I was a little perturbed by him carrying the pen in his sock, sure an injury was unlikely, but you can’t allow players to carry objects on the field like that. If he deserves to be punished, it’s for that. as far as his actions… were they classy? hell no. but who cares, so he signed a ball and gave it to someone(who it was is irrelavent). I really don’t see anything to get all worked up about.
It was funny. The very nature of how everything went (the field direction, where the guy was sitting, etc.) pretty much guarantees this was a one-time deal.
BTW, I’m pretty sure it’s SOP that if you give the ball to someone in the stands, it’s a $500 fine no matter what, even if it’s to a kid in a wheelchair or something. No Fun League indeed.
In the grand scheme of things, there are much bigger asshats in football. Unlike Keyshawn Johnson, Owens has a knack for helping his team win. Unlike Randy Moss, Owens plays hard and doesn’t run over meter maids.
Ah, but Randy has given balls to kids in wheel chairs after touchdowns, albeit not signed, on more than a few occassions.
Perhaps if Terrell Owens had taped the pen to his dick and used that to sign the football, everything would be OK. Or he’d be an assknuckle hatfuck, but those kind of people are pretty cool in my book.
It is probably a limited situation thing to do. Where else but in Seattle’s new stadium are you going to find associates of the players in end zone seats?
It was an obnoxious thing to do. It was taunting, and it was poor sportsmanship and bad manners. He seems oblivious to this.
I don’t care if carries a pen in his sock, or in his helmet or wherever. Maybe he signs autographs on the sidelines.
We should expect good behaviour from athletes. But when they behave like this, there isn’t anything we can do about it.
He should, and will be fined. It’s not his ball to give away, after all. But a $500 fine to a millionaire is not much of a deterrent.
Originally posted by WSLer:
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I’m sure I could find some steps in between here and there…:rolleyes:
I have to be with imthjckaz on this one WSLer, I think you’re overreacting.
The Dallas thing was awesome. The Cowboys and their fans need to be taken down a peg or two. They deserved it.
Not so much a strawman, more a strawgiant or haytitan.
Get a grip, eh?
the difference between Owens and that kid in little leauge is that Little League is all about teaching sportmanship and teamwork.
The NFL is more about making large, large sums of money.
chill, WSLer.
Heh. “Haytitan.”
Sorry, carry on.
WSLer may have gone a bit too far in making a point, but he’s not far from the truth.
What Terrell Owens did was the worst case of taunting they’ve had in the league since some dickwad paraded on the Dallas Cowboy’s star. Oh wait, that was this dickwad too.
It wasn’t some spur of the moment excitement over scoring a touchdown, it was a slap in the face to Shawn Springs, the Seahawks, his own coach, and the NFL, because nobody can tell Terrell Owens what to do. It was a case of one-upmanship, because he was getting shown up in the preplanned touchdown look at me shit by David Terrell (wannabe punk). Grow the fuck up, Owens.
He’s a punk.
He’s a whiny bitch.
He should be fined.
He should be suspended.
Is it the end of the world or a crime against humanity, of course not. But it’s a self-absorbed, arrogant, petty, potentially dangerous thing to do. It also adds more hatred to a game that already has 350 lb guys flying around at top speed, and makes more fans dislike where the game is going.
I think it was pretty stupid, but then I think most showboating in sports is stupid.
But I also think that Owens walks his talk when it comes to playing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone, (including myself) where I can honestly say that I appluad every aspect of their character. But the guy does have plenty to offer aside from his propensity for showing off.
I did like what he had to say when the media was giving him shit after the game - “If people don’t want to see me doing my celabratory things, all they have to do is keep me out of the endzone.”
And Holmgren’s comments after the game look more like an attempt to deflect attention away from his own failings than they do an actual attack on Owens.
Terrell Owens is a great wide receiver. No doubt about that. But that shouldn’t allow him to taunt. And his quote, while amusing on the face, is just another example of how he just doesn’t get it. No props for Garcia who threw it, the 6 offensive lineman who blocked, his other receivers, for the coach who called the play. It’s all about ME ME ME!!! And for keeping him out of the endzone, well fuck, Tony Gonzalez has twice as many touchdowns, and even mutts like John Davis (who?) and Corey Bradford have as many td’s as Owens. You see, it’s a team game. If the teams wanted to stop Owens, they might be able to, but they want to win the game. They know what is important, Owens does not.
Clearly he is a self-centered fucknuckle. A long time ago, the 49’ers were considered a “class” organization. Sad. 
