QuoteOwens, Eagles' brass may meet
By Bob Brookover
Inquirer Staff Writer
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Terrell Owens and Drew Rosenhaus probably realize by now that they are not going to get any more money from the Eagles.
Sources close to Owens said yesterday that the wide receiver and his agent still want a meeting with the team, however. One source close to the situation said the two plan to talk with coach Andy Reid and team president Joe Banner, possibly as soon as tomorrow.
Owens and the remainder of the Eagles' veterans are expected to be checked in at Lehigh University by 5 p.m. today. All indications remain that Owens will report on time, although one source close to him said he has spent a lot of time recently with his ailing grandmother, Alice Black, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and lives in Alabama.
It is not known whether Owens will talk to reporters today. The Eagles have not scheduled any media sessions for him. A year ago, he talked once a week during training camp and the regular season.
A source close to Owens said the receiver feels as if he has been disrespected by the Eagles and wants to clear the air before he joins his teammates at camp.
A team source did not dismiss the possibility of the Eagles meeting with Owens and Rosenhaus. In fact, one team source said Reid wants to have a meeting with his unhappy receiver, who spent much of the off-season trying to get the Eagles to rework the seven-year contract he signed before last season.
Another team source said it is standard procedure for the Eagles to meet with a player and his agent when the player returns to the team after a contract dispute. The source added that neither Owens nor Rosenhaus had requested a meeting as of late yesterday afternoon.
The same source made it clear over the weekend that the Eagles will not make any new deal with Owens, who will be paid $3.5 million this season if he cashes in on what are considered to be easily earned incentives.
The last player to have a clear-the-air meeting with the Eagles after a contract dispute was running back Duce Staley, who staged a 26-day holdout from training camp in 2003 and left the team as a free agent the next year.
Derrick Harrison, the agent who represents Staley, believes it's imperative that quarreling sides meet at the end of a long contract dispute even if the issue remains unresolved.
"That's pretty much what you have to do," he said from his home in South Carolina. "After all the things that have been said and written about, you need that little opportunity to sit down and put it all behind you."
Harrison said Staley benefited from his meeting with Reid in 2003.
"Obviously, I think there are a lot of reasons and variables that affect the way a player thinks when he holds out, and teams have reasons for the decisions they make," Harrison said. "Oftentimes, those two things are not consistent with each other, but you have to be professional and understand the business aspect of things.
"When you sit down and meet at the end of it, both sides get to make their points, and then you have to get on the same page, which is trying to win a title for your team."
Although Staley's situation lingered deep into training camp, it did not become nearly as messy or as personal as the disagreement between Owens and the Eagles.
Staley never publicly insulted quarterback Donovan McNabb, and he didn't receive nearly as much national exposure as Owens and Rosenhaus have over the last four months.
There were, however, some nasty exchanges between the Eagles and Staley's camp, and Staley signed the next year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But during the 2003 season, Staley remained a productive member of Reid's offense even in a reduced role. He also was extremely professional throughout the season and was looked upon as a leader by his teammates.
The Eagles hope for the same kind of thing from Owens. Though they will not guarantee anything, a patched-up relationship followed by another tremendous season from Owens could be the best avenue for the receiver to get the $8.28 million he would be due in 2006.
Stranger things have happened.
QuoteA source close to Owens said the receiver feels as if he has been disrespected by the Eagles and wants to clear the air before he joins his teammates at camp.
This tells me something right here. Obviously, in my opinion, the disrespect came when Banner came out and threw gas on the fire by saying that TO & Rosenhaus were two people who don't think in common sense terms.
So if TO wants to meet with them and clear the air before joining his teammates, then that is a good sign that he wants to play football and get down to business.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 04:30:40 AM
QuoteA source close to Owens said the receiver feels as if he has been disrespected by the Eagles and wants to clear the air before he joins his teammates at camp.
This tells me something right here. Obviously, in my opinion, the disrespect came when Banner came out and threw gas on the fire by saying that TO & Rosenhaus were two people who don't think in common sense terms.
So if TO wants to meet with them and clear the air before joining his teammates, then that is a good sign that he wants to play football and get down to business.
Agreed. Banner blew it by throwing that comment out there. The brass looked like heroes(kind of a strong word)through all this by just staying cool and just layin' low. No need to throw that garbage out there. Must be hard though having to bite your lip as Drew and TO just continue pop off on every talk show known to man.
Should be interesting come Tuesday when/if he comes out to the practice field. Can't wait to see what the fans reaction will be.
Owens should feel like he was disrespected, because he has the intelligence of a 2x4, and it's very hard to respect the smarts of a piece of farging wood.
Again, I think there is no way Banner made that statement as a "flip" comment. That was a calculated statement, this FO is very careful how they use the media.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on August 01, 2005, 09:58:44 AM
Again, I think there is no way Banner made that statement as a "flip" comment. That was a calculated statement, this FO is very careful how they use the media.
I don't know...do you really think he WANTED TO to lash back and make MORE of a "scene"?
banner is a numbers nerd...hes not a coach gm or owner...so he really shouldnt EVER open his yap
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 01, 2005, 10:08:50 AM
banner is a numbers nerd...hes not a coach gm or owner...so he really shouldnt EVER open his yap
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I have no idea what his intentions were. It just seems to me they are very careful what they say in public, have been for their entire tenure. I find it hard to believe he just vented steam.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on August 01, 2005, 10:10:31 AM
I have no idea what his intentions were. It just seems to me they are very careful what they say in public, have been for their entire tenure. I find it hard to believe he just vented steam.
They also have always (for their entire tenure) not wanted controversy and to keep things "in house". So Banner's comments were COMPLETELY against the norm. If he was supposed to be careful in how he proceeded with his comments, he would not have said what he said which only acted as fuel to the fire.
So now that camp has started can we throw all of these threads into a pile and burn them? Let's talk about football and hot celebrities. Not, whiney millionaires and front office nerds.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 10:12:15 AM
So now that camp has started can we throw all of these threads into a pile and burn them? Let's talk about football and hot celebrities.
And the tastiness o' bacon.
Amen to that. Went to a wedding this weekend and at the brunch the next day they had the the crispiest and most delicousest bacon I've had in months. I ate so much of it I felt sick and was belching up salty pork for the rest of the day. The ladyfriend was not impressed. I have no regrets.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 10:12:04 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on August 01, 2005, 10:10:31 AM
I have no idea what his intentions were. It just seems to me they are very careful what they say in public, have been for their entire tenure. I find it hard to believe he just vented steam.
They also have always (for their entire tenure) not wanted controversy and to keep things "in house". So Banner's comments were COMPLETELY against the norm. If he was supposed to be careful in how he proceeded with his comments, he would not have said what he said which only acted as fuel to the fire.
Let me spin this another way. What if the FO WANTED Drew/TO to keep talking because they felt that every time they opened their mouths they shovelled more dirt on top of themselves. Then Banner's comments would be explainable. I cannot believe he made that type of comment offhand. But, Banner is the ONLY one in the FO that could have made that comment and have it be fixable. i think there must have been a decision made to let Banner be the lightning rod if there needed to be one. Anyway, food for thought. Let's just get everyone in and get it started!
FWIW, WIP just reported that TO is in Philadelphia and will be at camp soon and will be meeting with Banner and AR tomorrow.
What does that have to do with bacon?
spew is getting out the lotion and warming up his jaw and gag reflex. :-*
lololol
Rosenhaus is making an ass out of himself already:
QuoteTerrell Owens has arrived in Philadelphia with agent Drew Rosenhaus and is expected to be at Eagles training camp by 7 p.m. tonight for a team meeting.
Rosenhaus spoke briefly with NBC 10's John Clark at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday morning and we will have those comments on NBC 10 News starting at 4 p.m.
In parts of the video we saw in the NBC 10 newsroom, Owens and Rosenhaus weren't directly looking at each other when they shook hands after arriving on separate flights, and didn't interact in public.
Here is part of the interview between Rosenhaus and Clark, which Owens didn't participate in.
Clark: Eagles fans just want to know, are you here to go up to camp with T.O.?
Rosenhaus: I'm here to visit with Terrell and try to figure out what we are going to do next.
Clark: Do you think you are going to have a productive meeting with the Eagles tomorrow?
Rosenhaus: Anytime you have a chance to talk to Joe Banner and Andy Reid, it's got a chance to be positive. What we get accomplished, I don't know, but I'm happy to have the opportunity to visit with them.
Clark: Is TO going to stay in camp if he doesn't get what he wants?
Rosenhaus: I don't know yet John. Right now we're taking it one day at a time, one minute at a time.
The exchange confirms several media reports have indicated Owens and Rosenhaus wanted a direct meeting with Eagles head coach Andy Reid and team president Joe Banner, as soon as possible.
Rosenhaus is coming off a big victory on Sunday, getting a long-term contract for another client, the Cardinals' Anquan Boldin.
Sure, Drew...he's going to come into training camp, work out and train his ass off in that heat, and then NOT stay to play in the games where he'd get paid. ::)
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Clark: Eagles fans just want to know, are you here to go up to camp with T.O.?
Rosenhaus: I'm here to visit with Terrell and try to figure out what we are going to do next.
haha...they flew into philly to decide what to do next
No, HE said that. TO said he was going to camp to play.
