I kinda agree with T.O.
T.O. pops off again. In other news, the sun rose today and Elvis is still dead.
Here's part one of the infamous video.
You just knew JFE was going to jump in on this one.
Apparently, the system drops balls, can’t get off the line in press coverage and can’t make plays when he catches the ball. T.O. is right. The system does stink.
And speaking of "the system," doesn’t it technically include Tony Romo? He is, after all, the trigger man deciding in whose capable hands to pass.
I can just see her now, foaming at the mouth as she types those words. With a philly cheesesteak by her side, a glazed ham, two bags of chips and a Diet Soda, I can just picture her typing out this story and then tapping her editor with her cheetoes-stained hand to let her know it's finished.
"Thanks Engel," the editor says. "Cowboy-hateration. That's why we pay you what we do."
Clarence E. Hill jumps in too. He has a more, shall we say, subtle non-hysterical approach.
After trying his best to be patient and not cause a distraction, a frustrated Owens took to the airways and voiced his complaints about his role in the offense during an interview with former Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders on NFL network Thursday night.But Owens said anybody who is waiting for him to blow up and cause a big scene, as he has done in the past when he was with the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, shouldn’t waste their time. He said that is not going to happen and will he continue to run whatever plays are called.
Seems like T.O.'s argument goes something like this: teams have caught up to the system, it's not flexible enough, I'm not involved enough, I'm frustrated with my numbers and we can't win a championship if my numbers don't improve.
Call me crazy, an apologist or whatever bad name you want to, but I tend to agree with most of that. It does seems like teams have caught up to our system. Washington sure did in our first game. Fred Smoot even went so far as to say they "exposed" us, which a lot of people agreed with. At times it doesn't seem flexible enough. Not just with putting T.O. in motion but utilizing talent (Tashard Choice, Roy Williams, Felix Jones when he was healthy). Also, it just seems like sometimes Jason Garrett gets a little too cute for my tastes. He's ignored MB3 too much at times and that borders on nonfeasance in my book. To his credit, he turned it around last week and I'm excited about the future. We also have to factor in Romo's injury and the limitations of Brad Johnson before we judge Garrett too harshly.
More T.O. and Cowboys roundups after the break.
Now, I don't agree with all T.O. said, how he said it or why he's saying it. Again, T.O., just SYFP. No one wins when you do this. Actually the only people that do win are the sportswriters who get a free story out of you. It's asining. You think your not involved enough? You too involved in my opinion, particularly when it comes to quick hitches, slants and screens. Those plays should go to RW2. We need to bring Crayton back into the playbook too and start hitting Witten more in the seams and creases of the defense. This will allow you to see more single coverage. Also, your part of the blame in this. You do drop too many balls. And how do I know this? CAUSE I WATCH THE GAMES AND I SEE THEM THROWING TO YOU ALL THE DARN TIME! You always put one on the ground. Guaranteed. You lose credibility when you complain and you still get the dropsies occasionally. And you especially lose credibility when you complain at a time that we're fighting for our playoff lives. C'mon man. Like my boy said in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, "You gotta think potnah!"
That being said, I just don't get what the big fuss is all about. I mean, I see Deion trying to hype it and for some reason I'm starting to not trust that guy. Seems like he's an instigator and his motives aren't pure. I realize ESPN and other media outlets have and will run with the story. But it seems to me T.O.'s basic point is that he's frustrated. He wants to be more involved, score more TDs, catch more passes and our coaches agree. So do I. I don't see all the Machiavellian motives. I don't see the "throw-Jason-Garrett-under-the-Bus" angle. But I could be wrong.
I also don't see how some people can say all the sudden T.O. is old, can't catch and can't get away from double-teams. His numbers are low and declining but he's still got good numbers. Not Pro Bowl numbers but decent. He's third in the league in receiving TDs and in the top 25 in all major receiving categories in the conference. Not T.O. numbers but still pretty good.
By the way, Randy Moss is seeing double-teams as well and his numbers have declined too. Tom Brady's injury certainly had something to do with that but I don't hear anyone calling Moss slow and washed-up.
