Commentary
FBO: Owens finished as elite receiver
Age, production drop spell end of dominant run for controversial wideout
Originally Published: March 5, 2009
By
Bill Barnwell | Football Outsiders
The easiest way to get over a breakup is to find someone better and rub your newfound success in your old flame's face.
To continue reading this article you must be an Insider
-
ESPN The Magazine subscribers
-
Need more information?
Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) is a staff writer for Grantland.
SPONSORED HEADLINES
MORE NFL HEADLINES
- San Francisco, Houston win Super Bowl bids
- Back in black: Woodson signs with Raiders
- Romo out at least 3 weeks after surgery
- Jets' Goodson to plead not guilty to charges
MOST SENT STORIES ON ESPN.COM
T.O. TO BUFFALO
Terrell Owens, released by the Dallas Cowboys, signed a 1-year, $6.5 million with the Buffalo Bills on March 7.
NEWS AND FEATURES
- T.O. misses start of conditioning program
- Graham: Bills fans anxiously await T.O.
- Zoom Gallery: Big fish, smaller ponds
- WR Hardy surrenders No. 81
- Bills QB Edwards wanted Owens
- T.O. signs one-year Bills deal
- Agent: T.O. will have deal soon
- T.O. officially cut by Cowboys
ANALYSIS: BILLS SIGNING
- FO: Is Edwards good enough?
- Clayton: First-ballot HOF chances
- Page 2: Inside the brain of Trent Edwards
- Wojciechowski: T.O.'s guide is Moss
- Chadiha: T.O., Bills are good fit
- Graham: Let's applaud Bills
- Mosley: Great deal for Owens
- Williamson: Raiders better off without T.O.
PAGE 2
VIDEO: BUFFALO SIGNING
ANALYSIS: COWBOYS RELEASE
- Accuscore: Best destinations for Owens
- Page 2: Odds on where T.O. lands
- Mosley: Why does it always end this way?
- Pasquarelli: Dysfunction in Big D
- Mosley: Another bad ending
- Yasinskas: WRs are a different sort
- NFL Nation blog: Where does T.O. fit?
- Mosley: How Romo played into decision
- Scouts Inc.: Roy Williams can fill void
- Outsiders: Owens no longer elite WR
- Clayton: Who wants T.O. now?
- Mosley: Expect spin from Jones
- Fantasy spin
VIDEO: DALLAS RELEASE
- Ravens QB Joe Flacco on T.O.
- Werder: Jones met with Owens
- Cowboys release WR Owens
- Michael Smith: T.O. a divisive force
- Stephen A. Smith: Owens betrayed
- Keyshawn Johnson: Everyone moves on
- Steve Young: A different T.O. now
- ESPN analysts sound off on T.O.
AUDIO
- Horton: How Eagles adapt to Kelly's scheme
- Edwards: The NFL's all-time Top 20 coaches
- Tuley: Best early-season win-total bets
- Red Flags: NFC East | North | South | West
- Kiper: 2014 Big Board | Top TEs | OLBs | ILBs



