"BEGINNING OF THE END" FOR T.O. IN BIG D?

[fdarugar]

"BEGINNING OF THE END" FOR T.O. IN BIG D?

The recent media blitz involving Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens is causing at least one league insider to predict that, based on some of T.O.'s comments, it is the "beginning of the end" of Owens' short-term tenure in Dallas.

In comments on Sirius NFL Radio on Tuesday, Owens discussed his role on his new team's offense. "I feel like when the ball needs to be in a playmaker's hands, I feel like Bill [Parcells] will make that call. I have all the confidence in the world that he'll use me to the best of my ability regardless of who is out there," Owens said. (Thanks to KFFL.com's "Hot Off The Wire" for the quote.)

Possible translation? "I will get the ball."

Possible deeper meaning? "If I don't get the ball, I will get into someone's ass."

Bottom line? "I still love me some me."

And that really is the message here. Owens finally has gotten a chance to indulge himself in the worst case of sports narcissism since Bobby Riggs, who was so desperate for attention that he allowed his 55-year-old ass to get kicked in a tennis match by a superior female athlete in her prime.

In this case, T.O. is allowing his 55-I.Q. brain to spew out stuff that could come back to haunt him before too long.

For now, he merely is happy to be basking in the spotlight, and he isn't regarding the short-term and long-term consequences of his actions. Within the last week, T.O. has said that he was misquoted in his own book, then had his publicist say he was misquoted when he said he was misquoted, and then he blamed the media for painting one of the the most selfish players in NFL history as, you know, selfish.

Also on Sirius NFL Radio, T.O. threw some blame at his former agent, David Joseph, for the contract that he signed with the Eagles, and T.O. said that he was proud of standing up for himself with Eagles management.

The guy hasn't changed, and in our view the worst thing that he could have done was release a book within a couple of weeks of the start of training camp. With all of the opportunities for Owens to publicly demonstrate how much he loves him some him, he's more likely to enter preseason practices with the mindset that it's okay for T.O. to go back to being the same T.O. that got his ass kicked out of Philly.

So the hint of contrition that Owens displayed upon signing with the Cowboys in March was, we believe, a ruse. The guy wanted to get paid, and he said what he had to say to get the $5 million signing bonus in his pocket.

And that's why we're more convinced than ever that there will be problems in training camp. Parcells will ride Owens like a fat kid on a Big Wheel, and Owens won't be able to take it. He might not say anything to the Tuna (or, as the case may be, throw a jersey at him), but our guess is that Owens eventually will run his mouth to the media, which only will make it worse.

Even if T.O. gets to the regular season without an eruption, his quote regarding his expected role in the offense is virtually a guarantee that, unless he gets 10 receptions a game, he won't be happy.

And when T.O. isn't happy, his primary objective is to make as many of the folks around him as possible not happy, either.

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[MidwayMonster31]

Is Bill Parcells expected to develop health problems as a result? Leading to his retiring.*
*=sarcasm

[gowen]

T.O. will kill the cowboys more than we ever could of hoped for

[AllAboutSkins08]

reading articles like this make me so happy

[paloosa]

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[bubba9497]

it's PFT


take it with a grain of salt

[MrSilverMaC]

Funny story. Very funny. But it's PFT, so just remember they are less than accurate with their predictions, stories, quotes and pretty much anything else they do.


But I love the "Ride owens like a fat kind on a big wheel" remark.

[909997]

hahaha i love T.O

[Jumbo]

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[DWinzit]

Is Bill Parcells expected to develop health problems as a result? Leading to his retiring.*
*=sarcasm

Sarcasm or not, Parcells has had prior health issues and the loss of his brother affected him. This is going to be his last season on the sidelines. TO will help nudge (shove) him to this decision.

[tr1]

Sarcasm or not, Parcells has had prior health issues and the loss of his brother affected him. This is going to be his last season on the sidelines. TO will help nudge (shove) him to this decision.

Correction: Jerrah made the decision. Jerrah is driving Billy to retire.

[carlsbadd]

IF anyone can take a single quote and turn it into a meltdown statement its PFT.

I really think they are fishing here. As much as we all love the TO saga , his statement sounds like what any other player would have said.

[jflagg215]

I don't know if anyone saw it, but the outside the lines with TO was very eye opening. He tries to make himself out to be humble, but he still comes across as arogant, selfish, and kind of an Ahole. He will leave Dallas in shambles. Maybe not as bad as Philly or SF, but this is gonna be bad.

[Tulane Skins Fan]

Is anyone worried though that with T.O. going around and still ripping McNabb and all that McNabb is going to come back and be a total animal?

[Chachie]

I didn't read too hard between TO's lines on this one. Sounded like the usual Terrell but I didn't get out of it that he was pressuring anyone into anything. We'll see how far this one goes. Maybe I'm wrong. Until later though, I see no real red flags in this interview.