Buffalo signs Terrell Owens. Believe It!
by jri111 on Mar 7, 2009 5:41 PM EST
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We talked over the last week about the Buffalo Bills making moves - or, more accurately, not making moves - in the first seven days of free agency. Well, that all changed this afternoon. Buffalo has sent shock waves through the National Football League with the signing of one of the most controversial NFL figures, Terrell Owens. Yes, you read that correctly. Vic Carucci of NFL Network is reporting that the Bills and Owens agreed to a one-year contract this afternoon:
The Buffalo Bills and free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens have reached agreement on a one-year contract. There will be a press conference at 6:15 p.m. ET at the team’s headquarters.
According to John Clayton of ESPN.com, the contract is worth $6.5 million.
So. T.O. is a Buffalo Bill. WOW. As Van Miller use to say, "buckle your seatbelts!" This is going to be an interesting ride!
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TO just sign with the Bills!!!
Its a done deal! One year with TO!!!
by jimmyet80 on Mar 7, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Vic Carucci of nfl.com is reporting the Bills singed him for 1 year! WOW – Stunned….
by Posluszny Pollocks on Mar 7, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hambone's Comments:
Had to delete the other thread, so I wanted to post what Hambone said about the situation:
By the looks of it they Bills are making a real play for T.O.’s services. According to KFFL.com he is visiting them today and the Bills are said to be trying to work out a 1 year deal.
Now, I am one of those fans that don’t really think this will help our team. He is not the player he once was and if he doesnt get the ball he will just start his whining again IMO. Is this really what Bills fans want to see? His lack of concentration is what caused him to drop so many balls last year.
We need a really good blocking WR and T.O. fits that bill ONLY if he is happy. If he becomes unhappy, which is all too often, he will not give more than about a 50% effort on the field. That will also transcend off the field and into the locker room as it has for every other team he has been on.
If this does come to fruition it could be a long season for Bills fans. But, I guess we will have to hope for the best
.
John I.
by jri111 on Mar 7, 2009 5:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
TO is looking to rehad his image
He will be on his best behavior here for the one season and will then hit the open market.
We wanted someone to take away the double team on Lee, we got it. We no longer need to draft a TE high this year, we can go pass catcher and coach up their blocking. I think this is a good signing at one year, if they had done a 2-3 year deal, I would be mad.
But TO NEEDS the Bills after 99% of the NFL said they didn’t want him. He will be a good team mate for one season. Trent will chuck a TON of balls his way since he is a YAC player which Trent needs. Good move Bills!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HE JUST SIGNED
http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/07/to-signs-one-year-deal-with-bills/
Vic Carucci is reporting he signed a one year deal
MARVelous
by MARVelous on Mar 7, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I believe the phase is....
….Get your popcorn ready.
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
6:15 press conference
I like this move, TO will do all he can to be the model citizen for 1 year and then make one more cash in. I like it.
by billsfan69 on Mar 7, 2009 5:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Does a bellyflop count as a splash?
Yeah, the Bills reportedly made free agent headlines today but I have a bad feeling about this.
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 5:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's on NFL Network's crawl, too
Ironically, the NFL Network is showing the Bills-Oilers comeback playoff game.
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 5:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That’s how I found out – I feel optimistic about being a Bills fan today!
by Posluszny Pollocks on Mar 7, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TO needs us more than we needed him, no one would touch him
If he wants one more big payday, he will play hard for us and keep his mouth shut. My bet is that contract is FULL of incentives and escalators based on performance and team goals.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is a
splash…desperate times call for desperate meausers. Give the Bills credit for acting quickly to get this done. While I think we all agree T.O. is an idiot and a cancer, for a 1 year deal that could infuse the kind of talent on offense to finally provide Lee Evans a true WR lining up opposite this is a great signing. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE? Being 7-9 again???
MARVelous
by MARVelous on Mar 7, 2009 5:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We could be 4-12 if the team doesn't stick together
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but there's a chance at 12-4...always is
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Mar 8, 2009 12:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
If Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb and Tony Romo weren’t good enough….
by Joel Thorman on Mar 7, 2009 5:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
look at the bright spot
if Trent handles TO, he’ll go in the HoF just for that.
by Hopefulcynic on Mar 7, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The real bright spot is that Edwards is unlikely to have to deal with a more difficult receiver for the rest of his career. Every primadonna after TO will be cake.
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If TO has shown anything is his past it is that he usually does not fan the fire until year 2 or 3.
by billsfan69 on Mar 7, 2009 5:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FANTASTIC news
Personally I would have signed him for two years though…. He never becomes a problem until year 3… I am so psyched for September now….
BILLS RULE !
by chaosthepitbull on Mar 7, 2009 5:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tell that to Philly.
He became a problem before year 2 even started.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
1 year – 6.5 million
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3960653
Why not? I’m very willing to take a flyer on him for 1 year – what’s the worst that can happen, we don’t make the playoffs?
by Posluszny Pollocks on Mar 7, 2009 5:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What a joke
just when I was getting excited about this team they go and do this. He led the NFL in dropped passes and he proved that he is not a good teammate. I am not happy with this signing at all.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 7, 2009 5:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He doesn’t have to catch every pass to make teams cover him. He just needs to be on the field across from Evans…
by Chazjr on Mar 7, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can honestly say I did not see this situation unfolding when free agency started.
by Burger Trench on Mar 7, 2009 5:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I would have bet everything I’ve ever owned on this NOT happening. I’m am so ecstatic, it’s not even funny. I’m done with cautiously optimistic. This shows me the team is ready to win NOW, and they really believe that we can. We wanted publicity, well now we have it, and we also have one of the five most talented receivers of all-time.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yikes! i think....
