Terrell Owens
On the real, I couldn't care less about Terrell Owens. I'm tired of the media's fixation and fascination with him and tired of him as well. To me, there's but a few salient points in this cornball saga. I haven't even given them much thought since I don't really care about the plight of Owens or the Eagles, but you know I got an opinion.
-- This all began back in the offseason. Let's be honest, Owens' contract is bogus. Dude is the biggest star in the NFL and one of the three or four best receivers and wanted commensurate pay. People need to quit all that honor your contract garbage because NFL owners routinely disgard unwanted contracts. Don't try to act like it's biblical covenant as soon as a player wants some extra bucks.
True, owners can rip whatever contract they want and have legal right to do so, unlike the players, but people always try to make this some moral issue. Theyre always trying to challenge these players with right-n-wrong tactics. As if they are not noble for refusing to play for a contract they feel is unjust.
Unions strike, players refuse to come to training camp. Let's jump off the high-horse.
Owens had every right to demand a new contract. yeah it was his fault that he had some schmoe representing him last summer, but so what? If Philly would've been smart about things, they'd have paid him. Not astronomical money, just market value. They didn't have to bend over and get it in the goods, but a lil capitulation would have went a long way.
-- But Philly took the hard stance. commendable in many ways, but not necessarily smart. they basically turned a natural malcontent and brat into an angry malcontent and brat. Two very different psyches.
My lil sis P is a brat. Has been her whole life. She's 24 now, but still has her bratty ways. She pouts. She's moody. She's curt. She's easily exasperated. All that. But she manages to be pleasant, very pleasant, as long as that side of her isn't galavanized by someone else's actions. For instance, when she visits me...we have a blast. We eat at all the great restaurants, go to all the hip spots, see all the good movies, and she's always been, perhaps, my No. 1 audience for my tom-foolery -- ever since we were lil kids and I used to fake-fall for her. But one little thing and her mood changes and she can almost be insufferable. Something as simple as...let's say...asking her not to take 45 minutes in the bathroom, getting ready...FOR FRIKKIN BED, not to go out, to go to sleep. What happens is you end up, almost subconsciously, behaving in ways to keep that sleeping giant of an attitude dormant and hibernating.
Now, P is no Owens. But the situation is similar. What was Philly thinking by not at least proactively seeking to keep the relationship on good terms. Rosenhaus was most definitely an added nuisance, but it sports, you gotta deal with agents.
Philly was so hell-bent on maintaining this, "We don't renegotiate contracts" stance that it ruined its own season. Plenty of organizations renegotiate contracts. In fact, its just what u do with star players. Its even done with coaches. So Philly's silly, blind, big-balls display of machismo was corny when it began and even cornier now that they're staring at a lost season.
If I were a fan, I'd be equally mad at each side. Mad at Owens for forcing the Eagles hand and then pouting, but also -- and maybe more importantly -- angry with the organization for wasting this small window of opportunity. For some reason, teams always seem to operate on this ridiculous notion that they'll be contenders for blocks of years, when that period is so obviously fleeting. The Eagles are done now. McNabb's banged up. Owens is gone. And there D isnt what it once was. Once again, a little humility on the orgs part and it couldve been taken care of.
I'm not asking for them to lay down and let Owens walk all over them, but I truly believe that Owens initial request was entirely practical, feasible and warranted. The Eagles were too busy holding steadfast to the "letter of the law" like the Pharisees back in the first century.
-- which brings us to the suspension.
Good move.
What more can you do? Owens was acting like a fool and the Eagles handle business. I'm never a supporter of straight up terrible behavior. If dude is getting into fist-o-cuffs and bad-mouthing the organization, then cut him loose. Do ya thang. I'm all for it.
Gee said that Owens has a bunch of Yes Men. But I think that homeboy doesnt have nay friends at all. He's a loner. It started when he was younger and has continued to today. So all his acting out is just a manifestation of a young man, who has no campanions, isnt loved and he's probably not only craving attention, but a lil angry w/ a world.
I'm done discussing dude now.
...actually, one more thing: I couldve sworn he was they type of dude to live the good life. He had all the ingredients: grew up, probably thinking he was ugly. grew up in the deep south where the would probably face castration for smiling at a white women. And he basically seems too corny to like a black woman. He was tailor made to go scoop him a blonde and throw on them rose color shades.
But he went out and kopped him a baaaaaaaaaad chick. check her out. click the link and scroll down.
-- This all began back in the offseason. Let's be honest, Owens' contract is bogus. Dude is the biggest star in the NFL and one of the three or four best receivers and wanted commensurate pay. People need to quit all that honor your contract garbage because NFL owners routinely disgard unwanted contracts. Don't try to act like it's biblical covenant as soon as a player wants some extra bucks.
