Congrats, T.J.

The Cincinnati Bengals announced today that wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was named to the first team for the Pro Bowl. Congratulations go out to a hard working receiver that always goes the extra mile to come up with the big play. Houshmandzadeh has had an incredible season on a team that has performed in a sub-par manner. T.J. has, as of the end of game fourteen, 101 catches, 1,028 yards and eleven touchdowns. Teammate Chad Johnson has more receiving yards with 1,265, but only six touchdowns in earning a back-up spot on the Pro-Bowl team. T.J. has long been considered one of the best number two receivers in the NFL. Most experts agree that Housh could be the number one guy on virtually any other team in the league. Has he become the number one guy for Cincinnati? He certainly appears to be the man Palmer goes to on third and long. T.J. demonstrates tremendous hands in catching the tight balls. He also shows he isn't afraid to take a hit. He has nearly twice as many touchdowns as Chad and is usually less outspoken than his counterpart. Perhaps the Bengals are fortunate to have that rare receiving combination that ranks a '1-A' and '1-B', not unlike the Colts in Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. With that said, it still boggles the mind why the Bengals, with all their firepower, can't muster more than a 5-9 record.