TO calls out Keyshawn

[mr.shitty 0]

Cowboys wideout Terrell Owens says he is not upset with quarterback Tony Romo, and never had a conversation with his quarterback about getting him the ball more, even though that is what he wants, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. All I have said is I need more opportunities to help this team win, Owens said.

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Owens also called out former NFL wide receiver and current ESPN analyst Keyshawn Johnson - who was critical of him for saying he wanted the ball more often - calling him "Sheshawn" and saying, "[As the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 draft] he is the ultimate underachiever on that panel. I am the reason he is in the booth. Everybody is aware when I was brought to Dallas he was the one they let go to get me here.

[Kingstowne Dealers 14]

Not this again

[The Moz 69]

Romo is the only QB TO hasn't had an issue with - I actually think that the media is making more of it than is there. He might of said hey man I need the ball but I doubt there was any tension. Hell Romo is the perfect QB for TO as he is as mello as it gets and lets things bounce off him without taking it personal.

 

On Sheshawn - what did TO say wasn't true? He is a extreme under achiever , TO coming to Dallas one of the reasons he was let go , on that panel on many levels he is the weakest.

[yostevo 0]

Looks like someone needs to up their dosage a few milligrams.

[FlaHawker 24]

First, TO is a nut. No need to comment on his BS. However, for Keyshawn Johnson to call anyone out, especially TO for demanding the ball and acting the fool, is totally hypocritical. I guess he doesn't remember how he acted the complete fool when he used to call out Wayne Chrebet daily because Chrebet out produced him in NY. Keyshawn opens his pie hole on ESPN and all the other idiots, knowing his past, sit there like pumpkins and let him say what he wants and never call him on it. Fockin ridiculous.

[rottytiny 7]

I'm glad he told Keyshawn where to go, he is one of the most annoying announcers out there!! He talks and acts like he was some superstar player in the league. Keyshawn acted just like TO, now he criticizes him, what a joke. What was the title of Meshawn's book?????? Atleast TO backs it up on the field.

 

They're both whiny bi@#$@# but Keyshawn is way worse then TO, IMO.

[Darko M 0]

Was I the only one who heard TO's recent comments and heard a player who simply believes in himself and wants to win? If anything he's a little over confident, but I didn't detect anything in what he said that was destructive. The guy just wants to win. It was HARDLY comparable to the meltdown in Phili a few years ago. ESPN is a joke... especially Wilbon.

[CookieG 4]

Good God.. if you're a 'Boys fan, you know you take the good with the bad with this guy. He is an absolute superstar, freak monster WR still.. But Mr. "I love me some me" is completely incapable of shutting his hole when they lose.. what, one game now? Usually, he'd wait for a maybe a two game cold streak before spouting off.

 

What was he targeted like 18 times in the game? And dropped or misplayed a few balls if you watched it. Anyone with half a brain knows theat Dallas focked up not running it more with Barber.. that likely contributed to their probs on offense.. Had nothing to do with a lack of passing game.

 

Considering what a completely delusional, self invloved moron Meshawn was during most of his career.. i'm personally kind've impressed with him in on ESPN. He comes across a little smarter and more polished than I ever would have imagined. Yeah, he was just a pretty good player.. and not a superstar to fit his outsized ego & personality.. but what, he doesn't have the right to call shiot like he sees it now that he's a "journalist"?

 

TO, the best thing you can do to help your team win is to keep doing what you're doing and just try.. just a little bit harder, to shut the fock up once and a while.

 

[WhiteWonder 2,476]

Good God.. if you're a 'Boys fan, you know you take the good with the bad with this guy. He is an absolute superstar, freak monster WR still.. But Mr. "I love me some me" is completely incapable of shutting his hole when they lose.. what, one game now? Usually, he'd wait for a maybe a two game cold streak before spouting off.

 

What was he targeted like 18 times in the game? And dropped or misplayed a few balls if you watched it. Anyone with half a brain knows theat Dallas focked up not running it more with Barber.. that likely contributed to their probs on offense.. Had nothing to do with a lack of passing game.

 

Considering what a completely delusional, self invloved moron Meshawn was during most of his career.. i'm personally kind've impressed with him in on ESPN. He comes across a little smarter and more polished than I ever would have imagined. Yeah, he was just a pretty good player.. and not a superstar to fit his outsized ego & personality.. but what, he doesn't have the right to call shiot like he sees it now that he's a "journalist"?

