Terrell Owens will take on the San Francisco 49ers, where his NFL career began. Owens has just played in one career game against the 49ers in his career.
In that game, Terrell caught 5 catches for 143 yards, and two touchdowns.
Time for more domination on Sunday. The Cowboys need a win, and T.O. needs to catch fire. Go Cowboys!
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Terrell Owens wasn’t backing down Friday after an NFL Network interview aired Thursday in which he said his offensive numbers are not to his liking because of the Cowboys’ system.
In fact, Owens told reporters Friday to watch for more segments of the interview with former Cowboy Deion Sanders on Sunday morning. Owens said he’s not saying anything he hasn’t expressed in the past.
When pressed about his problems with the offense, Owens said it lacks flexibility and that defenses have caught up to coordinator Jason Garrett’s scheme. Owens said the Cowboys have not made the necessary adjustments to combat what teams are doing to stop him.
Garrett wasn’t available for comment following Friday’s practice.
The other teams Owens has played for – San Francisco and Philadelphia – employed the West Coast offense, which calls for quick, precisely timed passes.
The Cowboys use a different system. Dallas runs a variation of what the 1990s Cowboys teams ran, with an emphasis on the intermediate passing game.
When asked whether he misses the West Coast offense, Owens said yes.
“[But] you’ve got to deal with the cards that are dealt,” he said.
Is the West Coast offense more flexible?
“It’s a different offense,” he said. “It’s a lot of flexibility.”
The Cowboys are running the same offense as last season, when Owens had 81 catches for 1,355 yards and an NFC-high 15 touchdowns and earned his sixth Pro Bowl berth.
But 10 games into this season, Owens has 40 receptions for 505 yards and six touchdowns. After having six 100-yard receiving games last season, Owens has none this season.
Owner Jerry Jones said he has no problem with Owens speaking out.
“It’s not about stats,” Jones said. “It’s about helping us win. Terrell obviously is one of the most intense competitors I’ve ever seen. Michael Irvin was more into what Terrell is about in that area than Terrell is. And that is, ‘Just get me the ball, and we’ve got a better chance to win.’”
Coach Wade Phillips didn’t seem bothered by Owens’ views.
“In some cases they are true,” Phillips said. “I’d say us getting him the football is the most important thing because, again, he’s a great player, and we’ve got to get him the ball. And if he’s not getting the ball enough, then it goes back to us.”
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Check out this article from the Dallas Morning News:
Things are so good with the Cowboys that minicamp gets canceled so the players can have a picnic.
Things are so bad with the Giants that tight end Jeremy Shockey and general manager Jerry Reese scream at each other during a workout in which Shockey is boycotting.
Things are so good with the Cowboys that Terrell Owens is all smiles, a happy camper with a new, $34 million deal.
Things are so bad with the Giants that wide receiver Plaxico Burress attends off-season workouts but refuses to participate because he’s upset at making less than half of what Owens is getting.
Things are so good with the Cowboys that Adam Jones is a new man, his troubled “Pacman” persona a thing of the past.
Things are so bad with the Giants that they don’t know who will start in place of their retired longtime Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan.
Things are so good with the Cowboys that coach Wade Phillips thinks young wide receivers Miles Austin and Sam Hurd can fill the void if the team can’t come to terms with Terry Glenn.
Things are so bad with the Giants that one Super Bowl running back (Brandon Jacobs) wants a new contract while the other one (Ahmad Bradshaw) sits in a Virginia jail cell.
Can all of this really be true? Have the Cowboys honestly replaced the Super Bowl champions as NFC favorites?
Well, it’s true that much has happened this off-season to favor Dallas. The Giants did not add a player with the capacity to be as much of a playmaker as Jones, who can do it both at cornerback and as a punt returner when he can avoid his off-the-field problems.
And New York is suffering the Super Bowl hangover that can infect a team sometimes for an entire season. It can happen anywhere, but when a team from New York wins something, there is a tendency to overdo it.
My goodness, even wide receiver David Tyree has written a book. Once he finished describing that heroic catch he made against New England in the Super Bowl … what’s on page 2?
Maybe a breakdown of his four catches for 35 yards in the 2007 season.
But the reality is that if the Giants have taken full advantage of the New York media market to capitalize on their Super Bowl, the status of their troubles is much exaggerated, too.
And that’s why they still go into the 2008 season as the favored team. Not the Cowboys.
Examine some of their alleged troubles.
Shockey wants a trade. What does that mean? It means he knows he’s expendable after watching the job last year’s rookie, Kevin Boss, did throughout the playoffs when Shockey was hurt.
Shockey is a fine player, but he has no leverage. Either he ends up playing for the Giants and producing as usual or he gets traded and the Giants get something for him.
As for Burress, he probably will get his contract reworked. Even while staging his protest, Burress said he expects everything to be fine before the team reports to training camp.
Strahan’s retirement was something of a surprise since the man was still productive at the end of last season. But the Giants, in anticipation of the move, had already signed Renaldo Wynn, who will probably split time with Justin Tuck, who gained a lot of playing time last year.