You're mistaking Drew Rosenhaus' comments for TOs.
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Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 02:51:16 PM
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Why are you posting a picture of the back of some woman's head and the crowd behind her?
He's a soldier a la Kellen Winslow!
I hate laundry day too, TO.
Leave the guy alone...he's just trying to blend in with the crowd. :-D
No, HE said that. TO said he was going to camp to play.
You're mistaking Drew Rosenhaus' comments for TOs
i know TO is going to camp everyone has known that for a week now...which is why its so hilarious that rosenhaus flies into philadelphia so he and TO can decide what to do next??
No, so ROSENHAUS can decide what to do next. TO already knows he's going to camp and playing football.
He's clearly not going to work out in training camp for 3 weeks and then hold out when the regular season gets here. LOL
Rosenhaus is retarded.
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Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 02:51:16 PM
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Going to battle with the Eagles? :paranoid
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 02:51:16 PM
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Contract Terrorist
Contractinista
I'll bet he's listening to Hanson.
WHT R U TLKG BOUT? HANSON'S BEST CONTRACT REDO TUNE GOIN'...
That cameraman needed to aim a little lower. That chick in the front had her nice rack photochopped. :boom
rjs is making more and more sense as the day goes on.
Quote from: T_Section224 on August 01, 2005, 03:30:14 PM
rjs is making more and more sense as the day goes on.
Jessica Alba's backside makes way more sense than talking about this crap over and over... or at least it's something pleasantly random to post.
She looks incredibly small from that angle.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 03:04:44 PM
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I know you want to talk about bacon,...but I am thinking rump roast..now
I think as long as this thread drones on about nothing(Drew) this picture must appear every 6 posts. :-D
he's here!!
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/football/12277603.htm
Not much of a story but this was in philly.com
Goddamn, that Alba ass is something else. If only her bikini were made out of bacon.
Quote from: TempleOwl on August 01, 2005, 04:48:37 PM
he's here!!
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/football/12277603.htm
Not much of a story but this was in philly.com
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 02:38:20 PM
Rosenhaus is making an ass out of himself already:
QuoteTerrell Owens has arrived in Philadelphia with agent Drew Rosenhaus and is expected to be at Eagles training camp by 7 p.m. tonight for a team meeting.
Rosenhaus spoke briefly with NBC 10's John Clark at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday morning and we will have those comments on NBC 10 News starting at 4 p.m.
In parts of the video we saw in the NBC 10 newsroom, Owens and Rosenhaus weren't directly looking at each other when they shook hands after arriving on separate flights, and didn't interact in public.
Here is part of the interview between Rosenhaus and Clark, which Owens didn't participate in.
Clark: Eagles fans just want to know, are you here to go up to camp with T.O.?
Rosenhaus: I'm here to visit with Terrell and try to figure out what we are going to do next.
Clark: Do you think you are going to have a productive meeting with the Eagles tomorrow?
Rosenhaus: Anytime you have a chance to talk to Joe Banner and Andy Reid, it's got a chance to be positive. What we get accomplished, I don't know, but I'm happy to have the opportunity to visit with them.
Clark: Is TO going to stay in camp if he doesn't get what he wants?
Rosenhaus: I don't know yet John. Right now we're taking it one day at a time, one minute at a time.
The exchange confirms several media reports have indicated Owens and Rosenhaus wanted a direct meeting with Eagles head coach Andy Reid and team president Joe Banner, as soon as possible.
Rosenhaus is coming off a big victory on Sunday, getting a long-term contract for another client, the Cardinals' Anquan Boldin.
Sure, Drew...he's going to come into training camp, work out and train his ass off in that heat, and then NOT stay to play in the games where he'd get paid. ::)
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 04:50:28 PM
Goddamn, that Alba ass is something else. If only her bikini were made out of bacon.
Holy Sweet Ass Jebus!! Bacon soaked in clam juice must be delicious!
Quote from: Tomahawk on August 01, 2005, 04:59:50 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 04:50:28 PM
Goddamn, that Alba ass is something else. If only her bikini were made out of bacon.
Holy Sweet Ass Jebus!! Bacon soaked in clam juice must be delicious!
:o Ahhhhhh, uuuuuhhhhmmmm,woah, let's see, how do you say...........nope, not even gonna go there.
TO and McNabb are going to be rooming together, just an FYI.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 05:29:19 PM
TO and McNabb are going to be rooming together, just an FYI.
GREAT. The second Donovan leaves his dirty dishes in the sink for a couple days, all hell will break loose. Lets hope TO throws away his beer cans.
Beer cans? TO would be the last person in the world to have beer cans laying around.
STOP PRETENDING THAT YOU DON'T GET PEOPLE'S JOKES!
It's retarded.
and Donovan would be the last person to leave dishes in the sink. Obviously, he throws them away because he only uses new dishes for each meal.
As of 5:30ish he hadn't arrived at Lehigh yet. I think the deadline to report was 5pm and then they have a 7pm meeting.
Must be going for that fashionably late arrival...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 05:49:10 PM
As of 5:30ish he hadn't arrived at Lehigh yet. I think the deadline to report was 5pm and then they have a 7pm meeting.
Must be going for that fashionably late arrival...
No, they don't have a timetable to check in...as long as they are at the 7pm meeting, it doesn't matter when they get there.
from pe.com:
QuoteOWENS HAS REPORTED TO CAMP
The speculation is over. Wide receiver Terrell Owens has reported to training camp. The veterans are arriving at Lehigh University for a 7 p.m. team meeting with head coach Andy Reid. Stay tuned as PhiladelphiaEagles.com brings you all the up-to-the-minute news from training camp.
They just showed TO walking into the building listening to his walkman and not saying a word to the media. There was a ton of the media there and TO ignored them...
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CSN said that TO went and checked in at his room and then came back out and got in his truck and left again. They don't know where he is going.
Rosenhaus said that TO's mindset is to play football. And he also said that TO has made up his mind that he wanted to come in and play ball.
There's a great pizza joint down in Hellertown. I'll bet that's where he went.
>:D
farging Prima Donna.
He also said that TO has no issue with the team or his teammates, that it is a money issue.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 06:05:59 PM
from pe.com:
QuoteOWENS HAS REPORTED TO CAMP
The speculation is over. Wide receiver Terrell Owens has reported to training camp. The veterans are arriving at Lehigh University for a 7 p.m. team meeting with head coach Andy Reid. Stay tuned as PhiladelphiaEagles.com brings you all the up-to-the-minute news from training camp.
It can't be, what in the world will the media talk about now? Hines ward, nooooooo he is a good guy.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 06:37:31 PM
CSN said that TO went and checked in at his room and then came back out and got in his truck and left again. They don't know where he is going.
Rosenhaus said that TO's mindset is to play football. And he also said that TO has made up his mind that he wanted to come in and play ball.
He was back for the meeting at 7pm. Probably ran to the store for some Right Guard.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 07:06:35 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 06:37:31 PM
CSN said that TO went and checked in at his room and then came back out and got in his truck and left again. They don't know where he is going.
Rosenhaus said that TO's mindset is to play football. And he also said that TO has made up his mind that he wanted to come in and play ball.
He was back for the meeting at 7pm. Probably ran to the store for some Right Guard.
I'm telling you... Rocco's Pizza in Hellertown.
It's yummy.
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Is that Dawkins?
That's Wayne Brady, dumbass.
Can't tell..but find another pic of him and see if the tats on the right arm match...
CSI:Concretefield
The resident Darth specialist has confirmed that the person in the picture is indeed Brian Dawkins. :evil
Dawkins: That BETTER be a belt buckle or something.
T.O.: SRY I JST M SO HPY 2 B BCK WT DA TEAM!
Dawkins: Don't make me break your farging collarbone again, wvss.
Nonsense!
TO was going to be hated by all of his teammates! He was going to be a jerk and distance himself from everyone! :P
lol at both FF and Phreak :-D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 08:33:17 PM
Nonsense!
TO was going to be hated by all of his teammates! He was going to be a jerk and distance himself from everyone! :P
What you don't see is Dawk shanking him.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 01, 2005, 08:32:31 PM
Dawkins: That BETTER be a belt buckle or something.
T.O.: SRY I JST M SO HPY 2 B BCK WT DA TEAM!
Dawkins: Don't make me break your farging collarbone again, wvss.
Mike Lewis broke his collarbone.
w00t!
Bigger pic:
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It's a little known fact that Mike Lewis is actually a mind-controlled robot owned by Darth.
Is TO holding a small circular saw with a masonry blade?
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 01, 2005, 08:43:01 PM
It's a little known fact that Mike Lewis is actually a mind-controlled robot owned by Darth.
Which, I guess, would make it a well-known fact that Drew Rosenhaus is actually a mind-controlled robot owned by Satan.
Dawk is more powerful than satan. Thus, Mike Lewis is more powerful than Rosenhaus.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 01, 2005, 08:47:20 PM
Dawk is more powerful than satan. Thus, Mike Lewis is more powerful than Rosenhaus.
I would love to see a blindside hit on Rosenhaus by Lewis.
