December 31st, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in From: SF Chronicle The Raiders need a No. 1 wide receiver who can go deep for JaMarcus Russell, taking pressure off the run game and letting the other receivers go against lesser cornerbacks. They are more likely to sign an upper-tier free-agent receiver such as T.J. Houshmandzadeh or Antonio Bryant than draft one No. 7 [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Tags: 
Henry Talks Positive About the Offseason
From: Cincinnati Enquirer After an embattled season, one of the most embattled players in the Bengals locker room addressed what he hopes is a more optimistic future for both him and the team. Chris Henry, the talented but troubled wide receiver, said his once-strained relationship with head coach Marvin Lewis began to repair this season [...]
Houshmandzadeh Does Not Want the Bengals Franchise Tag
From: Cincinnati Enquirer T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the Bengals’ highest profile potential free agent this offseason, missed what could be his final game with the team. A back injury he said he sustained against the Eagles in November held him out of the game. “I kind of had a feeling about how I felt (Saturday),” Houshmandzadeh said. [...]
Who the Bengals Will Play in the 2009 Season
Home: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Chicago, Detroit Away: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego, New York Jets, Green Bay, Minnesota
Bengals Finish Year 4-11-1 After 16-6 Win Over Chiefs
There had not been very many happy moments in the Queen City in 2008, but for the Bengals, they can hold their heads up high after Sundays 16-6 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs to end the season at 4-11-1. The highlights include ending the season on a three-game winning streak, and with their win [...]
Bengals Look to End the Year with a Three-Game Win Streak Sunday
Cincinnati will take a two-game win streak into this Sunday’s season finale vs. Kansas City, looking to back up Coach Marvin Lewis’s declaration after a Game 13 loss that his team would win its final three contests. Guard Bobbie Williams — team captain, never-miss starter and also the biggest Bengal — put it this way [...]
Leon Hall Takes Home AFC Defensive Player Of The Week Award
Leon Hall earned the defensive award for the first time thanks to a career-best three-interception day in a 14-0 victory over Cleveland. He returned one of the picks 50 yards for a touchdown for the game’s first score, then intercepted a pair of passes in the second half to help Cincinnati notch its first shutout [...]
Bengals Won’t Be Placing the Franchise Tag on T.J.?
While all the talks for the Bengals is already about the offseason, one interesting tidbit came out earlier on NFL.com about the future for Bengals WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh: According to NFL.com’s Adam Schefter, the Cincinnati Bengals will not franchise free-agent-to-be WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Houshmandzadeh is 31 years old, and if Cincinnati wants him, it will [...]