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Our boy Terrell Owens has been excused for being late to the start of a three day mini camp. What is being reported as a “family issue”, Wade Phillips seems to understand and is allowing T.O. to miss. Whatever the situation is, we hope it all works out okay for you T.O. We are behind you 100%. As soon as the issues are resolved, let’s see you back out on the field, we are ready for some 2008-2009 DOMINATING time, out of you and the Cowboys this year!
Good luck Terrell!
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If you are a guy, you love stats. If you are a girl, well, then, uh, what the heck are you doing on this site? No. Chances are you a football fan and love stats as well. Here is a quick rundown of Terrell Owens, the man, the myth, the legend- Mr. T.O. stats so far in his career.
2007 season
Career
Basically, what we are saying is, complete stud. Let’s go out on a limb. It’s June 10th, 2008. Still got over 60 days until games begin. Let’s try to break down what we think T.O. will do in 2008. Predicting is fun.. Here we go. Send us yours as well!
Check back with us in December and let’s see how close I actually was. Most importantly, Cowboys will be playing in the 2008 Super Bowl!
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Check out the new polls added to the site! We are READY for the 2008 season!! The countdown is ON!
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First, and most importantly! Get off Terrell Owens’ back. Who cares if he accidentally missed a random drug test. The guy is not on any kind of drugs. He admitted to missing it, is sorry, and it’s time to move on. All the media and his naysayers want to ***** and moan about him missing it, and how ironic it is. Ironic? That the man is busy? He has a life. Okay, so now he could face up to 24 drug tests a year. So what? If given the right place and time, I guarantee he’d be drug tested daily, just to show he is clean. Get off Terrell Owens’ back. Let’s wait until he has a MVP type year to start discussing him again.
UPDATE: Okay, so the site was slow for a little while. We’ve got that taken care of. We are ready to bring you all things Terrell Owens baby! The man is the best WR in the game. He may be the most popular player in the league. We need to know what you want from this site? Especially during the offseason. What do you the viewers want to read about? It’ll be a long summer if we have to hear about all the bull**** about T.O. off the field, and taking drugs. So, let’s hear it, what do you the viewers want to see on this website? Get back at us!
Until then, go T.O! Go Cowboys!
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Terrell Owens acknowledged Monday having missed a random drug test several weeks ago, blaming it on a “communication problem involving cell phone numbers.”
He also said he was in New York last week talking about his absence with league officials the day he agreed to a $34 million new contract with the Dallas Cowboys.
Owens was not suspended or fined, although he could’ve been, according to ESPN.com, which first reported the story, citing NFL, team and player sources. The report also said Owens now could face up to 24 tests per year as part of the league’s “reasonable cause” testing program for performance-enhancing drugs.
“I’m not really worried about anything,” Owens said Monday afternoon in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s not a big deal. Anything I do is going to grab headlines. I have nothing to hide. I’ve made a statement and that’s it. It’s basically a dead issue.”
In the rest of the statement, Owens said: “It was openly discussed and cleared up in a meeting that I had at the NFL office last week. I have been in the NFL for over 12 years and have never had a positive test for substance of any kind. That includes tests that took place as recently as last month. The matter was resolved to everyone’s satisfaction last Tuesday, and everyone has moved on.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones also released a statement in which he referred to the testing issue as “a procedural matter that was resolved last week.”
“We were aware of all of the facts prior to Terrell’s meeting in New York, and we had no reservations about extending his contract,” Jones said. “We make those decisions based upon our knowledge of a player over the course of his entire career. We signed Terrell to the new contract because there are no issues with Terrell.”
Owens received a $7 million bonus and a $27 million, three-year extension that keeps him with the Cowboys through 2011, the season he turns 38. The deal was agreed to last Monday while Owens was in New York, then signed when he arrived in Dallas the next day.
At the news conference about the contract, Owens mentioned having been in meetings at the league office. He called it “just taking care of business.” Pressed further, he said, “It was fine. … It was minor.”
According to ESPN.com, the phone number Owens gave testers as his primary contact belonged to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and that an alternate phone number was answered by a voice mailbox that was full. Rosenhaus and his brother-business partner, Jason, were with Owens in New York last week.
For all the outlandish things surrounding Owens in his career, most have stemmed from his flamboyant personality—such as squabbles with teammates and coaches, complaints about contracts and even a risque skit with one of TV’s “Desperate Housewives.” Two years ago, he made headlines for what police initially considered a suicide attempt, but later was classified as an “accidental overdose” on prescription medicine.
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Dang. Check out Terrell Owens. Talk about ripped!
http://highbridnation.com/2008/03/03/first-look-terrell-owens-on-muscle-fitness/
According to our friends at aboutfantasyfootball.com:
Terrell Owens should have another big fantasy football season come 2008. The Cowboys should come out with a chip on their shoulder after being knocked out of the playoffs again. With his stud quarterback Romo throwing, and a solid line and excellent running game, TO is once again one of the top fantasy receivers.
He had no off field issues last year, and it looks like he has found a home where he can thrive. As long as the Cowboys continue their winning ways, Owens should be content, which will keep him on the field. He is one of the tougher players out there, and I don’t anticipate any injury issues, which goes a long way when selecting your number one receiver in the draft. I expect 90+ catches and double digit touchdowns in the 2008 fantasy football season.
He’s build quite a good working relationship with Romo, and has his trust as his go to guy. He should see balls often, and will likely put up a number of big games for you.
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