# Terrell Owens Meltdown Already? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 15, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297 "2010-12-15T23:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/1 "2010-12-15T23:24:37Z")
So TO is going on [record](http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/12/15/terrell-owens-puts-blame-on-coaches-owner-for-bengals-woes/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk1%7C190131)blaming the owner and coaches for the team’s loss. I guess no one is surprised, but I thought he \*might \*make it the full year. TO is the man I love to hate. Any team he plays for I root against immediately. It seems to work too, the teams he plays for seem to lose. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/2 "2010-12-16T00:07:39Z")
Already? What already? I’m shocked it took as long as it did. Besides, by his standards this is pretty mild and probably somewhat accurate. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/3 "2010-12-16T00:09:12Z")
He’s right on one thing, though. The Bengals _have_ underachieved from the top down this year. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/4 "2010-12-16T01:05:41Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > So TO is going on [record](http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/12/15/terrell-owens-puts-blame-on-coaches-owner-for-bengals-woes/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk1%7C190131)blaming the owner and coaches for the team’s loss. How is that a meltdown? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/5 "2010-12-16T01:13:09Z")
Once you start criticizing your bosses in public, you have one foot out the door. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/6 "2010-12-16T01:21:39Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Once you start criticizing your bosses in public, you have one foot out the door. Correct. But for a guy with a one year contract, he already had one foot out the door. So - how is that a meltdown? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/7 "2010-12-16T01:22:53Z")
Lol. Ok. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/8 "2010-12-16T01:26:32Z")
I said before the season started that he would be a cancer, just like everywhere else. This should come as no surprise to anybody but [**FoieGrasIsEvil**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12898275&postcount=11), who said: > [@](#): > > That’s not going to happen. They are feeding off of each other and making each other better, and they are friends. Sure its a media circus and I hate it, but what can I do but root them on? I suppose blustering about them in such a way is better than expressing your deep-down fear of that offense. Its OK, if I were a Steelers fan, I’d be worried too! Talk about chickens coming home to roost… ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/9 "2010-12-16T02:48:42Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > He’s right on one thing, though. The Bengals _have_ underachieved from the top down this year. If by “this,” you mean “every.” Honestly, I don’t blame TO this time. He’s the one bright spot on a completely terrible team. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/10 "2010-12-16T03:35:38Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Talk about chickens coming home to roost… TO is not the problem with the Bengals but I can barely hear you from your high horse. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/11 "2010-12-16T03:45:57Z")
> [@Stringer](#): > > TO is not the problem with the Bengals but I can barely hear you from your high horse. If by “high” you mean " the 1st place, probable 1st round playoff bye, about to make a run at the Super Bowl Steelers", you’re absolutely right. I hope the Bengals didn’t pack after last year because they’re back home in the basement. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/12 "2010-12-17T15:51:50Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > If by “high” you mean " the 1st place, probable 1st round playoff bye, about to make a run at the Super Bowl Steelers", you’re absolutely right. I hope the Bengals didn’t pack after last year because they’re back home in the basement. For a brief, horrible moment I thought you meant that he wwas going to try to get signed by the Steelers. That would be a bad fit, methinks. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/13 "2010-12-17T17:37:05Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > For a brief, horrible moment I thought you meant that he wwas going to try to get signed by the Steelers. That would be a bad fit, methinks. I can’t picture any of the Steeler’s coaches, past or present, thinking he would fit. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/14 "2010-12-17T18:41:08Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > If by “high” you mean " the 1st place, probable 1st round playoff bye, about to make a run at the Super Bowl Steelers", you’re absolutely right. I hope the Bengals didn’t pack after last year because they’re back home in the basement. No, I think he meant “going out of your way to say ‘I told you so’ to a guy not even in the thread.” Especially since 90% of fans were saying so, too. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/15 "2010-12-17T19:44:43Z")
> [@furt](#): > > No, I think he meant “going out of your way to say ‘I told you so’ to a guy not even in the thread.” > > Especially since 90% of fans were saying so, too. That’s our dynamic. He drops bombs on me when the Bengals are good, which fortunately for me is around once a decade, and I am simply returning the favor. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/16 "2010-12-17T20:07:39Z")
At least TO isn’t a rapist. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/17 "2010-12-17T20:18:35Z")
> [@Stringer](#): > > At least TO isn’t a rapist. Who is? With proof, please. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/18 "2010-12-17T20:31:32Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Who is? With proof, please. Oh this is just pathetic. I hope your sister or wife never has to face an animal like your hero Ben. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/19 "2010-12-17T21:13:57Z")
> [@Stringer](#): > > Oh this is just pathetic. I hope your sister or wife never has to face an animal like your hero Ben. Well, since you brought my family into it… Never mind. You want to make it personal and I don’t even know who you are. The difference, of course, is that in this case I have facts (Fact: TO has left every team he’s played for in ignominy… Fact: he pulls this routine with every team he’s ever played for) and you have nonsense (Ben was accused but was never charged… said the DA, he prosecutes crimes, not morals, not to mention that the first charge that made the second credible was an obvious shakedown). Then again, Bengals fans are noted for their nonsense, as I have cited. