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QuoteTerrell Owens To Sign With Cowboys
( Air Date: 3/16/2006 )
Sources within the Dallas Cowboys have told the KLBK-13 Sports Department that the Cowboys have signed wide receiver Terrell Owens.

Terms of his contract have not been disclosed.

The Cowboys plan to announce the signing of Owens officially in a press conference on Monday.

Owens was ran out of Philadelphia after bad-mouthing the Eagles organization and quarterback Donovan McNabb last season. Owens is also remembered for taunting the Dallas Cowboys and its fans on the "Texas Stadium Star" while he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers a few years ago.

Owens enters his 11th season in the NFL, and will play on his third
team in four years.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 16, 2006, 10:18:56 PM
I wouldn't delete it yet. Just edit it with a question mark and you are good to go.

QuoteOwens was ran out of Philadelphia

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Even in free agency, Terrell Owens' situation continues to be somewhat of a saga.

Thursday night, Lubbock's KLBK-13 CBS TV reported that the Cowboys have struck a deal with Owens. But when contacted by FOXSports.com about the report, agent Drew Rosenhaus vehemently denied that any such deal was finalized.

"I heard about the report too," Rosenhaus said. "Not true. Absolutely not true."

Despite Rosenhaus' denials however, a source close to Owens told FOXSports.com that the receiver has in fact agreed to a three-year deal with the Cowboys — a deal that likely won't be announced until the weekend in order for owner Jerry Jones to be available in Dallas to properly make the announcement.

And now the next 48 hours will tell who's telling the truth.

Owens was finally released by the Eagles on Tuesday, and his release was timed so that the Eagles could avoid paying him a $5 million roster bonus due Wednesday. In addition to Dallas, Denver, Kansas City and Miami were said to be interested.

But the Cowboys talk heated up when, soon after Owens was released, the Cowboys cut receiver Keyshawn Johnson to avoid a $1 million bonus. Johnson was scheduled to make only $1.5 million this season, but was seeking an extension and a raise.

Owens is two years younger than Johnson and more dynamic, with defenses fearing him deep and across the middle. He has also been disruptive to his own teams, leaving bad feelings in San Francisco and wearing out his welcome even more quickly in Philadelphia, albeit after helping the Eagles get to the Super Bowl.

The Eagles have long been wary about the Cowboys trying to land Owens, even asking the NFL to punish Jones for comments in November that they interpreted as trying to woo him. Philadelphia backed off its tampering claim a few days later, but the coming days might prove whether team officials were onto something.

Owens in a Dallas uniform would be a stunning turn of events considering how reviled he was for celebrating touchdowns against the Cowboys on the team's midfield logo at Texas Stadium. But he's a marquee player in every sense, and Jones has never shied from those types.

Adding to the intrigue is the presence of coach Bill Parcells. He had no problem taking in Johnson two years ago when the receiver was coming off a spat with Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden, but that was different because they'd been together before.

An Owens-Parcells pairing would be nothing if not interesting, although the same was thought about Parcells and Jones, and they're three years into their relationship without any known blowups.

Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 17, 2006, 12:08:37 AM
I'd love to see the contract numbers Dallas was dumb enough to give him. Let the hypocrisy begin.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 17, 2006, 08:41:52 AM
Know what's hilarious?

These idiots on the radio here (Big Daddy Graham, Rhea and callers) acting like this is some sort of big news. The worst kept secret over the last few weeks was that he was going to Dallas. Everyone knew it. But last night people were acting shocked that Dallas is going to sign him.

So of course that brought on some McNabb bashing, FO bashing and general hatred of the Eagles.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 17, 2006, 08:45:35 AM
Pretty much, PG. And BDG was saying the Eagles should re-sign him now because it will be cheaper than paying him his bonus. Which is beyond stupid. And of course how the Eagles FO is arrogant and wants to stick it to the fans and how Bledose is such a great field general.

Pretty comical. Got good laughs out of me.

QuoteDENIALS OF T.O. SIGNING ARE BOGUS?

Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that receiver Terrell Owens indeed has a deal in place with the Dallas Cowboys, even as agent Drew Rosenhaus denies that any arrangement with the Cowboys is in place.

Glazer reports that it's a three-year deal.  If so, that tells us that T.O. didn't get a signing bonus in excess of $15 million.  Otherwise, the contract undoubtedly would have had a longer term, if for no reason other than to reduce the cap charge in 2006.

The broader questions are these.  First, if no deal is in place, why are there multiple reports to the contrary?  Second, if a contract has been reached, why wouldn't the Cowboys announce it now -- and why would Rosenhaus deny its existence?

Here's our interpretation. 

There is a deal in place, and Rosenhaus is saying that there isn't because he agreed to allow the Cowboys to announce the deal on Monday. So when asked about reports of a deal, what else can he say?

But why would the Cowboys wait until Monday to announce the deal?  On the surface, the answer is easy -- owner Jerry Jones is on vacation and he wants to be the one who gets in front of the media and crows about the team's biggest free agent signing in a decade (see Deion Sanders).

And let's take this a level deeper.  Owens was released on Tuesday.  Could it be that the Cowboys and Rosenhaus worked out the contract before Tuesday -- and that both sides thereafter decided to defer announcing it for a week after the official termination of his contract?

Owens had permission to seek a trade before his release, which would have included working out a contract with a new team and then working out compensation with the Eagles.  But Owens didn't have permission to strike a deal with a new team and then sit back and wait to be released. 

If that happened, it would explain the information that we caught wind of on Tuesday night regarding Owens' supposed plan to wait as long as it takes for the deal that he wants.  It's possible that this was all part of the ruse and that, in reality, he didn't have to wait at all, because the deal with the Cowboys already was in the bag.

Here's one thing of which we're relatively certain.  The Eagles are paying close attention to this one, and there will be plenty of discussions among the upper reaches of the organization regarding whether to pursue tampering charges against the Cowboys. 

As Glazer reported in November, the Eagles already have asked the NFL once to punish Jones for comments he made regarding a possible interest in Owens.  If there's any fire (and there's already smoke) regarding the possibility that Owens had a deal in place with Dallas before Tuesday, we expect the Eagles to be knocking on the Commish's door again

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 17, 2006, 09:10:36 AM

QuoteDENIALS OF T.O. SIGNING ARE BOGUS?

Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that receiver Terrell Owens indeed has a deal in place with the Dallas Cowboys, even as agent Drew Rosenhaus denies that any arrangement with the Cowboys is in place.

Glazer reports that it's a three-year deal.  If so, that tells us that T.O. didn't get a signing bonus in excess of $15 million.  Otherwise, the contract undoubtedly would have had a longer term, if for no reason other than to reduce the cap charge in 2006.

The broader questions are these.  First, if no deal is in place, why are there multiple reports to the contrary?  Second, if a contract has been reached, why wouldn't the Cowboys announce it now -- and why would Rosenhaus deny its existence?

Here's our interpretation. 

There is a deal in place, and Rosenhaus is saying that there isn't because he agreed to allow the Cowboys to announce the deal on Monday. So when asked about reports of a deal, what else can he say?

But why would the Cowboys wait until Monday to announce the deal?  On the surface, the answer is easy -- owner Jerry Jones is on vacation and he wants to be the one who gets in front of the media and crows about the team's biggest free agent signing in a decade (see Deion Sanders).

And let's take this a level deeper.  Owens was released on Tuesday.  Could it be that the Cowboys and Rosenhaus worked out the contract before Tuesday -- and that both sides thereafter decided to defer announcing it for a week after the official termination of his contract?

Owens had permission to seek a trade before his release, which would have included working out a contract with a new team and then working out compensation with the Eagles.  But Owens didn't have permission to strike a deal with a new team and then sit back and wait to be released. 

If that happened, it would explain the information that we caught wind of on Tuesday night regarding Owens' supposed plan to wait as long as it takes for the deal that he wants.  It's possible that this was all part of the ruse and that, in reality, he didn't have to wait at all, because the deal with the Cowboys already was in the bag.

Here's one thing of which we're relatively certain.  The Eagles are paying close attention to this one, and there will be plenty of discussions among the upper reaches of the organization regarding whether to pursue tampering charges against the Cowboys. 

As Glazer reported in November, the Eagles already have asked the NFL once to punish Jones for comments he made regarding a possible interest in Owens.  If there's any fire (and there's already smoke) regarding the possibility that Owens had a deal in place with Dallas before Tuesday, we expect the Eagles to be knocking on the Commish's door again

They probably did tamper. Like Florio says..where there's smoke there is usually fire.

But proving tampering is a damn hard thing to do and every team does it. Hell, the taterskins openly tampered with Lawyer Milloy when NE cut him a few years ago. Milloy's agent was quoted as saying they spoke to WASH before Milloy was cut. But nothing ever came of it.

But if there is anyway to prove it or make a fuss about it to the Commish...I'm down. Be vindictive. It's the Cowboys and TO afterall...


I don't know if this was posted here, but I posted this on another site earlier in the week; from Clark Judge of Sportsline.com:


http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story

That doesn't mean Owens is headed there, but the Cowboys were one of three clubs that spoke to the Eagles prior to Owens' release -- inquiring into a possible deal for him. When the Eagles told them they were interested in a third-round pick, the talks stopped.

QuoteJerry has money, but T.O. isn't worth a penny
By RANDY GALLOWAY
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

Watch yourself, Mr. Jones. It may not be too late for a recall election in Arlington.

I don't seem to remember Terrell Owens being mentioned in any of that campaign literature 18 months ago.

All those tax dollar millions that voters approved for the new Jerry Yard, and with seemingly half of north Arlington now being bulldozed in the land-clearing, yet ...

The Cowboys are currently being outspent in NFL free agency by the Arizona Cardinals. And, yes, the homeless New Orleans Saints.

The Irving owner sits on his wallet, while Danny Snyder in Washington repeatedly empties his hip pocket, then fills up again at the ATM machine.

Snyder is trying to win now. Even Bill Bidwill, the Phoenix tightwad, is making an effort.

As you know, the new free agency period has opened with a man-rush.

Teams are flush with salary cap space and with cash to spend. Money and players are moving like crazy.

Jones, however, appears timid and thrifty. Jerry's football guru, Big Bill, appears to be on vacation.

Since Jerry has never been one to squeeze the dime, there's a tendency to give him the benefit of the doubt on his current lack of financial involvement.

But what's the football excuse for both the owner and Bill Parcells?

Consider the roster moves thus far:

Gone are Keyshawn Johnson, Dan Campbell, La'Roi Glover and Scott Fujita. All were, at one time or another, key contributors.

Added in free agency thus far have been an offensive lineman the Detroit Lions figured as a career backup, and a linebacker from Jacksonville that the Jaguars head coach thought spent too much time on outside activities, such as charity work and his male-modeling career.

That's great, fellows. Really great.

But now, rampant speculation tells us the Cowboys are getting ready to pop the "big one."

Their free agency splash could be none other than the trashy Terrell Owens.

If this does happen, don't blame Jerry. He can't help himself when it comes to these kinds of traps.

Owens will be Parcells' poodle. If Big Bill says no on this kind of player, then it won't happen.

And if Parcells says yes, that tells us just how desperate he really is.

There's no need to rehash the ramifications of having Owens on your team.

Yes, he's the best receiver in the league. Yes, he's the worst team-guy in the league.

But while trading out Owens for Keyshawn is a football upgrade at one position, it's not worth all the soap opera it brings.

The Cowboys don't need Terrell Owens.

The Cowboys need offensive linemen. At least two of them who can play right now, and well enough to protect the quarterback, who needs plenty of protection.

Just a thought. Maybe if a rebuilt offensive line could open holes for the running game, then that would also help the quarterback.

Maybe you've heard, the Cowboys also need a kicker. And no, not some Howdy Doody who works for minimum wage. Go pay for a big-time toe.

With Big Bill's 1940s offensive philosophy, a kicker is almost as important as the quarterback.

Speaking of offensive philosophy, is Parcells the dummy if he approves Owens, or is Owens the dummy if he wants to play here?

Terrell demands to have the ball thrown to him. Otherwise, he whispers that his quarterback is either gay or an Uncle Tom. That happened with his last two QBs.

Who knows what Owens would have in mind for Drew Bledsoe?

But if Bledsoe doesn't have the protection, the ball won't be going Owens' way.

And since Parcells loves for the ball to be handed off to a running back, Owens should be real pleased about being reduced to a blocking receiver.

But, of course, the Cowboys have to do "something." And speculation now centers on Terrell Owens being that something.

Even if Owens come to his senses, and signs elsewhere, it still doesn't get the Cowboys off the free agency hook.

The same theory also applies to Owens ending up here.

No matter the outcome, what needed to be done hasn't been done.

Jerry, I don't believe this is what the Arlington voters had in mind.

Quote from: Mad-Lad on March 17, 2006, 10:09:21 AM
whether he's officially signed or not, i still have a feeling he'll wind up in Dallas.

Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 17, 2006, 12:20:01 PM
The hypocrisy of Girls fans this morning on Sirius was delightful. "He won't act that way with Parcells", "I don't care what he did, if he becomes a Cowboy then we'll embrace him". I'm sure all Eagles fans said the same thing prior to him coming here, but he never disrespected us the way he shtein on Dallas.

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Nope, most of us had a soft spot for him when he was in San Fran because of the disrespecting of the Star.

Pukes fans have no balls.

Quote from: rjs246 on March 17, 2006, 03:06:19 PM

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Nope, most of us had a soft spot for him when he was in San Fran because of the disrespecting of the Star.

Pukes fans have no balls.

Speak for yourself, missy. He was garbage from day one and I wanted no part of him on the Eagles. I know for a fact that lots of people agreed with me.

QuoteBREAKING NEWS
Report: T.O. Agrees With Cowboys
Just days after the Eagles released him, Terrell Owens has quickly found a new team. The receiver has agreed to a deal with the Cowboys, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Quote from: MURP on March 18, 2006, 12:52:01 AM
well i must say, i was starting to hate the taterskins more than the Cowboys.

Quote from: MURP on March 18, 2006, 12:52:01 AM
well i must say, i was starting to hate the taterskins more than the Cowboys.  but TO signing with the Cowturds just made sure that didnt happen. 

