I don’t talk about sports that much on here. I’m not quite sure why that is, though it’s probably because more than a few female readers instantly get bored when it turns to sports.
Three words for those types – not marriage material.
Anyhoo, I mull this Terrell Owens thing from time to time. I’ve decided that he’s a damn fool.
This isn’t because he wants more money. I don’t fault him for that. Get what you can when you can. That’s the code of any hustler, and we’re all hustlers at root. So, since buddy thought a few months ago that he could get money by raising a stink, he did. I see ya, playa.
Small problem–that ain’t gonna work. It didn’t work earlier, and it’s not gonna work now.
Instead of now chillin’ out and seeing the writing on the wall, buddy keeps talking. He now says that he wants to come to Atlanta to play for my Falcons.
Not good, man.
When T.O. became a free agent, I was irate with the Falcons for not trying to get him. They needed a wideout like I need to breathe, so it seemed perfect. Instead, he went to Philly and balled outta control.
But now, he won’t shut up.
At some point, futility has to be realized. Buddy’s gonna be playing for the Eagles until they don’t want him to anymore. If he keeps this up, they’ll be chuckin’ batteries at him during home games.
But now he wants to come to Atlanta. Stay where you’re at, pimpin’.
I really think he should get more money. I think he’s fully justified in his case. I also think that I’m justified in thinking Uncle Sam owes me reparations. I ain’t about to mess up my job over that, though. I’m not a sellout. I just like to eat.
So when it became clear that this attempt to get paid wouldn’t work, one would think Owens would just be quiet. I know his agent wishes that he would.
Nope. Buddy won’t shut up.
Ever had a friend that never stopped talking? Unless said’s friend is “Bomani,” that’s some aggravating shit. T.O. is that dude, so I’d prefer not to roll with him.
Plus, he and Vick couldnt’ co-exist. I used to date a girl that was related to a former Falcon, and she made clear that Senor Mexico has some prima donna-ish tendencies. Together with T.O.? They’ll be ripping holes in each other’s prom dresses by Week 7.
So shut up, T.O. Just shut up.
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Check it BO i definately feel you on the issue. TO really does need to shut his mouth on this one. He has the chance to play in a great city and become of the most lethal african american quarterback-widereceiver combinations in football history. I don’t know what the behind the scenes issue is but i do know that what’s Showing in front is this dude is going to talk himself right out of the league in a few years because pretty soon no one is going to want to take a chance on him and his mouth atleast no one with a chance of winning a championship. He will be stuck with team that has mad cap room to fit his demands. See i have no prob with the fact that folks gotta eat, but we all no TO aint starving, so therefore this turns to an issue of greed. Get yours but where is the line that saids getting yours and playing because God gave you a gift and you worked so hard to get where you are take effect.
Check it BO i definately feel you on the issue. TO really does need to shut his mouth on this one. He has the chance to play in a great city and become of the most lethal african american quarterback-widereceiver combinations in football history. I don’t know what the behind the scenes issue is but i do know that what’s Showing in front is this dude is going to talk himself right out of the league in a few years because pretty soon no one is going to want to take a chance on him and his mouth atleast no one with a chance of winning a championship. He will be stuck with a team that has mad cap room to fit his demands. See i have no prob with the fact that folks gotta eat, but we all no TO aint starving, so therefore this turns to an issue of greed. Get yours but where is the line that saids getting yours and playing because God gave you a gift and you worked so hard to get where you are take effect.
Until today, I thought TO was a publicity genius and he was doing this as a gimmick and would report to Eagles camp. He has been at the top of NFL headlines for over a year and half. It hasn’t all been football related, but any publicity is good publicity (especially when drugs and violence are not involved) and now everyone knows who this guy is.
If the Eagle’s president had not opened his mouth, I still think TO would have reported. Now the Eagles president has challenged TO and TO will not give in.
I wonder what the Falcons offensive coordinator, Greg Knapp, thinks about getting TO? I seem to remember a clip of Knapp sitting on the end of a bench getting berated by TO on national TV.
I am a big time TO fan, when he is on any team besides the Falcons.
As a philly resident of 6 years and part-time Eagles fan I have to say that this whole TO situation has gotten completely out of control. The Eagles ownership is known for not giving raises when a player is in contract and have even been willing to part with some players instead of paying them more.
