Bradford Pearson

My Case For: Terrell Owens

First of all, let’s put some things aside.

Terrell Owens is an undeniable ass. He’s spit in Deangelo Hall’s face during a game, called Jeff Garcia gay, and torn apart just about every team he’s been on. That stuff is off the table, though, because he is such a fantastic player.

(49ers, Eagles, and Cowboys fans may want to stop reading now, because you’re just going to be upset with the rest of this post.)

Statistically, Owens is one of the top five wide receivers of all-time.

For his career, he’s averaged 14.8 yards per reception, the same average as Jerry Rice, and a better average than Tim Brown, Marvin Harrison or Ark Monk, all Hall of Famers or soon-to-be inductees.

By the end of this season, he’ll rank second all-time in receiving yards, trailing only Jerry Rice. He’s currently behind Rice, Isaac Bruce, Tim Brown, and Marvin Harrison, but should surpass each of them this year, considering Bruce’s role in San Francisco and Brown and Harrison’s inactivity.

His 139 receiving touchdowns rank second all-time, above nine Hall of Famers, plus Randy Moss, Cris Carter, Andre Reed, Harrison, and Brown, all of who will eventually be enshrined in Canton.

I guess in the end, it comes down to this: would I want Terrell Owens playing on the New York Jets? The answer is simple: yes.

Oh, and his middle name is Eldorado. Eldorado! I have yet to figure our whether his parents named him after the mythical city of gold, or the Cadillac model. Either way, I hope it was chosen because it was where he was conceived.

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Posted by Bradford Pearson at 12:02 AM