Reno is more powerful than Rosenhaus, that's no great accomplishment.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 08:48:31 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 01, 2005, 08:47:20 PM
Dawk is more powerful than satan. Thus, Mike Lewis is more powerful than Rosenhaus.
I would love to see a blindside hit on Rosenhaus by Lewis.
I would too. I'd pay money for that. I've never seen a real life decaptitation.
haha, if anyone missed TO's greeting to Rosenhaus this afternoon, watch the video on nbc10.com. Its pretty funny. TO looks like he can't get away from him fast enough. :-D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 08:49:39 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 08:48:31 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 01, 2005, 08:47:20 PM
Dawk is more powerful than satan. Thus, Mike Lewis is more powerful than Rosenhaus.
I would love to see a blindside hit on Rosenhaus by Lewis.
I would too. I'd pay money for that. I've never seen a real life decaptitation.
It's not as cool as it sounds.
But realy I'd just like to see Lewis come out of the blue and hit anyone. Like tomorrow, at work, if he were to get a 5-yard head start and just farging nail the new hot chick in the office I would lose it. I mean full bowel release.
Maybe Drew's breath stunk from kissing those ugly ass dogs?
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 08:50:49 PM
But realy I'd just like to see Lewis come out of the blue and hit anyone. Like tomorrow, at work, if he were to get a 5-yard head start and just farging nail the new hot chick in the office I would lose it. I mean full bowel release.
She laughed at you, didn't she.
She's too shy to laugh at anyone. Which would make the hit all the more hilarious.
I'd like to see a hit on Rosenhaus by Darth and Lewis a la
http://www.collabomusic.com/eagles/ouch.swf
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 08:52:48 PM
I'd like to see a hit on Rosenhaus by Darth and Lewis a la
http://www.collabomusic.com/eagles/ouch.html
Dear god I could watch that all night.
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Interrogation :evil
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 01, 2005, 08:55:36 PM
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Interrogation :evil
those should all be guns pointed at him...it would be a much nicer pic. :evil
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 08:57:10 PM
those should all be wangs pointed at him...it would be a much more accurate pic.
Fixed.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 08:52:48 PM
I'd like to see a hit on Rosenhaus by Darth and Lewis a la
http://www.collabomusic.com/eagles/ouch.swf
I love that. Sheli's neck snapping back is awesome.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 01, 2005, 08:55:36 PM
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Interrogation :evil
It'd be funny if that boom mic guy just kept tapping him in his greasy head
The best part of the Eli hit was his daddy's comment afterwards:
QuoteManning's father, Archie, recently told the Daily News he thought his son "was dead" after the collision.
:-D
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 09:01:42 PM
The best part of the Eli hit was his daddy's comment afterwards:
QuoteManning's father, Archie, recently told the Daily News he thought his son "was dead" after the collision.
After seeing the pictures of his son hanging out with drunk gold diggers he probably wished he was dead. Shame of the family.
It'd be funnier if someone attached a pick axe to it and split his head wide open.
>:D
Also - love the video.
Quote from: jerome99RIP on August 01, 2005, 09:04:18 PM
It'd be funnier if someone attached a pick axe to it and split his head wide open.
>:D
Also - love the video.
All of that shtein that would ooze out would reek pretty bad. But at least that would confirm that he is indeed full o' shtein.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 01, 2005, 08:55:36 PM
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Interrogation :evil
:-D
He couldn't escape that even if he wanted to.
ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2122096)
QuoteHis silence and attire -- Owens wore a camouflage shirt and cap -- spoke volumes about his mood.
Some of these hacks kill me. His attire spoke volumes about his mood?!?! What the farg? Who is this AP guy writing this? Tommy farging Hilfiger?!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 09:29:29 PM
ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2122096)
QuoteHis silence and attire -- Owens wore a camouflage shirt and cap -- spoke volumes about his mood.
Some of these hacks kill me. His attire spoke volumes about his mood?!?! What the farg? Who is this AP guy writing this? Tommy farging Hilfiger?!
So gay. They're just bitter because he DIDN'T talk giving them something to write about. So they had to talk about his clothes. ::)
I agree with that assessment. TO is a little messed up in the head and probably wanted to come decked out in camo to show that he's ready to go to "war". I wouldn't put it past TO for 2 seconds.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 09:01:42 PM
The best part of the Eli hit was his daddy's comment afterwards:
QuoteManning's father, Archie, recently told the Daily News he thought his son "was dead" after the collision.
:-D
Wussy Manning is lucky his neck didn't snap from whiplash.
Oh my god that was beautiful. If McDougle didn't get him Adams was about to lay him out as well. 9/12 - please hurry!
QuoteT.O. makes dramatic entrance to camp
By Marc Narducci
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The long-awaited Terrell Owens sighting came at 6:05 Monday evening about 55 minutes before the Eagles' deadline for veterans to report to training camp at Lehigh University.
Walking slowly from his Chevrolet truck, Owens moved toward the Eagles dormitories while a frenzied media followed his every step.
The only time he stopped was to hug teammate Brian Dawkins, but after that he continued marching to his own beat while wearing combat garb.
Asked questions faster than he runs the 40-yard dash, Owens didn't blink, kept his headsets on and walked in silence, never acknowledging reporters.
Owens really didn't care that most reporters were camped out for more than four hours waiting his arrival. By 7 p.m., when the Eagles held a meeting with the full squad, the long tumultuous off-season for Owens was officially concluded.
Owens came with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the chances that both of them would remain silent in one setting were pretty slim. Rosenhaus addressed certain issues, basically saying that Owens is here to play football and that the agent would do the negotiating.
The agent added that he would be talking on Tuesday with Eagles coach Andy Reid and team president Joe Banner. "Right now the mindset is that Terrell Owens is here to play football and help the Eagles win a championship," Rosenhaus said.
All afternoon, as the Eagles kept strolling into their preseason quarters. And as each Eagle would enter the dorm, a swarm of reporters would descend on them. And the topic of conversation was a familiar one – T.O. To a man, the Eagles insisted that the prior antics of Owens, which included criticizing quarterback Donovan McNabb, and discussing how unhappy he would be if he didn't get his contract renegotiated, wouldn't pull this team apart.
"When that thing is kicked off when we play Atlanta, all that stuff will be ironed out," said Dawkins, one of the true teams leaders. "However way it will be ironed out, it will be ironed out and we will be rolling."
Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, who fled the team angrily over a contract dispute to spend to miserable seasons in Washington only to return last year, insists the entire Owens situation won't be a distraction.
"It won't affect us at all," Trotter said. "Me and T.O. are pretty close and we talk all the time and after going through similar situation, I have been there. I can relate to what he is going through and I talk to him and let him know this is a tough business and this is how it goes."
How it plays out will be a much more interesting story.
The bolded comment is why I hate the media sometimes...WHO CARES THAT YOU SAT ON YOUR ASSES FOR 4 HOURS?!?! And why should TO care?
What happened to reporting "just the facts, ma'am"? Why do they editorialize the articles? Yo Narducci...you aren't a columnist, dope. STFU and sit on your ass some more and get paid for doing it.
You should have heard how ridiculous DNL was today.
:-D I saw it....it was bad. They were fawning over TO.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 09:51:12 PM
:-D I saw it....it was bad. They were fawning over TO.
I wanted to punch Rich Hofmann in the face.
I love it that TO didn't acknowledge them. Those loser reporters wasted their precious 4 hours. Aww, what a shame. :-D I laugh in their face.
:-D
That would be fun to see.
From Spuds:
QuoteFirst, the Owens story. Media camped out in front of team's dormitory for hours and hours and hours on Monday. It was comical and ridiculous and one long-time writer said to me, "This is the lowlight of my career."
QuoteEvery time a car pulled into the parking lot, the media cranked their necks and ran over to the general location ... just in case it was Owens. Inevitably, it was not, and the media slumped their way back to their seats in the shade waiting for the next false alarm.
Some of the writers and TV guys and producers and radio people played catch with a tennis ball. Some read. Some slumped over, dejected at the horribly boring part of the job.
At around 6:02, Owens turned into the parking lot and the race was on. Hundreds of men -- most of them in not-very-good shape -- trundled toward the car to crowd Owens.
T.O. got out of his car wearing a military fatigue-designed hat with a No. 4 on it, a camouflouge shirt (What, he didn't want anybody to see him?), sunglasses on and headphones drowning away the outside world.
The media walked and talked and bumped into somebody's car, setting off the alarm, and then asked him a question or two as he walked to the dorm -- he didn't answer -- and then circled back and surrounded agent Drew Rosenhaus to talk to him. Rosenhaus, of course, talked.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 09:56:19 PM
From Spuds:
QuoteFirst, the Owens story. Media camped out in front of team's dormitory for hours and hours and hours on Monday. It was comical and ridiculous and one long-time writer said to me, "This is the lowlight of my career."
QuoteEvery time a car pulled into the parking lot, the media cranked their necks and ran over to the general location ... just in case it was Owens. Inevitably, it was not, and the media slumped their way back to their seats in the shade waiting for the next false alarm.
Some of the writers and TV guys and producers and radio people played catch with a tennis ball. Some read. Some slumped over, dejected at the horribly boring part of the job.
