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The analysts' shock about Terrell Owens to the Bills has turned into skepticism and scorn... derisive, nasty scorn. The Merrill Hoges' and Chris Mortensens' (and come Monday, the Mike Golic's, Mark Schlereth's, and Skip Bayless') have and will continue to excorciate the Bills for adding Terrell Owens. Truth be told, we haven't seen- or heard- the worst of it. But what does it all mean? What does it all mean when "analysts" such as these men all come to the same, collective conclusion about the disaster that is represented by this mercurial wideout being married to this annually ultimately disappointing organization? Nothing- absolutely nothing. And what conclusion should Bills' fans come to? Their own- not others' own, no matter the medium provided for ESPN's talking heads.
The same analysts that will say that the addition of Terrell Owens will undermine Trent Edwards' confidence are the same analysts that wouldn't have discussed our QB at any point during the offseason. The same analysts that will say that the addition of Terrell Owens will cause strife that Dick Jauron doesn't own the personality to overcome are the same analysts that would've predicted that Jauron would have been out as coach by the end of the season, anyway. And the same analysts that will say that the addition of Terrell Owens will disrupt the Bills' inviolable team chemistry and inevitably cause an implosion of epic proportions are the same analysts that would have- probably accurately- predicted Buffalo to win 5-7 games and occupy last place in the AFC East- once again. So what is there to lose? What is there to lose? No Playoffs since the Clinton Presidency, a concession of being unable to be wholly financially competitive via 'Cash to the Cap', and finishing 7-9 for perpetuity- and 7-9 for this particular season w/this schedule and without TO may have been a stretch... again, what is there to lose?
The two options for the Bills- so far as I see it, which is too far for these same "analysts" to see it- are that either Buffalo becomes genuinely relevant and in thick of playoff contention, OR Owens expedites and/or ignites an implosion which results in a full-fledged rebuilding effort. What the analysts won't say, though, is that w/a potential lame-duck coach and w/increasingly apathetic and disenchanted fanbase finding themselves unable to justify the cost of paying to see this hapless franchise with or without an economic downturn, we were well on our way down the direction of starting over and starting from stratch anyway. But don't expect the "analysts" to say that; don't expect the "analysts" to recognize even that. It just doesn't matter, though; it just doesn't matter. The Bills, meanwhile, well... may they now will...
The same analysts that will say that the addition of Terrell Owens will undermine Trent Edwards' confidence are the same analysts that wouldn't have discussed our QB at any point during the offseason. The same analysts that will say that the addition of Terrell Owens will cause strife that Dick Jauron doesn't own the personality to overcome are the same analysts that would've predicted that Jauron would have been out as coach by the end of the season, anyway. And the same analysts that will say that the addition of Terrell Owens will disrupt the Bills' inviolable team chemistry and inevitably cause an implosion of epic proportions are the same analysts that would have- probably accurately- predicted Buffalo to win 5-7 games and occupy last place in the AFC East- once again. So what is there to lose? What is there to lose? No Playoffs since the Clinton Presidency, a concession of being unable to be wholly financially competitive via 'Cash to the Cap', and finishing 7-9 for perpetuity- and 7-9 for this particular season w/this schedule and without TO may have been a stretch... again, what is there to lose?
The two options for the Bills- so far as I see it, which is too far for these same "analysts" to see it- are that either Buffalo becomes genuinely relevant and in thick of playoff contention, OR Owens expedites and/or ignites an implosion which results in a full-fledged rebuilding effort. What the analysts won't say, though, is that w/a potential lame-duck coach and w/increasingly apathetic and disenchanted fanbase finding themselves unable to justify the cost of paying to see this hapless franchise with or without an economic downturn, we were well on our way down the direction of starting over and starting from stratch anyway. But don't expect the "analysts" to say that; don't expect the "analysts" to recognize even that. It just doesn't matter, though; it just doesn't matter. The Bills, meanwhile, well... may they now will...
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