Terrell Owens Hints At Ability To Help Ravens

[Shonuf]

[quote name='adam713' timestamp='1328818700' post='990484']
via Matt Vensel, Baltimore Sun.
Full article here: [url="http://bsun.md/yzFGQi"]http://bsun.md/yzFGQi[/url]
Here's what TO said:
[b]“I know I can play. That’s not even a question that I can play. You look at the NFC Championship and the AFC Championship. You look at those games, especially the NFC championship. Their starting receiving corps had one catch for three yards,” Owens [url="http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/cowboys/2012/02/in-saying-he-can-still-play-in-the-league-terrell-owens-cites-supbar-play-of-49ers-ravens-receivers-.html"]told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram[/url]. “You look at the AFC championship. The Baltimore Ravens the past two years brought in two guys they thought could get the job done. It comes down to crucial catches and they didn’t make those catches. So I am definitely aware of my talents.[/b]

Personally, I don't think we need him and I've seen him drop passes. Also, remember when he snubbed us years back when we wanted to sign him? He says he's in great shape and with the rocky road he's been on lately then maybe he won't act like a jack@$$. I just don't trust him.

With Ozzie saying we're looking to add a WR, do you think TO would be an upgrade to our WRs?
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Honestly, I think he would be a good 3 down reciever due to his age. But other than that who wouldn't want a future hall of famer? B.C

[Purple Punishment]

[quote name='Crabcakes&Football' timestamp='1328911410' post='991555']
N.O to T.O. We drafted the guy who will be the best WR on our team next year. Let's keep it up and find the next Torrey Smith. TO is a washed up old hack.
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983yds in the Bengals....how is that worthy of being called washed up or a hack?

[atlravensfan]

Hate TO cause he is TO but to say he cant produce is not true. I hate TO because he is a cancer and I hate cancer.

[Alexir]

[quote name='Dnyce215' timestamp='1328900241' post='991409']
well I havent found that he dropped 12 catches this year, is that a problem? yes it is, it can be corrected? Yes. but I still stand firm that I rather have bowe than V Jax.
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I would rather have Bowe too....on my fantasy team but for the Ravens, we would have to move Either Boldin or Torrey.

[Yoonkeem]

TO...
38 and dying lol

[Natty Boh]

Just say no...to T.O.

[Dnyce215]

[quote name='grape drank' timestamp='1328906101' post='991506']
Alrighty haha, but even if they were the same WR. Financially its smarter to invest in the younger one, TO is 10 years older than V Jax, and our secondary is incredibly fast. Also, that 3 inches means a lot when you also have Vjax's vertical, he is an icnredible Goal Line threat. His numbers are good with Phil, but they could be good with Flacco as well. Cam's offence is designed around having big tall WR"s but we don't have anyone over 6'2".

height Is not the only reason VJax is better but its something he brings to the table. But as you said lets agree to disagree....even though I'm clearly right lol
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Nah your still wrong and you killed your own argument that V Jax got speed. If doesn't matter that are corners have speed, he lacks break away speed, he wasn't doing anything special like I i told u just double moves. And the "he could have good numbers with flacco is a gamble. So you can miss me with that,and your argument is full of holes.

[PurpleDrink]

He has the same injury Foxworth has........nuff said.

[grape drank]

[quote name='Dnyce215' timestamp='1328971740' post='991880']
Nah your still wrong and you killed your own argument that V Jax got speed. If doesn't matter that are corners have speed, he lacks break away speed, he wasn't doing anything special like I i told u just double moves. And the "he could have good numbers with flacco is a gamble. So you can miss me with that,and your argument is full of holes.
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your argument is a hole lol. I give up though, you can become the new Ravens GM, and pour money into a 38 year old receiver, who's been out of football for a year, instead of taking a 1000 yard, pro bowler, with size, speed (he runs a 4.46 which is 0.3 slower than Torrey), hands, and 9 td's (3x as many as boldin had this year, and 2 more than T smith).

Do I think the Ravens would sign Vjax....no we can't afford it, but if we were given the option....you're out of your mind if you take T.O over VJax, both from a long term perspective (TO is 38 he only has a year or two at most left in him, no matter how well he stays in shape) and short term perspective (Vjax is the better WR its not even an arguement)

You may think that since you're not "following the crowd" makes you right, but the truth is theres a lot of very smart people on this board who would all go with Vjax over TO, in fact you're probably the only one that would take T.O. Shall we call up Favre, Jamal Lewis, and Shannon Sharpe while we're at it?

[Ravenslifer]

Is this thread still going? T.O. will be 39, [b][i]39[/i][/b], by the playoffs next year. Nobody has any idea if he's in game shape, and he's going to want the ball all the time. One quiet year in Cinci is not enough for me to forget all the drama he caused over the last decade in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Dallas.

[grape drank]

[quote name='Ravenslifer' timestamp='1329023977' post='992423']
Is this thread still going? T.O. will be 39, [b][i]39[/i][/b], by the playoffs next year. Nobody has any idea if he's in game shape, and he's going to want the ball all the time. One quiet year in Cinci is not enough for me to forget all the drama he caused over the last decade in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Dallas.
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Hahaha its basically me trying to convince some guy that signing Vjax would be a better idea than signing T.O if financials aren't considered. However he has proven to be completely void of any reason so I have thrown in the towl, the thread should die shortly, just as T.O's career will.

