Aerial Warfare

No way. This shit better not be true. Unsubstantiated rumors have been tearing up the NFL messageboards recently, with rumors of Terrell Owens going to the Oakland Raiders. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens? Shiiiiit... you thought Arizona looked promising with Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald... you thought Detroit could be a force with Charlie Rogers, Roy Williams, and newly acquired Mike Williams... you thought Indy looked spectacular with Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Brandon Stokley... but all of that becomes irrelevant if Terrell Owens goes to Oakland. Kerry Collins has probably already creamed his pants at the possibility; he had some flashes of brilliance with dirtshit receivers... Moss already got him off, getting Terrell Owens would be the money shot. The reports have since been denied, but the prospect of such a thing is incredible.

TO seems to be a sort of disgruntled employee however, as he's at odds with the Philly front office. Remember earlier in the year how he CRIED like a pussy on national television, saying how he wanted to support his family by getting millions of more dollars, etc. I think TO is tied with Moss for the #1 receiver in the league, but he sure as fuck isn't good enough to clear out the salary cap for the next five years. If you're making millions of dollars and have the type of publicity he gets, you have no right to complain for the amount of money he wanted, no matter how good you are. Especially not when you're on the Philadelphia Eagles, who already had bounds of success before TO came.

Now TO wants to play in the NBA, asking Philly's front office to allow him to play on Sacramento's summer league team which also features rapper Master P. TO thinks he can raise Sacramento to the NBA finals after he's raised Philly to the Super Bowl. No doubt he would be a decent player; he has the the size, speed, and overall athleticism, not to mention he looks kinda like Orlando's Dwight Howard. At the very least he would sell out Sacramento's summer league games. Still, Philly is doing the smart thing, protecting their investment and holding TO back just in case he might get a freak injury. His value would drop if he got hurt and that's the last thing Philly wants. Randy Moss also wanted to play basketball, he was a two-time Mr. Basketball of West Virginia, and had both basketball and football scholarships. He wanted to play with the Timberwolves, but again, the prospect of playing both sports is VERY hard (playing football and baseball is nothing... baseball isn't ask tasking as basketball, just more boring), so he hasn't tried it yet.


DHoward and TO are long lost twins

I tried for an hour yesterday, trying to find out who the Oakland Raiders GM is. Frustratingly, I turned up nothing, not even in the "front office" section of the Oakland Raiders' website, and none of the sports geniouses I asked knew. The guy must really work behind the scenes, but he's doing a pretty damn good job. Acquiring Warren Sapp a couple of years ago didn't have much of an impact, but it was a step. Getting Moss boosts their offensive power up big time. If this guy pulls off getting TO, Executive of the Year should be a lock for him. The rumor however, says that TO would be traded to Oakland for Jerry Porter. While Porter almost pulled off 1,000 yards this year and had 9 touchdowns, he doesn't even come close to TO's caliber. The Raiders had better be also giving Philly Ronald Curry, cash, or a first round draft pick, because a straight up 1-for-1 is unacceptable.

Moss isn't as attention grabbing as TO... he talks with his actions and statistics more than his mouth. He said if TO were to go to the Raiders he would co-exist peacefully with him as long as he got his due. Last year was the year of the tight end. If this trade goes through, this year will be the year of the wide receiver. The rumor may be nothing; it may be something; but if it happens, the pirates of the silver and black can sail the seas and plunder mercilessly again.



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