Owens Act Not Welcome In Foxborough
 

Owens needs to bark up another tree. Or maybe he should simply stop barking and take his act somewhere else.

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Why are people acting like Belichick would keep TO around if he was causing issues in the locker room? He'd be out the door in a heartbeat.

Sign the beast. :rocker::singing::cool:

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37 in December. Thanks for reminding us...

How do we know that the buffalo experiment was due to anything other than not getting open?

Owens and Moss - the Moss half might still be the dream for one more year, then he's off to pay some bills. But Owens? Much as I'd like my dream fantasy draft from 2005 to come true, 37 and mentally unstable is way more of a risk than 32 and mentally unstable.

And here we are with a bunch of guys who are pre-30 and not mentally unstable.

Meh. If Bill wants to do it fine. Doesn't look good to me though.

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I would disagree that Dillon worked out "just fine" also. Sure, he had a GREAT year and helped in winning a superbowl. But judging from what people who cover the team have said, he caused his fair few amount of problems.

Also, really he had only one good year, years 2 and 3 were hardly anything to shout about

Owens is a different guy to Moss. Moss is immature and sulks. Owens is crazy and pretty much unstable

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Belichick is trying to rebuild the strong chemistry and locker room leadership that allowed him to take chances on Dillon and Moss. They came into teams with enough established leaders to head off problems. The Pats don't have that right now (not enough, at least) but have drafted several potential leader-type guys the last two years. It wouldn't make sense to draft those types of players (college captains, etc.) then throw a TO into a mix right away.

It's possible that TO's negative effect on past teams is over-stated, as I think was clearly the case with Moss. But one quiet year in a gentle media town like Buffalo doesn't seem like enough to risk what is being built in Foxboro, not in the wake of last year's leadership void.

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I personally don't want him here. I can't stand his attitude and his "look at me" personality. I will say that I do think he can still be a productive player. He had 55 catches/829 yards/5 TDs last year with Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing to him most of the year. Yes, his numbers dropped, but so did Lee Evans'. Buffalo just has an overall bad passing offense. With a good QB, TO might be able to crack 1000 yards again. Still, I don't want him here. I want to see TEAM players and not guys who cry when they don't get 20 passes thrown their way.

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Randy Moss and T.O. are two very different people -- that much is obvious from the outside.

Moss felt (feels?) himself surrounded by a lot of hostility and racism and he deeply distrusts the media. Sure, he may have made a few misjudgements when he was younger and lost control when he shouldn't have, but that was all magnified by the fact that he was so much in the spotlight. BB has given him the chance to step out of it and it's been perfect for him. The only thing that BB hasn't done is get him the ring he so richly deserves.

T.O. compulsively seeks public attention but not in the exuberant way that Chad Ochocinco does. It's a drug he doesn't seem to handle very well. I don't think that T.O. is a bad person. But I do think that he's a troubled one and difficult to work with.

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Eh-this whole "TO might go to the Pats" is yet another non-story to boost the MSM's ratings.

Won't happen-however,if TO(along with his former Eagles buddies Westbrook and Shawn Andrews) go to Washington before TC starts, then you might have to wonder if to some extent, the NFL is fixed.

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Let's scare the crap out of Fat Rex and get TO in a Pats uniform to play with Moss. This offense would be unstoppable. If TO acts up, make it a "cut friendly" deal and simply part ways. I mean it's all upside and little downside.

Anything to scare the Jets and Fat Boy is fine by me.

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If TO signed with the Patriots, whose catches would he take? Sure, he can take Welker's place on the field for 6 weeks or so if Welker goes on PUP, but what about after? Is he going to take Edelman's place on the field? Tate's? Hernandez's?

The other question is...could TO be THE missing piece that restores the Patriots as a juggernaut Super Bowl contender? IMO, he's not.

The 2009 Patriots lacked a reliable 3rd option to open his side of the field and catch the ball. TO can still be a big play receiver, but those are the two things he doesn't do well. Owens never had elite speed and he drops a lot of passes. Adding Owens to the Patriots offense would mean a handful more 50 yard TDs and a hell of a lot more 3 and outs. Don't see it equating to any more wins.

So if he's not going to make the team better, why take catches from a youngster?