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Friday, August 12, 2005

It's A Train Wreck, What Can I Do?

I can't look away!

As much as I don't want to pay attention to such a chucklehead like Terrell Owens, it's too big to not say anything about.

Let me start by making two points.

1. Owners ask players to take pay cuts, they can cut them and not pay them, there are plenty of ways owners renegotiate contracts.

2. Terrell/TO is an idiot, and so is his agent.

I was not against TO holding out for more money.

His return from a broken ankle to play in the Superbowl was more than impressive. He didn't do much for his team, but he had a couple big catches. He actually impressed me as someone that should be respected. I respected him.

And then he fires his old agent, hire Drew Rosenhaus, and here we are.

Here's my problems with this whole thing.

Rosenhaus is what is wrong with sports, and he's destroying TO in the process.

TO has been an idiot most of his career, he has been a bad teammate, and a distraction to his team.

With the 49er's he talked crap on his Quarterback, now with the Eagle's, he is talking crap on his Quarterback.

His endzone antics are really amuzing, but the number of high-fives he leaves hanging on the sidelines have to piss of his teammates. He clearly celebrates what he does as an individual and not for what it means to the team.

He was a distraction in San Fran, and now he is not just a distraction in Philly, he's a kick in their nuts!

Remember when TO got traded from the 49er's?

The '9er's got screwed. They were sending TO to Baltimore for a 2nd round draft pick. Then TO refused to play for Baltimore, he was only going to play for a good QB, and signed with Philly, the deal basically fell apart.

So the 49er's lost the draft pick and their receiver.

It is now safe to say, TO is going to screw you if you sign him, and add Rosenhaus, and you should not touch this guy.

The Eagles should just release him, period.

The Eagles made the NFC Championship without him.

Then they sign him, he get's hurt, and they make it through the playoffs to the Superbowl without him, he did not win them a Superbowl by playing in the Bowl, why do they want him?

Well here's why.

They let another big mouthed Wide Receiver, Freddie Mitchell go, (he's now in Kansas City), he is no TO, but he helped boost the Eagles to a Superbowl appearance in TO's absense.

And now Todd Pickston is out for the year with an injury.

Now what?

Crumble to TO and Rosenhaus bullshit?

I hope not, but the window of opportunity is closing on the Eagles, and TO and Rosenhaus don't care who's fingers they slam in the window.

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