Another Terrell Owens Story
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Kevin Ezell
By Kevin Ezell
Published on 11/5/2006
We know you've had enough T.O., but Atomic Sports Kevin Ezell says there is one side to the Terrell Owens debacle that you haven't heard.
We know you've had enough T.O., but Atomic Sports Kevin Ezell says there is one side to the Terrell Owens debacle that you haven't heard.
Another Terrell Owens Story
Another week and, yes, yet again another Terrell Owens story.
Jerry Jones probably could have seen more of a return on his investment if he shopped Owens to all the major networks for a reality TV show, because not only does Owens generate touchdown receptions, he also generates news in whatever he does.
What is the newest piece of news coming out of Dallas? It seems Owens has trouble staying awake for team meetings.
Do you think that if Tom Brady were falling asleep during Patriots’ meetings, it would be all over the sports media? I might be going out on a limb here, but I doubt it.
Now I know the comparison might not be just, but they do have one thing in common, they both play hard and win games for their teams.
The other important thing worth pointing out is this is not really news, it is news because we are continuing to be fed Owens updates to the point that the public longs to know what is going to happen next. In that regard the sports media has not failed us and we now know Owens has fallen asleep during some team meetings.
Some journalist must be real tight with someone in the Dallas organization because every little mishap involving Owens has been leaked to the sports media.
It is no secret that Owens has a well-publicized, justified reputation of making some poor decisions involving his teammates in the past. In San Francisco, he notably questioned the sexuality of his then-quarterback Jeff Garcia and eventually was shown the door. In 2004, he was moved to Philadelphia and quickly established chemistry with Eagles’ quarterback Donovan McNabb. Owens caught 77 balls for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns in their first year together, and the Eagles won the NFC championship.
But the relationship quickly turned sour after falling short against the New England Patriots in the 2005 Super Bowl. Owens started publicly badmouthing McNabb, most notably saying that the Eagles would be better off with Packers quarterback Brett Favre, and that McNabb threw up in the huddle because he was tired in the Super Bowl.
The next year, he would quickly wear out his welcome when he and agent Drew Rosenhaus decided that Owens was vastly underpaid. He would only play a few games for Philadelphia before being deactivated for his detrimental effect on the team.
Now, after being released by the Eagles, Owens finds himself playing for the New York Yankees of the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys. Replace George Steinbrenner with Jerry Jones and Joe Torre with Bill Parcells.
Besides Owens’ confrontation with his receivers coach after the over-hyped game against his former team, the Eagles, I think Owens has been a good teammate and positive contribution to the Cowboys’ organization.
Before you close the window, just listen to my argument.
Owens is a fierce competitor; we all know that he came back from a fractured fibula to play a wonderful game in a losing effort against the Patriots in the 2005 Super Bowl.
And after his bizarre accident with pain-killing pills (which has been ruled accidental and so I will not speculate), prescribed for a broken hand he suffered against the Washington Redskins, he came back in two weeks to help his team.
Many people cannot relate with the outgoing and sometimes bizarre personalities of some of our athletes, but there is one reason they are great: determination.
His determination and passion to play is the sole reason he comes back from those long-term injuries so quickly and makes a positive contribution. The man can not stand to sit on the sideline.
Flat out, the man can play and he backs it up.
He may not go about it the best way, confronting coaches and players, but he is letting them know that he wants the ball. Though it may annoy or even aggravate coaches and players, who would not want a phenomenal player that wants the ball all the time?
The only action taken against him this year was being fined by the team in the preseason when he could not practice because of his strained hamstring. The only reason he would not practice was because he wanted to be 100 percent when he got on the field so it would not be an injury that lingered all year long.
Just put aside all the nonsense that surrounds him. He may have fallen asleep in meetings and put on a biking outfit in training camp. If you actually think about it, it’s not news, it’s just the media jumping on the Owens’ saga because he has a past and as Americans we can not wait for another drama to unfold.
If you can let the drama die and you watch him play, you might actually learn something, the man is one of the greats.
Jerry Jones probably could have seen more of a return on his investment if he shopped Owens to all the major networks for a reality TV show, because not only does Owens generate touchdown receptions, he also generates news in whatever he does.
What is the newest piece of news coming out of Dallas? It seems Owens has trouble staying awake for team meetings.
Do you think that if Tom Brady were falling asleep during Patriots’ meetings, it would be all over the sports media? I might be going out on a limb here, but I doubt it.
Now I know the comparison might not be just, but they do have one thing in common, they both play hard and win games for their teams.
The other important thing worth pointing out is this is not really news, it is news because we are continuing to be fed Owens updates to the point that the public longs to know what is going to happen next. In that regard the sports media has not failed us and we now know Owens has fallen asleep during some team meetings.
Some journalist must be real tight with someone in the Dallas organization because every little mishap involving Owens has been leaked to the sports media.
It is no secret that Owens has a well-publicized, justified reputation of making some poor decisions involving his teammates in the past. In San Francisco, he notably questioned the sexuality of his then-quarterback Jeff Garcia and eventually was shown the door. In 2004, he was moved to Philadelphia and quickly established chemistry with Eagles’ quarterback Donovan McNabb. Owens caught 77 balls for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns in their first year together, and the Eagles won the NFC championship.
But the relationship quickly turned sour after falling short against the New England Patriots in the 2005 Super Bowl. Owens started publicly badmouthing McNabb, most notably saying that the Eagles would be better off with Packers quarterback Brett Favre, and that McNabb threw up in the huddle because he was tired in the Super Bowl.
The next year, he would quickly wear out his welcome when he and agent Drew Rosenhaus decided that Owens was vastly underpaid. He would only play a few games for Philadelphia before being deactivated for his detrimental effect on the team.
Now, after being released by the Eagles, Owens finds himself playing for the New York Yankees of the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys. Replace George Steinbrenner with Jerry Jones and Joe Torre with Bill Parcells.
Besides Owens’ confrontation with his receivers coach after the over-hyped game against his former team, the Eagles, I think Owens has been a good teammate and positive contribution to the Cowboys’ organization.
Before you close the window, just listen to my argument.
Owens is a fierce competitor; we all know that he came back from a fractured fibula to play a wonderful game in a losing effort against the Patriots in the 2005 Super Bowl.
And after his bizarre accident with pain-killing pills (which has been ruled accidental and so I will not speculate), prescribed for a broken hand he suffered against the Washington Redskins, he came back in two weeks to help his team.
Many people cannot relate with the outgoing and sometimes bizarre personalities of some of our athletes, but there is one reason they are great: determination.
His determination and passion to play is the sole reason he comes back from those long-term injuries so quickly and makes a positive contribution. The man can not stand to sit on the sideline.
Flat out, the man can play and he backs it up.
He may not go about it the best way, confronting coaches and players, but he is letting them know that he wants the ball. Though it may annoy or even aggravate coaches and players, who would not want a phenomenal player that wants the ball all the time?
The only action taken against him this year was being fined by the team in the preseason when he could not practice because of his strained hamstring. The only reason he would not practice was because he wanted to be 100 percent when he got on the field so it would not be an injury that lingered all year long.
Just put aside all the nonsense that surrounds him. He may have fallen asleep in meetings and put on a biking outfit in training camp. If you actually think about it, it’s not news, it’s just the media jumping on the Owens’ saga because he has a past and as Americans we can not wait for another drama to unfold.
If you can let the drama die and you watch him play, you might actually learn something, the man is one of the greats.