Why be mad at T.O.

We all know that the past is the past and the present is the present. Right? Dallas Cowboys wide-receiver Terrell "T.O." Owens is....wait let me back up we all know that he can sometimes be known as the "Drama Queen" or a "turmoil" to a team. Not only in Dallas, but also when during the time of he previous teams that he played for San Francisco 49ers along with the Philadelphia Eagles. Fortunately the continuance of drama that is steady unfolding with lack of what I like to call evidence seems to slowly be coming to a hault.

The recent controversy is that T.O. has accused his current teammates Jason Witten and Tony Romo of creating plays behind his back, not to mention that he is jealous of their relationship. This along with other accusations of him going to whine to Offensive Coach Jason Garrett about various lingering issues throughout the offense itself. Okay...breathe..

Let me put everrryyy single detail out here so there will be no further confusion:
1.) Last Monday after a heart breaking lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jason Garrett calls receivers (Patrick Crayton, Roy Williams, and Terrell Owens) INDIVIDUALLY into his office for a meeting to discuss the issues on offense, and to talk about ways to have a successful trip to the playoffs.
2.) Thursday, reports come out that T.O. allegedly dragged Crayton, and Williams along with him into the office of Garrett to complain about the relationship between Romo and Witten. Hours later additional reports come out that T.O. complained about Witten and Romo's relationship and accused the two of creating plays on a one-on-one basis. Nano-Seconds later a well known reporter from ESPN comes out with quotes from an anonymous player claiming that there is always something with T.O. and that he is always keeping up mess throughout the team.
3.)Enough is enough the whole thing is basically blown out of proportion and a complete utter mess.

The only way that there can be some light shed on this story is if the "anonymous source" ever decides to come forward and admits that hes the one responsible for the specific "jealousy" remarks.

If you have or haven't heard this before, let me reiterate that we are all human beings and that no one is perfect. It seems that every time a report comes out that has any mention of T.O. he will always be the victim. I don't understand why everyone is so furious with T.O.
Jerry Jones, Wade Phillips, along with numerous other teammates have all came out and said that the events that were reported throughout this saga are completely false. Lets not forget that no one really knows what all happened and I highly doubt that one will. I know that many of you have family members of your own that are constant screw ups or are known as the "drama queen or king" of the family. Fortunately with this current incident there is a lack of evidence that T.O. was actually the cause of this recent Cowboys saga. Give him the benefit of the doubt. During their win against that New York Giants on this past Sunday night, there was one main disturbing incident that took place...THE BBOOSSS!!! Being a fan and taking apart in a booing concert is not healthy. If your a fan be a fan, I was very bothered by the fact that he was BOOOOOOed for no reason. If anything its the fans that are going to divide the team not Terrell.

Hopeful coaches say..Enough is Enough

Many African-American coaches are done with lingering around and waiting to be hired under major lead college football programs. It seems that they are now attempting to seek justice by making a federal case out of the long going issue.
After years of attempting to persuade numerous university administrators into hiring minority football coaches, the executive director of the Black Coaches and Administrators is now searching for a potential lawsuit.

This comes only four days after former NBA player Charles Barkley nationally bashed Auburn, for choosing to hire Gene Chizik as their football coach, instead of hiring Turner Gill who is black and who was one among their top choices. For those that may not know, Barkley was pulling for Auburn to hire Turner Gill long before Gene Chizik emerged publicly as a candidate for the job. Barkley's take on why his Alma mater hired Chizik instead: Gill is a black coach, Chizik is white. "I believe race had a factor."

It is true to say that throughout the recent years, more black coaches have been granted interviews, but when they are compared to the number of minority coaches in the college basketball or the NFL, college football lags to far behind.
On a statistical stand point, it is an outright disgrace when you consider the number of minority coaches in college football.
An estimated 23 to 26 percent of college basketball coaches are minorities, while college football is now down to four blacks among the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. By comparison, nearly one-fourth of the NFL's 32 teams (seven) have minority head coaches and the only black coach hired during this recent round comings and goings has been Mike Locksley at New Mexico.

In this day and age its so sad to see that racism still exists.

Another NFL player suspended due to drugs

Players, drugs, charges, and suspension.
This one is for Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones.

