DMN Blog: T.O. to Jason Witten: Don't talk to me

[RCowboyFan]

T.O. to Jason Witten: Don't talk to me
11:26 PM Sat, Dec 13, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Friday's friction between non-jealous T.O. and Jason Witten didn't get physical. T.O. just told Witten not to talk to him after the tight end tried to discuss a pass route during the practice, Todd Archer reports.

Two captains who can't even talk to each other? That's real healthy for a team fighting for its playoff life. And that was after Wade "We Are Family" Phillips set everything straight about the "non-issue" during a team meeting.

"Obviously I have a lot of respect for Terrell and I think it's the same way," Witten said after practice in an attempt not to add fuel to the fire. "He's a helluva player."

The focus at Valley Ranch this week should have been on Cowboys vs. Giants. But that's the undercard to T.O. vs. Witten/Romo.

And that's not exactly surprising.

"It's already happened here," Eagles RT Jon Runyan told ESPN.com's Matt Mosley, referring to T.O. tearing apart a team. "We know exactly what they're going through. The problem is that it divides the team. People are drawing lines and taking sides."

 

[RCowboyFan]

Well I guess, Ed Werder decided converted DMN and Star Telegram, to follow his que and destroy TO

I guess we can keep wishing this away, and blame the media for the mess and believe there is no issue. Thank you Jerry Jones. But I am sure, Wade will get fired for this though.

 

[CliffnDallas]

Somebody turned off the coolant to the reactor.

 

[Hypnotoad]

audio or player confirmation or it didn't happen.

I especially dont give a damn what an eagle player has to say about this situation.

 

[Batman]

You know what, I really don't give a crap about these reports. All it is, is the media trying to throw fuel on the fire and make matter worse so they can get their big headlines. While I am sure there are some issues in the locker, the media is just making it a lot worse and just seems to be trying to bait the playes into making it worse than what it really is. Maybe it is time for Wade Phillips, or I guess his royal heiness Jerry Jones to put a gag order on the players in regards to this kind of stuff.

 

[Hostile]

Somebody turned off the coolant to the reactor.

No joke.

 

[RCowboyFan]

audio or player confirmation or it didn't happen.

Yes indeed. Its all the evil media deciding to take down TO and the team. I guess since the Glove doesn't fit.....

 

[Hostile]

Yes indeed. Its all the evil media deciding to take down TO and the team. I guess since the Glove doesn't fit.....

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139856

Listen to Spears. If you still think it is this serious...oh well. Enjoy.

 

[Boysboy]

Yes indeed. Its all the evil media deciding to take down TO and the team. I guess since the Glove doesn't fit.....

We'll find out come Sun night. I'm not feeling good for the remainder of our season, but like I said...I'll just play it by ear until then.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Yes indeed. Its all the evil media deciding to take down TO and the team. I guess since the Glove doesn't fit.....

Argument details surface 1 day later at around 1230 AM EST. Ok...believe it.

I am sure Tim has been working real hard trying to break the story. It just doesn't smell right.

 

[Hostile]

Argument details surface 1 day later at around 1230 AM EST. Ok...believe it.

I am sure Tim has been working real hard trying to break the story. It just doesn't smell right.

It never has from the word go.

 

[RCowboyFan]

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139856

Listen to Spears. If you still think it is this serious...oh well. Enjoy.

Nothing to what I believe. It doesn't matter if I believe or not. Its one thing to have one or two people reporting it. Maybe your source is telling you nothing happened, and maybe thats true.

I just refuse to believe everyone is trying to make this stuff up. I just don't believe Todd Archer to be makiing story up type. Mac Engel or Ed Werder, I will believe they might have made it up. But not Todd Archer.