True, owners can rip whatever contract they want and have legal right to do so, unlike the players, but people always try to make this some moral issue. Theyre always trying to challenge these players with right-n-wrong tactics. As if they are not noble for refusing to play for a contract they feel is unjust.
Unions strike, players refuse to come to training camp. Let's jump off the high-horse.
Owens had every right to demand a new contract. yeah it was his fault that he had some schmoe representing him last summer, but so what? If Philly would've been smart about things, they'd have paid him. Not astronomical money, just market value. They didn't have to bend over and get it in the goods, but a lil capitulation would have went a long way.
-- But Philly took the hard stance. commendable in many ways, but not necessarily smart. they basically turned a natural malcontent and brat into an angry malcontent and brat. Two very different psyches.
My lil sis P is a brat. Has been her whole life. She's 24 now, but still has her bratty ways. She pouts. She's moody. She's curt. She's easily exasperated. All that. But she manages to be pleasant, very pleasant, as long as that side of her isn't galavanized by someone else's actions. For instance, when she visits me...we have a blast. We eat at all the great restaurants, go to all the hip spots, see all the good movies, and she's always been, perhaps, my No. 1 audience for my tom-foolery -- ever since we were lil kids and I used to fake-fall for her. But one little thing and her mood changes and she can almost be insufferable. Something as simple as...let's say...asking her not to take 45 minutes in the bathroom, getting ready...FOR FRIKKIN BED, not to go out, to go to sleep. What happens is you end up, almost subconsciously, behaving in ways to keep that sleeping giant of an attitude dormant and hibernating.
Now, P is no Owens. But the situation is similar. What was Philly thinking by not at least proactively seeking to keep the relationship on good terms. Rosenhaus was most definitely an added nuisance, but it sports, you gotta deal with agents.
Philly was so hell-bent on maintaining this, "We don't renegotiate contracts" stance that it ruined its own season. Plenty of organizations renegotiate contracts. In fact, its just what u do with star players. Its even done with coaches. So Philly's silly, blind, big-balls display of machismo was corny when it began and even cornier now that they're staring at a lost season.
If I were a fan, I'd be equally mad at each side. Mad at Owens for forcing the Eagles hand and then pouting, but also -- and maybe more importantly -- angry with the organization for wasting this small window of opportunity. For some reason, teams always seem to operate on this ridiculous notion that they'll be contenders for blocks of years, when that period is so obviously fleeting. The Eagles are done now. McNabb's banged up. Owens is gone. And there D isnt what it once was. Once again, a little humility on the orgs part and it couldve been taken care of.
I'm not asking for them to lay down and let Owens walk all over them, but I truly believe that Owens initial request was entirely practical, feasible and warranted. The Eagles were too busy holding steadfast to the "letter of the law" like the Pharisees back in the first century.
-- which brings us to the suspension.
Good move.
What more can you do? Owens was acting like a fool and the Eagles handle business. I'm never a supporter of straight up terrible behavior. If dude is getting into fist-o-cuffs and bad-mouthing the organization, then cut him loose. Do ya thang. I'm all for it.
Gee said that Owens has a bunch of Yes Men. But I think that homeboy doesnt have nay friends at all. He's a loner. It started when he was younger and has continued to today. So all his acting out is just a manifestation of a young man, who has no campanions, isnt loved and he's probably not only craving attention, but a lil angry w/ a world.
I'm done discussing dude now.
...actually, one more thing: I couldve sworn he was they type of dude to live the good life. He had all the ingredients: grew up, probably thinking he was ugly. grew up in the deep south where the would probably face castration for smiling at a white women. And he basically seems too corny to like a black woman. He was tailor made to go scoop him a blonde and throw on them rose color shades.
But he went out and kopped him a baaaaaaaaaad chick. check her out. click the link and scroll down.
posted by Twistinado @ 6:24 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:45 PM,
Anonymous said…
For something that you have given no thought to, you sure had alot to say. My apologies I may have made it sound as though T.O. was totally to blame, which is not the case, as my man vinny said, the whole situation could have been put to rest had they taken care of him in the off season. He has over 100 TD catches in his career, the 6th receiver to ever do it...hold on 6, are you serious, 6, in NFL history. Couldnt tell you who those other 5 are, but i would be willing to bet money they are all in the hall or will be once they are eligable, he deserved the money. But where he went wrong was once the season started all he had to do was be quiet and play, in the off-season let drew do his thing. He was on his way to having a better season than last year, but the dude would not close his mouth, Phili had no other choice at this point.
His girl is a definite smoker, and i for sure pegged him as a good-lifer....or a switch hitter.
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