Cowboys | Team wants to see more of Owens at offseason program

TO is not being a good team player. This is as shocking as the revelation of gambling at Rick's (Casablanca reference).

The funny part of this thread is reading Sandtrap trying to justify TO's selfish coach/qb/team killing approach to life. It's the same kind of delusional BS that was coming out philly fans a year ago.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Not trying to justify it, if you read my post you will see that as a fan I would prefer that he does attend. The point I was trying to make is that since it is Terrell Owens, his every move leading up to the season is going to be scrutinized heavily by the media. The media has lead people to believe that since Owens is not participating in the off-season conditioning, that he is "going against the grain", when in all actuality it is a very common practice for players to work-out on their own prior to the required mini-camps.

Here is another example:

Redskins | Archuleta working on his own
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:48:17 -0700
David Elfin (http://www.kffl.com/link/177), of the Washington Times (http://www.kffl.com/link/144), reports Washington Redskins (http://www.kffl.com/team/37/nfl) S Adam Archuleta (http://www.kffl.com/player/1772/nfl) is working out on his own in Arizona and not attending the team's offseason conditioning program.

My point is that as far as Archuletta, this is news in the D.C. area and Redskins Nation, but you will not here a story about it on SPORTSCENTER, or Jim Rome or Dan Patrick won't be talking about Arch on thier nationally broadcasted radio shows. That is the difference. Owens is doing the same thing that Arch is doing but you will not see a spot about Archuletta on SPORTCENTER, or on a ticker at the bottom of your TV screen.

I am just saying that there really is no story here, it is getting blown out of proportion is all. Owens is doing nothing that is not already a COMMON PRACTICE throughout the NFL.

Not trying to justify it, if you read my post you will see that as a fan I would prefer that he does attend. The point I was trying to make is that since it is Terrell Owens, his every move leading up to the season is going to be scrutinized heavily by the media. The media has lead people to believe that since Owens is not participating in the off-season conditioning, that he is "going against the grain", when in all actuality it is a very common practice for players to work-out on their own prior to the required mini-camps.

Here is another example:



My point is that as far as Archuletta, this is news in the D.C. area and Redskins Nation, but you will not here a story about it on SPORTSCENTER, or Jim Rome or Dan Patrick won't be talking about Arch on thier nationally broadcasted radio shows. That is the difference. Owens is doing the same thing that Arch is doing but you will not see a spot about Archuletta on SPORTCENTER, or on a ticker at the bottom of your TV screen.

I am just saying that there really is no story here, it is getting blown out of proportion is all. Owens is doing nothing that is not already a COMMON PRACTICE throughout the NFL.

I agree but anything involving TO is going to be news, wrong or right. And he only has himself to blame. He likes the white-hot spotlight.

Not trying to justify it, if you read my post you will see that as a fan I would prefer that he does attend. The point I was trying to make is that since it is Terrell Owens, his every move leading up to the season is going to be scrutinized heavily by the media. The media has lead people to believe that since Owens is not participating in the off-season conditioning, that he is "going against the grain", when in all actuality it is a very common practice for players to work-out on their own prior to the required mini-camps.

Here is another example:



My point is that as far as Archuletta, this is news in the D.C. area and Redskins Nation, but you will not here a story about it on SPORTSCENTER, or Jim Rome or Dan Patrick won't be talking about Arch on thier nationally broadcasted radio shows. That is the difference. Owens is doing the same thing that Arch is doing but you will not see a spot about Archuletta on SPORTCENTER, or on a ticker at the bottom of your TV screen.

I am just saying that there really is no story here, it is getting blown out of proportion is all. Owens is doing nothing that is not already a COMMON PRACTICE throughout the NFL.I said in the begining that this is no big deal but to compare the treatment Archulett receives compare to TO is not a good comparison. TO has had trouble with two teams and was kicked off a team that had gone to the SB the year before. Anything that TO does that could even be perceived as not comforming will be brought up in the media.

If you are TO, and you have the history that you have, you need to be doing whatever you can to stay away from controversey if you really want to fool people into thinking you're a changed man. AA doesn't have the same reputation, so of course he's not under the same microscope. Coming off of last year, however, I think this is just one small way of showing that TO is still TO and he plays by his own set of rules.

great post sandtrapjack

great post sandtrapjack