Don’t necessarily disagree with this. BUT…a legitimate question: Tony Gonzalez (another great player) slam-dunks the ball over the goal posts when he scores. Exactly how is that different than what Owens did?
See, I think A LOT of people’s attitudes towards what he did are reflective of their own personal feelings towards Owens, not towards the act itself.
The OP actually was about Owens, not about this act specifically, though no doubt it prompted it. But mostly we’re talking about this specific instance, and all it is is a different form of what goes on every touchdown, every first down, hell, every goddamn bloody tackle nowadays. It’s just that it was marvellously arrogant.
I don’t think Owens is a punk, definitely not in the Randy Moss category. He doesn’t get in trouble outside the game, he busts his butt in the offseason, etc. So cut him AND this one celebration some slack.
He did get clobbered the second time he pulled that his little stunt that day. George Teague, running full speed, blindsided and leveled his punk ass. 'Twas a gorgeous sight.
I don’t say this very often An Arky, butt why don’t you take that bullshit sentiment and reinsert it back up your ass?
You adhere to the notion that taunting, a very juvenile and classless act, should be demonstrated on National TV to those that might wish to hold professional athletes to a higher standard? Hell of a kid you’re going to raise.
Kindly go fuck yourself.
I fucking hate pro wrestling. I fucking hate Geraldo. I fucking hate Jenny Jones. I fucking hate Jerry Springer. And I fucking hate this epedimic of taunting.
Remember when Chicago’s “Sweetness”, the unaproachable Payton, used to taunt defenders every time after he scored a touchdown?
Yeah, me either.
Owens is a juvenile piece of shit. He’s a fucking waste. He and Moss have all the ability in the world and they’ve permanently pissed it away. Effing stupid!
Even though I’m a Dallas fan, Michael Irvin used to incense me whenever he hotdogged in the endzone. I firmly believe there is absolutely no place for this shit regardless of who you cheer for.
Barry Sanders, God bless your humble soul.
The rest of you that embraced a similar sentiment, shame on you. God I hate that fucking shit!
Oh yeah, you conveniently omitted Owens appropriately getting knocked on his pompous ass when he tried that shit again and how it created a substantial rift between he and his head coach. Brilliant move, shit for brains.
The pen thing I could care less about. Let sleeping idiots lie. The Dallas thing was fucked and I’d ream the shit out of any Cowboy that ever pulled the same idiotic crap.
Again, go fuck yourself.
One can make the argument that Gonzalez’ goalpost dunks aren’t premeditated; it’s done in the joy of the moment. Sure, I know he does it each time, and obviously that means it’s premeditated, but he doesn’t need any special equipment (such as a Sharpie) to do it.
I think any sort of celebration is stupid, regardless of who does it. The “Dirty Bird” dance of (I think) Jamal Anderson looked ridiculous. The “Ickey Shuffle” was inane. I’m with Paul Brown and Paul Bryant on this – act like you’ve been there before.
I have no problem with Owens personally – I don’t follow San Francisco (or, really, any pro team) that closely. But I think his little stunt was in amazingly bad taste, and was incredibly stupid, to boot.
Stop and think – how many times during the season now will an opposing safety or linebacker attempt to tee off on Owens on general principle? Each time he gets tackled, the defender is going to say something like “Where’s your Sharpie now?” Long-term, he’s opened himself up to a ton of otherwise avoidable trash. And, of course, the 49ers have to play Seattle again. Any bets on how often he’ll be hit in that game?
I realize nothing unfortunate happened on the field Monday night, but what if it had? What if that Sharpie had fallen out of his sock and injured someone? (I know that it’s a stretch, but remember that a few years ago a player [Cleveland Browns, I think] basically had his career ended because he was hit in the eye with a flag thrown by an official.) If something had happened, what was Owens going to say? “Gosh, I’m sorry he got hurt, I was gonna use the pen to sign a football”? Please. Or what if the pen had injured Owens himself? How forgiving would the 49ers organization have been when they learned the best receiver in the league was punctured by a pen in his shoe?
Give the ball to your friend. Fine. But sign it after the game.
Best case scenario:
Owens tries to run down a pass in the endzone but comes up short.
He reaches down to his fucking sock and pulls out a goddamn Sharpie, looks at it, and throws it toward the sideline.
Next play, he and the ball arrive together in the endzone. 6 Einstinian points.
Sauron said it best… if you’ve got to sign the stupid fucking ball, do it after the game.