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 12:45:08 AM
I don't know about stud. I can't see TO getting over 1,000 yards in 06 or more than 5 TDs. Just can't see it.

Quote from: General_Failure on March 18, 2006, 02:08:15 AM
Does that guy do anything besides cover Owens?

Quote from: sharpie on March 18, 2006, 10:08:25 AM
There will be a Monday Night football game in Philly this year.....BOOK IT!

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 03:15:45 PM
TO isn't going to be there I don't think.

Apparently it's a news conference so Jerry Jones or Bill can address the media on what's going on. I don't think TO is there.

Quote from: Die-Hard on March 18, 2006, 03:39:33 PM
I'm farging sick.

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 18, 2006, 03:46:20 PM
I watched it for about 45 seconds before I could not any longer.

Quote from: MDS on March 18, 2006, 03:58:21 PM
dear lord.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 04:08:11 PM
My project 2006 TO stats.

44 catches 627 yards 4 TDs. 16 games started.

Quote from: MDS on March 18, 2006, 04:04:46 PM
ive still got my to jersey, not sure what to with it. maybe a pre game to jersey burning party will commence before his return

Quote from: Sun_Mo on March 18, 2006, 04:17:44 PM
i don't want this confused with any type of message board sarcasm.  i hope he dies, plain and simple.  Slow, painfull, fear-filled death, please God.

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 18, 2006, 04:18:22 PM
damn TO got paid...so much for his act costing him millions

Quote from: General_Failure on March 18, 2006, 04:14:34 PM

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 04:08:11 PM
My project 2006 TO stats.

44 catches 627 yards 4 TDs. 16 games started.

So he's sitting down after the first quarter every week?

Quote from: mussa on March 18, 2006, 05:45:25 PM
!!BREAKING NEWS!!

this just in Bledsoe checks into therapy

Quote from: BigEd76 on March 18, 2006, 05:32:40 PM
So it'll be a 1 year, $10M deal.  ;D

I like how Drew tried to say that Denver, KC, Miami, Tampa Bay, Washington and Jacksonville were all agressively pursuing T.O....  :-D

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 06:28:05 PM
I personally don't care that TO got what he wanted. We aren't competing with TO, we are competing with the Cowboys for the division, along with everyone else.

Will TO make them better? Marginally. But not a lot better and still not close to as good as the Eagles. Ultimately he will destroy them as well.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 18, 2006, 09:41:12 PM
TO's salary cap charge in 2006?

It is $6.66M

666...very fitting, dontcha think?

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2006, 02:29:23 AM

Drew Bledsoe is still Drew Bledsoe. He is still an inanimate object in the pocket. If his OL cannot hold up he will get beaten to a pulp. And he will not have time to get the ball deep.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2006, 02:52:57 AM
Yes, and last year the defense was a shell of itself because it had zero pass rush. The secondary had to cover longer and when you expose your DBs to 5-6 seconds of having to cover a guy then they will give up yards and points.

When they did get to Bledsoe a little bit (in Philly) how many points did they score?

What did TO do against Philly when he was in SF? Off the top of my head I recall him smoking Al Harris in 2001 when they played in SF. That was the game when SF shut down the Birds 7 times from the 1. That was his only big catch as it was a 13-3 loss, I think.

In 2002 when Neckbeard went a floppin' TO beat He Flag Me once again for a TD. The Eagles killed them.

In 2003 at The Linc TO was held catchless until he caught a ball and Mike Lewis broke his collarbone. The Eagles lost that game.

JJ, when his front four is helping him out, can effectively limit an offenses weapons. Bledose has no mobility to shake and jive his way out of trouble. That is why a stud DT (Bunkley) is needed and Patterson must continue to develop and Walker must rebound. Bledsoe cannot have that open pocket to step up in. In order for that statue to make his throws he needs room to work in front of him. Last year the Eagles could not collapse tthe pocket.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 04:49:26 PM
Not really, but I think we know Jones talked Bill into it. Bill would not want to go anywhere near TO after the Bryant fiasco and Keyshawn.

I can't wait until Brick Bledsoe can't get him the ball and the sideline blow-ups start.

Quote from: mooby on March 19, 2006, 04:39:46 AM
here's to owens having one good season with the cowboys, then in the offseason after bledsoe costs the cowboys many games, owens comes out about how bledsoe is "old and immobile", ripping apart team chemistry, and the cowboys suck even worse because t.o. ruined their locker room, and after the season t.o. gets released and moves onto the giants to destroy them as well.  :yay

QuoteOWENS ARRIVAL CAUSING A COWBOY COMMOTION



What was Jerry Jones thinking?



This question, of course, presumes that he even was thinking.  Not about the kavorka of a receiver with unmatched physical skills and a penchant for ringing up touchdowns, but about the manner in which the receiver will mesh with the rest of the team's employees.



The early reaction to the signing of Terrell Owens among the group that counts the most -- his new teammates -- is strongly negative.  Strongly.



Part of the problem is that Owens is a well-documented locker room miscreant, a guy who can't be trusted to follow the rules that apply to the domain in which 53 oversized men sweat, shower, shampoo, sh-t, and shave.  He publicly called out one of his quarterbacks, and he publicly called the other one gay.



Football players aren't necessarily rocket surgeons, but they generally have good instincts.  And if a guy smells like a turd and looks like a turd and acts like a turd . . . well, you get the picture. 



Complication matters is the perception among Dallas players that Keyshawn Johnson, who despite his own flaws was well-liked in the Dallas locker room, was jettisoned by Jerry Jones in an effort to land T.O.



But perhaps the biggest factor fueling discontent among the Dallas players was the absence of coach Bill Parcells from the press conference that introduced Owens as the newest member of the team.  Regardless of the actual reason for the Tuna's non-attendance, some of the players (and "some" might be an understatement) interpret his absence as a message that he disagrees with the move.


In our view, Parcells needs to make a statement -- quickly -- embracing Owens.  If he doesn't, more and more of the players (we predict) will conclude that this is the latest example of the subtle power struggle in which Jones and Parcells have engaged for the past three years.



The difference is that this one could blow up the relationship permanently, especially if the players refuse to even give Owens a chance until the coach gives him a thumb's up -- and if the coach refuses to take his fist out of his jacket.   

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 19, 2006, 03:59:50 AM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2006, 02:52:57 AM
Yes, and last year the defense was a shell of itself because it had zero pass rush. The secondary had to cover longer and when you expose your DBs to 5-6 seconds of having to cover a guy then they will give up yards and points.

When they did get to Bledsoe a little bit (in Philly) how many points did they score?

What did TO do against Philly when he was in SF? Off the top of my head I recall him smoking Al Harris in 2001 when they played in SF. That was the game when SF shut down the Birds 7 times from the 1. That was his only big catch as it was a 13-3 loss, I think.

In 2002 when Neckbeard went a floppin' TO beat He Flag Me once again for a TD. The Eagles killed them.

In 2003 at The Linc TO was held catchless until he caught a ball and Mike Lewis broke his collarbone. The Eagles lost that game.

JJ, when his front four is helping him out, can effectively limit an offenses weapons. Bledose has no mobility to shake and jive his way out of trouble. That is why a stud DT (Bunkley) is needed and Patterson must continue to develop and Walker must rebound. Bledsoe cannot have that open pocket to step up in. In order for that statue to make his throws he needs room to work in front of him. Last year the Eagles could not collapse tthe pocket.

I think in that 2002 game, TO beat Al Harris twice on the same play. Fade route to the corner of the end zone. Think he had 2 TDs, not sure. Not like it matters.

Either way, I agree. TO will not burn the Eagles and I don't think he'll have a great year. Even if I did think so I wouldn't admit it, because I hate the Cowboys, but I really don't think he will. Something about the situation just smells bad. I have a feeling Bill is pissed about the signing and the players don't like it either. That PFT article only backed up my feelings.

Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 19, 2006, 08:47:56 AM
I heard ESPN talking about Parcells not being there for the PC.  Apparently, he has been MIA for others in the past (Bledsoe and Glenn were specifically mentioned), so I don't think it's as big a deal as some media is portraying it to be.

Quote"They want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries"

Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 19, 2006, 08:47:56 AM
I heard ESPN talking about Parcells not being there for the PC. Apparently, he has been MIA for others in the past (Bledsoe and Glenn were specifically mentioned), so I don't think it's as big a deal as some media is portraying it to be.

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2006, 11:08:16 AM
over under on how many td's TO gets at the linc this year 2.5

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2006, 11:18:45 AM
do you guys agree with me that dallas at philly is the monday nite opener

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 19, 2006, 11:21:08 AM
Very likely.

And if it is in Philly, it is gonna be rowdy. If he goes to the Eagle logo, things might get ugly.

Quote from: Don Ho on March 19, 2006, 05:56:28 AM

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 18, 2006, 04:49:26 PM
Not really, but I think we know Jones talked Bill into it. Bill would not want to go anywhere near TO after the Bryant fiasco and Keyshawn.

I can't wait until Brick Bledsoe can't get him the ball and the sideline blow-ups start.

I am counting the days!  I am so pissed off right now with this prick.  He makes me farging sick.  Any Cowboy fan that is happy about this is a phony piece of shtein who deserves a hot poker shoved up their ass.  God I hope that Dawk just levels this cork sucker out.  This giz stain infuriates me to no end.  I want blood!

Quote from: Eaglez on March 19, 2006, 12:30:05 PM
T.O's rap song is all messed up. He said that he's going to the Pro Bowl before he goes to the Super Bowl. What an idiot.  :o

But seriously, I really don't care. It should be a good matchup, if he stays healthy and is in game form he'll have an outstanding year, no doubt. It doesn't really matter if Bledsoe can throw or not, TO can take a 5 yard hitch 90 yards for a TD. He's an ass, but he's also one outstanding player.

It will be a good matchup, but I don't think he'll burn the Eagles too bad. I think it's a little too homerish to say that he'll not have some nice catches, I think that is to be expected, but I don't think he'll be the sole factor in determining whether the Eagles beat the Cowboys this season.

I think it's exciting, and I'm looking forward to it.

Quote from: MURP on March 19, 2006, 01:46:35 PM
The Eagles/Cowboys rivalry is back and im fargin pumped. 

Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 19, 2006, 08:47:56 AM
I heard ESPN talking about Parcells not being there for the PC.  Apparently, he has been MIA for others in the past (Bledsoe and Glenn were specifically mentioned), so I don't think it's as big a deal as some media is portraying it to be.

Quote from: bobbyinlondon on March 19, 2006, 02:51:08 PM

Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 19, 2006, 08:47:56 AM
I heard ESPN talking about Parcells not being there for the PC.  Apparently, he has been MIA for others in the past (Bledsoe and Glenn were specifically mentioned), so I don't think it's as big a deal as some media is portraying it to be.

No, he wasn't there, but he DID make a public statement a day after both were signed. The fact that he hasn't said anything is a mystery. And, as Owens himself said, he hasn't talked to Parcells yet. Don't you think, as the article says, that if Parcells was totally on board with this, he'd have at least had 1 conversation with him? Another thing is that Glenn, Keyshawn, and Bledsoe ALL played for Parcells before--Owens has no such history.

Quote from: MURP on March 19, 2006, 01:46:35 PM

On the football end of things, the Cowturds got a whole lot better.   People say Bledsoe sucks ... well in two games against the Eagles last year he put up 490 yards, 4 TD's 1 int and the Eagles only sacked him two times.   He has Julius Jones, Jason Witten, TO and Terry Glenn for weapons around him.

QuoteFace it, a snake can't shed his skin with a new teamBy RANDY GALLOWAYStar-Telegram Staff WriterIRVING -- A beaming Jerry Jones pulled the string, unleashing Saturday afternoon the biggest snake in the NFL's sack.
Terrell Owens, the football reptile from hell, slithered into Valley Ranch, beginning for the Cowboys what amounts to an initial $10 million experiment in behavioral rehabilitation.
Try not to be shocked, but Owens never uttered a hiss, or flashed fangs, as he was introduced to the far-flung Silver Star Nation.
He attempted to position himself as a real nice fellow, misunderstood by many, but a guy who had learned his lessons and didn't want to dwell on the past.
Terrell wanted it known that this time he had come to embrace the star instead of slam dancing on it.
And to emphasize the point, Owens turned to Jones at the media conference and said, "I know what is expected, and I won't let you down."
And, of course, if anyone around here is tempted to believe any of that bunk, remember that Andy Reid has a cracked head in Philadelphia that matches the city's cracked bell.
None of what was heard Saturday jibes with Owens' lengthy rap sheet.
His loot-and-burn mentality stretches from San Francisco to Baltimore to Philly.
Looking at it from afar, what Owens did to other teams was funny.
But now, it's personal. This has become the Cowboys' mistake waiting to happen.
For what it's worth, Jones must have said "I'm sensitive" to this or that about a dozen times as he attempted to explain the Cowboys' thought process in signing Owens.
Yes, he is well aware a vast segment of his fan base loathes this player like no other jock in any sport.
"I am concerned," Jerry said about the reaction of his paying customers. "I want them to understand the logic. It's very important that the fans don't think I just don't care [what they think]."
The logic, however, is easy.
Owens is one great football player. Probably the best receiver in the league. Owens is also one miserable human being.
The Cowboys hope to cash in on the football part, short-term, and then pray that Owens doesn't plunge off the deep end after what figures to be a productive initial season.
The contract points to that.
Overall, Saturday was maybe the richest day ever for an NFL receiver.
Owens received a three-year deal worth $25 million.
But only $10 million is guaranteed for 2006. And then the Cowboys have the option to pay out the remaining $15 mil over the last two years.
Anyway, quickly flushed was the league-wide assumption that Owens is such a rat, no team would throw big money at him after what happened in Philadelphia.
Agent Drew Rosenhaus was spouting off during and after the media conference about seven teams bidding for Owens' services. Definitely consider the source here, but regardless, Rosenhaus delivered a deal with the Cowboys that seemed impossible for Owens back in January.
Is Jones a fool for doing this?
Yes.
But at least he was wise enough Saturday not to label Owens "the final piece" to a Super Bowl run.
"This is about moving the ball better on offense," said Jerry, which is kinda funny if you think about it. But at least it was a logical answer.
What made no sense Saturday was the absence of coach Bill Parcells.
Jerry said Bill wasn't there because he had other plans. Apparently, Parcells is still in Florida, visiting his pal Tony La Russa in the St. Louis Cardinals spring training camp.
Let it be known Parcells normally attends no media conferences to announce free-agent signings.
But this wasn't introducing his pals, like Keyshawn Johnson or Drew Bledsoe.
This was the devil who had arrived at Valley Ranch.
Mainly, Parcells was needed to give his approval to this transaction, otherwise people might think Owens was railroaded into town by Mr. Jones. Imagine that.
Jerry, therefore, had to speak on Bill's behalf.
"Take it at face value," said Jerry. "Bill was very much involved, and was part of the decision making from the get-go."
Rosenhaus piped up to say he'd personally had "many" conversations with Parcells during these negotiations.
Owens, however, noted his lone contact with Parcells was in a phone conversation. What, no face to face, come-to-Jesus meeting by the head coach? Strange, considering Owens' past.
Then again, sources did back up Jones' version of the signing, saying Parcells was totally for bringing in Owens.
Which leads to another touchy subject.
If, as rumored, Bill plans on coaching for only one more season, why would he care if by 2007 Owens has burned down Valley Ranch? Sure, he could have been for this deal. What would Parcells have to lose, long-range?
"The one-more-year question [for Parcells] was not a part of any of this," said Jones, "and nobody is going to burn down this place as long as I'm here."
That's also what they said about Owens in Philly not long ago.
History tells us the biggest lies ever told at Valley Ranch happened in 1994, when the Jimster and Jerry stood on the same stage and said their parting was friendly.
I didn't believe it then, and I didn't believe what was heard Saturday.
This is Terrell Owens. Why would anyone believe him?

