mike6683 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looking at the price I thought it was cheap espesially for a 1yr deal. next season is proboly going to be uncapped 1 good season with us and then he cashes in. Any thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looking at the price I thought it was cheap espesially for a 1yr deal. next season is proboly going to be uncapped 1 good season with us and then he cashes in. Any thoughts My thoughts are hopefully he cashes in with us after a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo1983 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Why did i come here.. It could be the money or something else. you never know.. He said something like that in those words in his interview today. We all know he came because of the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looking at the price I thought it was cheap espesially for a 1yr deal. next season is proboly going to be uncapped 1 good season with us and then he cashes in. Any thoughts There won't be an uncapped year. There will be a lockout before that ever happens. I'm pretty sure about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Merriman Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 If he has one good season with us why not use the franchise tag?? THis is presuming he doesn't want ot sign a new deal at the end of the season. TO should be happy because he's still getting his $$ and being paid an average of the top 5 WR's at 36-37. The negative would be that for him it's not a multi year deal. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Using the franchise tag on TO? Let's not get ahead of ourselves, but geez... what's the likelihood that he wouldn't complain about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Honestly, the one year deal is the best thing that could have happened for us. He will play his butt off this year, and even if he goes ape sh-- in the locker room, he would be gone after one year. If it all works out and he likes it here, then he will re-sign. I LOVE the one year aspect of this signing. We were heading for a waste of a year with Jauron back anyway. Now atleast there is some hope for this year thanks to a talent upgrade. If it doesn't work out, big deal. We would have gone 7-9 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed Bills Blue Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We would have gone 7-9 5-11 anyway. Yeah, it may not work out, but-staring down the abyss-it's a lifeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Honestly, the one year deal is the best thing that could have happened for us. He will play his butt off this year, and even if he goes ape sh-- in the locker room, he would be gone after one year. If it all works out and he likes it here, then he will re-sign. I LOVE the one year aspect of this signing. We were heading for a waste of a year with Jauron back anyway. Now atleast there is some hope for this year thanks to a talent upgrade. If it doesn't work out, big deal. We would have gone 7-9 anyway. Exactly right. If we signed the guy to a 4-year 40mil with 15mil SB, yeah, there's potential for it being a pretty stupid move. But a one year deal for a guy with big personality on a team struggling to find it's way back to relevance? It's a great move, IMO... If it doesn't work out, big deal...if it does, then we're in for a much more interesting season than it likely would have been otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOOBY Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My thoughts are hopefully he cashes in with us after a good season. No, after a great season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Philster Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My thoughts are hopefully he cashes in with us after a good season. I can understand having TO for a season...he's generally stayed out of trouble his first year with a team. The second year and beyond is filled with turmoil that causes problems on the field both while he's with the team and after he's gone. No way in hell should he return in 2010. We'll think that 7-9 seasons look good if that happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskik11 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My thoughts are hopefully he cashes in with us after a good season. I hope so too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 If he has one good season with us why not use the franchise tag?? THis is presuming he doesn't want ot sign a new deal at the end of the season. TO should be happy because he's still getting his $$ and being paid an average of the top 5 WR's at 36-37. The negative would be that for him it's not a multi year deal. Just a thought. I like this post. Look, TO is crazy. If he cacthes 10 TDs in the first 5 games, he might actually demand more money on the spot. You never know with this guy, but the franchise tag certainly is leverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looking at the price I thought it was cheap espesially for a 1yr deal. next season is proboly going to be uncapped 1 good season with us and then he cashes in. Any thoughts I'd bet my life it's because no team wanted him and he had no choice. Maybe Oakland but for a one year deal and at that price for someone of Owens' caliber tells me he had no other option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rackemrack Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 TO's gettin up there in age, he probably only has 3-4 years max left in him, if the bills resign him after this year, hopefully its not a huge contract and only a 2-3 year deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I'd bet my life it's because no team wanted him and he had no choice. Maybe Oakland but for a one year deal and at that price for someone of Owens' caliber tells me he had no other option. TO had a few options and in my opinion more would have been available to him had he waited it out a little longer, rumor has it that the Titans may have been one of the teams interested in him. Keep in mind, sometimes money is an obstacle also. Timing was everything for this deal to happen, the right place and right time for our ball club, the right place and right time for TO. As crazy as it sounds, this feels like a good fit for both the Bills and TO, TO wants love and affection and Bills fans have the biggest hearts in the NFL. We love our football team, probably more than we should. TO wants attention and he will get it here, and don't you think he deserves it? This man has scored 973 points in his career, let me repeat that, thats 973 points. TO has scored more TD's over the last three years than ANYBODY and that includes Randy Moss. How does Jerry Jones explain this? I say F%#k them Cowboys and I wish TO and the Buffalo Bills could go up against them this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Byrd Man Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Using the franchise tag on TO? Let's not get ahead of ourselves, but geez... what's the likelihood that he wouldn't complain about that? a couple posters have suggested franchising TO. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I think at the end of this year the CBA ends and there will be no tags or caps. It will be an open salary league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I'd bet my life it's because no team wanted him and he had no choice. Maybe Oakland but for a one year deal and at that price for someone of Owens' caliber tells me he had no other option. But, But But....... His Agent said there was interest and that he would definitly be signed by the end of next week, and the bills FO bought it I thought I heard that even Al Davis said no way to TO Lets all just forget that Dallas, the destination for every problem child player as long as they are good, gave him up and took a $9 mil cap hit because they were sick of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 If he has one good season with us why not use the franchise tag?? THis is presuming he doesn't want ot sign a new deal at the end of the season. TO should be happy because he's still getting his $$ and being paid an average of the top 5 WR's at 36-37. The negative would be that for him it's not a multi year deal. Just a thought. lol..franchise tag for a 37 yr old?(his age in 010)..good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unpaid_bills34 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 bottom line TO $6.5M/year, L Coles $7/M year you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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