Ya boi T.O.

46 replies · 24490 views · Started by XRage · Jul 2005

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Updated: July 23, 2005, 5:35 PM ET Owens: 'I still believe I deserve a new contract'ESPN.com news services Related Video: Sal tells you why T.O. has nowhere to go Terrell Owens apparently will be at Eagles camp after all. A day after hinting that he would agree to a trade because of a contract dispute, Owens told the Philadelphia Inquirer he would report to training camp on Aug. 1 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. Terrell Owens Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles Profile 2004 SEASON STATISTICS Rec Yds TD Avg Long YAC 77 1200 14 15.6 59 404 The controversial wide receiver told the newspaper he remains unhappy with his seven-year, $49 million contract and that he wouldn't mind being traded. "I'll be there," Owens told the Inquirer on Friday. "I mean, the bottom line is that I still believe I deserve a new contract. I still believe I deserve more than what they've given me. But I'm not stupid. I'm not about to miss training camp, get fined every day and give them even more reasons to keep from paying me. "I'll be there but I won't be happy, I can tell you that much. Take from that whatever you want," he said. - From ESPN.com What ya'll think about T.O. and his contract holdout. Do ya'll think he deserve a new contract, or should he just shut up and be happy? Personally I think that all football players, rather all sports athletes, should be content with the money they make. These dudes make millions and millions a year and what do they do? Complain. Please. Seriously though, I think its really too early in the contract to demand a new one. I mean sure he had a nice season last year, but that was just one year. If he didn't like the contract he shoulda never signed the b!tch in the first place. Of course, he could always come to my Falcons if he want....

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· Jul 2005

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I don't want to devalue t.o. as far as talent goes. He's an elite wide reciever in the league. It's just that I don't give recievers that much value anymore. After seeing all the good recievers coming out of college the past few years, and this year, the talent at reciever is becoming way more broad. Then after seeing moss, the best in the league by far, get traded for a LB and a draft pick, made me re-evaluate how valuable the recievers in this league really are. I think if they can be replaced by the next guy that easily then their demand really isn't that high. And when demand drops, value and respect drops. Just like with the RB's in the league right now. T.O. has a lot of talent, but the only two players in the nfl who I think deserve a new, and a lucrative contract, is antonio gates and richard seymour. That's simply because they're rarities, they have a ALOT more years left, and the best (antonio gates is debatable, but no one is a better 3-4 end than richard seymour) in the league at their positions. T.O. is old, doesn't have more than 3-4 more good years, and by his 3rd year, actually by his 2nd year, there are goin to be some wide recievers who replace him as one of the best.

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NECKBONE · Jul 2005

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okay im not gonna get into the discussion about Richard Seymour because i think there are better D-ends in the league, but since you qualified your statement, and made it just 3-4 ends, i will leave it be. I will add however he does deserve a new deal, as well as gates. as far as there being a saturated market for WRs name a big play WR that the eagles can replace TO with? name a big play reciever thats gonna be availible in the 06 draft that the eagles would have a shot at? name a big play reciever thats gonna be availible in free agency at the end of the season...YOU CANT, so bottomline the eagles need TO. and let it be known Jevon Walker also needs a new deal. he aint even askin for that much, he just wants just as much as ever other number 1 reciever on a team. He's only makin 500,000 for the year, thats terrible.

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· Aug 2005

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neckbone wrote:
okay im not gonna get into the discussion about Richard Seymour because i think there are better D-ends in the league, but since you qualified your statement, and made it just 3-4 ends, i will leave it be. I will add however he does deserve a new deal, as well as gates. as far as there being a saturated market for WRs name a big play WR that the eagles can replace TO with? name a big play reciever thats gonna be availible in the 06 draft that the eagles would have a shot at? name a big play reciever thats gonna be availible in free agency at the end of the season...YOU CANT, so bottomline the eagles need TO. and let it be known Jevon Walker also needs a new deal. he aint even askin for that much, he just wants just as much as ever other number 1 reciever on a team. He's only makin 500,000 for the year, thats terrible.

I know I'll sound crazy when I say this but I think the Eagles could do aight with the recievers they have now, and as reggie brown and greg lewis pick up the offense they could become way better. Just like with the vikings, their recieving core IS goin to be weaker, but it's been worst and I believe that they could get by. You right about Javon Walker, because if the pack suck with him, they definitely will suck without him. Plus he got the same contract that he done had since his rookie season. After 2 seasons, one where he was a pro bowler, Anquan Boldin is gettin resigned. I really think T.O. needs the Eagles more than the Eagles need him though. There's not that many other teams that would take him. He's a good player and he's a good guy off the field, but he just complains too much. He needs the Eagles because they WILL win and handle their business overall. Yea, T.O. isn't getting paid what his value says, but corey simon isn't either as well as jerimiah trotter and brian westbrook. I say he should look around at his other teammates, see how the eagles are dealing with them and how they have dealt with players in the past with these situations, and he should ride with what their givin him because he's not the only one.

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