Quote from: MDS on March 19, 2006, 11:12:14 PM
Well we pulled the same stuff even with what he did in Frisco and what those people we saying....we got a great year, then shtein blew up.

Quote from: MURP on August 15, 1973, 12:16:39 PM
On the football end of things, the Cowturds got a whole lot better.   People say Bledsoe sucks ... well in two games against the Eagles last year he put up 490 yards, 4 TD's 1 int and the Eagles only sacked him two times.   He has Julius Jones, Jason Witten, TO and Terry Glenn for weapons around him.

There is no problem in recognizing that, you dont have to delude yourself into thinking that Bledsoe will be sacked 10 times every game.  Instead, I say Bring it.  The Eagles/Cowboys rivalry is back and im fargin pumped. 

Quote from: Phanatic on March 20, 2006, 09:34:23 AM
So what if TO does some sort of crazy celebration at the Linc this year. What gets thrown at him?

QuoteTUNA'S T.O. SILENCE IS DEAFENING

With each passing hour, the failure of Cowboys coach Bill Parcells to say something/anything about the team's acquisition of receiver Terrell Owens will be interpreted by league insiders -- and most importantly the other players on his team -- as the absence of an endorsement of the decision of owner/G.M. Jerry Jones to throw a lasso around a maverick with a belly full of loco weed.

As one league source who watched the video of the press conference told us, "If Parcells was onboard he either would have been there or at least had a prepared statement. When Owens was asked what Parcells had said to him he basically admitted he really hadn't talked to him. Now don't you think that if Parcells really wanted him he would have at least had a conversation or two with him?"

And in response to the various Cowboys fans who reminded us that Parcells hasn't attended any of the press conferences introducing new players in his three seasons with the team, this one is a little bit different, don't ya think?

At a bare minimum, there should have been something from Parcells to indicate his imprimatur of this specific personnel move.

As we explained last night, there are players who are not inclined to welcome Owens onto the team, and they are interpreting the Tuna's silence as a license to dislike the entire situation.

Quote from: MURP on March 20, 2006, 10:25:54 AM
unless Parcels retires because he doesnt want TO (really, what are the odds of that happening), then it doesnt matter much. 

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 20, 2006, 10:40:00 AM
TO is going to be on exemplary behavoir this year...hes one of the hardest working players in the nfl so if his off the field attitude is fine...which it will be...parcells is going to love him...just as andy loved him at first...truth be told i dont think andy has a huge problem with him now...it was donovan that had the problem with TO

Quote from: phattymatty on March 20, 2006, 11:47:36 AM
has anyone else heard this?  its awful.  you can hear it on his homepage.

Quote from: Mad-Lad on March 20, 2006, 11:00:15 AM
I just heard someone (don't remember his name) from the Dallas Morning News, who had an interesting take on the TO situation. He thought it was bad for the Cowboys for a couple reasons:

- The Cowboys lack leadership and lost the guys who actually led (Glover & Keyshawn)
- Strictly a Jerry Jones decision.  Parcell's will most likely retire after this season, so probably has a "lets give it a shot" attitude.

I thought those points were interesting.  If the Cowboys miss the playoffs or make an early exit and Parcells retires, it could get real interesting.

QuoteI'd rather shave my inner anus with a rusty butter knife.

Quote from: rjs246 on March 20, 2006, 01:15:33 PM

QuoteI'd rather shave my inner anus with a rusty butter knife.

I'm disappointed that no one commented on this.

Quote from: phattymatty on March 20, 2006, 01:44:26 PM
popozao

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 20, 2006, 01:02:16 PM
Reports of the Cowboys' imminent demise are exaggerated.  That's all I'm saying.  They have as good a chance as anyone to win the division now, whether we like it or not.

Quote from: rjs246 on March 20, 2006, 01:15:33 PM

QuoteI'd rather shave my inner anus with a rusty butter knife.

I'm disappointed that no one commented on this.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 20, 2006, 04:35:39 PM
I don't see how TO can have even close to as good of a year as he had here in 2004. He was surrounded by multiple weapons and had a great QB throwing him the ball.

I don't see how he can repeat a year nearly that good in Dallas. He's a great player, but so is Randy Moss. His year in Oakland sucked, and everyone said befoire the season that he'll have his best season yet. TO in Dallas looks like a carbon copy of Moss in Oakland to me.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 20, 2006, 04:41:08 PM
Yeah, but Moss on average per year has had a better career stat-wise than TO. TO barely has better stats, but has been in the league 2 years longer. That tells me Moss isn't slacking that much. He was in a much better situation in Oakland than TO is in Dallas. Moss was playing with a better QB than Bledsoe, a better offensive line and better offensive cast than Dallas has.

QuoteNEW YORK (AP) - Now that he's signed with the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens wants to talk about his two seasons in Philadelphia.
He is writing a book called "Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of My Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines." It is due in July.
"Finally, the real T.O. story can be told," Simon & Schuster executive David Rosenthal said. "It's an important chapter in the long-term struggle for players' rights in the NFL."
Owens helped the Eagles reach the Super Bowl after the 2004 season. This past season, he criticized coaches and teammates, notably quarterback Donovan McNabb. He was suspended at midseason, then deactivated for the rest of the season.
He was released last week and signed with Dallas on Saturday

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 20, 2006, 04:54:41 PM

QuoteNEW YORK (AP) - Now that he's signed with the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens wants to talk about his two seasons in Philadelphia.
He is writing a book called "Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of My Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines." It is due in July.
"Finally, the real T.O. story can be told," Simon & Schuster executive David Rosenthal said. "It's an important chapter in the long-term struggle for players' rights in the NFL." Owens helped the Eagles reach the Super Bowl after the 2004 season. This past season, he criticized coaches and teammates, notably quarterback Donovan McNabb. He was suspended at midseason, then deactivated for the rest of the season.
He was released last week and signed with Dallas on Saturday

Another book.

Quote from: EagleFeva on March 20, 2006, 04:55:13 PM
1,000-1,000 yds, 8-10TD's.



at least.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 20, 2006, 04:53:18 PM
What do you mean by very great season? Give your prediction for his stats in 2006.

Quote from: Tomahawk on March 20, 2006, 04:59:27 PM

Quote from: EagleFeva on March 20, 2006, 04:55:13 PM
1,000-1,000 yds, 8-10TD's.



at least.

1,000-1,000 yards? That's not much of a tolerance.

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 20, 2006, 05:00:46 PM

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 20, 2006, 04:53:18 PM
What do you mean by very great season? Give your prediction for his stats in 2006.

1300-1500 yards, 11-13 TD's.

Quote from: rjs246 on March 20, 2006, 05:29:14 PM
Can someone just put a pill in the back of his head and be done with it?

Quote from: bobbyinlondon on March 20, 2006, 05:30:37 PM
Will he say that Drew got tired in the 2nd half of the season?

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 20, 2006, 04:54:41 PM

QuoteNEW YORK (AP) - Now that he's signed with the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens wants to talk about his two seasons in Philadelphia.
He is writing a book called "Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of My Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines." It is due in July.
"Finally, the real T.O. story can be told," Simon & Schuster executive David Rosenthal said. "It's an important chapter in the long-term struggle for players' rights in the NFL."
Owens helped the Eagles reach the Super Bowl after the 2004 season. This past season, he criticized coaches and teammates, notably quarterback Donovan McNabb. He was suspended at midseason, then deactivated for the rest of the season.
He was released last week and signed with Dallas on Saturday

Another book.

QuoteWhat, you don't think burning him will work anymore?

Quote from: Eaglez on March 20, 2006, 05:37:53 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 20, 2006, 04:54:41 PM

QuoteNEW YORK (AP) - Now that he's signed with the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens wants to talk about his two seasons in Philadelphia.
He is writing a book called "Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of My Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines." It is due in July.
"Finally, the real T.O. story can be told," Simon & Schuster executive David Rosenthal said. "It's an important chapter in the long-term struggle for players' rights in the NFL."
Owens helped the Eagles reach the Super Bowl after the 2004 season. This past season, he criticized coaches and teammates, notably quarterback Donovan McNabb. He was suspended at midseason, then deactivated for the rest of the season.
He was released last week and signed with Dallas on Saturday

Another book.

I saw that too.

I can't really blame the guy, he has been one of the major stories, if not the major story, of the NFL for a year and a 1/2. He's looking to cash in on a book deal, and I bet that it will be a talking point on every sports talk show when it is released and no doubt TO will love the free publicity.

TO is a wonderful opportunist. He knows ways to get the coin. Many people won't agree with his methods, but he's effective, and he's laughing all the way to the bank.

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on March 20, 2006, 09:10:21 PM
http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/media/video/eagles/032006-douglas.wmv

"If he acts like a child, treat him like a child.  If he acts like a grown man, treat him like a grown man."

:-D

Quote from: bobbyinlondon on March 20, 2006, 05:30:37 PM
I don't know about that--he's got Flozell Adams, just back after ACL surgery at LT; a 36 year old Larry Allen at LG (maybe, if Dallas doesn't cut him first); question mark at center; a guy who was riding pine in Detroit at the other guard spot; and Jason Fabini, who the Jets thought so much of they didn't even try to re-sign him.  I wonder what Owens is going to say if Drew plays like he did last year--good in some games, but pitiful enough down the stretch, where they wasted a 7-3 start to become the first Cowboys team to miss the playoffs after such a record? Will he say that Drew got tired in the 2nd half of the season?

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 20, 2006, 08:10:08 PM
Both.

And TO is the man-meat of that Rosenhaus sandwich.

QuoteCowboys | Team surprised to hear about Owens' book
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:36:51 -0800

Randy Galloway, of the Star-Telegram, reports the Dallas Cowboys were surprised to hear about WR Terrell Owens' new book. The book will be released in July, just in time for the opening of training camp.

QuoteOwens already causing trouble

Just one more troubling aspect of the Terrell Owens' arrival ...


The Book.

The way I hear it, the Cowboys were caught by surprise that this Lucifer has a new book coming out in July, just in time for the opening of training camp.

The title: Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of My Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines.

The publishing house out of New York promises it will be a book that allows Owens "to hate on the Eagles."

So here's the deal:

With Lucifer in the mix, Big Bill's training camp was already going to be a circus. But now, with a controversial new book out, you can double the distractions with Owens.

Just what Parcells hates.

Owens stood on the Valley Ranch podium Saturday and said he wouldn't discuss the past. His slimeball agent, Drew Rosenhaus, also kept pushing that point.

But both knew that a new book was coming out that would rehash nothing but the past.

And, until Monday, the Cowboys didn't even know.

But when you make a deal with the devil, the devil always wins.


New book might not amuse Roy Williams

Speaking of the new book from Terrell Owens, it's going to get real interesting if he decides to go after Roy Williams for the horse-collar tackle during the '04 season.

Now that would be big fun, huh?

Quote from: General_Failure on March 21, 2006, 03:33:40 PM
Mispronounce his name, PLEASE mispronounce his motherfarging name!

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2006, 03:19:54 PM
I will watch every Parcells PC this year. It'll be a joyous thing.

I would love to see Tuna tell TO to be his water bitch this year. every year he makes a plyer be his water boy.

QuoteSpeaking of which, the Cowboys reported that 1,500 Owens jerseys were sold online in a 48-hour period after the signing was announced.

Quote from: PhillyGirl on March 21, 2006, 03:57:23 PM

QuoteSpeaking of which, the Cowboys reported that 1,500 Owens jerseys were sold online in a 48-hour period after the signing was announced.

Cowboys fans = WHORES

Quote from: rjs246 on March 21, 2006, 04:01:18 PM
You guys sure do love giving each other handjobs over this.

Almost all of you loved TO while he was here and now you're on the "TO sucks and will tear the Cowboys apart lolz!!1!" bandwagon.

Biters.

Quote from: PhillyGirl on March 21, 2006, 04:04:03 PM
Oh, lets see....how many more times do I need to say that I WAS PROVEN WRONG BY THAT PIECE OF shtein. And AS one of the biggest supporters of his until he proved me wrong, I have every reason to be pissed off.

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 21, 2006, 04:04:02 PM
I just think it's hilarious that you're all able to convince yourselves that T.O. won't make the Cowboys better in 2006.

