Gridiron Fanatics

With Madden 2010 set to hit store shelves on August 14th football fans everywhere are awaiting the newest release of an American institution.

However someone who is not eagerly awaiting this release is current Seattle Seahawks and former Cincinnati Bengals wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The Detroit News reports that the former Pro Bowl receiver is upset that he ranks behind Calvin Johnson and sits as the 6th best receiver in the NFC according to the folks at EA Spots.

“Man, they don’t get my rating right,” Housmandzadeh groused on Colin Cowherd’s ESPN Radio show Monday. “I just looked at the game and they have this wrong and that wrong. And I understand I averaged 10 yards a catch (in 2008), but it’s the offense, man, not me.”

I am afraid your Madden rating is not based on how well you play the video game but actually how well you play football itself, T.J. I’m sure it is the “offense” and had nothing to do with your 904 receiving yards good for 29th best in the NFL last year. Or your measly 4 TDs that had you tied for 43rd in that category.

“I’m not playing Madden no more, until they get my rating right,” said Houshmandzadeh, who left Cincinnati to join Seattle as a free agent this offseason. “It might be a little pouting, too. It might be. But, you know, I used to be the best in the world at Madden, so I’m going to miss not playing it. But until they do me right, I’m not playing it no more.”

Houshmandzadeh sounds like a little kid that is getting teased and taking his ball and going home. Hey T.J. here is a novel idea why don’t you go out and actually prove you are one of the best receivers in the NFL instead of claiming your dominance at Madden 2010? You certainly did not look like one when you were the go to guy last year in Cincy with Chad Ochocinco M.I.A. for most games. I look forward to you dropping passes up in Seattle with the rest of their team.