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most of his routes seemed to me to close to the sidelines
t.o is better off running more down the middle
that is where he caught the touchdown pass
I watched the game
he needs to get open
T.O. frustrated by another loss to Eagles, lack of involvement
T.O. frustrated by another loss to Eagles, lack of involvement
By STEPHEN HAWKINS, AP Sports Writer
December 25, 2006
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Terrell Owens is 0-for-2 against the Philadelphia Eagles. That's the least of his problems.
While he wore a Cowboys-branded Santa hat on his head, Owens certainly wasn't joyful Christmas night. His frustration was evident after a 23-7 loss, when he scored the only Dallas touchdown, then complained several times that not enough passes are coming his way.
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"I just feel like I'm not involved early in the game," Owens said. "Everybody knows that's what I do. Every team that I've played on, I've been involved early and often. It's hard to get in the flow when you're getting a ball here, a ball there."
Owens had only three balls come his direction before halftime, all on the drive that ended with his 14-yard TD pass with 36 seconds left to get Dallas within 10-7. He also caught a 9-yard pass and another attempt resulted in an illegal contact penalty against the Eagles.
Those were Owens' only catches in the game.
After the Eagles stretched their lead to 16-7 in the third quarter, Owens let an almost perfectly thrown deep ball by Tony Romo go right through his hands along the sideline. He said there should have been a penalty on Brian Dawkins, who was defending him.
"He bumped me way down the field and I started to regroup. By the time I looked up and located the ball, it was right on me," Owens said.
"All receivers are going to drop the ball," Romo said, downplaying it.
Romo, the Pro Bowl quarterback whose 142 yards were his fewest in his nine starts, threw toward a double-covered Owens early in the fourth quarter. Dawkins was there again, making a nifty over-the-shoulder grab for an interception.
"Late in the game, they start throwing to me," Owens said. "By that time, it's too late. I'm giving full effort. I want to be involved."
Owens didn't have a catch in the first half in his much-hyped October return to Philadelphia, when he finished with only three grabs for 45 yards and the Eagles won 38-24.
This time, Owens hardly had an impact and the Eagles took control of the NFC East race. Dallas could have clinched its first division le since 1998, but now must beat Detroit and have Philadelphia lose to Atlanta in the regular-season finale. The Eagles and Cowboys are both 9-6 and guaranteed playoff spots.
"It's not necessarily embarrassing that we lost to them," T.O. said. "I was embarrassed by the way we played offensively."
Owens insisted it wasn't a personal grudge match for him against the Eagles, the team that he helped lead to the Super Bowl in 2004 before being suspended midway through last year. That included his bitter and public feud with quarterback Donovan McNabb.
T.O. certainly doesn't have a problem with all the Eagles. He spent part of Christmas Eve visiting with some of his former Philadelphia teammates at their hotel.
"What about it?" Owens said. "That shouldn't have any bearing on the game. That's my time and you know those guys are my friends. I'm not going to shy away from my friends for anybody."
As for what he might say to his current quarterback about getting the ball more, Owens indicated that the problem wasn't Romo, but rather the plays being called.
"I don't think it's necessarily anything Tony and I need to talk about. He knows that I'm going to try my hardest to make some plays for him," he said. "When the plays aren't really designed for me to get involved in the offense, he's going to go with the plays that are called."
Owens even got in on defense for a play, as a deep safety about 30 seconds after his touchdown at the end of the first half. But Jeff Garcia, 4-1 since replacing the injured McNabb, instead dumped the ball for a shorter gain and left 1 second on the clock for a half-ending field goal.
Updated on Monday, Dec
most of his routes seemed to me to close to the sidelines
t.o is better off running more down the middle
that is where he caught the touchdown pass
I watched the game
he needs to get open
TO = Drop
maybe he should stop dropping the ball (PUN INTENDED)
TO = 12 TDs (most in the NFL).
Torry Holt has 12 or 13 drops this year. Nobody talks about that.
Steve Smith has 12 or 13 drops this year. Nobody talks about that.
TO has 14, and people act like he's a terrible WR. He's always had a problem with drops, and he's always been one of the most dangerous, game-breaking WRs in the game. You take the drops with the game-breaking ability.
