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November 8, 2005
T.O. little, T.O. late
Now that he's been suspended and told that he'll be released by the Eagles, Terrell Owens apologizes and hopes to return to the team. He finally publicly states that he's "sorry" for negative comments toward the team, organization, coach and quarterback.
Some thoughts: first, I don't see anything in this article that indicates that T.O. says what he did was wrong, only that he's sorry he said somethings that were negative. There's a difference. A drunk driver can be sorry that he caused an accident without being sorry he got behind the wheel in the first place.
Second, there is one element to the unfolding of his release and his subsequent apologia that I think is the hub of the entire story. Since Terrell likes going by initials so much let's start there: R.B. Not a running back (Eagles don't have a running game after all). Reggie Brown. His performance on Sunday night against a competent Redskins secondary is THE critical reason that Reid finally said enough is enough, and his performance on Sunday is THE critical reason that T.O. is now saying "my bad."
Had Reggie Brown gone out and gotten 22 yards on 3 catches, or even 50 yards on four catches, Reid goes to his office early Monday morning and tells McNabb, "Looks like we've got no choice but to keep T.O., because all we've got right now is the passing game and without him, we don't have that." Instead, Reggie Brown snagged 94 yards, including a 56-yard TD reception, on five catches. Because of that, Reid goes to McNabb and says, "So, looks like we could be okay, huh?"
And at home, watching the game, was T.O., realizing, just maybe, that the Eagles might have a kid who is younger, less prone to "injury," and willing to put up the numbers that, supposedly, only he can.
SI.com - NFL - Owens apologizes to Eagles, McNabb and fans - Tuesday November 8, 2005 3:28PM
Posted by sferrell at November 8, 2005 4:47 PM