TO is an awesome player but someone needs to tell him to shut up! Do you have any idea how many men (and women) would play ball for a $49 million payday !?! I’m always down for milkin’ the mans pockets since they owe us anyway. But sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and honor the contract that you signed. Even after taxes and agent/lawyer fees $49 million will ‘feed your family’ for many, many years.
p.s. on a sidenote, I’m through with TO since he’s been sportin’ all these melanin-challenged women on his arm at every event he attends…sorry, that’s just the way I feel.
and on a slightly different note, when has marriage ever been an actual consideration? O:-)
Well…All I gotta say is …..
FUCKA T.O.
He whined like a lil’ ho in San Fran, got Mariucci fired and put the nail in the coffin (along with bad salary cap decisions) a playoff team…
Then he whined like a lil’ ho again when San Fran traded him to the Ravens..punked the NFL into negating the trade…because he wanted to play with McNabb in Philly..
Last season he was decent, by TO behavior standards..and actually got props for playing well on a bad ankle in the Super Bowl….and what does he do when mainstream media starts backin off of him….you got it right: started whinin’ like a lil’ ho….
He’s the best WR in the game who’s not named Marvin Harrison..but he runs his mouth too much, just like a lil’ ho…I say Philly Keyshawn Johnson that arse…sit him out for a year to cool his heels…
Damn..Larry Brown ain’t that whiny when he looks for another job ever 2 years….
So from now on….T.O.’s new nickname is “Lil’ Ho”
I’ll take T.O.’s side just to be contrary to everyone else.
Sure he needs to shut his mouth…but only about his teammates, specifically Donovan McNabb. You don’t bite the hand that feeds. Especially when said hand is connected to a god in the City of Brotherly Love.
Otherwise, even though Philly will hate him (and it’ll be really, reeeeeally bad), he’s fine by me. What’s wrong with him trying to get his money? He’s worth as much as a Harrison and almost as much as a Moss. And there’s nothing to stop the Eagles from cutting his ass at any time for any reason, leavin’ him with no money. He needs to get what he thinks he’s worth now because there may not be a tomorrow.
His only problem is that he ain’ goin’ about this sitiation the right way.
Ah yes, its time for the old gridiron season to start. Can’t wait for Madden ’06.
TO is MONEY. There is no WR in the game that can match his game changing abilities. With greatness comes privilege. Did you ever hear of the “Jordan Rules”?
The sound of TO’s flapping gums is the price that has to be paid for his greatness. Philly is talking a good game, but they will NOT let him leave.
Let’s not forget that the Pistons established the Jordan Rules as a way to defend him. Sam Smith just made that his book’s title. The question now is whether any receiver with bad hands can afford to talk this damn much.
I’m in the “A” myself and I agree with the assesment that TO and Ron would be a bad mix. Ron seems to enjoy sycophantic tendencies of his teammates. TO will bow to NO MAN!!
How dare somebody compare Lil’ Ho (TO) to the “Jordan rules”…yeah right!! Jordan didn’t run his mouth like Lil’ Ho does… Mike went out and played..he only started getting somewhat opinionated when those championship rings started making his hand cramp up some..
I guess the motto here is: Win some damned championships before you can cry and bitch about who’s paying you….
Please, it’s the NFL…Philly made it to the Super Bowl without TO in the playoffs… TO didn’t knock the crap outta Alge Crumpler in the playoffs…Lil’ Ho don’t play defense… Hell..Westbrook was more valuable, and is more valuable, to the Eagles’ offense than Lil’ Ho..please believe it..
But Lil’ Ho..must have agreed wit Pat Ewing’s saying “We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money.”….
And what’s these people talking bout “TO get that money”..dude signed 7yrs/$49 million…now I’m no NASA engingeer..but that’s $7 mil a year…he cried and bitched to get that money when he punked out Baltimore last season…
Lil Ho’s forgettin what organization he’s playing for…$10 say Philly’s already fielding trade requests (prolly a first- and second-round pick for Lil’Ho..)…and Bo, can you enlighten these people about Philly’s rep as a city…Lil’ Ho better hope he don’t get a Duracell snowball hurled at him..or if he gets hurt..they’ll cheer like they did when Michael Irvin’s career got ended…or the boo Lil’ Ho..like he was Destiny’s Child or Santa Claus…
Lil Ho in Atlanta would not be a good fit…He’ll prolly fight with Senor Mexico every time he scrambles and runs for 50 yards…and we’ll be back to square one…AGAIN…
To sum this up…TO..pull up your pants…your thong is starting to show!!! Man up and realize you’ve been lucky to get away with this bitchin and whining game for a minute..Quit while you’re ahead…Don’t be surprised if you get traded to Cleveland for picks….
