Talk about diverting the thread.
The point all of the "T.O. Apologists" are trying to make is that people freak out whenever they see Owens's lips moving on the sidelines.
Forget everything else. This is about shouting on the sidelines. Period.
When Terrell Owens does it, people freak out.
"OMG, he was shouting at Ray Sherman!!!"
"OMG, he was shouting at Andre Gurode!!!"
"OMG, he was shouting at Greg Knapp.!!!"
"CANCER!!!"
"CANCER!!!"
"CANCER!!!"
"MELTDOWN, get rid of him, he's too much of a distraction with all his screaming on the sidelines!!!"
Forget all the interview stuff, it's completely irrelevant to the topic at hand. The point we're addressing is that shouting on the sidelines is not an "offense" that you can use against Terrell Owens because it is as common as praying in a church.
If we wanted to analyze players saying stuff to the media, we could do that in another thread--how about Clinton Portis bashing the hell out of Jim Zorn on the radio this season? Did you guys just forget about that?