 

TO, the best thing you can do to help your team win is to keep doing what you're doing and just try.. just a little bit harder, to shut the fock up once and a while.

 

 

 

never was a keyshawn fan.. was a huge chrebet fan and yea Keyshawn in his early years was as big a baby as TO has been his entire career but really, after his early years with the Jets there never was much of a problem. Parcells knew how to coach him.

 

I seem to remember a little drama when he was in Tampa but nothing TOesque and he was a pretty class pro in Dallas and on Carolina where i feel he got a real raw deal.

 

but all of that is behind him now. What is he supposed to say about TO? Well I did it so let TO whine as much as he wants!

[Eagles Green 34]

I hate TO, buy MeShawn is tied with Shockey for the most overrated player in the last 15 years.

[WhiteWonder 2,476]

I hate TO, buy MeShawn is tied with Shockey for the most overrated player in the last 15 years.

 

cmon now. the guy had 4 thousand yard seasons, 9 seasons with 70 or more catches. Had a 10 TD season and a few 8 TD seasons and a carrer 13 ypc. He was never hurt and only missed significant time in 2003 when Gruden iced him out.

 

there are many players faaaar more overrated than Key

 

edit: and he has a ring

[CookieG 4]

Chrebet, from little Hofstra, was a fantastic pro sports story.. and it ended a little sadly for him. Key had b*lls going over the middle, was never fast enough to be a real #1 WR.

 

I do seem to remember Gruden paying him to leave the Bucs when he got too difficult. Wasn't that how it went down.? And like you said WW, he ressurected himself once again on CAR and later Dallas as a solid, over the middle, possesion guy.. with occasional stretches of being a nice EZ target.

 

He will never be able to live down the "Just Throw Me the Damn Ball" thing in my eyes. His team with uber moron Richie Kotite (having some comprimising photos of Leon Hess no doubt) inexplicably not getting fired in the midst of a 1 or 2 win season.. and here's Keyshawn burying them publically.. saying mean, nasty persoaal stuff (e.g. Chrebet is the coach's "personal pet") in some idiotic book.. Guy was a friggin' rookie and he's putting a book out after one of the worst season's in the sports' history.

 

Just beyond classless. Im no fan of MeShawn.. I just thought he'd be a bigger fiasco of a talking head on teevee than he's become. Howie Long was a perrenial all-pro and a championship player.. and I still don't get what purpose he serves on the Fox panel. Now with Strahan there.. he's completely useless IMO.

[wiffleball 4,759]

Almost all of ESPN is now a joke.

 

When you have:

 

1) MeShawn Johnson talking about selflessness and maturity

 

2) Mike Ditka - who stole elderly veteran NFL player's money to hold elaborate signature "look at me" golf tournaments - and paid his fellow ESPN buddies cash to play free golf (cash that was donated supposedly to the veteran NFL'ers.) - Talking about "character" and "integrity"

 

3) Torn Kornheiser talking about the NFL. That poindexter couldn't even make his synagogue's co-ed softball team.

 

4) Emmit Smiff - well, "talking" period.

 

It's a focking closterfock. What The Daily Show did for lampooning Cable News, ESPN has done one better- lampooned itself by becoming a charachiture of itself. Can you imagine is the writers of "Sportsnight" had hired two black actors and had them recite the actual dialogue of MeShawn and Emmit? - Focking Al Sharpton would be all over them.

 

The network is a joke. MeShawn is a joke. ###### Schapp would be rolling in his grave if he knew what ESPN has become. - A GD gossip rag filled with "characters" instead of journalists.

[cbfalcon 825]

 

never was a keyshawn fan.. was a huge chrebet fan and yea Keyshawn in his early years was as big a baby as TO has been his entire career but really, after his early years with the Jets there never was much of a problem. Parcells knew how to coach him.

 

I seem to remember a little drama when he was in Tampa but nothing TOesque and he was a pretty class pro in Dallas and on Carolina where i feel he got a real raw deal.

 

but all of that is behind him now. What is he supposed to say about TO? Well I did it so let TO whine as much as he wants!

 

ummm...

 

Wasn't Keyshawn kicked off the Bucs team mid-season as they were trying to defend their super bowl title?