I’m a a loss for words….
Isn’t he like 52, though?
Sign Peterson, provided there is money left, and we might have an interesting season.
Looks like a DE/OG remains on the draft list
by CPT Shawn on Mar 7, 2009 6:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Forget Peterson
Jason Peters just became the most important contract to get done. If this has any chance of working, Trent needs time in the pocket!!!!
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy
crap.
Thank god its only for 1 year. If they win everyone’s happy, if not… well Jauron will be canned anyways. At least we’ll get more press and probably more games on TV as well…
by BuffCrunch on Mar 7, 2009 6:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actually, here’s what I do like about it (if anything) – and pay attention Kurupt.
If nothing else, T.O. will have no issues publicly criticizing our awful coaching staff and front office. Perhaps someone speaking out publicly will make Ralph pull the trigger.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2009/1/15/725022/sign-to
When I wrote about this two months ago I thought it was a pipe dream.
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Still in shock
Really didn’t think the Bills would make a move like this, but honestly. I’d rather have TO for one-year, $6.5 million than Coles for the contract he signed in Cinci.
by jmantemp on Mar 7, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
agree...
hopefully TO can prove the world wrong…
what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!!!
by rest9 on Mar 7, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats what i’m hoping for
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stunned!
I cannot stand Terrell Owens as a person, but this is a good move for Buffalo only if:
1) They didn’t overspend, meaning not pay more than they were willing to pay Coles for the first year. And the signing cannot hurt them too badly if they cut Owens before the season ends.
2) Trent Edwards was consulted beforehand, otherwise he may retire tonight.
And, most importantly…
2) Owens is on notice just as New England put Moss on notice when they obtained him. In other words, the very first moment he becomes selfish or disruptive, he’s shown the door.
If those three conditions have been satisfied, I’m behind the move.
I've been feeling Buffalo ill.
by ChipShot on Mar 7, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They spent 500k more than Coles.
And the whole first year is guaranteed. according to other guys.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 7, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Renew your season tickets now boys!!!!!
To our AFC friends; “have fun covering Evans and Owens.”
by Buffalonian on Mar 7, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We need a duo nickname now...
How about…
Shake N’ Bake
Thunder and Lightning
Speed and Crack
Skillz and Pills
what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!!!
by rest9 on Mar 7, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thunder and Lightning is way too over used.
by pozzed51 on Mar 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHA
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 7, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How about (lee then t.o.)
Glue and Stone hands
Wheels and Deals
Speed and Need
Loyal and Mercenary
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
leeto?
that could work. :-)
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 7, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LeeMadonna
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
5 or 6 games in
if he is contributing and acting like a professional. You sign him for 2 more.
by Buffalonian on Mar 7, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No, you don't.
History repeats itself. Buffalo will be lucky to get one non-disruptive year out of TO. Three just isn’t going to happen.
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
We got a difference maker on a 1 year rental
While TO is playing make sure Hardy and Johnson get a ton of practice time and game time opposite him. We will be seeing a ton of 4 WRs on the field now!
After he is done, let him go, just make sure to get a seam stretching TE out of the draft this year.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
James hardy
JUst got a HUGEE pay day.. how much u think that 81 jersey is going to go for
by jwest529 on Mar 7, 2009 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hardy might have been willing to give up that 81 for nothing. Afterall, it did nearly nothing for him last year.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 7, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
at least we acted fast for once...
I like this decisive action for once; no more of the tentative “wait and see” FA approach.
I cannot remember a faster, more decisive move since the Bills nabbed Lawyer Milloy
by CPT Shawn on Mar 7, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, I think that’s what I’m happiest about. That the Bills realized it was a possibility and acted on it quickly. I hate watched them pander around with FAs.
by jmantemp on Mar 7, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
breath .....breath......breath
I am freaking out!! This is amazing!
Im sorry i have nothing to say until i calm down!
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 7, 2009 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
awww helll yea poz – the splash we’ve been waiting for.
watchmen was hopefully good for Brian! He’s missing the fun
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by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. He probably got the Bills text alert and ran the hell out of the theater.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I uh...just wow
what is there to say but wow. In total shock.
by pasaluki on Mar 7, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the thought
of now adding a pass-catching TE in Round 2, and wow, this offense would have NO EXCUSES to not produce in 2009. This is phenomenal news. Now the flexibility for Buffalo to fill it’s needs without giving up a TON Of money is in place and we have a dynamic #1 #2 WR’s for the first time since Moulds/Price in their hay day
MARVelous
by MARVelous on Mar 7, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the excuse is on Edwards CAN EDWARDS PRODUCE is now the question.
by pasaluki on Mar 7, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would say it falls much more on Schonert, but I’m sure Edwards will be blamed.
by thefourwinds on Mar 7, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing on buffalobills.com yet
I guess Chris Brown was taking the day off…ooops…
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not trying to...
…copyright infringe or anything, but you mind if I make this my facebook picture?