[Yoonkeem]

i mean, T.O isn't some miracle man baby child, that drank from the fountain of youth lol
no matter how incredible he was, its the past.
He has a tremendous amount of Highlights, everyone will say that.
But y'know, there comes a time when the declining sharpens even further.
Heck, to be honest,
i'd rather sign up Hines Ward than T.O
No offence to Owens, but 39?
dude, he ain't no Favre (lol)

[Dnyce215]

[quote name='grape drank' timestamp='1329023527' post='992420']
your argument is a hole lol. I give up though, you can become the new Ravens GM, and pour money into a 38 year old receiver, who's been out of football for a year, instead of taking a 1000 yard, pro bowler, with size, speed (he runs a 4.46 which is 0.3 slower than Torrey), hands, and 9 td's (3x as many as boldin had this year, and 2 more than T smith).

Do I think the Ravens would sign Vjax....no we can't afford it, but if we were given the option....you're out of your mind if you take T.O over VJax, both from a long term perspective (TO is 38 he only has a year or two at most left in him, no matter how well he stays in shape) and short term perspective (Vjax is the better WR its not even an arguement)

You may think that since you're not "following the crowd" makes you right, but the truth is theres a lot of very smart people on this board who would all go with Vjax over TO, in fact you're probably the only one that would take T.O. Shall we call up Favre, Jamal Lewis, and Shannon Sharpe while we're at it?
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Im not tryin to convince anybody, or I am right, caught up in your own game, I dont want to be the GM for our squad. fighting with me over VJax really? you respond, I respond back. simple as that. Over a receiver we not going to get, because what to puff out his chest cuz he thinks that it is the "right way". people these dayz SMH!

[Ravenslifer]

[quote name='grape drank' timestamp='1329024360' post='992426']

Hahaha its basically me trying to convince some guy that signing Vjax would be a better idea than signing T.O if financials aren't considered. However he has proven to be completely void of any reason so I have thrown in the towl, the thread should die shortly, just as T.O's career will.
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True, despite the expense, VJax, Colston, and Bowe would all be much better choices than T.O. But I think the front office will focus on the offensive line in free agency and draft a receiver. Just a gut feeling.

[GrimCoconut]

[quote name='Ravenslifer' timestamp='1329053376' post='992466']


True, despite the expense, VJax, Colston, and Bowe would all be much better choices than T.O. But I think the front office will focus on the offensive line in free agency and draft a receiver. Just a gut feeling.
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I cannot agree more. I fully expect the Ravens to fix our o-line through free agency. Not a lot of top talent in the draft and I could see them get a developmental project late, but you don't start those.

[The Raven]

[quote name='GrimCoconut' timestamp='1329058399' post='992506']
I cannot agree more. I fully expect the Ravens to fix our o-line through free agency. Not a lot of top talent in the draft and I could see them get a developmental project late, but you don't start those.
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Well as we learned with Yanda, you can find starting capable linemen in the midrounds. You just have to find them. We have great scouts, so I'm confident that if there's a midround guy like Yanda out there, we'll find him. Birk was also a late rounder, and Saturday a UDFA. I'm not saying its completely likely, but they can be found.

[GrimCoconut]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1329059660' post='992512']


Well as we learned with Yanda, you can find starting capable linemen in the midrounds. You just have to find them. We have great scouts, so I'm confident that if there's a midround guy like Yanda out there, we'll find him. Birk was also a late rounder, and Saturday a UDFA. I'm not saying its completely likely, but they can be found.
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I agree with center & guard. I guess what I meant by o-lineman is really a tackle. The likelihood of us finding a starting left tackle in rounds 5-7 are very rare...like, not happening.

There are a lot of stories about good interior linemen late & mid, you're right. I just have this left tackle position on my mind.

[The Raven]

[quote name='GrimCoconut' timestamp='1329060151' post='992515']
I agree with center & guard. I guess what I meant by o-lineman is really a tackle. The likelihood of us finding a starting left tackle in rounds 5-7 are very rare...like, not happening.

There are a lot of stories about good interior linemen late & mid, you're right. I just have this left tackle position on my mind.
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thats true. And ya know, there may be a guy out there like that. Thats even less likely that a guard, but I suppose its within the realm of possibility. Yanda was a RT coming out of college.

[jaege]

The best bet would be to resign as many of our own guys as we can, pick up some young talent in the draft and then get a few deals at the end of FA, without wasting any time or money on these older players that "were" great. The Ravens never pick up high dollar talent during FA. We get some good solid guys at reasonable prices. Oz is a value shopper.

[Tonymontana45]

I may be in the minority but I will take Owens for the league minimum and keep a lot of our talent on offense and defense, the giving a huge deal to Bowe or Jackson because they will command that.

[Tiz]

[quote name='Tonymontana45' timestamp='1329117709' post='992951']
I may be in the minority but I will take Owens for the league minimum and keep a lot of our talent on offense and defense, the giving a huge deal to Bowe or Jackson because they will command that.
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It's not an either or tho. If it is,about simply money then drafting a bigger physical wr would be done. T.o. Brings up that baltimore didn't get the production out of tj or lee that was expected. So why would oz go that route a,3rd time then.

In addition to that t.o. talks about tj and,lee having crucial drops. Why sign a guy who has led the league in drops then.

nothing t.o. said about baltimore's struggles help make a case for him being signed in baltimore.

Simply put, no team was interested enough to even show up to his ”pro day” last year so he has to try something else to draw attention.