Just the beginning.....
The saga began in July when Matt Jones was arrested in Fayetteville Arkansas on drug charges, after police say he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a "credit card".
Details in the police report stated that while approaching the car, an officer drew his handgun after Jones did not immediately show his hands. Police then began to search the vehicle and found a plastic bag filled with a white substance that tested positive for cocaine and a jar with possible marijuana residue.
Get this even though the police officer caught Jones in the act of cutting up the cocaine with a credit card he still plead not guilty.
**Now 5 months later, the wide receiver is facing what I like to call
"Judgement Day."

Today, the NFL upheld Jones' three-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. With the Jaguars season pretty much at an end, they will now have to play the rest of the season without their leading receiver. In addition to a three-game suspension, Jones will also go without pay. Question, how is it that a first-round draft pick that's having the best year of his career be set back by a stupid decision that involves doing drugs? I know that many players in the league tend to smoke marijuana during their off season, don't get me wrong I'm not saying that's okay, but there is a difference between being behind closed doors and being out in public. It bothers me when its brought to my attention that someone with the amount of caliber as Jones blows their career on thoughtless decisions such as this. This is just another story that proves that NFL players are nothing more than normal human beings. Now the lingering question that will remain among Jags fans will be if the sudden troubled receiver comes back next year.

Lets talk BCS

Some say its the game that everybody wanted to see. Well, let me take that back everybody but Texas, but the date has been set Florida (12-1) and Oklahoma (12-1) will meet on Jan. 8 in the BCS National Championship Game.

The Gators have won nine straight games and many fans believe that Tim Tebow deserves his second straight Heisman Trophy with his 28 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns.

On the other hand, the Sooners have won seven straight games, setting an NCAA record by scoring at least 60 points in their last five games. Here in Oklahoma, folks believe that Sam Bradford should be the rightful winner of the Heisman Trophy with his 4,463 passing yards and 48 touchdowns.

So let me be the first to say let the debating, arguing, and good ole' trash talking begin. Hmmmmm January 8th in Miami can't get here soon enough.

The saga of Plaxico Burress....oh yea and his glock

Enough is Enough!!!
Alright I'm so fed up with people coming up with these worthless excuses for wide receiver Plaxico Burress. As we all know he "accidentally" shot himself in the leg over the weekend while sitting in the VIP section of the Manhattan club Latin Quarters. Read the previous blog for details....Basically he refused attention from the security guards when they offered to call paramedics, instead he had his teammate Antonio Pierce drive him to the hospital. Upon entrance, Burress told members of the hospital staff that his name was "Harry Smith", and that he was shot at an Applebees Restaurant. After a weekend filled of drama the troubled receiver eventually turned himself in, along with his lawyer on yesterday where he was arraigned and charged with counts of illegal weapon possession.

So whats next?? In 2006, Mayor Bloomberg initiated a law that specifically states that if anyone is caught with possession of an illegal weapon, a mandatory sentence of 3 1/2 years will be served. Now many of you are saying that the crime doesn't fit the punishment..or they are taking this situation way to seriously...Can someone please tell me what makes Burress so different from any other human being. I know that the fact of him being a NFL Superbowl superstar intrigues a lot of you, but think about all of the other people out there who may have committed the same crime and are now serving time for it. Wake up people!! Laws are implemented for particular reasons, not just because. In this case Mayor Bloomberg implemented this law to decease crimes that were being caused by firearms. Many of you want to criticize this particular law when it comes to this story, and then you want to whine about this being an advantage for the city of New York to make and example out of Burress.

Did he not understand the gun laws of New York? Maybe he did, maybe he didn't, but I beg to differ. There is NO excuse, if you carry a weapon then you should know the law. There is no doubt in my mind that the troubled receiver was well aware of the law, not only him but the other teammate as well. Calm down, and just think about it. Why all of the falsified stories on where and how the incident happened? Why did they feel the need to hide the gun? Why did Burress decline the attention of a paramedic, when his life was endanger? Like I said before no excuses, if he felt unsafe going into this particular club without his gun, then he should have found another club to go to. This guy is overrated and is a prime example of another guy being paid millions and millions of dollars in this league not only to act a pure fool, but to also cause ongoing negative attention for a team that he is supposed to be representing.

One thing that really bothers me is that many of these players seem to forget the billions of kids that look up to them, and dream about being just like them when they grow up. People are also failing to realize that as easy as the gun went off and shot him, it could have just as easy did the same to a by stander.