Quote from: Philly Forever on March 21, 2006, 04:08:53 PM
Bill doesn't take shtein from players. If TO pulls his crap, his head will wind up on a pike.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2006, 04:09:32 PM

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 21, 2006, 04:04:02 PM
I just think it's hilarious that you're all able to convince yourselves that T.O. won't make the Cowboys better in 2006.

He'll have a good year.

But this situation is just overflowing with meltdown possibilities.

reid don't do his laundry in public. Parcells does. That alone will be worth watching.

and who will Skeletor stick up for? His boy Tuna or TO?

QuoteBUYER'S REMORSE IN BIG D?

Based on some of the rumblings we're hearing out of Texas, it sounds like members of the Cowboys front office already are beginning to question the wisdom of signing receiver Terrell Owens.

Between the book deal, which we hear wasn't disclosed to the team before he signed, and the self-aggrandizing (is there any other kind?) rap song on his web site, and the rampant talk in league circles that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was merely bidding against himself for T.O.'s services even though he apparently was led to believe otherwise, there is a concern that maybe, just maybe, Owens is the same guy now than he was a year ago.

Some league insiders are convinced that Owens is no different. "This guy has not changed and will not change," opined one league source.

"He's a star among stars," added the source. "That says it all. This will not work.

"This will cause the demise of Jerry and Bill [Parcells], too."

We'll keep our ears open for more.

And we'll keep eating our popcorn.

Quote from: MURP on March 21, 2006, 02:56:19 PM
enjoy the drama, Cowturds.

QuoteCowboys | Team surprised to hear about Owens' book
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:36:51 -0800

Randy Galloway, of the Star-Telegram, reports the Dallas Cowboys were surprised to hear about WR Terrell Owens' new book. The book will be released in July, just in time for the opening of training camp.

QuoteT.O. BOOK TIMING CURIOUS

So Terrell Owens is going to write a book regarding his tumultuous two seasons with the Eagles.  Should anyone be surprised by this development?

The more intriguing issues to us are the timing of the announcement and the timing of the release date of the book.

It is a coincidence that not a word of this project was breathed publicly until after Owens signed his contract with the Cowboys?  We wonder whether the Owens camp even disclosed to owner Jerry Jones, or to any of Owens' other suitors, the fact that T.O. planned to peddle a written account of his time with the Eagles -- and to launch it just in time to contribute to the three-ring circus that will unfold once training camp starts.

The move was announced by Simon & Schuster on Monday, March 20, two days after Owens joined the Cowboys.  Surely, this project was in the works for months.  Even we got a copy of the press release via e-mail from the publisher.  A list of e-mail addresses that goes deep enough into the media to include us isn't a list that gets slapped together on a Sunday afternoon.

The far more likely explanation is that Owens and agent Drew Rosenhaus struck the book deal not long after the T.O. firestorm reached its peak in November 2005, and that Rosenhaus specifically requested (as he should have) that the publisher keep the thing under wraps until he could find a new football home for Owens.

It was a smart business move, to be sure.  But what does it say about whether T.O.'s press conference contrition, or his express desire to put the past in his behind (yeah, it's a Lion King reference), were genuine?

The whole thing further proves that Owens and Rosenhaus duped Jerry Jones -- and we think it will only make coach Bill Parcells more determined to break Owens' recklessly renegade spirit ASAFP.

The book undoubtedly will contain plenty of inflammatory prose and disputable contentions of fact, which will serve only to increase the buzz surrounding the Tuna and his team come training camp.  That's the last thing Parcells is going to want to deal with.

And then there's the rap song from Owens' web site, in which he taunts the Eagles and flaunts his new contract:

"When it comes to this game, I'm the best in the field, some said I was gonna sign just a one-year deal, but I got what I wanted up front, 10 mil, changed the rules of the game, so now how you feel?"

(We wonder whether T.O. realizes he didn't get $10 million "up front," and that the team can cut him before the start of the 2006 season and suffer a total cap charge of only $1.67 million this year?)  ;D

When T.O. told the football world during Saturday's press conference to get the popcorn ready, he was referring to the coming football season.  But we've already got our fists deep into an extra-large bucket, because we're convinced that this one will present plenty of drama long before the games ever start.

Heck, it already is.

QuoteCowboys | Indoor football league team asked Owens to play
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:22:29 -0800

Larry O'Rourke, of the Morning Call, reports the Lehigh Valley Outlawz of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League offered Dallas Cowboys WR Terrell Owens $25,000 to play one game with them. "We contacted (Owens' agent) Drew Rosenhaus, and said it's a chance for him to come back (to Lehigh University, where the Eagles hold summer camp and where the Outlawz will play). I talked to Rosenhaus himself, and he put me in touch with Robert Bradley, who does (Owens') business deals," said Jim DePaul, owner of the team. When Owens signed with the Cowboys, the offer became moot.

QuoteIRVING, Texas - The day, Sept. 24, 2000. The place, Texas Stadium. The game, Dallas-San Francisco, once the marquee matchup of the '90's - the class of the NFL.

Oh the shame.

"It just wasn't right," Cowboys linebacker Darrin Hambrick said afterward.
No it wasn't. None of it. Disgraceful.

The behavior was appalling. So disrespectful, lips became seriously pursed. Jaws locked, molars grinding together. Sickening is what it was.

Couldn't believe it, just couldn't believe it. Neither could the owner. In all his born days, Jerry Jones never thought he would witness such. Neither could the first-year head coach Dave Campo, the career assistant who thought he had seen it all in his day. And neither could many of the Cowboys players, some of their disbelief turning into latter-game anger.

Had nearly forgotten this ugly incident, but was reminded by the Cowboys' signing of one Terrell Owens on Saturday. Yep, it all started coming back, every bit of it - all the ugly details.

For this was the day the Dallas Cowboys fans, in their own stadium, lustily booed Troy Aikman. Not a catcall here and there. Not an isolated incident. But the majority of the 64,000 people present that afternoon booing - and I mean booing - Troy Aikman every time he stepped on the field, from the very first possession before he had even taken a snap from center to the very last.

Worse, this despicable action was premeditated. There's the picture in the paper of the man boldly standing holding this sign: "Bench Aikman." He didn't just make the sign in the stands that day as the Cowboys began falling further and further behind the hapless 49ers in the eventual 41-24 loss to their previously winless counterparts from the West Coast, who had lost 14 of their previous 15 games.

Worse than all this, the so-called Dallas Cowboys faithful had the nerve to start chanting - during the game, with Aikman on the field - for Randall Cunningham. Seriously. Randall Cunningham, of all things, the Philadelphia Eagles former quarterback who landed in Dallas for only that season, picking up another year's pay as a backup - who in the end, didn't really want to back-up those final games when Aikman suffered his final NFL concussion.

That's right. A whole bunch of you sanctimonious, supposedly card-carrying Cowboys fans now want to turn in your blue star because Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells have welcomed Owens into the fold with a three-year, $25 million contract. How could they, you are screaming on the radio and in e-mails here on DallasCowboys.com, after how Owens disgraced, disrespected, dissed the entire Cowboys franchise by twice posturing on the midfield blue star after scoring touchdowns.

Please.

You want to talk about disgrace, do you? How about the Cowboys fans that day booing a quarterback who had led the franchise to three Super Bowl victories in four years? Booing the quarterback who helped resurrect a downtrodden franchise into the Team of the 90's? Booing the quarterback who would land in the team's esteemed Ring of Honor and then become a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer?

What, you forgot? Selective amnesia?

Nice.

The poor guy, in his 12th NFL season, had suffered a concussion in the season opener. Was not allowed to play in Game 2, a Cowboys' 32-31 loss to Arizona, nor Game 3, a 27-21 win over, who else, but Washington, about the only team the Cowboys could beat during those lean years.

But when Aikman returned in Game 4, the boo-birds were out in force, turning on the quarterback who had given them so much to cheer about for a quarterback who had spent his career trying to beat in the brains of the Cowboys.

Guess all the fans cared about was winning. No loyalty whatsoever. No regard for feelings. No respect.

Traitors?

"The fans are terrible," Hambrick would go on to say.

Aikman, though, class to the bitter end. He would soft-shoe the entire ugly scene, saying that came with the territory. In fact, he said he had mentally prepared for such reactions before the game. Hey, he knew the Cowboys had won the last game under Cunningham's guidance and had nearly won the previous game.

Yet, that's how you treat the team's Hall of Fame quarterback.

So pardon me, but give me a break on the Owens thing, on how he can't be forgiven for raising his arms to the sky after scoring those two touchdowns and racing to the midfield star. On how it's an insult to lifetime Cowboys fans for bringing him into the fold.

Come on.

Yeah, yeah, what he did that day, rubbing it in with his all-about-me celebration, was rather self-absorbing and classless. Probably even childish, especially the second time when the all of one-yard touchdown grab gave San Francisco a 41-17 lead with just 4:05 remaining in an already-decided game.

And he paid for his actions, 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci suspending him one game, which cost T. O. $24,294, then admonishing him by saying, "It disturbs me when the integrity of the game is compromised."

But you know what, the integrity of the game already had been compromised. Emmitt Smith had already returned to the star of a little get-back celebration right before halftime. Darren Woodson, miffed at a non-call, got himself tossed from the game in the fourth quarter and then set the land-record for helmet toss before he left. Then George Teague, heralded as a hero, belted Owens after the second celebration, touching off a near brawl at midfield.

And before the field was cleared of all this debris, there were Campo and Mariucci at midfield apologizing to each other for the actions of their teams.

In fact, afterward former Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano, who was then in his 11th season with the Cowboys, shook his head in the locker room, saying, "It was embarrassing that a Dallas-San Francisco game would display so many inappropriate actions."

He meant T.O.

He meant Teague.

He meant Emmitt.

He meant Woody.

He probably meant the Cowboys' defense allowing Charlie Garner, about in his rocking chair, to rush for 201 yards.

And you know what? I know for a fact he meant the booing of Troy Freakin' Aikman by the Cowboys fans.

Ya'll booed, those of you who were at the game. Booed Aikman as if that were Ryan Leaf out on the field. You wanted the guy who had been laying tile for a year to quarterback your team, and when they needed him at the end, he feigned some silly injury, forcing Campo to play Anthony Wright, not only to mop up the Washington game when Aikman was drilled the final time in the NFL, but to start his first two NFL games in the final two against Washington and then on Christmas night at Tennessee. That's who you wanted instead of your quarterback.

So give me a break.

If you want to distance yourself from the Cowboys for signing Owens because of how he acted in Philadelphia, fine. If you want to quit buying tickets to the games at Texas Stadium because you refuse to watch Owens play, fine. If you want to throw away all your Cowboys memorabilia because Owens has been a bad teammate and disruptive force in both San Francisco and Philadelphia, be my guest.

But don't come in here with this weak stuff about the star incident. Please. That was 5½ years ago. Owens wasn't the first guy to rub-it-in and he won't be the last. Man, good thing there wasn't free agency back in the 70's. You guys might have torpedoed a taterskin had Tom Landry had the audacity to sign one here.

Guys, this is football, not a civil war. This is big, big bidness, not some petty Hatfields and McCoys struggle. If the guy who owns that midfield star can forgive and forget, then what's your problem?

Just be careful labeling Jerry Jones a win-at-all-costs owner. On this day, Sept. 24, 2000, a whole bunch of you were as bad, if not worse. No allegiance. No regard for feelings. Short memories. Just win for me.

Ya'll booed Troy Aikman.

Owens, he was almost comic relief on a pitiful day in Cowboys history.

But calling for Cunningham to replace Aikman, that's what I'll most remember from that day. And that's shameful.

QuoteSame old rap: We've really been here before with T.O.     
March 22, 2006
By Clark Judge
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer

   
My bad. This time I honestly believe Terrell Owens means what he says.
 
Let's face it, everyone deserves a second chance, and Owens seemed earnest when he opened his news conference by thanking God, by promising to behave with his new teammates and by pledging allegiance to his new quarterback.

Oh, wait a sec. I apologize. This text is two years old. I was looking at transcripts of the news conference introducing him as a Philadelphia Eagle, not a Dallas Cowboy. It's easy to get confused because the two sound so ... well, so familiar.

There's T.O. sitting next to Eagles' owner Jeff Lurie on March 16, 2004, and there's T.O. sitting alongside Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones two years later. And there's T.O. opening his remarks two years by "thanking God for the opportunity Mr. Lurie has given me;" and then there's T.O. opening his remarks in Dallas by giving "all honor and praise and thanks to God for this opportunity."

OK, so the guy knows a good line when he rehearses one. Nevertheless, I'm with him when he says he's a changed man; that "my character has definitely been an issue as far as whether I'll fit in or how I will mesh with the coaches and my teammates. I understand that."

Uh-oh, I pulled a Billy Buck. That was the text from Owens' news conference two years ago. I wish someone would separate these danged transcripts. Let's fast-forward to last Saturday when he pledged to "be a better teammate, a better person, a better man in life" and said he "couldn't be more elated to be here."

Now that's what I'm talking about. And that's what Dallas fans want to hear.

Owens is the game's most misunderstood player, with his listeners eager to jump to conclusions and misperceptions about the poor guy. Nobody ever seems to get things straight unless he corrects them, which is why I'm glad he cleared the air at Valley Ranch.

"This is America's Team," he said. "I'm a star among stars. My main focus is to win ball games and win a championship."

Right on, T.O. I haven't heard anything that sincere since ... OK, since the Eagles signed him. But anything worth doing is worth overdoing, right? That's what Todd Rundgren once wrote, and maybe T.O. absorbed a little Todd when he was in Philly. So could you take us back to March of 2004 one more time, please, and read the record back?

"I'm definitely feeling like I'm going to fit in real nice," he said. "My heart was in Philly and trying to get here. I was trying to get over that next hump and trying to get to the Super Bowl. ... I feel like I'm in a winning organization here. I just want to come in and add to the puzzle. Maybe I am the missing link. We'll soon see. I have that much confidence in myself and my abilities."

Similar, but not the same. Satisfied? He wasn't a star among stars then. He was just a complicated All-Pro receiver looking to catch a break; not the disruptive force he was made out to be by the media. And some of his coaches. And some of his teammates.

