Apeman
July-23rd-2005, 09:29 PM
I love that Bang mercilessly parodied Terrell Owens in his cartoons. Owens epitomizes everything I'm against in the NFL. The man is the quintessential prima donna. He's a show-boater and everything is "me me me!" He's the antithesis of a team player. I'd bet many of the fans here have played sports in school as I have and can thus relate to what I have to say. The values I learned were that the good of the team comes before all else. I stand by those values and want to see them reflected in the NFL.
Herschel Walker is a great example of a team guy. He had an impeccable work ethic and didn't consider himself above any rookie. He considered it his duty to study the playbook just as hard as any young buck trying to make the team. He's one of my all time favorite Cowboys because of the kind of person he is. When he was traded away I was upset and angry, not realizing at the time that the trade would be such a bonanza for the team. When he returned to the team as an older player, he never once complained about making so much less money or about no longer playing a leading role. He put his heart into special teams and had many outstanding punt and kick runbacks that helped the team win.
I'm not as up on Redskin players, but I seem to remember John Riggins being a stand-up guy. And Billy Kilmer, if memory serves me correctly, succeeded by working as ass off while other quarterbacks in the league were more talented than he was. He was no glamor boy, but he made plays through rugged determination. These are the kind of guys I like seeing play. I'd be perfectly happy to see guys like Terrell Owens shipped off to Canada to act like spoiled brats in that other league. It's a shame because Owens has the talent. There's no doubt about that. He just doesn't have the attitude. So if this Bang guy wants to keep blasting Terrell Owens, he has my full support.
Herschel Walker is a great example of a team guy. He had an impeccable work ethic and didn't consider himself above any rookie. He considered it his duty to study the playbook just as hard as any young buck trying to make the team. He's one of my all time favorite Cowboys because of the kind of person he is. When he was traded away I was upset and angry, not realizing at the time that the trade would be such a bonanza for the team. When he returned to the team as an older player, he never once complained about making so much less money or about no longer playing a leading role. He put his heart into special teams and had many outstanding punt and kick runbacks that helped the team win.
I'm not as up on Redskin players, but I seem to remember John Riggins being a stand-up guy. And Billy Kilmer, if memory serves me correctly, succeeded by working as ass off while other quarterbacks in the league were more talented than he was. He was no glamor boy, but he made plays through rugged determination. These are the kind of guys I like seeing play. I'd be perfectly happy to see guys like Terrell Owens shipped off to Canada to act like spoiled brats in that other league. It's a shame because Owens has the talent. There's no doubt about that. He just doesn't have the attitude. So if this Bang guy wants to keep blasting Terrell Owens, he has my full support.