Terrell Owens Fun

Last night's Packers-Cowboys game was a good one and there was one constant entertainer, Terrell Owens, otherwise known as TO, who was a highlight maker all night long.  If he wasn't making plays for the Cowboys, he was making them for the Packers, playing a kind of two way ball to ensure the Packers stayed in the game and the Cowboys couldn't get conservative on offense.  Fantasy leaguers worldwide will be satisfied with his final statistics (156 yards receiving & 1 TD) but he just as easily could have been the root cause of a Cowboys loss. 

Let's recap what TO did wrong on Thursday night vs. Green Bay:

1) On the first Dallas offensive set play of the game, TO caught a nice 12 yard out over the head of Green Bay CB Al Harris, only to have it clearly stolen away from him by Harris as they progressed towards the sidelines.  The closest official apparently whistled the play dead while the backjudge called it a change of possession, Green Bay ball (as replays clearly showed Harris with complete control of the ball well before he stepped out of bounds).  If I'm Green Bay I have an investigator look into possible kick backs from that official b/c it all happened in less than a second or two, so it must have been a quick whistle.  Needless to say that sidejudge will get plenty of demerits this week from Mike Ferreira, head of NFL officials.

2) On a simple deep out, a wide open Owens bobbled an easy 30 yard completion on 3rd down.  This wasn't a crime but it killed a Dallas drive in the 2nd quarter that could have put the game out of reach. 

3) This is the big killer, in the middle of the 3rd quarter, Owens bobbled and eventually tipped into Al Harris' hands, an easy touchdown catch without any other player interference.  It was a strange play and one that will have an effect on how football pundits look at Owens. 

He is easily the most dominate receiver with the ball in his hands but its games like this where its clear that Owens has very poor hands for a great receiver.  I guess that's a good thing for the rest of the NFL, b/c if he didn't make stupid drops like this, he would absolutely tear up the league like no other receiver in the history of NFL. 

Comments

[Beavercat]

BTW - that popcorn move as another signature celebration from the man who also brought us the 'Sharpie incident' and many more (such as the Dallas star celebration - which brings me to another thought - why in hell do the Cowboys fans put up with Owens after what he did on their field seven years ago?)

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[Jibaholic]

I thought it was pretty well know that TO has bad hands. Even since the Niners days, his hands have always been suspect.

Man, if he had better hands he could be the next Garrett Wolfe.