"I know what's expected of me," he said. "I won't let you down. (The owner) talked to people that know me on a personal level. He knows who I am -- not the person you read about."


Shoot, there I go again. I switched the two texts. Sorry, folks. That was T.O. from last Saturday, and, man, did he sound as good as he looked. But, as I was saying, it was two years ago that he pleaded for patience from his new fans and new teammates, and it sounded like this:
 

"This is a new beginning for me. It's a fresh start. Right now, I've got a clean rap sheet, so to speak. ... In my last two or three years it was some up and down times for me. But I've been able to weather the storm. I feel like I've always been able to come out on top, no matter what the situation was. No matter how bad the picture they wanted to paint of me, I feel like I always stood by what I had to say, and I always came out on top. I just put all that behind me."

Now don't bring up Donovan McNabb. He couldn't handle T.O. because he just didn't understand him. Simple as that. But Owens' new quarterback, Drew Bledsoe ... now that could be a different story because he's dealt with difficult situations. Look how he handled his unexpected demotion in 2001. Class. Pure class. And look how he got along with Terry Glenn and Keyshawn Johnson, for crying out loud.

He already said he's looking forward to playing with his new receiver, and his new receiver said he can't wait to get a load of Bledsoe.

"Watching (him) play has surprised me at times," said Owens. "Even if he's coming out of the pocket he's looking downfield to make some things happen. I've talked to him. He basically called me to wish me well in the situation. I think everybody was aware of what was going on and me trying to get here."

I don't believe it. I did it one more time. That was Owens on McNabb, not Bledsoe, and I'm tired of getting these two transcripts confused. Even I'm beginning to wonder whom T.O.'s talking about now. That's why I'm relieved to hear that he has a new book that will straighten out this mess, once and for all.

It's called Ineligible Receiver: The Real Story of My Journey from the Super Bowl to the Sidelines. Just please, please, don't let me confuse it with Catch This! Going Deep with the NFL's Sharpest Weapon. He wrote that one two years ago, and he closed with that Philadelphia news conference that keeps getting in my way.

"I'd have to prove myself once more to the doubters," he wrote, "and to those who said that I would bring more problems to my new team than I was worth. I've got just two words of advice for all of you: Watch me. Watch me, and see if history repeats itself."

You tell 'em, T.O.

Quote from: Tomahawk on March 23, 2006, 08:10:04 AM
I just listened to his rap song on his homepage. I hate me.

Quote from: phattymatty on March 23, 2006, 04:16:40 PM
eagle fan responds to TO's rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9UMwFe5PU&search=terrell%20owens

Quote from: FFatPatt on March 23, 2006, 04:19:02 PM
Words cannot describe the embarassment I felt watching that.  The kid that did that should probably hang himself.

Quote from: phattymatty on March 23, 2006, 04:16:40 PM
eagle fan responds to TO's rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9UMwFe5PU&search=terrell%20owens

Quote from: phattymatty on March 23, 2006, 04:16:40 PM
eagle fan responds to TO's rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9UMwFe5PU&search=terrell%20owens

Quote from: Sun_Mo on March 23, 2006, 04:26:49 PM
i'm gonna go ahead and not watch that

Quote from: Mad-Lad on March 23, 2006, 04:41:46 PM
I'm surprised there isn't a Backstreet Boys poster on the wall behind him.

Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on March 23, 2006, 04:25:48 PM

Quote from: phattymatty on March 23, 2006, 04:16:40 PM
eagle fan responds to TO's rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9UMwFe5PU&search=terrell%20owens

IGY????

QuoteCowboys | Glenn would like a raise
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:49:50 -0800

Clarence E. Hill Jr., of the Star-Telegram, reports Dallas Cowboys WR Terry Glenn and agent James Gould visited with the Cowboys Wednesday, March 22, about doing something with his contract. He is expected to get $2.25 million in 2006 and $2.5 million in 2007. Glenn said he is not making any contract demands and has no plans to hold out, but he would like for them to consider giving him a raise.

Quote from: MDS on March 23, 2006, 11:18:27 PM
You hear that Jerrah? The bell tolls for thee.

Quote from: phattymatty on March 23, 2006, 04:16:40 PM
eagle fan responds to TO's rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9UMwFe5PU&search=terrell%20owens

QuoteDrew Bledsoe told ESPN.com he's prepared to hear the complaints by newly-signed receiver Terrell Owens about passes in his direction.

     "I'm just going to establish right from the start, 'Hey, I don't need all the noise and all that stuff. You come to me and give me honest information and I'm going to get you the ball. Give me something to use for the next play,' " Bledsoe said. "I'll make sure he knows that I'm always focused on the next play and not the last play. The noise isn't going to help us on the next play.

    "I'm going to give him his respect and listen to what he has to say. But he's going to know going in that all the noise is not going to get him the ball more. What's going to get him the ball more is honest information. That's all I need."

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Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 26, 2006, 10:38:19 AM

QuoteDrew Bledsoe told ESPN.com he's prepared to hear the complaints by newly-signed receiver Terrell Owens about passes in his direction.

     "I'm just going to establish right from the start, 'Hey, I don't need all the noise and all that stuff. You come to me and give me honest information and I'm going to get you the ball. Give me something to use for the next play,' " Bledsoe said. "I'll make sure he knows that I'm always focused on the next play and not the last play. The noise isn't going to help us on the next play.

    "I'm going to give him his respect and listen to what he has to say. But he's going to know going in that all the noise is not going to get him the ball more. What's going to get him the ball more is honest information. That's all I need."

Yeah that'll fly, Drew. I hope you do tell TO to shut up a lot.

Donovan told him to shut the farg up in NY and they almost fought about it.

Drew told Keyshawn to shut up and Keyshawn went after his ass.

QuoteCowboys | Glenn signed to five-year deal
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:28:51 -0800

Todd Archer, of the Dallas Morning News, reports the Dallas Cowboys have signed WR Terry Glenn to a new five-year deal worth $20 million. Glenn was scheduled to earn $2 million in 2006 and his deal was scheduled to expire in 2007.

Quote from: Sun_Mo on March 27, 2006, 04:16:39 PM

QuoteCowboys | Glenn signed to five-year deal
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:28:51 -0800

Todd Archer, of the Dallas Morning News, reports the Dallas Cowboys have signed WR Terry Glenn to a new five-year deal worth $20 million. Glenn was scheduled to earn $2 million in 2006 and his deal was scheduled to expire in 2007.

Quoteby E W McKenna

QuoteCowboys | Team granted permission to talk with Harrington
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:30:16 -0800

Rick Gosselin, of the Dallas Morning News, reports Detroit Lions team officials have confirmed the Dallas Cowboys have been granted permission to talk with Lions' QB Joey Harrington. The Lions also have given Miami, Cincinnati Denver, Kansas City, Oakland and Seattle permission to speak with Harrington.

Quote1999: After a rough off-season in which Leon Lett was suspended for the entire season for drug use, and former OT Mark Tuinei died form an overdose the Cowboys started the season 3-0. However storm clouds were on the horizon as FB Darryl "Moose" Johnston career came to an end with a series of neck and back injuries. In week 4 the Cowboys would suffer another loss when Michael Irvin suffered a career ending neck injury in a 13-10 loss to the Eagles. Making matters worse was the tasteless Eagles fans who actually cheered as Irvin was taken out on a backboard with his head and neck immobilized. The Cowboys would still go on to make the playoffs despite a mediocre 8-8 record. In the Wild Card game at Minnesota the Vikings scored 24 unanswered points to win the game 27-10. Following the season Coach Chan Gailey is fired and replaced by Dave Campo.

Quote
Atlanta coach Jim Mora said if Terrell Owens went after Michael Vick like he did Donovan McNabb, "the house would crumble like that. Mike wouldn't cower. We'd have to restrain him."
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 30, 2006, 08:15:17 AM
truth hurts doesnt it?

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 30, 2006, 09:03:48 AM
vick sucks...but i have no doubt he owns that locker room...whereas in the birds locker room mcnabb carries slightly more weight than david bergeron

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 30, 2006, 09:03:48 AM
vick sucks...but i have no doubt he owns that locker room...whereas in the birds locker room mcnabb carries slightly more weight than david bergeron

Quote from: rjs246 on March 30, 2006, 09:35:24 AM
Can we take this opportunity to mention that Michael Vick is dumber than a bag of hammers? I mean like, borderline retarded. Who the hell would allow themselves to be 'led' by a mongoloid?

Quote from: rjs246 on March 30, 2006, 09:35:24 AM
Can we take this opportunity to mention that Michael Vick is dumber than a bag of hammers? I mean like, borderline retarded. Who the hell would allow themselves to be 'led' by a mongoloid?

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 30, 2006, 09:03:48 AM
vick sucks...but i have no doubt he owns that locker room...whereas in the birds locker room mcnabb carries slightly more weight than david bergeron

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 29, 2006, 04:04:27 AM
Quincy Carter

Quote"I'm proud to join the Montreal Alouettes," Carter said in a statement. "This is a great opportunity for me to do what I love best, which is to play football."

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 05, 2006, 10:56:18 PM
I was glancing through the Eagles.com store and came across this...

Ouchies at the bottom of the page. (http://shop.philadelphiaeagles.com/showitems.asp?deptcode1=504)

I don't care whose name is on the jersey, $19.99 for a jersey is a damn steal. 

Quote from: SD_Eagle on April 05, 2006, 11:11:54 PM

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 05, 2006, 10:56:18 PM
I was glancing through the Eagles.com store and came across this...

Ouchies at the bottom of the page. (http://shop.philadelphiaeagles.com/showitems.asp?deptcode1=504)

I don't care whose name is on the jersey, $19.99 for a jersey is a damn steal. 

I'll sell you mine for half that and even throw shipping and handling in at no extra charge.

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 05, 2006, 11:15:20 PM
It's getting burned in effigy at the home opener next year anyway, so...

Quote from: henchmanUK on April 06, 2006, 06:13:28 AM

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 05, 2006, 11:15:20 PM
It's getting burned in effigy at the home opener next year anyway, so...

Mine is getting burned in a South Philly parking lot sometime around Christmas.

Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 06, 2006, 06:40:36 AM

Quote from: henchmanUK on April 06, 2006, 06:13:28 AM

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 05, 2006, 11:15:20 PM
It's getting burned in effigy at the home opener next year anyway, so...

Mine is getting burned in a South Philly parking lot sometime around Christmas.

Can you try to actually get it on TO before setting it alight?

QuoteCowboys | Team wants to see more of Owens at offseason program
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:12:40 -0700

Clarence E. Hill Jr., of the Star-Telegram, reports several sources have noted that Dallas Cowboys WR Terrell Owens has not been a regular participant in Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells' offseason program. His initial absences were understood because of a prior commitment, but Owens in the past has preferred to work with his own trainer. His publicist, Kim Etheredge, said, "He is here when he is required to be here just like every other player on the team" and added that Parcells has expressed no concern about Owens' regimen. Parcells' feelings on the subject are clear. The "voluntary" program requires players to work out four times a week and get in 40 workouts during the offseason. "To (Parcells), it's about chemistry," a source said. "He wants you here."

Quote
POSTED 11:52 a.m. EDT, April 14, 2006

T.O. NOT WORKING OUT WITH NEW TEAM[/size]

According to the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, new Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens isn't a regular participant in the Dallas Cowboys' offseason workout program.

Owens' publicist says, "He is here when he is required to be here just like every other player on the team."

That's fine.  But as a result of a series of public statements over the past five years from head coaches suggesting that players are expected to participate, none of which ever were challenged by the NFLPA, it has become generally accepted in league circles that players will participate in "voluntary" workouts.  Because the new CBA doesn't beef up any of the rules regarding voluntary offseason workouts, 2006 is no different than any prior years.

And Cowboys coach Bill Parcells is no different than his 31 colleagues regarding the mandatory nature of voluntary work.  "To [Parcells], it's about chemistry," a source told the Star-Telegram.  "He wants you here."

In our view, the Cowboys have no one to blame but themselves.  They knew they were acquiring a guy who does what he wants, when he wants, how he wants.  Still, they did nothing to protect themselves.

Instead of creating financial incentives for Owens to participate in voluntary sessions (via, for example, a hefty workout bonus in each year of the deal), the Cowboys gave T.O. $5 million to sign and a $5 million salary for 2006, at a time when the 'Boys really weren't competing with anyone else for his services.

Regardless of whether Owens is wearing a Cowboys uniform come September, his failure to participate in the offseason program increases the likelihood, in our view, that the Tuna will perform multiple verbal colonoscopies on Owens once they get together on the field.  Parcells is the boss in Big D, and Parcells will do everything in his power to get Owens to concede that fact.

Really, Parcells has no choice.  The other 52 guys will be watching this one, carefully.  If the Tuna can't tame T.O., he'll risk losing the rest of the team.

That's why we still think there's a better-than-20-percent chance that, come September, one of these two men will be gone.

QuoteRegardless of whether Owens is wearing a Cowboys uniform come September, his failure to participate in the offseason program increases the likelihood, in our view, that the Tuna will perform multiple verbal colonoscopies on Owens once they get together on the field.  Parcells is the boss in Big D, and Parcells will do everything in his power to get Owens to concede that fact.

QuoteThe other 52 guys will be watching this one, carefully.  If the Tuna can't tame T.O., he'll risk losing the rest of the team.

That's why we still think there's a better-than-20-percent chance that, come September, one of these two men will be gone.

Quote from: Diomedes on April 14, 2006, 02:34:02 PM
Wait, who's old man is an indicted politician?  And what does all this have to do with T.O.?

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 14, 2006, 12:04:54 PM
i still cant get over "owens publicist" speaking out on issues like this for him

that aside tho isnt a publicit supposed to make you look good

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2006, 05:14:15 PM
Cowboys brass, Owens reach workout agreement


01:55 PM CDT on Thursday, April 20, 2006


By JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR / The Dallas Morning News
IRVING – Owner Jerry Jones said receiver Terrell Owens and coach Bill Parcells have reached an agreement regarding his off-season workouts.
Jones declined to divulge the details of the agreement.

