At the polls: Fans say no to T.O. the Diva
Terrell Owens didn't have much of an impact in Buffalo last season. (Mike Groll/Associated Press)
The fans have spoken and they don’t want the Falcons to sign wide receiver Terrell Owens.
There was a combined “No” vote of 57%, so you political science majors know that we won’t to have a runoff.
No, he’s too much of a diva (32%) and No, he’ll poison Matt Ryan’s young career were the leaders in the four-question poll.
Here’s how the poll turned out.
Should the Falcons sign Terell Owens?
• No, he’s too much of a diva. (32%, 877 Votes)
• No, he’ll poison Matt Ryan’s young career. (25%, 691 Votes)
• Yes, the receiver corps is thin after Roddy White. (24%, 659 Votes)
• Yes, you can never have too many good football players. (19%, 490 Votes)
Total Voters: 2,717
Our buddy and fellow Bison, Steve Wyche has Seattle showing some interest in T.O. Of course, the Falcons play the Seahawks on Dec. 19.
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69 comments Add your comment
RJ DAWG
May 22nd, 2010
12:50 pm
T.O. is better than Micheal Jenkins any day of the week.and as bad as i hate to say it Harry Douglas may not be the same.its hard on receivers to come back fro major knee injuries exspecially when you play in a dome with artifictial turf.
Get TO!
May 22nd, 2010
2:21 pm
The Falcons need a talent like TO, who will bring some attitude to team. They have a bunch of mediocre receivers now, so TO would be a star!!! Pay him whatever he wants—he’s worth it.
Joey
May 22nd, 2010
2:40 pm
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The facesitter
May 22nd, 2010
2:59 pm
Just say no to T.O.
geneg
May 22nd, 2010
5:08 pm
I lived in Dallas when he played there. He was a disaster, he can’t catch. I’ve seen Romo drop some beauties right in his hands and watched them hit the carpet. He is not a good receiver, aside from all his other problems. And yes, if allowed to he will screw up not just Matt Ryan but the entire receiver corps.
reallygroovy7777
May 22nd, 2010
9:19 pm
the falcons will be good if they stay injury free and peria can come back from injury and ryan keeps the interceptions to a minimum .
Tyrone Chickenmonster
May 22nd, 2010
9:41 pm
this poll is raceist. white man afraid of a smoothe brotha like TO comin into to town.
kepp yo head up brotha
Jerry
May 22nd, 2010
10:24 pm
Chicken your an Idiot.
39YearBravesFan
May 23rd, 2010
7:52 am
How long do you beat a dead horse??
RYan
May 23rd, 2010
8:49 am
Jacob: Thats odd, I could SWEAR we were nine and seven rather than 7 – 9. With a bevy of injuries.
MJ
May 23rd, 2010
4:51 pm
For God’s sake why are you still talking about this…
Football Bat
May 23rd, 2010
8:42 pm
You race baiters are not that smart. Look a little deeper. Just think if T.O. had the character of Jerry Rice, and Obama had the character of…well, Jerry Rice? The USA and the NFL would be a lot better off.
DC Dirty Bird
May 24th, 2010
7:08 am
Lets see, which of the coaches of TO’s former teams command the respect that Mike Smith does. Mariucci? Reid? Phillips? All three are soft can’t control the locker room coaches. All three coddled their QB and look where it got them. Mike Smith can handle TO. If the price is fine, TO you must sign.
truth
May 24th, 2010
9:29 am
New Falcon “fans” (new meaning just showed up in 2001) love load mouth me only players. It’s the thug in them, they can’t help it.
ATL Observer
May 25th, 2010
4:36 pm
Playing devil’s advocate, if you got T.O. on the cheap, there would be worse things in the world to do. While locker room cancers are worrisome, this guy just spent a year catching passes from Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick and being fairly quiet about it. Combine that with DC Dirty Bird’s point about Mike Smith, who’s to say he wouldn’t behave?
I’d say that if it’s August and he’s still out there, you make a call or two. Other than that, no need to get too interested…
Realist
May 28th, 2010
3:34 am
We need a TO like this country needed that clown in Washington.
Greg M
May 28th, 2010
9:41 am
I think you all are crazy. Think about this. What team has T.O. played on as has had another stellar receiver on the other side of him..I thought so none..He is a beast and other teams Ds knew this. This is why they double him and this is why he got frustrated. Look at Randy Moss, he calmed his attitude with a winning team and good coach..why not T.O. If you put T.O. on one side..Roddy White on the other and Tony Gonzalez as the superior tight end he is, it will be over…Super Bowl bound. Take all the other championship teams that have won Super Bowl.>Two good Wide Receivers and a good tight end. Do not let Vick issue stop ATLANTA FALCONS from going out to get a great player.
Greg M
May 28th, 2010
9:46 am
This is why the Jets have made a turn around so fast..They are not scared to pull the trigger on players.
curtis
May 28th, 2010
6:36 pm
Owens is washed up. Name another receiver who posted great numbers at his age……. Jerry Rice? Tim Brown? Hmmmmm. Can’t think of anyone else in recent memory. So everyone who says he’s still great, he doesn’t compare with the aforementioned. His best days are behind him, and will never be top 10 again as someone has mentioned earlier in this blog. lastly, anyone knocking smith and td should shut it…… name another coach/ gm in falcons history with more success in their first two years.