Report: Dallas Releases Owens
by Neal Coolong on Mar 5, 2009 5:56 AM EST
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PrintGet yo' popcorn ready, because the free agency period just got a lot more interesting.
Multiple sources are reporting Terrell Owens has been released by the Cowboys. Owens' high profile nature seemed to mesh well with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Owens was well rewarded. He just signed a three-year, $34 million extension nine months ago. It takes only a special man to get the boot when that one action costs the team $9.6 million against the cap.
That really begs the question, who's going to sign him?
Tampa Bay has the cap room, as does Minnesota. It wouldn't surprise me to see him land with the Jets, though. More of the problem TO now faces is the fact any team with the available cap room to give him the contract he's enjoyed the past several seasons is a team without a high-end quarterback.
Why didn't the Cowboys try to work a trade?
Perhaps they did, but it slipped through the radar of the national media. Doesn't seem likely, considering the national media have known the time and general reaction to each of Owens' sneezes over the past six seasons.
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wow
maybe we should pick him up, replacing Washington with T.O. Owens sure plays tough, steeler football! :P
We already have a clown
Steely McBeam
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
TO with the jets?
oh my god, imagine what he’d do to kellen clemens or brett ratliff or whoever the hell their QB is! the jets would be crazy to sign him. if he threw established starters like garcia, mcnabb and romo under the bus, what would he do to those neophytes? although it would be fun to see the sportscenter highlight where TO comes back to the huddle bitching about not getting the ball and faneca drops kicks him on the spot…
by cliff harris is still a punk! on Mar 5, 2009 8:01 AM EST reply actions
LOL
you’re a coach arent you cliff?
Would you not cringe if TO came to just paralyzethe growth of your young QB? Haha. Nightmare city.
as bill walton might say
’kellon clemons career is going to fall faster than the Deciduous Trees in the Pacific Northwest"
I disagree
We should celebrate Kellen Clemens’ brilliance. He’s changed everything. What a classical human being he is. It was 201 years ago that Beethoven’s symphony escorted in the age of romanticism. When I look at Kellen Clemens, I think of Beethoven and the age of romantics. The guy has got it all.
Thoughtful discussion with a sense of history
MAybe he'll go to the Ravens
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
"to quote a great countercultural figure of the iconic 60s...
…never trust a selfish wide receiver over 30!"
by cliff harris is still a punk! on Mar 5, 2009 8:28 AM EST reply actions
Whoever signs him
is going to get one great year out of him (unless his fountain of youth has run out). And then he’s going to tear the team apart. So I hope they enjoy the honeymoon.
T.O. to theSteelers?
No, I’m not suggesting it!
But Steve Young did… sort of. On ESPN, when Steve Young was asked to pick a team that could take a T.O. and not let him be a distraction, his first choice was the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, to his credit, he quickly added: “Not that that would make any sense…” But his point was that you needed a team that would “put up fences” around TO. Some place that had an ethic of “Steeler Football” or something like it.
He also mentioned the Patriots and the Giants as possible teams that had that kind of strong locker room.
Frankly, I think the Patriots are a real possibility. It would appeal to TO. And Belichek has taken chances on malcontents before…
The giants may have a strong locker room, but their club presence is shot.
Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.
not locker room
can stable psycotic prima donnas not even the steelers, he’d kill ben
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 5, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
dude,
Harrison would snap that turd in half.
Doesn't matter
in doing so he will unlease a whirlwind of controversy, and even if he was kept in check, the media would brew something up – how long can TO be good in Pitt? How the steelers have shut up TO. It would be a distraction none the less. There is no locker room on earth that TO wouldn’t destroy. Just because of who he is. We have a great locker room, but TO wouldn’t survive here, we don’t pass enough and don’t care about his stats. And yea i’ll take harrison in a fight between TO anyday.. :)
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 5, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
heh
that’s not what i meant. i just meant, no way he would come here. He destroys everything he touches. He is a fool and sideshow. NO THANKS. I can only pray, and pray hard, that the ravens take a chance on him. I bet you some QBs around the league are on their knees right now. (Russell, Flacco?)
lol
the worst thing you could possibly do to a young maturing QB….
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 5, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
I know Steve Young mentioned the Patriots
and their work with Randy Moss is a great example of what a strong, disciplined system can do. BUT … if I’m not mistaken, Moss and TO hate each other. So I can’t see TO ending up in New England.
"That's why they play the game."
moss and TO
are two completely different animals though. Moss was just lazy and apathetic, choosing to play when and how he wanted. TO demands attention at every turn. He is a child.
What if...
We had to see him twice a year in a Rat-Birds uni? ESPN seems to think he’d be a good fit with Ray-Ray keeping him in line.
Let's Go!
Beat ya by one minute
just kidding. The only fit T.O. has is Adam Sandler’s team on “The Longest Yard.”
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
i'm old-school...
…so i prefer the burt reynolds original version. i think TO would look good as one of the transvestite cheerleaders rootin’ on the mean machine…
by cliff harris is still a punk! on Mar 5, 2009 9:28 AM EST reply actions
The funniest part about this fiasco
Is to’s reaction to it – according to ESPIdiot Steven Smith – “betrayed” and “totally blindsided”.
Really?
I mean any objective observer would look at TO’s behavior over the past year and say “wow, that guy’s trying to get himself fired” – he’s criticizing his coach, his qb, his team – he doesn’t always play hard, he whines all the time … but he’s “totally blindsided” when he gets cut?
He just doesn’t get it – he simply doesn’t understand how to behave.