TO has 14 and talks 10 times more than those other 2 WRs combined..... thats why people mention it
TO and the Cowboys is the most beautiful Karmatic marriage of all time.
maybe we can trade him for a pass rusher, and a dam safety that can cover. i know Hurd can play, and we know about Crayton, they wont make up for quite as much but they are much less of a hassle. we know what Glenn can do and we know what Witten can do. our offense is fine with those guys. we dont need TO and his crucial drops and constant distractions
madden kept harping on his sideline routes, and he is right. he is staying way too close to the sideline and leaving romo no room for error on deep routes. shoog, the most karmatic turn would be the boys trading him to the skins this offseason...
Hey, well then as a Cowboys fan I'm sure you're more than happy with TO. I'm sure the ownership is too. I'm sure thats why he'll be back next year.
I'm fine with TO and his 2947384937489374 TD pases sitting in Dallas forever. All I know is that I've seen TO drop several game changing balls that could have gone for Touchdowns. But all that matters is that you as a Cowboys fan and your feelings about TO which I'm sure consist of happiness and pure joy.
I would seriously reconsider my season tickets.
TO suks
Only last offseason, all you Cowboys were riding his .
only the offseason before last, you were doing the same.
Half of TOs TDs are less than 10 yards. Most all of TOs drops are down the field.
Holt has 10 TDs, his long is 67 yards.
Marvin 11, long of 68.
Jackson 11, long of 72.
Plastico has 10, long of 55.
TO has 12, long of 51.
TO has the lowest YPC of Marvin, DJ, Plastico. In fact lower than most every major receiver (Johnson, Driver, Wayne, Williams, Boldin, Smith, Walker, Colston, Bruce, Galloway, Clayton, Fitzgerald, Edwards, Muhammad, Brown, etc).
He's a dink and dunk guy who falls down. He's a tall guy who is easy to find at the goalline. He doesn't drop them in the end zone; that's an easy stat. Maybe if he cared more about team instead of hiimself he would shut up and catch a few more of those gimmes down the field.
Sure all wide outs who are 'go to' guys have drops. However, how many of those drops are in critical situations that can effect the outcome of a game? You don't hear of "the drop by Harrison that cost the Colts on a crucial drive" or "the gimme that Holt dropped that could have tied the game for the Rams." Those guys are clutch. TO is simply all about the endzone. If he has a clear path, he's all about the catch. If he's in a dog fight... its most likely a drop, and he will complain about a non-call.
Perhaps, yes, we hear about TO's drops more because he is in the spotlight more. And who's fault is that?
The fact that a cowgirl of irving fan can defend him is almost sickening. You know damn well he is simply a gun for hire and that either he or Parcells one will be gone next year.
I, for one, think they deserve him and everything they get along with him.
Except a couple including me. Never ever in the history of life wanted him in Dallas. I hated him before he came here, hated him while he's here, and will hate him after he's gone. I hope to GOD he is not in Dallas next season. Let him be somebody elses problems.
I was at the game on monday and TO was not the only guy droppin balls. There were a couple huge drops by Glenn and crayton in that game. Not sure if the humidity made the ball slippery or what but everyone was dropping the ball.
The deep ball in the 4th quarter that was intercepted was a horribly thrown ball. TO had the corner and the safety beat and Romo needed to throw the ball to the back left corner of the endzone. He misthrew the ball towards the middle of the field and took TO out of the play and Dawkins back in the play.
Both of Romos int. were just poorly thrown balls, no major pressure or lack of an open receiver, just poorly thrown balls.
God I love this. Seriously, don't worry, he won't be on your team next year, you can stop defending him.
Well put.
And he could have more if he didn't drop them in the end zone as well.Half of TOs TDs are less than 10 yards.
I realize that most non-Cowboy fans here think those of us who are fans all think exactly alike (Manny, Ice, Capt Mike, Alvarez etc.) but speaking only for myself (which in reality is only what any of us could do) I was not for Owens coming to Dallas and if he were producing up to a level commiserant to his talent I could live with a lot of the crap but he is not. He is still a very talented reciever but IMO he is living on past success. He has had a decent year but not stellar, certainly not of what he is capable of. Trade him in the off season...there are still teams who will drink the Kool-aid (Atlanta comes to mind). If you took TO's physical ability and combined it with Marvin Harrison's maturity, you would have the best WR ever. Sadly, its not combined and now you have a ing side show which needs to be closed.