I have to yet to see him write something that reeked of agenda or report on something without some kind of proof or verification. AGain, it doesn't matter what I believe. We shall see how this season will turn out. We will have an answer eventually.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Heres the Todd Archer story if your interested (With commentary)

Two days before the Cowboys' biggest game of the season, wide receiver Terrell Owens instructed tight end Jason Witten not to speak to him, according to multiple sources. (Multiple sources? Does anyone actually believe multiple sources confirmed this, and Todd checked with multiple sources to confirm it before it got posted on the Blog)

The incident, in which Witten was rebuffed by Owens while attempting to speak with him about a pass route, happened during Friday's practice. It came after coach Wade Phillips said a team meeting, "set everything straight, as far as I'm concerned, and I think the players, too."

Sources said the incident did not become physical and that practice continued. (So it could have been sarcasm/playfullness...if it ever happened...)

In the locker room after Friday's practice, Owens and Witten said the team meeting was productive.

On Monday, Owens and fellow wide receivers Patrick Crayton and Roy Williams met with offensive coordinator Jason Garrett about Romo targeting Witten more than them. ESPN reported Owens was jealous of Witten's relationship with the quarterback and that he believed Romo and Witten create plays on their own. Owens denied being jealous.

Sources close to Witten and Romo said the duo does not have private meetings and was surprised at the ESPN report. (Actually Witten said so himself on a Radio interview..I guess you can call that a source. I call that a direct quote.)

Romo said Friday he would not speak until after today's game against the New York Giants.

It's a game the Cowboys almost have to win to maintain their playoff hopes.

 

[Hostile]

Nothing to what I believe. It doesn't matter if I believe or not. Its one thing to have one or two people reporting it. Maybe your source is telling you nothing happened, and maybe thats true.

I just refuse to believe everyone is trying to make this stuff up. I just don't believe Todd Archer to be makiing story up type. Mac Engel or Ed Werder, I will believe they might have made it up. But not Todd Archer.

I have to yet to see him write something that reeked of agenda or report on something without some kind of proof or verification. AGain, it doesn't matter what I believe. We shall see how this season will turn out. We will have an answer eventually.

I don't have a source on any of this. I've not maintained that I do at any point.

 

[The Panch]

Owens is a punk, but I dont blame him for calling out Witten if he was indeed being a snitch. That's a punk move.

 

[Boysboy]

Whether or not this is true, this Owens jealous of Witten story has REALLY come out of left field in such a short time span!

No-I'm not saying they made it up, but I wonder why noone said a peep about it the last month, year, or even 2+ years?

 

[Kangaroo]

Owens is a punk, but I dont blame him for calling out Witten if he was indeed being a snitch. That's a punk move.

I think players whining to the media about not getting the ball is no better

 

[The Panch]

Whether or not this is true, this Owens jealous of Witten story has REALLY come out of left field in such a short time span!

No-I'm not saying they made it up, but I wonder why noone said a peep about it the last month, year, or even 2+ years?

What was Owens going to complain about? Up until the Detroit game, he was on path to have the best season of his career. Notice how even in victory against the Lions, Witten had the biggest game of his career and Owens had the worst performance of the season and looked like he wanted to kill somebody after the game. And he'd try to take credit for Witten's performance by saying defenses were focusing on him, which I agree with but feel its necessary to say when asked about putting up poor numbers.

 

[Boysboy]

What was Owens going to complain about? Up until the Detroit game, he was on path to have the best season of his career. Notice how even in victory against the Lions, Witten had the biggest game of his career and Owens had the worst performance of the season and looked like he wanted to kill somebody after the game. And he'd try to take credit for Witten's performance by saying defenses were focusing on him, which I agree with but feel its necessary to say when asked about putting up poor numbers.

Well yeah-you know how the DFW media is...Galloway and JFE have been ranting over TO(and deservedly so) since he signed here.

Pt being that I wonder why Randy hasn't said a word about this jealousy story during TO's tenure here?

 

[Nav22]

Anyone think it's a coincidence that this story breaks RIGHT after the most crushing loss of the season and RIGHT before the make-or-break portion of our regular season? Yeah, me neither.