The Dallas Cowboys Release Terrell Owens
Michael Smith reported it first so he gets the shine. Honestly? I would take him in a minute. The Eagles franchise is at a crossroads so let’s get it. Donovan needs a receiver who will stretch the field. Dude has 139 touchdowns (2nd most all time)! I want Anquan Boldin first, then Chad Johnson, then Terrell Owens and finally Marvin Harrison. What do you think? Where do you think he’ll go?
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March 5th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I expect one of the golden boy QBs to get TO. And expect Mcnabb to get Harrison. You know how it goes the black QBs most of the time get the washed up WRs when they are basically useless.
If Denny Green was the GM Mcnabb would have TO and Boldin and he would get Mcnabb a RB out of the first round in the draft. But sadly he isn’t the GM. So expect Mcnabb to not get a RB until the 5th round and expect to only get Harrison.
I wouldn’t doubt Reid and Lurie cheap @ss call up Chris Carter and see if he is willing to come out of retirement for the league minimum.
Also Mizzo does this mean that all along it was Jerry who was the inside snitch? I think Temple was saying this all along. And here in Dallas the media have really been hammering Jerry Jones hard ever since he denied the coaches to speak to the media. Ever since then the media has been asking for his head. Maybe this was a way for Jerry to make good in the media’s eye.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Wow…..this one caught me off guard. I honestly thought they would release him after next season. Man, I bet Ed Werder is ‘cheesing’ right now. Mission accomplished, huh Ed?
T.O. was not the core of Dallas’ problems. That ‘distraction-in-the-locker-room’ excuse has ran it’s course. It all starts at the top and trickles down. Dallas’ main problem was/is the coaching staff. I’ve commented on this before and i’ll briefly summarize it again:
- Jerry Jones needs to hire a GM who knows how to build a team
- Wade Phillips is NOT head coaching material
- Jason Garrett has been exposed as a fraud
- Tony Romo has poor work ethic and has NOT proven that he is a leader on the field
T.O. is not the same player he was 4 or 5 years ago but he still command double teams and defensive coordinators still have to plan around him. His catches were down mainly because Romo has a ‘man-crush’ on Jason Witten. This guy can still play the position, even at 35.
As for teams who may be interested, the only two teams I can think of right off the top of my head are NE and Washington.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
The Cowboys SUCK! T.O. is a scapegoat. When these teams play poorly the owners feed T.O. to the press. Like hungry sharks they all try to take a piece of him. Like Skip said in his interview the Cowboys had mad drama when they were winning titles. When T.O. left San Fran he wasn’t the problem it was sorry ass Garcia. When he left the Eagles he wasn’t the problem, the whole team was playing like crap. And Dallas????? It’s the wimpy qb who can’t win a game after dec.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Couldn’t agree more Michelle. However it was the crappy owner and GM that sucked in Philly. Witness the awesome talent on offense that Mcnabb is surrounded with in Philly.
Need I say more.
March 5th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3763209
ESPN’s Ed Werder is probably high-fiving Romo and Witten this morning….
Owens is probably devastated…but will T.O. be humbled enough to be a #2 receiver elsewhere…?
A couple of years ago the Falcons’ Arthur Blank had spurned the idea in 2004 of bringing T.O. to Atlanta to help Vick… it may be far fetched, but wouldn’t be something if a ‘humbled’ T.O. signs with San Francisco one last time, and then a ‘humbled, determined’ Vick is eventually signed… That would be very interesting..
March 5th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I hope the Cowboys don’t win more than 7 games this season.
March 5th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Tell ‘em sista! How about like 2?
March 5th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Yeah, 2 sounds good to me…..
March 5th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Well, at least we know TO still loves him some him. And he’ll land on his feet. I just hope his landing destination is not Kansas City. We already have a talented but mouthy, showboat receiver who like to drop touchdown passes in Dwayne Bowe. He’s just not nearly as prominent or suicidal.
March 5th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
This situation mirrors Randy Moss out of Minny. Just remember this was mentioned.
March 5th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
TMCY:
I didn’t know that Bowe dropped so many passes. I saw that on a list a few days ago. I had him in my FFL and he did work. He was amazingly consistent.
