insomnia411
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The title is self explanatory. I really don't care very much about his past indiscretions with Philly and San Francisco. He wasn't exactly a model citizen in Dallas, but he didn't cause a stir, and he did not do anything to deserve his outright release.
T.O. was very productive last year, and the only reason why he was not dominant is because he had to deal with crappy Brad Johnson for half of the season. Whether or not he has lost a step over the course of the off season remains to be seen, but he certainly was not slowed down last year as he did not show his age at all. So even if he is physically lesser than he was last year, it definitely will not be a precipitous drop.
T.O. is 35, but it's a safe bet that the guy takes care of his body about as well as any human being to have ever existed, and his work ethic is unrivaled. I would not be surprised if T.O. is a very productive receiver at the age of 38.
But we didn't have to sign him until he was 38. I'm sure he would have preferred Miami to Buffalo, and they only gave him an incentive laden contract with a base of 5 mil for 1 year. That's a bargain.
At that price, we would have gotten a bona fide dominant true #1 receiver that is a veteran and an absolute well rounded yards/touchdowns machine.
T.O. never causes problems in year one, and that's all we had to obligate ourselves to him for, one year. For a team that is one big receiver short of having a dominant offense, I think we screwed up by not bringing him in.
T.O. was very productive last year, and the only reason why he was not dominant is because he had to deal with crappy Brad Johnson for half of the season. Whether or not he has lost a step over the course of the off season remains to be seen, but he certainly was not slowed down last year as he did not show his age at all. So even if he is physically lesser than he was last year, it definitely will not be a precipitous drop.
T.O. is 35, but it's a safe bet that the guy takes care of his body about as well as any human being to have ever existed, and his work ethic is unrivaled. I would not be surprised if T.O. is a very productive receiver at the age of 38.
But we didn't have to sign him until he was 38. I'm sure he would have preferred Miami to Buffalo, and they only gave him an incentive laden contract with a base of 5 mil for 1 year. That's a bargain.
At that price, we would have gotten a bona fide dominant true #1 receiver that is a veteran and an absolute well rounded yards/touchdowns machine.
T.O. never causes problems in year one, and that's all we had to obligate ourselves to him for, one year. For a team that is one big receiver short of having a dominant offense, I think we screwed up by not bringing him in.
