RECAP: Chuck Cooperstein HSO's on TO on ESPN 103-Dallas...

[trickblue]

TO will blow this team up... it's not a matter of if, but rather when. At that point I don't want these apologist fans coming back and saying we never should have signed him.
I flat out don't want the guy here. Let's make no mistake. I think he is the devil reincarnate. This is a good team, not a great team. His talent is good... they may have an upgrade there, but it isn't worth it.
Who is going to control this guy? Even the sainted Jimmy (Johnson) said the players have to police themselves. No one on this team is going to step up and police him, other than Bledsoe.
I will never refer to him as TO... he is Terrell Owens and he's nothing special than past FA signings.
Parcells didn't show up for this and he shouldn't have. It would show he thought Owens was more important.
The first pass Bledsoe throws at his feet he will be all over him.
Do you think the Cowboys are a better team with Owens as a leader? There are no "glue guys" on this team.
Ask any coach that has had him... he is uncontrollable.
Terrell Owens is not a leader. No team wins without a leader.
With the new CBA, teams can't discipline problem players. That is like the fox guarding the henhouse. If he goes off in week 1, there is nothing the Cowboys can do about it.
I think there is a reasonable possibility he can behave himself this year. Let's say 12 TD's or such and has a probowl year. As sure as I am sitting here today, he and Rosie will march right into Jerry's office claiming he outperformed his contract and he wants more money.

[WoodysGirl]

So I take it he didn't like the signing, TB. :cool:

[Reality]

Wheaties + urine = Chuck Cooperstein?

[cowboys#1]

TO will blow this team up... it's not a matter of if, but rather when. At that point I don't want these apologist fans coming back and saying we never should have signed him.
I flat out don't want the guy here. Let's make no mistake. I think he is the devil reincarnate. This is a good team, not a great team. His talent is good... they may have an upgrade there, but it isn't worth it.
Who is going to control this guy? Even the sainted Jimmy (Johnson) said the players have to police themselves. No one on this team is going to step up and police him, other than Bledsoe.
I will never refer to him as TO... he is Terrell Owens and he's nothing special than past FA signings.
Parcells didn't show up for this and he shouldn't have. It would show he thought Owens was more important.
The first pass Bledsoe throws at his feet he will be all over him.
Do you think the Cowboys are a better team with Owens as a leader? There are no "glue guys" on this team.
Ask any coach that has had him... he is uncontrollable.
Terrell Owens is not a leader. No team wins without a leader.
With the new CBA, teams can't discipline problem players. That is like the fox guarding the henhouse. If he goes off in week 1, there is nothing the Cowboys can do about it.
I think there is a reasonable possibility he can behave himself this year. Let's say 12 TD's or such and has a probowl year. As sure as I am sitting here today, he and Rosie will march right into Jerry's office claiming he outperformed his contract and he wants more money.nothing to see here....keep moving...

[trickblue]

So I take it he didn't like the signing, TB. :cool:

Not one bit... he was in full mode...

I like Coop... he is a great sports guy, but I think he was a little harsh today...

[davey999]

I agree with his "glue guys" comment.

Don't like letting Glover and Campbell go.

[Clove]

I like Chuck too, but the media is a loose cannon IMO. Everyone wants to be the ONE. The person who everyone looks up too because they know everything.

[1fisher]

So I take it he didn't like the signing, TB. :cool:


WG, archive this one.... we may need to review 'bout this time next year. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if CC is correct. Hope it doesn't happen though!

[lkelly]

I guess Chuck didn't bother looking at the contract details. It costs Dallas relatively little to treat this as a one year deal. Just a few million spread out over 2 years if they want it that way.

[trickblue]

I guess Chuck didn't bother looking at the contract details. It costs Dallas relatively little to treat this as a one year deal. Just a few million spread out over 2 years if they want it that way.

I think his point is that he can't be discipled anymore... no player can...

If you deactivate him you must cut him... there is no more of that...

[TheHustler]

I will never refer to him as TO... he is Terrell Owens and he's nothing special than past FA signings.

What in the world? Did TO sleep with his wife? How could you possibly take offense to calling him "T.O." as opposed to Terrell Owens?

[TheHustler]

I think his point is that he can't be discipled anymore... no player can...

If you deactivate him you must cut him... there is no more of that...

At this point in his career though, those are essentially the same thing. If he bombs out here, no one is going to give him another chance.

[Alexander]

Parcells didn't show up for this and he shouldn't have. It would show he thought Owens was more important.

The only accurate thing in the entire piece.