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Go right ahead.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is the first FA signing we’ve made where we’re not just bringing in an “okay” player. We’re bringing in a guy who could be a superstar.
If this team is not going to be 7-9 they have to take some risks. This is a risk. Good Work.
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
THEY PROMISED A SPLASH AND DELIVERED!
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 7, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I will say this
at least they are taking a chance. I hope that T.O. can keep his mouth shut and play football for a year.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 7, 2009 6:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
T.O. is great
in the West Coast offense. He was phenomenally at the slant in San Fran! Great fit! Trent is a good West coast QB and is smart iwth a quick release. This is perfect.
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 7, 2009 6:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
After the catch
Is when his speed and frame really helps. He could help us get some longer gains in the passing game. He’s a good complement to Evans.
by jmantemp on Mar 7, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The move shows that we actually have balls. Something we haven’t seen from the Bills in a long time. 7-9 again, or sign TO? It’s not that simple, but if you extend it out metaphorically….it kind of is.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There’s the high risk/high reward I talked about.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i can handle it
a one year deal to try and get this franchise kick-started.
either this will turn out really good for us or end terribly for us.
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
what's the downside?
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the team gets torn apart from within
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
why does that matter though?
without someone like T.O. this isn’t a playoff team. who cares if they dont like each other and go 4-12 instead of 7-9?
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
EXACTLY! Time to poop or get off the pot. Without making the playoffs this year, we would’ve had to start over anyway, so if TO “ruins” the team, then we would have been in the same spot, with a new coach and maybe a new QB. Looking at our schedule for this season, and based on what we saw last year from this team, I really didn’t see us going any better than 7-9 again AT BEST, and more likely finishing with 4-6 wins.
IMO, it makes the sky the limit at the top of our potential and doesn’t change much at the bottom of the spectrum.
Buffalo just pooped. In a good way.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You watch too much ESPN
Chemistry is so overblown in the sports media. TO makes us a better team.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if chemistry is as meaningful as espn says it is
the bills would go 14-2 and chris kelsay would be a probowler.
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you need both chemistry and talent to win a SB
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tell that to Herb Brooks and the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team.
Chemistry isn’t the ONLY thing that’s important, but in a team sport, it’s a huge part of winning. So is talent. So is work ethic. So is coaching.
by thefourwinds on Mar 7, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, JPH is right, whats our downside here?
We go worse than 7-9? DJ would be canned anyway.
We go 9-7 a miss the playoffs? Eh, not so good but moving the right direction
We get to the playoffs? AWESOME
Really, in the long run, we either come out ahead, or we’re where many of us thought we would be due to our upcoming schedule.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a SHOCK
I’ve always hated that egotistic a-hole………..until now.
We be on da map, now!
Good luck, Turk – better keep him happy.
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is exhhcellent
Buffalo gets much needed publicity = $$$$$$
We get a playmaker who has the dropsies but makes up for it with PLAYMAKING plays
Demands attention – him and Lee with Josh in the slot – have fun covering that
1 year deal – low risk – he’ll keep his mouth shut just so he can get one last contract I’m guessing
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
To in the slot will be big too
He’s like a fast TE, with all the strength
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Mar 8, 2009 12:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This should be interesting. At least we’ve got some entertainment this year?
John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Mar 7, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
smart business move
tickets will continue to sell in Buffalo now.
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
exactly – this is also a money maker- no question about it.
Hats off DJ and Co. – nice work – who cares if it blows up in their face – their in the firing line anyways
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just posting on last one and ...
this is a win or lose sittuation for DJ and Trent
for FO is publicity
for me it’s a first pick in draft 2010
I still hope he do a great job and make this offense great
by hightower_mc on Mar 7, 2009 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
While im kinda worried for Trent...
I think this is very good news for Lee Evans, he finally has someone on the other side of the field to take some of the double teams away from him. There is noway that Evans is going to be the #2 receiver, and while T.O. might. I see it unfolding as more of a 1a and 1b scenerio.
by Dime on Mar 7, 2009 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
When Brian be back from movie he will vomit a lot
by hightower_mc on Mar 7, 2009 6:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brian said this is exactly what he didn't want to happen...
when he left for the movie. hopefully he’ll have a garbage can nearby for his vomit when he hears the news.
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing...
Poor Brian. Hope he has a clean garbage can. HA!
by Hambone on Mar 7, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Talent
I think you could argue that the Bills got him for one reason. With the exception of our punter, he steps in and is already the most talented guy on our roster.
We have a ton of “good” to “very good” football players. What we don’t have, until now, is a bona-fide superstar.
He may be the definition of prima dona and everything we we built this roster to not reflect, but the guy can straight up play.
We added a superstar today…bottom line
by CPT Shawn on Mar 7, 2009 6:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lee Evans is a better football player.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re out of your mind.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Mar 7, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Buffalo drafts Mack and Morrah… and mayve lands Felder as a FA
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
AGREED!!!!!!!!
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Mar 7, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he’s a better guy. he’s not as good as wide receiver, that’s the way it is.
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN reporting only 4mil is guaranteed
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
incentive :)
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a live Bills news conference on this?
or did I miss it?
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m sorry but this is a great deal… This is a ONE YEAR DEAL that fills a position we desperatly need. This gives James Hardy an extra bit of cushioning. This gives Josh Reed the slot at which he excells at. Owens knows its a one and done so he’s going to have incentive the entire year. This was a perfect aquisition.