The thing that I noticed about guys with drops — it’s usually bigger receivers that run over the middle. It’s not usually the little fellers that work the outside. What do you think is the cause of Bowe’s dropped passes? Routes? Hands? Nerves? Quality of passes? Catching passes from 3 different QBs in a single season? Double coverage? Combination?
March 5th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
GN:
We totally agree. I wrote a piece that echoes your sentiments - almost verbatim. What’s up with that?
March 5th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Cowboys record when they allow 100 yards rushing: 0-5.
Cowboys record when they rush for more than 100 yards: 6-0.
Games Marion Barber had 20+ carries: 4
Cowboys record in those games: 4-0
Games where Felix Jones had more than 3 touches: 3
Games where Felix Jones scored touchdowns: 3
Cowboys record in games Felix Jones scored a TD: 3-0
Games Felix Jones missed: 10
March 5th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
LOL….I’m not a ‘biter’, T3.
Coincedence, perhaps?
March 5th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
T3,
Link me to that piece. I’d very much like to read it out of my own curiosity.
March 5th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Nevermind….I’m on your blog right now.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
GN: I think yours went up before mine. Maybe I was biting you!!
March 5th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Regardless of whether T.O. was right or wrong when he popped off numerous times (and make no mistake, Dallas shares some of the blame), I have a question - the Cowboys are about to open up a new $1.1 billion dollar stadium. The only star power they have is Romo and a borderline star in Marion Barber. Who else is their draw? Bad move by Jerry Jones. He should have sat everybody down, told them T.O.’s not going anywhere, and that he’d gladly accept their resignation if they didn’t like it.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
It’s still early Matthew.
Terrell Owens is arguably the biggest draw in the league, but folks are going to see the Cowboys as long as they win.
They have to get better at stopping the run. Julius Peppers is still in the picture — if the price is right.
I don’t think the offense improved with this move, but with Roy Williams, Jason Witten, Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Romo, they shouldn’t be on life support either.
March 5th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
So far, the following teams have no interest in T.O.:
Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, Ravens, 49ers, Vikings, Falcons, Browns, Dolphins, Eagles
SOURCE: ProFootballTalk.com
March 5th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
You can add the Steelers, Packers, Seahawks, Chargers, Bills, Bengals, Titans, Chiefs, Broncos, Colts, Jaguars, Texans, Cardinals, and Rams to that list. I betcha!
Not too many options out there. New England, Oakland, who else?
March 5th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Why not N.E.? It’ll be hard to work out the contract details, but I think T.O.’d bring his act-right to the Patriots.
March 5th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
You can’t tell me Moss and/or Brady isn’t whispering in Belichick’s ear.
March 5th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
I’ve been holding out on the second part of Skip’s interview but this entire fiasco makes it apropos to be posted tomorrow. In it I give my opinion about T.O. which I hope is relative.
If I was the Pats I would do this in a second. Baltimore or Pittsburgh too–meaning that any team with solid leadership should sign him.
March 5th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
http://temple3.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/terrell-owens-village-idiot-or-village-scapegoat/#comment-9637
That’s why not New England.
As I’ve said, I don’t blame him for their demise last year, but I’m not convinced he wants to “just win, baby” or could stand playing second fiddle to another player —— especially RANDY MOSS, and let alone Wes Welker. He’s not faster than Moss - so he’d never, never, never, ever be Brady’s #1 deep threat — and he’s not quicker than Welker - so he’d never be the #1 underneath threat. What’s left after the obligatory runs to keep the defense honest, and the screen passes to Kevin Faulk and the bunch passes to tight end Benjamin Watson is somewhere between 45 and 60 balls for about 600 to 800 yards — unless he gets his YPC up to 17 or 18 and he can leg out a grand. Ain’t no 1,300 yard seasons left in NE…No 15 touchdowns at the end of the rainbow.
See how they did it:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min/1998.htm
and they did it:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1992.htm
The top dog eats. The third dog gets what the 3rd dog gets. Too much humble pie; not enough “Go to Guy.”
March 5th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I don’t want him anywhere near the Steelers. Every time he comes to town, he has a melt down. Whether it’s with McNabb a few years ago or with a coach this season, it’s just not necessary. The Steelers offense would be infinitely more efficient with him, but they’re not going to make accommodations to throw him the rock — especially when their efforts need to be on developing Santonio Holmes and Limas Sweed. The Steelers do not need him or any big name receiver. They’re just fine.
