Can Owens Keep His Cool?
Before he came to Dallas, Terrell Owens was quite a nuisance throughout the league. His disparaging comments of quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb got him run out of San Fransisco and Philadelphia. Even with the Cowboys, Owens played a major role in getting Drew Bledsoe the boot as starting quarterback.
So far things have gone well with Tony Romo. The team is undefeated and running on all cylinders offensively. Owens is involved and has a good amount of catches, yards, and touchdowns. And Romo is playing like a Pro Bowler. And oh yeah, Owens is still getting paid good money to play for the team in Dallas.
But what happens if the team loses a game or two? We all remember the outburst Owens had with McNabb after the team’s first loss in 2003-04. So what happens if the team loses one, two, or even three games? What happens if Romo has another six turnover game and the team doesn’t come back? And what happens if Owens stops getting looks because he is double and triple covered? Can he still keep his cool?
History would tell us no. Its hard to give Owens the benefit of the doubt after all of his past antics. So the Cowboys better have to keep winning and Romo has to make sure that if the team does lose, it isn’t because Owens didn’t get ten to twelve looks. Because the last thing that any team needs, especially the Cowboys, is an unhappy Terrell Owens.