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It's funny when you watch the back and forth that goes on between Keyshawn Johnson or to hear T.O. tell it "She-shawn" after the Cowboys lost to the Redskins. Listen I like T.O. but however you want to analyze it he does come off as a selfish player sometimes. Do I have a problem with it or take it personally? No. But I do recognize it. I mean this is a player that thinks McNabb was hating on him because he was playing so well when he was with the Eagles. Late in the 2004 season McNabb tried to instill confidence in the team and said they could still win without T.O. when Owens got injured. To me, you and everyone else, McNabb said nothing wrong. But to T.O. this is considered a diss. Now if anyone followed McNabb since he's been in the league, he's actually the last player that would be upset about someone else getting some shine. He's simply just not that type of character.

Sometimes when I hear T.O. talk I wonder what Barber and Witten are thinking to themselves. I mean these are both Pro Bowl caliber player, Witten currently being the best TE in the game and Barber very good in his own right.

I'm sure Witten and Barber have to think from time to time that they are pretty good players themselves and the team is not a one trick pony. I'm speaking from the eyes of an unbiased observer, and I write for BSO, so you know i'll give everybody a fair shake and keep it 100. I will say It did sound a little crazy when T.O. basically said the offense is stagnant when he doesn't get the rock. I'm not going to dispute whether that's true or not. That's not the point. But what he needs to understand is there are a lot of players that can say the samething. It's just sounds crazy listening to him complain when he's accounted for up to 30% of the offense and if he's not getting the ball it's not because they aren't trying to. God forbid that a team ever played good defense on T.O. and him just chalk it up to good defense. On the other hand Marion Barber has a legit beef, he didn't even get 10 carries against the 'Skins. Now you tell me who has a leg to stand on to complain?

Going forward if I was Terrell Owens I would watch very carefully what I say over the next few weeks because the vultures are starting to circle. T.O. made some comments following the victory over the Packers and the ensuing loss against the Redskins that could be spun as selfish and it took the media all of 32 seconds to hope all over those comments to paint him in a negative light. The comments while misplaced were direct answers to direct questions, but when shown the way the question was asked was not shown.

He led the Philadelphia Eagles to 3 NFC Championships game before T.O. got there. He has put up great numbers despite spending much of his professional career with the likes of Todd Pinkston, James Thrash, Freddie Mitchell, and Greg Lewis. I think it's time for us to recognize just how good Donovan McNabb has been as a NFL quarterback...and just how childish Terrell Owens behaved in Philadelphia. There is a danger is putting any faith in the rhetoric that comes out of unstable characters like T.O.'s mouth because they always see things from (as was said in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins) a "Team of Me" perspective. For those of you who didn't see the movie, Roscoe (Martin Lawrence) became very self centered after growing up feeling picked on and persecuted. Thus, when adversity hit, he turned away from family and appeased self. Because of Terrell Owens "Team of Me" view point on life, he sometimes confuses what actually happened because again, everything starts and ends with himself.

Here are a few quotes from Owens made to the Associated Press about his relationship with Donovan McNabb and why he didn't think it worked out in Philly.

"I will say that Donovan made me a better receiver in Philadelphia, but I think Donovan would have a hard time admitting I made him a better quarterback," he said.

When asked about how it seemed Philly dominated the NFC East when he was an Eagle, much as the Cowboys are doing now, Owens suggested it was largely because he had changed teams. "The common denominator was me being in both places, but I will let you make that assessment," he said.

As someone who had contact with both T.O.'s inner circle and members of the Eagles around that time what Owens is saying it completely true. Many players on the Eagles felt that McNabb who has always been overly sensitive was jealous of the shine Owens was getting and was secretly the reason he was suspended by the Eagles in 2005. The numbers don't lie though since T.O. left the Eagles have been an average team and Dallas has been elite. When T.O. was with the Eagles they were elite and went to the Super Bowl. So who do you think was right and who do you think was wrong?

