Oh no, not T.O., now Terrell Owens linked to the Bears?

And yes I know elite receivers demand the ball and such but elite receivers also don’t have alligator hands and don’t blame everyone but themselves for losing even if it’s true. Plus he’s already criticized the QB that would theoretically be throwing him the ball with the Gap-toothed wonder Michael Strahan on T.O’s stupid show. No thank you!

He trashed Cutler after the NFC Championship game and on twitter was throwing a bunch of darts at him during the season.

they need an offensive line.

T.O. is the last thing that this team needs. One thing the Bears posses that is very overlooked is a strong team chemistry (I think thats why they played better last year then what so called professional analyst suggested), T.O. would have to surpass 3000 yds receiving and 25 tds. to offset the drama he brings with him. And anyone whos disagrees challenges the all mighty word of DITKA.

For Angelo can’t be this stupid…can he?

Do we need another receiver? In my opinion, yes, we do. If our choices are TO or go with what we have, I’ll take my chances going with what we have every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Danieal Manning and Izzy converted to WR.

I would expect the following to happen:

1. He would look OK early in preseason but get some feigned “foot or leg” injury so he didn’t have to play the whole preseason; he is 38.

2. He would half-ass it for most of the season and drop a few easy TDs.

3. After weeks of sucking and not being thrown to because of said dropsies he will complain publicly about the Bears and his teammates and call out the Martz offense for being “against” him.

4. He will quit or be let go or simply benched by game 9-10 and be as useful on the bench as he was on the field.

I fully believe the Bears need a WR of TO-type talent, but he has NOTHING to offer this Bear team. He would only take away reps for guys who are developing so in both the short and long term it would be a mistake.

Okay, everyone knows that the Packers won the Super bowl, and congrats to them. That being said, they beat us by one TD, and we were down to our third string QB, the Pack is a very good team, but by no means miles above the Bears.

I’ve stood by and am a guy willing to give another chance for a troubled player; T.O. has ran out of chances. He’s gone to 5 different teams (49ers, Eagles, Cowboys, Bills, and Bengals) and has repeatedly started drama while never taking any of the blame for himself, constantly throwing members of his own team under the bus.

A change of scenery may help for other players, but T.O. is the ultimate counter-example against that logic. Some players will never change, T.O. will always be a selfish quitter that fails wherever he goes.

Btw despite his stats he does not impress me nearly as much as other available WRs. You want to talk about a bad case of “hearing the footsteps” then I reccomend T.O. That guy is absolutely afraid of going over the middle when a bad mother is sitting right there waiting to knock him out cold. Ask Ray Lewis just how terrified T.O. is when he is asked to go over the middle.
 (Yes I know Ray Lewis is…Ray Lewis; but still at least try to catch the ball!)

I thought the purpose of bringing in a WR to help the team is just that, help the team; not bringing them down with him.

This is a no brainer to me. The Bears should absolutely not go after TO. Halfway through the season, he would start to complain about not getting enough passes, then Jay is not a leader (to get more media attention), then the Bears coaching is bad, and he would be in a new city next year. I would rather go after any other FA WR than him.

Say what you want, but TO has toned down over the years, and I personally feel like his outbursts have as much to do with what he’s been allowed to get away with as anything else.

Lovie won’t have it. Martz most definitely won’t have it. Kruetz won’t have it. Lach won’t have it. I don’t see a problem.

What I do see is the Bears possibly getting a Hall of Fame WR that can still ball at his age. And I see guys like Bennett, Fantuz, Hester and Knox learning from one of the best technical receivers to ever play the game. Not to mention the opportunities a guy like TO would open up for those players, as well as Olsen and Forte. Defenses know he has to be dealt with. An old Owens is still better than 90% of the receivers in the league.

Let’s face it. Nobody thinks Terrell is an angel, including the teams hiring him. It’s not like the team would be blindsided by anything he said. How much damage can his personality due at this point, especially when you consider the leadership on this team?

I say that he’s a calculated risk, but a low risk at that. I have more faith in this team than to think TO could hurt them with his banter. That leaves his talent as the lone factor, and he’s still one of the best. I say do it.

especially one with years of NFL experience under his belt. The Bears locker room, along with Lovie Smith, doesn’t deal in the business of drama, so I think the “Diva” label might be shelved for a WR like Owens if he came to Chicago.

I personally couldn’t care less about how personable or likeable a player is… I just want production. Jay Cutler’s an a-hole, but he’s talented. TO’s a drama queen, but he’s talented.

1. Better than any wideout he have.

2. He WANTS the ball and Cutler will get it there

3. YAC!!! This guy is not easy to bring down in the open field.

4. Last year showed he still has something in the tank.

Now, it’s not like I would be devastated if he ended up in Chicago, but I wouldn’t want them spending anything too significant to get him.
For all those saying that he may be more respectful when exposed the Bears’ leadership: In my opinion, I don’t think it would make that much of a difference. While the Bears do have strong leadership in their veterans such as Urlacher, Kreutz, etc., I don’t see it making that big of an impact. And while the Bears’ leadership arguably may be stronger than in the locker rooms of his previous teams, his previous teams have had leaders which have failed to change his inclination to point fingers and disrespect his team when things aren’t going his way. Also, I don’t think he’ll necessarily be looking up to many of the leaders in Chicago all that much; He is 37 years old, which is older than anyone currently on the Bears, except for Maynard who is also 37. If he hasn’t changed his attitude after 16 years and 5 different teams, I don’t see him changing it now.
There are many other other talented recievers in FA this year, and I’d rather see them go for someone such as Steve Smith, or even lower tier players such as Malcom Floyd and Mike Sims-Walker. I don’t think the Bears truly need a #1 reciever, but rather a receiver who can be reliable game in and game out, and help develop the Bears’ young, developing WR corps.

I see no reason why he wouldn’t do wonders for the Bears very inconsistant offense. He was under control in the media for most of the season, and this was on a team known for having poor leadership. Like Tim and Dane mentioned above, the team should be looking at his production and talent, and not his relatively mild distractive nature.