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Owens needs to bark up another tree. Or maybe he should simply stop barking and take his act somewhere else.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.You're presumption is that TO wouldn't make the team better therefore why take reps away from a youngster. The argument against this opinion is that TO would make the team better so therefore would justify taking reps away from the youngsters.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?
Patten and Holt are treading on the SAME wrong side of 30 as TO. One has years in this system and the other knows what it takes to win a ring.You're presumption is that TO wouldn't make the team better therefore why take reps away from a youngster. The argument against this opinion is that TO would make the team better so therefore would justify taking reps away from the youngsters.
Frankly, after Moss (and Welker IF he's healthy), I don't see much strength in the receiving corps. Certainly, not enough to enter the season knowing for certain that it's a strong unit. The kid's, Price and Tate, are unknowns and Patten and Holt are treading on the wrong side of 30 and offer no certainty themselves.
My opinion is that TO could step onto this team and instantly be the 3rd best receiver on it, giving Welker the benefit of the doubt that he makes it back 100% healthy and perform to his recent level. This is not a certainty!
Patten and Holt are treading on the SAME wrong side of 30 as TO. One has years in this system and the other knows what it takes to win a ring.
Bill's got enough on his plate without babysitting an over the hill self absorbed diva. So has Tom breaking in three new TE's (two rookies), three essentially new WR's, continuing to develop Edleman, rehabbing Welker and keeping everyone else focused and engaged. There aren't enough reps to go around in camp let alone in season to waste valuable ones on a washed up egocentric drama queen nobody seems to want anymore who has never played in an offense remotely as demanding and disciplined as this (read and react) or on a team like this (where self sacrifice is demanded and you are held accountable and mental toughness is a prerequisite because no one wants to hear your excuses or rationalize all the drops).
When an enabler easily enamored with talent at the position like Jerry Jones gives up on you it's time to hang 'em up. Just because you're not acting out in the media doesn't mean you're suddenly a good teamate. Buffalo didn't ask him back, either. There is no remaining upside to investing time and effort let alone money in TO.
I would say the upside is that TO is a superior player than either Holt, Patten, Price, and Tate and, because he is, he potentially makes the Pats to be a better team.Patten and Holt are treading on the SAME wrong side of 30 as TO. One has years in this system and the other knows what it takes to win a ring.
Bill's got enough on his plate without babysitting an over the hill self absorbed diva. So has Tom breaking in three new TE's (two rookies), three essentially new WR's, continuing to develop Edleman, rehabbing Welker and keeping everyone else focused and engaged. There aren't enough reps to go around in camp let alone in season to waste valuable ones on a washed up egocentric drama queen nobody seems to want anymore who has never played in an offense remotely as demanding and disciplined as this (read and react) or on a team like this (where self sacrifice is demanded and you are held accountable and mental toughness is a prerequisite because no one wants to hear your excuses or rationalize all the drops).
When an enabler easily enamored with talent at the position like Jerry Jones gives up on you it's time to hang 'em up. Just because you're not acting out in the media doesn't mean you're suddenly a good teamate. Buffalo didn't ask him back, either. There is no remaining upside to investing time and effort let alone money in TO.
Frankly, after Moss (and Welker IF he's healthy), I don't see much strength in the receiving corps. Certainly, not enough to enter the season knowing for certain that it's a strong unit. The kid's, Price and Tate, are unknowns and Patten and Holt are treading on the wrong side of 30 and offer no certainty themselves.
My opinion is that TO could step onto this team and instantly be the 3rd best receiver on it, giving Welker the benefit of the doubt that he makes it back 100% healthy and perform to his recent level. This is not a certainty!
How is it that age is an issue with Holt, but not with Owens? Holt is three years younger than TO.
In addition Holt has proven that he is willing and capable of taking the role of being the third option to receive a pass; Owens hasn't done that in over ten years.
Holt had 722 yards receiving last year as his team's third receiving option last year; Owens had 829 yards receiving as his team's number one. The fact Owens played for a team with a bad passing game is irrelevant; Jacksonville's game plan revolved around Maurice Jones-Drew.
Welker's health doesn't factor in to the equation; he plays the slot, a totally different position. If Welker is not ready to go Edelman fills that role quite adequately.
Typically one of the biggest things you are looking for opposite the deep threat is sure hands, a possession receiver you can count on to move the chains. Unfortunately this is not only not Owens' strength, it is his biggest weakness on the field.
Edit: sorry, I see MLR already responded while I was typing, sorry about that.
Bill's got enough on his plate without babysitting an over the hill self absorbed diva. So has Tom breaking in three new TE's (two rookies), three essentially new WR's, continuing to develop Edleman, rehabbing Welker and keeping everyone else focused and engaged. There aren't enough reps to go around in camp let alone in season to waste valuable ones on a washed up egocentric drama queen nobody seems to want anymore who has never played in an offense remotely as demanding and disciplined as this (read and react) or on a team like this (where self sacrifice is demanded and you are held accountable and mental toughness is a prerequisite because no one wants to hear your excuses or rationalize all the drops).