Yes folks, Yoko Romo a.k.a. Jessica Simpson is at it again. According to Philly.com, during her Good Morning America appearance while she was killing what was left of country music, she predicted that the Cowboys were going to kick the Eagles' butt on Monday Night Football. See right there she pretty much doomed the fate of the Cowboys of course if she shows up like she did last season well, its another repeat of the past two years the Eagles visited the Cowboys and beat them. You know the media will run wild with this and I can't blame them. We all suspected Jessica is an idiot but she then opens her mouth and removes all doubt. I mean do you see Gisele Bundchen, who is considered "Jinxele" by some Pats fans I'm sure, talking smack about how the Pats are going to smack the Jets ? Of course considering her man is out for the season she may actually look dumber than Jessica for saying that. I mean to be dumber than Jessica Simpson is no easy feat. Between Jessica Simpson, Romo, T.O, PacMan, and Wade Phillips its a crapshoot to determine who will cause the inevitable implosion of the Cowboys season.

You always have to have to your popcorn ready when T.O. scores a touchdown. Another classic celebration from Mr. Owens.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a big fan of the "I already get special attention for being an athlete, but I should also be able to do whatever I want whenever I want" types in the sporting world. But, it's about time that we stop heaping all the blame on them for their behavior and start blaming the team management for allowing it to happen in the first place.

These hypocrites are the ones who allow guys to get away with counterproductive behavior like missing meetings/practices, blowing off charitable events, cussing out coaches, and throwing their teammates under the bus publicly. Then, when it's no longer convenient for them, or when the public/media finally gives them the necessary hall pass to get rid of said-player without ripping them for it, they not only trade/release the player but trash his reputation as well by putting everything that went on out there for the public to chew on.

Credit goes to Michael David Smith at Profootballtalk.com for bringing this story to my attention because if he hadn't it would have been buried by ESPN like all the other positive Terrell Owens stories over the years. Once again it shows that the biased mainstream media have no clues as to who are the "good guys" or "bad guys". It is stories like these that show maybe the so called "bad guys" aren't as bad as you think.

Here is the story.

A NIGHT OF UNEXPECTED HEROES AT THE ESPYS

LOS ANGELES -- It was just after 2 a.m. Thursday when I exited an ESPYS after-party somewhere in some uncharted section of downtown L.A., hailed a cab and stepped off the curb. After that, things got fuzzy.

T.O. showed off his new chick at the "Hancock" movie premiere. She gets the Bona Fide thumbs up from me. Of course black women across the country rolled their eyes at the sight of another black athlete with a white woman on his arm. Of course these are the same women who pledge their allegiance to Barack Obama's "Change" initiative and swear by Oprah Winfrey. How about changing your attitude about this subject? Doesn't matter if you are black, white, green, yellow or orange it is your choice who you want to date and if we are talking about making a change the change first has to come from the man/woman in the mirror.

I find it interesting if not surprising when Terrell Owens got paid by the Cowboys ESPN and other media types just acted like it didn't happen. Acted like he hasn't been a success with the Cowboys. Acted like it wasn't a big deal. ESPN.com actually lumped it in with a story about Pacman "Make It Rain" Jones. But when a story comes out about T.O. missing a drug testing call so now he is scrutinized for more drug tests it is splashed on the front page and even suggested that Owens may be on something illegal.

First off this is not an unusual occurrence. If you miss a call and you have never tested positive for anything you are subject to more testing. The NFL is suppose to keep this information confidential, but with Owens it is all about finding any information and spinning it in a negative light. Terrell Owens maybe a lot of things but two things we know are that he has never been in trouble with the law and has never tested positive for anything. On top of that anyone who knows Owens knows he treats his body like a temple, so once again this is much to do about nothing. Don't get caught up in the negative spin. This is sports not fox news.

Do you believe me now? I told you years ago that T.O. wasn't a bad guy even when the entire world (and especially Skip Bayless) said he was the worse person in professional sports. Just the thought was ludicrous considering the police blotter is always filled with professional athletes and Owens has never been in trouble with the law. I told you that Owens main problem in Philadelphia and San Francisco was trusting the media (yes I am talking to you ESPN) and saying things that everyone else was thinking. I told you that the majority of the Eagles were in T.O.'s corner not Donovan McNabb. When he went to Dallas I told you it wouldn't be a problem no matter how hard the media would try to make it out to be. They say T.O. is a team obliterator (thanks again Skip), but every team he has been on has been successful. Ironic isn't it.

So it is good to know the Jerry Jones ignores all the negative stuff and concentrates on what is important. T.O. has produced big time with the Cowboys and he deserves his contract extension and unlike the Eagles who try to be hard asses with their players (which is why they will never win a Super Bowl under Andy Reid) Jerry Jones knows how to keep his players happy. With that being said what is up with the hat Terrell (obviously a Photoshop hopefully anyway)?