Terrell Owens -- Unmanageable?

[john h]

If the Cowboys suffer as much as the Eagles did last year because of TO I can’t say I will be sorry. They deserve what they get.

I think the Cowboys are headed to the playoffs with or without T.O. They are tough and I do not like them but from what I have seen I am glad we do not play them twice.

 

[john h]

That's a good point. The problem Parcells has is they have 2 MRI's that say there's nothing wrong with To's hammy. It could be wrong, we've all heard of people that drop dead of something that doctors missed for years. NFL doctors do work for teams, it's entirely possible TO is telling the truth.



But for Parcells, all he can do is weigh the doctors comments, with the players'. Owens keeps hinting at without really saying that he's done this before, not practiced much, and then played well. If I'm Parcells coaching him for the first time I HAVE to at least consider that he's faking it because he just doesn't want to practice and knows I'm going to be under pressure to play him in games.

Unfortunately an MRI does not show pain. Anyone who has ever had a hamstring problem knows it can last for a long time and to pull it a second time could easily cost him the entire season. If I were Parcells I would not want him in practice until it was 100%.

 

[RedViper]

Apparently the Cowboys think there is more to this than a media created controversy.



Report: T.O. fined for missing meetings, rehab session
Aug. 27, 2006
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports




IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens has finally pushed the Dallas Cowboys too far, drawing a $9,500 fine for missing a team meeting and a rehabilitation session and being late to an offensive meeting, the Dallas Morning News reported Sunday.

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"That's our club business. That's going to be accounted for," team owner Jerry Jones told the newspaper.

The incidents occurred Friday, the team's final day preparing for a preseason game against San Francisco. The Cowboys beat the 49ers 17-7, making them 3-0 this preseason without Owens playing any of the games because of a hamstring injury that has also kept him out of 19 of 31 practices since the start of training camp.

Neither team officials nor Owens' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, immediately returned calls to the Associated Press seeking comment Sunday.

During a postgame television interview, Jones did not mention the fine but answered several other questions about Owens. Jones said his only concern with the receiver is "injury, not all this other stuff you hear about."

Owens' past is filled with run-ins with quarterbacks, coaches and others in his own organization. San Francisco and Philadelphia got rid of him, but the Cowboys welcomed him with open arms and a lucrative contract in March, four days after the Eagles released him.

Owens vowed to be a better man and a better teammate in Dallas. While the fine is the most drastic, he already has done plenty to stand out.

He missed much of the offseason training program -- with permission -- and turned his hamstring injury into an attention-getter by flying in specialists to help him rehabilitate and wearing a cycling team outfit one day while pedaling a stationary bicycle.

After returning to practice for several days, coach Bill Parcells ruled him out of a Monday night game and Owens hasn't practiced since. He said he aggravated the injury because the club pushed him too hard. When Parcells said this week that he needs to see Owens on the field, T.O. responded that there's 10 years of tape to show what he can do.

Jones seemed to downplay the drama surrounding Owens' injury by noting that Carolina's Steve Smith and Pittsburgh's Hines Ward also have been slowed by hamstring injuries without drawing the same scrutiny as Owens. He also recalled Deion Sanders' ability to play well after flying in from baseball games and missing long stretches of practice.

"I know this -- when he's healthy, he's going to help us win these ballgames," Jones said.

The Cowboys play their final preseason game Thursday night at home against Minnesota. The opener is Sept. 10 at Jacksonville.

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[Scott MS]

"I know this -- when he's healthy, he's going to help us win these ballgames," Jones said.

You keep thinking that. But, when he's not healty, he going to drive your coach crazy . . .

 

[Redheart]

Healthy. Mentally or physically?