T.O. will hamstring the NFC East
By Cris Carter, Yahoo! Sports
September 8, 2006
TIDBIT: I've said this before and I stick by my statement: Terrell Owens is worth the risk.
If you look at how the Dallas Cowboys are built and the fact they got stronger in one area while taking away a key component to a divisional foe, they are the team to beat in this division. Yes, T.O. has had his issues with previous teams, but he was very good in his first year with the Eagles and Dallas didn't invest big money in a contract that has them financially locked up for a lot of years.
You also have to look at who's coaching this team – Bill Parcells. He's going to be able to handle dealing with Owens. Plus, Parcells wants to win right now. You don't know how much longer he's going to be there and they're trying to get all the right pieces together to win in a hurry. If this team had a young coach, then I would say it was a bad idea to bring in T.O.
So much of the fuss in the preseason about practice and his hamstring was overblown. Look, you can never bring up work ethic as far as T.O. is concerned. Now, if we were talking about some other marquee players in the NFL, you might be able to raise that issue. What you have to understand is that a hamstring injury is like a back problem. You can have an MRI, but the problem might not show up. As an athlete, you know if you can't go – especially as a wide receiver. You always feel like you're going to pull it if it's aggravated.
From a competitive standpoint, there's no corner in the NFC East that can hang with Owens. No one in that division can cover him man-to-man. The guys in Philly are good, but they're small.
T.O. gives Dallas a legitimate chance to win the NFC East. In fact, the Cowboys can't win it without it. That division is the deepest top to bottom and might only be separated by two games. I believe T.O. is worth two wins at least.
September 8, 2006
TIDBIT: I've said this before and I stick by my statement: Terrell Owens is worth the risk.
If you look at how the Dallas Cowboys are built and the fact they got stronger in one area while taking away a key component to a divisional foe, they are the team to beat in this division. Yes, T.O. has had his issues with previous teams, but he was very good in his first year with the Eagles and Dallas didn't invest big money in a contract that has them financially locked up for a lot of years.
You also have to look at who's coaching this team – Bill Parcells. He's going to be able to handle dealing with Owens. Plus, Parcells wants to win right now. You don't know how much longer he's going to be there and they're trying to get all the right pieces together to win in a hurry. If this team had a young coach, then I would say it was a bad idea to bring in T.O.
So much of the fuss in the preseason about practice and his hamstring was overblown. Look, you can never bring up work ethic as far as T.O. is concerned. Now, if we were talking about some other marquee players in the NFL, you might be able to raise that issue. What you have to understand is that a hamstring injury is like a back problem. You can have an MRI, but the problem might not show up. As an athlete, you know if you can't go – especially as a wide receiver. You always feel like you're going to pull it if it's aggravated.
From a competitive standpoint, there's no corner in the NFC East that can hang with Owens. No one in that division can cover him man-to-man. The guys in Philly are good, but they're small.
T.O. gives Dallas a legitimate chance to win the NFC East. In fact, the Cowboys can't win it without it. That division is the deepest top to bottom and might only be separated by two games. I believe T.O. is worth two wins at least.
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