Yakuza Rich;1868077 said:
If Owens tells us that he's playing, I'd put money on him playing and playing well. I think he's the guy we need to hear from.
YAKUZA
There you go!
For the record, i wouldn't bet against TO myself.
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Posted on Sun, Dec. 30, 2007
Thankful for Pro Bowl honor
By [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Terrell [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Owens[/FONT][/color][/FONT][/color][/color]
Special to the Star-Telegram
Well, this is the last game of the regular season, and it has been a great season for us. We have gone through some tough times, but we had a lot more good times. That was evident in the way we played this year.
I want to take this time to thank all of the fans, players in the
[COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]NFL[/FONT][/FONT][/color][/color] and the coaches for voting me to the Pro Bowl. The journey really starts every year in March, when I start my training for the upcoming NFL season.
It is many months of running and lifting weights, sometimes two and three times a day. You can't succeed in this league working out halfway. There is someone always trying to get into your spot. That is why it is so special to be voted in because for me it lets me know that all of my hard work during the off-season and all of the studying and work in training camp has paid off.
Trust me on that. There is no one player in the NFL that can cruise through workouts and not study his trade but still be voted to the Pro Bowl. That just does not happen. Hard work brings success, and there is no way around it.
The
[COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Dallas [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Cowboys[/FONT][/color][/FONT][/color][/color] had a total of 11 players make the Pro Bowl. I also want to congratulate the other 10 guys who made it this year. With that many players making it from one team, it only shows that everyone did what they were supposed to do this past off-season.
Last week we beat the
[COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Carolina [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Panthers[/FONT][/color][/FONT][/color][/color], and during the course of the game I injured my ankle. Now, there is a lot of talk about the team possibly being without me for the playoffs.
I want to assure you that we have great players and one person does not make a team.
I am confident that I will be back and I am going to do everything necessary to come back and play with my teammates.
This has been a fun year and I don't plan on missing out on the fun we are about to have during the playoffs.
Just count me in.
Today we play the
[COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Washington [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Commanders[/FONT][/color][/FONT][/color][/color] and I will not be playing, but I will be supporting my teammates all the way.
I am sure the Commanders will change their game plan due to the fact that I am not in the lineup, but they have another thing coming if they think my teammates aren't up to the task. I know this is a big game for the
[COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Commanders[/FONT][/FONT][/color][/color] because they need this win in order to get into the playoffs.
I guess we will play the spoiler for them today.
It has also been fun writing to you guys every week and expressing my thoughts about the games and some of my personal feelings. I really feel like I have bonded with the fans this year. The reviews of this weekly article have been good, and I hear the fans yelling supportive chants and wishing me the best every week.
This is my last article this year and I want all of you to know how much I really enjoyed writing to you. I also want to thank the
Star-Telegram for giving me this opportunity as well.
See you soon!