At around 6:02, Owens turned into the parking lot and the race was on. Hundreds of men -- most of them in not-very-good shape -- trundled toward the car to crowd Owens.
T.O. got out of his car wearing a military fatigue-designed hat with a No. 4 on it, a camouflouge shirt (What, he didn't want anybody to see him?), sunglasses on and headphones drowning away the outside world.
The media walked and talked and bumped into somebody's car, setting off the alarm, and then asked him a question or two as he walked to the dorm -- he didn't answer -- and then circled back and surrounded agent Drew Rosenhaus to talk to him. Rosenhaus, of course, talked.
It's ironic, because usually to that type of thing you tell them to get a life, but that is their job so you can't really say that. I guess the job of a reporter is to be annoying, care about insignificant things, and have no life, but get paid for it.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 01, 2005, 05:43:21 PM
STOP PRETENDING THAT YOU DON'T GET PEOPLE'S JOKES!
It's retarded.
sorry, even this morning without reading any of the other posts in this thread, this is funny as hell.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 01, 2005, 09:29:29 PM
Some of these hacks kill me. His attire spoke volumes about his mood?!?! What the farg? Who is this AP guy writing this? Tommy farging Hilfiger?!
ok, i take my last statement back, this is classic phreak!
QuoteAgent: T.O. at camp to stay
Inquirer Staff Report
Agent Drew Rosenhaus said this morning that Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens will remain in camp no matter what happens in contract negotiations.
In an interview on ESPN's Cold Pizza morning show, Rosenhaus said, "No, he will not be leaving camp. He is here for good."
Rosenhaus is expected to meet with Eagles president Joe Banner sometime today.
"In an ideal world, we set up a framework to set up a new contract," Rosenhaus said. "Hopefully, we create a dialog and head in the right direction."
In the past couple of days, Rosenhaus has worked out contracts for two of his clients, Antoine Boldin of the Cardinals and xxxx McKenzie of the Saints.
"I promise we will do that here as well," Rosenhaus said.
On Cold Pizza....LOL...Skippy Clueless must have been crying when he found out TO wasn't going to leave camp. :-D
smart move by rosenhaus to announce this 24 hrs before TO is to show before the fans...it will go a long way to keeping the potential venom to a minimum
Sounds like TO may have had a little conversation with Drew to let him know who was driving this bus. Rosenhaus' comments are much softer this morning, looking for a "framework to set up a new contract", rather than getting a new contract. If they want to discuss rainbows and unicorns for the 2006 season, I'm sure the Eagles FO will placate them to get Rosenhaus on the next plane out of the ABE airport...
He seems to be spinning defeat, unless I'm reading this incorrectly.
So, Rosenhaus just said he promised the Eagles and TO would agree on a new contract at some point?
Quote from: MURP on August 02, 2005, 11:10:40 AM
So, Rosenhaus just said he promised the Eagles and TO would agree on a new contract at some point?
I caught that too. He's sorely mistaken. Its funny, going along with what jeffreyjpa said....seems that TO told him what he wanted and then Rosenhaus threw that last part in there to save HIS face.
rosenhaus is trying to save face with the media and TO is trying to save face with the fans at this point
if they both werent such a-holes i would almost feel bad for them at this point
<gulp> i agree with IGY
Quote from: jeffreyjpa on August 02, 2005, 11:10:34 AM
Sounds like TO may have had a little conversation with Drew to let him know who was driving this bus. Rosenhaus' comments are much softer this morning, looking for a "framework to set up a new contract", rather than getting a new contract. If they want to discuss rainbows and unicorns for the 2006 season, I'm sure the Eagles FO will placate them to get Rosenhaus on the next plane out of the ABE airport...
He seems to be spinning defeat, unless I'm reading this incorrectly.
It's called LVI airport nowadays...
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 02, 2005, 11:30:01 AM
rosenhaus is trying to save face with the media and TO is trying to save face with the fans at this point
if they both werent such a-holes i would almost feel bad for them at this point
I think its more that TO realized the advice he was given sucked ass and decided to do it his way...go to camp as he promised he'd do last week...even with Rosenhaus spewing all over the place that it wasn't a given that he'd show.
Ah, thanks Mikey...haven't flown out of the Lehigh Valley in many years, and didn't realized they'd gone International.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 02, 2005, 10:56:18 AM
QuoteAgent: T.O. at camp to stay
Inquirer Staff Report
Agent Drew Rosenhaus said this morning that Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens will remain in camp no matter what happens in contract negotiations.
In an interview on ESPN's Cold Pizza morning show, Rosenhaus said, "No, he will not be leaving camp. He is here for good."
Rosenhaus is expected to meet with Eagles president Joe Banner sometime today.
"In an ideal world, we set up a framework to set up a new contract," Rosenhaus said. "Hopefully, we create a dialog and head in the right direction."
In the past couple of days, Rosenhaus has worked out contracts for two of his clients, Antoine Boldin of the Cardinals and xxxx McKenzie of the Saints.
"I promise we will do that here as well," Rosenhaus said.
On Cold Pizza....LOL...Skippy Clueless must have been crying when he found out TO wasn't going to leave camp. :-D
Who the hell is Antoine Boldin and xxxx McKenzie? :-D
Coach Childress on the TO sleeping. link (http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/99-08022005-522157.html)
QuoteOffensive coordinator Brad Childress laughed off offseason broadcast reports Owens had a habit of falling asleep in meetings last year.
"I don't know where those reports came from because he has always been a professional when he has been around us," Childress said. "Those guys are in there for six months. Do their eyes get heavy? All of them, to a man. So, I'm not going to single out that guy and say that he was narcoleptic."
Hugh also comments on TO
maybe TO wears these
(http://www.houseofchuckles.com/lf/jw-0125.jpg)
Quote from: MURP on August 02, 2005, 02:40:45 PM
Coach Childress on the TO sleeping. link (http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/99-08022005-522157.html)
QuoteOffensive coordinator Brad Childress laughed off offseason broadcast reports Owens had a habit of falling asleep in meetings last year.
"I don't know where those reports came from because he has always been a professional when he has been around us," Childress said. "Those guys are in there for six months. Do their eyes get heavy? All of them, to a man. So, I'm not going to single out that guy and say that he was narcoleptic."
Hugh also comments on TO
Interesting comments from Hugh. I hope TO shows that he's ready to coexist and play some football and not be a whiner.
And the sleeping comments were blown out of proportion by the media. The Training Camp edition of The Sporting News had these little features for each team where they asked one player a few questions like who sleeps in meetings, who stinks and who their roomates are...a ton of guys said they slept in meetings.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2005, 02:36:05 PM
Who the hell is Antoine Boldin and xxxx McKenzie? :-D
I'm not sure who that McKenzie guy is, but I'm pretty sure I had some of his branded liquor in college...
Brian Startare reporting on WIP that Joe Banner held a press conference a litle bit ago and said that him, TO, Rosenhaus and Reid met in the dormitory. Nothing much was accomplish on the contract but TO has said he will remain professional and is committed to the common goal of winning the Super Bowl....
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2005, 03:24:09 PM
Brian Startare reporting on WIP that Joe Banner held a press conference a litle bit ago and said that him, TO, Rosenhaus and Reid met in the dormitory. Nothing much was accomplish on the contract but TO has said he will remain professional and is committed to the common goal of winning the Super Bowl....
Fine by me.
QuoteTO has said he will remain professional and is committed to the common goal of winning the Super Bowl....
he damn well better!
Quote from: MURP on August 02, 2005, 03:31:18 PM
QuoteTO has said he will remain professional and is committed to the common goal of winning the Super Bowl....
he damn well better!
Unless he wants to be burned alive.
(http://www.philly.com/images/philly/inquirer/12285/150923435300.jpg)
TO on his way to his meeting with playbook in hand.
is he wearing Camo again to show that he's at war
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 02, 2005, 03:49:31 PM
is he wearing Camo again to show that he's at war
Which I am SURE will be discussed at length by some 100 or so dumbass media outlets. :-D
Rosenhaus response to the meeting today:
Quote"I thought it was worthwhile and productive and I'm happy that we had the chance to sit down," he said of the meeting with Eagles president Joe Banner and coach Andy Reid.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 02, 2005, 03:48:59 PM
TO on his way to his meeting with playbook in hand.
It doesn't matter what he has in hand as he's just going to sleep through the meeting anyway.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 02, 2005, 03:51:48 PM
Rosenhaus response to the meeting today:
Quote"I thought it was worthwhile and productive and I'm happy that we had the chance to sit down," he said of the meeting with Eagles president Joe Banner and coach Andy Reid.
Translation: Banner sat down for five seconds, said "no new fargin' deal under any circumstances" got up, left campus immediately & drove to the Lehigh Valley Mall for new cargo shorts.
Quote from: jerome99RIP on August 02, 2005, 03:55:58 PM
Translation: Banner sat down for five seconds, said "no new fargin' deal under any circumstances" got up, left campus immediately & drove to the Lehigh Valley Mall for new cargo shorts.
Jerome made a funny.
Haha, just like I thought, TO missed being in the media limelight with the TD celebrations and Nicolete Sheridan skit, so he had to fake a hold out so the media would talk about him every day. :P
looks like the playbook expanded a few pages this year.
