Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Other All-Pros aren't in Owens' corner

San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson told the San Diego Union-Tribune:

"I just don't think you need all of the stuff that T.O. is causing to try to get a new contract. There are other ways to go about it.

"I spoke out earlier when he had reported to camp, saying T.O. is a grown man, and he's doing the right thing by reporting to camp. Now, it seems like I'm kind of wishing I'd bit my lip."

He went on:

"I don't have a problem with guys wanting more money (or) wanting a new contract," Tomlinson said. "That's part of the game. When it comes down to it, clubs can cut you any time they want and they expect you to honor the contract. That's not fair.

"But at the same time, I think there's a way you go about doing it. If I'm still under contract, I can't hold out. I can't sit there and bash my teammates. I can't do none of that. I'm going to come out to practice and work hard and hope they honor me for my good deeds. I just think if you go about things the right way, they come back to you in a positive way."

Novel concept. But a reciever and quarterback can co-exist and be productive even if they aren't on speaking terms, right? Not according to Tennessee QB Steve NcNair in a widely used story from The Associated Press:

"It'd be very hard, and if they do, I think it's impossible," McNair said Monday. "But that's what they have ... I'm just glad I'm not."

He doesn't think a relationship could work between a quarterback and his top receiver without talking eventually. Everyone on the offense has to be able to talk.

"Having good chemistry, it takes more than just going out running routes and knowing how far he's going to go run his route. It's more of communicating off the field and making adjustments as far as what we're going to do the next time we get on the field."

But surely another receiver who's been involved in a holdout can relate to Owens' position? Here's what Hines Ward said Monday night after ending his holdout from the Steelers while trying to re-work his own deal.

"The Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens numbers, they are ridiculous," Ward said of the monster contracts those superstars have worked out with their respective teams. "(But) I do want my fair market value."

But time away from training camp was nice, wasn't it, Hines?

"It sucked being at home. It was the worst thing ever, sitting at home watching your teammates practice," Ward said in a story in the Beaver County Times and Allegheny Times.

"I am not going to get involved in (negotiations). It's my agents' job to go out and tell me what's going on. My main focus is to get my mind on football and help this team win games."

That's the rub. Terrell's main focus is always on Terrell.

7 Comments:

At 4:02 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're from Detroit. Your opinion is worth 0.0.

 
At 7:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This isn't baseball buddy, it's not how much the club can play the player, it's how much space the player takes up in the salary cap that affects the team. And I believe the Eagles have used all of their salary cap room every year for at least the last 2-3 years.

 
At 11:06 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Otis form Detrtoit is right. It's amazing how fast Philadelphians have forgotten which player gave us our only chance at a Super Bowl. But Philadelphians have grown attached to losing obviously. Further, it appears that the team ownership can depend upon its editors and writers at the Inquirer to manipulate the fan base based on that dependency to losing. The owners don't even have to ask, for they know that no one will question the position of the owners to make hundreds of millions while TO asks for $10 mil a year. TO and Rosenhaus, according to the Inquirer, are wrong about everything.

The bottom line is that if the Eagles Organization have continued to desire a Super Bowl for itself and the city TO should have been given more money a while ago. Gee whiz, people, TO, if you don't remember, risked EVERYTHING to bring Philadelphians a Super Bowl. Rightfully TO feels disrespected by an entire city.

And, let's face it folks, McNabb SHOULD have said SOMETHING about why he choked at the end of the Super Bowl--we Eagles fans deserved that explanation. T.O. had to give it to us because McNabb wouldn't: McNabb was winded and hence not in as good of shape as he could have been (translation: train harder in the off-season, McNabb).

Give more money to T.O. and patch things up before it is too late, if it isn't already.

 
At 12:44 PM, Blogger Aaron Knox said...

More than $49 million over 7 years, or more than the $9.5 million he stood to make this season by having another good year and keeping out of trouble, so the Eagles would want to keep around and pay the tab on the $6 million roster bonus he's due in May?

And since there is a salary cap, who takes the pay cut to give T.O. what he wants? And What happens to the Westbrook negotiations?

The contracts and salary cap were agreed to by the players' union, the NFLPA. If someone doesn't like it, they need to talk to Gene Upshaw first, don't you think?

 
At 3:29 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are all a bunch of puppets! GO FLYERS!

 
At 9:19 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

No where have I seen mention of how stupid Terrel and Rosenhaus were in totally eliminating what would have been very lucrative endorsement deals in the Philly area. After the Super Bowl, he could have been a King... his picture on more billboards than Vermeil! Look at every great professional athlete, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Donavan McNabb... The bulk of their earnings come from endorsements...not on field earnings. T.O.....Drew Rosenhaus...You blew it!!!
Is there a shoe company that would touch this guy??? Maybe BobBo's!!

 
At 2:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

og032
Succinctly said!

 

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