For 4 Straight Days TO = top story in Philadelphia

[Gryphon]

Orginally posted by weasel199 from a sports forum:

I live in Philadelphia, but it feels like I live in Dallas. Every sports segment features a story on TO. They just can't get enough of him.

It is pathetic if you stop to think about it. There is usually not a mention of the Eagles whatsoever, but TO is everywhere. Each sportscaster predicts a blowup between Parcells and Owens. While it may happen, I think BP will handle it well.

What no one and I mean no one in Philadelphia ever talks about is how poor the the Eagles front office relates to their players. TO was not the first player to feel like the organization was not taking care of him like they should.

Bottom line is the Eagles management has to share some of the blame in what happened with TO last year. What TO wanted was to be treated financially like he felt he deserved. While I understand the point of view of an owner who wants his players to honor their contracts. Teams have the power to release players at will and it is not unheard of for a player to outperform his contract.

No one in Philadelphia talks of what TO put himself through to get back on the field after the injury sustained when Roy put him down. TO was amazing in his comeback and was the best player on the field in the Super Bowl loss to the Pats, after something like a month rehab that was supposed to take twice as long.

The best thing to watch this coming season would be TO being a leader on and off the field for a dominating Cowboys team. The Philadelphia Press would go CRAZY!!

 

[Gryphon]

On this morning show today, Angelo suggested he "learned" the reason why the eagles don't spend 100% of the cap is so that Jeff Lurie can more quickly pay down the debt he owes to the NFL, first for purchasing the team, and then for building the stadium, which angelo suggested massively increased the debt.

According to their radio show under the 2006 CBA, the eagles (and every other team) MUST spend approximately 82% of the cap--a number the eagles are fairly close to at this time. In 2007 NFL teams MUST spend 90% of the cap...Angelo suggested the Eagles will do just that and use the remaining $10-20 mil to pay down the debt. This, according tot angelo is the reason the eagles choose to bring in a ton of rookies every year over proven veterans.

 

[theogt]

On this morning show today, Angelo suggested he "learned" the reason why the eagles don't spend 100% of the cap is so that Jeff Lurie can more quickly pay down the debt he owes to the NFL, first for purchasing the team, and then for building the stadium, which angelo suggested massively increased the debt.

According to their radio show under the 2006 CBA, the eagles (and every other team) MUST spend approximately 82% of the cap--a number the eagles are fairly close to at this time. In 2007 NFL teams MUST spend 90% of the cap...Angelo suggested the Eagles will do just that and use the remaining $10-20 mil to pay down the debt. This, according tot angelo is the reason the eagles choose to bring in a ton of rookies every year over proven veterans.

You learn someting new every day.

 

[theebs]

ITs funny but eagles fans have to live with the fact that last year they all sold their soul to TO. They chose him over mcnabb, they did that when they booed mcnabb after the williams int. and then going on wip and blaming everything on mcnabb..

So they have to live with the fact that they chose owens, and owens was shown the door and now wears silver and blue. If the eagles start out slow this year all hell is going to break loose on mcnabb up there..

 

[p1_]

Orginally posted by weasel199 from a sports forum:

I live in Philadelphia, but it feels like I live in Dallas. Every sports segment features a story on TO. They just can't get enough of him.

It is pathetic if you stop to think about it. There is usually not a mention of the Eagles whatsoever, but TO is everywhere. Each sportscaster predicts a blowup between Parcells and Owens. While it may happen, I think BP will handle it well.

What no one and I mean no one in Philadelphia ever talks about is how poor the the Eagles front office relates to their players. TO was not the first player to feel like the organization was not taking care of him like they should.

Bottom line is the Eagles management has to share some of the blame in what happened with TO last year. What TO wanted was to be treated financially like he felt he deserved. While I understand the point of view of an owner who wants his players to honor their contracts. Teams have the power to release players at will and it is not unheard of for a player to outperform his contract.

No one in Philadelphia talks of what TO put himself through to get back on the field after the injury sustained when Roy put him down. TO was amazing in his comeback and was the best player on the field in the Super Bowl loss to the Pats, after something like a month rehab that was supposed to take twice as long.

The best thing to watch this coming season would be TO being a leader on and off the field for a dominating Cowboys team. The Philadelphia Press would go CRAZY!!

How about the incredible hypocrits the Eagle management looked like when they gave Golden Boy McNappy the keys to the city when they coughed up big $$$. And which one came up small in the biggest game. Case closed.

 

[jimmy40]

How about the incredible hypocrits the Eagle management looked like when they gave Golden Boy McNappy the keys to the city when they coughed up big $$$. And which one came up small in the biggest game. Case closed.

