"He's a different player in Dallas....he respects Jerry Jones and this organization too much to behave like he used to...all T.O. needed was a team he believed in...mark my words he will not become a distraction, he's learned from his mistakes and he wants to play in this league."
It's not the first time I've been wrong and it definitely won't be the last. But something about this most recent blunder has me feeling more foolish than normal. I was one of the first people to stick up for T.O. when he first came to Dallas. I commended Jerry Jones for going out there and getting the best talent he could find for his team, no matter what the media or the critics said about the player.
For the first time in his professional career, Terrell Owens would be playing for a team and a franchise that was bigger than he was. The spotlight in Dallas wouldn't be able to focus on one player like Philadelphia had done. Star-power like Tony Romo, Bill Parcels, and company would never allow the media to put T.O. on center stage.
Well it seems like the time has come when the media have been given the opportunity to catch T.O. off guard. In Sunday's loss to the Redskins T.O. had only 11 yards and a few catches in the first half. Then in the second, Jason Garrett all but wished the ball into T.O.'s waiting arms. A combination of great coverage and T.O.'s bad hands led to little success. After the game, T.O. allowed the media to corner him into answering questions about ball distribution that made him sound selfish and prettly close to the "old T.O." that so many critics have been waiting for.
Out of a total of 58 offensive plays, the ball was attempted to go to T.O. 20 times. That's more than a third of the versatile Cowboys offense dedicated to one player. In my opinion that is simply inexcusable. The spark of this Dallas offense, Felix Jones, didn't even get a single carry. The Dallas Cowboys win football games when the opposing secondary is forced to double team T.O. on the outside, opening up the middle of the field for Jason Witten and the running backs.
T.O. needs to shut up and stop bullying the Dallas coaching staff into forcing him the ball, or he'll end up Championshipless and suicidal after another average season. And the coaching staff needs to run the plays that they know will allow their team to win football games, rather than satisfying a single player.
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You can't turn on T.O. just yet. He was just frustrated with the loss. No one likes to lose and T.O. is no exception...his mouth just isn't censored. He'll say what he wants when he wants. Frustration can come out in all sorts of ways and that was his. Unfortunately, it was to the media and ended up plastered all over newspapers and ESPN. He'll be just fine as long as they get back to their winning ways. And about him not getting the ball enough..."Show me a receiver who doesn't want the ball and I'll show you one who isn't very good."
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