I knew there was a reason I loved Hugh Douglas and that article is just another example why, the guy is always honest. I think everybody should at least be alarmed by a potential rift between these two. Do I think they can coexist as professinals of course, but I would prefer them to be as happy as they were last season.
So What reception do you think TO will get?
I think a mix of boos and cheers...and after he starts catching some insane catches, all cheers.
Some torches but no pitchforks.
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/EDIMBMJHCKIP/owens_470_050802.jpg)
TO stretches before practice. :D
I thought Sal Pal was going to cream himself on ESPN...he talked about a 70-yard TD pass from Donovan to TO and he was drooling all over himself.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2005, 06:43:05 PM
I thought Sal Pal was going to cream himself on ESPN...he talked about a 70-yard TD pass from Donovan to TO and he was drooling all over himself.
To be quite honest...the thought of that makes me drool all over myself too..... :paranoid
Me too, but it was creepy to hear Sal Pal getting all hot and bothered over it. He'll realize that he was being "biased" and come back on later tonight and start ripping someone. >:D
Actually, he was on PTI saying how the team was "divided" over Owens and McNabb.
He was on the "Five Good Minutes" segment and the WHOLE thing was on TO. Not even a token mention on Westbrook.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on August 02, 2005, 07:21:43 PM
Actually, he was on PTI saying how the team was "divided" over Owens and McNabb.
He was on the "Five Good Minutes" segment and the WHOLE thing was on TO. Not even a token mention on Westbrook.
LOL, typical...he can't formulate and opinion and stick with it.
He also said that TO wasn't too happy with Drew "talking out of turn" and saying that TO would be disruptive when in fact TO never said that and did not want to come in and cause trouble....
Phreaks right about that.
I think that the TO affair is just about over except for the media frenzy keeping it alive.
That, and RJS's pyromania.
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/EDIMBMJHCKIP/owens_470_050802.jpg)
Do these shorts make my ass look big?
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/EDIMBMJHCKIP/owens_470_050802.jpg)
Hey Coach...if I catch 15 TDs this year, I wanna wear CAMO tights!"
what do you mean the team was "divided over TO and McNabb" ...... meaning there are players siding with Owens to hold out the season? huh?
Quote"We are going to keep everything quiet," Rosenhaus said after the meeting. "I am going to go home and let Terrell focus on football. We'll stay in touch with the team. I thought it was worthwhile and productive and I'm happy that we had the chance to sit down. We'll continue with the process quietly, behind the scenes and efficiently."
:o
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 02, 2005, 06:55:30 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2005, 06:43:05 PM
I thought Sal Pal was going to cream himself on ESPN...he talked about a 70-yard TD pass from Donovan to TO and he was drooling all over himself.
To be quite honest...the thought of that makes me drool all over myself too..... :paranoid
(http://prodtn.cafepress.com/1/26766661_F_tn.jpg)
ONLY $6.99!!
:CF Pimp. :-D
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 02, 2005, 08:16:38 PM
Quote"We are going to keep everything quiet," Rosenhaus said after the meeting. "I am going to go home and let Terrell focus on football. We'll stay in touch with the team. I thought it was worthwhile and productive and I'm happy that we had the chance to sit down. We'll continue with the process quietly, behind the scenes and efficiently."
:o
Translation: J'ai perdu.
And, with that...Drew was gone.
Yeah, I believe that's a spin of defeat from Rosenhaus right there. All he proably got out of Joe and Andy is "If TO goes out and has a year like he had last year, we'd definitely be interested in retaining him beyond 2005."
Maybe they even suggested they'd consider restructuring the remaining years and 2006 roster bonus in a way that would benefit both sides AFTER this season...but, the real message was "You're not getting another nickel for 2005...so, beat it."
that kind of quote from Rosenhaus only comes out when you have been verbally destroyed. Andy Reid is Satan, in a good way.
Feel the powah of the Mormon Dark Side!
Quote from: MURP on August 02, 2005, 08:27:27 PM
that kind of quote from Rosenhaus only comes out when you have been verbally destroyed.
Exactly
Quote from: MURP on August 02, 2005, 08:14:46 PM
what do you mean the team was "divided over TO and McNabb" ...... meaning there are players siding with Owens to hold out the season? huh?
It honestly was just a load of crap from SalPal.
The one example I remember him using was a stretch of Trotter's (I believe it was Trotter's) statement about having to be "man enough" to get over TO's comments. Sally tried to slant this in saying that Trotter was in TO's camp, and somehow against McNabb.
That was the only specific example I can remember him using in PTI. He said that the camp was "definitely divided," and that the team was "trying to paper it over."
Did anyone else watch Spadaro's Spud-cam thing?
I could have sworn that T.O. was wearing white tights under his shorts.
Maybe this whole contract squabble was really over those sissybitch tights of his!
:o
Many things will and have been said on this issue but I applaude the Eagle front office for standing firm :yay
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 02, 2005, 08:16:38 PM
Quote"We are going to keep everything quiet," Rosenhaus said after the meeting. "I am going to go home and let Terrell focus on football. We'll stay in touch with the team. I thought it was worthwhile and productive and I'm happy that we had the chance to sit down. We'll continue with the process quietly, behind the scenes and efficiently."
Damn. He must have gotten bitch slapped hardcore in that meeting. I can see it now. Drewie walks in and sees Reid and Banner sitting there.
Drew: "Hi"
Banner: "Not another dime until we feel like giving it."
Reid: "Now get the farg off our campus."
Drew: "Ok. Sorry TO, I tried..." Walks out patting TO on the shoulder.
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050802/capt.pacw10408022237.eagles_camp_pacw104.jpg)
Prediction:
TO fires Rosenfarg by December 1st.
Hopefully, he hires my wife's cousin-in-law, and I become an Internet hero because I have all the inside scoop. :paranoid
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050802/capt.pacw10408022237.eagles_camp_pacw104.jpg)
"TO gave a big smile of relief, as Koy Detmer was able to extract Drew Rosenhaus' head, preventing him from further blowing of smoke up TO's ass. Detmer later presented Rosenhaus' severed head to Andy Reid as a trophy."
On a side note, its good to at LEAST see him laughing and looking like he's having a good time. IMO, he feels a lot better by being there and having this whole thing "over" with (Rosenhaus gone, him at camp, things working out).
It does appear that way early on, and that's a good sign. I'm just apprehensive that this could all blow over in a few days after everything that was said and done for the past four months, but I'm hopeful.
I think everyone is...but TO's actions (sending Rosenhaus home, clearing the air with AR and Banner, NOT talking at ALL to the media as much as he's been pressed to (100 people a day YELLING at him for a response))....are showing me that he just wants to get the season started.
And of course the media, because he's not talking...writes something like this (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/12287662.htm)
QuoteOwens is not a friendly camper
By Ashley McGeachy Fox
Inquirer Staff Writer
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - While the other Eagles veterans joked on the sideline yesterday during a special-teams drill at the end of practice, Terrell Owens knelt away from the fray, quiet and alone. Apparently, he wanted to stay that way.
But the jovial Hugh Douglas, a vocal team leader, approached Owens, essentially extending his hand to the man who has caused such a stir with his contract demands. Owens hardly looked at the defensive end as he got up and walked away, leaving the brushed-off Douglas less than happy.
"I was just trying to be nice," Douglas said later, after Jeremiah Trotter calmed him down, told him to give Owens some time, and promised to talk to the disgruntled wide receiver. "He's in a situation where he's trying to get something done, so he's probably a little upset. In a situation like that, I think the best thing to do is give him some space and let him work it out."
Despite cordial statements after a brief meeting with team officials, things between Owens and the Eagles are far from nice and, given the club's repeated stance that it will not renegotiate Owens' contract, they might not improve for some time.
Owens and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, briefly met with coach Andy Reid and team president Joe Banner yesterday afternoon at Lehigh University. According to a team source, Owens hardly spoke.
"We had an opportunity to say some things," Rosenhaus said afterward. "They had an opportunity to say some things. One thing I did commit was we are going to keep everything quiet. We're happy that we had the opportunity to visit.
"You know, I'm going to go home and let Terrell focus on football. We'll stay in touch with the team... . It's always good when you're talking. It's always good to meet, and all the key principals were involved."
Said Banner: "Our position is that we understand his feelings and are glad that he is here. We are glad he is committed to focusing on football, and trying to have a good year. Our position has always been that he has a contract, and he needs to honor it, and that continues to be our position... . But I don't think it would be fair to say that T.O. left... frustrated."
As the players filed out of the locker room onto the practice field, they were greeted by a bevy of cameras and reporters, waiting to see Owens. When Donovan McNabb walked by, he mimicked a reporter, saying in a deep voice, "Here's Donovan with the veterans, and look who's coming."
Sure enough, there was Owens, grabbing a last drink before the training-camp session. Wearing white tights, black shorts, and a green No. 81 jersey, Owens jogged onto the field carrying his helmet in his right hand. He played catch with receiver Todd Pinkston.
Joining the offense, Owens caught several passes from McNabb, including one deep ball. He was on the closing end of a double reverse. He ran in motion, and from the slot, and from out wide.
