By now I’m sure everyone has seen the ‘Superstars’ TV show (that really didn’t contain any superstars) where some model named Joanna Krupa goes ballistic and insults Terrell Owens for making their team lose. Everyone’s having a pretty good laugh at this because there are few things more entertaining than the misfortunes of Mr. Owens…. I get that.

Terrell may be arrogant, but he’s not stupid. He knows if he would have done what most sane people would have done and said “bitch…. who do you think you’re talking to?” followed by an equal dose of what she gave him… it would be World War III in the media. America is a very forgiving country, but I’m not sure a hulking black man can destroy a white girl on TV and escape with his life just yet.

Terrell was raised in the south by his grandmother (who I can only assume was a young woman during the civil rights movement) and I’m sure she told him the story of Emmitt Till every night over dinner like it was Dr. Suess. She had the huge wooden spoon and fork on the walls and everything, that kind of ambiance makes it stick with you forever.

From the moment Terrell Owens was released from the Cowboys early this morning, the speculation as to where he’d land next was instantly the talk of the town. But just as quickly as the questions mounted, various general managers in the NFL stated they were not interested in the services of Owens.

The following list compiled by Pro Football Talk are teams who have officially gone on record saying they are not interested. (this thing is updated every few hours as new teams speak to the press).

The Dallas Cowboys.
The New York Giants.
The Washington Redskins.
The Baltimore Ravens.
The San Francisco 49ers.
The Minnesota Vikings.
The Atlanta Falcons.
The Cleveland Browns.
The San Diego Chargers.
The Philadelphia Eagles.
The New York Jets.
The Tennessee Titans.
The St. Louis Rams.
The New Orleans.
The Houston Texans.
The Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Miami Dolphins.
The Oakland Raiders.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Is this sad or what?

Terrell Owens undoubtedly have hall of fame type stats, and for half the league to immediately say “no thanks” is really sad to see. I’m not saying it’s unfair, because to a certain degree Terrell is responsible for his reputation (along with ESPN), but the only thing we can all agree on is that that this is very unfortunate.

Two things happened over the course of the week that struck a note with me.

The first situation with Thomas Jones and Brett Favre….. Thomas went on a radio station and criticized Favre for turning the ball over too many times down the stretch. He also went on to imply Favre should have been benched, and hinted that he does not want Brett back on the team next year.

Do I have a problem with any of this? Absolutely not. Thomas Jones has a right to his opinion, and did the honorable thing and said this in the open, instead of acting as an “anonymous source” to bash a team mate.

The second story that struck a chord was Larry Fitzgerald being accused of domestic violence just days before the biggest game of his career. Not only was Saturday’s game the biggest day of Larry’s career, but it was also Arizona’s first home playoff game since the 1950s. Whether or not the allegations were true is anyone’s guess, but I was pretty shocked to see the media not touch this story with a ten foot pole.

I stepped back and asked myself, what would the media have done if Terrell Owens was the center of either one of these stories? They would have ripped him to shreds, called him a scumbag wife-beating-coward-who-cant-stop-throwing-his-quarterback-under-the-bus. Can you imagine the outrage on “NFL Live” if T.O. slapped a woman a week before the NFL playoffs started…. I can just hear Trey Wingo now… “he just doesn’t care about his team! he’s only thinking about himself!”

But of course, T.O. had nothing to do with this stuff…. so it doesn’t matter right?

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!