Former Buffalo Bills WR Terrell Owens To Join IFL

after beating Indianapolis in a meaningless game in a snowstorm, he ran around the whole field and high-fived all the fans that could get to the front row, including me. For all the jerky stuff he did earlier in his career, he seemed pretty cool when he was in Buffalo.

I remember it as the year the Buffalo Bills destroyed a Hall of Famer’s career by starting Trent Edwards at QB. It was not until being a Buffalo Bill that TO’s consecutive games with a catch streak was ruined.

I also remember Ryan Fitzpatrick coming in toward the end of the season and hitting TO for the longest TD reception in Buffalo Bills history.

We should have brought TO back.

And it wasn’t TO’s fault. He basically did what he was brought in to do and didn’t go nuclear when he had many chances to.

I also remember being surprised at the number of times that he seemed to genuinely enjoy playing in the Ralph and for the Bills. I had always assumed he’d trudge his way through the season.

by the Bills FO to excite a fan base in an effort to sell tickets. While TO did behave himself and was mildly productive, he certainly wasn’t the dominating WR that he used to be, something that should have been obvious to the Bills before the they signed him. Still wondering why he got the key to the city before so much as catching a pass as a Bill??

Those were some BAD Bills teams. Trent Edwards was an aweful QB, Fitz showed he had more to offer when given the chance, the Bills sold tickets and Jerseys (No one to blame for buying an 81 but yourself), T.O. found the one team that would give him a chance to shake his ‘Lockerroom Cancer’ image.

The Bills didn’t finish any better than they would have without him. T.O. found himself with another offer the following year.

No harm no foul. No reason to hate T.O. he did what he was brought in to do.

I liked the move, at least people stopped mentioning O.J.

That’s the way I feel about his time hear. Russ Brandon’s marketing scheme to create “excitement” and sell tickets. He was a professional here and didn’t short arm every catch over the middle our pout too much when he didn’t get the ball. Granted he probably had a right to do as he had Trent Edwards throwing to him, or at least trying to before he checked the ball down.

As it was kinda fun. It produced a bunch of excitement. Despite the fall of Edwards TO still racked up 829 yards which isn’t bad. It’s not like he only had 400 yards or something. He also had a 15.1 YPC average which also isn’t bad. So while the experiment wasn’t a huge success in terms of production, it certainly wasn’t bad.

Gonna get one of my jerseys signed

He could have been one of the all-time true greats if he really dedicated himself to being a teammate and a baller. TO started to put his future into TV a few years back and his ego thinks of himself as some kind of endorsement, reality show guy and the plan isn’t working out so great… He is so much better a player than his nearest mental comparison, Chad Johnson. TO will go down as one of those “What if…” kinds of talents. He could have been in the top 10 all time I think if he managed to get humble and stay in Dallas because Romo would have gotten him the ball. It’s like asking the scorpion to not sting the frog as the frog is carrying him across the stream. He’s a freak of nature that never fully maximized his talent.

I loved every minute of it. The guy embraced the city and most importantly the fans. He brought media attention and excitement back to Buffalo Bills football. Was a big fan of the guy before he was a Bill and still love the guy now. Hope he continues enjoying the game that he loves to play.

My college roommate for many years was a big Philadelphia Eagles fan, a guy who was originally really psyched about having TO on the Eagles’ roster and then really, really anti-TO as he was self-destructing his way off the Eagles. When TO signed with the Bills, my roommate’s comments were basically “Just wait until he gets unhappy, you guys will feel the pain”.

So I waited. I enjoyed the happiness that TO brought to the fans at training camp. People just seemed. . .happier when he was around being a charismatic entertainer. So my first impression of the guy was favorable, but, true to my roommate’s wisdom, I waited. The Bills lost several games along the way that year. TO wasn’t the perfect receiver, he had his drops but he also had his big plays. The big thing that year was that TO had several opportunities after games to blow the team up, especially towards the end of the year as it was becoming painfully obvious that we were a bad, non-playoff team.

But TO (for whatever reason, his career or his actual maturation process) never once threw any Buffalo Bill, fan/coach/teammate, under the bus. He behaved like a professional, and when he did say something emotional in the media, everyone else was agreeing with the sentiment and defending TO for the honesty. He thanked the organization when he left. So I LOVED Terrell Owens. He didn’t catch his usual 80-90 passes, but he caught at least 50 and had a number of TDs. He helped the offense, he helped the team, and all the players said he was a great locker room influence.

What else can you ask for?

I’ll always be grateful for the one year that TO came on our team. I wish him only the best, with both his private and professional career. I hope he continues to mature and be a great person.