Tag: T.O. (Page 3 of 3)

      Trent Edwards wanted Bills to pursue T.O.

      March 9, 2009 /

      In his latest edition of “Monday Morning Quarterback”, Peter King writes that Trent Edwards wanted Bills’ chief operating office Russ Brandon to pursue Terrell Owens.

      “How about T.O.?”

      Bills chief operating office Russ Brandon woke up sometime after midnight Friday morning and noticed there was a text message on his cell phone. So he reached over and looked. It was from Trent
      Edwards, the quarterback of the Bills. “How about T.O.?” That’s all it said.

      Brandon shot back with this: “?”

      “T.O. was released. Go get him,” Edwards texted back.

      Brandon still seemed surprised when I spoke to him late Sunday. “I went back to sleep,” he said, “but I was stunned by it. The next morning, [coach] Dick Jauron and I talked, and he said, ‘I think it’s something we certainly should take a look at.’ I put a call into [owner] Ralph Wilson, and he said, ‘Absolutely look into it.”’

      And that was it. The only team to seriously kick the tires on Owens got its man a day later for three major reasons:

      1. The Bills think Jauron is the perfect coach — calm but commanding — to handle Mount Terrell.

      2. The organization is sick of perpetually being one weapon away from catching New England (and Miami and the Jets, as it turns out), and it’s willing to take the risk of having Owens ruin the locker room so it can have a chance to win the division.

      3. The Bills did the one-year deal for a fairly strategic reason, in my opinion. Owens is good when he’s trying to make a good first impression.

      If Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb and Tony Romo read this, they no doubt laughed at how naïve Edwards is when it comes to what T.O. brings to a locker room. But at least the Bills knew Edwards was completely on board when they decided to pursue Owens.

      There’s no doubt that Buffalo could use T.O.’s talent, but Edwards is in for a rude awakening. There was a Monday night game that the Bills played last season against the Browns. In that game, Edwards was petrified to pass the ball more than 5-10 yards and settled for check downs to Marshawn Lynch instead of going downfield. That’s a game where T.O. would no doubt express his frustration in a dysfunctional manner. I don’t think the signing was bad (especially since the Bills only signed him to a one-year deal), but hopefully Edwards and Co. know what they’re getting into.

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      Couch Potato Alert: 3/6

      March 6, 2009 /

      If you could pry yourself away from the televised coverage of the T.O. ordeal for just one minute, you could tune in to a couple of key marquee matchups on the hardwood this weekend. It begins with Cleveland visiting Boston tonight, and with a victory the Cavs can confirm their status as a legitimate title contender. They’re no longer LeBron James and the Cavalettes coming to your favorite NBA arena. On Saturday, it’s #1 UConn versus #4 Pittsburgh in a crucial Big East matchup. Then, travel down Tobacco Road for Duke-North Carolina in an ACC heavyweight matchup this Sunday. This could be a dress rehearsal for next week’s conference tournament final, with the winner getting a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

      All times ET…

      College Basketball
      Saturday, 12 PM: #1 Connecticut @ #4 Pittsburgh (CBS)
      Saturday, 2 PM: #25 Syracuse @ #14 Marquette (ESPN Full Court)
      Sunday, 12 PM: #20 Purdue @ #8 Michigan State (CBS)
      Sunday, 4 PM: #7 Duke @ #2 North Carolina (CBS)
      Sunday, 6 PM: #19 Clemson @ #10 Wake Forest (Fox Sports Net)

      NBA
      Friday, 8 PM: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics (ESPN)
      Friday, 10:30 PM: Denver Nuggets @ Utah Jazz (ESPN)
      Saturday, 8:30 PM: Washington Wizards @ Dallas Mavericks (NBA TV)
      Sunday, 3:30 PM: Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs (ABC)
      Sunday, 7 PM: Philadelphia 76ers @ Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA TV)

      NHL
      Saturday, 1 PM: Chicago Black Hawks @ Boston Bruins
      Saturday, 10 PM: San Jose Sharks @ Vancouver Canucks (CBC)
      Sunday, 12:30 PM: Boston Bruins @ New York Rangers (NBC)

      World Baseball Classic
      Saturday, 2 PM: Canada vs. United States from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada (ESPN)

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      Romo and Witten no-show T.O’s birthday bash

      December 16, 2008 /

      The Dallas Cowboys’ talented trio of Tony Romo, Jason Witten and Terrell Owens appeared to have put their problems aside Sunday night in an impressive 20-8 win over the New York Giants. But both Romo and Witten were no-shows at Owens’ annual birthday party, which has turned into a celebrity fund-raiser in the Dallas area.

