***Official Tired of Talking TO Thread***

[TonyS]

Wouldn't cutting him mid-season make a huge influence on their salary cap? I wouldn't think any sane GM would do such a thing.

TO chose the spot, TO dug the hole, TO buried himself, now TO needs to lie there until March. "I live for this!"

 

[Jimz31]

And people wonder why TO is a jerk when it comes to getting his way?!?!?!?!?!

He got his way when he shouldn't have to begin with....he should be with the Ravens. The NFL backed him when another players agent did THE EXACT SAME THING and screwed up his FA....he forgot to send the paperwork in as well. Yet, they only waived it for TO.

The 49er's gave him his way at every turn.....now, the Union is trying to help him out.

No wonder he has a feeling of "Give it to me....I derserve it....I'm the good guy in this....".

Message to Eagles brass: Stick to your guns!

 

[joseephuss]

Wouldn't cutting him mid-season make a huge influence on their salary cap? I wouldn't think any sane GM would do such a thing.

They have plenty of room to absorb the cap hit. More than likely, he would be cut once the off season hit and absorb the same hit. They won't wait until June 1st to carry it over. In fact, they could save money by cutting him now. Any team that signed him would pick up the rest of his base salary for the season.

 

[Fletch]

Just looking at this awesome board and I noticed 7 of the first 10 threads have either something to do with T.O. or the Iggles in general.

Can't we just merge all these Iggle threads into one massive thread? Or better yet, let's just create another message board for all Iggle banter.

:bang2:

 

[Duane]

Eagles are our next opponent. If they Commanders were next we'd have Commander posts on the main board.

 

[1fisher]

Just looking at this awesome board and I noticed 7 of the first 10 topics have either something to do with T.O. or the Iggles in general.

Sad indeed........ Where the heck is Phoenix Talon??? Tobias seems to be the only bird lurking..... I figured there would be some pretty good smack talk going on leading up to the game..... oh well, too many distractions I guess.

 

[silver]

merge this thread too

 

[TobiasEagle77]

The Cowboys play the Eagles on MNF. I imagine that has something to do with it. But I'm 100% behind you on merging TO threads. The Cowboys will not face TO on MNF, so he is rather irrelevant.

 

[sacase]

Any player who pays his dues is entitled to representation by the players union reguardless of what happend.

I think the problem the Players union has is that they are suspending him for 4 games then making him inactive. I don't think it owul dhave been an issue if they would not have suspended him for the four games. It is like a double punishment. Kinda makes sense. But hey. NOT MY PROBLEM.

 

[Danny White]

I think TO is going to win at least a partial battle with his grievance.

While I think his conduct has been detrimental to the team, I think it's going to be hard for the team to make that charge stick... plus, TO will trot out all the reasons why the Eagles antagonized the situation (sending Douglas in to "send him a message" was a huge mistake).

In the end, I think TO will end up getting at least a portion of the money he's losing because of this suspension.

 

[SAboys889]

merge this thread too

After we crush the Eagles on Monday night, we won't need to talk about them anymore.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

I usually despise unions as a general rule, but in this case the union has a legitimate grievance. They collectively bargained a de facto double jeopardy like clause into the agreement.

The maximum penalty is a four game suspension without pay. One could reasonably argue that Keyshawn Johnson's penalty of suspension with pay was a lesser punishment. If Owens is indeed suspended for the four games, any other punishment in addition to that violates the agreement.

I do agree that the Eagles can inactivate Owens for the remainder of the season even after the suspension, but I do believe that he is entitled to other benefits such as access to the Eagles' medical staff and training facilities, any per diems etc. that any other Eagle receives.

 

[Doomsday101]

Any player who pays his dues is entitled to representation by the players union reguardless of what happend.

I think the problem the Players union has is that they are suspending him for 4 games then making him inactive. I don't think it owul dhave been an issue if they would not have suspended him for the four games. It is like a double punishment. Kinda makes sense. But hey. NOT MY PROBLEM.

Eagles can simply point to the TB situation with Keyshawn.

 

[trickblue]

Eagles can simply point to the TB situation with Keyshawn.

I've never had a situation with Key!!!

 

[TobiasEagle77]

Where the heck is Phoenix Talon???

Wherever he is, I'm sure he'll check in shortly. Be careful what you wish for, I'm sure he'll give you some smack talk atleast... if you can call it that.

 

[Doomsday101]

I've never had a situation with Key!!!

I was talking about Terry Bradshaw. LOL

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

To what ends? If it comes down to it, the Eagles can have him shagg punts all day. TO is not going to want to do this. This is all about PR for TOs next victum. If the truth be known, Owens is probably fine just sitting home playing x-box for the remainder.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Wherever he is, I'm sure he'll check in shortly. Be careful what you wish for, I'm sure he'll give you some smack talk atleast... if you can call it that.

~snicker~ Eagles' fan fight on a Cowboys board...

j/k

Most of the threads originated from official news sources, so there's no need to merge all the monster threads, IMO. If they were all opinion-based, then I would see the need for it. Eventually when they're not as much of a hot-topic, then they'll be moved.

 

[braw]

But we all know that what a defense attorney's job is supposed to be, and what a defense attorney actually does are two different things. Guilty people don't want a fair trial, they are guilty, they want someone to get them off. And if a defense attorney wants to eat he's going to get as many of those guilty *******s off as possible, so that he can get more of their business.

I can't believe a person who can't stand someone( TO) yet in almost every thread associated with him you have voiced your opinion. You have been screaming it from the roof tops.

You remind me of one of the characters in the movie "12 Angry Men". The one who says thats kids don't appreciate anything and wanted to condemn the "guilty" kid.

Mr. Upshaw is the head of the players union, his job is to make sure that players get a fair treatment from the owners(the guys with the money and power) but I know You think players get paid to much more than us common folk. Yet if one of the owners woke up with TO money he would probably not like that very much. If you think TO makes money trust me when I tell you its a small portion of what influence, power, and money an owner has yet fans always complain about what the player makes.

Thats called institutionalized thinking.

 

[1fisher]

Wherever he is, I'm sure he'll check in shortly. Be careful what you wish for, I'm sure he'll give you some smack talk atleast... if you can call it that.

I'm not wishing for anything.... just wondering where PT is.....

Not too much to "smack" about if you're an eagle fan..

I saw a guy wearing an Eagle t-shirt at Lowes today...... He was parked next to me and I have Cowboy decals all over my truck. I just looked and smiled!!!!
Shoulda yelled out: "HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS"......


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