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Originally Posted by Spinoff90 He was still putting up solid numbers with McNabb. As long as it doesn't have an impact on the field then there is no harm being done. The only harm being done to the Eagles is by them being stupid and suspending him. Now they have the worst number one WR in all of the NFL :laugh11: |
How are the Eagles being stupid? Because they're not letting one of their players walk all over the franchise? Because they're not letting some spoiled brat get everything he wants? Because they are standing behind their franchise QB, who did NOTHING wrong to T.O. and has to face constant harassment from both T.O. and the media about it? Because they realize that they got to the NFC Championship 4 times without him, and to the Super Bowl one time without him?
What you fail to realize is that football, more than ANY other sport, is a team game. There are certain players that their teammates will elevate their game for (remember the game after Favre's father died, and the Packers recieveres were catching EVERYTHING, no matter how shitty the throw). Terrell Owens may put up great numbers, but it will be at the expense of the rest of the team.
What T.O. fails to realize is that he's nothing without the person throwing him the ball (McNabb), the people protecting the QB (the offensive line), the person picking up blitzes (Westbrook), etc. None of these people will elevate their game for T.O.
Now, if T.O. goes out of his way to dis McNabb in the media every time he gets a chance, you think McNabb is gonna take his game that extra level to get T.O. the ball?
Not to mention the fact that in ANY other profession, T.O. would have been fired a loooooooong time ago.
As for Douglas, he is a team employee, as well as a long-time Eagles player who is well-respected by the organization. He has every right to express his feelings, especially considering he was right (T.O. was, in fact, faking his injury)
And for McNabb, he NEVER said anything bad about T.O. until after the team levied the suspension, and he took the company line and agreed with the team's decision. And, anything he said about T.O. is peanuts compared to what T.o. said about him