Bravo, T.O.

By Carlos Zepeda  |   Friday, May 18, 2007  |  Comments( 18 )

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Wouldn't it be nice if life could be like this for everyone? Terrell Owens simply did what was expected of every football player on the Dallas roster: He showed up to work on time and participated.

Not only did Owens attend the Dallas Cowboys' three-day workout at Valley Ranch, but he actually attended all five practices. Owens ran routes, hauled in passes with his surgically repaired finger and caught the attention of his employer and coaches.

No one expected him to stay silent for the first two days, either. Owens refused to talk to the many reporters who surrounded his locker until the last day of camp, when he bestowed these words upon the bristling ears of his followers.

"It's sort of a new offense going in, so everybody's just kind of working on assignments now; I think that's the purpose of the mini-camp."

Is that it? After two days of silence, Owens unleashed a cookie-cutter answer. Of course, the purpose of mini-camp is to learn the offense. Where is the egomaniac who speaks his mind and bashes his coaches and teammates? Is this the same T.O. who published two autobiographies in a 22-month span, just to set the record straight?

It is still early yet, and there is plenty of time for Owens to find faults in the new offensive system. The strange thing is that Owens isn't trying to attract attention at the moment. It almost feels like this isn't the real T.O. It's as if there is a sophisticated robot version of Owens sent to mini-camp to partake in the mundane activities that are of little importance to the real No. 81.

Is this the year that Owens changes his tune, then? Here's what he had to say about his portrayal on television.

"I think a lot of people see me by the media's portrayal... I think you get a different perspective of me as a person and a player, as opposed to what a guy on TV is telling to the world."

Now there's the Terrell Owens we all know and love to hate. It's the media's portrayal, not his actions on and off the field; it's that darn guy on TV who's ruining Owens' image.

Just remember, Terrell, that you were that guy on TV who was telling the world that you were too busy thinking about your birthday party to stay awake and listen to advice from legendary coach Bill Parcells. It was you on TV bickering on the sideline with All-Pro quarterback Donovan McNabb. And only you are responsible for getting kicked out of San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone received the T.O. treatment?

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No.1
socal		03:03 AM
05/18/2007
owen=cancer, nuff said, he's a punk for what he said about parcells and julius jones is just the same, hey julius! ur not even...
No.2
Michael Sluder		04:22 AM
05/18/2007
T.O. is a PUNK period!!!!!!!!!!! he can blame the media all he wants BUT that does NOT change his attitude that he expresses or...
No.3
Andy		08:33 AM
05/18/2007
TO is a head case deluxe, but a punk? How about every Eagle player he called out in their locker room? Those are the guys who...
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