What are the chances he is not tagged? I mean honestly I don’t know who else they would tag. What are the top 5 WR salaries? (I bet two of em are on the Cowboys)

if he really wants to come here, I hope Andy at least tries to lowball him.

Holy Chirst… TJ just dumped a drove a tanker truck full of aviation fuel onto the raging fire. This should get interesting fast…

annnnnddd… action!!!

conversely. Cincy already has one WR that doesn’t want to play there that they can’t dump (well, without a huge cap hit), do you think they’d franchise this one and have another pissed off player on their hands? also, it’s stupid for them to do so. they’re not going to contend in 2009. the only other reason to tag him would be to work out a long term deal, and you know he wants no part of that. they’re better off freeing up the cash and trying to bring in a few players and try to get things going in the right direction.

…but is this one of those Chad Johnson type things, where you say to a Washington-based radio station you want to be on the Redskins, say to a Dallas-based radio station you want to be on the Cowboys…etc? Is he just anxious to leave Cincinnati or is Philadelphia actually his preferred destination?

I also love how he said: “I love the way Reid calls plays.” That makes exactly one human being on this planet :-) And I think he meant “I’d get the ball A LOT”

Oh, we’re interested, TJ.

I vow to learn how to spell TJ’s name and not just call him TJ Whoseyamomma if we sign him.

houshmanzahdah

just say it and its easy to spell. Housh—-man—-zah—-dah

1. Terrell Owens, better known as TO
2. Touraj Houshmandzadeh, Jr., better known as TJ

Hmm….

Of course, he was on Chicago radio the same day singing the praises of Rex Grossman…

Ok ok it’s not like he said Grossman was a HOF QB, he said he liked his strong arm and that he didn’t mind taking chances down field.

I would like to have TJ, he is a fundamentally sound WR, there are other more pressing issues though IMO.

As much as I love rumors…
I don’t get too into them these days because of how stubborn the organization has been lately. T.J.‘s definitely a passionate guy and I was wondering how many of you recall his display of clear anger that he wasn’t getting a look during the Eagles game. It may have been another contest, but I remember seeing his frustration on the field at Fitzpatrick for not going back to him enough at crunch time.

The best thing about this, however, is that he keeps his frustration and intensity on the field, as opposed to it spilling over onto his off-the-field life. I like how he didn’t necessarily say I WANT OUT of Cinci in the interview, but did hint that he’d be interested in a team like Philly. I’ll take that honest answer…who wouldn’t be interested in the Eagles? Oh, and did I mention McNabb says we need weapons…AGAIN?

WR is really a position I’d like them to target in free agency, and I think TJ (I’m not even attempting the last name until he’s signed) would be perfect.

The window isn’t closed, but neither are McNabb and Westbrook going to last forever. I hope the Eagles go “all in” this year as they seemed to before 2004.

If they sign TJ, then they get a guy who should be able to contribute right away rather than just count on the development of the existing guys or a draft pick contributing, since DJ’s success as a rookie seems the exception rather than the rule.

I’d love for them to pick up Jordan Gross, too.

RB is a need, too, but I think they can address that through the draft. (Though I’d like to see them use one of the first-rounders)

he’s not a #1 at all and never has been.

I take it you’ve never seen him play. If not please explain to me what the definition of a number 1 is ..

but don’t we already have 6 adequate receivers? HAH! no really . . . i think we should keep these 4 guys: dj, baskett, avant, curtis. get rid of brown and lewis.
we need new blood at running back . . . moreno? austin scott?
we need personel and depth at O-line.

I like Beavers. Where do we sign?

we have a very solid receiving core they are all very good. Desean Jackson will be a pro bowl player in his career. Curtis is a big play threat and very fast. if you pair them with another pro bowl receiver like TJ imagine the possibilities. the last time we had a pro bowl receiver in TO we went to the Super bowl. If not TJ go for the other Bengals who also wants to play for the eagles. Any great reciver and we will be better off than this year even after the Eagles set a record in scoring. GO GANG GREEN

Hey guys just wanted to toss a fact or 2 your way and my opinion. The last thing I want to do is give another fan base more reasons for bothering their team about signing our beloved TJ. However I cannot help but to clear up a misconception or 2 about TJ. #1 He can get down the field quite well, his YPC isn’t a function of his inability as a WR but due to his ability instead. Basically all 3 of our WR’s can go get it down field but only TJ’s game is suited to play underneath and be productive consistently. Chad can play underneath as well but wouldn’t hold up as good physically if he were to do so. Sure TJ isn’t quite the downfield WR as Chad and Chris are, frankly few are. But he is more than capable of doing so himself. Sure he isn’t Moss and T.O. physically speaking although neither was Jerry Rice but his productivity relied on his ability to get seperation with precise routes, intelligence and great hands. TJ is more like Rice, a tougher version. Put it like this I have never seen anyone shut down TJ except for injury or Carson, and come to think of it Carson has never really chosen to shut TJ down, but at times just prefers to throw it to Chris or Chad. TJ is a great WR because he is a great WR like a Rice, Carter or Hines Ward etc. not just a great pass catcher like Chad, Moss, T.O. etc. Only he probably didn’t get off to as great a start as some.

Of course on the flip side he is 31 (32 around the start of the season). He has had some injury problems in his past, he used to have lots of problems with his hamstrings even to the point of it being almost career ending at one point. Although he has seemingly put that behind him. And I believe that he is definitely gonna be looking to get as much money as he possibly can as it will be his last contract of any significance. His other issues is that sometimes he can take himself out of the game if he gets mad, he can be provoked at times to lose his cool on the field, and it usually sticks with him awhile. Although he has gotten better with age in that regard. And he can at times early in the season not be on the same page with his offense/QB because he likes to stay in Cali (his home) throughout the entire offseason and work out on his own instead of coming to involuntary camps. But he is always there at the start of pre-season training camp.

The whole thing in a nutshell is that somebody is gonna get a very good player who if he is on the same page early on with his QB will be a legit #1. He’s gonna play hard, smart and productive. He’s gonna hold himself, his teammates, his coaches and even the fans and media accountable (very blunt and rarely shy). Not a lot of players of his age and especially his position I would give a big contract to but if there is any worthy of taking that risk on he probably is. In short if he were drafted by Philly he’d be a favorite son of the fans. On the field he is tough, intense, productive, intelligent & fearless and off the field well pretty much the same.

I hope he stays a Bengal because after Carson IMO he’s the next best player we have. And despite our ’08 record we are pretty likely to rebound and be improved on our ’07 season with him. Without him though we might as well start the re-build around Carson.