March 5th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Matthew:
Pats probably go 16-0 (again) with Owens. Yeecch!!
March 5th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Patrick,
That would be awesome. Poetic justice. Jerry has made a mistake and when he figures that out. Those folks who were calling for T.O.’s head will find themselves in the unemployment line.
March 5th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
The Patriots just picked up Greg Lewis from the Eagles — and Shawn Springs. He’s going to play safety for them.
March 5th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I am sick and tired of teams hating on Dallas because they’ve won more super bowls than most teams in the NFL. These are the same ignorant, resentful, jealous fans that criticize the Yankees year-round. Just because a team doesn’t go 16-0 does not mean they “suck.” Just because a team has and wastes money does not mean that they “suck.” And finally, just because a team has a lunatic for an owner doesn’t mean that they “suck.”A team that wins more than 8 games does not suck. (You ignorant a**holes.) Detroit–there’s a team that you can legitimately say sucks. They didn’t win a game. Say what you want about those gimps.
Terrell Owens is like cancer. ANY team is better without him, and Dallas will be better, too. They actually have other receivers, you know, although no one would know it because that monomaniacal T.O. couldn’t handle anyone else’s hands on the ball.
Most of you that say that Dallas “sucks” are going to need to look that word up.
March 5th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Temple,
16-0? That’s a stretch, but not impossible. Brady’s gotta work his way back to game shape, plus T.O. and Moss would have to get used to playing side-by-side. That’s why I don’t see it happening.
March 5th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Matthew —
You haven’t forgotten that this team has already gone 16-0. It could be done again. I’m not saying I like the move…You see my reasons up top — but if it happened, it would be intriguing as all heck. Somehow or other, I think Moss and Owens would get along fine with one another…but…the objects of their mutual ire might wish games could be played with 2 balls.
I don’t think it would take longer than a preseason for Moss and Owens (guys who run different routes) to work it all out. I think the larger issue might be Owens and Welker. Thoughts?
March 5th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I think T.O. would have to realize he’s not the only star in the Patriots’ universe. Add the fact that his championship window is closing fast (T.O.’s in his mid-30s now), Brady having something to prove, and New England having strong locker-room leadership, and I think they’d have a serious shot at going 16-0. T.O.’s gonna have issues no matter who he plays with.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Melissa,
The owner of the Cowboys is an asshole. So start at the top. Yes they do suck now. With all of the talent they have. It’s ridiculous that they did not make the playoffs. T.O. like him or not is one of the best players of all time. Your qb can’t win a game after dec. As for being jealous. That’s too funny. I’m a Niners fan and we have just as many titles as the Cowboys do. So take your rant elsewhere b/c you don’t know what your talking about! Since your here try reading the Skip Bayless interview he covered you Cowboys and knows a hell of a lot more about them then you do. Then come back and talk about players character. There have been teammates of T.O.’s from the Cowboys who said he worked hard and was a great teammate. So I really don’t care about what you, someone who doesn’t know him has to SAY!!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Melissa, dear……..Romo likes Jessica. That is all.
March 6th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Melissa:
LOL — there are a whole bunch of Steeler fans around these parts who are laughing their asses off this very minute — and not because of TO, but because the Cowboys would rather be popular than great; would rather reminisce about the 5 that wuz rather than the 12 that iz (as in those 12 years since a playoff win).
There is no point in comparing the Cowboys to the Lions. Everyone except for Philip Buchanon knows the Lions suck. The Cowboys, however, do suck in that they continue to uphold ONLY THE VENEER of greatness. They’ve turned their back on every principle that made their franchise great. They’ve gone from stylish and ahead of curve to cheesy replicators of every thing that’s already played out.
Back in the day, the Cowboys would have signed T.O. before Philly — not after…and they would have figured out a way to get him to buy in BEFORE he wore the Star — not after. Back in the day, the Cowboys would never have a coaching carousel that included mild-mannered men incapable of leading by force of will like Wade Phillips and Dave Campo. They never would have hired renegades with questionable intellect like Switzer.
The team would not have foresaken the draft and failed to build strength in the trenches. They would never have given up 265 yards on the ground to a one dimensional team with a rookie QB in Week 16 AT HOME IN THE LAST GAME OF THEIR VERY OWN STADIUM.
