for a 4th rounder and Housh wouldn’t sign with the Vikes in this offseason last time I checked on Madden ‘09, for what little that’s worth.
New Look KAO?
Cutler, Housh, Berrian, Shanko, AP… and who knows, maybe they can do it all while hanging on to CT as well… if so, well… damn… I mean… damn…
Zygi, please push to make all this happen, it’s in your hands now!!
maybe.
I think Cutler is going to be hard to get. The rest is very likely to happen. The vikings will have to give up a decent player that the Broncos see as an above average starter or at the very least a 2nd round pick. I do understand why you would want Cutler, when he came out of college I thought he was the best nfl qb in the draft, clearly at this point I am correct. Also I think the vikings would have taken Cutler out of the draft if he was still avalable a few years ago, maybe they will finally get him. As for CT, I don’t think that they would be interested in tradeing for him. ANd by the way Shanko is nothing special.
Shiancoe started to deliver last season. The game against the Falcons put him on the map mostly. Well.. Maybe the Arizona game did, after he had a “wardrobe malfunction.”
I'm not saying he's terrable
Shiancoe is an average TE nothing more nothing less.
what.
The vikings just got Sage, why would they try to get Thigpen.
Of the 3+ QBs on the roster,
…Tyler Thigpen will probably be better than one of them. The Vikings liked him well enough to draft him, but lost him while trying to add him to the practice squad (essentially as a 4th stringer). Thigpen put up better numbers than TJ ‘07 or seasoned veteran Gus ’08 while playing on a terrible team last year, and given TJ’s propensity to get hurt when he’s not awful anyway, a third QB could see the field in 2009.
It would definitely make far more sense for some other team to trade for him.
$$$$$$$$$
you can’t pay big money to two backups. One of those guys would end up making 3 million for being a 3rd string QB.
the vikings had 32 miilion before free agency started.
29 after Sage
19 if they sign TJ Housh?????
and 14 after Thigpen
8 if they sign Birk
that only leaves 8 million for filling in any other holes
Big $?
…for Thigpen? Hardly. He made $376,240.00 in 2008 according to SI.com, and wouldn’t be due a $4.7-5M increase. He’s not experienced enough to be an RFA let alone worth “big money”.
It bears repeating: It would definitely make far more sense for some other team to trade for him. We aren’t really arguing, right?
Put him on the board
Houshmazilli. Got it.
Championship.
Wikipedia
While not always known to be the most trustworthy of sources, Wikipedia’s page on Houshmandzadeh says that he’s a Viking and he wears #88. Weird.
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weird?
Your probably the person who posted it. You posted your comment 13 minutes after the last update on wikipedia. Some one will correct it with in the hour. (Even if TJ is signed I’m not trusting the reports untill ESPN reports it or the vikings have a press Con.)
so now its back to saying he is a free agent
a while ago it said he was Seahawk. This alone has changed my apinion about wiki.
But...
The #88 is retired, Alan Page.
The Minnesota Vikings - Undefeated in the Playoffs at Lambeau Field!
With an account
If you register at wikipedia, you can alter things there. If there is a Vikings fan doing a little wishful thinking, as I stated earlier, they could go into the pages edit mode and alter it to say whatever they want it to say.
Just the fact that they used the #88 is suspicious to me.
The Minnesota Vikings - Undefeated in the Playoffs at Lambeau Field!
You don't even have to be registered.
Just click on the “edit” button above each section of the profile and type away!
Maybe some wishful thinking
Maybe there’s a Viking fan out there that’s doing a little wishful thinking.
I didn’t edit it.
The Minnesota Vikings - Undefeated in the Playoffs at Lambeau Field!
The Wikipedia Page
The Houshmandzadeh page is currently semi-protected, and can be edited only by established registered users. The reason it’s been done is because
too many unsourced rumors being added
It does appear that someone decided to get creative. Asshole!
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wiki
there must be some established registered user out there that change it back. If any of you are, change it back please.
Karma is a bitch
Whoever did that could ruin any chance the Vikings had of signing Housh. If the Vikes don’t sign TJ and I find out who posted that on Wiki… I’m gonna punch him in the face! lol
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 2:45 PM CST reply actions
I’m excited too but even if we sign this guy we still have a multitude of unanswered question:
I’m very concerned about special teams going into next year and I’m not sold yet on the secondary. I like Williams, Winfield, even Griffin, but is Johnson for sure our man in place of Sharper? Is McCauley on the radar for the other corner spot? Is Ben Leber the best player we could possibly start at one of the OLB positions? The of course no one knows what our offense will be like. I’d like more imagination with the play calls but we’re talking about Childress here. I also don’t trust Rosenfels in any meaningful situation.
Seriously we shore up a perceived weakness but don’t really attack any of the questions going into next August.