Worst case scenario: We finish anywhere between (4 – 11) – (8-8) and the Bills stay relevant for the entire season. Dick Juaron knows this could be his last season here so of course hes willing to take this.
Finally national sports talk media will have stuff to say about our team. Awesome!
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
its only 6.5 mil!
we got TO for a steal
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 7, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
only 4mil guaranteed too
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The AFC E just got more interesting
IMO, good sign for the Bills. 1 year, 6 mil. That’s rock solid for a 35 year old, still very good, wr.
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by DolfinPhan on Mar 7, 2009 6:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
on the lighter side.....
We’ve been on ESPN more in the past hour than we have in the past year!
by CPT Shawn on Mar 7, 2009 6:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Correction.
In the last decade.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 7, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
done
I am done being a bills fan that is a straight up sell out i cant believe it
by ballinbills1315 on Mar 7, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sell out?
Please explain yourself a little more. You sound foolish.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
explain
to is a staright cancer he is an amazing football player but he does nothing to excel a team
thats y i hate him
by ballinbills1315 on Mar 7, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fine...
..but why call the signing a “sell out”?
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think his stint in dallas was a lot more media generated than his times in SF and Philly… he was younger then and really did come out and throw his teammates under the bus.
in dallas, his words in press conferences were not at all like they were in philly and sf. whether the locker room strife was as real as it was blown up to be is a matter of speculation
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
media magnified in Dallas
And that might have psyched TO out some, causing the drops. He might not have been the cancer, I think in Dallas the spotlight was too much, and he couldn’t handle it.
In Buffalo, he can shine, without so much attention, or at least the kind of attention that is too overbearing. Buffalo might be more fun for him.
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Mar 8, 2009 12:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cold, but fun.
Proud member of the 'Outer Circle.'
by thurman on Mar 8, 2009 1:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not true.
The man was THE reason the Eagles got over the hump and into the Super Bowl. Of course he was also the reason the city wanted to kill the Eagles the next year.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is his entire contract gauranteed?
ESPN reported that it was.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i think they're saying 4 mil is guaranteed.
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Marshawn benefits the most
No more trying to run against 8 men in the box all day long. Teams won’t be able to ignore both T.O. and Lee
by can on Mar 7, 2009 6:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think people like you...
…watch too much ESPN.
Look. They need to create stories and drama so they blow TO up to godly proportions and call him a cancer and team killer. He is neither. He makes our team better. fact.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
exactly.
well said. even in Dallas I almost started becoming sympathetic because he can’t say anything in a press conference without it being negatively taken. If he doesn’t say anything negative on his own, the reporters will gear the questions to make him say something that might possibly be taken as negative so they can blow it up.
Granted, he earned this treatment on his own accord in SF and Philly, but it seemed to me like he was growing up a little bit in Dallas.
Now, playing with his – most likely – final chance in the NFL, I can see him humbling himself and playing football like we all know he can. If he screws this team up, no one else is taking him. Guaranteed. He knows it, and we know it. He’ll produce, and he’ll shut his mouth because he still wants another big deal after this one year is up.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my thoughts...
I don’t know what I think about this yet, so I will reserve comment. Should have put an “I don’t know” in the poll!
John I.
by jri111 on Mar 7, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
all about the benjamins
I still think this is a business move more than a football move. To us, it is sports and entertainment but to the FO, pro football is a business, boys.
Hey, even if the guy is a disaster, it adds excitement for next fall and it gives Buffalo unheard of publicity on the tabloid ESPN network, which worships that idiot.
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 6:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ESPN News
is going to have the press conference when it begins.
I’ll be watching the Sabres so I’ll have to see it later. I’m very interested to hear what he and the team have to say.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Mar 7, 2009 6:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
2 more points tonight i’m hoping D.O.
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
sabres need the win
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
how can you get on board with this? TO is poison he kills teams how does he make us better?
by ballinbills1315 on Mar 7, 2009 6:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
dallas went 13-3 with a happy TO in the lineup… they lost in the first round of the playoffs in 2007 due to some poor QBing
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
because he demands attention from the defense. he is a playmaker
its not like he’s kidnapping children or killing people or even using drugs – he just has an ego. big deal!
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what if trent doesnt throw to him?
we go down hill real fast
by ballinbills1315 on Mar 7, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
look at the corners in the AFC East… how many of them can really cover TO 1-on-1…. Evans won’t get so much attention with TO there to eat up defenders
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To where?
Not making the playoffs for the first time in years?
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol – well we can’t go that much further down the hill anyways. shouldn’t hurt too much
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, nothing truer ever written
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont know if i even want to be a Bills fan because of this too bad I am so hardcore about the bills but i am disappointed
by ballinbills1315 on Mar 7, 2009 6:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not trying...
..to start anything. But where did you really see us ending up without adding a big piece to this team? Look at the schedule for this year and look at the fact that we’ve signed a backup QB and a quality but definitely not great center and that we have the same coaching staff and personnel. How many wins do you think we would’ve had without this move?
I’d pick winning with a D-bag over losing anyday.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just heard
donte whitner on espnnews about this. he’s stoked. he’s been posting on facebook all day about getting him.
