Owens To The Bills: A Disaster for Both

The press gave us a long list of NFL franchises with no interest in Terrell Owens, but let’s face it—group resentment is irrelevant without majority, because all it takes is one.

On Saturday, Drew Rosenhaus and Owens found the one, and the Buffalo Bills mounted the new horse faster than the Cowboys could leap from the saddle.

The speed of the process continues Rosenhaus’ legacy of being able to market anyone to any team at any time, but the new connection has the makings for a disastrous future in Western New York. Some of the groups showing no interests actually provided a better fit.

The team having enough interest to leap without hesitation is easily the worst fit of the 32 franchises in the league. Not to speak negative of the Bills and their organization, but they possess four important elements of destruction for one of the NFL’s most troubled names.

The quarterback

Owens had the luxury of playing with some very good quarterbacks in the past. Be it Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb or Tony Romo, they all possessed the skill packages for their high powered passing systems.

In Buffalo, Owens is teamed with Trent Edwards, who is best defined as streaky. With up and down performances, Edwards and the Bills have managed to avoid or keep quiet any quarterback controversy. Nothing is secretive with Owens on the roster, and especially if it has a direct effect on his numbers. If Edwards remains inconsistent, and the Bills aren’t calling for a replacement, expect Owens to ignite a controversy, by calling for the next available quarterback off the bench.

The system

Sending Owens to the Bills is about the same as shipping him to the Tennessee Titans. The Bills finished the 2008 season 22nd in the league in passing. That’s slightly lower than the highly criticized passing game of the Chicago Bears, and far below his three prior employers. Buffalo looks first and foremost to establish movement on the ground, and move the sticks with a short passing game. Lee Evans led the Bills receivers in 2008 with 63 catches, 1,017 yards and three touchdowns.

You’re going to limit Terrell Owens to three touchdown celebrations? Please!

The stage

Not only does this become the smallest market Owens has played in, but the Bills share a division with Randy Moss and the Patriots. Owens is a competitor, and being upstaged by another big receiving name once may not get much reaction. Let it happen twice, and the Bills will have some problems.

The projection

As much as T.O becomes an additional talent to any roster, The Bills are still, at the most, the third best team in the AFC East. Owens has always been the perfect teammate, tutor, and leader, until the wheels fall off the wagon and losses begin to mount.

He found happiness in Philly, with the birds flying towards a Super Bowl. He also found his joy in Dallas, with the boys winning a franchise record 13 games in 2007. But as those teams began to fade to darkness, Owens jumped into the light to express his displeasure about the offenses, quarterbacks, and systems he praised a year prior

In the rigorous AFC, Buffalo will miss the playoffs. And in doing so, Owens will not be a Bill in 2010.

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