One moment we see him holding a trophy, the next, led away in handcuffs. There are so many people out there who have lost jobs, lost homes, lost retirements, and pretty much everything they've worked for their entire lives. Many are becoming more impatient, not to mention fearing the future. With all of this going on, it amazes me how a man that is blessed with a $35 million contract cant seem to follow gun laws. Now Burress is suspended for the remaining of the year without pay all because of a stupid thoughtless mistake.

Plaxico Burress ACCIDENTLY shoots himself in the leg

This dude is out of control....Seriously... New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress' drama filled season may slowly be coming to an end. The New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the right thigh Friday night, not long after being ruled out of Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins with a hamstring injury in the same leg.
Here is how the story is being reported....

Burress, 31, was allegedly trying to enter Manhattan night club "LQ" with teammate Antonio Pierce when they were stopped by security guards. Burress then admitted to the guards that he was carrying a gun. He then allegedly went over to a secluded area with a guard and took the gun out. Burress apparently started trying to unload the gun and bobbled it. An accidental shot went off and went through his leg. Security then tried to call an ambulance, but Burres said told them not to. He took himself to Cornell Medical Center, where he spent the night and was released at 2 p.m. Saturday after being treated. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Now, there are numerous reports that Burress has a concealed-weapon permit from the state of Florida that expired in May 2008. However, the states of New York and New Jersey do not recognize permits from Florida, so Burress could indeed be charged in the incident. Since the incident, Burress has retained a New York defense attorney to represent him.

One thing that just isn't sticking well with me is that I find it hard to believe that the entire Giants organization is clueless as to what has happened. Giants general manager Jerry Reese said Sunday that he had yet to speak to Burress. He states, and I quote, "I reached out to him I did not get a return phone call."
So far this has been a troubled year for Burress who signed a five-year, $35 million contract hours before the season opened in September. The signing came after an unsettling off-season which Burress was fined $25,000 for refusing to practice during a mandatory mini-camp in June. In addition he also missed most of training camp with a sprained ankle. The 31-year-old was also suspended for a game and fined $117,500 for missing a team meeting due to what he called a "family emergency"(taking his daughter to school) and failing to notify the team of his absence. He also was fined $45,000 by the NFL in October after a game against the 49ers, when he abused an official and tossed a ball into the stands.

What is the future for Burress in New York? It seems that the Giants organization would be taking a major chance on keeping the star receiver next season, although he is a great player, one lingering question will be can he be depended on as a player.
From off season to the current season, so far Burresss acts as if he is living in a world of his own. Why is it that athletes feel the need to carry guns? Unfortunately with all of the compiled drama from Burress, this incident will now lead to an investigation from the NFL on whether Burress violated its Personal Conduct Policy, which could then lead to a suspension. With this recent incident just piling upon the previous ones, its true yet sad to say that Plaxico Burress' controversial year has just taken a turn for the worse.

McNabb OUT!!!!!

Wow what an embarrassing moment!!! Starting quarterback Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles gets benched during the game and back-up quarterback Kevin Kolb took over for the team. Both performances were very similar; McNabb's record from the game consisted of 8 completed passes, 18 attempted passes, and 2 interceptions,and a total of 59 yards; while Kolb's record from the game was 10 completed passes, 23 attempted passes, and 2 interceptions, with a total of 73yds. After the 36-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Eagles Coach Any Reid stated, "That he was going to have a long talk with McNabb," but would not elaborate on any further details if Donovan would still be the starting quarterback of the Eagles when they take on the Arizona Cardinals Thanksgiving night.

I wanna know your thoughts...Should McNabb be replaced, or should he be able to finish the remaining of the season?

Uh-ohhhh.....new info on "Pacman"

Sources now say that Adam "Pacman" Jones could finally be down to his "LAST" chance. Sources are saying that this time Pacman has to strictly adhere to the terms of his reinstatement, and get this if any, and I mean annyyyyy missteps may seem to come at any time. It would lead to a lifetime ban from the NFL.
Jones will return to Valley Ranch for practice tomorrow, and he will be eligible to play Dec. 7th when the Cowboys take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pittsburgh.
So what happens now? Adam, must now continue going to an intensive rehab and counseling only as an outpatient basis. Another term of his reinstatement is that even if Jones happens to miss an appointment, it would also have an effect on the troubled corners career in the NFL. I guess that's what should be expected after all of the many chances he's been given.

GETCHA Popcorn Ready!!!!!

