Please don't let T.O. be a Giant
by Ed Valentine on Mar 5, 2009 11:00 AM EST
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PrintI am not an incredibly religious man, but today I am praying with all my might. Please God, no Terrell Owens with the New York Giants.
Of course, with Owens now free after being jettisoned by the Dallas Cowboys and the Giants possibly (probably?) needing to replace Plaxico Burress there is already T.O. to the Giants talk in the media.
My reaction? No-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!!!! Everyone knows he is a locker room cancer, and every team he has ever played for has eventually regretted bringing him on board. His next team will learn the same lesson.
The Giants would be 100 times (1 million times?) better served to make peace with Burress and give him another opportunity than they would be rolling the dice on the cancer that is Owens. And by now you guys know I am on the 'let Plax go and move on' side of that debate.
The Sporting News already has the Giants on the short list of teams that might be interested in T.O. Their list is a joke, since it is topped by the Miami Dolphins, where Bill Parcells is boss. Tuna didn't want him in Dallas and won't go get him now.
I have to agree with Gary Myers of the NY Daily News, who sees T.O. and the Giants as an unlikely pair.
It is hard to envision Tom Coughlin being so desperate to replace Plaxico Burress that he will allow Owens into his locker room after he was three-for-three in bringing down the 49ers, Eagles and Cowboys.
Yahoo! Sports today offers a very telling look at how Owens goes about destroying locker rooms, particularly how he did it in Dallas.
Media reports out of Dallas over the course of last season read like an unchanging manual of self-destruction, complete with Owens allegedly showing an uncanny ability for chirping and bitching and stirring up other teammates.
A former Cowboys coach told Yahoo! Sports last month that he saw Owens do it with fellow wideouts Miles Austin and Patrick Crayton. Other media reports indicated Owens did the same with newly acquired wideout Roy Williams, too, all the while creating a familiar divide between his recruits and some of the familiar targets: the quarterback, the head coach, the wide receivers coach, the offensive coordinator and others. Like his situations in San Francisco and Philadelphia, it wasn’t just Owens having his own problems. It was T.O. convincing other players they should have a problem, too.
Besides, you can also argue that Owens, now 35, is no longer the playmaker he thinks he is. The Fifth Down makes that case.
Personally, whatever argument the Giants use is fine. As long as T.O. is not a New York Giant for the 2009 season.
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I agree
LOL!! Only, I would be crying instead of laughing if it actually happened.
by Ed Valentine on Mar 5, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
I'm sure it was Cowboy's fans who voted yes
Florio made an argument that b/c Boley and Bernard had domestic violence arrests (and T.O. doesn’t) it shows the Giant would be willing to take on Owens, which makes no sense – it’s like apples and chocolate cake, that has nothing to do with harmony in the locker room and with the QB.
Yup
I agree… besides even if morally wrong and they broke the law it didnt cause a locker room rift, they didn’t do anything to cause problems with anyone on the team, they messed up outside of football, for that you have to give the guy a second chance or you would end up with only 11 players on your team at most.. they are human and mad a bad choice and then did all they could to fix it.. T.O. does all he can to break it, whatever IT is…
In TO's defense
he has always been great his first season with a team and has never caused locker room troubles until year 2. As Herm Edwards said this morning “you can date him for a while and have a good time, but you don’t want to marry him.” He’s quite possibly the most dominant physical force to ever play Wide Receiver, and I think he still has one or two really good seasons left in his ridiculously in shape body. He could be exactly what the doctor ordered for one season, and one season only.
That said, I voted ‘no’ and really hope the Giants don’t sign him. Much as I love the Giants winning, I prefer to see them win the right way, with likable players. I’d hate to have to root for TO.
Giants have zero interest in Owens.
Hopefully Dan Snyder can sign him before he ends up with the Raiders.
Peter King
Think’s he’ll end up in the Silver and Black.. perfect fit for him, he already knows the Bay Area and Al Davis is probably crazier than Jerry Jones.
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
San Diego Chargers
I was thinking San Diego might be a good place for T.O. to go. They need a good receiver. Also, Philip Rivers is a pretty tough QB, I think T.O. might actually appreciate that. Also, Norv Turner likes to throw downfield. San Diego will probably be able to only get one more year out of Tomlinson and only a couple more out of Gates. This may be their time to make a move like this.
ok
they might get little out of tomlinson and gates but
1st they have a good develping receiver in jackson he had a great season this year
2nd to is 35 going on 36 he does not have much left in the tank either
by shenkthetank92 on Mar 5, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
Denver, Minn, Chicago… Since KC is trying to be New England West, they may want him to be their randy moss. Jacksonville could use a WR but they dont mess around down there. Tampa maybe?
No way we take him after what he has done to two teams in our division, though thats 4 games a year that would get super hype and he would play his ass off for.
theres a big difference
between T.O. and Randy Moss.. You can tell that Randy is a team guy and he performs poorly on bad teams.. T.O. performs consistently on teams that sometimes aren’t that good. T.O. doesn’t care what happens in the season as long as he gets 100 catches in a season and 13 touchdowns
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 5, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
In the sense that hes a future HOF WR who has a bad rep. With that kind of talent, you always get another chance.