Basically my point is this: I don't have much of a problem with what T.O. said but I do have a problem with his timing. It shows poor judgment. But it's not out of character and we knew he'd be like this. He's always like this. So I don't see why it's a big deal.
Of course, I'm sure a lot of sportswriters and other lower forms of plankton (cough JFE, Galloway, Skip Brainless cough) will disagree with me and say this is the beginning of Armageddon.
Again, I just don't see it.
Video preview of the Dallas-S.F. game.
I'm starting to get those chills I always get when we play the Niners. As some of you know, I grew up in Cali and I currently live on the cusp of Northern California. This is mostly Raider Nation but every now and then Niner fans slither into the sunlight. They really are like battered pets. They've been bad for so long all they can do is sheepishly cheer while they await the next disastrous play.
That won't stop me from ridiculing them though! The local radio station out here actually had a contest asking people to name at least five current 49ers for a prize. I'm still waiting for the winner.
In two of the last three games the Dallas D has been showing some signs of life. Yeah the running game sprung a leak against the Giants but even in that game the D created some turnovers and got to the QB. Against the Bucs and Redskins the D, in Josh Ellis's opinion was, dare we say, dominant at times.
Tashard Choice should see more carries Sunday. I'm predicting 5 carries and 40 yards.
J.A. Adande brought Snoop Dogg on Around the Horn recently. Our local scribe Tom Cowlishaw brought bupkis.
C'mon Cowlishaw. Represent for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Maybe next time you can bring Tim McGraw. Or maybe even Clint Bowyer. Dude your on Nascar Now. You can swing that.
Ladd Biro set the scene of a wedding in Texas Stadium. Then he jumps back on the Cowboy fantasy bandwagon now that Romo's playing again.
More fantasy matchups for Sunday's game. Hint: start Frank Gore and Tony Romo.
Surprise. Surprise. The celebrity QB of the Cowboys is actually a nice guy. I can just imagine the carnage that would ensue if a homeless man came up to Joe Theismann. And I'm sure Donovan McNabb would ask, "There are homeless people in this country?"
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of course you agree
any sane person would
he’s just telling the truth.
and please, don’t give that dolt JFE any blog time…she’s an irrelevant pod in this world.
Jindal '12
by Longhorn on Nov 22, 2008 1:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This post just proves
That coming to this blog is so much better than reading the MSM. Your insights are great and the blog team here has actual analysis and fun to read posts.
But could you break up your post into smaller portions? I hate having to click to read further….whaaaaa…
by Cal in DC on Nov 22, 2008 1:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Please tell me there was more to the interview than what is in the link above
Because nothing in that interview was even slightly controversial….
by mhuff13 on Nov 22, 2008 1:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHA at mcnabb joke!
I live in northern cali as well and this is like the superbowl to them. I pray the boys don’t let us down for this game because I will hear about it for the next 3 years!
by NDCowboy8 on Nov 22, 2008 1:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I agree TH
I don’t really think what TO said was all that bad, but the timing and the stage on which he chose to debut the comments were horrible. I don’t disagree that JG seems to have lost his “creative” touch, but why did TO feel it necessary to reveal this to Deion and all of America? Irritating, but not infuriating.
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by DC_fan on Nov 22, 2008 1:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe NOW it'll inspire Red Ball to be a little more flexible & a little more creative...
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by silverblue5 on Nov 22, 2008 9:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Choice a lot,
but if he gets 40 yards on 5 carries, I’ll be very, very impressed. That’s 8 YPC! If he comes close to that I’d hope he’d get closer to 10 carries a game from here on out.
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
by BigDinSC on Nov 22, 2008 2:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Mumbo Jumbo
TO doesn’t cross the middle. His hands are sometimes unreliable. Can he one time put on a lights out block. He should lower his shoulders instead of running out of bounds on the smoke passes to him.
RW2 at this point is a better receiver.
Jason is limited he’s not complaining and at the same time is becoming the best blocker on the team(Larry Allenish).
