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I know it's tough to find stuff to write about but...

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Wilmington News Journal copy editor and gold writer Brad Myers outlines his argument for not wanting the Eagles to sign TJ Houshmandzadeh.

Houshmandzadeh is a good receiver who has been stuck on a bad team (the Cincinnati Bengals). Now, he can go wherever he wants to go, and I'm sure he'd like to play for a winner. But T.J., on behalf of all the sportswriters and copy editors in the Delaware Valley, I'm begging you: PLEASE DON'T SIGN WITH THE EAGLES.

The reason we don't want you is your name. T.J. (which is short for Touraj Jr.), we can handle. It's the Houshmandzadeh part that is going to cause problems. It's hard to spell. It's hard to pronounce (according to Wikipedia, you prefer hoosh-man-ZAH-deh). It's almost impossible to fit into a headline. And it's safe to assume if you sign with the Eagles, your name is going to be in hundreds of headlines, whether you're a spectacular success or the next Freddie Mitchell.

Yes, in this slow time between the superbowl and the start of free agency, it gets pretty tough to fill space with Eagles news...

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Wow...

And this guy gets paid to write this stuff…

by PoppiDamus on Feb 16, 2009 11:58 AM EST reply actions  

Yep... Nice and slow

At least it’s not as bad as the may, june, july period.. That is when football news is at an all time worst.

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Feb 16, 2009 12:54 PM EST reply actions  

Post draft and pre camp is a nightmare for anyone writing about football…

by JasonB on Feb 16, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions  

This guy deserves a double-sided slap to the face for passing this off as a real article.

by Clyde Simmons on Feb 16, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions  

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