DMN Blog: Chris Canty talks Romo and T.O.

[jterrell]

pretty clear he is bitter over being allowed to leave while wade went out and got one of his guys in igor at half price.

he prolly felt ware dissed him in talking about how they'd replace canty.

in any case he didn't make nearly enough plays to warrant the contract and i wish him nothing but the worst since he plays for a division rival.

 

[viman96]

Looks like Canty and his running mouth fit right in with the Giants. I am looking forward to the Barber and company running over his arse twice a year.

 

[Chief]

in any case he didn't make nearly enough plays to warrant the contract and i wish him nothing but the worst since he plays for a division rival.

 

[theebs]

what the heck is he saying this for?

So much for missing canty. You think you know people, guess not.

I hope gurode and big kick the everloving crap out of him.

I cant wait to see him the second week.

edit: I just watched that. Now I hate canty. Calling out ware and romo like that. Dude is dead to me now.

I am seriously dissapointed.

 

[gbrittain]

Ok, I've kept quiet on the TO subject for long enough but some of you really need to wake up. If the players directly involved in the locker room are 90% saying TO wasn't the problem, HELLO!, what is that telling you? The first thing you guys want to say about Canty is, "He's a bum, glad we got rid of him" well if that's your line of thinking, then theres a lot more players that need to be shown the door. That "bum" was with these players day in and day and out and I trust his opinion over anybody working across the country writing blogs on the internet and telling the rest of the world that TO was the problem. If baffles me that the mediots continuously say TO was the locker room cancer, yet the actual locker room say that isn't the case and most seem to have an issue with Romo.

One thing that does jump out is the "No comment" about Romo. it seems like the majority believe that Romo is not the player the rest of the world think he is, and like I said, these guys should know as they were with him nearly every day and played with him on Sunday.

I have a different take. I have been in leadership positions before, and it is not the guy that everyone hates that causes trouble. That person pretty much gets ignored by his peers as an idiot and in turn management does not have a difficult time managing.

What is difficult is when you have a guy who others listen to and follow, but that person does not buy into the party line per se. That guy is the one you worry about because he does have an influence.

I am not here to debate wether TO was guilty or not people have their minds made up on that as do I. I am just pointing out that just because players like a guy does not mean that guy can not be a bad influence or cancer if you will.

 

[MrMom]

Why're we still talking about Canty? If it's a cardinal sin to talk about TO, it should be high treason to talk about Canty, that treacherous jerk.

Seriously, it tells you how much this player valued team togetherness and going into battle against your hated rivals.

Take a guy like Jason Taylor, for example, who has stated how he wouldn't like to play for the NYJ due to the hatred he had for them as a Dolphin.

 

[Cowboyz88]

Last season, everyone knew Canty was playing for a Cowboys contract, and he promptly went out and played average.

It was all on him, and he failed to perform.

Time to move on.

 

[SMCowboy]

Ok, I've kept quiet on the TO subject for long enough but some of you really need to wake up. If the players directly involved in the locker room are 90% saying TO wasn't the problem, HELLO!, what is that telling you?

It tells me that there was a divided locker room. And a divided locker room is NEVER a good thing.

 

[superonyx]

Ok, I've kept quiet on the TO subject for long enough but some of you really need to wake up. If the players directly involved in the locker room are 90% saying TO wasn't the problem, HELLO!, what is that telling you? The first thing you guys want to say about Canty is, "He's a bum, glad we got rid of him" well if that's your line of thinking, then theres a lot more players that need to be shown the door. That "bum" was with these players day in and day and out and I trust his opinion over anybody working across the country writing blogs on the internet and telling the rest of the world that TO was the problem. If baffles me that the mediots continuously say TO was the locker room cancer, yet the actual locker room say that isn't the case and most seem to have an issue with Romo.

One thing that does jump out is the "No comment" about Romo. it seems like the majority believe that Romo is not the player the rest of the world think he is, and like I said, these guys should know as they were with him nearly every day and played with him on Sunday.

relax and take a breath. Who said TO was the problem? And where are you getting your 90% numbers? You make up some high number to try and make your point because this numbers agrees with your feelings.
What you need to do is wake up and realize that if TO was not a disruption is some fashion then he would still be here. Jerry would not eat that much salary and pride by releasing him. It does not mean he was the only reason we lost (Canty's lack of production didnt help). But it also does not mean that we wont be a better team without him. TO isnt here because it became obvious to the people that work with him on a daily basis that our "team" would function better with him not around. Get upset all you want. It is what it is. Call him a scapegoat. He put himself in that position. Blame the media? He put himself in that position. He tried to make himself bigger than the team in Philly, and SF. He isnt the victim. And if he is then he is only a victim of his actions.