They would never have followed that up with a miserable, turnover laced collapse to a hated rival. That wouldn’t have happened…not 44-6.
No, Melissa…it is crystal clear that by every measure the Cowboys have ever applied to themselves that they suck. They sucked when they cruised to a 13-3 record vs. an easy schedule and were unceremoniously ushered out of the playoffs at home by the Giants. They sucked when Tony Romo fumbled in the rain in Seattle. They sucked when he went to Cabo and left his focus in a negligee.
They suck now that a man who is a known quantity — a player’s coach, huggable, son of a Bum — has announced to the world that he will go Johnsonian - Parcellsian - Belicheatian — Landry-esque and pull a page from their respective books “1,000 Easy Ways to Be a Hard Ass Overnight.” Wade is going to be Robo Coach in 2009 — and the Cowboys will still suck.
They’re not good. They’re not great. They’re a shadow of their former selves. As a Steeler fan and proud witness to more Super Bowl victories than your once proud franchise can claim, I can tell you what Roger and Tony and Drew and Michael and Emmit and Troy would tell you — if you’d listen…”Damn, they suck!”
1996…1996…1996…1996…1996…1996…1996
March 6th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Jeez! Blaze ‘em up! Blaze ‘em up! Glad I got flame retardant draws on, lol!
I just dropped this on your spot, T3, that seems to have escaped everyone as a strong source for why the Dallas Debacle manifested itself this past season:
The Cowboy’s training camp this past season was the subject of an HBO mini series. They were gasin’ those dude’s heads up, big time. When the coaches are censoring what they’re saying and guys are aware of the cameras, that’s less time they’re focused and building the intensity necessary for “the one heartbeat” necessary to truly become a team. With the attention Romo got for dating ol’ girl and being able to parlay it to endorsement dollars off the field, those dudes, some of them, seemed to be sucked in, hoping that their profile would allow them to possibly get some endorsement dollars, too.
Hearing and then seeing folk on camera constantly talk about all the SB talent you have (and your the only team, talent-wise, that DESERVES to be featured) on your team set them up for a big fall. That show facilitated the we-can-turn-it-on-anytime-we-want hubris that led to their humiliating downfall.
March 6th, 2009 at 3:05 am
However, this past season still seems to be consistent with the last 11.
March 6th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Something one time for ya mind…
If I’m New England, I’m pulling a Bronx Tale and grabbing Terrell Owens because when he comes back he is going to monster the league.
This cat wants to win. I know you all don’t think that because of all the circus behind the curtain bs going on in Dallas, but watch him.
March 6th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Part of me thinks that all he’s ever wanted was teammates who were as mentally tough as he is — well, that and a source of perpetual adoration. He came into a unique situation in SF. He began his career playing with the TWO BEST PLAYERS (Rice and Young are tops, statistically) in the entire history of the game. After that, EVERYONE is a step down.
He hasn’t played with another QB that’s in that class. The closest he came was in Philly…now you’ve got to tell me whether or not their relationship fell apart over money. ‘Cause if it did, management was wrong and so was anyone who sided with them on the question of money. If it was something else, then it was something else.
I think he wants to win, but he wants to with Real G’s who are not going to take his spotlight. That’s why Baltimore wouldn’t work. Those Baltimore G’s were just a little too real. His ego is real and its as big a part of his ethos as wanting to win.
As it stands, he’s 4-7 in the post-season. He’s averaging 5 catches and about 68 yards per game. His teams have been “sufficiently mediocre” to play in FIVE wildcard games. We all saw the SB vs. NE — so we know what’s possible.
March 6th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
This is exactly what I say in the Bayless interview that will be posted shortly. I compare him to Barkley in that regard.
March 6th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
T3,
I was about to post a comment that mirrored yours regarding T.O. and how he’s never played with another QB in Young’s class…almost verbatim.
What’s up with that, yo?
March 6th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Drew Rosenhaus says that several teams are interested in T.O.:
http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/06/rosenhaus-several-teams-already-talking-about-signing-to/
March 6th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
GN:
Okay — this is getting SCARY. We just did the dance over at SOMM. You’re in my head!!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
What about Terrell Owens in San Diego?
