NFL Coaches Hate Terrell Owens More Than Chad Johnson

The fine fellows at Hashmarks conducted a wide-ranging interview with NFL head coaches, covering everything from the league's dirtiest player to its best quarterback to brainiest defender. The survey also asked coaches which "Pro Bowl-caliber player would they not want on their roster?"

Of the 20 head coaches who responded, 14 voted for Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens, who was the runaway winner. Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals was a distant second with three votes.

In case you're wondering, Randy Moss, Drayton Florence and Adam Jones each got one vote. (I had no idea Florence was such a malcontent; my money was on that loud-mouthed troublemaker Philip Rivers*).

So, why is T.O. the runaway winner in what seems like should be a pretty tight race? Since coming to Dallas, Owens has been the model teammate (if we're willing to overlook that whole weird suicide thing, anyway), even going so far as to blubber for his teammate.

During the last year or so, Johnson has been a monumental pain in the ass for the Bengals and their fans, but if we're comparing the two, T.O. is historically much more disruptive. I think the Ravens and the Eagles would agree, and the fact that Andy Reid had to sit him out of training camp before eventually trying to "Keyshawn" him pretty much says it all.

During the spring, Johnson was vocal about wanting to play anywhere but Cincinnati, but once it became clear that he could lose a lot of money to make a point, he piped down, was contrite, and showed up to work like nothing happened.

The thing is, I'm guessing Marvin Lewis would love to trade T.O. for Ocho Cinco straight up, but there's a great chance we'd see the old Owens as soon as the Bengals started the year 0-2.

* joke