This is not an unprecedented move. In Larry Allen's final two off-seasons with the Cowboys, he did his own weight-lifting program that was built around bench presses instead of the clean and jerks that Parcells prefers, but did the same cardiovascular workouts as his teammates.

Although off-season workouts are voluntary, Parcells emphasizes them. Players must complete 40 workouts in a 10-week period that began in March.

Owens attendance in the club's off-season workouts has been sporadic, although there has never been an issue regarding his conditioning or work ethic. Still, Parcells wants the players to participate in the program so he can monitor their conditioning and the players can bond with their teammates.

"Bill and T.O. have worked that out and they're on the same page," Jones said. "It's not an issue. All I can and should say is that everyone is comfortable with the way it's working."

QuoteAs for all the off-field incidents that have dogged Owens, speeding his departure from San Francisco and Philadelphia, Parcells said: "I think this thing has taken on a life of its own with him. ... I don't really know whether that's true or not. My best guess is it really is a little exaggerated."

Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 06, 2006, 11:47:13 AM

QuoteAs for all the off-field incidents that have dogged Owens, speeding his departure from San Francisco and Philadelphia, Parcells said: "I think this thing has taken on a life of its own with him. ... I don't really know whether that's true or not. My best guess is it really is a little exaggerated."

:-D :-D :-D

QuoteJust listening to the Steven A Smith on 1050-ESPN in New york and he said that TO has been walking by his new teammates and not aknowledging them when they speak to him.

I don't know how he knows this, nor did he offer up anyones names (pretty irresponsible, if you ask me) but I hope he's way off base with this one. Maybe we'll get some clarity from an actual Cowboy scribe. Mick, JJT?

Quote from: reese125 on June 05, 2006, 06:05:33 PM
he needs to get hit in the face with a frying pan and knock that corny ass grin off his face when he talks about himself--it just shows that not a lesson was a learned

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 05, 2006, 09:58:08 PM

Quote from: reese125 on June 05, 2006, 06:05:33 PM
he needs to get hit in the face with a frying pan and knock that corny ass grin off his face when he talks about himself--it just shows that not a lesson was a learned

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Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2006, 12:32:42 PM
i bet steve smith chad johnson marvin harrison and torry holt also have big years

Quote from: MDS on June 06, 2006, 11:47:22 PM
i never thought i would be able to look at a picture of another player and roy williams and significantly hate the other player more. but i do.

Quote from: EJ72 on June 06, 2006, 11:39:52 PM
I thought someone here might get a kick out of this...

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QuoteNFL | Owens 8 hours late for his youth camp
From Inquirer Wire Services

Terrell Owens showed up eight hours late for his own football camp on Wednesday, the Dallas Morning News reported.

The new Dallas Cowboys receiver kept 90 players at the Terrell Owens Youth Football Camp waiting until 5 p.m. before he arrived.

The former Eagle threw passes to the campers and asked whether they had ever seen a better quarterback.

"Donovan McNabb," said one camper, giggling.

Quote from: EJ72 on June 06, 2006, 11:39:52 PM
I thought someone here might get a kick out of this...

Quote from: rjs246 on June 09, 2006, 10:48:22 AM
That face needs a good cannonball smashing through it.

Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 09, 2006, 08:54:47 AMI also saw last night how there was a kid in the camp wearing an Eagles hat.....TO was like, "Where's the kid with the Eagles hat?" The kid raised his hand and TO took off the Eagles hat and put on a "TO" hat.  ::)

QuoteThe former Eagle threw passes to the campers and asked whether they had ever seen a better quarterback.

"Donovan McNabb," said one camper, giggling.

Quote from: Eagles 3x on June 09, 2006, 04:30:39 PM

QuoteThe former Eagle threw passes to the campers and asked whether they had ever seen a better quarterback.

"Donovan McNabb," said one camper, giggling.

I like this camper.

Quote from: EagleFeva on June 07, 2006, 05:28:15 PM
I'll bet any of you guys that the Steelers will be wearing black helmets this year.

QuoteDude, that was some good stuff. I'll repost Tanin's firsthand account:

"When T.O. was running the drill with us, he spotted a kid with a Philly Eagle hat and with an irritated look on his face said-"Man, why you wearin' that out here?!" he then yanked the hat off his head and crumpled it up, throwing it on the field. But he did give the kid a new hat, the T.O. camp hat. After he was finished with us and wanted to move on into the little kid group, he kicked the eagle hat and said-"Kick that hat off the field!" I have to say it was pretty funny when he did that."

Good stuff. Something else I saw that the articles I read didn't mention: When TO was throwing passes to the younger kids, the kid he chastised by saying "I bet if that was a pizza you would have caught it!" was a pudgy kid who was in tears after Owens said that to him. Right after the comment Rosenhaus, fanny kisser that he is, said "Ha Ha! Good one, buddy!" What a dink.

QuoteWhen TO was throwing passes to the younger kids, the kid he chastised by saying "I bet if that was a pizza you would have caught it!" was a pudgy kid who was in tears after Owens said that to him. Right after the comment Rosenhaus, fanny kisser that he is, said "Ha Ha! Good one, buddy!"

QuoteIt's a bright, early morning at Dallas Cowboys' mini-camp. The players are going through stretches and most of the coaches are setting up drills. Bill Parcels is approached by a U.P.S. delivery man about a large package for one of his players back at the locker room. He was informed that it was for Terrell Owens. Ordinarily, in a situation like this, he would tell the player about the package after morning practice, but this was T.O. He knows he must pick his battles. Bill tells Owens about the package and Terrell leaves for the locker room. Bill wipes the sweat from his brow, eats six hamburgers, gives his stuffed Terrell Owens plush doll a big, huge hug, and enjoys the comfort of a dodged bullet.

Owens arrives at the locker room to find a gigantic, cardboard box. A large note is hanging on the front of it. Owens reaches and tears it from the box. As he unfolds it, his imagination goes apeshtein. He holds the paper to his face. It reads...

Dear Terrell,

How the hell have you been old buddy? I was playing as you on Madden the other day, and holy farging hell, you are unreal. You treat triple coverage like a three-dollar whore. I got like 14 Madden Cards because of you! Anyways, I've been thinking a whole lot about you, champ, and I want to put our differences behind us. As a token of my appreciation for our friendship, I decided to grant you with a gift as an offering of peace. Terrell, my brother, you are the bomb.

That is why I knew that I had to see you ride a vehicle that matches your ferocity. An All-Pro, like yourself, doesn't need 4 wheels to drive and get around. You are better than everyone else... you only need 2 wheels to be mobile. Boy, oh boy, I bet you're going to love this surprise! Take a deep breath. Here we go. Inside the box, you will find a brand new Suzuki GSX 1300 R motorcycle. It tops out at 194 miles an hour. I think some dude jumped Niagara Falls on one once. Cool, huh? It is like the Terrell Owens of the motorcycle world. No one can match it. It is only fitting that the two of you should be united.

You are probably noticing that amongst all this awesomeness, something is missing. Did I leave something out of the gift? I have yet to mention a matching helmet, right? That is because helmets are for dork-ass nerd-dick Hoydas. You want people to know that you are Terrell Owens when you go buzzing by them at speeds that peel your face to the back of your head. Nobody else on the highway dresses up like Star Wars characters. Why do have to be rolling as Darth Vader? farg helmets.You are way too cool for them. Now, go ahead and hop on, give it a whirl. I sent your boss Bill 15 bags of pork rinds and a keg of Pabst. He'll forget all about you missing practice this morning. We both know that Jerry Jones won't give a farg. Go for a ride. A warp-speed zoom around the neighborhood on that machine will surely loosen you up for afternoon practice.

I hope that we are cool now. I want to put our differences behind us. Enjoy the bike, Terrell. I heard that Randy Moss can pop wheelies on his and Chad Johnson is able to do multiple tricks from Excitebike with ramps and what not. You're the best!

Your Buddy,
Andy Reid

P.S. Let me know if you need any help finding a good ramp guy.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 05, 2006, 06:46:00 PM
The book comes out next week. The Philadelphia media already has their hands on it. Comcast and CBS3 had excerpts of it.

QuoteMonday afternoon marked the first revelation of a chink in the Terrell Owens' armor.

Following a largely bit of unsuccessful 7-on-7 work, offensive assistant Todd Haley summoned his players over to another side of the field. Owens, however, did not join the group, choosing, apparently, to register his disgust by taking a knee alongside the defensive players.

And after practice, T.O. remains on the field for a looong time, first engaging in an animated conversation with Haley, and then meeting with Parcells to voice some additional opinions. No predictions of a coming disaster here; just
a chink in the armor, that's all.

QuoteAfter the deep ball that didn't come close in a drill without defenders, the pass that was underthrown in double coverage and the one that went high, wide and out of bounds, Drew Bledsoe must have sensed frustration rising in Terrell Owens.
 
So the quarterback made a pre-emptive strike Wednesday morning. Soon after they went to the sideline, Bledsoe went looking for Owens, walking about 50 yards merely to give him an encouraging pat on the rear.

Such an exchange between most quarterbacks and receivers would hardly be noticed, especially during the seventh practice of training camp. However, everything that happens between this receiver and his quarterback is newsworthy.

So, T.O., is everything OK between y'all?

"Every day is a day of improvement," Owens said following the practice and a chat with coach Bill Parcells, which included technical talk about hand placement on a specific type of catch.

"If we take a step back, we go back to the drawing board and we try to correct our mistakes and build on those the next day. Every day is critical, but it's no reason to panic right now."

The early session Wednesday in Oxnard, Calif., was the second straight in which Bledsoe and Owens were out of whack.

"We're getting there," Owens said. "We're not there yet, but as I said from Day 1, this is what training camp and practice is all about. We're not going to get it done in one day, a week. The season is yet to get here. Once the season starts, I feel we'll be ready."

Owens' attitude is a good sign for the Cowboys. They've invested $10 million this season alone in Owens being on his best behavior and so far he's showed no signs of the problems that prompted San Francisco and Philadelphia to give up on him regardless of his All-Pro ability.

Owens is the only newcomer among Dallas' top four receiving threats. Bledsoe already is comfortable throwing to Terry Glenn, Jason Witten and Patrick Crayton, so part of the problem with Owens right now could be the normal feeling-out process all quarterbacks and receivers must go through.

"That's what those drills are for, No. 1 to get our timing down and obviously for me to get some balls in my hands so I can get familiar with his touch," Owens said.

Parcells wouldn't elaborate on his talk with Owens, but the receiver called it "a good conversation."

"At this point, we're just trying to take it day-by-day, camp practice-by-camp practice," Owens said. "It's been fun so far."

Owens said they discussed "a little bit of everything," from football to diets.

"He's eating healthy these days," Owens said. "He's slimmed down. ... I kind of complimented him on his good shape coming into camp."

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2006, 10:50:19 PM

QuoteMonday afternoon marked the first revelation of a chink in the Terrell Owens' armor.

Following a largely bit of unsuccessful 7-on-7 work, offensive assistant Todd Haley summoned his players over to another side of the field. Owens, however, did not join the group, choosing, apparently, to register his disgust by taking a knee alongside the defensive players.

And after practice, T.O. remains on the field for a looong time, first engaging in an animated conversation with Haley, and then meeting with Parcells to voice some additional opinions. No predictions of a coming disaster here; just
a chink in the armor, that's all.

QuoteNow for the TO outburst at yesterdays Practice

First at tues practice you could see BP jawing at TO as he was walking to the sidelines,TO turned and ran back on the field.

Now for the weds morning practice: TO runs a fly pattern and has Henry by a

step and Bledsoe underthrows him and Henry knocks it down. So T.O. comes to the sidelines and throws his hands up,not the firt time I seen him do this.

So T.O. goes back out 2 plays later and runs a great pattern and looses Henry and Bledsoe dumps it off. So OWENS COMES TO THE SIDELINES AND RIPS HIS HELMET OFF AND THROWS IT 20 YDS, after a alone tantrum, Bledsoe pats him on the rear and T.O. starts talking to JJ.

So far Bledsoe has undertrown him on a couple of occassions and he has not looked happy in his body motions. Stay TUNED

Quote from: Tomahawk on August 03, 2006, 04:48:04 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2006, 10:50:19 PM

QuoteMonday afternoon marked the first revelation of a chink in the Terrell Owens' armor.

Following a largely bit of unsuccessful 7-on-7 work, offensive assistant Todd Haley summoned his players over to another side of the field. Owens, however, did not join the group, choosing, apparently, to register his disgust by taking a knee alongside the defensive players.

And after practice, T.O. remains on the field for a looong time, first engaging in an animated conversation with Haley, and then meeting with Parcells to voice some additional opinions. No predictions of a coming disaster here; just
a chink in the armor, that's all.

Link? I only ask so I can e-mail the article to some cowboy loving douchebags I know.

QuoteFormer NFL lineman Kevin Gogan, appearing as a guest on WIP radio in Philadelphia, asked about his former 49ers teammate Terrell Owens: "Add water, he's an instant idiot."

QuoteT.O. says he'll likely miss preseason opener
Associated Press

OXNARD, Calif. -- Terrell Owens said Monday his nagging hamstring injury likely will keep him out of the Dallas Cowboys' preseason opener Saturday night in Seattle.

Although an MRI taken Saturday showed no damage, Owens isn't taking any chances. He's having his healing-inducing hyperbaric chamber shipped to his training camp hotel room. Two trainers and a doctor from Atlanta are on their way, too.

"It's just a little sore," Owens said. "It's different. I've never really had it before so I don't know. I'm not worried about it; there's just no point right now. If I tried to really open it up, I may hurt it more, so we'll just see. It'll be OK."

Owens sat out a fifth straight practice Monday morning because of soreness that set in Wednesday. After the team left the field, he spent about 45 minutes catching balls from a machine, starting far away and taking a step closer after every one. He did the same drill on his knees, too.

On his way to the locker room, he was asked if he would play against the Seahawks and said, "I doubt it." He said he probably wouldn't practice the rest of this week, either.

T.O.'s status report on himself had to be news to coach Bill Parcells, who said "I don't know" in response to most questions about Owens' health during his daily news briefing.