I know it’s a stretch and hasn’t been discussed much, but, Philip Rivers has no shortage of balls and bravado. He’s not a shrinking violet and is very unlikely to be intimidated like Romo. I think they might get along great. Turner certainly would know how to use him. His signing by the Chargers would offer them a direct counter to NE and Moss. Moreover, it would create more space for Gates and LT and Sproles. SD was #1 in offense last season.
They could continue with Chambers, Floyd and Jackson, but they have a shrinking window of time before LT ages out.
I could see it happening - and with Merriman poised to return, there may be just enough swagger on both sides of the ball for SD to pull this off.
March 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
T.O. reminds me of that one female that comes along once, twice maybe ten times in a man’s life.
We know that ultimately she’s no good for us; but what she does she does very well and for that we’re willing to suffer.
I know I’m a glutton for punishment, I wish the Birds would’ve signed him yesterday.
He’ll end up in Oakland. They’ve had two of the greatest wide receivers of this generation in Jerry Rice and Randy Moss. Owens will be the third.
March 6th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
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March 6th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
RG,
I see him in Oakland only if it’s a “last resort” sort of thing. He wants to play for a contender and the Raiders are far from being contenders. According to his agent (Rosenhaus), he has quite a few takers. I don’t know what to make of that statement, however. Maybe he does but then again, Rosenhaus has been known for stretching the truth, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
I think that the key will be time. This release just happened a little over 24 hours ago. Although not all teams will be interested in him, some will seriously consider bringing him aboard. They won’t make that decision today, tomorrow or maybe not even next month. But I think that once his release becomes “old news”, some teams are going to look at him as a possibility.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Temple,
Know what? I didn’t think about SD. That might work. Not for nothing, but DMac and Romo took the high road one too many times with T.O. instead of telling him to go SAT DOWN! But the flipside is this: if Parcells had problems with him (and Parcells has 2 SB rings) why do you think Norv Turner would be unscathed when he hasn’t won anything?
March 6th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
“T.O. reminds me of that one female that comes along once, twice maybe ten times in a man’s life.
We know that ultimately she’s no good for us; but what she does she does very well and for that we’re willing to suffer.”
Michael Baisden is now on TSF as RonGlover.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Matthew…..”Michael Baisden is now on TSF as RonGlover.”
ROFLMAO!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Matthew:
I think that’s just it. They took the high road because they don’t have another level. That next level is a place where either you LIVE or you don’t. McNabb and Romo don’t live there. Rivers does. I know that if Rivers is HALF the SAG I think he is, he wouldn’t hesitate for half a second to tell TO or Norv or the GM or anyone else to kiss his ass half way around the moon.
That’s why I think it works.
You cannot convince a Sag to take the high unless there is a plan that they’ve bought into — and the plan better work because they analyzing it every step of the way. The 49ers tried to convince TO that the team could win with Garcia running the ship — and TO basically said — this is going nowhere because Garcia has lost the locker room. If you take D’s word for it on SOMM, the situation with the Eagles probably came to an end over the loot. Maybe TO bitched up because he felt Mac5 didn’t have his back in contract negotiations (or something like that). The O-line didn’t throw McNabb under the bus for the SB incident, but TO did. I don’t recall the timeline, but I feel the 2 may be connected. In either case, that was a potentially record-setting combination.
This most scenario is just a mess all around. No saints here…just pa-dussy whipped dudes in Cabo; weird ass crying in press conferences; and Jerry’s ass getting old and dowdy and hood-winked into releasing his best offensive player.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
You know I ain’t lyin’, Miranda! Man, I wish I could be a guest on that show. LOL
March 6th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Matthew Fudge,
LMAO!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
“Michael Baisden is now on TSF as RonGlover.”
LMAO……too funny!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Just make sure y’all remember this post when you finally see me on his show. Got enough wisdom after six years of marriage to put my 2 cents in.
March 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Temple,
I feel stupid asking this question, but what’s a SAG?
March 6th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
it’s short for sagittarian…
March 6th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Got it. That’s my one Special Ed moment for the day.
March 6th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
My wife’s a SAG. Don’t know how I missed that.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
LOL.