      Cowboy officials wanted to paint a picture of team unity at this event and cited that both Romo and Witten were receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the game on Sunday as the reason for them not showing up at the charity event.

      Cowboys LB Greg Ellis said it was important to send the message that “we are one team. There are not any problems. We are not a team divided and we are sticking together.”

      The beneficiary of Owens’ fund-raiser was his Catch-A-Dream Foundation, which raises money to aid 81 families in the Dallas area for the holiday season.

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      Owens shed tears because of death in the family

      October 8, 2008 /

      Apparently the reason Terrell Owens broke down on the sidelines during last Sunday’s win over the Bengals was due to a death in the family.

      Terrell OwensTuesday afternoon on the Michael Irvin Show (103.3 FM), Owens said the death of a family member and an emotional talk with his pastor, Anthony Gardner, led to his tears.

      The night before the game, Gardner told Owens he would cry on the sideline and told him to profess his love for God in the news conference following the game.

      “It was a rough week,” Owens said. “I even had a family member pass, and I didn’t make any mention of that.

      “That wasn’t anybody’s business. I had my mom call me, and she was very reluctant to tell me that. I was playing with a heavy heart.”

      Owens wouldn’t reveal who passed away.

      The Cowboys receiver said he was stunned by local and national criticism over the perception that he’s a selfish player.

      “I’m not a perfect person,” Owens said. “My life is still under construction, but don’t judge me by what you think I am or what you think I meant in what I said.

      “I’ve made my mistakes, and they [media] listen to my comments and they dissect those comments and they make what they want out of them, but I know who I am at heart.”

      Nobody should ever criticize another human being for showing emotion following a death in the family, but every week it’s something new with T.O. One week he’s phenomenal and you don’t a peep out of him. The next week he’s throwing Tony Romo under the bus for not looking for him more in the passing game. Then he’s crying in a post-game press conference in defense of Romo. Then he has $100 million reasons not to kill himself. It’s like one nauseating twist after another with this guy.

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      Same old question: Is Jerry Jones too involved?

      October 6, 2008 /

      Jean-Jacques Taylor of The Dallas Morning News writes that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shouldn’t be the one pumping up his team on the sidelines during games. That job should fall on Wade Phillips and the rest of the Dallas coaching staff.

      Terrell OwensJerry shouldn’t be delivering pep talks to an overly sensitive Terrell Owens with 5:14 left in the third quarter because Owens needs a hug while sulking on the bench. Nor should Jerry be exhorting the first-team defense between series.

      The same goes for handing out high-fives to Courtney Brown and patting Zach Thomas on the back after Anthony Spencer’s fourth-quarter fumble recovery or congratulating each member of the extra-point unit following T.O.’s key touchdown in the fourth quarter.

      After the game, the sweat rapidly rolled down Jerry’s flushed cheeks, staining his snazzy navy and black tie and making his shirt damp.

      Jerry crosses a fine line when he’s that involved with the players during the game, because it goes way beyond his duties as owner or general manager.

      Blame Wade Phillips. Obviously, the owner thought he was giving the team something it needed.

      “It was my emotion,” Jerry said of heading to the field in the third quarter. “In my own way, I was reminding everyone how important – not that they needed reminding – this game was. I added an additional impetus to it. This game was every bit as big as it was against Washington last week.”

      I’ve always had mixed emotions regarding this topic. On one hand, it’s the owner’s team. If he wants to be on the sidelines at the end of games and slap high-fives with the players he’s paying millions of dollars to, than he should be able to do that. But where do you draw the line? The owners higher coaches to run the team and should rely on them to keep the players motivated. And besides, if the coaches can’t fire up the players, what makes the owner think he will?

      But in the specific case of Jerry Jones, I don’t think there’s anything new here. He’s always been on the sidelines and to me, he doesn’t seem to be a distraction. Do I think it’s ridiculous that he’s giving pep talks to T.O. during a game? Yeah. But that reflects more poorly on T.O. than Owens in my opinion.

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