The driveway interview was just more ego feeding. Who works out in their driveway? Yeah doing situps outside in the August heat and humidity on cement? BS, as usual TO was basking in the media circus he created. What's irritating about it is ESPN and the media have their heads so far up his @$$ they won't let it go. TO is like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum, if you'd ignore him he'd probably stop. I was watching NFL live yesterday afternoon and at least every 2 minutes they'd cut away for a TO update.....sickening. Can't the Eagles designate him for NFL Europe or something?
Great article by Ray Ratto on ESPN.com Owens needs an audience for his show -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Ray Ratto Special to ESPN.com This is so Terrell Owens, a slight modification on the central theme, "I Can Wait You Out Because You Need Me So Much." I mean, the push-ups and shooting hoops in front of the house were a nice touch, but then again, nobody who pays any attention to the subject has ever accused Owens of being tactically inept. He gets what he wants before you get what you want, and the rest is just dinner theater. He did this in San Francisco, where his complaints were about the quality and quantity of his surroundings. He did this in Baltimore, at least for the nanosecond he stayed there. And now, with his Super Bowl performance at his back and Todd Pinkston up on blocks, he is doing it with a flourish in Philadelphia. Frankly, though, we worry that he might be peaking too early. He is playing the full theatrics card in training camp rather than during the season; in San Francisco his dissatisfaction typically manifested itself during games (short-arming balls and running halfhearted routes) and after them (when he either refused to speak to the media or spoke with great élan about how the team was preventing him from achieving his true greatness). But this ... this is way too early in the process for the walkout and driveway show. Because, as a strictly tactical matter, you have to have something in reserve for the next outrage committed against you, and at this point, he is down to either playing with his pants down or setting fire to the equipment room. Now we're not even involving ourselves in the should-he-get-more-money-or-honor-his-contract argument. We're not even touching the Eagles-need-him-or-they-finish-8-8 debate, let alone the Joe-Banner-would-rather-lose-without-him-than-give-in tavern fight. This is strictly about the quality of Owens' protest, and unless he has choreographed this with a reality TV producer, he might run out of the good stuff before the season even starts. You see, Owens is an actor, and actors need a stage and a script. He cannot help himself; this is pathological as well as strategic. His ability to get his new deal is largely dependent not upon his talent but upon his ability to irritate the people with the money so much that they will pay him to shut up. He believes it, and frankly, so do the Eagles. The question on the table, though, is how much the Eagles are willing to be irritated. And for that, Owens needs to be front and center -- because he craves it and because without it, he loses a large part of his leverage. To be front and center, then, he needs to ratchet up his look-at-me incrementally rather than all at once, and it's incredibly difficult work. Dennis Rodman did it well for a fairly long time (the tattoos, the hair, Michael Jordan at his back, etc.), but once he hit the far edge of Weirdball City, his decline came swiftly and surely. So it is with Owens, if he isn't careful. He is driving the car here, and he has to keep brushing the guardrail without breaking the car or hurtling into a gully. Because there is a third rail out there somewhere, at which point he loses his allies in the public and becomes just a guy who lost his mind and blew $49 million to become irrelevant (see Rodman in San Antonio, see Rodman with the Lakers). This is something his agent, Drew (Why, Yes, It Is All About Me, Now That You Ask) Rosenhaus, cannot help Owens with, for Owens listens to his own inner muse when it comes to cranking the boss. Owens has a sense of his own gift here, and he is betting that, as a virtuoso of the irritatory arts, he can make the Eagles pull off their own heads even as they offer him a new deal. And the Eagles so far are giving every indication that their heads are bolted on with Frankensteinian efficiency. Which is where we are now -- Owens needing to come up with a new shtick, slightly better than the last one, and soon, because in his world, a week without an ostentatious act is a week that can never be regained. In fact, he might need to return to camp just because that's where the audience is. I mean, nobody's going to watch him mulching the front lawn and feel the urge for worker solidarity, if you know what we mean, and we think you do. Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.
T.O. is an idiot. I really think he has some sort of chemical imbalance (??). I don't remember him always being like this. There was a time when he was quiet. I must have been dreaming, but I swear he wasn't always an attention w****. Also, I never cared for the end-zone fiascos. I was ok when Billy "Whiteshoes" Johnson did his boogie, but this is getting rediculous. Horn's is the worst. And anybody that dances on their opponent's home turf rubbing it into the crowd deserves what comes afterwards.
I would much rather have Marvin Harrison than TO, taking into consideration attitude and profesionalism. Terrell is very talented, but it is just not worth the headache.
For what it's worth, his "interview" yesterday from his driveway does show him signing autographs for fans and playing catch with people. For those of you that haven't seen it I highly reccomend it. Hilarious stuff.
But the question is, what can they do to deal with him? I really think people don't realize how much of an advantage TO really has when you think about it. There's really no way for the Eagles to get what they want without paying TO more. If he wants the Eagles' money, he shows up, lolligags around, drops balls, and still collects a check because there's nothing that says he has to play well. The Eagles only real choice is to trade or cut him (assuming they won't pay him), because if they don't they're simply gonna get a guy who dogs it every day.
See I'm not sure about that. T.O. is a lot of things but he's never been known to take plays off like Moss. I've always heard that he is a hard worker in both practice and games, even when he is unhappy (which is pretty often.)
The interesting thing about this hold out is that Drew Rosenhaus always used to say I like it when they boo me, and cheer the player. That means I'm doing my job. But it seems the table has turned. Owens is now getting hammered by the fans, city, and media. This thing has really blown up.
After seeing Andre Johnson talking to Jerry Rice on Foxsports Southwest last night, showing Jerry respect. I am so glad that we have such a classy guy like Andre rather then a selfish A-hole like T O.
Owens is a punk. I havent liked him for years. He needs to grow up. He is making plenty of money. Just finish out your contract or at least this year and then see what you can do after that. He thinks because he played in the superbowl being hurt that he is a god. Who would pass up playing in the superbowl???? He is a great player but he is a punk.
Yeah, they did a segment on the NFL network about that meeting. It sounded like Andre really looks up to Jerry and was like a little kid getting to interview his idol.
Can the Eagles just suspend TO for actions harmful to the team? That way, you don't have to put up with him, trade him, or pay him. Can you suspend players without pay in the nfl? That would really screw TO over.
GET THIS MOFO OFF OF MY TV! Everytime I watch a sports program it has freaking TO leading off the spot. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I DON'T CARE!
Can I be honest for a moment? This is the most bizarre story of the season for me. I remember watching the Super Bowl as TO played pretty well, while injured, in a losing cause, and I thought - he's going to be a loved in Philly, and he just joined the team that year, and he's going to finish his career as a hero to the Philly fans. Then I must've gone out of town when the **** hit the fan, because I was gone for a week or so, came back home - and checking up on ESPN or whatever, the lead story is that TO wants out and wants a new contract. And I'm so ****ing confused - he signed a huge deal last year after forcing a trade to the Eagles. And now he wants another huge deal, or he wants to be traded. What the hell is going on?
