The Circus

This is going to be a more or less half and half blog tonight. By that I mean it's going to be about half sports and half random. It is all on the same subject, but that's the way that it's going to work out.

I was watching SportsCenter earlier as well as checking out ESPN dot com and one of their big stories is that T.O. is causing problems with the Cowboys. Let's be honest, this isn't exactly a surprise to most people who have ever kept up with his career. This has happened in both San Francisco and Philly with his quarterbacks. Now it's happening with Romo here in Dallas. The biggest surprise is that it has taken this long to reach this stage.

It seems that TO's problem is that he is jealous of Jason Witten. Witten, the Pro Bowl tight end, has more catches this season than Owens does. This of course upsets TO. He doesn't seem to think that there is anyone who should have more catches then he does. So now he is starting to complain and it seems is trying to divide the locker room. From what I read, not many of the other players are taking his side though.

It seems that what he doesn't realize is that when you look at targets this season, how many times the ball has been thrown a players way, TO is leading the team. He also leads in receiving yards and TDs. He has nine fewer receptions than Witten does. What TO needs to start doing to make up for this lack of receptions would be to actually CATCH THE BALLS THAT ARE THROWN TO HIM. That would help make up the difference. Just stop dropping the ball man.

The funny (sad?) part of this really is a part of the report where TO sounds like he's a junior high girl who is having a tiff with some friends. Here is what it is reported that he has said:

Owens feels that Romo and Witten -- close friends and road roommates who came to Dallas in the same offseason -- hold private meetings in which they create plays the two will use in upcoming games without including Owens in the conversations, according to a source who speaks regularly with Owens' teammates. Owens believes these discussions have worked to his detriment as Romo seeks to deliver the ball to Witten regardless of whether Owens is open.

Wow. How would they call those plays in the huddle? What about the other guys who are involved and need to know who to block, or what routes to run? It seems that maybe the coaches would notice if they lined up in a way that they had never seen before and ran a play that they had never seen. Two games to go (hopefully at least 1 more though after that) and then maybe we can be done with all the drama that is TO. Maybe next season he should be playing some where like Cinncinatti...he would fit right in there. Peace and Love y'all.