Raiders better off without Owens

BasX · Mar 7, 2009

he temptation of Terrell Owens is off the table for Al Davis.

Owens is a Buffalo Bill and that's a good thing for the Oakland Raiders.

When Owens was jettisoned by the Dallas Cowboys this week, many speculated the Raiders would pursue Owens. It made sense because he would fill a need in Oakland and Davis has a history of embracing renegade players.

Signing Owens would have been a disaster for the Raiders. He has been run off of every team he's been on in the NFL. It would not have been different in Oakland. The Raiders, if they are going to snap a six-season funk, have to stop being dysfunctional.

There have been signs the team is making an effort to stabilize things by keeping Tom Cable on as coach, signing standouts Nnamdi Asomugha and Shane Lechler to long-term deals, getting rid of players who failed and not overpaying in free agency this season.

Oakland is trying. Staying away from Owens is another good sign.

Owens is not the type of player that turns a loser into a winner. He would have gotten in the way of Oakland's rebuilding process and he would have been tough on JaMarcus Russell.

The fact that Owens is a Buffalo Bill doesn't improve the Raiders' receiving crew but it makes the Raiders better as a whole. The notion of Owens wearing silver and black was intriguing in theory but it would have been a disaster in practicality.

Buffalo just did the Raiders a huge favor by removing the T.O. temptation.
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