Being an avid Steelers fan it's a given that I despise the Ravens. When they originally acquired Terrell Owens a few weeks ago I was genuinely happy -- if for no other reason than I knew they didn't have anyone to throw him the ball and that TO would spend a lot of time throwing tantrums on the sidelines ultimately serving as a distraction to the team. Maybe TO also knew the former and realized the latter might get him a backhand from Ray Lewis.
Now TO is going to the Eagles and the Ravens get back their second round pick and get a "sorry you got screwed on this deal" fifth round pick.
Of course there still is the little issue of TO being a big baby and going to the Eagles will allow him to be who he really is, a 30-year old brat (something he may have realized he wouldn't be able to be in Baltimore). But the luckiest man in this whole deal is David Joseph, the world's most incompetent agent. The only thing worse than his ineptitude is his client's unwavering support. Here's a real conundrum: TO harangues anyone responsible (or within earshot -- whichever is easiest for TO) for not getting him the ball, but if you lose a couple million dollars of his money it's no big deal. This quote from ESPN.com doesn't make him sound any saner either:
"I'm so excited to be here and to play with D-Mac,'' said Owens, who has played with McNabb in the Pro Bowl three times. "I feel like I fit in real nice here. I'm comfortable with the West Coast offense. The touchdowns I've had in the Pro Bowl, Donovan has thrown them to me. That just comes with two athletes going out there and making plays, just chemistry in the making."Chemistry? In a week that has little in the way of actual football, when do you have time to build chemistry? Maybe that's the point TO was making -- the less time you spend with him, the more you like him. Andy Reid should write that down.
Either way, I'll miss the fact that he won't be in Baltimore this year. Now the only drama surrounding the Ravens is if Jamal Lewis will be their running back.
