2008 Woodie Awards
Owens scars teams with selfish attitude
Zach Farrell
Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: Opinions
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If there was one thing I didn't want to see after working nine hours Sunday morning, it most definitely was watching Terrell Owens score against the Minnesota Vikings.
I hate T.O., and I don't call him by his initials, I call him T.O.O. - as in TOO damn much of him. Every NFL season is shaded by this selfish, erratic behavior on and off the field.
Remember how he destroyed the 49ers locker room and helped them plummet from constant contenders to a non-playoff team that still hasn't recovered?
Remember how he helped the Eagles make it to the Super Bowl, but as soon as they lost, he started pointing fingers at everyone else, helping destroy their locker room and get booted out the door in Philadelphia?
Now he's with the Cowboys. Playing in Dallas where he once stood at mid-field as a member of the 49ers and mocked the center star by claiming himself to be "The Star." It's still all about him.
They have been winning so far this season and all of a sudden people are talking about how he has changed into a good team-guy. Isn't it amazing what winning can do?
You cannot tell me the same man who put a Sharpie in his sock to sign the football after a touchdown is now a team guy.
The same man who worked out in his driveway knowing reporters were on the street watching and waiting for the opportunity for an interview is a leader?
A few more losses and another season without a Super Bowl in Dallas will have some tempers flaring and doubts about T.O. being a team guy any longer.
I really hate Terrell Owens, and I hope football fans in Minnesota and around America realize T.O. just uses the media to make himself bigger than he really is.
This is just another episode in the Terrell Owens' soap opera, and I cannot wait for the downfall.
To his defense, the media play it out pretty well. They can't seem to wait for his next move, hoping he says something else stupid to add to his resume.
It appears to be only a matter of time.
Watching him score a touchdown in the first quarter did not make my day, but it did give me something to write about, so thanks Terrell, for TOO much of you.
I hate T.O., and I don't call him by his initials, I call him T.O.O. - as in TOO damn much of him. Every NFL season is shaded by this selfish, erratic behavior on and off the field.
Remember how he destroyed the 49ers locker room and helped them plummet from constant contenders to a non-playoff team that still hasn't recovered?
Remember how he helped the Eagles make it to the Super Bowl, but as soon as they lost, he started pointing fingers at everyone else, helping destroy their locker room and get booted out the door in Philadelphia?
Now he's with the Cowboys. Playing in Dallas where he once stood at mid-field as a member of the 49ers and mocked the center star by claiming himself to be "The Star." It's still all about him.
They have been winning so far this season and all of a sudden people are talking about how he has changed into a good team-guy. Isn't it amazing what winning can do?
You cannot tell me the same man who put a Sharpie in his sock to sign the football after a touchdown is now a team guy.
The same man who worked out in his driveway knowing reporters were on the street watching and waiting for the opportunity for an interview is a leader?
A few more losses and another season without a Super Bowl in Dallas will have some tempers flaring and doubts about T.O. being a team guy any longer.
I really hate Terrell Owens, and I hope football fans in Minnesota and around America realize T.O. just uses the media to make himself bigger than he really is.
This is just another episode in the Terrell Owens' soap opera, and I cannot wait for the downfall.
To his defense, the media play it out pretty well. They can't seem to wait for his next move, hoping he says something else stupid to add to his resume.
It appears to be only a matter of time.
Watching him score a touchdown in the first quarter did not make my day, but it did give me something to write about, so thanks Terrell, for TOO much of you.