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 6:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, nice.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a young qb does not benefit from having a to thats plain and simple
by ballinbills1315 on Mar 7, 2009 6:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
applause
I can’t wait to see Romo’s stats for this upcoming season. Have fun throwing to Miles Austin without the benefit of TO’s attention.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
miles austin
is dating my 2nd cousin. they met at monmouth college. im not sure how to spell it.
by big john on Mar 7, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you spelled it write
It just SEEMS like it shouldn’t be that easy to spell.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
They have a great RB. An above average offensive line. One of the best TE’s in the game. A great number 1 WR. Some decent young WRs.
The Cowboys offense is actually pretty stacked.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Mar 7, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a great
number 1 WR? I don’t know how great Roy Williams is, to be honest with you. Good. Yes. Above average. Yes. Great? Not so sure. I’ll give you Barber and Witten. But the major point was that Romo benefited from TO’s playmaking, and his stats will decline I’d bet.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who exactly is that great #1?
I hope you’re not talking about Williams or Crayton.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My thought is that
this move makes perfect football/personnel sense.
What happens with the chemistry/off-the-field parts of the deal is the gamble.
ESPN’s reporting Trent Edwards hassaid he wanted TO in Buffalo
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 6:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ESPN’s reporting Trent Edwards hassaid he wanted TO in Buffalo
Captain Obvious agrees
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even if he didn’t, he’s going to say the same thing.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i just thought it was funny that ESPN would report something like that
well, it is ESPN
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 7, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel sorry for lee evans and trent edwards
by The Buffalonian on Mar 7, 2009 7:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
no way – their just as stoked as we are – if not more
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Evans
never got many looks/touches anyway, and he was mostly just a deep threat and vertical stretcher. His talents just beg to have a guy like TO on the other side. I think Evans gets the same amount of receptions now, except now it’s that he has more than two TD’s because the downfield routes will be more open. I can’t possibly see Lee being mad about this. He doesn’t seem like a guy who’s obsessed with catches or looks, because even without TO there were games where we never even tried to get him the ball at all, and we didn’t really hear complaints.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i wrote this in defense of his signing in january, and I think it still rings true.
He’s a red zone threat- The Bills don’t have a dynamic, red zone threat, and when you settle for FG’s, you lose football games. With 9+ TD’s in every year but 2 since 1998, TO puts the ball in the endzone.
He can be 1A to Evans’s 1- I love Lee Evans. I think he’s a great football player. However I don’t like him as our #1 receiver, for reasons that Brian talked about earlier in the season. He’s a 3-5 catches, 60-80 yards kind of guy. That’s great production, but he’s not a possession receiver. He’s not the guy we hit on 3rd down. TO is. And maybe we call TO 1 and Evans 1A, because TO would like that, and I think Evans wouldn’t care.
He’s tough- Yeah, the Cowboys folded this year. But TO didn’t. When the team needed him the most, week 17, he had over 100 yards receiving. I think we all remember the super bowl he had with the Eagles while playing on 1 leg. I think the Bills were soft this year. TO wouldn’t let that happen.
Trent is smarter than Romo- This is pretty subjective on my part, but I believe Trent is smarter, and mentally tougher than Tony Romo. I think he could take TO’s antics, of which I’m sure there will be some.
Fire- Aside from being a brutally tough player, he quite simply doesn’t tolerate mediocrity. I am willing to accept that I might be reading too much into Jauron’s passive nature (and mediocre career record, his comfort with his DE’s, with Anthony Thomas, his many 7-9 seasons), but it seems that the coach isn’t going to get on his players for being average. TO wouldn’t accept that. Plus, you’d get the added bonus of seeing your frustrations vindicated when he yapped at somebody on the sideline (tell me you don’t want to see jauron look angry, just once!).
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Mar 7, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just saw a stat...
Receiving TD’s, last two seasons:
Buffalo Bills – 26
Terrell Owens – 25
Good move. Period.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Josh REed is teh guy you hit on third down.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rosenhaus just stated
all $6.5 mil is guaranteed.
$4 mil in signing bonus, $2.5 mil paid throughout the season
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Drew Rosenhaus on NFLN
4 million signing bonus – the rest to be paid out over the season
said 4 other teams looking at TO
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Turk Schonert will continue to run his patented 4th down rollouts to the tight end again.
by BearsNecessity on Mar 7, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Amount of Burden in descending order…
1. Trent Edwards to get TO the ball successfully.
2. Turk Schonert to get TO the ball successfully.
3. Dick Jauron to keep TO happy successfully.
4. TO to catch the ball when it’s thrown to him and score some TD’s.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now I can get my Peerless Price jersey restitched!
Price
then duct taped to Bobby Shaw
then peeled off to be Price again
then duct taped to Hardy
now actually professionally redone to Owens!
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
he’ll probably try to buy out Hardy.
Are there any Paraguayans here? No... Well, of course, their request for subsities wasn't as paraguayanism as it were. The United States Government would never have if the president, Our President had not... and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that Clear?"
by J2 on Mar 7, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Hardy knows whats good for him, he'll hand it over without a fight
And ask that the money be given to a charity
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If he doesnt buy out Hardy
probably 80. It was his college number and he obviously couldn’t wear it in San Fran.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That woulkd be an awesome Jersey
The Bills #80 with Owens on the back.
