T.O. Thoughts

[Monk-Fan]

I have to say that TO really showed a warriors spirit out there last night, although i dont like him he did play well. As far as the race card goes you cant dismiss it as not being a factor to some degree. NFL fans look at him and think "Typical black man", its sad people still think like that but that is the reality. He is 100% correct in making the comparison between him and Favre. If Favre was cocky the media would label him as confident and a fierce competitor that is able to back up what he says. That is the simple truth.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by Monk-Fan

I have to say that TO really showed a warriors spirit out there last night, although i dont like him he did play well. As far as the race card goes you cant dismiss it as not being a factor to some degree. NFL fans look at him and think "Typical black man", its sad people still think like that but that is the reality. He is 100% correct in making the comparison between him and Favre. If Favre was cocky the media would label him as confident and a fierce competitor that is able to back up what he says. That is the simple truth.

I know I for one don't think that type of an ignorant thought when I see TO or any other cocky player, but I do think "Typical rich, self absorbed man" cuz a lot of athletes now a days think that just because they are gifted physically that whatever they do has more importance than anyone else around them and that everyone should bow down and bask in their glory. Cuz obviously it means you are disrespecting them when u don't grovel at their feet. Sadly there probably r people that have racial motivations in how they look at players, but comparing an ego-maniac coming back from an injury only about a week and a half ahead of schedule for the biggest game of his career to a player that has battled through numerious difficulties in his life added on to never missing a game at one of the toughest positions in about ten years is kind of a joke isn't it? I don't know about anyone else but I've heard quite a few people not pulling many punches on Favres' play at certain times the past few years and usually Favres' the first one to place the blame on himself in those situations. Has anyone heard TO saying anything about his bad play when he got shut down to only a few receptions against the skins and against the steelers or the multiple games he's been shut down in the past?
I don't neccesarily think TO is looked at like a "bad boy" of the nfl, but more likely a very talented clown. How does he expect to be respected when he shows no respect for others?
He played a hell a game, but lets not make it seem like he did something miraculous. I mean he does get paid millions of dollars a year to go out and do what he did last night right?

[jdlea]

Lost in all of this is the fact that T.O. probably had to sign a waiver so that he could play yesterday. I heard the Eagles may ask him to...MAY?! You're kidding me right? A football player isn't medically cleared to play and decides to anyway. I guarantee the Eagles weren't going to take the heat for him going down and ending his career. I'm positive they made him sign a waiver. I don't care how much the trainer was pushing him to the public, the Eagles wouldn't take that risk.

T.O. decided that he was going to play and that was that. His doctor compared the break in his leg to the one Steve Smith suffered at the begining of the season. It put Steve Smith on the IR. I don't think anyone on this site should question what he did yesterday. 9 catches is 9 catches...hell, the MVP only had 2 more and about 10 more yards. Niether of them got in the end zone, so don't give me this "he never went deep" BS. What he did yesterday was nothing short of miraculous and I gained a tremendous amount of respect for him.

If he signed a waiver, which I have to believe he did, T.O. should be put in the "warrior" class. Hell, I'll put him there even if he didn't. If they had won that game he probably would have been the MVP if it didn't go to McNabb. That was a great effort by a great receiver and I respect him more than just as a good receiver now.