My piece on Terrell Owens, and I haven't made any secrets that I love the move.
Reward Outweighs Risk With T.O.
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Thanks.
You have to be a lunatic or a closet Bills hater to not think this moves helps the football team, in more ways than one.
If we were a stable franchis that's always in the playoffs, such as an Indy or Pittsburgh I could see it being met with such skepticism.
But what does this team have to lose. I don't care if TO becomes the worst teammate in NFL history.. I will applaud Ralph for this move if no other reason than he's at least ATTEMPTING to win.
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I agree that the rewards outweigh risk on a one year deal. If the Bills had signed him to a three year deal, I would have started to feel as if it was pretty risky, and I would have hated a 5 year deal. I think in that case Buffalo would have had to end up doing a "Dallas" and cutting him, consequently being saddled with a big dead cap hit.I've made up my mind. Don't confuse me with the facts.
I'm the most reasonable poster here. If you don't agree, I'll be forced to have a hissy fit.
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Good article Pat.
I think he's going to be allright in the lockerroom etc. One year contract helps in that regard. Also, the fact that he's going from one celebrity athlete in a city full of them to being the biggest show in Buffalo might assure that he gets the attention his personality requires without having to resort to antics.
The above notwithstanding, I think we're all doing a lot of rationalization now--the truth is he will probably stay true to form and be at least somewhat of a pain in the ass. Listening to his presser, you don't get the feeling that HE thinks he needs to do any personality modification--he's under the impression that he's the fall guy in Dallas and that his teammates loved him. That doesn't bode well.
That said, I think the caption of your article is dead on -- the potential reward here far outweighs the risk, both from a football and a business perspective. I'm totally warmed up to this now.Last edited by Saratoga Slim; 03-08-2009, 05:27 PM.Wake up, brush your teeth, and get ready for a day of hating the Dolphins. Or the Pats? How to choose?
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Great article Pat, couldn't have said it any better my self. Never in a million years did I consider T.O. would be a Bill. If the deal was for 3 years I would of been skeptical but the 1 year deal sold me. Owens will use us to get a bigger contract and hopefully we use him to get to the promise land.
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