Cutting to the chase: Terrell Owens

He proved he can behaive for one season, which is impressive considering he had 2 head coaches, 2 offensive cordinators, and 3 different QB’s, but he’s on the downside of his career. The 49ers have 3 good young receivers that need playing time and TO would get in the way. He might improve their receiving core in the short term, but not in the long term. Not to metion you’re taking the chance he’d revert to his former self.

A past his prime, head case receiver with a tendency to drop passes? No thanks. Plus I don’t him ANYWHERE near Crabtree. The thought of the type of influence he would be on Crabtree gives me the shivers. He might have been well behaved last year, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it usually ain’t a chicken.

That ship has sailed here. He had good years for us that I don’t in any way dismiss, but he’s in our past. He’d basically be a waste of money for a much worse (more in morale than talent) version of Isaac Bruce.

I want people who want to win.

Can’t coach with him.

Can’t win with him.

Can’t do it.

The only year you could make an argument that his talent was worth the level of Douchebaggery he brought to a team when he went to the SB with the Eagles and he was still gone the next year.

as soon as he put on that Dallas uniform, that was it.

There is no way I would want Terrell “Dinosaur Arms” Owens back. The guy only plays when he wants to and under his condition, not to mention the cancer he is in EVERY locker room he has been affiliated with. We have a good thing going with our young receivers, let’s give them time to grow not corrupt them with the disease of a T.O. or any aging diva for that matter

Time to catch some flak but I’m on the T.O. bandwagon. If the numbers make sense (meaning we aren’t jeopardizing signing our young talent in the long run), we should definitely make a run at T.O. for his services. Our rec leaders go VD, Morgan, Gore, Crabtree, Bruce, Walker. Morgan and Hill didn’t really capitalize on the opportunity when Crabtree wasn’t signed, and only when we moved to the spread did Morgan ‘progress’. Jones hasn’t been useful at all for the contract he was paid. Battle and Spurlock will both have their job replaced come the Draft.

Morgan: 52 rec, 527 yds, 15 gp
Owens: 55 rec, 829 yds, 15 gp

Sure, the 2009 season was statistically his worse since his rookie season, but you can’t put that all on him. He’s still putting up similar numbers to Morgan vs better corners/defenses in a non-spread offense.

I’d like to believe that every one of his destinations the team has improved. Philly to the Super Bowl, Dallas’ offensive explosion (and development of Hurd/Austin), and producing something from Buffalo’s inept offense. I think Crabtree and Morgan (possibly Hill) could benefit from having Owens as a teammate/mentor. Our offense will also benefit from having 2 big WRs when we go into the Pro/2TE formations, offering a better balance in play choices than what we had last season.

He’s actually still pretty good. I’d argue that he had a pretty darn good year last year catching passes from Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick.

I could probably be convinced, but mostly I wouldn’t want him.

But like others have said, I too don’t want him anywhere near our young receivers (or VD for that matter). In fact, I’m hoping he doesn’t sign with any of the teams we play this year either because even that is too close to our young guys for me.

If we went after a WR….

I would go after Boldin first (who is ava via trade)

And then go a 1/3 with Marshall/Austin/Jackson

Sine I don’t see us doing any of that…I don’t see us getting a WR this year especially not one of Owens wonderful personality.

Owens will enter the HOF as a 49er though.

but i want Terrell Owens back, he is a winner, plain and simple. Nobody could have won with that Bills team last year. He had over 800 yards receiving on a team that featured QB’s like Brian Brohm and Ryan Fitzpatrick. He has been on winning teams for pretty much his entire career, and believe it or not has matured a great deal over the last three seasons.

I understand that he left on horrible terms, pretty much the worse terms possible. But don’t you want winners? don’t you want to win? He understands that he will come in here as pretty much the 3rd receiving option and that Mike Singletary is our head coach and won’t put up with any BS. The 49ers would have to have an extensive one on one conversation with him to make this all clear. But i do think that in terms of winning in 2010, Terrell Owens would help us all a great deal.