Congratulations are in order for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens. After a long week of controversy over the anticipated airing of the "penthouse" interview that he did with former Cowboy cornerback Deion Sanders, the receiver has once again proved that age is just a number. While taking on the 3-7 San Fransisco 49ers, the wide-out put up record numbers that were the second most of his career. Behind only the 283 yards he had in the 2000 game in which he caught an NFL-record of 20 passes, back when he played for the 49ers, and the fifth-best in Cowboys history. Many may have watched the interview that aired today on the NFL Network, but for those who did not, during the interview with Sanders the frustrated receiver had this to say regarding his offensive coach, "The thing is, if Garrett is smart enough to know what has made me successful all my years, he'll go back to the offense and the type of formations and things that I did that were successful in San Francisco."
Did Garrett go back to the type of offensive plays that Owens is used to? Wellll... during the post game interviews both Owner Jerry Jones,and Offensive coach Jason Garrett stated that the game plan had not been changed.
After all of the complaining and criticisms of the Cowboys offense this week, T.O. finished today's game with a total of seven catches for 213 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, in the Cowboys' 35-22 victory over the 49ers. Within the last couple of weeks, players seem to be clicking and playing to the statue of those million dollar contracts that they are under.
One thing that remains un-predictable is the fact that no one knows how long this team will continue to play with the amount of explosiveness that's been shown. On the other hand one main thing that has become evident is that since the return of quarterback Tony Romo this team has not only their swagger back, but they have also played with confidence, and much more heart.
The 'Boys take on the 2-8 Seattle Seahawks on Thanksgiving day. After today's performance T.O. said "they unleashed him"...and too add on to that let me be the first to say that you might want to not only get the turkey ready, but to also "GETCHA" popcorn ready!!!!!

Oklahoma vs Tech..nical Difficulties

OMG!!!!!!!!!
What tha heck is wrong with Texas Tech??? Current score is 28-0...Oklahoma Sooners are up. This is bananas, this sure isnt the same team that has been playing consistently the last couple of weeks. You cant blame the weather because its just as cold even colder at times in the "LBK" Lubbock. Oh yea and let me remind you that it is only the first half and this Oklahoma defense is shutting Tech down. I wonder if Tech would be able to make a comeback like they did against the Texas Longhorns.....
UPDATE...The final score was 65-21 Oklahoma

Could Edgerrin James become a Cowboy??

With Felix Jones being placed on IR the Cowboys are somewhat in the market for another running back to help out Barber with carries. It's funny that this may come as a surprise, but Arizona Cardinals running back Edgerrin James is wanting out of the ARI. Current reports have been confirmed by the backs agent Drew Rosenhaus.

Rosenhaus said the request to be released was made last week and that he will continue to speak with Cardinals management. For those that may not know, James lost his starting job to rookie Tim Hightower, and over the last three games, James has had only 3 carries for 5 yards.

With it being apparent that the running back wants out of the Cardinals organization would he be a good fit for the 'Boys? Maybe so due to his status of being a 1000-yard back, and being healthy. But then again with James complaining about being a back-up running back, I don't think there's any chance that James has a chance in taking "The Barbarian's" spot as the starting running back.

In addition to an initial signing bonus of $7 million, James currently has a 4-year contract that is worth $30 million. The base salaries in the contract were $3.25 million (for 2006), $5.25 million (2007), $5 million (2008) and $5 million (2009).
Arizona is hoping to clinch their first NFC West title with a win Sunday vs. Giants and a 49ers loss vs. Cowboys.

Felix Jones out...and ??? In

Can somebody please explain to me why the Cowboys are constantly wishy-washy when it comes to fourth-rounder Tashard Choice? I mean give the kid a chance, last week against the Redskins the he had ONE freakin carry, Choice has 72 yards on 13 carries. We all know that Marion "The Barbarian" Barber is a killer when it comes to the running back position, but the one thing that I would hate to see is Marion going down to an injury. I'm sure it would be the whole quarterback scenario
re-winded all over again. So now with the season ending injury placing running back Felix Jones on injured reserve, the Cowboys are now considering bringing Alonzo Coleman off the practice squad or even signing some other back from elsewhere. Not literally but you know. Now once again "The Barbarian" will continue carrying the load.

What's up with Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson???

