Irving Cowboy;4912265 said:
That and the losing attitude that was allowed to permeate through the complex with Wade at the helm. *Remember he was fine against SF that year when he caught multiple TDs, but losing to teams like St. Louis and Arizona really grated on him and brought an insecure player to the boiling point, and he lashed out by flamespraying anyone who had a direct influence on his production or lack of it.
Lashed out by flamespraying anyone who had a direct influence on his production or lack of it?
When did he do this? Anonymous sources saying he had a private meeting with Garrett =/ = "lashing out/flamespraying." If Owens wanted to "flamespray," don't you think he would have made it clear?
How hard is it to just come out and rip people? It's easy to say, "Romo isn't throwing me the ball, Jason Garrett's play calling stinks," etc. But Owens never said anything even close to that.
With Owens, everybody tries to "read between the lines." "What does he mean by that? It sounds like he's blaming X."
I'm sorry, but the guy is not that bright. Analyzing what he says is just stupid. Have you ever listened to him speak? Here's my impression of him.
"Again, obviously, my thing is, obviously, obviously, again, again, *misused polysyllabic word*, obviously, again, *double/triple negative*"
People call Owens "outspoken," but everything he's ever been accused of saying was put in his mouth by an interviewer. Think about it.
"Eagles undefeated with Brett Favre at QB." - Michael Irvin said that.
"Do you think Jeff Garcia is gay?" - Playboy asked that
"I wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl" - Hank Fraley and Freddie Mitchell started the "McNabb got tired/was vomiting the huddle" thing
"Were you satisfied with the number of passes thrown your way?" - Cowboys writer asked that following loss to Commanders in 2008
"Do you think it's time for a quarterback change?" - 49ers writer asked this following 35-7 loss to Vikings after asking a question about how Rattay did in mopup duty. Owens just said, "who knows? That's not my call to say we need a quarterback change, but Rat did a good job when he was in there. Whoever is in there, I'm going to catch the ball. Even if it's Ken Dorsey in there, I'm going to catch the ball." Of course, the headlines the next morning read, "Owens: Time For a Quarterback Change." That was actually what started the Owens-Garcia feud, because the media promptly informed Garcia that Owens was "calling for a QB change," and Garcia is a thin-skinned quarterback with a persecution complex.
Owens has never come up with anything controversial to say on his own. He gets baited into replying to something somebody else said and simply isn't sharp enough to see what they're up to.
The things Owens is bashed for having said were errors in articulation and judgment, they weren't statements made with malicious intent. He was
trying to be politically correct. He just isn't very good at it.
He was just a major media target because of how he behaved after scoring touchdowns, and he wasn't articulate enough to handle the kind of questions they were baiting him with.
) He would become whoever was in the news that week: "Hi, I'm Jerry Sandusky and LOVE little boys!" Too much personal business and off color jokes to clients. Walked out when confronted with a probation period. Ironically as he cleaned out his desk he told me seriously: "don't feel guilty over this...." - I had SEVERAL LUNCHES warning him, and like Wiley E Coyote chose to walk over the cliff. Every company he worked for has given him a raw deal - right.
