Hat tip to Chris Chase at Shutdown Corner for the idea for this.
The Buffalo Bills now have Terrell Owens. Of course there are some downsides to bringing a guy like that in. There are also some good things too. For starters: exposure.
Last year, the NFL couldn't capitalize on Brett Favre going to New York since the schedule had already been set when he was dealt. The 2009 schedule hasn't been released yet, so rest assured that T.O. will get a chance to show his wares to a national audience at some point(s) during the season.
Here are the Bills' opponents for the 2009 season:
HOME: Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Colts, Texans, Buccaneers, Saints, Browns
ROAD: Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Jaguars, Titans, Panthers, Falcons, Chiefs
I think that it's a no-brainer that one of the Bills-Patriots games will get some major love. Randy Moss vs Terrell Owens, anyone? Like Mr. Chase wondered, you know that this has to be a Week 1 Sunday night game. It has to be! Moss, T.O. and some guy named Tom Brady and his return after a year off with a knee injury.
There is also the Bills-Dolphins. Remember that this was one of the better rivalries in the NFL. It gets even better with Owens on one side and Bill Parcells, his former head coach in Dallas and current Czar of the Phins, on the other.
How about the Bills-Colts? I like the Bills-Saints, to be honest ... especially if N'Awlins reels in LaDainian Tomlinson. Think of the receiving talent that will be on that field. I also like the Bills-Panthers (the lone Panthers game I attended was against Buffalo).
These games will get sprinkled around. Maybe an early season Sunday nighter, a Monday night game or two (ESPN seems to like having a Bills game here and there) and maybe an NFL Network game. Don't forget that the NFL's primest time is actually the late game on Sunday.
I'm not sure what games the NFL will select, but rest assured that the Bills are coming to a prime-time slot near you.
The Buffalo Bills now have Terrell Owens. Of course there are some downsides to bringing a guy like that in. There are also some good things too. For starters: exposure.
Last year, the NFL couldn't capitalize on Brett Favre going to New York since the schedule had already been set when he was dealt. The 2009 schedule hasn't been released yet, so rest assured that T.O. will get a chance to show his wares to a national audience at some point(s) during the season.
Here are the Bills' opponents for the 2009 season:
HOME: Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Colts, Texans, Buccaneers, Saints, Browns
ROAD: Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Jaguars, Titans, Panthers, Falcons, Chiefs
I think that it's a no-brainer that one of the Bills-Patriots games will get some major love. Randy Moss vs Terrell Owens, anyone? Like Mr. Chase wondered, you know that this has to be a Week 1 Sunday night game. It has to be! Moss, T.O. and some guy named Tom Brady and his return after a year off with a knee injury.
There is also the Bills-Dolphins. Remember that this was one of the better rivalries in the NFL. It gets even better with Owens on one side and Bill Parcells, his former head coach in Dallas and current Czar of the Phins, on the other.
How about the Bills-Colts? I like the Bills-Saints, to be honest ... especially if N'Awlins reels in LaDainian Tomlinson. Think of the receiving talent that will be on that field. I also like the Bills-Panthers (the lone Panthers game I attended was against Buffalo).
These games will get sprinkled around. Maybe an early season Sunday nighter, a Monday night game or two (ESPN seems to like having a Bills game here and there) and maybe an NFL Network game. Don't forget that the NFL's primest time is actually the late game on Sunday.
I'm not sure what games the NFL will select, but rest assured that the Bills are coming to a prime-time slot near you.