Breaking News....Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson will not play against the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight. According to ESPN the receiver has been deactivated for tonight's game. But for how long? Currently the Bengals are not elaborating on why Ocho Cinco was deactivated, and said that there will be no further comment until after the game. However there are reports that Ocho Cinco violated team rules that has some involvement of team meetings, including a verbal confrontation with a coach.
Well look at it this way at least this little Shenanigan will take some attention off of the whole Pacman scenario.
For all of those Bengal fans according to the infamous agent Drew Rosenhaus, he stated that this infraction was not major and he believes that the suspension will not go beyond one game.

Trust is a Must...Right??

For all of those interested fans out there Adam "Pacman" Jones has been reinstated into the NFL...per General Manager and owner Jerry Jones...It has not been officially confirmed via comissioner Roger Goodell but what the heck if Jerry says that he's back then its a wrap. Now lets put aside all of the past and recent drama that Pacman has been involved in and see how great of a player he is.

So is he a good player or not?? Personally I think that the Cowboys could use the troubled cornerback. Why? Although Terrance Newman had a heck of a game against the Redskins on Sunday, we have to remember that he is still coming off from a lengthy injury, not to mention that wide reciever Miles Austin is expected to be out for 2-4 weeks, in addition running back Felix Jones' is still being limited in practice due to his hamstring and toe injury. So who will be the Cowboys punt returner?? Many of you shout out the name of Patrick Crayton..true...Crayton is a good player...but be honest with yourself being a punt returner requires a little more speed than Crayton has to offer. Pacman hasn't showed us the complete "PacMan" side on the field yet...but maybe if he stays out of trouble this time he will.
Being that my reasoning for thinking that the Cowboys could use Jones right now has been stated, my next question to you is can he be trusted AGAIN??

We all know that the primary goal for this team right now is MAKING THE PLAYOFFS!!!. If this team wants to make the playoffs, no one can risk the possibility of going back and forth on the latest trouble that was caused by Pacman. Now when it comes to the team as a "whole" the presence of Pacman can become a major distraction. Pacman is not a bad person....he just makes dumb decisions.
So the question that is still up in the air is...Can Pacman be trusted again?? I've told you my thoughts, now tell me yours.

Here is some information that I thought may be interesting to some of you...

10/15/08: 4-game suspension by the league
6/2/08: Partially reinstated by the league.
4/23/08: Traded from Tennessee to Dallas and signed a four-year contract. 4/10/07: Suspended for one-year by the league.
11/1/06: Suspended one-game by the Titans.
4/23/05: Drafted in the first-round (6th overall) by Tennessee.

Since the Titans drafted cornerback Adam Jones in 2005 he's been questioned, named or arrested in connection with at least 12 off-field incidents. Here are some:
• April 05- Strip club incident: Jones' was involved in a fight that broke out ina strip club...the case was dismissed.

• June 05- Hotel incident: Security officials at a Hotel had trouble getting a couple of Pacman's friends to check out of their room after check out time, the police were called and smelled marijuana while entering the room and found additional marijuana on a table. Jones was in the room, but one of the friends stepped up and took the blame for the evidence.

• July 05- Nightclub arrest: After a fight at a Nashville nightclub, Jones was arrested on two counts of misdemeanor assault and a felony count of vandalism. Charges were dismissed less than a year later.

• April 2006-Vehicle confiscation: Police said a vehicle registered to Jones was involved in a drug trafficking ring. "Pac Man" was engraved on the leather seats of a 2004 Cadillac XLR which was confiscated from a friend of Jones. Jones later bought the car back at an auction.

•April 2006- Shots fired: Jones was at the scene where gunshots were fired following an altercation at a Nashville gas station at late hours in the morning. Police questioned Jones as a witness. The incident occurred just three days after the vehicle confiscation.

•August 2006- Nightclub arrest: Jones was arrested and charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, for an incident at Sweetwater Saloon. With six months of good behavior the charges would be dropped.

•October 2006- Spitting incident: Jones was issued a citation for misdemeanor assault after being accused of spitting in the face of a Tennessee State student following a verbal exchange at a downtown nightclub. The charge was later dismissed.

•February 2007- Nightclub fracas: Jones took a plea deal to reduce felony charges to a gross misdemeanor in connection with his involvement in a nightclub disturbance. He got probation in return for his testimony about an ensuing triple shooting that left one man paralyzed.

•October 2008- Hotel scuffle: Jones was involved in an alcohol-related incident with a bodyguard assigned to him by the Jerry Jones, and hotel employees called police. No arrests were made, nor were there charges filed. But the NFL suspended Jones for at least four games because the incident was a violation of the league's personal conduct policy.