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-Coast

Holy f'ing shit. Did this really happen? It is about 12 hours since the news broke and I am still in complete shock. Terrell Owens is a member of the Buffalo Bills!!!!

Was it a good move? Hell yes it was a good move. I can't think of one reason why it wasn't a good move. Owens signed a 1 year 6.5 million dollar contract. There is no long term liability associated with T.O. If he doesn't work out, he is gone next year. T.O. is 35 years old. He knows that if he is an asshole with the Bills this year and this experiment fails, he will not get another chance elsewhere. This may be the most important year of T.O.'s career...and the best/smartest/ballsiest move the Bills have ever made.

A lot of experts are saying that this is a terrible fit. To them I say, how? The Bills need a play maker at wide receiver with some size opposite Lee Evans. That is who T.O. is. These assholes (ie. Merril Hoge, Len Pasquerrelli, among others) have no clue what they are talking about saying this is basically destined for failure.

Let's just think about what this guy will bring to the table. The Bills instantly became relevant in the national media. That hasn't happened since the K Gun was racking up 30 points a game. The Bills wide receiving core...Evans, uhhh S. Johnson, Reed, Parrish, uhhh Hardy/Jenkins all of a sudden may be the best in the entire NFL with Evans opposite Owens and with Reed and Parrish in the slot. With zero threat opposite Lee Evans, teams have been able to roll their defense towards him...this will no longer happen. Evans will benefit from this emmensely and will probably have the best year of his life.

T.O. will add touchdowns to this offense without a doubt. He helped improve both Dallas and Philadelphia's offenses as soon as he stepped foot on the field. Terrell Owens has had at least 10 touchdowns in each of his three seasons with the Cowboys. In his career, T.O. has had at least 10 touchdowns 8 times. The Bills have never had a wide receiver even close to this productive. Andre Reed had 1 10 touchdown receiving season, 1991. Eric Moulds had 1 in 2002. James Lofton never caught 10 touchdown passes in a season (and he is a hall of famer). Lee Evans has never caught 10 touchdowns in a season. Owens is probably the best receiver to have ever put on a Bills jersey. Jerry Rice had 9 years with at least 10 touchdowns, that is only ONE more than T.O.

The Bills players have to be excited. Trent Edwards now has the best wide receiving core in the league right up there with Boldin and Fitz...and if Boldin gets traded...then it is the best. I challenge you to name a tandem better than Owens and Evans. Dante Whitner interviewed on ESPN. He said T.O. will actually make not only the offense better, but the defense and special teams better as well (not sure how, but I like it). Fred Jackson interviewed with John Clayton and said him as well as Marshawn, who he allegedly had talked to on the phone, were very excited. Evans has to be excited to be able to finally get defenses off his back.

Most importantly, the Bills fans may be excited how after next season seemed like it would be as dismal as possible. I know I am. Fans may want to come out just to see T.O. who after all is almost a celebrity.

Owens adds instant credibilty to this franchise.