BillsWin
09-20-2009, 11:17 PM
In his write up The Bills and Bucs Review for his new website. I thought this would merit its own thread and discussion. Here is a quote about Terrell Owens.
* Let’s get the obvious out of the way first. Terrell Owens scored on a long touchdown pass. This is critically important for two big reasons.
1- He can say (or not say) whatever he wants, but until he made a significant contribution he was still an outsider to this team. That changed with the touchdown. Hopefully it’s the start of something big.
2- He atoned for that awful drop earlier in the game. Had he not made up for it later on, it would’ve been a very long week with the media. I already environed Skip Bayless and every ESPN analyst laying into him. Even had the Bills won, T.O.’s mood would’ve been anything but enjoyable.
I think that point one was dead on. I get the feeling that the Bills fans really have embraced T.O as one of us, but were still in awe that he was a Bill. What Pat wrote made me realize that while I knew Owens was a Bill, I didnt really think of him as a Bill (subconsciously).
I think maybe the team had some of those same issues. They accepted him, but really until he contributed positively to Buffalo, he really wasnt a true Bill.
Maybe that is why the entire team went insane when Owens scored. Not only was it a touchdown, but it really did signify Owens becoming a Buffalo Bill.
I don't know, I just thought that Pat was dead on with that statement and that maybe that was the push needed to make everything start to click. :idunno: I don't know, just a thought.
What do you guys think?
* Let’s get the obvious out of the way first. Terrell Owens scored on a long touchdown pass. This is critically important for two big reasons.
1- He can say (or not say) whatever he wants, but until he made a significant contribution he was still an outsider to this team. That changed with the touchdown. Hopefully it’s the start of something big.
2- He atoned for that awful drop earlier in the game. Had he not made up for it later on, it would’ve been a very long week with the media. I already environed Skip Bayless and every ESPN analyst laying into him. Even had the Bills won, T.O.’s mood would’ve been anything but enjoyable.
I think that point one was dead on. I get the feeling that the Bills fans really have embraced T.O as one of us, but were still in awe that he was a Bill. What Pat wrote made me realize that while I knew Owens was a Bill, I didnt really think of him as a Bill (subconsciously).
I think maybe the team had some of those same issues. They accepted him, but really until he contributed positively to Buffalo, he really wasnt a true Bill.
Maybe that is why the entire team went insane when Owens scored. Not only was it a touchdown, but it really did signify Owens becoming a Buffalo Bill.
I don't know, I just thought that Pat was dead on with that statement and that maybe that was the push needed to make everything start to click. :idunno: I don't know, just a thought.
What do you guys think?