T.O. Signs with Bills

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

everybody can hate on T.O.as much as you want, i don't even like buffalo...but still..."who is their QB"????? thats a idiotic statement, i would EASILY place Edwards, WHEN HEALTHY in the top 15-20 QB's at the very least he had a great start, and then nagging injuries ruined that, get off your home teams dick, and realize talent and that this is a smart move by buffalo, make a splash, sell tickets, progress Edwards, and with the start they had if they can finish, they are a force to be reckoned with.

 

[dave]

One year is plenty of time to muck up the works. Given that he might only be with the team one year, he may have even less patience and restraint before he starts screaming at his offensive coordinator and thrashing his quarterback in the media.

I honestly like Owens as a player... but you can't ignore what he does on every team he's played for. He's three out of three so far. Expecting him to not cause problems in Buffalo because he's only going to be there for one season - possibly - is being naive.

Even if he causes trouble, who cares? This is a 7-9 team on its way to another 7-9 season before the Owens signing.
Now it's a 7-9 team that could go 11-5, 12-4 or 5-11, 4-12.
I hate Owens, but I'm willing to take that risk ... especially for $6.5M.

 

[dave]

Aren't you an Eagles fan? You are well aware of the TO bullshit. His talent is diminishing and it's not worth the drama especially on a young team with a qb with confidence problems anyway. It doesn't really bother me though. Any team that brings drama upon itself and takes the spotlight from Detroit's awfulness, is ok by me.

Big difference.
The Eagles were an elite team with no market pressures (in terms of attendance).

The Bills are a subpar team with diminished market interest. Owens is a fag, no doubt, but he makes them more interesting. And that one-year deal is a no risk thing, IMO.

 

[dave]

Different team, sure. Same TO though.

Again, I know TO is a homo, but the guy does produce.
The year he was with the Birds, he produced.
Most of his Niner years he produced.
For the most part, he was a productive Cowboy.

IMO, the Bills have pretty much nothing to lose.

If he fails, they're still a non-playoff team.
If he succeeds, they're in the playoffs and get a lot of ticket revenue.

 

[Bigpapa42]

Even if he causes trouble, who cares? This is a 7-9 team on its way to another 7-9 season before the Owens signing.
Now it's a 7-9 team that could go 11-5, 12-4 or 5-11, 4-12.
I hate Owens, but I'm willing to take that risk ... especially for $6.5M.

I know what you're saying, but the difference between a 7-9 team and a 9-7 team is very minimal. A few players getting better, a few breaks going your way, and that mediocre team can become a playoff team. You can't count on that obviously, but neither can you assume that a team will be unable to improve on its record. So while being a one-year deal significantly reduces the risk involved with signing Owens, I don't think you can say it won't carry any risk. If he manages to detract from their season with his antics, its still having an affect.

 

[dave]

I know what you're saying, but the difference between a 7-9 team and a 9-7 team is very minimal. A few players getting better, a few breaks going your way, and that mediocre team can become a playoff team. You can't count on that obviously, but neither can you assume that a team will be unable to improve on its record. So while being a one-year deal significantly reduces the risk involved with signing Owens, I don't think you can say it won't carry any risk. If he manages to detract from their season with his antics, its still having an affect.

IMO, the Bills are 7-9 again next season. They simply don't have the players to improve on that.
With Owens, they might take the next step.
Nothing in the draft or the guys left in free agency tell me they could have done better than Owens.

 

[Point Blank]

I seen this while I was out today, I was speechless, lol. Didn't see that coming.

 

[DSpydr84]

We fell off the map last year because teams would double Lee Evans and control the running game, so we had nowhere else to go.

I don't know what T.O. does to a locker room, but he's only a human. He hasn't killed anybody, or raped anybody's mother, so I'm sure he's not the problem everyone makes him out to be. If he selfish? Absolutely. Name one wide receiver that doesn't want the ball. But to immediately point blame at only T.O. for a team not winning the Superbowl, or for "bringing a team down".. well, I think THAT'S naive.

 

[kmanharris]

We fell off the map last year because teams would double Lee Evans and control the running game, so we had nowhere else to go.

I don't know what T.O. does to a locker room, but he's only a human. He hasn't killed anybody, or raped anybody's mother, so I'm sure he's not the problem everyone makes him out to be. If he selfish? Absolutely. Name one wide receiver that doesn't want the ball. But to immediately point blame at only T.O. for a team not winning the Superbowl, or for "bringing a team down".. well, I think THAT'S naive.

Your naive for thinking TO isn't a problem. Nobody in Dallas (well not me) blamed TO for not winning a Superbowl. In fact I would say 90% (again not including me) have blamed Romo which I think is ridiculous. The fact is that TO divides the locker room and it ends with the team going against one another and not playing as one unit. You saw it in San Fran, you saw it in Philly and you saw it in Dallas. You can think he won't crush your team's chemistry and maybe he won't because he is only going to be there for one year so he won't have enough time to but to say that he doesn't bring his team down is ridiculous.

 

[DSpydr84]

T.O. is A problem. He is not THE problem. And that's the point I'm trying to make.

 

[kmanharris]

Well I agree with you that he isn't THE problem but he does bring a team down, he has done it to 3 already.

 

[CB4]

The next step in moving the Bills to Toronto. :applause::applause:

 

[JayDizzle]

lol at the bills fan instantly becoming the "TO isnt so bad" guy.

Considering that the only real receiving threat that Buffalo has is Lee Evans (and even he's inconsistent due to poor Quarterbacks and general missteps on the field)...

I won't condone T.O.'s actions away from the field but when he's on, he's been one of the best in the league.

 

[JayDizzle]

Trent Edwards - 3300 Yards 22 TDs 13 INTs.

Watch out.

And a lot of those numbers could have easily have come from when the Bills were tanking it and already out of the playoff picture.

FF Numbers =/= Great or even Good QBs.

Edwards, while decent at times, is not consistent enough to support the ego of T.O. and his need to have the ball thrown to him 20 times a game.

 

[JayDizzle]

Literally!

TO always goes after his QB's. It's gonna be interesting to see how he attacks Edwards after calling Garcia gay, McNabb unathletic, and saying that Romo picks favorites.

Five bucks in Chucky Cheese money says he'll denounce Edwards by saying he's not even fit to play in the CFL.

 

[NAHSTE]

Five bucks in Chucky Cheese money says he'll denounce Edwards by saying he's not even fit to play in the CFL.

I'll do you one better, I'll offer you $500 in Alyoyo bucks, billable to Guido.

 

[NAHSTE]

Five bucks in Chucky Cheese money says he'll denounce Edwards by saying he's not even fit to play in the CFL.

I'll do you one better, I'll offer you $500 in Alyoyo bucks, billable to Guido if that happens.

 

[steeljake]

i saw in his press conference he said he liked trent edwards... maybe he should watch some film. if this guy chewed up garcia, McNasty and Tony Homo, what chance does a sack machine bum like Edwards have?

 

[Tailback U]

Edwards is young but he has the tools to be a very smart and successful QB in this league if the Bills can build a great defense. He's a game manager, and game managers have won Super Bowls, but he's not a playmaker and TO won't like that about him. Then again, TO is the only playmaker to TO. Ha.

 

[Palooza]

This is awesome news! More excuses for me to make fun of Bills fans here at school.