Deion likes the hot dogs PERIOD. Ocho, Pacman, TO, Irvin. He defends them all the time. I think Deion is entertaining, charismatic, and football smart, but he's all 3 of those guys rolled into one. Deion is lucky he wasn't quite as stupid as Pacman, so is Irvin.
Deion supports these guys because it justifies his flamboyance and his behaviour in past. He is biased and downplays their flaws. It's understandable since he knows he's lucky he didn't go quite as far as some.
IMHO anyway. HEhe maybe i'm more judgemental than humble.
Ocho is older and has injury issues and seems to be a much bigger headcase and distraction than Williams. Would he fit on same field and in same locker as TO? Another risk? No thanks.
TJ wasn't coming here for that price, or up for trade i'm guessing.
We got a home grown guy with some warts that sound fixable (passion, route running, etc). He was mired in hell in Detroit so there has to be some upside for him like anyone else coming out of similar spots (Bigg, etc).
Others would have cost more or weren't available. There might have been some desperation motivation, but heck, nice to see some urgency trying to right the ship going into mid-season. 2 1st rounders would have killed me, but I can live with trade as is, especially if we finish well and it's a late 1st rounder.
LarryCanadian