Nice post.
I was in the majority of the second-guessers when Owens was signed, yet I knew with the contract being offered, he'd be on a short leash.
Sure, I think he's one of those guys you have to keep happy, but I'm sure Michael Irvin was one of those guys as well. He's a whiner, but he's not hardly the issue he could be.
For an example, take a quick look up north at the Giants with Plaxico, a WR with half the talent and/or skill that Owens has, in my opinion. No matter how much of a pain in the rear Owens has been, he's never been in trouble with the law and has never given the organization a black eye.
I'm actually surprised at how "calm" Owens has been this season with the underachievement of the team, not including the Brad Johnson segment. He's said things every top receiver in this league has said at one point or another. The infamous Dallas media chooses to put a mic in front of his face to antagonize him and to a fault, he feeds his own criticism.
Isn't our favorite team used to being in a "Circus"? Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Here's some examples off the top of my head on the bad sides of being "America's Team" besides our #1 WR campaigning for the football: Hard Knocks twice, the "White House", Skip Bayless' books, Irvin saga (one of my fav players btw), Aikman vs. Switzer, Jerry Jones vs. Jimmy Johnson, Everett McIver, Hollywood Henderson, Bryant vs. Parcells, Quinthy, etc.
I could go on, but I think we all get the point. Home of the Legends, I'm not insulting your intelligence or your level of fandom for the greatest franchise in all of sports, but wanted to shed light on why these aren't the darkest days of the franchise.
-We have three WR's that want to better the offense and chose to meet privately with Garrett rather than through the media.
-We have (whether anyone wants to admit it THIS WEEK or not) one of the best QB's in the league that still has some maturing to do...isn't that scary?
-The defense is creating havoc like we all dreamed about and you'll see more of it against Eli.
-Our kicker...wow.
I'm as disappointed as everyone else, but it's not over yet folks. We could have something special still in store for us this season.