How about the incredible hypocrits 99% of Cowboys fans look like right now?

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

gotta hate them birds

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

How about the incredible hypocrits 99% of Cowboys fans look like right now?

ha! so true

 

[Longboysfan]

On this morning show today, Angelo suggested he "learned" the reason why the eagles don't spend 100% of the cap is so that Jeff Lurie can more quickly pay down the debt he owes to the NFL, first for purchasing the team, and then for building the stadium, which angelo suggested massively increased the debt.

According to their radio show under the 2006 CBA, the eagles (and every other team) MUST spend approximately 82% of the cap--a number the eagles are fairly close to at this time. In 2007 NFL teams MUST spend 90% of the cap...Angelo suggested the Eagles will do just that and use the remaining $10-20 mil to pay down the debt. This, according tot angelo is the reason the eagles choose to bring in a ton of rookies every year over proven veterans.

Can you say cheep....

 

[Jarv]

ITs funny but eagles fans have to live with the fact that last year they all sold their soul to TO. They chose him over mcnabb, they did that when they booed mcnabb after the williams int. and then going on wip and blaming everything on mcnabb..

So they have to live with the fact that they chose owens, and owens was shown the door and now wears silver and blue. If the eagles start out slow this year all hell is going to break loose on mcnabb up there..

I look forward to it..lol

 

[COWBOYFAN]

What I see here is FEAR: pure, raw, sheer TERROR!

Philly fans were NEVER so close to a Super Bowl Championship run than the day they acquired TO (they had one very good team under Vermeil back in 79 but they only made one Bowl and got swamped). They had most of the pieces in place and, indeed, made their first Super Bowl appearance even without TO during the playoffs (in a weakened NFC). They gave the Pats a run for it, and then the bottom literally fell out!

Philly cannot handle Championships. Their fan base is so brutal that the team strives for 'competitiveness' rather than 'greatness', because if they're not at least competitive they'll get run out of town. Hence, they only 'flirt' with greatness and the Beast moans...

So, what is their BIGGEST FEAR? You guessed it! Running Terrell Owens out of town to... Dallas! Where he comes back and SCORCHES THEM AT WILL and the Cowboys return, ONCE AGAIN, over the broken feathers of Philly fans everywhere... To CHAMPIONSHIP GREATNESS! (maybe even TWO!) - they had SO MUCH FUN watching TO scorch us... now they're not relishing their karma.

Nobody wants it more than Bledsoe (except maybe Elway when he wanted it).

Philly Fans are PRAYING for a TO meltdown in Dallas, otherwise they have to face that THEY are the problem!

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

On this morning show today, Angelo suggested he "learned" the reason why the eagles don't spend 100% of the cap is so that Jeff Lurie can more quickly pay down the debt he owes to the NFL, first for purchasing the team, and then for building the stadium, which angelo suggested massively increased the debt.

According to their radio show under the 2006 CBA, the eagles (and every other team) MUST spend approximately 82% of the cap--a number the eagles are fairly close to at this time. In 2007 NFL teams MUST spend 90% of the cap...Angelo suggested the Eagles will do just that and use the remaining $10-20 mil to pay down the debt. This, according tot angelo is the reason the eagles choose to bring in a ton of rookies every year over proven veterans.

i don't know how you can stand to listen to 610 WIP, but allow me to say that i disagree about eagles stories.

to me, they are the lead story EVERY SINGLE DAY. no one here cares about anything but them. that's why i love the phillies....no one else does.

it's all they talk about.


that said, of COURSE they are talking T.O. all the time. not only are they waiting for a T.O. blowup so they can laugh at their hated rival, they fully EXPECT it.

this is why, if it never happens, their fan base will be completely beside themselves. and don't think T.O doesn't know it. i think he flat out wants to punish them....on AND off the field. i expect him to behave.

as for me.... i expect a sad and depressed philly fan base come monday october 9th.

 

[ravidubey]

The more the Eagles front office makes TO out to be a scapegoat the less wieght that notion carries. It makes no sense-- TO destroyed the whole team? He also destroyed the 49ers? That's hype, and Philly fans are seeing through it. I tell you if Dallas goes to the Superbowl and wins there will be riots in Philadelphia.

 

[Alexander]

The more the Eagles front office makes TO out to be a scapegoat the less wieght that notion carries. It makes no sense-- TO destroyed the whole team? He also destroyed the 49ers? That's hype, and Philly fans are seeing through it. I tell you if Dallas goes to the Superbowl and wins there will be riots in Philadelphia.

