TO: Worth the risk?
by ChiFan13 on Mar 5, 2009 3:00 PM CST
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Bears general manager Jerry Angelo has said that character matters. And then he drafted a player with a rap sheet. Truth is fluid at Halas Hall, more fluid than their wideouts, frankly.
And another thing: Owens also would represent the neediest problem child that coach Lovie Smith would enable. Tank Johnson, selected as Miss December in Guns&Ammo, is unarmed compared to the poison Owens would spread here the way he has everywhere else.
So, if you’re the Bears and can make the money work over two years, don’t you have to do it? The Bears coach said the team is “close.’’ Close to what, who knows. We assume a Super Bowl, but whatever the goal, Owens’ talent would make this team better until he passes the two-season sell-by date.
The title of the article is "Terrell Owens is the worst teammate you can imagine -- and better than any Bears receiver." Honestly, where do I sign up for this journalism bit? I can come up with more creative titles than that. But I digress.
First, the article is automatically invalidated because Jerry has to make a move for a high-profile free agent.
However, if we do take a trip to NeverLand (which we've all been doing since FA began), would Owens really help out that much? He comes with a laundry list of character issues, and I'm not sure if he'd be worth the money. I have to say, it would be comical to watch him cry and say "That's my quarterback" at the end of the season.
What do you think? Is he worth the trouble?
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Things will get better as they improve...
by Dane Noble on Mar 5, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
+1
If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did, let's face it.
Mike Ditka
Catch Phrase of the day: YAAAAAAAY! <---- Courtesy of ChiFan13.
We have nothing to loose...
I say if he is willing to come. Get him. In the contract throw in some incentives.
Todd Boeckman 6'5 244lb 5th yr senior = this years QB sleeper!!!
Incentives?
We don’t have a QB that can throw the ball downfield, and we don’t have an OLine to protect him if we did…
Things will get better as they improve...
It don’t really matter, he’s not gonna wanna come to Chi Town anyways.. He would prob laugh at them if they offered incentives..
Todd Boeckman 6'5 244lb 5th yr senior = this years QB sleeper!!!
Orton would have to throw the ball as far as he can right when he hit the 3rd step on his drop back.. Lol
Todd Boeckman 6'5 244lb 5th yr senior = this years QB sleeper!!!
Exactly...
Which is why Rexy never did much… he was running for his life every time he dropped back to throw!
Things will get better as they improve...
he was running for his life
he was running for his life to recover his fumble.
OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King
by ifuwannacrownem on Mar 5, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Crown 'em FTW.
Well done, sir.
Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 5, 2009 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
the bears
would be the most talked about team in the NFL if they get Owens. if it really happened, I’d really have to get my popcorn ready. It would be an oscar worthy drama.
OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King
if big IF he did come to Chicago he would prob be the most talented WR ever on da bears roster!
Todd Boeckman 6'5 244lb 5th yr senior = this years QB sleeper!!!
Wrong
wanna know who the most talented receiver the bears ever had was? take a gander at my avatar
OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King
by ifuwannacrownem on Mar 5, 2009 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
Is that mark bradley?
Can’t tell on my iPhone but…
Yeah I loved him too!
Too bad he blew it by not trying.
yes
he’s almost certainly not getting a huge contract, given his rap sheet. he’s going to be the best WR on our roster by far for at least the next 2 years. TO is particularly good across the middle and with YAC, and orton is really accurate in middle-range passes, so this could actually work out – though, obviously, there might be issues on deep passes. TO also will get the ball a lot on our offense, since our offense largely sucks. for guys like tank, character was a big deal because a) he wasn’t that good, and b) he was involved in things that could have gotten people killed (and did). TO is one of the best WR in football, should still be a top 20 WR for the next 2-3 years, and brings drama, but a different kind. personally, i’d take my chances. i’d rather opt for torry holt if he gets released and isn’t asking for $10m/year, but TO is a close second.
Who would wear #81??
Would the let Davis keep it or would TO get his way?? By the way, this would be the 1st conflict!!
Todd Boeckman 6'5 244lb 5th yr senior = this years QB sleeper!!!
TO's skills are shrinking
and his ego is growing.
