Who is the sourse of TO problems?

[Chris Luva Luva]

Ive heard many things thrown around.

I jsut recently heard on Mike and Mike that a college analyst recently spoke to a shrink about TO. He told her how he felt and she asked him if he knew about his childhood and that if you looked at it would explain a lot of his issues.

He's a grown man. I blame him.

[REDEEMEDSKIN]

The current issues I blame on Drew Rosenhaus. All of T.O.'s actions seem orchestrated toward severing ties with the team that wouldn't redo his contract, so he can sign a mega deal with a different team, which, in turn, would line Rosenhaus'pockets, and increase the demand for his services.

I think T.O. understands the difference between "T.O.: the Superstar Jerk WR" and "Terrell Owens", the man. The media coverage of his football persona allow him to make the most $$$ out of his infamy.

Behind the scenes, I think Terrell Owens might be a different cat.

Yes, CLL, he is a grown man, and you could blame him for everything, but, in the end, if he gets the contract he is looking for, he will have set himself and his family up fainancially for ages. In this capitalistic society, that is all too common, and sometimes involves worse acts than those that Terrell has done.

I don't condone it, but I can understand what he is doing.

[JansenFan]

I can't really pick just one. I think that T.O. has every right to ask for more money. He helped get the Eagles over the hump last season and risked his career to have an outstanding game in the Super Bowl. That being said, T.O. certainly isn't an innocent party. He sometimes seems to speak without thinking, which is why he needs a good agent.

Rosenhaus is a great agent money-wise. Every team hates dealing with him, which means he is a tough negotiator and gets what he feels his client deserves. That being said, T.O. needs an agent that advises him; someone to call him up and say, "Look. Michael Irvin said the team would be undefeated with Brett Favre. Now I don't know what you think about that, but what you should say is, 'Donovan McNabb is my quarterback, and I support him 100%'."

The media is also partially to blame, because they know T.O. has a big mouth, and so they ask him questions with the direct intent of getting him to disparage his teammates, or take advantage of the insecurities that make him so volitile.

The Eagles organization is partly to blame, as they refuse to acknowledge T.O. as a key player. They refuse to celebrate his 100th career TD catch, and expect him to be the happy teammate. Had he not been suspended, he would have been at FedEx Field when Portis received a standing ovation as the JumboTron reported he had passed the 5000 yard mark.

As for selfishness, that's just part of the game these days. I don't want to accept it, but I have no choice. Any team in the NFL will cut any player at anytime to gain an advantage, so you can't blame any player (yes, even T.O.) for looking out for themselves in the same manner. Gone are the days when the majority of players play for the same team for the duration of their career.

As to his childhood, I don't know anything about it, so I cannot address it.

[Primetime42]

There was a similar poll on ESPNews...

...let's just say that 49 states were red this time

[Hoss]

Whose actions are these? Is his agent physically fighting his teammates? Is someone else saying these comments thru TO's mouth?

TO is a GROWN man. He is COMPLETELY responsible for this mess!!

[gibbsfan]

i said drew both you can really put them both in it together.
the media makes it a bigger story than it really needs to be.
t.o is one self centered person who has an ego bigger than the worlds problems.


thats my worth.

[Bucamaniac40]

T O has himself to blame for the choices he's made.Good to be rid of him at least for the rest of the year!

[die cowboys die]

you forgot Whitey. it's all Whitey's fault. The Man is keeping him down.

[Chris Luva Luva]

you forgot Whitey. it's all Whitey's fault. The Man is keeping him down.

done

[Punu]

TO is a frigg'n idiot. If your a man, you know how to respect others, be respondsible and know the difference between right and wrong. Clearly this idiot does not. He makes the same mistake over and over and I feel sorry for team that picks him up. He is responsible for his own actions.

[die cowboys die]

you forgot Whitey. it's all Whitey's fault. The Man is keeping him down.

done

[Fios]

I think, as the Sports Guy wrote, that too much of this is being placed on TO's shoulders. Is he a petulant twit? Yes. But the Eagles let this problem fester, they could have nipped this in the bud MONTHS ago. They chose to sign him and ignore him when he started running his mouth and now they can't claim to be the agrieved party taking the high road.