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NFL ping... whomever wishes to ping the list. :)
| Letters | T.O. wasted chance to be toast of town |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer August 14, 2005
T.O. could have had it all! After his heroics of last year he could have owned the hearts of fans until kingdom come. Sponsorships would have come begging at his door. He would have been the kind of legend that could have adorned billboards and Wheaties boxes, all for a sum of money that would far exceed the dollars he's seeking right now. But alas, stupid is as stupid does. And pride is a deceitful master. Mr. Owens, you gave away the farm while looking for fool's gold. You have squandered a marvelous opportunity. Greed wins, you lose! Ken Frank
T.O. no hero I have been an Eagles fan and a reader of The Inquirer for over 40 years. I find it appalling that a picture of T.O. appears on the same page as pictures of Spec. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., Spec. John N. Kulick and Pfc. Nathaniel DeTample. If Owens ever thought of anyone but himself, he would understand that he doesn't belong anywhere near these heroes. 'Nuff said. Laurence Walsh Barnegat Light, N.J. Act made for TV It is my considered opinion that T.O. should be traded to Desperate Housewives. His agent might be happy with that, since he could take 10 percent instead of the 3 percent he now gets. Des Robinson Land O'Lakes, Fla. T.O. a role model Thank God for T.O. He's the greatest entertainer with a cause since Muhammad Ali. T.O. should be viewed as a role model, not a villain, by the general public masses of hypocritical couch potatoes who don't understand football. T.O. is teaching and demonstrating that if one becomes so good and dominant in his field that he can materially affect an entire organization's success, he shouldn't be ostracized for requesting and getting fair monetary compensation. Why should T.O. play this year for less than a quarter of his true market value? Pay him, play him, and go to the Super Bowl. The Eagles are a much different, and worse, team without him. T.O. is the man. Tom Reynolds Newfield Looks other way Isn't it curious that it took congressional intervention to get Bud Selig to do his job? How many times has he looked the other way or handled the problem with tokenism? Our children, as a result, have inherited a more tarnished national pastime. The last modicum of courage and integrity in this office died with Bart Giamatti. Dan Cornwell Spring City There's a visual Re: The Eagles cheerleaders' lingerie calendar. Yo, Iggles! Please don't forget that you have a devoted female fan base. How about something for the ladies? Maybe something on the order of Andy Reid seductively looking over his shoulder pulling down his thong with a come-hither stare? What's good for the goose is definitely needed for the gander. Leslie Wise Erdenheim
Updated on Sunday, Aug 14, 2005 6:01 am EDT |
| Limbaugh wants to help Owens, McNabb settle dispute |
| August 13, 2005 This time, Rush Limbaugh wants to help Donovan McNabb, not criticize him. Limbaugh, who once said the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed, wants to help McNabb and wide receiver Terrell Owens settle their differences on his radio show. ``I am here to offer and to assist. I can,'' Limbaugh said on his nationally syndicated radio show Friday, according to a transcript on his Web site. ``I could bring these two guys together. I've been there, folks, and I could do this, and I'm serious in my desire to do it.'' Owens has been unhappy with the Eagles over his contract and took some of his frustration out at McNabb, calling the quarterback a hypocrite and saying the two of them could not be successful together. McNabb insisted he wasn't stung by the criticism, laughing off the outrageous receiver's remarks before turning serious and telling Owens to ``keep my name out of your mouth.'' Limbaugh resigned from ESPN nearly two years ago after sparking outrage by saying on a pregame show that he didn't think McNabb was as good as perceived from the start. ``I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,'' Limbaugh said on ``Sunday NFL Countdown.'' Now Limbaugh wants to help mediate, inviting both Eagles to appear on his show. ``This rift cannot be allowed to continue, ladies and gentlemen. It just can't, and I would like to offer this program as a means of getting these two Americans and star players back together,'' Limbaugh said. ``They may not want to talk to each other face-to-face, but perhaps they would join me on this program and speak to each other telephonically via this program and settle this.''