The short dumps to Barber are possession time extenders. Barber should be rubbing off on some of his teamates, he would be for me. The guy gaves his all on every play.
by StarsAlign on Nov 22, 2008 2:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We Should Get Rid Of Owens...
And Get TJ Housh in the offseason…Championship!!!
~Texas Massacre 08~
by TheHeat on Nov 22, 2008 2:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I would put money of Housh not going anywhere
With all the problems Chad is causing, I would think the Bengals would like to trade him in the offseason, and they can’t afford to lose both WR’s. They are their entire team.
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
by BigDinSC on Nov 22, 2008 2:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But..
What if Housh doesn’t want to stay in CinCin? He admitted to being a Cowboy fan and knowing that there may be a possibility he could end up in Dallas if Owens was let go.
~Texas Massacre 08~
by TheHeat on Nov 22, 2008 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Money can be a powerful equalizer
And besides, even if this scenario played out. With the dead money hitting the cap from TO being cut, and the big deal we just gave RW, Ware’s deal which is a necessity and will be a monster, and the fact that Housh will be the highest paid WR in the league if he hits free agency(it’s a given), how could we afford it?
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
by BigDinSC on Nov 22, 2008 3:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
People please realize the implications of cutting T.O.
He is still owed a HUGE amount of both bonus and guaranteed money. That would all go on our cap next year if we cut him.
by mhuff13 on Nov 22, 2008 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And I’m sure Donovan McNabb would ask, “There are homeless people in this country?”
LOL!!! Classic
~Texas Massacre 08~
by TheHeat on Nov 22, 2008 3:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
housh is an unreestricted
free agent . he’ll go where he wants you think he wants to stay in cinnci? have you ever been to cinnci?
Don't believe everything you think.
by stoproyce on Nov 22, 2008 3:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
ocho stinko is locked up for three more years
good luck with that
Don't believe everything you think.
by stoproyce on Nov 22, 2008 3:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You're dreaming if you think Chad is in Cincy for three more years.
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
by BigDinSC on Nov 22, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice work T-H
Naturally occurring sports news no longer cuts it so they invent what isn’t there and exaggerate what is. I’d be frustrated too if I were TO and yet he’s throwing no one under the bus. And Wade and J Jones agreed with him in PCs, so where exactly is the story? Only in the minds of the overpaid MSM.
The issue has been the O-line and more pacifically (in honor of the 9rs) it’s been KK and Flo. Garrett compensated for it in the Skins game by calling much shorter routes and lots of MBIII out of the backfield. For the five and seven step drops they held MBIII in to block. Flo still waved the cape at a couple of rushers, but Romo was getting the ball out on time. Well, KK is back and Flo’s hand is improving so I think we’ll see a little more of an opn passing game.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
by dunkman on Nov 22, 2008 3:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You summed it up perfectly, TH
I don’t want to cut TO and still think he is a good contributer. When I made that highly controversial fanpost, I had just heard about his comments and was so pissed off that he would pick this week to start complaining publicly that I wrote exactly what I felt at that time.
The truth is, JG’s stock has fallen a lot farther this year than anyone and those who think he should be our next head coach may want to rethink that. I agree that TO has a legitimate gripe but I stand by my comments that crying to Deion is totally bush league and not what this team needs from its veteran leaders, now or any time.
And don’t give me that crap about “he didn’t say anything bad.” TO knows exactly who he is and exactly how the MSM takes his comments so he may as well have come out and said “Redball crapped the bed during the last two months with his playcalling.”
This team needs the young guys to step up and the old guys to lead or this season will end is serious disappointment. All their energy needs to be focused on playing, not whining.
by Billito on Nov 22, 2008 4:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
TO was def. speaking the truth.