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Mar 8, 2009 1:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Still no word on buffalobills.com
Maybe Chris Brown got cut to make room for Owens under the cap?
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 7:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
i was wondering the same thing. i guess the boys over at bb.com took the night off.
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or they did’nt expect this at all and belived it wouldnt happen
by The Buffalonian on Mar 7, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
guess they were reading rumblings
something up now
LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!
by BenAllen on Mar 7, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Chris Brown got cut to make room for Owens under the cap?
This is the funniest thing I’ve read on this blog in months!
by thefourwinds on Mar 7, 2009 11:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have mixed emotions on this on one side im happy the other not so happy
by The Buffalonian on Mar 7, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How is this
not the most exciting thing to happen as a Bills fan since the 31-0 drubbing of the Patriots?
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is the biggest news for Buffalo
media-wise, since some former Bill murdered two people!
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"allegedly"
we live in America, sir.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
While found not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, Simpson was found to be legally responsible for the murders in a civil trial.
by Ron From NM on Mar 7, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So technically we can't say he murdered anyone.
He is a felon though. Go ahead on that one guys.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I’m leaving America’s team (for) North America’s team," Owens said at the news conference.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Toronto thing brings another postive!
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was good.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I keep thinking...
of new things to be excited about!
I can get an Owens jersey without looking like a D-bag!
Imagine all the primetime games we will get!
The home opener is going to be craaaaaaaazy!
I won’t have to trade for Owens on next year’s Madden!
We could actually lead the NFL highlight section of Sportscenter for once!
No. 1 UConn got upset today and we are still the top story on all the major news sites!
Wow….if TO breaks my heart I don’t know how I’ll recover from this.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ummmmmm
I can get an Owens jersey without looking like a D-bag!
No…..no you can’t!
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
correction.
I can get an Owens jersey without looking like a D-bag to my fellow Bills fan friends!
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Some of them:)
I love the passion, nickfeely. Just be prepared when fellow Bills fans remind you “this was coming!”
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by thurman on Mar 8, 2009 1:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
UConn wasn't upset
Pitt is a better team, and they were #3 at home….
~K
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by Kurupt on Mar 8, 2009 1:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
semantics
I call it an upset if it’s a lower ranked team beating a higher ranked team. I’ve used that terminology since I started watching college ball, and I use it for the NCAA tournament as well. Has nothing to do with whether or not I think Pitt is a better team (which I do), just has to do with the “objectivity” – at least on my part – of the numerical rankings.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 8, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We were the first ten minutes of sopretscenter last night.
sweet.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bills signed TO
I think I just messed myself
by Sabresfan4ever1981 on Mar 7, 2009 7:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Balance of Power
Wow no one is going to want to play an AFC East team this year!!!!
by Sabresfan4ever1981 on Mar 7, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
NORTH AMERICA'S TEAM
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Mar 7, 2009 7:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
this guy makes Marshawn
sound like Einstein!
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(I'm referring to T.O.)
in his press conference. Wow, how did that guy graduate from high school?
by ccthemovieman on Mar 7, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He didn’t have to? They figured his football awesomeness was worth A’s in every class.
by NJBillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TWOEIGHTNINE I’M WAITING FOR THE T-SHIRT
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Mar 7, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have to say, it feels extremely good seeing the Bills all over ESPN. That, and the offense just got that much more relevant. I feel that with this move we are a couple pieces away from being playoff contenders. Bring on the draft!
by NJBillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
need 1 more signing
there are zero strong personalities/leaders on the field or sidelines to help control TO. need one. peterson maybe?
by sestak on Mar 7, 2009 7:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i like it. good call on that. sign peterson, draft a pass rushing DE and I think we are legit contenders in the AFC.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TO just made Madden Football more fun...
Now i can’t wait for Madden 2010 to come out…Trent should have a higher rating than last year, and now TO! Bring it on…
what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!!!
by rest9 on Mar 7, 2009 8:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone else afraid...
…that Brian might just never come back?
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chris Brown woke up in the hospital was the TO press conference was playing
He promptly had a heart attack and died. Brian was seen running into the Ralf wearing some white cloth over his face with some guy dressed like and owl!
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. I am very much here. I’m not sure my brain came with me though. I think it exploded somewhere.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 7, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now your avatar is amazing. You had a Watchman for a long time, and when you went to see it, this happened.
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by thurman on Mar 7, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you know what? This T.O. thing is big, and I just wrote a big long post about it on the front page. But I could write a bigger and longer post about Watchmen. Good God, that movie was fantastic.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 7, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My roommate saw it with his girlfriend today and they haven’t stopped talking about it since. Meanwhile, I’m sitting here rambling to them on and on about T.O. It’s like talking to a frickin’ wall. They are obsessed with this movie, now.
(I can’t wait to see it…)
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ASAP, Nick. ASAP. Awesome movie.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 7, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going tomorrow
and am totally excited. Better be as good as you say it is!
~K
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by Kurupt on Mar 8, 2009 1:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Same with TO.
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by thurman on Mar 8, 2009 1:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard an NPR review.