This is the wrong time to jump in on the TO curve. Right time would have been during the SF-PHI years. Now, you get a guy who causes a lot of trouble and isn’t truly dominant anymore. Admittedly, he would be better than anything we currently have at WR. But I don’t think you can throw TO on this team. He’s too big a personality and we don’t have anyone who’s going to keep him in control. So I say forget it. Not unless he signs for like 3mil per and not guaranteed (and he wouldn’t do that).
Let me try this again, this time with accurate numbers...
TO ranked 13th among NFL WR’s last year
69 receptions 1,052 yards 15.2avg. 65.8yds/game 10 tds
Our best receiver:
Devin Hester: 51 reception 665 yds 13 avg. 41.5 yds/game 3 tds
Ryan Perilloux in 2010!!
He could have had 80 receptions (TO that is)
But he has the drops. Aging receivers get the drops bad and TO has been dropping more and more balls the last two years. No thanks to that. Davis drops enough of them we don’t need more.
by Sam Householder on Mar 5, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions
The other cut Cowboy
I am more interested in Roy Williams, guy can stop the run as well if not better then Mike Brown, he hits harder, and he is 28. Kevin Payne seems to be of the same ilk, but Williams is a real talent.
Thoughts?
No
He’s HORRIBLE against the pass. And we need to get better, not worse, in that department.
I'M A MAN! I'M 22!
he's not that bad.
OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King
by ifuwannacrownem on Mar 5, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
he is...
… REALLY bad against the pass. I am not sure that HORRIBLE is bad enough.
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thank you
for reiterating something that was already mentioned twice
OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King
by ifuwannacrownem on Mar 5, 2009 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
no problem...
… anything I can do for you. And just curious… are you going to say the same thing to tomas21?
Bringing moderation to a place I don't moderate.
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Zero chance the Bears organization signs Terrell Owens
Talking about this is wasted exercise. Let the sports reporters have something to fill their columns for a couple days, but don’t buy into it. It will never happen. Viriginia McCasket would never let it happen even if Jerry Angelo were convinced of the merits of the move. Which he won’t be. Plus, I doubt strongly Owens would be interested in coming to Chicago and catching 30 passes per season with Kyle Orton as his quarterback. This is a wide receiver who has spouted off how much Jeff Garcia, Donavan McNabb and Tony Romo suck. Kyle Orton? Please.
Maybe
but really, why on earth would he want to play in the worlds most boring offense if he has a choice?
Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 5, 2009 5:13 PM CST reply actions
Well, it's been a while.
Nice you see you again. And yes, that is a great description of our offense…
Ryan Perilloux in 2010!!
I'm not sure boring is strong enough
Nice to see ya, GB. I’ll be around here more as we get closer to the draft, but Free Agency/Pro-day stuff bores me.
Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 5, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
Eh, thats frustrating
but i get most bored because i realize that even if we made some huge splashy signing… we’d still be far away from being good. I mean, I’m sure we could compete in our division without making something huge happen, but i don’t see anything that would put us up with the NFC elite. Not with the staff we have in place.
Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 5, 2009 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know,
Who in the huddle, maybe Kruetz, would be able to keep him in line? Orton doesn’t seem mentally tough enough, to me, to withstand the brain#@$% that TO would bring
T-NO
I know that the Bears need a true #1 receiver but I don’t think T.O. is an answer. However, Roy Williams might be (at safety).
An answer to what?
How to not stop the pass?
Hide your Molina, Lilly's free!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Mar 5, 2009 6:26 PM CST up reply actions
Good point...
I was thinking better run support.
I'd take him
but only on a one year deal, which I’m sure he wouldn’t sign. He would take some attention away from how many problems the team has, and he’d probably get Angelo fired.
I’d rather have Holt.
DEJESUS!!!
I would love this, but
ChiFan13 hits the nail on the head:
“First, the article is automatically invalidated because Jerry has to make a move for a high-profile free agent.”
So I won’t get my hopes up.
Insert clever and witty remark slash pun here!
UMD 8/04 - 5/08: Go Terps!
JA reminds me of the dad
from Everybody Hates Chris.
OH! STEWIE!! GET OUT THE WAY BOY! GET OUT THE WAY!
-Stacey King
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