Just my .02 (now waiting for the "you're a homer because you are a Dallas fan") response.
And he could have more if he didn't drop them in the end zone as well.
I realize that most non-Cowboy fans here think those of us who are fans all think exactly alike (Manny, Ice, Capt Mike, Alvarez etc.) but speaking only for myself (which in reality is only what any of us could do) I was not for Owens coming to Dallas and if he were producing up to a level commiserant to his talent I could live with a lot of the crap but he is not. He is still a very talented reciever but IMO he is living on past success. He has had a decent year but not stellar, certainly not of what he is capable of. Trade him in the off season...there are still teams who will drink the Kool-aid (Atlanta comes to mind). If you took TO's physical ability and combined it with Marvin Harrison's maturity, you would have the best WR ever. Sadly, its not combined and now you have a ing side show which needs to be closed.
Just my .02 (now waiting for the "you're a homer because you are a Dallas fan") response.
I predict that he'll end up in Baltimore, even after he ed them a couple of seasons ago.
Oh, and it's not fans like you that we like to talk too, it's the ones that are actually sticking up for TO.
Yup, some people just like to regurgitate whatever the media hypes at any given moment, without thinking on their own. The guy also leads in td receptions but it's more fun to talk about his dropped pass stat because everyone always talks about a receivers dropped pass stats, it's the most important stat of all. That one-handed falling out of bounds pass he caught two weeks ago didn't look THAT easy, it looked beautiful and for that, I'd take him anyday....although I did learn one thing after hanging with family on Xmas day, guys like to about football like they could do a better job than the coach, especially when it's their team playing.
And he could have more if he didn't drop them in the end zone as well.
I realize that most non-Cowboy fans here think those of us who are fans all think exactly alike (Manny, Ice, Capt Mike, Alvarez etc.) but speaking only for myself (which in reality is only what any of us could do) I was not for Owens coming to Dallas and if he were producing up to a level commiserant to his talent I could live with a lot of the crap but he is not. He is still a very talented reciever but IMO he is living on past success. He has had a decent year but not stellar, certainly not of what he is capable of. Trade him in the off season...there are still teams who will drink the Kool-aid (Atlanta comes to mind). If you took TO's physical ability and combined it with Marvin Harrison's maturity, you would have the best WR ever. Sadly, its not combined and now you have a ing side show which needs to be closed.
Just my .02 (now waiting for the "you're a homer because you are a Dallas fan") response.
You're a homer because you are a Dallas fan.
I get TO's rep, but where is the distraction this year? His hamstring injury? It was in the preseason, and Steve Smith and Hines Ward were also out with hammy injuries.
The overdose? He was out on the practice field later that day, and didn't miss a single play because of it. The coach didn't talk about it, and it was swept away in 24 hours when the media realized it was a non-story.
The post game comments? Is he wrong? Chad Johnson complained about his role. Terry Glenn does it. Shockey does it. A lot of players do it. But, when TO does it, it divides locker rooms.
So, the only thing we have is his drops. Drops which aren't far and away more than other top WRs around the league. And drops which still haven't prevented him from putting up the best WR season Dallas has had since the Michael Irvin era. Despite the drops, TO has better numbers than most of the WRs in the probowl this year.
But, the media is trying to make him some big distraction by putting him front and center all year long for absolutely nothing. Post game comments shouldn't lead sportscenter. And people take it hook, line, and sinker.
For the most part, TO should be an absolute non-story this year. But the media has turned nothing into something. There's no side-show. There are no antics. There's no locker room feud. There's nothing there.
As much as anyone can complain about TO dropping balls...the problem with the Cowboys is their defense. Roy Williams is the most overrated safety in the game.
The defense is what is absolutely killing the Cowboys. They were the best defense a few years ago, a few years ago...they would rely on their defense to win the games. Now sadly, they have to rely on the offense to win the games because the defense just gives up tons of points.
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