FRPLG
09-27-2006, 03:03 PM
How did he ever get a contract from the Cowboys?
[A denial has been issued via D. Sanders, I think it is safe to add some levity]
Jerry Jones wanted him.
Quote to Tom Friend (somewhat paraphrased)
"I want to win now, not in 2 or 3 years. If signing TO now in an attmept to win now is seen as desperate then I am desperate."
He forced TO on Bill Parcels and this has either totally blown up in their face or is in the process of doing so.
PSUSkinsFan21
09-27-2006, 03:03 PM
Oh, and can we all just hold off on assuming T.O. is battling these serious depression issues until all the news is flushed out. Denials are flying left and right now.
PSUSkinsFan21
09-27-2006, 03:04 PM
I was kidding - the sarcasm didn't translate well.
Yah, I picked up on that a little too late. My bad.
FRPLG
09-27-2006, 03:04 PM
Unfortunately, the players union voted to save nutcases like him for being deactivated for the season. I would say his career is over but, you always have teams like SEA who'll employ the services of likes of Koren Robinson.
SEA got rid of him. Why you hatin' on them? You should be hatin' of the Pack for getting him not SEA.
Oh, and can we all just hold off on assuming T.O. is battling these serious depression issues until all the news is flushed out. Denials are flying left and right now.
NO time to hold off.........to busy empathizing
12thMan
09-27-2006, 03:11 PM
Recently T.O. during a very recent interview expressed regret to Deon Sanders for the way he handled things in Philly. He basically said he would have approached things differently with Donovan and wished that things didn't get out of hand the way they did. It aired about two weeks ago.
onlydarksets
09-27-2006, 03:14 PM
NO time to hold off.........to busy empathizing
lol - who has time for facts?
Duffman003
09-27-2006, 03:19 PM
Did anyone watch the ESPN show on To's biography? He had a horrible childhood with his teammates making fun of his color and apperance... even spitting in his mouth while he was sleeping on the bus. Nobody should be judging him for what he is doing because he is clearly emtionally off kilter
12thMan
09-27-2006, 03:21 PM
Whether he is emotionally off kilter or not, we shouldn't be judging him.
edit: unless it's Jeremy Shockey we're talking about.
PSUSkinsFan21
09-27-2006, 03:28 PM
So does everyone who was picked on as a kid and everyone who had a bad childhood get a free pass to be a jerk as an adult? Do they get to behave and play by a different set of social standards? Maybe some people think so, but I'm definitely not one of them.
ps. this is a different issue than the alleged "suicide attempt" issue. I'm merely defending my stance that he's been a jerk for years. Obviously if he really did try to kill himself, I would agree that his life experiences could arguably contribute to that.