In a seven-on-seven drill, Owens dropped a ball over the middle as he was defended by Sheldon Brown, and twice McNabb overthrew him deep, including once when Owens was covered by three defensive backs. Owens caught several other passes from McNabb.
Owens talked to team trainer Rick Burkholder but rarely, if ever, spoke to his teammates, including the quarterback. After watching Owens sprint through a double reverse, Trotter called out: "I see you running, T.O. I see you, 81."
"I thought he looked good, real good," Reid said. "He had the one drop out there, but he had a couple of nice grabs, and looked fast and strong and everything else."
Today, Owens and the rest of the Eagles will put on the pads, practicing before what should be a raucous crowd. The only fan reaction to Owens yesterday was from a passing car. The occupant shouted, "T.O.! T.O.!"
Maybe today Owens will talk. He didn't yesterday, although Rosenhaus promised that when Owens "feels comfortable, he definitely will."
After practice, Owens left the training facility, walked to his massive green Chevrolet pickup truck, and grabbed a basketball. He headed for a hoop near the parking lot. Wearing monster headphones and a white tank top that showed off his ripped torso, Owens took 74 shots, going 7 for 9 from three-point range and 41 for 65 from the foul line. That wasn't a great free-throw percentage, but it was better than Shaquille O'Neal's .531 career percentage.
O'Neal, by the way, signed a five-year, $100 million contract yesterday. wtf does this have to do with ANYTHING? :boom
T.O. didn't get anything, other than a carrot. If he performs to the level he did last season, the Eagles will consider paying him the nearly $8.2 million his contract calls for in 2006, a team source said. By asking for a new contract, it is clear that Owens doubts he will ever see that money, since NFL contracts are not guaranteed.
Yesterday, Owens wasn't the only player looking for a new deal. While stretching after practice, Douglas asked for one.
"Where's Joe [Banner]?" Douglas said to no one in particular. "I want to renegotiate for a package of Milk Duds and a box of crackers. And if I don't get it, I'm leaving camp."
Owens isn't leaving. But when he starts talking remains to be seen.
(I think we all know that's the real issue here. ::) )
I'm getting a pretty good laugh out of TO acting as if the the media isn't there while they swarm around him.
The video I saw on CSN showing the media circled around him while he shot hoops was fargin excellent! They said on PE.com that the media stood around him--presumably hoping for a sound-bite--and were retrieving his shots, and all he'd say was a polite "Appreciate it" as they returned the ball to him. :-D
Quote from: jeffreyjpa on August 03, 2005, 07:31:45 AM
I'm getting a pretty good laugh out of TO acting as if the the media isn't there while they swarm around him.
The video I saw on CSN showing the media circled around him while he shot hoops was fargin excellent! They said on PE.com that the media stood around him--presumably hoping for a sound-bite--and were retrieving his shots, and all he'd say was a polite "Appreciate it" as they returned the ball to him. :-D
I saw that article too (the "appreciate it" article) and was laughing too. Classic. The media camped out there for days and all they've gotten is a silent TO. They are all probably being screamed at by their bosses. :-D
LOL. Stream of consciousness babble from Ashley?
Who'da thunk it?
:-D
I made the error of turning on WIP (in the hopes that Angelo wasn't on) just now and he's basically telling people to boo TO when he comes out of the locker room. ::) Yeah, that'll help asswipe. I'm sure he'll be cheering Westbrook on just fine.
He's crying that TO hasn't talked to the media and is pouting around camp not talking like a little baby. So, if he talks to much, he's a selfish icehole, if he doesn't talk, to avoid further issues...he's a little baby?
Talk about people I'd like to punch in the face.
:fire (http://www.610wip.com/images/bw2.jpg)
is it me, or does that guy sound like he's loaded?
He sounds like a guy who hasn't yet hit puberty with his screeching, nails on the chalkboard, high pitched voice.
Rhea's voice is deeper than his.
:-D
:paranoid
I'm actually listening now because Darth is on. I hope he gives him a Darthplex. :evil
Dawkins saying he cried after the Super Bowl loss....he said it felt like when he was back in Pop Warner and used to cry after games because of a young age.
TO is on the field and the WIP guy sounds like a freak of nature.
Apparently, MANY MANY more cheers than boos.
HAHAHAHAHA! They failed. :-D :-D :-D :-D
He ran up the field to play to the fans....and he acknowledged them as he ran by and they cheered. You could hear some boos, but not as much.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 07:24:41 AM
And of course the media, because he's not talking...writes something like this
There once was another great player in this town who stopped talking to the media and let his on field performance do the talking, (Steve Carlton) forcing the media to after awhile just report the facts.
While that would be nice I don't think TO has the self control that Lefty had, and will eventually start yapping, hopefully about football and not money.
He's doing it because there is honestly nothing to say to the media. He said what he had to say to AR and Banner and I'm sure he's talked to his teammates (or will). Who cares what he says to the media. His actions right now are all I need to "hear" from him.
WIP blowing up the Hugh/TO thing that the Inky reported. LMFAO
uhhh, whats the obsession with WIP this morning? Who cares.
Well, well well...Cold Pizza apparently showed bits and pieces of the TO "entrance" this morning....and what parts did they show? They pretty much cut out all of the cheers and only showed the fans booing.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 09:11:02 AM
Well, well well...Cold Pizza apparently showed bits and pieces of the TO "entrance" this morning....and what parts did they show? They pretty much cut out all of the cheers and only showed the fans booing.
what's next? Sportscenter throwing out the line "McNabb Calls Out Favre!"
that was insane.
I KNOW! I saw that last night and just turned it off. I couldn't believe it.
Sportscenter throwing out the line "McNabb Calls Out Favre!"
wtf was this all about....they teased it for over forty minutes on this mornings sportscenter but still hadnt explained it before i had to leave for the train
Why is it they incessantly report about a rift between McNabb and Owens, but Favre is far too profressional to allow bad blood between him and Walker?
I hate the media, I hate Green Bay, I hate Brett Favre.
Stephen A. Smith asked McNabb about the Favre/Walker thing, and McNabb essentially said it wasn't something he'd do, that he felt it was unprofessional to get involved in another teammates buisness.
the teasers they ran made it seem like Donovan said some shtein about Brett's mom.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2005, 10:16:35 AM
Sportscenter throwing out the line "McNabb Calls Out Favre!"
wtf was this all about....they teased it for over forty minutes on this mornings sportscenter but still hadnt explained it before i had to leave for the train
McNabb was taped yesterday at camp for Screamin A Smith's show on ESPN. IN it, Screamin asks him what he thought of Favre's outspoken views on Walker and holding out and McNabb said that it was unprofession and unncessary. That if there is a contract dispute with another player, leave it up to THAT player and don't get involved in public. Privately, do what you need to do...talk to the player if you want...but to call people out in public is unprofessional.
mcnabb said the same exact thing months ago...i believe at one of the mini or passing camps...when asked about teammates that have contract issues
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2005, 10:21:33 AM
mcnabb said the same exact thing months ago...i believe at one of the mini or passing camps...when asked about teammates that have contract issues
Now this is a big "issue" because ESPN made it one. ::)
What is this issue with TO blowing off Hugh and Hugh had to be seperated from TO? They said it on NFL Live. First time I heard of this incident.
It's totally crazy. TO blew him off, then Hugh decked him. TO kicked him in the nuts and they had to be seperated. Hugh's in jail for assault and TO is pushing the 5 man sled.
Then they made tender man love in the back of TO's Hummer. Then they kicked each other in the balls again to prove that they're only half gay.
Quote from: TO is GOD on August 03, 2005, 04:18:52 PM
What is this issue with TO blowing off Hugh and Hugh had to be seperated from TO? They said it on NFL Live. First time I heard of this incident.
Middle of page 9, big white area with the article from McGeachy-Fox....
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2005, 05:29:19 PM
TO and McNabb are going to be rooming together, just an FYI.
I wonder how that's going so far. do you think they drew a white line separating the room?
I'll bet they're two knuckles deep every night.
According to Spadaro, they aren't rooming together. TO is with Moats...
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 03, 2005, 04:48:20 PM
According to Spadaro, they aren't rooming together. TO is with Moats...
This just in: Moats hires Rosenhaus and will walk from camp if he doesn't get a new deal. He's under the assumption that he's outperformed his current rookie contract.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 03, 2005, 04:48:20 PM
According to Spadaro, they aren't rooming together. TO is with Moats...
Yeah, heard that earlier today...AR and Co. thought it was best if they weren't pushed into rooming together.
Moats and TO sitting in a tree...
Seriously, putting a rookie in a room with him doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy.
They should take Hollis, TO, Simon and BWest and put them all in the girls dorm for being whiney little bitches.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 04:59:00 PM
They should take Hollis, TO, Simon and BWest and put them all in the girls dorm for being whiney little bitches.
Except...the one thing everyone seems to forget here...TO is IN CAMP.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 05:00:25 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 04:59:00 PM
They should take Hollis, TO, Simon and BWest and put them all in the girls dorm for being whiney little bitches.
Except...the one thing everyone seems to forget here...TO is IN CAMP.