They said it was very true to the graphic novel, and while this would make a Watchmen enthusiast happy, the average movie-goer would not appreciate it. I am intrigued. It might have to be one of those read-it-after-you-watch-it. I actually didn’t get into 300 because it was just a big fight scene. But this story obviously has a plot…NPR reported the graphic novel is considered one of the top 100 contemporary books by some big news agency. (sorry, no link)
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by thurman on Mar 7, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Totally on board with you about 300. My buddies all rave about it all the time, but after I saw it, actually just within the last month, I really wasn’t that impressed. The whole “graphic novel to a movie” animation is pretty awesome, but 300 just didn’t carry the storyline it needed to for me to be satisfied. To be honest, I wasn’t really that into Sin City either, but that’s another story altogether. Watchmen I’m pumped for though.
by nickfeely8 on Mar 7, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Time rated it as one of the top 100 modern day works
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why, thank you. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
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by thurman on Mar 7, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’ll enjoy the movie more if you read it, then watch it. Trust me.
It stayed VERY true to the GN. Some slight tweaks here and there, obviously, and in particular with the plot of Ozymandius, but incredibly true to 98% of the GN. Incredible movie. I saw it with my college roommate and a friend of ours. They’d never read the GN, and while they liked the movie, I don’t think they enjoyed it as much as I did. But I’m also a nerd, so…
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 7, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At least you have something to think about other than TO. I’m starting my “stay positive” list.
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by thurman on Mar 7, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I could have done without some of the nasty graphic stuff!
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It was gory because the graphic novel was gory. There’s a reason it was gory. But yeah, there were some nasty moments. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 7, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am a big fan of letting your imagination do the dirty work.
I knew it was the girl’s leg the dogs were fighting over before they showed the close up. Show the saw, then cut away from the guy’s arms. If I wanted to see that, I would have rented a slasher movie. It could have been better with a little restraint.
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dear baby hey zeus..................
a one year deal isnt a bad deal….because he’ll have the incentive to play hard if he ever wants to score big again……
But…………man oh man…….I cannot BILLEVE it.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
True, but the other side of the coin is that he’s gonna want A LOT of touches so he can get that one final “big contract.” If Trent/Turk don’t get him the ball, he might make it known that he’s unhappy.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
man look at all the new names on this BLOG???????
crazy
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12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think we were all hibernating...
TO woke us up!!!
what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!!!
by rest9 on Mar 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does this prevent...
us from signing a LB? I like this deal for three reasons:
1) We get national notoriety
2) It’s likely going to sell more tickets, potentially delaying any move to Toronto, LA, etc. (not that I thought we were going anywhere beforehand)
3) T.O. is a terrific talent and he can probably help us, especially in the first few games we’re without Lynch (though FredEx can certainly handle the load)
by BBFan4Ever on Mar 7, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Action Jackson is my preferred Fred Jackson nickname.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If anything
T.O. will make the post game news confrences lively. Instead of hearing the same old " before I comment I need to review the tape of the game" or " we need to work on eliminating those type of mental errors". T.O. will say it like it is and hopefully it will make each player feel personnely accountable for his performance. Even if T.O. doesn’t have a big season, he will give this very boring lunch bucket team a shot of swagger. And hopefully that shot will elevate the bar on their performance. The more I think about it, I think Jauron wanted T.O. for the locker room and practice field as much as he wanted him to play opposite of Evans.
by gjv on Mar 7, 2009 8:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So does this mean that TO only has 6.5 million “reasons to live”?
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So here is a dumb question
Who is our #1 WR? I wonder if TO thinks it is him? Does Lee agree? What will the coaches put on the roster?
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They'll just list it like this
WR#1- Lee Evans/TO
WR#2- Reed
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, it should read:
WR#3- Reed
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT?! BUFFALO SIGNS T.O.???!?!?!
How is this possible?
by Dyl on Mar 7, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Basically, no one else wanted him.
(sobbing like a 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
would you rather have Hardy starting opposite Evans or T.O.?
by gjv on Mar 7, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t say anything about wanting him or not wanting him.
But, honestly, given my overall pessimistic attitude towards the Bills at this point, I think my opinion of the signing is, “eh, why the hell not?”
What’s the worst thing that happens? He destroys the team? We might be a year away from voluntarily blowing this whole thing up anyway. What does it matter if TO does most of the heavy lifting?
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What does it matter if TO does most of the heavy lifting?
Could ruin Trent……divide the locker room……make us look like even bigger a$$e$ by acting like a fool on the sideline during games.
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What locker room? The Bills haven’t had a locker room personality in 20 years. I’m for one looking forward to it.
by gjv on Mar 7, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Get your tickets now!
Just got a text.
Blah, blah, blah… The ticket office has extended hours Sunday. 9am-12pm. Damn, not even trying to hide it.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn’t they be sending those texts to their corporate friends in Buffalo & Toronto? They didn’t seem to have any issue selling individual and season tickets last year even tho their product is garbage; why should there be any problem this year? They need to find corporate suitors.
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Because they're going to have problems selling individual tickets this year.
I’d say 75-90% of my friends have decided against renewing or haven’t re-upped yet.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Really? I didn’t think that many people wouldn’t re-up. I’m re-upping but I don’t plan on going to all the games this year.
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ask around. You'll be surprised.
I have one friend with 6 or 8 Jim Kelly Club seats for his company. He didn’t think twice about saying no.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Poor product, economy, both? What were their reasons?
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Have you watched the Bills the past few years?
There’s no value in the tickets. His business is fine, the Bills aren’t.
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Woah, easy man
There haven’t been value in the tickets in years. I was asking why now?