No NFL contractt is worth the years written on paper. We all know that. You have to get that bonus money, and TO’s contract is short on that. His mistake was that he didn’t fire his boy/old agent immediately after he forgot to file the necessary paperwork to make him a free agent. Had he done that then, this negotiation would have taken place early, and this issue would be circumvented.
I only mentioned Jordan’s name as a point of point of reference to one man’s ability to change a game. TO has no championships, but tell me this, what more could he have done to help his team with the Super Bowl?
TO turns QBs into hall of famers. Do you remember Mcnabb’s “accuracy” problem 2 years ago?
TO even had Jeff Garcia looking like a Pro Bowler.
I agree that TO has done a lot to make McNabb and Garcia look good, but there’s a problem–no receiver in the history of this league has been the single reason a team won a Super Bowl. Even though Jerry Rice was the best player on the 49ers, no one could definitively say that he was the reason they won those Super Bowls. That’s something that still works against TO.
Ok, the talk has turned to the 49ers, so I’m required to pitch in my 2 cents.
TO did make Garcia look good, but it wasn’t all on him. Garcia did better than anyone could have expected because of the offensive system in place. What few mention is that the same system benefits receivers as well by giving QB’s so many options and defenses so few. Let’s not forget TO’s breakout moment: The “Catch II” in the playoff game against the Packers, where TO had no right to even SURVIVE those hits the Packers DB’s laid on him in the end zone, much less hold on to the ball. And lets also not forget that TO was dropping balls left and right for the 59 minutes of the game prior to that.
There’s no doubt that TO is a playmaker, and for my money, the best WR in the league. But the QB is what makes it all happen. Rice is a HOF receiver no matter who the QB is, but he doesn’t hold a 7,000 yd+ margin on the all time list if he doesn’t have Montana and the woefully underapppreciated Steve Young throwing him the ball for umpteen years. For that matter, how many yards does Tim Brown have if he’s got Young scrambling and tossing the ball 40 yds downfield on a dead run instead of catching balls from guys like Hostetler, Gannon, et. al.?
TO is no different. He’s had the luxury of playing with Young to start his career and McNabb (a legend in the making) currently. Only when he had an (only) above average QB in Garcia did he start to piss and moan and complain. He’s a great receiver, but if he thinks he has it bad now, then he should think about what would have happened if the NFL had let the trade to Baltimore stand. TO needs to recognize that he’s one trade deadline away from being the #1 option in the lague for the #32 QB.
I think we can all agree on one thing, he needs to shut up.
I hate T.O. for A LOT of reasons:
He chewed out an assistant coach on the sideline of a game for the world to see. Unless that coach broke out the n-word or talked about his momma that was uncalled for.
He basically acted like a fool to guarantee that he would get traded. The dude even called his quarterback gay. That’s some kindergarten $hit.
When he got traded he cried because he didn’t get traded to a team that he wanted to go to. He didn’t have a trade approval clause in his contract. The 49’s could have traded him to a CFL team if they wanted to. I am not saying that’s right but that’s how the rules work.
He has the nerve to go on TV and say that he is doing this so that he can take care of his family. That he is doing this for the important people in his life like his mom. Bull$hit!!! At least be a man and say that you want money, a lot of money, more money than Mr. McNabb makes. Then I could have some respect for him because he was honest.
Players should not dis their teammates in public. And if you are a wideout you REALLY shouldn’t talk about the quarterback. Especially if that quarterback is Donovan McNabb. The dude is one of the bright sports of professional sports. A player that doesn’t complain and works hard. He could have said a big F.U. to Philly when he was drafted (remember they didn’t want him) but he just shut up and played. He could have given a REALLY big F.U. to Rush Limbaugh but he just kept his mouth shut and played. T.O. will not will any battles against Mr. McNabb in the court of public opinion.
The dude is a grown a$$ man when it comes to on the field talent but off the field he needs to grow up real quick.
Some people need a slap in the face to set them straight…T.O. needs a kick to the throat.
C-Dogg 4:20 – CuJo ain’t got nothing on me
I don’t particularly like TO myself, but if I had a chance to get him on my team, I would take him in a heart beat.
Great players get extra benefits. That’s the way it is. Randy Moss walked off a field with time on the clock. What was his punishment? Phil Jackson used to allow MJ to lift weights at his house as opposed to coming to the complex. Do you think Steve Kerr got the same opportunity?
TO is very “girlish” like in his behavior, but that being said, he can also take a five yard slant to the house at any time. He will come to camp on his schedule, and the Eagles won’t do a thing about it. All of you TO haters will be on your feet when he torches the some hapless defense for four TD’s .
I just hope its not in the opening game against my Falcons.