So now "most" in the locker room have issues with Romo? its you that has the issues with Romo so you put it on them. I can see how some players will feel some resentment over the attention Romo gets. But the reality of production is that Romo has performed his job better than any player on this team. He has more value than anyone. Even DWare.
Chris Canty is what he is. He is an over rated player that will continue to be irrelevant until injuries or age removes him from the league. But a performer he will never be. Never has. What will change?

 

[AmishCowboy]

Canty should know all about overrated.

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

He's a turd....

Yeah what a shmo...

Calling a guy who has never won a playoff game 'Overrated' and a 'Cancer' a scapegoat is homer blasphemy.

 

[btcutter]

TO was not a problem for the defensive players. In fact, TO was only a minor irritation to most offensive players. TO works hard and goes all out. Most players don't have a problem with that. However, he was a HUGE distraction for the team because he creates national headlines that forces the media to focus on the Cowboys. He also forces the coaches and QB to focus on him than executing a game plan.

Romo is probably a little overrated. He's a good player and I love to have him as a QB. He can get wide sometimes and needs to take less risks. I happen to agree with Canty here.

You can't compare OLB Ware to DL Tuck. Two different positions completely. How about telling the media that Tuck is way better than youself....that would be the truth. Unfortunately, this statement discredits almost everything else he says. Seriously, G men would love to have Ware over Tuck.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Who cares about Canty... Not an all time great/favorite anyway.

 

[YosemiteSam]

He also tried to claim Tuck was better than Ware(not so convincingly). He's the over-rated one, glad he's gone.

If ask, I'm sure he would have said Boss is better than Witten. :laugh2:

 

[chinch]

you can see why many on D would take Mr-Stale-Popcorn's side.

* they never were in the huddle with him
* rarely in meetings with him
* saw his "TDs" & useless stats as being really important
* saw TO as picked on by media, saw Tony as the apple of the media's eye (favored kid).
* most on our D are not rocket-scientists or critical tinkers
* TO went out of his way to favor these D players to bolster his "side".

NOT A TEAM PLAYER.

 

[Doomsday101]

Only person I have yet to hear from has been Romo. Maybe he has more important things on his plate than a bunch of he said/she said.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Amen to that. Basically trashing the QB of the team you just left and propping the troublemaker who's gone? That's out of bounds.

I wonder if that's one reason we let him go. I always thought he had a great attitude, but after reading this and the story about his free agency, maybe he doesn't.

Where do I buy my Igor jersey...

He just signed with our biggest rival at the moment...He's going to try to fit in there and let a little Dallas bashing begin.

I still like Canty and wanted him back, yet not at the cost it would've took. I still dont want to see him two times per year.

 

[LucaBrasi]

Well, Romo should have proper motivation for both Giants games in 2009.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Ok, I've kept quiet on the TO subject for long enough but some of you really need to wake up. If the players directly involved in the locker room are 90% saying TO wasn't the problem, HELLO!, what is that telling you? The first thing you guys want to say about Canty is, "He's a bum, glad we got rid of him" well if that's your line of thinking, then theres a lot more players that need to be shown the door. That "bum" was with these players day in and day and out and I trust his opinion over anybody working across the country writing blogs on the internet and telling the rest of the world that TO was the problem. If baffles me that the mediots continuously say TO was the locker room cancer, yet the actual locker room say that isn't the case and most seem to have an issue with Romo.

One thing that does jump out is the "No comment" about Romo. it seems like the majority believe that Romo is not the player the rest of the world think he is, and like I said, these guys should know as they were with him nearly every day and played with him on Sunday.

What this whole thing tells me is that you're funny.


I like TO as much as the next guy but anyone who doesn't realise how a player dividing a locker room into "TO guys and guys who aren't TO guys" is a problem then they need to wake up.

That's just as bad as if there is a QB controversy cause you'll get, you guessed it, a divided locker room with guys who want this guy and guys who want the other guy and it's not a good thing, at all, for the locker room.

It's not a good thing for TO to be dividing the locker room, rather he did it intentionally or not. It's a problem and it's a problem that they felt needed to be addressed.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I fully expect the Cowboys oline to make Canty pay with pain.