Why Dallas Doesn’t Need T.O.
1:00 pm in Sports
When the Dallas Cowboys first acquired Terrell Owens, they thought it would be a blessing. It turned out to be a curse. Now they have finally remedy the problem by letting him go. Some naysayers may say that without T.O.’s talent at wide receiver the Cowboys don’t have a shot. Others will say he brought down the team and hurt chemistry.
I’m on the side that says if you can’t keep the team together, your 99 percent unlikely to win. Jerry Jones thinks he can just put a bunch of superstars together and it will just work. Well that’s not the case, certain players don’t gel with other players, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about T.O. it’s that he’s unwilling to change his “Love me some me” attitude. That coupled with his off field complaints about not getting the ball. Yes, great receivers want the ball, but that is okay to say on the field but not to reporters. Your quarterback doesn’t like hearing he’s not making the right throws from an outside source like the media. It shakes his self confidence and leadership. How was Tony Romo supposed to be confident when T.O. is chiding every pass that doesn’t go his way. Jason Witten deserves passes as well.
Half the reason T.O. doesn’t get the ball is because he is double covered. His strength and height present such trouble, that he has to be double covered or he will score all day on you. An example of how to act would be Randy Moss. He stopped complaining when Tom Brady was in charge and gave him plenty of passes, not a hundred percent. But you didn’t see him whining when Brady threw it to someone else because Moss was double covered.
T.O. is now going to the Buffalo Bills. He is now their problem to deal with. Good riddance. I am glad the Cowboys are willing to start fresh and rebuild the team. If they want a great receiver who doesn’t complain go get Terry Holt or someone in a draft next year or a trade this year. The Cowboys never had that much drama even with Michael Irvin. Sure Irvin wanted the ball, but he didn’t whine like a boy week in and week out to reporters. It will take Jerry Jones some collaborations with coaches and players to figure out what works. There is no sure fire formula, and you can’t just throw in some good players and hope it works out. You have to interact with the team and cut anyone with off field issues or locker room tantrums. Simple as that.