The other half of me thinks he’s a big sissy.

it would give people someone else to gripe about other than Alex and Roman;-)

Imagine Vernon Davis, Terrell Owens and Michael Crabtree as the team’s top 3 receivers. Both Davis and Owens are big and fast; like it or not, Owens may be approaching the veteran wall but hasn’t hit it yet. The problem, cap or no cap, is Owens worth the money he’ll command? Will he take a “bargain” to come back to where his career began to prove what he has left?

Owens would have to show leadership skills and completely abandon the T.O. shenanigans. Crabtree is a young player with talent, and I’d rather he not adopt a behavioural deficiency. Owens in Buffalo kept it relatively quiet, shocking considering the Bills had ZERO QBs. Maybe Owens has a bit of bruised ego right now, so maybe he will consider coming back cheap (compared to market value I suppose). No one can lose in that situation. The 49ers would get a good complement WR, and Owens can put a stamp on his career that redefines his character.

The 49ers would not be doing Alex Smith a disservice by signing Owens. The size of that receiving corps would be impressive (not necessarily in height, but in overall Fysical). Especially considering how well Delanie Walker played at times last season, and that Josh Morgan is only entering his third year. Are the 49ers ready to use an offense similar to last year’s shotgun sets? If so, adding Owens would make sense. One reason the team added Brandon Jones last year was because he can block. Owens can certainly block, and I’d take Owens over Jones 100 times out of 10.

Even in a rush heavy offense, I think having Owens is advantageous because of his size and strength. Anything that makes an offense dynamic is worth considering if the price is right. Buffalo’s offense was pretty brutal in ‘09, and while San Francisco’s offense wasn’t topping the charts, the team at least showed growth. Owens is getting old, but he’s still physically gifted. I’m curious what type of contract the team would offer him, and what he’d accept.

its a 1 year deal worth 1.5 million, then no problem. anything bigger and its not worth it. specially not anything more than 1 year

Theres a reason playoff caliber teams made a wide berth from Dennis Rodman when he was in his later years—-
There’s a reason no playoff caliber teams avoided TO after Dallas cut him..just think about that..
Now if he was soooo good why did these playoff bound teams not even take a chance on him?

But he does have a nice thumb. Anyway, he is not worth it.

not for $6 million a year but if he wanted to come here for $1 million or $1.5 a year I’d sign him to a 1 or 2 year deal

Is worth someone who brings even the possibility of causing the kind of disruption TO is capable of. If we were reasonably certain this guy would make our chances of making the playoffs next year a reality, then he should be considered. But we don’t know that, especially as he played for and was leading receiver for one season with a team that ended up with a worse record than we did.

Whether you like him or not, he drive the conversation rates way up.

I personally say we need to get a guy like Arrelious Benn or Demaryius Thomas and use Crabtree, Morgan, and either one of those guys.

I did a fanpost on this back in December and at that time it was 60% in favor of bringing him back. Now it’s only 30%.

http://www.ninersnation.com/2009/12/13/1198391/terrell-owens-a-niner-again

No matter how big of a fool TO is that was hilarious and because of my extreme dislike for the Cowboys I will always find that funny. As a result that moment will always have a special place in my heart.

If TO played a season with Alex Smith it would be very interesting to hear what he ends up calling Alex..Jeff Garcia was a pro bowl QB and TO called him a fag..What brilliant names would TO come up for Alex, transexual, girlie boy,
it could be funny..

You invited a guy you thought was your friend over to your house for a party. He proceeded to get stinking drunk, make a grotesque pass at your wife, trash your house, bad-mouth you to your friends, and then blame you for everything when the cops got called.
Then you hear that he did pretty much the same thing in two other cities.
After a while you meet him in a bar somewhere, he apologizes to you and you surprisingly end up having a good time (reference to him and McNabb having made up), tells you he’s now working a decent job and rebuilding his character. You check it out with mutual acquaintances and find out it’s true, he hasn’t been giving anyone trouble in his latest job.
Do you still trust him enough to let him in your house or anywhere near your wife???