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Cowboys' Jones hopeful he'll keep Owens
By Jason Cole
KAPOLEI, Hawaii - The hot topic around the hotel pool at the Ihilani resort is the future of Terrell Owens in Dallas.
According to two sources here where the Pro Bowl players and coaches are staying, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has had some veteran players come to his home in recent days to discuss how the team can work out problems with Owens.
Jones is hopeful he can manage the situation with Owens and repair the troubled relationship the wide receiver has with numerous teammates, including quarterback Tony Romo.
Sources say that among the issues players are having with Owens is his refusal to talk to other players on offense and acknowledge them in the huddle, in the locker room or at other team functions.
While Jones remains hopeful of working out the situation, there's a feeling among many within the organization that he won't be able to resolve the situation.
"I really believe that Jerry is going to get the message from people that Owens just can't work there," one of the sources said. "It's just a bad, bad situation."
Owens has played for Dallas the last three seasons, collecting at least 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in each of those years. He reportedly had run-ins with Romo and tight end Jason Witten during the season, though Owens recently downplayed any tension between himself and the quarterback, saying he and Romo are "good."
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Jerry does not want to get rid of Terrell Owens for four reasons and here they are listed in order of importance.
1. He's a marketing goldmine. Every time his name gets mentioned so do the words 'Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver'.
2. No NFL owner wants to have a $9.75 mil cap hit for a guy who is playing for another team.
3. Jerry hates admitting that he's wrong. No way does he want to admit that being under his care for three seasons hasn't done a thing to turn Terrell Owens into anything but what his true identity really is which is an egomaniac!
4. Terrell Owens is still a very good football player for three hours on Sunday.
I have no idea where all of this talk between Jerry and the coaches and players will lead to in the end, but I know I wasn't too happy to hear the following from Jerry while he was on GAC yesterday...
Jerry says he is not buying the locker room problems
While I am not happy to hear the comments I am not shocked by them.
This is after all a guy who thinks you win championships by putting together a good fantasy football team.
Let's hope the players can get thru to Jerry.
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Cowboys' Jones hopeful he'll keep Owens
By Jason Cole
KAPOLEI, Hawaii - The hot topic around the hotel pool at the Ihilani resort is the future of Terrell Owens in Dallas.
According to two sources here where the Pro Bowl players and coaches are staying, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has had some veteran players come to his home in recent days to discuss how the team can work out problems with Owens.
Jones is hopeful he can manage the situation with Owens and repair the troubled relationship the wide receiver has with numerous teammates, including quarterback Tony Romo.
Sources say that among the issues players are having with Owens is his refusal to talk to other players on offense and acknowledge them in the huddle, in the locker room or at other team functions.
While Jones remains hopeful of working out the situation, there's a feeling among many within the organization that he won't be able to resolve the situation.
"I really believe that Jerry is going to get the message from people that Owens just can't work there," one of the sources said. "It's just a bad, bad situation."
Owens has played for Dallas the last three seasons, collecting at least 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in each of those years. He reportedly had run-ins with Romo and tight end Jason Witten during the season, though Owens recently downplayed any tension between himself and the quarterback, saying he and Romo are "good."
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Jerry does not want to get rid of Terrell Owens for four reasons and here they are listed in order of importance.
1. He's a marketing goldmine. Every time his name gets mentioned so do the words 'Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver'.
2. No NFL owner wants to have a $9.75 mil cap hit for a guy who is playing for another team.
3. Jerry hates admitting that he's wrong. No way does he want to admit that being under his care for three seasons hasn't done a thing to turn Terrell Owens into anything but what his true identity really is which is an egomaniac!
4. Terrell Owens is still a very good football player for three hours on Sunday.
I have no idea where all of this talk between Jerry and the coaches and players will lead to in the end, but I know I wasn't too happy to hear the following from Jerry while he was on GAC yesterday...
Jerry says he is not buying the locker room problems
While I am not happy to hear the comments I am not shocked by them.
This is after all a guy who thinks you win championships by putting together a good fantasy football team.
Let's hope the players can get thru to Jerry.
