Terrell Owens: Destroying NFL Franchises Since 2000

The Dallas Cowboys decided to have New Year's Eve early, and give the Philadelphia Eagles a belated Christmas gift.

Apparently Terrell Owens felt in-debt of Donovan McNabb for what he put him through just three years ago.

With a playoff berth at stake entering Sunday's game, the Cowboys had a chance at a new season and silence to their detractors with a win against the hated NFC East rival Eagles.

Philly entered the game with possibly nothing to play for, until they learned that the Houston Texans defeated the Chicago Bears and the Oakland Raiders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Then all Hell broke loose.

That was a memo that Cowboys fans wish never arrived in the Eagles locker room, because the passion Philly would play with for the next 60 minutes would make Vince Lombardi smile.

Fresh off of a loss to the Washington Redskins in dramatic fashion, the Eagles stepped on the field knowing that a W against T.O's Cowboys would mean a wild-card playoff berth to face Adrian Peterson and the Vikings.

Dallas knew that too. Contrastingly, the Cowboys controlled their destiny from the outset but didn't seem to care.

Coming out flat as a sheet of paper on a wooden floor, the Cowboys made mistake after mistake on their way to a ridiculous 44-6 defeat.

Tony Romo was thrown around like a sheet of paper, and had what has now became trademark turnovers for him. Even Marion Barber got into the fumbling act, both losing the ball in the opponents red zone and giving up 14 points on those two turnovers alone.

Dallas finished the game with five turnovers, and the Eagles only had one.

How could this happen? The Cowboys, once America's team, losing by 38 points in a playoff berth elimination game? Jerry Jones had to be red-faced and sick to the stomach.

Oh, I know how it can happen.

Here's how it happens: T.O, Pacman Jones, Wade Phillips, Jerry Jones, Tony Romo and Jason Witten in the same locker room. Even Tank Johnson felt the need to blow up on the sideline Sunday.

What roles do these guys play in the dissension of the Cowboys?

Terrell Owens A.K.A "Team Obliterator"

I must give it to Skip Bayless, he was and still is right about Owens. He is a team obliterator, and only cares about himself and tries to disguise it as winning. It is winning, long as he gets the ball. Soon as those losses come, it's because somebody isn't getting him the ball.

This is what he said after yesterday's loss.

"I just feel with the weapons on this team, we just need more opportunities. There needs to be some changes in regard to getting some guys involved, putting guys in position to win. It all starts with the guys calling the plays," said Owens.

Correct translation of that is, "Me and Roy E. Williams aren't getting the ball enough, and it's either because Romo is not throwing it to us or the coaches aren't involving us in the offense."

Bull-crap. Period. You think Romo doesn't want to win? Jason Garrett doesn't either? Give me a break, T.O. Catch the ball, get open and accept the fact that you're not the only focal point on offense and maybe your attitude can bring up the team's morale, meaning better play. Just a suggestion.

Adam "Pacman" Jones

This guy was supposed to bolster a solid defensive and return unit in 2008. Despite his troubled past, Jerry Jones decided to take a chance on Jones and won't admit how much he's reeling from it.

Despite breaking up some passes, Jones has done nothing but cause more negative attention for himself and his teammates with another tumultuous year. He fought his own bodyguard while he was peeing, was suspended again, and made no waves in the return game.

The whole initiative to save him from himself implemented by Deion Sanders, Jerry Jones and Tank Johnson fired in their faces like a gasoline explosion while he did nothing on the field to warrant it.

Pacman's season statistics:

9 games, 31 tackles, 7 passes deflected, 0 INT, 1 fum. rec. 3 fumbles, 0 TD

In addition, his attitude and actions took away from an already ego-dominated, no leadership team and caused further combustion of a team already under the gun.

Tony Romo

I actually feel very sorry for Romo. He's like a mirror on a vehicle. Objects are closer than they appear. It always seems like on his fumbles he's a step behind his adversaries, almost like he's not aware of how close they actually are.

His erratic play especially in the month of December is just downright horrible, and isn't exemplary of a NFL superstar.

Is it all Tony's fault? No.

With a backstabbing, immature liar for a star wide-out and a soft head coach in your corner, you may collapse in the shower too.

And no, I wasn't being sarcastic or facetious. Owens continuously lends his support of Romo on TV, but complains about not being in the offense or getting the ball enough.

And despite that win against the Giants, one could see the tension between Owens, Romo and Witten no matter what they said.

Jones needs to blow this team up if he wants to get the most out of Romo and salvage his career. That means firing Wade, getting a new head coach NOT named Garrett, trading Owens and drafting a new receiver like Hakeem Nicks.

Otherwise Romo may just be a regular QB who can't get it done.

I've said it time and time again, Phillips is too soft to run a team like Dallas. Too many ego's and not enough leadership will cause collapses like we witnessed Sunday in Philadelphia.

Dallas losing to the Eagles isn't surprising, but the margin of victory is considering the circumstances.

After saying McNabb didn't have the heart or stamina to finish in the Super Bowl, what does Owens have to say for himself and the team after that same man dominated him yesterday?

Nothing worth hearing or that even resembles self-blame, and that's what separates guys like McNabb from Owens. The ability to look at self and see imperfections, but be comfortable in one's own skin.

Too bad for Owens he can't do that. What he sees in the mirror is a person and football player that is impeccable in his abilities in every facet of the game.

What we see is a talented player with more flaws than a 1972 Delta 88. Sadly for Owens, he can no longer change that. Good luck with the Hall-of-Fame first ballot, son.