Arkansas Bengal Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Jackson signing impresses T.J. Posted by hobsonschoice1 Posted on February 20, 2012 – 6:20 am Count T.J. Houshmandzadeh as an interested bystander in the Hue Jackson signing. “I saw that and I was thinking, ‘What are the Bengals doing? It’s like they’re putting together an all-star coaching staff,’” he said this weekend. “They’re stacked.” Houshmandzadeh, who jump-started his career in his fourth season when Jackson became the Bengals wide receivers coach, thinks it makes plenty of sense to fit Jackson in on the defensive side of the ball as an assistant secondary coach. In a part-time role for him during the last half of 2011, Houshmandzadeh saw what Jackson did this past year in his only season as the Raiders head coach with an injury-riddled offense in transition. With quarterback Carson Palmer not arriving until the sixth week of the regular season and No. 1 running back Darren McFadden missing the last nine games, the Raiders still finished ninth in offense and a win away from taking the AFC West title. “Hue knows offense. He knows it as well as anyone in the league. He’s one of the best offensive coaches there is,” Houshmandzadeh said. “He can help the defense get ready for that. He can help the defense break that down and he can help the DBs with what to expect. And he’s got Mike Zimmer and I think he’s the best defensive coordinator. I was really impressed with him the one year I was there. And you’ve got Marvin (Lewis) on defense, too.” Houshmandzadeh’s last season with the Bengals was 2008 and even though that was two playoff appearances ago, he thinks he’s still got a pretty good feel for the guys that he worked with, such as running backs coach Jim Anderson and quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese. “I worked enough with Kenny to know he’s a good one and you know J.A. has to be good at what he does because he’s been doing it so long (29 years),” he said. “Obviously I wasn’t there with (offensive coordinator) Jay Gruden, but for them to do what he did in his first year, you know he’s got to be a good coach. And Darrin (Simmons) is one of the best special teams coaches in the league.” Heading into his 10th season, Lewis not only has developed a young crop of players that has already made the playoffs, but he’s put together his biggest named staff. There is a former head coach (Jackson), a coach that interviewed for two head coaching jobs last month (Zimmer) and a coach that turned down two interviews for head coaching jobs (Gruden). Houshmandzadeh thought Jackson had the Raiders on the verge of big things with the acquisition of Palmer, but he wasn’t all that surprised when new general manager Reggie McKenzie fired Jackson. “Hue did a great job in one year and you have to figure it was only going to get better on offense,” Houshmandzadeh said. “But at the same time I can understand that the guy wants to be comfortable with his head coach and wants to make sure he gets a guy that’s on the same page.” Bengals.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Before anyone says anything about it, NO to TJ...Houshmandzadeh of course, not our own TJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Bengal Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 No way in freezing hell besides I tore his name off the back of my 84 jersey and stencilled in Gresham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combatbengal Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I liked TJ when he was here. He went across the middle for us, took some unbelievable hits but I'm not wanting him back either. Want new fresh players that want to practice, play and win!! Tired of the Palmer players who come in just to collect a paycheck and throw games. Yes i said it, he threw games. He quit on us. TJ also quit. Thought he could do better with the Seahawks, then with the Ravens, then with the Raiders. I'm happy with Green and Shipley. Let's build around those two guys! No I didn't mention Simpson nor Caldwell, nor Tate!! Could you imagine if we some how got Welker to jump ship (he's a FA) and play for u. Yes I know hell would have to freeze over before that happened! But it would be exciting to see. What about a DeSean Jackson or a Robert Meachem? Ted Ginn was great at OSU but I haven't been to impressed with him as a pro.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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