"I know everything I need to know," he said. "Well, there's nothing more to know. Maybe not knowing exactly is all I'm capable of knowing at this point."

Owens talked to reporters on the field at the same time Parcells was holding his gathering on a nearby tennis court. When Owens finished, fans who'd waited him out began cheering, prompting Parcells to pause and look to see what all the commotion was about so long after the team's workout ended. Once they broke into shouts of "T-O! T-O!" Parcells finished the response he was giving.

Parcells said all his information about his new star receiver's health has come through the trainer.

"I haven't spoken with Terrell about it," Parcells said. "At some point, I will if I have to."

Parcells said that's how he always deals with injuries, even with players he's known for a long time.

Parcells said he didn't know when to expect Owens back. Asked if he had a deadline for T.O. to return to practice in order to use him against Seattle, Parcells said, "I haven't really thought about that, matter of fact, so I don't know."

The Cowboys tolerated Owens missing two practices Thursday and another Friday, then sent him for an MRI on Saturday. Players had Sunday off, so Monday was his first chance to get back on the field.

Instead, he was back on a stationary bicycle. Fellow starting receiver Terry Glenn joined him, although it was only because of blisters on both feet. Parcells said he expects Glenn to return Tuesday.

The Cowboys already were concerned about their depth at receiver, with question marks after third-stringer Patrick Crayton. They gave Freddie Mitchell -- Owens' friend and a former Philadelphia teammate -- a workout Sunday.

Dallas also made a roster move Monday, dropping fourth-string quarterback Jeff Mroz and replacing him with Matt Baker, a rookie from North Carolina who was released last week by Houston. Undrafted rookie linebacker Kai Parham also was released.

QuoteIT WAS EXACTLY a year ago when Eagles coach Andy Reid jettisoned Terrell Owens from training camp for his inability to behave. TV vans and legions of reporters followed the wide receiver back to his Moorestown, N.J., estate, where later that day an unapologetic T.O. did situps and shot hoops in one of the more absurd episodes in the annals of local sports. With the appearance that evening of his irritating agent, Drew Rosenhaus, the only thing missing from the whole scene was a high-wire act.

But things are awfully quiet these days at 40 Landing Court. Owens is off with the archrival Cowboys, and his house is still up for sale. T.O. has been trying to unload it since Oct. 24, at which point it was explained that it had less to do with his intention to leave Philadelphia than with his desire to downsize. Overlooking the Rancocas Creek on 2.3 acres, the house is a sprawling 7,917 square feet with five bedrooms, 7 ½ baths, a three-car garage and a variety of extras. The place is so immense that previous owner Dawn Cline said it has 10 furnaces.

No buyers have stepped forward so far with an acceptable offer for the place. According to Erica Lacey, of Blue Chip Reality - which had the property until its listing expired July 27 - the house had "a fair amount of showings." She says there have been some offers, but none that have been acceptable to her client. Asked if she was surprised the house has been on the market for so long, Lacey says she had expected a "property of this magnitude... would take some time." Owens has lowered his asking price from $4.399 million to $4.199 million; Lacey could not say if Owens planned to lower the price even more. Lacey says, "That is up to Mr. Owens."

Why no buyer?

Luxury estates are apt to take longer to sell than lower-priced properties, but in the opinion of some knowledgeable realtors in the Moorestown area, the problem is that the house is somewhat overpriced. While Lacey would not comment specifically on this, except to say that the house was appraised for $4 million when he purchased it, the consensus is that Owens overpaid for the property by possibly $1 million when he purchased it for $3.9 million from Dawn Cline and her husband Dennis in May 2004. According to real estate records, the Clines had purchased the property in September 1998 for $1.150 million. But Dawn Cline says the house had been upgraded considerably since then, and that it "showed extremely well" when Owens came to look at it. Cline adds, "The house was worth it."

The story that still circulates in Moorestown real estate circles is that the house was not for sale when Owens was shopping for a place, that he simply saw it, had to have it and pounded on the door with a big pile of cash in order to get it. Dawn Cline says this is not so. In fact, Cline says she and her husband were then considering a move to Palm Beach, Fla., and placed "some feelers" out to Owens. "We knew he was coming into the area and that he was someone who could afford the property," says Cline, who adds that it was "very upsetting" to her when the house she so scrupulously cared for ended up in what she terms disrepair. While Lacey characterizes the house as in "great" condition, other realtors with knowledge of the property say that it is in something less than that, that the interior shows some signs of wear and the exterior is not what it could be. That said, it should be added that the lawn is no longer brown as it had been a year ago, but has been replaced with sod.

Ultimately, it appears Owens could end up taking a loss on the place. According to Tom Mabrey, of Prudential /Fox & Roach in Moorestown, there were 43 properties in Burlington County priced at $1.3 million or higher as of last Friday, 18 of those in Moorestown. He characterizes that inventory as high, and explains that since March "we have seen a back slide in price points." Market conditions were more favorable last October, but even then, Mabrey says, when the Owens estate came up for sale the "experts that I network with considered it well overpriced." Mabrey adds that even with aggressive pricing then it should have been priced at no more than $3 million.

And now?

Mabrey says, "I would say $2.6 million is probably reasonable."

Others echo that.

Alyce Klaus, of Weichert Realtors in Moorestown, weighs in at between "2.5 million and $2.6 million." She says when he saw the initial asking price of $4.399 million, "some of us wondered if there had been some kind of a misprint." She adds that while the property remains what she calls very nice, she agreed that Owens did "grossly pay on the high side" and that the previous owners received "an extraordinarily sweet price." Of the $4.199 million Owens is asking, Klaus says: "Candidly, I would say a price adjustment is in order."

Dee Shields, of Century 21 Alliance in Moorestown, agrees. "Had it been priced properly, it would have sold by now," says Shields, who concurs that Owens overpaid for it. "Today, I would price it at $2.3 million or so."

Could Owens still get the price he is asking? Mabrey says yes, that there is always the perfect buyer who could walk up and pay what he is seeking. (Owens did.) Klaus adds that while the house lacks some of the privacy that high-end buyers tend to look for in that it sits just 75 feet from the street, she adds that it does have a "George Washington slept here quality" in that it is owned by a celebrity. Eagles fans would probably argue with her selection of Revolutionary War comparisons (and opt instead for Benedict Arnold).

"Obviously," says Mabrey, "he is not looking to take a loss here. But the reality of it is, your property is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it."

Exactly how Owens plans to proceed is unclear at this point. According to Klaus, houses priced at $1 million or higher take an average of 118 days to sell. The Owens estate, which can be found online at 40landingcourt.com, has been up for sale close to 300 days. With the inventory high even on his own block in Peachtree Point, the house could sit a while longer. Meanwhile, Owens remains on the hook for $36,796 in annual property taxes, plus he can expect to pay - in addition to a brokerage fee - a New Jersey transfer tax and possibly even a nonresident penalty. Conceivably, if the assessments of the other realtors are correct and he has to adjust his price downward, Owens could indeed take a beating on the Moorestown property. Mabrey says, "Sometimes you just have to cut your losses."

With Owens now in Dallas, blissful serenity has been restored to the neighborhood. No news helicopters are soaring overhead as they did a year ago, the street is not packed with reporters, and T.O. and Rosenhaus are not standing in the driveway deflecting questions. Word is that the whole scene irritated the neighbors, one of whom is still somewhat peeved at the departed superstar. While he did not give his name, he did give his opinion when asked of Owens. Irritably, he said: "I just hope he sells it and gets the hell out of here."

QuoteIf you watched or listened to Bill Parcells news conference earlier today, you heard him make his most forceful comments regarding T.O.'s left hamstring injury to date: "We need to see something here pretty soon," Parcells said of Owens.
He also repeated a phrase he's used many times over the past four years: "If they don't practice, they're not playing. Like everyone else."
Parcells isn't ready to panic, but I think his patience is wearing thin. Jerry Jones made a statement Saturday that it would be good for Owens to learn how to practice at 75 to 80 percent. He said he didn't mean that as a criticism, just that Owens is used to going at the same (full) speed all the time and might benefit from holding back a little in practice.

Quote from: MDS on August 14, 2006, 10:17:05 PM
We were the same way. Let them think he will act like a decent human being, then when he acts like himself, let us relish in the sheer comedy of it.

Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on August 14, 2006, 10:21:02 PM

Quote from: MDS on August 14, 2006, 10:17:05 PM
We were the same way. Let them think he will act like a decent human being, then when he acts like himself, let us relish in the sheer comedy of it.

That is basically what I told them, He fooled us and he is going to break their hearts too.

QuoteMY HOPE = T.O. is 100% honest and sincere about his injury and truly believes he is doing the right thing by erring on the side of caution. He realizes he has everything riding on this season, understands he has some leverage (to miss practices) because he is a superstar and is rightfully afraid to take an unnecessary risk. He practices at 100%, and as an athletic artist he despises playing at 75% because it compromises his work ethic and causes him to lose a bit of his competitive edge. He knows his body better than anyone and will return in a week or so when he is 95-100%, and this missing practice media fixation will diminish while the popcorn's popping.

MY FEAR = T.O. is a passive-aggressive, egotistical guy who gets into power struggles wherever he goes. The more attention this story gets, and the more he senses impatience from BP, the more determined he is to drag his feet in quiet defiance. Yeah, his hammy's bothering him a little, but that's not the whole story here. He actually got a little out of football shape in the offseason due to his layoff, his book, his music and other distractions, and his ego will not permit his return until he gets his full wind back by running the tour de Oxnard. T.O wants to let the tension rise-- he wants people to doubt and criticize him, and to make him the center of attention, so he can "save the day" at the last minute, proving to BP and everyone else that his way is the right way, that his many detractors are wrong about him, and that nobody-- Parcells included-- can tell him what to do.

What do you think? Do you have similar hopes/ fears about T.O?

QuoteSI.com has learned that the previous afternoon, during the team's training-camp practice in Oxnard, Calif., Cowboys coach Bill Parcells approached trainer Jim Maurer and pointedly said, "Look, you tell Terrell that tomorrow I want him out here for practice. Tomorrow's the day. I don't care. Tomorrow's the day."

Quote"Before T.O. got back out there, a lot of people were starting to second-guess Bill," one Cowboys player says. "For the first time ever, he'd shown a little weakness, like he might not be totally in control, and like he didn't know how to handle this situation. Because, let's face it, it's been a total spectacle so far."

Don't think that the "Tour de Terrell" stunt Owens pulled last week -- wearing the Discovery Channel pro cycling team's silver and blue jersey and a racing helmet while riding his stationary bike on the sideline during practice -- didn't irk Parcells, who reacted disgustedly. "As soon as he saw T.O. in the jersey, and saw all the TV cameras heading over, Parcells got up and walked to the other end of the field," says the same Cowboys player. "It's like he was saying, 'There's no way you're gonna get a shot of me in the same frame as that crap.'"

QuoteDespite having consistently complained of hamstring pain, the wideout was rumored to have run a 4.48 40-yard dash on Tuesday. An MRI exam on Aug. 5, three days after he said he first injured the hamstring, reportedly came up clear.

Quote"We all just sat and wondered, 'Who's gonna win this battle?'" says the Cowboys player. "As a player, you can't help but get distracted when something like that is going on. The guy comes out last every single practice, has somebody carrying his helmet and is always putting on his uniform at the last minute, and then he's out there riding the bike and drawing attention to himself. Even if he's not trying to be a deterrent -- and he clearly is -- it's obvious that the coach isn't happy.

"The bottom line is, he appeared to be healthy and wasn't practicing. So we'd sit and wonder, Who's gonna win? How's it gonna go down?

Quote from: EagleFeva on August 18, 2006, 09:53:03 PM
OooooooooK?!  :sly

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QuoteUpdated: Aug. 19, 2006, 4:40 PM ET
T.O. not ready for game action, Parcells saysAssociated Press


OXNARD, Calif. -- Terrell Owens is going to have to practice more before he plays for Bill Parcells.

Parcells said the receiver won't play in the Dallas Cowboys' second preseason game Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. Owens went through his fifth straight practice Saturday since missing 14 in a row because of hamstring problem.


"He's gotten some pretty good work in this week, and I just don't want to start over next week," Parcells said. "Hopefully, he'll get his first real game action next weekend."

Owens didn't talk to reporters after the morning practice, the first of two for the Cowboys on their final full day of workouts at their California camp.

Since returning to practice Wednesday afternoon, Owens has gone through individual and team drills. He has run routes at full speed, making hard cuts without any apparent problems.

After the team's only workout Friday, Owens said he was "a little bit sorer than usual" but was still day-to-day. He wasn't sure if he would play Monday night.

Parcells said the decision to hold Owens out was final.

"Nothing will change my mind," Parcells said. "It's the natural course of events. I don't think you can play pro football practicing four to five days. I think you need more than that."

When asked how much time Owens needed, Parcells said, "I don't know the player that well, but certainly more than what he's had so far."

Dallas has a short turnaround between its next two preseason games. With a day off after playing New Orleans, the Cowboys have only two true days of practices before playing San Francisco at home Saturday night.

Owens first felt a twinge in his hamstring Aug. 2, but an MRI taken three days later was clear. Owens flew in several doctors and trainers, plus a hyperbaric chamber, because he still didn't feel right.

During Cowboys practices, Owens became a regular on the stationary bicycle. One day last week, he wore the uniform of Discovery Channel pro cycling team -- sporting the similar blue and silver colors of the Cowboys -- to poke fun at all the time he was pedaling on the sideline.

Owens remained in California last weekend when the Cowboys played their preseason opener in Seattle. When the team returned to the practice field Monday, Owens started doing more in his rehabilitation and missed only three more sessions before finally donning the pads again and joining his teammates.

"Even with the time that I've had off, just being Lance Armstrong on the bikes over here, I feel like I've still come in and they've put me in situations where I kind of had to push myself a little bit," Owens said Friday. "My conditioning, my wind is not where it needs to be. But it's a 16-week season, so I know my conditioning will be there."

QuoteT.O., TUNA WAR COMING?

A league source tells us that Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens is claiming that he has re-injured his hamstring, and he is blaming it on the fact that he was rushed back to practice before he was ready, and that he got too many reps during practice.

