In spite of his 92 receptions and 904 receiving yards, the vast majority in the fantasy football community considered T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s 2008 campaign with the Cincinnati Bengals to be a flop. The reason being that Houshmandzadeh’s TD total dropped from an impressive 12 in ’07 to a less than productive 4 in '08. The main culprit being the loss of star QB Carson Palmer to a season-ending shoulder injury and a lack of red zone chemistry with mediocre backup signal caller Ryan Fitzpatrick. The absence of a solid running game also crippled the Bengals passing game severely. If you were fortunate enough to be in a points per reception league, Housh proved to be somewhat valuable, but in most leagues where finding pay dirt is the name of the game, he fell well short of expectations.In 2009, the 31-year-old veteran wide out finds himself in new surroundings in Seattle after spending his entire 8 season career in Cincinnati. While the challenges of this transition will be plenty incl...
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