First of all, the viking are aware of the problem in the secondary. Secondly, I’m expecting the viking to do draft a versitly corner in the 1st or 2nd round, that should take care that. Also E.J and Chad should be good enough that even with Lebar the starting Linebacker crue is pretty nasty. Ray Lewis and Mike Peterson are avalable but there old and expensive. Again the draft might be the answer. I’m not sure about the QB situation. Part of me wants to give TJ another chance and another part wants the vikings to get Cutler.
What were the Cutler Vikings rumors anyway.
What do we possible have that would get us their franchise qb?
and the vikings will sign 10 to 15 players to contracts that can fill in on special teams. special team players can be cheap so I really wouldn’t be worried about it at this point.
I'll hold him down
With my wheelchair. You guys can whail away.
Would be nice if we knew where he was. We could get a crowd of fans out there to encourage him to sign.
i think Houshmandzadeh will sign with vikings because i’m hearing that he is going to sign with a team tonight he is still at Winter park and i’m loveing it geting Houshmandzadeh and Berrian should opean up some holes for AP, and CT the two biggest need then going into the draft RT wich is the biggest i just dont think there any good freeagent OT and Vikings need to re-sign Brik
Danoo
This is looking to be
another great offseason for the vikes. Last year we got BB Gun, Williams and Jared Allen. This year We might get TJ Housh, and might take a shot at Cutler? Wow! that would be jsut fantastic.
Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?
Where did u guy here this?
Where did you guys hear about us having a chance at Cutler? Just curious (i wanna read the article)
It's time for the Vikes
to make the anouncement that TJ is Signed. I want him here. that would give us a huge upgrade at reciever. lets do this!
Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?
he ran out time
I think he had other visits planned but Zigi was able to keep him in Minnesota for longer than he originaly planned
Oh please oh please oh please
Please sign T.J., turn around and unload Jackson to Denver along with someone else we may not really need and a draft pick for Cutler. Use Sage as a back-up and Booty as #3….oh please oh please oh please!
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
I like the way you think
but the Cutler trade is going to take a lot.
Well.........
It could, but throw in some decent bait, and I would go second round or, if the terms were right, like Cutler would restructure the contract, even possibly a first round pick for this draft at that point.
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
What number goes on my whosyourmomma jersey?
http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=2556
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Is it official?
Or are you just assuming since he’s still in town?
by Festivus Miracle on Mar 1, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
Ah
haha nothing wrong with that…I just wanted to make sure before I started telling everyone
by Festivus Miracle on Mar 1, 2009 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
nothin official yet
just assuming
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
I know Sage isn't a top 10 qb
but atleast we aren’t paying Dan Orlovosky 9 million for 3 years like Sage’s former team. Anyone that wants to explain that signing feel free to do that for me.
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
too high, too high..... what do you mean to high?
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Remember, fans, Tuesday is Die Hard Night. Free admission for anyone who was actually alive the last time the Vikings made the super bowl.
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Remember, fans, Tuesday is Die Hard Night. Free admission for anyone who was actually alive the last time the Vikings made the Super Bowl.
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
That's all we got? one goddamned touchdown? You can't say goddamned on the air! Don't worry, nobody is watching anyways.
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
Well, you can close the book on Kelly Holcomb.... Thank God!
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
He leads the league in most offensive categories
Including nose hair. . .when this guy sneezes, he looks like a party favor.
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by Christopher Gates on Mar 1, 2009 8:02 PM CST up reply actions
And the post game is brought to you by.....Christ, I don't know, to hell with it.
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
The post game SHOW is brought to you by.......Christ, I don't know, to hell with it.
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
we wont know til Monday?
http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/
Apparently, TJ will not make a decision until Monday. TJ reminds me of this girl I used to know. Stringing me along, stringing me along. Maybe…Maybe…Maybe. I don’t know. I really like you. But I knew she had other suitors. Back and forth it went. The good news? I got her in the end! Here’s hoping.
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 5:12 PM CST reply actions
haha...
Nope. She turned out to be all I hoped she was gonna be. Unlike Childress, I know how to properly use what I have, and to get the best production out of them. (If ya know what I mean)
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
that sucks
I guess as long as TJ is staying in Minnesota over night, we are still the favorites.
KFAN
I’m listening to KFAN, and the guys on there think that Houshmandzadeh is going to sign with Minnesota. Then they joked about the possibility of an announcer saying, “Rosenfels to Houshmandzadeh!”
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Really bad news.
http://12thmanrising.com/2009/03/01/houshmandzadeh-2/
he’s not comming to the vikings
STATEMENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED
It’s been updated already as too being between the Vikes and Cincy
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
Seriously
Anyone could post anything.
I could say right now on a website:
TJ has decided to join the Lions in a last minute decision and it will rile some of you up.
Just a Thought
Reading between the lines here, but a west coast team could be any team that runs the “west coast” offense. Which if I’m not mistaken, most if not all the teams TJ is considering run some version of that
offense? Maybe he feels that with his skills, he could be really beneficial to that type of offense?
yah I thought about that.
But the vikings are stupid if they continue the west coast offense with BB and TJ
TJ
would be perfect for the WCO. Strong WR who can catch and get YAC.