Garrett has been disappointing this season considering the talent he’s had to work with, but TO bringing this up now is just stupid. This team is too fragile for all this extra bs.
by juniorb on Nov 22, 2008 5:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'll say it before and I'll say it again -
How happy are Atlanta and Baltimore that they didn’t hire that wunderkind last off-season? They probably wouldn’t be in the thick of the playoff race if they had, that’s for sure.
by DavidH22 on Nov 22, 2008 6:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Owens, this game is made for him
Owens should get some real good opportunities against the Niners. I look for several catches and two or three TDs.
by CowboyMan on Nov 22, 2008 8:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don't agree with TO shooting his mouth off in public
But what’s new. Other than that he has some valid criticisms.
I think he does deserve some of the blame though, for his decreased production. I’m sure he was doubled in PHIL where they had no one across from him, yet he was able to put up some great numbers. He doesn’t look like the same player this season. He can still be a force, but it looks like teams are more worried with stopping MB3 and Witten.
Maybe with RW2 now on the team, he can find more opportunities to get some YAC.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Nov 22, 2008 9:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
In Philly, they run the West Coast offense
Which plays to his strength, which is YAC.
by mhuff13 on Nov 22, 2008 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Definitely his strength, but last year was one of his best statistically, in Garrett’s offense, which features the TE. So, he can be successful in either system.
He hasn’t played as well so far this season, and Garrett hasn’t found a way to adjust to what other teams are doing to hold TO in check.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Nov 22, 2008 9:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm beginning to wonder if T.O. did good in Garrett's offense
Or in a Garrett/Sparano offense…
by mhuff13 on Nov 22, 2008 9:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm....
good point….miami is definitely doing well in the sparano offense….
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by Tuna Helper on Nov 22, 2008 11:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There were people here on this blog that...
said we would miss Sparano more than we thought at the time. I think they may have been right.
by WestTxHornFan on Nov 22, 2008 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But there are so many things that go into success
(and failure) that it’s really hard to tell.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
by dunkman on Nov 23, 2008 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Call me crazy
I couldn’t care less what TO says. While the element of surprise is useful, it is very limited. Solid execution is required for sustained performance. It’s the old, “We are going to do what we do best, try and stop us.” If TO actually catches and secures the football when thrown his way, his and Dallas’ fortunes move forward otherwise, he should go on mute.
by Keys80 on Nov 23, 2008 8:34 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Terrell Owens is right
But I think last week’s offensive gameplan might’ve been a little insight to shaking it up a bit.
by Urinal Mint on Nov 23, 2008 9:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Did they bump TO in training camp????
I don’t want to defend JG, whose playcalling has been way too predictable this year. But, a receiver is not elite if he can’t beat double-teams. More importantly, you can’t depend on a receiver who can’t get off press coverage. I was excited about him in training camp because they were all saying that nobody could cover him. Then, he gets shut down as soon as he was bumped in a game. Did nobody play bump and run in training camp?
by JimmyJohnson on Nov 23, 2008 9:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
TO is a good player but....
he’s an idiot. This guy calls out other people so much that we actually give him praise when he doesn’t do it. He needs to learn to beat bump coverage, stop dropping passes, and shut up.
Just as everyone else on the team is talking about coming together for the last part of the season, he starts complaining about the offense.
This season is so damn frustrating. We got two days of joy after the Redskins game, and it’s all gone down the tubes with the reinstatement of Pacman (a huge mistake and distraction for this team in my opinion), Felix on IR, Newman’s groin injury, and TO flapping at the gums. I’m waiting for a breaking news story on ESPN that Tony had his finger amputated. Every step forward is followed by 2 steps back.
by rhbgsherb on Nov 23, 2008 9:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
BTW...is a player allowed to criticize the play calling...
…when he doesn’t know the plays? I still see Romo telling him assignments when they break the huddle. How many years does it take to learn the plays?
by rhbgsherb on Nov 23, 2008 9:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Before everyone jumps on me
I am just throwing this out there!! A buddy and I were talking about this; does anyone else think T.O. might be by any chance gay? He loves the drama? Apparent suicide? I’ve never heard him dating anyone? Called another teammate gay? Can’t get along with most guys, epically QB’s? I am not hating on the guy, just trying to read between the lines.
by rocj55 on Nov 23, 2008 9:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

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