This is the face of Wade Phillips immediately after a 700lb fullback ran an eighty-one yard touchdown on his defense.
The Dallas Cowboys just can’t seem to get it together. There’s always one part of the team that fails to rise to the occasion, and that’s been the story for the entire season.
The Star Telegram is reporting that Terrell Owens and Jason Witten were involved in an altercation during a team meeting on Friday.
The subject of the meeting?
How to ignore the various reports coming out of the media and prevent distractions from the task at hand. ESPN’s Ed Werder has successfully created a story based on “anonymous sources”, and relied on the dysfunctional locker room to actually bring it to life. Brilliant.
This is comparable to you or me finding a married couple with a troubled relationship and whispering “ya know, someone told me that your wife might be doing something on the side”, and then watching the ensuing argument unfold before your eyes. I’m not the only person who believes that the majority of this “controversy” is media created, check out this video of a Dallas fan going off on Ed Werder.
For those of you who aren’t in the know, Terrell Owens doesn’t like Ed Werder, and hasn’t been speaking to him all season. So at the end of the season Ed was the one who breaks this story of T.O. having a meeting with Jason Garrett based on anonymous sources.
Video courtesy of Larry Brown Sports
I realize that the Dallas Cowboys are a polarizing team in the NFL, and for every fan that loves them, there are three fans that hate their guts. But when it comes to this Sunday’s matchup vs. the New York Giants, we should all get behind Romo & the gang and hope for a win.
Why?
Because if Dallas loses this game, ESPN is going to launch a full scale assault with “Terrell Owens vs. The Team” bullcrap and we’re going to have to hear about it for the next three months. Even if you dislike the Cowboys, surely you will eventually grow tired of hearing every analyst on the network beat a dead horse for months on end, right?
It seems as if the ONLY way this team doesn’t completely implode in the offseason is if they at least go to the SuperBowl, but for now… I just want to get through the season.
Si Se Puede!
Yes we can!
For the last 3 or 4 days the blogosphere has been manufacturing fake outrage at this interview.
“Oh no, he’s badmouthing his team!”
“Why is he so selfish, just be quiet!”
“He’s wearing a green shirt with an eagle on it! That’s a subtle message!”
Oh please shut up. Terrell Owens is a 12 year veteran with the 2nd most receiving touchdowns in history. He wants a CHAMPIONSHIP RING. Why wouldn’t he get frustrated and want the offense to run smoother? Anyways… here’s the interview.
It’s pretty much common knowledge among football fans that the recent success of the Dallas Cowboys is due to Bill Parcells. He came in and rebuilt the team while instilling discipline and character which eventually grew the team into an NFC powerhouse.
When Parcells stepped down and Wade Phillips inherited the team, Phillips led the crew to a 13-3 record last year and took the credit, but folks know all he did was cash in Parcells’ chips. Cowboys players like Terrell Owens praised Wade Phillips because his laid back style is a stark contrast to the disciplinarian Parcells. I remember Terrell Owens once saying “Coach Phillips lets us be men” or something like that.
So fast forward to this season….
Dallas has all the talent in the world but they can’t execute, there’s no team chemistry, and theres no sense of leadership and accountability. These are all attributes that Parcells MUST have on his team, and I know he has to find some joy in seeing the mighty Cowboys come apart at the seams without him.