It’s all good — so you know how Sag’s can be. Funny thing — TO and Larry Bird have the same birthday. How do you think Bird would have handled Tony Romo going to Cabo during the playoffs? How do you think he would have handled his admission that he didn’t work as hard as Bird? How would he have handled coaches like Jason Garrett working with one foot out of the door and another in Ed Werder’s car.
I was born four days before that — and most folks I know would have gone flaming embers all over the place.
March 7th, 2009 at 12:47 am
“Maybe TO bitched up because he felt Mac5 didn’t have his back in contract negotiations (or something like that).”
It would’ve been nice if McNabb had T.O.’s back during contract negotiations, but he wasn’t obligated to do so. Don’t know why he’d get upset over that. Then again, this is T.O. we’re talking about.
March 7th, 2009 at 4:59 am
Exactly. Don’t know that it would have made much difference anyway. Most of this never happens if he goes to Baltimore.
March 7th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I agree with you Temple and Matthew TO acted like a straight up bi^%h over that contract. I still believe he would have acted a fool in Baltimore.
Have you guys seen Kyle Bowler play. After hanging TO short arm going across the middle @ss a few times and over throwing him. TO would have eventually snapped.
Then Ray Ray would have had to whip his @ss.
Look I have no sympathy for TO when it comes to philly. The union told that fool not to sign that philly contract. Nope but the fool wouldn’t listen.
The thing with TO is that he wants the spot light and the loot. Which is cool, but as soon as times get hard he wants to throw folks under the bus and deflect the blame. I have seen that fool drop passes left in right here in Dallas. Yet he wants to deflect the attention and still be the man.
But he is a scapegoat for a busta @ss owner, busta turnover machine QB and a super busta 0 and a million in the playoffs coach.
As well as being a scapegoat for these clown @ss busta cowboys fans who want to look the other way when Romo @ss messes up. (I am not talking to you TSF cowboys fans).
In this City Romo and Dirk get so many passes it sick.
On a side note I would advise TO that if he plays for one of the golden boy QBs he can expect to be a scapegoat again in another year or 2.
Look a here Mizzo even that bum Palmer got a WR in Coles. So let me see the golden boy loses a WR in TJ but gets another one. Only in the NFL where the golden boy QBs get WR stimulus packages over and over again.
March 7th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Only in the NFL where the golden boy QBs get WR stimulus packages over and over again.
Dang Origin…..but you aint lying.
Anybody else see this?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/05/terriupshaw/index.html?eref=sircrc
March 7th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
The bottom line with TO, to me, seems to be that since he left San Fran, all of the teams in the NFL that have won SBs have managed to do so without him. Therefore, were I a coach or GM, no way I would roll the dice with him when I see other teams doing just fine without his admittedly unique, mercurial talents.
I challenge anyone reading this to think of their H.S. or college coaches—the successful ones, the men and women who have put folk into professional leagues— tolerating merely just what we, the casual fans, observe in the form of TO’s sideline antics, antics which we all know for being just the tip of the iceberg.
The coaches I’ve played under would have bounced TO in a minute, relegating him to PLS (Play Ground Legend Status) or the ASL (All-Headcase Streetclothes League). He would have joined the ranks of those great Detroit athletes who were can’t-miss-pro-prospects, but couldn’t quite keep it together. Those coaches willed their teams to victory by commanding unquestioned loyalty and respect for themselves as well as the game.
TO, merely with his sideline antics, not only has ZERO respect for the game, but also alarmingly reveals that his head is no longer in the game when he goes off on one of his rants/tirades. When he and others on the sideline should be watching games to, perhaps, figure out what the other teams are doing, he is going off as though someone replaced his Lithium with a tic tac. When he breaks the concentration of those around him, he hinders input for adjustments that often players point out to coaches as a game progresses.
T3, I can relate to your seeking to somewhat justify the inner workings of a fellow SAG (or can I say ‘SADGE’ cuz it rhymes with ‘badge’ and ‘Madge’) just as I do with a fellow Cancerian like Iron Mike Tyson, but TO’s inability to control his outbursts despite millions of dollars being on the line is indicative of a very real, deep-seated problem.
Sorry but count me as a TO non-apologist because he remains in dire need of psychotherapy.
March 7th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
True Burundi I think he just needs a good @ss whopping.
Sista Miranda I just had to speak the truth the NFL is a total joke. As far as Terri Upshaw, how much did Goodell pay her to say that?