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
Im..
going to stop following this story because im not being productive with anything at all today lol im just going to wait until its on nfl.com or espn.com
IF he signs...
what number do you think he will wear? 85, 86, 88, and 89 are available (I think) Would be kind of funny if he chose 85, wouldn’t it
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 5:48 PM CST reply actions
o yeah...
sorry Page. Forgot about that in my haste to post.
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 5:52 PM CST up reply actions
I know!
At the beginning of the off season, I didn’t think TJ would be an option, so I didn’t even think about it. But now that it is so close, I’m gonna feel like Will Farrel in Step Brothers when he got the raw hide wallet instead of the hulk hands!
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
ha ha.. a great reference to step brothers, cant think of a better anology
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
nice quote
I just saw Friday the 13th last night. Overall, I’d give it a C, but with all the boobies in it, It automatically goes up a level to a B+
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
I should be doing something else instead of this
But it’s Sunday in the NFL Offseason, before baseball, before NBA and NHL playoffs and Tiger’s out.
Here's a copy of what I read
There were indications that Bengals wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh might not make the call until Monday morning instead of Sunday night as the Bengals wait word on the fate of their third all-time receiver.
One thing is certain. The Vikings are making a huge push to get a Houshmandzadeh deal done before he leaves the Twin Cities and it doesn’t look like he’s leaving any time soon. The red-carpet treatment from Zygi Wilf, the Vikings owner, began Saturday when he dispatched one the club’s private planes to pick up Houshmandzadeh in Seattle, and has been characterized as “a full-court press.”
This is from a Bengels site. I guess if he is spending the night in Minnesota it has to be a good sign. Zigi proboly got him and the family in a nice suite and letting his kids go nuts at the Mall of America
I lived by MOA
It’s not fun after a few times.
Oh wait, the difference.
I don’t have millions of dollars. nevermind.l
WTF!
Just sign or move on, TJ! If he signs, that would be a huge upgrade for the Vikings. But it’s not like we’re in trouble if he doesn’t sign. Either way, just make a decision already!
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 7:01 PM CST up reply actions
Gut Feeling
I think an agreement is done. TJ flew the coop in Seattle pretty quick to make me think he liked what he saw. He could have been running to another team by now. I think they are just doting the i’s and crossing the t’s and planning an afternoon press conference. Otherwise why would he still be in Mpls. ? The warm weather :) Something is up!
My crystal ball has spoken
that do think about the cassel trade
would you give up a 2nd round pick and maybe Ben Lebar for cassel?
Its good that hes still in MN cuz that means...
He’ll wake up, still in minne, sign with the vikes, celebrate and get to all the hard stuff on monday! YEA! lol
Skol Vikes 4 Life!
Geezus..
lol God this guy is loving the attention, I think. He’s definitely milking it at this point. He probably has his mind made up already.
you could read this two seperate ways.
Carl Landry had 12 points off the bench for Houston. … After a day of negotiating with free agent WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Vikings owner Zygi Wilf and vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman watched the game from courtside seats.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jRpHoeF_BbCAiZcgEvPOQU8VwmwQD96LK4O83
Is it saying that Zigi Wilf and Rich Spielman are watching the game, or is it saying that TJ, Zigi, And Rick are watching the game?
The question is did they seem happy cus they had rapped up TJ?
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
pretty sure
they are watching it without him, although I don’t think that means anything bad. I hope anyways
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Mar 1, 2009 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
Ugh, Come on
Why is he waiting until Monday. Now I’m going to have Hakuna Matata stuck in my head another 24 hours.
And now I do too. Thanks a lot.
In AP I trust
by FarvaForTheVikings on Mar 1, 2009 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, now
Would you rather I have busted out “Someday My Prince Will Come” or something like that?
Hakuna Matata is a nice little song. There are far worse things to have stuck in your head. And if we sign him, you’ll have the new lyrics in your head, too. (-:
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by Christopher Gates on Mar 2, 2009 7:23 AM CST up reply actions
pretty sure
the comma would be after ‘negotiating’ and there wouldn’t be a ‘with’, if TJ were at the game.
OK, heres the most up to date report
Its pretty appionated but its go some facts that I haven’t seen else where.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/132475-tj-housmandzadeh-could-be-a-viking-by-monday-night
It says it's down to the Vikings and Bengals...
I understand wanting to be loyal to the Bengals, but Houshmazilli is getting up in years, and Cinci isn’t winning any titles anytime soon.
In AP I trust
by FarvaForTheVikings on Mar 1, 2009 9:53 PM CST up reply actions
I honestly did post this comment before reading the whole thing, even though it sounds like I blatantly ripped off one of the paragraphs in the story.
In AP I trust
by FarvaForTheVikings on Mar 1, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/40517467.html?elr=KArks
This article pretty much sums up the contracts. If we lose him over $2 mil (I believe it’s $2 mil total, not per year) I will be sick.
Hopefully the Vikes throw a little icing on the cake tomorrow morning to seal this deal.
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
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