That doesn't keep him from being a whiney bitch.
i just hope TO's unhappiness doesn't affect Moats. Being around negative people tends to wear off on you.
He's not whining, he's just not talking.
On the other hand, you've got 2 other players NOT in camp at all.
Hmm, a non-talking player who reports to camp or a player who just holds out.
What do you mean he's not whining? He was whining for like 5 months and now all of a sudden he shuts his mouth, it's cuz he knows he's wrong.
So yeah...he can take his place in the girls dorm with the rest of em.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 05:21:37 PM
What do you mean he's not whining? He was whining for like 5 months and now all of a sudden he shuts his mouth, it's cuz he knows he's wrong.
So yeah...he can take his place in the girls dorm with the rest of em.
Its easy to get caught up in the Rosenhaus World, TO is far from the only player to have ever done it. But guess what? He went to camp, told his agent to go home and he's working his ass off now and not whining.
Period.
Quote from: Mad-Lad on August 03, 2005, 04:50:13 PM
This just in: Moats hires Rosenhaus and will walk from camp if he doesn't get a new deal. He's under the assumption that he's outperformed his current rookie contract.
Quality post. Well done, sir.
Let's just hope he stays that way. I believe that he needs to play one more year under this contract and then he can start looking for different money. One year doesn't mean crap.
I just want harmony in the Eagles locker room. Distractions suck and there are two we don't need with those holdouts.
TO is telepathically whining.
i bet he whispers into moats' ears when he sleeps.
TO will never shut up, and we all know it. best to accept it and just live with it.
remember last season when he practically called a press conference about being covered by the press too much and being a distraction? and was crying a shtein?
he's not talkng right this minute...but that'll change, we all know it.
so in the meantime, you're all bitching like little bratty girls FOR him?
Nope...we're bitching just like you do about Skip Bayless. What's the difference?
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 05:47:43 PM
Nope...we're bitching just like you do about Skip Bayless. What's the difference?
haha, I'd like to start a poll...who else thinks Bayless is an asswipe. I laugh at him anymore...I don't bitch. He's pure entertainment.
T.O.'s an asswipe, too. But he also has mad skeelz at WR.
Personally, i would really like to set up a charity boxing match between Bayless and TO. I hate him too PG, we all hate the bastich.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 03, 2005, 05:50:42 PM
T.O.'s an asswipe, too. But he also has mad skeelz at WR.
and unfortunately for him, Clueless has mad skeelz at nada.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 05:55:23 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 03, 2005, 05:50:42 PM
T.O.'s an asswipe, too. But he also has mad skeelz at WR.
and unfortunately for him, Clueless has mad skeelz at nada.
Well, he got the people at ESPN to give him a fat paycheck, so he must have skills at
something. :paranoid
He has the same skillset that Reno has.
He can show people to their seats and get them drinks.
So do you guys think TO and McNabb will eventually get friendly with one another again, or will they just be about themselves for the rest of camp and through the season?
Also if TO has been talking to teammates and being friendly, why not talk to Hugh? Hugh has no issues with TO.
Hugh has terrible breath, but nonody wants to tell him.
Quote from: TO is GOD on August 03, 2005, 08:42:52 PM
So do you guys think TO and McNabb will eventually get friendly with one another again, or will they just be about themselves for the rest of camp and through the season?
Also if TO has been talking to teammates and being friendly, why not talk to Hugh? Hugh has no issues with TO.
Does it matter if they are buddies or not? IMO, no they just need to have a good working relationship and go out and win the SB that is all that matters.
Just saw this posted on the Eagles website....sorry if it was posted somewhere else...
QuoteBETHLEHEM, Pa.--The came, they saw, and he was silent. All week long, local and national media swarmed Bethlehem, running around the Lehigh University trying to get Terrell Owens to speak, And all week long, Owens remained stone-faced, silent to any question or comment.
Terrell Owens finally spoke
The silence broke on Wednesday, when Owens spoke exclusively with WPVI 6abc, the Eagles' new broadcast partner. Former Eagle Irving Fryar spoke with him:
T.O.: "I feel good, if it wasn't for my family. I had a talk with them before I got here. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. And God put me in the situation to go out here and still play the game, that's why I'm here."
Irving Fryar: "What did your family say?"
T.O.: "They said to stay strong throughout everything. They know it is not fair and we're honest about it."
Irving Fryar: "Everybody knows that the Eagles need T.O. to go back to the Super Bowl and to win the Super Bowl. Are you going to be able to play at your maximum capacity?"
T.O: "I'm here in camp and that's all I can say."
Also on the Eagles site was an updated translation for RJS.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Bobberton/jessicaalba.jpg)
Quote from: Double J on August 03, 2005, 08:45:43 PM
Quote from: TO is GOD on August 03, 2005, 08:42:52 PM
So do you guys think TO and McNabb will eventually get friendly with one another again, or will they just be about themselves for the rest of camp and through the season?
Also if TO has been talking to teammates and being friendly, why not talk to Hugh? Hugh has no issues with TO.
Does it matter if they are buddies or not? IMO, no they just need to have a good working relationship and go out and win the SB that is all that matters.
Well, whether it truly matters or not, I'd like to see them get along. If the locker room has a negative air to it during the season, they will be less-inclined to want to give TO the roster bonus. That's still up in the air depending on what he does this season but we can't win a Bowl without TO.
If they are winning and doing well, will it really matter? And if they win an SB will it matter if TO is around or not? IMO the answer to both those questions is no.
It matters to me. Superbowl is an IF. Take it one step at a time first. We are in camp.
Glen Macnow just put it out there exactly as he should have.
All people wanted TO to do was to report to camp and shut the hell up. Now he's reported to camp and shut the hell up...and people are bitching anyway. lol
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 09:07:51 PM
Glen Macnow just put it out there exactly as he should have.
All people wanted TO to do was to report to camp and shut the hell up. Now he's reported to camp and shut the hell up...and people are bitching anyway. lol
Precisely. If we should be complaining about anyone, it should be Westbrook. Get your tail to camp, now!
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on August 03, 2005, 08:48:20 PMTO/Fryar stuff
From CSN.com:
Quote(he later spoke with WPVI reporter and former Eagles receiver Irving Fryar, but that doesn't count. And honestly, in case you missed it – like his meeting Tuesday with team management – nothing substantial was said).
diss
Quote
Irving Fryar: "Everybody knows that the Eagles need T.O. to go back to the Super Bowl and to win the Super Bowl. Are you going to be able to play at your maximum capacity?"
T.O: "I'm here in camp and that's all I can say."
[adding to all the noise] That quote really doesn't sound very positive. [/adding to all the noise]
Quote from: 4and26 on August 03, 2005, 10:09:31 PM
Gut feel . . I really do not like the sound, how he answered the questions in that interview.
Quote
Oh for fargs sake, SHUT UP WITH THIS STUFF ALREADY.
Did your gut tell you Westbrook would hold out like this?
Mine did.
It also told me that TO is a tool and has the potential to cause some serious problems, whether he's reported to camp or not. This is only a small step in his tenure here.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 03, 2005, 10:15:42 PM
Mine did.
It also told me that TO is a tool and has the potential to cause some serious problems, whether he's reported to camp or not. This is only a small step in his tenure here.
ok...fine. All of you keep whining and bitching. Just don't start talking about how happy you all are when TO is catching 2-3 TDs a game.
Hey PG... I'm as excited as the next guy about TO at least being in camp, since the alternative was him not being in camp, but if he averages 2.5 touchdowns a game this season I'll donate $100 to your favorite charity! :-D
Do you really see me saying anything of the sort?
I'll be happy when he catches TDs of course, but I'll still think he's a shteinhead and on the verge of ruining the team chemistry that AR has managed to put together.
Please...for the sake of everyone here (including your own) calm down. You stress yourself over what everyone else is posting about TO.
Ohnoes! Think of the chemistry! Won't someone please think of the chemistry?!
It won't happen rjs. Reid won't let it, no matter what.
If anything, I'm worried about Westbrook and why he's being such an complete asshat right now. I'm not going to worry myself about someone who is IN camp and working out with the team like he's supposed to.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 03, 2005, 10:22:43 PM
Ohnoes! Think of the chemistry! Won't someone please think of the chemistry?!
Dude, I just said that I was thinking about it. Yeesh, try to keep up you mincy wanker. I swear sometimes its like you're not even paying attention.
Whether some of you are being sarcastic or not, I didn't like the sounds of TO from that interview. He sounds like he's going to keep being a little whiny girl about all this. Just shut up and make things right with your QB and Hugh already. Because Donovan holds grudges and won't make things better himself.
Mincy wanker?? :o ???
Quote from: rjs246 on August 03, 2005, 10:25:06 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on August 03, 2005, 10:22:43 PM
Ohnoes! Think of the chemistry! Won't someone please think of the chemistry?!
Dude, I just said that I was thinking about it. Yeesh, try to keep up you mincy wanker. I swear sometimes its like you're not even paying attention.
I meant someone people like.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 10:22:36 PM
Please...for the sake of everyone here (including your own) calm down. You stress yourself over what everyone else is posting about TO.
::) You clearly haven't been here long enough.
TOisGod...so which is it? Shut up and make the media diss on him more? Or say a little tiny bit and have the media diss on him more?
