PFT: Owens Going Overboard

Word out of Big D is that receiver Terrell Owens is, in the assessment of some of his teammates, going overboard with the "Let's show the coach I'm not an ******** routine.

Owens' efforts are "almost embarrassing" remarked one league insider familiar with the receiver's behavior at a recent minicamp.

In our view, no amount of butt kissing by Owens will prompt coach Bill Parcells to go any easier on the mercurial wideout once training camp opens. Parcells will try to press T.O.'s buttons repeatedly -- and if/when Owens shows any frustration, Parcells will push even harder.

The goal, in our assessment, will be to ensure that Owens snaps, if at all, in July or August -- not in November or December.