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why not now?
by twoeightnine on Mar 7, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not saying they shouldn’t have re-upped. There are plenty of reasons to give up your season tickets. But if they’ve had them for years, and ridden thru the last 9 season, I was wondering what was the final straw. But I think I’ll withdraw my question.
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol.....might as well not try.......this was the splash many wanted.....me? not so much.....imma root for the bills either way
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You against the move norcali?
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Um.........Not necessarily against it......not thrilled by it either though.
I see the reasoning behind it……..I see it as a win-win…….either the Bills do great and make the playoffs…….or they flop…..Jauron gets fired…….and we get to start over with hopefully a new regime…….
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s my thoughts exactly. My initial reaction was, “Wow, seriously?” and then it quickly went to, “Eh, oh well…”
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is how I feel about this whole FA period.........
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha. Yeah, true.
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope the do something about his TD problem
I dont want a penelty every time he scores a TD it will screw over are ST and Bobby Aprirl probably wont like it either
by The Buffalonian on Mar 7, 2009 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just got my piece in on ESPN radio
I love this move, especially because it’s a one year deal…if he sucks then whatever…the big thing I like is that we can take an extra year to develop Steve Johnson and/or James Hardy
by Hybrid1486 on Mar 7, 2009 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
developing
do you think TO will help these guys out, you know talk to them and give them tips. Or is he going to do his own thing? Training camp is gonna be PACKED
by jwest529 on Mar 7, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bye bye justin jenkins...........
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't he a special teams guy?
I would say bye bye Parrish. I wonder if we do the Waters deal with Parrish and McGee as trade bait now?
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Roscoe's impact is much greater on special teams than Jenkins is......
but yeah if Parrish gets moved……then Jenkins could be safe
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think we can afford to move McGee now, can we? That would mean Leo and Florence would be starting, I’m not sure I’d be crazy about that.
(sobbing like an 11 year old girl)...Trent Edwards....that's my new quarterback.
by thatguy34 on Mar 7, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What about Youbody?
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He has to finish a year intact before I would consider making him a starter
Besides, he has better tackling and blitzing skills than Leo OR McGee put together. So he is best off as the nickel back in the slot where both are needed.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
McGee is safe
If Greer HAD be resigned, then talk of moving him would make sense. The Bills got FLorence ONLY as an insurance policy/3rd or 4th CB, nothing more.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steve Johnson played some ST’s last year too….He did a solid job, and can handle just fine.
~K
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by Kurupt on Mar 8, 2009 1:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I go see a show, come back, and all hell has broken loose.
Holy cow guys. Seriously. I am probably too drunk to weigh in but I am excited and anxious and a little scared about this. As people have said before, what’s the worst that could happen? Do we lose the moral high ground or something?
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 7, 2009 10:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, some of the national media is going that route
Who gives a crud about the freaking “Moral High Ground” were not the Mormon Church, or any religious order for that matter, though the team CAN make over 50000 people all jump up at once and all take the Lord’s name in vain!
Anyhow, as it stands, who gives a crud about Moral high ground when your team is not very good, is no longer relevant despite being the only team in NFL history to reach the Superbowl 4 times in a row. We needed to some punch and pizzaz, we got it!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So, it is Win at any cost?????
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
YES
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or to quote a man with better quotes than I
JUST WIN BABY!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 7, 2009 11:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one
I am a Bills fan, not a Raider fan.
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 7, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Joe buddy, they don't hand out superbowls or playoff spots to teams of choir boys
If being good people, high charecter players was all it took to win in the NFL, we would be Superbowl champs consitently. It doesn’t, it comes down simply talent (or our teams lack thereof) coaching, and play on the field. We’ve failed in all three the past 10 years, lets see what adding some swagger and talent can do
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 8, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, but I don't think TO gives us that kind of attitude.
He is not a tough guy…..he is a big mouth, cry baby. I guess I a just more of a fan of old school football. Run the guy over on the way to the endzone, hand the ball to the ref, and walk back to the sideline to congratulate your O-line.
The idea of drafting Pettigrew at #11 makes my hemorrhoids flare up!!!!
by Joe P. on Mar 8, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There were none available on the FA market
thats a different problem though, and I like those types myself, so we gotta take whats available.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 8, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The man who said that wasn't thinking about the Superbwol
by Hopefulcynic on Mar 7, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No He wasn’t, and thank God for that
by thefourwinds on Mar 8, 2009 1:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I defend the soul of MY Buffalo.
Welcome, TO.
Proud member of the 'Outer Circle.'
by thurman on Mar 8, 2009 1:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and i’ll buy him a drink when i see him at SOHO in DT Buffalo hahaha the broads are going to love the S.O.B.
by pastj12345 on Mar 7, 2009 10:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The question I want to know is:
Will they truly only keep him for 1 year, or would they extend him if he pays off for the team? I’m really not excited to think this could be a 1-year bandage. I’m nervous about this move, but i’d be insane to think it won’t help on gameday.
I wanted Boldin. This is the risky alternative.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 7, 2009 11:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why wouldn't tthey consider extending him if everythign worked out well this year?
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 8, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He didn't cost them anything more than money
And they are gambling they can get Hardy back up to speed in that time to make up some of Owen’s production after he leaves.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Mar 8, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
181%!
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 7, 2009 11:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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