T.O. to Buffalo? Doubt it

from PFT

It started with a link someone sent in from Sal Capaccio of SalSports.com.

Not long thereafter, some other information trickled in to PFT headquarters corroborating the notion.

The Buffalo Bills, not yet a member of the Anti-T.O. List, supposedly are interested in receiver Terrell Owens.

Per Capaccio, coach Dick Jauron initiated the process, lobbying the front office (which is now essentially run by non-football guy Russ Brandon) to consider Owens.

It’s unknown whether the Bills have a realistic chance of signing Owens. Earlier this week, Stephen A. Smith of ESPN (who hosted the Terrell Owens Christmas Special) said that T.O. wants to play for a team with a quarterback who can get him the ball (there’s a shock).

Smith specifically mentioned the Giants, Colts, and Patriots as preferred destinations.

In Buffalo, the quarterback is the unaccomplished Trent Edwards, whom Owens probably doesn’t regard as being worthy of T.O.’s talents.

The fact that Buffalo is interested is a bit surprising. But, as a practical matter, any of the teams that reportedly were interested in receiver Laveranues Coles would potentially be interested in Owens, and the Bills reportedly were one of those teams.

The Bills also have investigated the possibility of signing Kelley Washington and Joey Galloway — so they’re clearly looking for help at wideout across from Lee Evans.

Though the Bills weren’t in on the one-team T.O. chase three years ago, it doesn’t mean as much in Buffalo as in other cities, since former G.M. Marv Levy was calling the shots in early 2006. With Levy gone, the possibility for a different outcome exists.

Our take? At best, an opportunity in Buffalo would be used to help generate interest on the part of other teams. But if no one else steps up, or if the Bills are willing to pay much more than any other team, T.O. could be getting his wish to play in New York, only not with the team that he originally wanted.

As anyone with a brain knows, Owens is not going to be playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2009 or ever but it is interesting that the Bills would even be considering TO. Jauron knows he is a joke and should have been fired so he is desperate at this point. Owens would arguably improve the team, bring some pub, and perhaps in Jauron's twisted head, he may believe Owens would improve his chances of completing five 7-9 seasons in a row.

Buttt we can still dream of Owens doing sit ups @ OBD while Drew yells NEXT QUESTION to Jerry Sullivan