[CookieG 4]

Good post Wiffleball. And you didn't even mention the absurd "1920's gangster" pinstripe suits or Stewart Scott or Boomer at all.

 

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

cmon now. the guy had 4 thousand yard seasons, 9 seasons with 70 or more catches. Had a 10 TD season and a few 8 TD seasons and a carrer 13 ypc. He was never hurt and only missed significant time in 2003 when Gruden iced him out.

 

there are many players faaaar more overrated than Key

 

edit: and he has a ring

 

 

TO may wind up with records and such, but he'll never have a Super Bowl ring like Meshawn.

 

Meshawn may have been an underachiever, but later on in his career, he became a great team player and a guy who made catches when he had to. TO's in the twilight of his career and still doesn't get the team concept. Sad really.

 

[FeelingMN 273]

I can't watch any of the pregame shows. I pretty much hate everyone on ESPN, although I think Tom Jackson is pretty good. He actually provides some substance rather than talking just to make noise.

 

Fox's pregame is alright. Too gimmicky for me to watch straight through.

 

The guys I like the best are Eric Allen and Qadry Ismail on ESPN news. They actually talk football and can express themselves well without having to scream into the mic.

 

When will the suits figure out that all we want is steady analysis of teams/players/trends instead of goofy ex-jocks trying to entertain us?

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

I can't watch any of the pregame shows. I pretty much hate everyone on ESPN, although I think Tom Jackson is pretty good. He actually provides some substance rather than talking just to make noise.

 

Fox's pregame is alright. Too gimmicky for me to watch straight through.

 

The guys I like the best are Eric Allen and Qadry Ismail on ESPN news. They actually talk football and can express themselves well without having to scream into the mic.

 

When will the suits figure out that all we want is steady analysis of teams/players/trends instead of goofy ex-jocks trying to entertain us?

 

I think the goofy and gimmicky stuff is to reel in the occassional fan. They know full well the full blown football fan's gonna tune in regardless of who's doing what.

 

I much rather watch the NFL Channel's pregame show. The others are just plain silly.

[$epphori$ 118]

Cowboys get 1 loss and the TO's feathers begin to ruffle

[WhiteWonder 2,476]

ummm...

 

Wasn't Keyshawn kicked off the Bucs team mid-season as they were trying to defend their super bowl title?

 

i think as someone else said he was paid not to play and was pretty much forced off the team until they could trade him to dallas for joey galloway.

 

i don't remember the entire situation but i think alot of it was behind closed doors, not made public to the media and i kind of remember the whole being suspended form the team part as kind of a surprise when it happened because Key was performing pretty well comming off back to back 1.000 yard seasons i think.

[jerryskids 6,166]

Meshawn called out TO for wanting the ball more? Didn't I see an interview by Meshawn with Fitz and Boldin where they joked about who biotches more to the QB for the ball (answer was Fitz btw). If you are a great receiver, you want the ball, you demand the ball, you go Perry Mason on the QB to plead your case for the ball.

[yostevo 0]

Cowboys get 1 loss and the TO's feathers begin to ruffle

 

Yep. I just peddled T.O. for Addai. This was the little nudge I needed. While I don't think he said anything too inflammatory, his emotions seem to be teetering on the edge.

[tubby_mcgee 699]

Keyshawn also predicted Dallas to lose their first 3 games this year. If that's not bitter....uhh...lol....what is?

[RamslovaMartzhata 3]

1) I've learned that most news regarding TO is probably not really news, and more along the lines of something I'd see on the E Channel

 

2) How can Keyshawn rip TO or anyone about this when he has a focking book titled, "Just Gimme the Damn Ball!"

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Emotional cripple fight

 

At least Keyshawn isn't a clear cut closet-case.

[wiffleball 4,759]

Fresh off a nine-catch, 111-yard performance in his first game with the Cowboys, receiver Keyshawn Johnson fired a few profanity laced parting shots at his former Bucs coach and teammates.

 

In an interview with Jeffri Chadiha for Sports Illustrated's Web site, Johnson criticized Jon Gruden, Warren Sapp and Ronde Barber, calling Barber an "Uncle Tom" for his comments in support of Gruden's move to deactivate Johnson for the final six games of 2003.

 

At the time, Barber called it "a necessary decision."

 

"Ronde Barber is an Uncle Tom," Johnson told SI.com. "They'll cut him one day like they do everybody else, but he's trying to be political and kiss Gruden's butt."