Moss
was also quite a bit younger when he got signed by NE
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 5, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
*traded to NE
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 5, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
randy moss???
which Randy Moss are you talking about? The team guy that announced takes half the plays off, or the team guy who sat on the bench pouting or left the field early. Neither one of them were good teammates. I will give you there a difference, I wouldn’t call Moss a locker room cancer, which TO clearly is. I can’t think of another guy who was that talented and just killed teams. if i were close to getting to a championship, maybe I take a one year flyer on him, as long you KNOW you’re cutting him after a year, NO MATTER WHAT!!!
That's funny
I thought the same exact thing earlier about the Chargers. I also think that they are a franchise that would entertain the idea, while many others would not.
Raiders I can see if they are TO’s only option, but I can’t see him going to a crappy team unless its his absolute last chance.
what a shame
TO is an incredibly talented receiver. He had the physical tools to be the best in the game, ever. When he was on his game, he was almost unstoppable
Why are so many talented receivers head cases?
Did anyone see...
Marshawn Lynch took another plea deal in the last year.. His crime is basically the same has plax was and it sounds like he is getting no jail time and he is a repeat offender.. they say he would get a 4 game suspension.. To me this sounds like what plax will face and with time served(via suspension by gmen last year) he should be able to play week 1 of the pre-seasons.. so forget about T hOe, can i type that? GO PLAX!
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/03/05/lynch-pleads-guilty-to-firearm-possession/
i understand that
but with no priors and the fact that he will have a jury of his peers might get a plea deal on the table for him sooner than later… and you have to like his chances of atleast not being in jail by the end of august.. Just my opinion but it is a fact 1st time offenders do get the least amount of punishment for their crime.. we will just have to wait til the 31st to see where we go after that but I’ll take the under on 5 months jail time for plax’s crimes….
Dude, I don't think you need to worry
Reese is WAY too smart to be messing around with T.O.
not going to happen but...
I don’t think I would mind a one year deal – since that’s the honeymoon period anyway.
If Plax doesn’t come back, they have a year to develop the young receivers
If Plax DOES come back – could you imagine on offense with both Plax and TO! Who could defend against that?
Like I said, not going to happen. TO is a problem, but he is also an incredible talent
"could you imagine on offense with both Plax and TO! Who could defend against that?"
That’s what Cowboys fans said last year about TO and Roy Williams. Look how that turned out
oh come on, i dont think TO would be that bad
hahaha, psyche.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.
speaking of Plax
the big difference is that Plax brought that double team to the table, and was slightly used as a decoy most of last year. I doubt he was happy about it, but he did it, and did it pretty quietly. TO wouldn’t draw double teams quietly, which means he’s of no use
Worth Noteing
Chris Mortensen has reported that 29 out of 32 teams, including the Giants have “no interest” in T.O…..
THANK GOODNESS!
by TheSaltineWarrior on Mar 5, 2009 4:17 PM EST reply actions
TO needs a big time QB
to be sucessful but then his ego requires that he tears them down so he can feel good about himself. Keep him far far away Eli!
Chargers are a good choice because they have the QB but God help them if they pull the trigger.
If we could pool our money and give it to the Redskins to have them take him, we would have the tri-fecta.
When its 3rd and long, throw the ball past the marker.
Ed, a good topic for discussion would be
Has there ever been a real trouble maker on our roster? I know Tiki will come to mind for a lot of us, but beyond him who else was?
by giant fan since 57 on Mar 5, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions
Everyone Forgive me before you crucify me
but wasn’t LT on heavy duty drugs, Dave Meggett, Mark Ingram. I guess they weren’t bad in the locker room though.
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 5, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
Ingram's troubles
have all come since he left football.
by Ed Valentine on Mar 5, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ingram
is the one i wasn’t sure about.. I do know about Dave Meggett in Toronto.. but that may have been when he was with the Pats
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 5, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Good idea
Let me do some research on it.
by Ed Valentine on Mar 5, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Tiki
Blabber wasn’t really a troublemaker. He was just an ego-maniac who was all about himself, and setting up his post-football career.
We forgot about
Shockey.. He divided that locker room in ’06 more than Tiki IMO
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
I can't believe anybody voted Yes
on the TO poll. They are probally Eagle or Cowboy fans that want the Giants to do poorley
I've been thinking...
we really could use his talent if we made him
- drive to the game in his uniform (home and away)
- warm-up out in the parking lot
- only show up for work on Sundays (Monday night exceptions)
- show up no more than 5 minutes before gametime
- stand at the line of scrimmage (not allowed in the huddle)
- sit in a folding chair on visitor’s sideline when not on the field
- duct tape his mouth shut
- go get popcorn at halftime ( no locker room)
- leave within 30 seconds of the game clock reaching 0:00 in the 4th quarter
There, he wouldn’t be a problem!!!
hahaha
he’d still find a way to be a problem
It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying
http://novafacts.blogspot.com
by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 6, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
T.O. has my vote...
I think T.O. is a great talent. If the Giants picked him up, Eli would have a true deep threat receiver and we need that. I also believe T.O. may just shut his mouth, learn to play his role and end his career with some dignity because he never thought the Cowgirls would get rid of him. Plus we could get him cheap. I know he is a cancer but Coughlin is not soft. He can control his locker room unlike Wade Phillips who acts like he has sand in his vagina.
Character Issues
don’t seem to be a big problem with the Giants this off season. They’ve picked up both Boley and Bernard who have been arrested for domestic violence in the past year. The issues surrounding Owens, however, are more about his on field performance. I don’t think he is reliable enough to show up for every game and he definately isn’t worth the money he thinks he is.
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