Quote from: General_Failure on August 03, 2005, 10:26:34 PM
I meant someone people like.
You're in the wrong place if you're looking for someone like that.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 10:26:26 PM
Mincy wanker??
Piss off, tosser.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 10:26:44 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 10:22:36 PM
Please...for the sake of everyone here (including your own) calm down. You stress yourself over what everyone else is posting about TO.
::) You clearly haven't been here long enough.
TOisGod...so which is it? Shut up and make the media diss on him more? Or say a little tiny bit and have the media diss on him more?
You'd be surprised...it's been longer than you think.
rjs...i prefer "Sod Off!"
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 10:14:20 PM
Quote from: 4and26 on August 03, 2005, 10:09:31 PM
Gut feel . . I really do not like the sound, how he answered the questions in that interview.
Quote
Oh for fargs sake, SHUT UP WITH THIS STUFF ALREADY.
Did your gut tell you Westbrook would hold out like this?
Agreed PG.. .it's August and we all know that by September all of this will be a non-issue.....
Just something i noticed...why does PE.com always have to post pics of that salad tosser shoulder pads Shawn?? I hate that farging guy ever since that dreadful day. He is a dope and yet they continue to pimp him. He's an embarassment to our fan base.
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 10:42:25 PM
Just something i noticed...why does PE.com always have to post pics of that salad tosser shoulder pads Shawn?? I hate that farging guy ever since that dreadful day. He is a dope and yet they continue to pimp him. He's an embarassment to our fan base.
No one here likes him (other than icegrillinyou)...in fact, we all despise him.
We even laugh at his misfortune like schoolgirls.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 03, 2005, 10:46:03 PM
We even laugh at his misfortune like schoolgirls.
and thensome
He probably is IGY.
Nah, I imagine the trashman would type in all caps and use lots of exclamation marks.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2005, 10:26:44 PM
Quote from: The Waco Kid on August 03, 2005, 10:22:36 PM
Please...for the sake of everyone here (including your own) calm down. You stress yourself over what everyone else is posting about TO.
::) You clearly haven't been here long enough.
TOisGod...so which is it? Shut up and make the media diss on him more? Or say a little tiny bit and have the media diss on him more?
Say nothing to the media. Talk to the people he is on the off with in person behind closed doors. There is no reason why him and McNabb shouldn't be talking, and I don't want to hear they are just going about business. That is a bunch of bologna. They were all lovey dovey on the sidelines last year and there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn't be this year. Friends get in fights all the time, and they make up. They are adults, they should be over this petty bickering by now and stop acting like a bunch of broken egos, and babies.
Quote from: TO is GOD on August 03, 2005, 11:12:50 PMThey were all lovey dovey on the sidelines last year and there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn't be this year.
that was so contived last year. it made me throw up a little each time i saw it.
the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle of what was seen last season, and this season.
"the Cuz" and Mike just said TO limped off the field 30 minutes early after 'left groin inflamation"
Quote from: mikey418 on August 04, 2005, 12:27:03 PM
"the Cuz" and Mike just said TO limped off the field 30 minutes early after 'left groin inflamation"
Someone rushed the field with a blow torch and burned his ass, er, groin.
TO Leaves Practice / FoxSports Linky (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/3861060)
Jesus is it going to be a national headline everytime he stubs his toe?
Quote from: TexasEagle on August 04, 2005, 08:19:22 PM
Jesus is it going to be a national headline everytime he stubs his toe?
Yep.
Quote from: TexasEagle on August 04, 2005, 08:19:22 PM
Jesus is it going to be a national headline everytime he stubs his toe?
Unfortunately yes. And its a minor injury that he didn't need to be playing in the 112 heat index with today (or tomorrow for that matter, when its going to be even hotter than today).
If I went up to camp this year I'd bring a tweezer, and after practice I'd go around the field and pick up the little nail shavings from TO biting his nails. Then I'd auction them off on ebay.
CSN showed him walking around during the afternoon practice....and they pointed out that he didn't walk anywhere near McNabb! :o ::)
I just want to know how they missed TO & McNabb walking out together this morning? Or I guess that cramps their style in trying to create more shtein...
Brian Startare reported on WIP that in the afternoon practice TO was helping out the younger WRs. I had left by then, but he hasn't been the total loner that the TV is saying he's been.
McNabb was on WIP with Eskin and said that he and TO didn't go out to movies and hold hands last year either... :-D
Did you hear Andy on there with him?
Andy said that players don't have to get along and love each other. He said this "ain't the dating game, Howard". And then Eskin asks him to set up TO and McNabb on another date.
Reid said as long as they play ball, he doesn't care what goes on.
I think thats the only thing the fans and coaches care about. As long as they are productive together on the field who honestly cares. If their personalities clash thats fine. Some people just don't get along with others. Just be civilized toward one another, act professional, and put up points.
Howard should've asked him the perfect question and that is if he will chat it up with TO on the sidelines during the games. For example, if TO sees something that a corner is biting on, is he going to notify McNabb about it, or just be a baby.
Hopefully by then they are friends again though. I've been insulted by friends many times in my life, and every time I've gotten over it. Unless TO fargs McNabb's wife, they can be friends again, and by friends I don't mean going to movies. However, being roommates should be ok.
You all really need to stop believing anything the media says, positive or negative.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 05, 2005, 12:00:46 AM
You all really need to stop believing anything the media says, positive or negative.
Thanks for the tip, PG.
Big Brother speaks the truth.
Now THIS is getting pathetic...but I had to laugh at just HOW pathetic it is:
http://www.nbc10.com/eaglesblog/index.html
Owens has had groin problems his whole career. In his book he even talks about how many injections he has needed to get through games because of it.
My favorite part of that story:
"Link: All about groin injuries"
My God, this is what we've come to...
Channel 10 is by far the most sensationalistic local news channel in Philadelphia, so I'm not surprised. For a few years there, I don't think they ran a single story that didn't have the lead-in/teaser line of "Stay tuned for a story that could save your life!"
Quote from: jeffreyjpa on August 05, 2005, 09:21:28 AM
My favorite part of that story:
"Link: All about groin injuries"
My God, this is what we've come to...
Channel 10 is by far the most sensationalistic local news channel in Philadelphia, so I'm not surprised. For a few years there, I don't think they ran a single story that didn't have the lead-in/teaser line of "Stay tuned for a story that could save your life!"
hahhaa, that's what I was laughing at the most...and the visual aid was a classic. :-D
Sielski says what we've been thinking for months (http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/256-08042005-523364.html)
All hail Mike Sielski!!
Copy that and send it to the rest of the media so they get the hint....
I loved this, he took a shot a GarbageMan Sean...
Quote(One fan wore pads all day. It was 95 degrees, the sky cloudless, the sun brutal. Cornerback Lito Sheppard, a Florida native, had to be carted off the field, and this guy risks heat stroke just to live vicariously through Koy Detmer.)
:-D :-D
Nice read.
QuoteSome call them passionate; I call them the NFL's answer to a Star Trek convention.
:-D
lol...look at this hack's other headlines over the past month...
(in reverse order)
July 8, 2005
Eagles may need T.O. after all
July 11, 2005
Phillies play clownball... but win
July 17, 2005
Phillies fans have turned on Thome
July 19, 2005
It's time to quit crying over Tiger
July 29, 2005
Remember to boo T.O. at Lehigh
July 31, 2005
McNabb stays above the T.O. fray
This is what Terrell Owens has done to Eagles training camp: He's turned it into a celebrity gossip story.
August 2, 2005
Eagles won battle with T.O.; Westbrook next to fall
August 4, 2005
T.O. is not worth the coverage
I'm taking bets...
McNabb just referred to TO as "another receiver" when addressing the injuries.
"We had Pinkston go down today and we lost another receiver yesterday"
How long until the media horde is all over this?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 05, 2005, 11:42:05 AM
I'm taking bets...
McNabb just referred to TO as "another receiver" when addressing the injuries.
"We had Pinkston go down today and we lost another receiver yesterday"
How long until the media horde is all over this?
Your boy Eskin will be all over it.
My boy? :-D
You know you got an Eskin bobblehead on your desk!
Leave it to known Eagle hater and pot stirrer Rob Charry to start the fracas...
in his 50-after update on 610 he played the clip of McNabb saying that.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 05, 2005, 12:52:47 PM
Leave it to known Eagle hater and pot stirrer Rob Charry to start the fracas...
in his 50-after update on 610 he played the clip of McNabb saying that.
How cute, the update guy gets his say. ::)
Man, Charry is an Eagle hater...can't stand listening to that guy, maybe worse than Eskin. He's just anti-management for every team in Philly, the freakin' old hippy.
LMFAO....top story on espn news is that its bad news for the Eagles and their fans....TO missed ANOTHER practice today. Already in a contract squabble, Owens missed yet another practice due to an injury that has kept him off the field again today. :-D
Lol, the Eagles training camp was a top story on ESPN today. I never remember anyone's training camp being big news, but they definitely have Sal Pal camping out at training camp waiting for any news. Is the season starting anytime soon?
ok this thread has run its course about them meeting with Banner. feel free to start a new one when TO does something else stoooopid. ;)