Terrell Owens will now ruin another franchise
with his new one-year deal in Buffalo.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Terrell Owens' agent Drew Rosenhaus said that the receiver would find a home within a week of his release from the Cowboys on Wednesday. On Saturday, Owens signed a one-year deal to play with the Buffalo Bills.
On Thursday, 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan said the 49ers would be open to the idea of signing Owens. Obviously, the reason why the 49ers wouldn't even consider Owens is because of the team's situation.
The 49ers are entering this season with hopes of Shaun Hill to start his second season as a full-time starter. The offense will rely on the team's best offensive player, Frank Gore, as the passing game continues to grow. And after failing to make the playoffs with high expectations last year, this fragile team cannot afford to take in such a risk.
Oh wait... was I talking about the 49ers or the Bills? The Bills do have Trent Edwards entering his second year as a full-time starter. The team's most explosive player is running back Marshawn Lynch. The passing game is developing nicely as well, but it did finish last season without a 300-yard passing game. And also, after a 4-0 start last year, the Bill still failed to make the playoffs.
So the 49ers and Bills are on the same boat, but why did the Bills sign T.O.? Have they not learned from his past? I think the only reason why the Bills would sign Owens is simply because the team needed a spark. With a history of failed playoff misfortunes (four straight Super Bowl losses, Music City Miracle), the Bills wanted to bring in a player that's been there. Owens still can be a great threat on the field and his presence will surely open the passing lanes up for emerging star Lee Evans.
But more importantly, the Bills need to win a lot more than the 49ers. Expectations are set higher for them and they need to find a way to meet those expectations. The same cannot be said for San Francisco. The 49ers aren't expected to be great. With a total overhaul this off-season, we aren't too sure what to expect.
The Bills on the other hand, might truly believe that they could make the playoffs in one of the toughest divisions in the league. They probably have hopes of Tom Brady not being 100 percent, the Jets not having a good quarterback and the Dolphins hitting back to mediocrity after last year's surprising surge. And being the desperate organization that they are, the Bills took the big chance to help their team get over the hump.
Owens now will have the luxury of the New York media (well, they have to go upstate New York to find him) on his case now. How will he mess things up this time? Only time will tell. The Bills are going out on a limb by signing this guy.
But by doing nothing while Owens was on the market, the 49ers may have improved their chances of making the playoffs-- and possibly maintaining their sanity.
Comments
the bills are going to be nasty this year...lee evans on one side, TO on the other..a very solid running back in marshawn lynch..and a much improved QB with trent edwards--since trent knows TO's personality, this will only want trent to become better, and his confidence will skyrocket. and we've got the 11th pick in the draft, where we will draft a very solid rookie.
watch out for the buffalo bills in 09-10.
I would hope that T.O. doesn't do anything stupid to ruin the Bills. On talent alone, the Bills are good. But it is T.O...
Kevin, your right on! the Bills are gonna be a pretty damn good team this year. I think they are pretty well set on offense with the addition of TO, although they could use a tightend. Now all they need to do is add a couple of guys to their defense, maybe draft Orakpo out of Texas with the 11th overall pick and try to sign a good linebacker like Cato June and I think that the Bills will be a serious super bowl contender!
It's only a matter of time till all the drama starts again.
T.O is going to ruin the Bills. I know everyone wants a feel good story but his actions speak for themselves. You have to remember that the Media wants T.O to say something so they have a story. They're going to be knocking down his door and eventually he'll slip and cause drama. The Bills are taking a "BIG" chance on him... I just hope it doesn't ruin Edwards career.
As a Cowboys fan, I say good riddance TO...don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. He's the Bills' problem now and I couldn't be happier.
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I think this is the perfect fit! Nobody wanted to sign TO and nobody wants to play for Buffulo. It is a match made in heaven.
Terrell Owens is a risk but he is an extremely good receiver goos job for the bills and now all they have to do is make him shutup and play football and your looking at a good season for the bills
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