We're told that Owens is now taking the position that he won't be playing or practicing until he concludes that he is at 100 percent, and that he's privately saying that he might not be at 100 percent until the second week of the regular season.

The Cowboys are scheduled to have a one-hour walk through on Sunday morning in preparation for Monday night's game at the Saints.  But since coach Bill Parcells has said that Owens won't play on Monday night due to the 14 practices that he missed due to the hamstring injury, it's unlikely that Owens will be expected to participate.  The Cowboys are off on Tuesday, and resume practice on Wednesday.

Whether Owens is merely blowing smoke remains to be seen.  But if he decides to take a pass on practice until he believes he's back to 100 percent, the stage will be set for all-out war between T.O. and the Tuna.

Quote from: reese125 on August 20, 2006, 09:51:02 PM
ROSENHAUS TAKES UP FOR T.O.

And it's further proof that a real battle is looming between Owens and Parcells, which still could result (we believe) in Owens' name being omitted from the 53-man roster.  If the Cowboys release him before the start of the regular season, the team would avoid responsibility for $5 million in salary, which otherwise will become fully guaranteed as of September 10.

Quote from: ice grillin you on August 21, 2006, 08:23:31 AM
The only thing that concerns me about all of this is that he might get himself kicked off the team before October 8th.

you want him playing against the eagles?

if possible i want him out of the league yesterday

Quote from: ice grillin you on August 21, 2006, 09:26:50 AM
The last two times he played against the Eagles he didn't do shtein

so


hes the best player on dallas...again i ask why would you want him in the game against the eagles

Quote from: reese125 on August 21, 2006, 10:26:17 AM
Its these rah-rah guys that want him in there just to heckle and tease him all game-- which is plain gay. Id rather have the W

Quote from: General_Failure on August 21, 2006, 08:54:28 PM
The bald guy doing the Cowboys/Saints game just said he believes TO has learned his lesson, whatever that may be, because football was taken away from him and he really loves the game. Uh, hasn't TO said multiple times over the years that in fact does not love football?

Quote from: phattymatty on August 21, 2006, 09:28:32 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on August 21, 2006, 08:54:28 PM
The bald guy doing the Cowboys/Saints game just said he believes TO has learned his lesson, whatever that may be, because football was taken away from him and he really loves the game. Uh, hasn't TO said multiple times over the years that in fact does not love football?

no, that was actually theisman saying that.  kornheiser was basicaly insinuating he was crazy.

Quote from: ice grillin you on August 22, 2006, 08:28:39 AM
Joe's unquenchable man-love for Bledsoe

for real what was that all about last night...it was nauseating

QuoteUpdated: Aug. 23, 2006, 2:57 PM ET
T.O. says MRI negative, but he's still hurting
Associated Press

IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens said he reaggravated his left hamstring injury when he returned to practice last week for the Dallas Cowboys and almost certainly will miss his third straight preseason game.

"It's frustrating, but it's not where I need it to be to play and perform like I need to," Owens said Wednesday. "So at this point, I'm going to be smart about it."

Asked if he could play if this was the regular season, Owens said, "I doubt it, not the way I need to play."

After missing 14 consecutive training camp practices and the preseason opener in Seattle because of the hamstring problem that has bothered him all month, Owens returned for five practices last week. He missed the final full workout in Oxnard, Calif., last weekend and didn't play Monday night against New Orleans in Shreveport, La., after the hamstring tightened up on him.

Owens was back on the field last Wednesday after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones suggested that the receiver needed to learn how to practice at less than 100 percent. His first practice back came only hours after coach Bill Parcells reiterated that Owens needed to be on the field.

"I felt like I was never pressured to get back on the field. I just tried to compromise with some people, just try to be around the team and get back out there," Owens said. "It just flared up again."

Owens first felt a twinge in his hamstring Aug. 2, but an MRI taken three days later was clear. Owens said another MRI taken this week was also negative, with only a little fluid in the hamstring.

"Just because the MRI doesn't show anything, that doesn't mean that I'm not hurting," Owens said.

The Cowboys play their first home preseason game Saturday night against San Francisco, Owens' original team. They play their final preseason game five nights later.

It's possible that Owens might not play in a game for Dallas until the Sept. 10 season opener at Jacksonville. He hasn't played in a game with quarterback Drew Bledsoe, and the Dallas offense is different from the West Coast scheme Owens played in for the 49ers and Philadelphia.

"He is pretty much up on what to do," Parcells said. "He has been very attentive in meetings and trying to learn. There are some adjustments for him to make. Where he is and actually doing it is hard to tell."

Quote from: Dillen37 on August 27, 2006, 12:22:32 PM
I dont know if this has been posted yet, but Adam Schefter said that Mike Vanderjagt might not even make the Dalass team. He sucked in TC and now he's injured. He's overrated, overpaid, and completely one dimensional (although there are only two dimensions for kickers, kickoffs and FG/PATs.)

Quote from: Father Demon on August 27, 2006, 08:30:47 PM
I picked TO in a fantasy draft today.  It was a necessity.

Please start berating my unmercifully, to let me know what a douche I am.

Please.

Quote from: Diomedes on August 27, 2006, 08:38:53 PM
TO was on my "do not draft" list for the AFC draft.

QuoteSOME SELF-DEPRECATION FROM DREW

We've gotten a sneak peek at a Burger King commercial to be aired tonight that pokes fun at last year's T.O. brouhaha.  The spot features agent Drew Rosenhaus, who is wearing the same suit, shirt, and tie combo he wore during the infamous press conference on the lawn of Owens' New Jersey home, during which the phrase "next question" entered the pantheon of all-time great sports quotes.

This time around, Rosenhaus is representing "The King," the Burger King mascot who was spliced last year into various NFL highlight plays.  It turns out the "The King" is holding out, and reporters are peppering Rosenhaus with questions.

Quote from: Wingspan on August 29, 2006, 08:40:43 AM
thats actually pretty funny. it may be the first human thing rosenhaus has ever done.

Quote from: Wingspan on August 29, 2006, 08:40:43 AM
thats actually pretty funny. it may be the first human thing rosenhaus has ever done.

Quote from: Wingspan on August 29, 2006, 08:40:43 AM
thats actually pretty funny. it may be the first human thing rosenhaus has ever done.

Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 29, 2006, 11:33:16 AM

Quote from: Wingspan on August 29, 2006, 08:40:43 AM
thats actually pretty funny. it may be the first human thing rosenhaus has ever done.

Don't forget about that drowning kid he saved last year.

Even though he probably paid somebody to push that kid in the pool in the first place.

Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 01, 2006, 12:58:37 AM
Sexiest NFL player ever.

Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 01, 2006, 08:45:28 AM
Dallas fans give him a standing ovation?

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2006, 10:20:31 AM
vanderjagt is one of those guys that a change of scenery will end his career...kinda like boniol...i can see him being out of the league in three years and in that team him having been cut by like three or four different teams

QuoteT.O. gets standing ovation in Cowboys debut
Associated Press

IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens already had waited 10 months and a day since catching an NFL pass. A few more series couldn't hurt.

So after watching from the sideline while his new Dallas Cowboys teammates went through their first two drives Thursday night, Owens trotted out for the third series -- and up went the fans in the stands, giving a standing ovation to the receiver they used to revile.

Quote from: T_Section224 on September 11, 2006, 02:03:07 PM
you know they are all thinking "does this guy ever shut his trap or am i going to have to do it myself"

Quote from: MDS on September 11, 2006, 03:16:28 PM
He's a better actor than Matt Damon.

Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 11, 2006, 01:59:00 PM
The expressions on the Dallas players' faces are PRICELESS. :-D :-D :-D

QuoteJay Glazer, of FOXSports.com, reports the Dallas Cowboys are documenting every move WR Terrell Owens makes in case he becomes a disruption like the in 2005 with the Philadelphia Eagles. A member of the team's front office has been documenting his moves.

Quote from: FFatPatt on September 13, 2006, 08:25:11 PM
P.S. Bill Bellamy is the #1 WR over T.O. in "Any Given Sunday"

QuoteT.O. apologizes.In an interview with Deion Sanders on the NFL Network last night, ex-Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens apologized when asked whether there was something he'd like to say to the Philadelphia fans, players, and quarterback Donovan McNabb.

"Honestly, I apologize for the way things transpired and the way the season ended," he said. "I think there was a lot of misperception of how I tried to take over Philly. That's not what I did. I came in there with the sole purpose of trying to get Philly to a Super Bowl."

Quote from: Magical_Retard on September 16, 2006, 12:40:41 PM
shouldnt he save this apology for later when the eagles play the cowboys. man that week is going to be crazy leading up to the game.

Quote from: General_Failure on September 17, 2006, 11:23:57 PM
Man, if the Eagles had just shown up in the second half I'd be beating off so hard right now...

Quote from: BigEd76 on September 17, 2006, 11:56:57 PM
NBC10 said broken ring finger

Quote from: General_Failure on September 18, 2006, 12:53:04 AM
Unless Parcells puts his hand in a vice again.

Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 17, 2006, 11:28:30 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on September 17, 2006, 11:23:57 PM
Man, if the Eagles had just shown up in the second half I'd be beating off so hard right now...

I'm going to bust a LOAD later tonight, and it's because we lost not because we won. I need to unleash this tension and depression somehow. Nothing does it better than a good jackin.

Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 18, 2006, 02:56:12 AM
Off-topic, but someone called TO a n***er on WIP and it got on the air.

oh boy... what a day  :-D

Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 18, 2006, 02:56:12 AM
Off-topic, but someone called TO a n***er on WIP and it got on the air.

oh boy... what a day :-D

QuoteSOMETHING'S UP WITH T.O.?

There are unsubstantiated Internet swirlings of a report from CBS-TV 11 in Dallas regarding the health of Terrell Owens.

This information is uncorroborated, but it appears on a least one message board and was e-mailed to us minutes ago.

Here's the quote:  "Just reported on CBS 11 news in Dallas that T.O. was taken to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.  They said that doctors are trying to induce vomiting.  They also said a Dallas Police Public Relations officer was headed over there to take care of what they called a 'high profile' case.  They had no more details than that.  No link as of yet either."

Again, this is all uncorroborated right now.  We're checking it out.  There is nothing on the CBS 11 web site about it, and we are searching elsewhere for more information.  Here's the link to the message board.

Owens had surgery last week to repair a broken finger.  His recovery has been progressing normally.

QuoteT.O. UPDATE

More information is coming out regarding the status of Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens.  ESPN is now airing basic information regarding a report out of Texas that Owens has been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons, and there's an AP story regarding the situation.

Meanwhile, CBS-TV 11 in Dallas has a story on its site regarding the situation.

Here's another link on the matter.  Owens might have had an adverse reaction to medication that he is taking following last week's surgery.

Quote from: rjs246 on September 27, 2006, 01:31:26 AM
He's on my death pool list. I'm am rooting hard for him to die.

Quote from: ice grillin you on September 27, 2006, 09:28:05 AM
owens got him on that cock

Quote from: ice grillin you on September 27, 2006, 09:31:19 AM
Police report: Terrell Owens attempted suicide

08:26 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 27, 2006

WFAA-TV Staff

According to a Dallas police report obtained by News 8, Dallas Cowboys star receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide Tuesday night.

The report says Owens was depressed and reportedly took prescription pain pills. A woman companion states that she observed him putting two pills in his mouth.

According to the police narrative, the woman said the prescription of 40 pills was filled on September 18 and—until Tuesday—Owens had taken only five pills.

The police report said Owens was asked if he had taken the rest of the prescription; Owens said, "Yes."

According to the report, police also asked if he was trying to harm himself. Owens answered, "Yes."

Owens was treated at Baylor University Medical Center.

QuoteOn Tuesday, the Cowboys also practiced without tight end Jason Witten, whose wife was having a baby. Wide receiver Terry Glenn practiced, albeit with several stitches in his thumb.

"He was trying to cut some tape off his uniform," Parcells said. "He had his hand down in his pants and he missed. Fortunately he cut his hand."

Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 27, 2006, 09:36:18 AM
linky to thst story

http://www.cowboysplus.com/topstorync/stories/092706cpowens.1e1b15c1.html

QuoteOn Tuesday, Owens did not speak with the media, but he appeared to be in good spirits.

Quote from: Wingspan on September 27, 2006, 09:38:48 AM
he was mad because he demanded a contract extension from god. but god wanted a behavior claus.

Quote from: Second Coming on September 27, 2006, 10:02:38 AM
which is probably unlikely now

Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on September 27, 2006, 09:51:17 AM
What kind of signs and taunts do you think we will be seeing and hearing at the Linc ig T.O shows up after trying to off himself? That'll be classic.

Quote from: FFatPatt on September 27, 2006, 10:04:07 AM

Quote from: Second Coming on September 27, 2006, 10:02:38 AM
which is probably unlikely now

Wrong.  If anything, this was a ploy to make sure he didn't have to play in the Tennessee game, even if his hand was ready.  He wants to make his *triumphant* return against the Eagles, complete with a 10 minute feel-good interview with Michael Irvin on the Oct 8 ESPN NFL Countdown show.

QuoteHey guys, it gets worse.

AP report just out says TO tried to swallow 2 more pills even as fire rescue were on the scene. Like putting them in his mouth as they were in the room with him .. watch for this as it has just hit the wire, should be on ESPN in a minute.

Quote from: ice grillin you on September 27, 2006, 10:13:44 AM
as usual smoking gun got tha goods

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0927061owens1.html

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2006, 10:17:09 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on September 27, 2006, 10:13:44 AM
as usual smoking gun got tha goods

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0927061owens1.html

:o

Damn...dude is nutzo.

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2006, 10:23:22 AM
If he plays on October 8th, we're going to be blasted. You know he'll get the Philly treatment here. Signs, booing, people throwing prescription bottles on the field...

Rebecca Lopez (WFAA TV) on ESPN2 now. Treated for a drug overdose. He is still at the hospital. TO may have missed an appearance last night where he was supposed to talk to kids and he didn't show.

Quote from: Wingspan on September 27, 2006, 10:28:04 AM
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