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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
I agree 110% with what TO said, if that was someone like Favre that did that the media would definitely be eating it up.
Instead it's TO and he had to deal with people doubting what his motivations for playing were. I gained a ton of respect for TO yesterday.
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Yeah, if it had been Farve, the media would have been eating it up. BUT, at least part of the reason for that is that Farve, generally, has never been so arrogant as to not give credit to teammates or opponents and has never flinched from taking the blame when he deserved it.
Owens gets his motivations doubted because of his past behavior. His showboating activities and "look at me!!!" style do not evidence an "I am just trying to help the team" type of athlete. Rather, they, quite naturally, create the impression of an athlete who is more concerned with himself than the team.
If he is doubted, then it is because his past actions have built the chain of doubters link by link. (with apologies to Dickens).
02-07-2005, 05:15 PM
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