But if you notice, the 49ers weren't still bearing the T.O. cross a year later.

It makes all the sense in the world to demonize Owens for simple public relations purposes. That organization has some major problems and I don't expect them to go away just because they flushed Owens.

The more they talk, the more they show their insecurities, like whistling as you walk past the graveyard.

Donovan's back and he did it before T.O., he can do it now--

{Whistle}

We had a great draft--

{Whistle}

We are getting Todd Pinkston back--

{Whistle}

We have Jeff Garcia as a backup now--

{Whistle}

 

[Stash]

The Eagles' fans are scared.

Scared because their window to win a Super Bowl has slammed shut.

Scared that their team collapsed last year - before the big injuries occurred.

Scared that Terrell Owens would go to Dallas after they released him (which of course happened).

Scared that Owens will be a good player for the Cowboys.

And scared that Owens will help the Cowboys do what their Eagles couldn't - win a Super Bowl.

And they should be.

The jealousy and hatred of Eagles fans toward all things Cowboys runs deep. They take as much pride when Dallas loses as they do when their team wins. The Cowboys are the team that they wish theirs was.

And I believe that all of their worst fears are about to come true.

:trophy:

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

The Eagles' fans are scared.

Scared because their window to win a Super Bowl has slammed shut.

Scared that their team collapsed last year - before the big injuries occurred.

Scared that Terrell Owens would go to Dallas after they released him (which of course happened).

Scared that Owens will be a good player for the Cowboys.

And scared that Owens will help the Cowboys do what their Eagles couldn't - win a Super Bowl.

And they should be.

The jealousy and hatred of Eagles fans toward all things Cowboys runs deep. They take as much pride when Dallas loses as they do when their team wins. The Cowboys are the team that they wish theirs was.

And I believe that all of their worst fears are about to come true.

:trophy:

yea, that pretty much sums it up.

if T.O. had gone anywhere else, it would be less of a story....but the fact that he destroyed their team and is now a cowboy....that's just too delicious for them and the local media to ignore.

the shirts going around town are..."now they REALLY suck"

they don't even identify the cowboys b/c everyone knows what it means.

it makes me laugh.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

What I see here is FEAR: pure, raw, sheer TERROR!

I disagree, I don't believe all Cowboy fans feel the fear the way you do about TO. However, I will agree that I don't believe TO will be as effective as you think without a strong OL to give Drew his due!

 

[Stash]

I disagree, I don't believe all Cowboy fans feel the fear the way you do about TO. However, I will agree that I don't believe TO will be as effective as you think without a strong OL to give Drew his due!

I think that's your hope more than anything else. When the Cowboys' line was intact, Bledsoe had plenty of time to throw. As a matter of fact, he scorched the Eagles secondary during their first meeting and that was without a receiver of Owens' caliber.

Given the weapons he has this year, I'm confident he can do it again.

 

[Alexander]

I think that's your hope more than anything else. When the Cowboys' line was intact, Bledsoe had plenty of time to throw. As a matter of fact, he scorched the Eagles secondary during their first meeting and that was without a receiver of Owens' caliber.

Given the weapons he has this year, I'm confident he can do it again.

Bledsoe repeatedly burned their blitz in both Eagle games last year. In fact, most of his troubles came when he was pressured by lineman breaking through poor blocking. If Petitti comes around and is close to effective, we will be able to use the backs and tight ends into pass patterns which gives him more options.

As for Owens, I think it will take a game or so until people will see exactly how much trouble Johnson had getting separation last year. I think Bledsoe will be doing less patting and more throwing.

 

[dmq]

The Eagles' fans are scared.

Scared because their window to win a Super Bowl has slammed shut.

Scared that their team collapsed last year - before the big injuries occurred.

Scared that Terrell Owens would go to Dallas after they released him (which of course happened).

Scared that Owens will be a good player for the Cowboys.

And scared that Owens will help the Cowboys do what their Eagles couldn't - win a Super Bowl.

And they should be.

The jealousy and hatred of Eagles fans toward all things Cowboys runs deep. They take as much pride when Dallas loses as they do when their team wins. The Cowboys are the team that they wish theirs was.

And I believe that all of their worst fears are about to come true.

:trophy:

I don't know about slammed shut. Mcnabb is younger than our QB. They have a good draft nearly every year. They are still going to be in the division. I think the only thing that hurts them is that the Giants, Commanders and Cowboys finally got their act together. This is gonna be a close race, but I for one love having T.O. on our side instead of theirs.