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03/15/06, 05:52 AM
0 Postseason wins with him in the lineup
1 Trip to the Super Bowl, thanks in part to him
1 Official press conference on front lawn of Moorestown, N.J., house (remember, "Next question?")
1 Unofficial press conference on front lawn (You remember him huffing and puffing through those situps, don't you?)
2 Arbitration hearings (Do you recall the names of the arbiters? That would be Stephen Burbank and Richard Bloch)
2 Three-touchdown games (vs. Giants, Sept. 12, 2004; at Cowboys, Nov. 15, 2004)
4 Multitouchdown games (2004: vs. Giants, Browns, Cowboys; 2005: vs. 49ers
4 Games suspended for conduct detrimental to the team (thank ESPN and Michael Irvin for taking T.O. down that path)
5 Losses in 22 games that T.O. was in the lineup
6 Games where his TD could be considered the game-winner (2004: vs. Giants, Bears, Ravens, Cowboys, Packers; 2005: vs. 49ers)
9 Losses in 13 games in which he wasn't in the lineup
12 Games with more than 100 receiving yards
13 Catches of 40 yards or more in 21 regular-season games
16.8 Points without T.O. in 13 games he wasn't in the lineup (counts two meaningless regular-season games in 2004 and the last seven of 2005 in which Donovan McNabb was hurt)
20 TDs over 2 seasons
25.1 Points with T.O. in 22 games he was in the lineup
30 Catches of at least 20 yards in 21 regular-season games
77 Receptions during 2004 regular season, putting him sixth on Eagles' all-time list for a single season
86 Total catches in 2004 season, including Super Bowl
91 Yards - his longest catch-and-run play - in a loss to Denver, his last TD for the Birds
133 Total catches in two seasons
729 Days here, many of those soap operaish
1,322 Yards receiving in 2004
2,085 Total yards receiving
WAS HE WORTH IT? OUR GUYS ARE SPLIT
"No. Even without Owens, the Eagles probably would have made it to the Super Bowl 2 years ago. His role in last season's 6-10 disaster was pretty clear. We'll find out soon enough his lingering effect on Donovan McNabb." - Paul Domowitch
"Depends on what happens this coming season. If the Eagles pull back together and make a strong playoff run, then you can say it was worth it, they got a great year out of him, and the down year after the Super Bowl loss probably would have happened anyway; he just made it more dramatic. If Donovan McNabb and the Eagles aren't very good this year, though, then I'd say T.O. turned out to be a fatal virus, that the price for one Super Bowl appearance was way too high." - Les Bowen
"He was worth it. Despite all the troubles, he helped get them to the Super Bowl, got them over the hump. Knowing all that I know, I'd do it again. Still, having said all that, good riddance." - John Smallwood
"Was it worth it? It is the hardest of questions, because very little about this is simple and neat. Because the Eagles were good enough to win two playoff games and get to the Super Bowl without him, which suggests it wasn't worth it. Because the damage T.O. inflicted on the team last year was more cosmetic than real, which suggests it was worth it. It is a difficult calculation - but, on balance, it was worth it. It was worth a shot." - Rich Hofmann
1 Trip to the Super Bowl, thanks in part to him
1 Official press conference on front lawn of Moorestown, N.J., house (remember, "Next question?")
1 Unofficial press conference on front lawn (You remember him huffing and puffing through those situps, don't you?)
2 Arbitration hearings (Do you recall the names of the arbiters? That would be Stephen Burbank and Richard Bloch)
2 Three-touchdown games (vs. Giants, Sept. 12, 2004; at Cowboys, Nov. 15, 2004)
4 Multitouchdown games (2004: vs. Giants, Browns, Cowboys; 2005: vs. 49ers
4 Games suspended for conduct detrimental to the team (thank ESPN and Michael Irvin for taking T.O. down that path)
5 Losses in 22 games that T.O. was in the lineup
6 Games where his TD could be considered the game-winner (2004: vs. Giants, Bears, Ravens, Cowboys, Packers; 2005: vs. 49ers)
9 Losses in 13 games in which he wasn't in the lineup
12 Games with more than 100 receiving yards
13 Catches of 40 yards or more in 21 regular-season games
16.8 Points without T.O. in 13 games he wasn't in the lineup (counts two meaningless regular-season games in 2004 and the last seven of 2005 in which Donovan McNabb was hurt)
20 TDs over 2 seasons
25.1 Points with T.O. in 22 games he was in the lineup
30 Catches of at least 20 yards in 21 regular-season games
77 Receptions during 2004 regular season, putting him sixth on Eagles' all-time list for a single season
86 Total catches in 2004 season, including Super Bowl
91 Yards - his longest catch-and-run play - in a loss to Denver, his last TD for the Birds
133 Total catches in two seasons
729 Days here, many of those soap operaish
1,322 Yards receiving in 2004
2,085 Total yards receiving
WAS HE WORTH IT? OUR GUYS ARE SPLIT
"No. Even without Owens, the Eagles probably would have made it to the Super Bowl 2 years ago. His role in last season's 6-10 disaster was pretty clear. We'll find out soon enough his lingering effect on Donovan McNabb." - Paul Domowitch
"Depends on what happens this coming season. If the Eagles pull back together and make a strong playoff run, then you can say it was worth it, they got a great year out of him, and the down year after the Super Bowl loss probably would have happened anyway; he just made it more dramatic. If Donovan McNabb and the Eagles aren't very good this year, though, then I'd say T.O. turned out to be a fatal virus, that the price for one Super Bowl appearance was way too high." - Les Bowen
"He was worth it. Despite all the troubles, he helped get them to the Super Bowl, got them over the hump. Knowing all that I know, I'd do it again. Still, having said all that, good riddance." - John Smallwood
"Was it worth it? It is the hardest of questions, because very little about this is simple and neat. Because the Eagles were good enough to win two playoff games and get to the Super Bowl without him, which suggests it wasn't worth it. Because the damage T.O. inflicted on the team last year was more cosmetic than real, which suggests it was worth it. It is a difficult calculation - but, on balance, it was worth it. It was worth a shot." - Rich Hofmann