[baj1dallas]

I think his point is that he can't be discipled anymore... no player can...

If you deactivate him you must cut him... there is no more of that...

He can be disciplined by being suspended for 4 weeks and then cut.

I agree that Bledsoe is the only vocal leader left on the team.

[conner01]

i certainly know t.o. has been a problem child. but he played for the 49ers for a long time before he was a problem, and lots of people on the eagles leave there mad because they do tend to be tight. i think t.o. will be fine here unless we lost drew or something like that.nothing like a few wins to fix everything

[maxsports]

I agree that Bledsoe is the only vocal leader left on the team.

This is how new leaders emerge. How about Roy Williams, Bradie James, or someone else? Bledsoe being the quarterback is the most important leader anyways. If your quarterback is not a leader you are in trouble.

[jterrell]

Roy Williams broke TO's ankle.

He could probably get a certain amount of respect from TO.
Greg Ellis IS a leader.
He has become more outspoken and weighs 275 pounds.

[The Fonz]

Gee this guy's cup realy half empty

[1fisher]

The only accurate thing in the entire piece.

I like the fact that he didn't show up..... What would be cool is to see Ownes bringing him a cup of gatorade at training camp!

[Hoov]

Not one bit... he was in full mode...

I like Coop... he is a great sports guy, but I think he was a little harsh today...

i would have liked to hear that rant, probably was real funny.

[ravidubey]

I agree with his "glue guys" comment.

Don't like letting Glover and Campbell go.

"Glue" guys also have to be performing guys. If you want Glover so bad, then switch to the 4-3 defense. Sign me the Dan Campbell of 2003 and I'll be happy, but the immobile and injured Campbell of 2004-2005 was a waste of a roster spot. Ironically, I believe that if we had released Campbell before the Denver game we may have won it. He was slow on Bledsoe's pas to the flat that Bailey picked for a TD and couldn't block back fast enough to stop the Denver pursuit on Julius.

Glover played like a champion last year, but an undersized speed-DT, in his 30's, playing NT in the 3-4 with a $7 million cap hit? Just didn't make sense.

Time to find new leaders. Brady James was a leader at LSU, and he and Marcus Spears are poised to bring that same leadership to the Boys. There will be more a-coming; this is a new team!

[hendog]

Maybe just maybe it's time for one of our true Cowboys to step up into a leadership role for this team. I agree on Bledsoe but QB's are/should always be front and center and take the blame along with the credit. I loved having Glover and Campbell as leaders on this team but they were just FA additions that so many of you aren't fond of.

I think it's time some of these young building blocks that we have drafted and groomed start to lead our team. Roy, TNew, JWitt, JJ, Flozell, Bradie, Ware, Spears, Canty. We have an awesome young core and I think it's time they step up to the plate.

[baj1dallas]

Time to find new leaders. Brady James was a leader at LSU, and he and Marcus Spears are poised to bring that same leadership to the Boys. There will be more a-coming; this is a new team!


You're telling me Bradie James and Marcus Spears can control TO?

Come on now.

[Zimmy Lives]

Not one bit... he was in full mode...

I like Coop... he is a great sports guy, but I think he was a little harsh today...

Coop can be a little sanctimonious sometimes. Gotta love him....:rolleyes:

[Natedawg44]

Blow up what exactly. It not like we have a Patriots dynasty here. Does he remember our last playoff victory? Exactly

[WoodysGirl]

You're telling me Bradie James and Marcus Spears can control TO?

Come on now.I'd say no, but they can certainly take a leadership position with the other teammates. The other players in the lockerroom need to step up to ensure that lockerrom sanity is maintained amongst the team. Only person who can control Terrell Owens is Terrell Owens.

[NorthTexan95]

He can be disciplined by being suspended for 4 weeks and then cut.

I agree that Bledsoe is the only vocal leader left on the team.

If TO goes psycho then maybe Larry Allen will rip his head off.

[CrazyCowboy]

Wheaties + urine = Chuck Cooperstein?

Spot on! :lmao2:

[aikemirv]

Blow up what exactly. It not like we have a Patriots dynasty here. Does he remember our last playoff victory? Exactly

That one thing I will agree on, I'm not so sure how much damage he can incur that a new coach, regime could not correct once BP leaves.

I think our young defense would come through unscathed by the mess and we really don't have too many young guys on offense to blow apart. Witten and a successful Julius Jones would come out as new leaders on the offense and Bledsoe would be gone.

It would not be a natural progression, but a blowup by TO would signal the end of BP and Bledsoe and the beginning of developing a new set of WR's and young QB's