Tue May 19, 2009 9:34 am EDT
The people of Buffalo must be hard-up for some heroes. Terrell Owens(notes) arrived in his new city Sunday night and was feted as a conquering hero rather than a guy who came to town because he didn't have any other options.
Buffalo, have you not seen how this movie ends? Or do you have short-term memory problems that make you forget that Terrell Owens will eventually sell-out his quarterback, drop passes over the middle and be a diva? When you watch The Godfather, do you always think, "yeah, Sonny, go get that Carlo, but pay that toll first!" and then are surprised when James Caan gets mowed down in a hail of gunfire usually not seen outside Cincinnati Bengal team outings?
VH1 had planned a small greeting for Owens' arrival (I am literally stunned that some reality TV is staged), but after his flight was delayed a few hours, more people showed up at the airport. (More video here; my favorite is the guy who says he didn't think Terell Owens walking out of an airplane terminal and into a waiting vehicle would be "this exciting." I guess after watching Bills games for a decade, there's a low threshold for excitement.)
On Monday, the new Bills receiver received a key to the city from the mayor, which is sort of like giving a key to your apartment to a girl you met at the bar last night. Owens promptly dropped the key.
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watch out pats T O is in town
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lol @ him dropping the key. i think braylon edwards would do the same thing if he ever had the privelege
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Keep it up, and you'll lose readers.
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I give it 3 weeks into the season.
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he won't start his crap until he gets the big contract nexted year, big year this year,
buff was smart for once
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you will see,i seen it in philly his first year and dallas for two years
THE AFC EAST HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE T O
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TO needs a team where he is the unquestioned star. the Bills are that team. Everyone on the Bills is happy that they are now on TV. they are being interviewed. they may have a chance at outside income. All because of TO. No matter what he does; it'll be accepted because if he leaves; he take the spotlight and the money with him.
Whether they win more games or make the playoffs is irrelavent; Buffalo is relavent; people are booking flights and stay in hotels and buy food in restrarauts because of TO.
Were you there when the closed the Browns down? Were you there when the moving vans left Baltimore for Indy?
If you know what it feels like for your team to move or stop play, then you know what's going on in Buffalo; it ain't TO. It's an all out effort to keep the team in Buffalo.
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In about 12 to 16 months, Marshawn Lynch, the star running back, has plead guilty to a misdemeanor hit and run(in Buffalo), weapons and drug charges. He's working on his annual suspension from the league. Buffalo is not a profitable franchise like Dallas or Philly. Nobody was wearing Bills gear until TO was traded there. Jeffrey Lurie and Jerry Jones are two of the richest owners. Ralph Wilson is damn near 90. He hasn't made any money in about 15 years. Whatever drama went on in other stops is meaningless here. The people of Buffalo would like to make some money in a depressed economic time. We're talking about them. There are people on the way there to give us their take on TO. They are making money. As long as that is happening TO can do whatever he wants.
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I know my punctuation sucks, but I don't get paid to punctuate. Just keep it short, sweet and to the point. Leave the humor who have humor.
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