 

Johnson added that he and Barber "will have words" when next they meet.

 

Let's just remember what a class act MeShawn is, shall we??

[WhiteWonder 2,476]

Let's just remember what a class act MeShawn is, shall we??

 

was he wrong?

 

but yeah he has not been much of a class act but for some reason after all the throwing his QB's under the bus (perhaps talking ###### on teammates is worse when your still on the frekin team), the suicide watch, the bullsh!t crying about Romo, the interviews in his driveway doing crunches im just sick of TO.

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

Almost all of ESPN is now a joke.

 

When you have:

 

1) MeShawn Johnson talking about selflessness and maturity

 

2) Mike Ditka - who stole elderly veteran NFL player's money to hold elaborate signature "look at me" golf tournaments - and paid his fellow ESPN buddies cash to play free golf (cash that was donated supposedly to the veteran NFL'ers.) - Talking about "character" and "integrity"

 

3) Torn Kornheiser talking about the NFL. That poindexter couldn't even make his synagogue's co-ed softball team.

 

4) Emmit Smiff - well, "talking" period.

 

It's a focking closterfock. What The Daily Show did for lampooning Cable News, ESPN has done one better- lampooned itself by becoming a charachiture of itself. Can you imagine is the writers of "Sportsnight" had hired two black actors and had them recite the actual dialogue of MeShawn and Emmit? - Focking Al Sharpton would be all over them.

 

The network is a joke. MeShawn is a joke. ###### Schapp would be rolling in his grave if he knew what ESPN has become. - A GD gossip rag filled with "characters" instead of journalists.

 

 

hilarious

 

 

Keyshawn griping about T.O. is like Rodney Harrison's comments about Ricky William's block being dirty.

 

T.O. can get the ball more in Dallas; he could try dropping less passes. Seriously, while the actual number is probably alot lower, he seems to drop about 1/3 of the passes to him. Most seem to be catchable too.

[Pimptaddy 0]

T.O. did not do anything wrong and merely said he wanted the ball more. Every WR who has ever played in the NFL wants the ball more often and even Mr. Throw me the damn ball Keyshawn wanted the ball. Keyshawn is still mad about T.O. and his comments last year. The fact is, T.O. did take Keyshawn's spot on the Cowboys and that is why Keyshawn was sent packing. Regardless T.O. loves it in Dallas and the media is just trying to cause a controversy so they can get more viewers.

[listen2me 23 1,756]

The thing I find funny is he complained about getting the ball, when they just threw it to him 17 times and ran him twice. 1/3 of the plays were for him. Are you kidding me? Looking at the tape he should try to get open more often, Springs shut his A$$ down.

 

When something doesn't go his way for even a series, he loses focus. Thats why the liked of Moss and TO should never be put in the same book as Rice. They aren't top WRs of all time. They are so inconsistant. With Rice Carter and Brown you knew what you were getting each and every game. They didn't drop balls then complain about not getting the ball. I'm not saying TO and Moss don't have enough physical skills, because they do. Most likely the most skill that position has ever seen, but who cares. They will end up with crazy numbers, because they have all teh tools, but in a full season I'd rather count on Rice, Brown, or Carter to be there each game.

 

The WR position has become such a joke. It has ruined many teams. They are all bunch of As$hats who think they run the team, when they are only involved in 5-10 plays a game.

[listen2me 23 1,756]

hilarious

Keyshawn griping about T.O. is like Rodney Harrison's comments about Ricky William's block being dirty.

 

T.O. can get the ball more in Dallas; he could try dropping less passes. Seriously, while the actual number is probably alot lower, he seems to drop about 1/3 of the passes to him. Most seem to be catchable too.

 

Yea the problem was getting open too. He didn't get an ounce of space for Romo to throw him the ball. Springs has countless breakups until he got hurt.

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Just the fact that TO is picking fights with a known clown such as Keyshawn makes him look like a loser. Everybody knows TO is/was the superior player. The fact that Keyshawn's obviously bitter words are getting to him just further exposes his fragile, effeminate ego.

[listen2me 23 1,756]

I don't get why people are suprised about Keyshawn's comments? He works for ESPN, is on countdown, is supposed talk about players. TOs comments were pathetic when he was thrown to 17 times, so he said something. Is he not suppsed to comment about it when that is his job or what?