Not only that
This is vintage Jerry Jones. There is no warning to anything he does unless someone overhears him while he’s out drinking. No one is safe.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
also overheard
“If any overinflated ego is going to kill this team it’s going to be mine.”
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
“Read my complete and utter lack of lips. You’re fired.”
Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.
by steelguy99 on Mar 5, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
In My Opinion
It was TO that kept Ray Lewis from joining Dallas. He wanted to be there, but not with TO. I doubt the Ravens would bring him in now.. They did actually try to. Before his Eagles years. He shot that trade down, and thus began Ray Lewis’ hatred for “the player”.
I say Washington or NY.
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
-George Carlin
They've gotta be broke
Washington just blew a poop ton of money.. but they need a Wideout.’
Tampa is my call.
It's About Time...
You know what, as a Cowboys HATER, I was hoping that Jerry Jones would go brain-dead and keep Owens around, if anything to see them implode again in their new crib. Being objective however, this move way looooong overdue…
The Mannings
I believe he mentioned Giants, Colts or PATS – Hell if him and RMoss on the Pats that could be real dangerous to the AFC this year!!
Love to see him at the Colts, sink them for the year.. Can you see him and Peyton dukin it out on the sidelines about mid season..
by BigDaddyTat2boy on Mar 5, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions
Do you see
the Colts bringing a guy like that in? I sure don’t. For the life of me, I can’t think of a team with the money and lack of brains to take him. I would agree with Washington, but they are hurting for cap space. Could TO be the Barry 2 sizes bigger head Bonds of the football world? A guy who just sits at home, waiting for a GM to call?
Think Denver!
McDanials is clearly an idiot after that stunt he pulled to replace a proven franchise QB with an unproven one. I think he has the ego to do something that dumb!
Someone above was right though. Maybe a team signs him to a one year deal, then sends him packing no matter how good he pretended to be, behaviour wise.
There are always stupid teams out there willing to close their eyes, hold their breath and hope a player works out. Can anyone say “Raiders”?
Bingo
Back to the bay.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
+1
they just don’t care about football over ther anymore, and i’m glad for it, i hate the raiders and john madden, he’ll never give credit to the immaculate reception – never, just sour grapes like a Mike “I wanna talk about the Cardnials Story after the super bowl loss” Holmgren
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 5, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
I hate em and they stank!
And I hate Mike Holmgren too.
its not really that he doesn't give credit
he maintains that the play was illegal. And as diehard as I am, I have to agree. I can’t stand Madden either, but the play was illegal. Don’t kill me please.
you're dead lol
prove that another steeler touched the ball, its sheer physics that by the way the ball flew in the opposite direction – the raider player had made contact with the ball, imo all i’m saying is prove it…
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 5, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
its something
that can never be proven. How many camera angles did they have back then, two? It just seems to bounce off of Fuqua, not the defensive player. No way I would debate it cuz for one, I was 4 years old and have no memory, and two, its not something that I’ve really taken a look at. I guess that’s because I don’t really care. Its in the past, it was a classic football moment and its ours.
I saw a show where they proved it
did not bounce off of Fuqua. Funny it should be online somewhere. I might have to look for it.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
now that you mention that
I seem to remember hearing of that as well.
McDanials
the 2nd guy to get a head coaching job, because he had the bright idea to throw deep to Randy Moss.
by SteelBuckeye on Mar 5, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
or new orleans...
think about it: established (and strong-minded) QB in brees… talented weapons to compliment him in shockey, bush and colston… head coach who’s had success with TO before in sean payton… organization with some cap room… and an owner (tom benson) who’s both wacky and desperate enough for a ring (he’s over 80 now) to take a shot on him. i don’t know… i say it spells danger because there won’t be enough balls to keep everyone happy. but they might just see him as the piece that gets them over the top.
oh, and wouldn’t that shockey/TO chemistry be fun to watch!
by cliff harris is still a punk! on Mar 5, 2009 11:06 AM EST reply actions
Tampa bay or.... drumroll.... Detroit!
Detroit has made at least 2-3 horrible decisions a year. They are due this year.
Tampa has virtually nobody at receiver and they could certainly put him to use. He’d get the ball all the time.
Just hope
someone signs him quick, or we will be hearing about TO everyday like Farve last year.
ravens ravens ravens
Come on purple browns, you know you want to!
Purple Browns
I like that. We won’t kill you today Ark. ; )
by Ivan Cole (RickVa) on Mar 5, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine
How much long-term damage he could do to a young QB like Flacco, Russell, or Jackson. Career QB Killa!
Let's Go!
This is a great article
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9296024/Don’t-worry,-T.O.-will-find-another-sucker#fsAlert
If any of you have ever dated a stripper, then you know this is spot on.
Explain the word "date"
Strippers are lonely people. I kept one “company” but never wanted anything past that. Never paid for any “dates”. Really nice person. Sweet. She was too busy for my liking.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
I learn more about you every day arn...
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Mar 5, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Hey I was young
I don’t have anything to hide.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
Besides, if anyone tries to use it against you you’ll just deny it.
Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.
You know me pretty well by now
I just blame it on Carlton Banks
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
I wasn't being critical...
just found it interesting…
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Mar 5, 2009 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
I know
I’m not touchy about things like that. Just brought back some memories that bring back memories if you know what I mean. Thank God I grew up. I know it may not seem like it but I did. :)
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
T.O.
You the difference between a terrorist and Terrell Owens?
You can reason with a terrorist.
Terrorists carry bombs. T.O. is one.
Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.
by steelguy99 on Mar 5, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Terrell Bin whinin
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
by PixburghArn on Mar 5, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
awesome
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Mar 5, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
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