March 7th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
“Most of this never happens if he goes to Baltimore.”
Temple, if T.O. had lost his act-right in B-more, Ray would’ve gotten in that a—-. Betcha T.O. would’ve found it then.
March 7th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Origin: That has TO made it as far as he’s had suggests that his outbursts might be due to some adult onset disorder. I doubt if an a** whuppin’ would help and, I think that Ray would have gotten him bounced really quickly when it wouldn’t have worked.
TO’s behavior had me re-thinking his alleged “accidental overdose (suicide attempt)”. I think that the league should step in and treat his behavior as an illness and preclude him from playing sans treatment. His extreme behavior should not be the responsibility of other players beyond what’s normally reasonable. While I’m no doctor, the problem to me seems to be that we live in a society that doesn’t want to really confront mental illness because it’s scary.
March 7th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
“How do you think Bird would have handled Tony Romo going to Cabo during the playoffs? How do you think he would have handled his admission that he didn’t work as hard as Bird?”
Temple, Bird wasn’t feeling Kevin McHale because he didn’t think McHale took basketball as seriously as he did. If he had teammates like T.O. or Romo, they’d have fought already.
March 7th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Origin, why did I say the exact same thing after I read that article?? Who they fooling? If ever there was a set up story, that “I just found the file in Gene’s office and I dont think Troy Vincent should be the NFLPA chief” story is one.
March 7th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Yeap exactly Miranda you know the fix is in. Everyone and their momma knew that Troy Vincent was the next dude in line to take upshaw’s position.
See Goodell and the owners know that Vincent isn’t going to play all nice with them like upshaw. And don’t be surprised if the league giving upshaw’s wife some of her husbands pension kick backs. Cause if the league can pull strings to not pay hundreds of veterens their pension they can do the same to Ms. Upshaw.
March 7th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Anyway TO signs with the bills one year 6.5 million. This is probably his last stop at 35 (will be 36 in Dec). I’m happy for the dude to be able to get a contract and that was smart of him to go to buffalo. There is less media there. Only beef I have is that no black QB was able to get him…..typical NFL. Dang not even David Garrard another year of throwing passes to a busta crack head WR. Oh well thats how it goes in the NFL.
http://www.realgmfootball.com/src_wiretap_archives/11236/20090307/source_owens_signs_with_bills/
March 8th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Yep, its been crystal clear that there was a fix in on Troy Vincent from the beginning. There have been these strange leaks and rumors put out about him from “sources” and I swear, if he is not elected the NFLPA chief then the players deserve whatever pimping they get from the owners and Goodell because it makes NO DAMN SENSE for the union to be manipulated this way and its OBVIOUS.
March 8th, 2009 at 12:27 am
Oh…wonder what the talking heads will do now? T.O. was without a team for all of…..a day? What happened to the “no team wants him except maybe Oakland”?? LOL
March 8th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Yeah Miranda…..and the Bills was one of the teams that were on that long list of teams who supposedly didn’t want him, right?
March 8th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Yeah GN, according to Kornheiser on PTI, there were 30 NFL teams who didn’t want TO. Guess Buffalo was one of the two that did. Don’t know how this signing will work for the Bills’ W-L but Ralph Wilson is the definition of crotchety so it’ll be interesting to see how he and Owens get along.
March 8th, 2009 at 3:34 am
2Face…..
I was listening to Drew Rosenhaus say that there were 3 or 4 teams who were interested. For some strange reason, I kinda believe him.
I look for him to do good next season. When T.O. makes his transition to a new team, he always have a good first year. I think he’ll have around 80 catches, 1200 yards and 11 TDs.
March 8th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Well T.O. got paid. 1 yr in this situation is a good deal. He will go to Buffalo, play hard and leave if he wants to after 1 season. I’d take it. He’s so strong. I think he still has a couple good years left in him.
March 8th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Why are people so certain that Ray Lewis could beat up TO?
March 9th, 2009 at 2:27 am
“It’s a serious job. And you need a serious person with the experience and the background to do the job that’s needed.’ ”
Women of TSF, please pardon the language… but this bitch is saying that Vincent don’t have the experience to be exec director of the plantation field hands in the league? Sounds like a hatchet job to me. Any way Upshaw was a made man, for the Mafia under Don Goodall along time ago!