Updated on Saturday, Aug 13, 2005 5:09 pm |
| Transactions |
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| Aug 12 | ||
| Carolina Panthers | Chad Mustard TE | Signed |
| Chicago Bears | Derek Abney WR | Acquired from waivers |
| Cleveland Browns | Braylon Edwards WR | Signed/draft choice (Five-year contract) |
| Indianapolis Colts | Solomon Bates LB | Cut |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Eric McCoo RB | Cut |
| St. Louis Rams | Bryan Barker P | Signed |
| Aug 11 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | Kevin Everett TE | Signed |
| Carolina Panthers | Dwight Anderson CB | Acquired from waivers |
| Detroit Lions | Jon McGraw S | Traded to Detroit (for a conditional draft pick) |
| Miami Dolphins | Deveron Harper S | Signed |
| Ray Green CB | Signed | |
| Alphonso Roundtree CB | Cut | |
| New York Jets | Pete Hunter CB | Cut |
| Jon McGraw S | Traded to Detroit (for a conditional draft pick) |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Doering WR | Signed |
| St. Louis Rams | Alex Barron T | Signed/draft choice (Five-year contract) |
A toast of water to the memory of my beloved Dolphins--the current team ain't worth alcohol.
Watch out for the rook Giants RB Brandon Jacobs out of Southern Illinois. 6'5", 266, 4.4 second 40.
He looked good last night. Could be a fantasy football steal (yeah--and a bit of a longshot).
| PITTSBURGH -- After two weeks of no-shows and sideshows, distractions and departures and wide receivers who don't show up or don't shut up, the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers finally play a game Monday night that Pennsylvania preferred to see in February. Just don't expect anything resembling playoff-style football from the Eagles, who play for the first time since losing to the Patriots in the Super Bowl, or the Steelers, whose fourth loss in the AFC title game in a decade's time prevented an all-Keystone State Super Bowl. The starters for teams that were a combined 28-4 last season will play about a quarter apiece -- that is, those regulars that are around. Plenty of marquee names are missing on both sides, from the chatty Terrell Owens and absentee defensive tackle Corey Simon of the Eagles to holdout Hines Ward and the injured Duce Staley and Joey Porter of the Steelers. For quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Ben Roethlisberger, that means barely enough time to get in a few tosses to mostly unfamiliar receivers before they sit down. Philadelphia's starting receivers will be Greg Lewis and rookie Reggie Brown, rather than Owens (tossed out of camp) or Todd Pinkston (season-ending injury), and Pittsburgh will start Antwaan Randle El and Cedrick Wilson rather than 2004 starters Ward (holdout) and Plaxico Burress (signed with Giants). Big changes, yet with so little time to make them. Neither Eagles coach Andy Reid nor Steelers coach Bill Cowher is willing to risk injury to a key player, especially with important personnel already missing. The pregame messages to their players from both coaches were almost identical: Get in there, get your work done and get out safely -- and, oh, yes, don't dwell on who's not around. "I expect them to do a nice job," Reid said Sunday of Lewis and Brown. "If you focus in on the football and run the routes the right way, you'll be fine." The Eagles' second units will start the second quarter and play into the third. Cowher will use his personnel similarly, with some starters -- such as running back Jerome Bettis -- likely going less than a quarter. All four Pittsburgh quarterbacks may play, though backup Tommy Maddox was bothered for several days last week by a flu-like ailment. Despite Ward's absence -- he has a year left on his contract, but wants a new deal -- Cowher doesn't expect any sustained problems on offense, even if rookie Fred Gibson spent several days with the first unit last week after Randle El sprained an ankle. "Maybe in two or three games, it's going to start to come together," Cowher said. "I certainly want to see our first units go out and show some continuity. We don't need to be on all cylinders, but we need to show some positive steps." Still, the Steelers' offense will be watched more closely than normal for a preseason game to determine the effect, if any, of Ward's holdout. Randle El thinks the Steelers can keep winning even if the four-time Pro Bowl receiver's layoff extends into the season, but Porter said, "We can't win without him." And while Owens' constant talking and training camp banishment last week seem to have divided the Eagles, with McNabb visibly wearying of the entire mess and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter saying Owens deserves more money, the Steelers' veterans appear to be behind Ward. One reason: After years of traditionally honoring contracts, the Steelers forced several veterans in recent seasons, including Bettis and since-departed tight end Mark Bruener, to renegotiate for much less money to stay with the team. Ward is set to make $1.66 million this season, which barely ranks among the NFL's top 40 for wide receivers. Perhaps that's why Bettis concluded a TV interview last week by yelling, "Free Hines Ward!" though he said he did so playfully. |
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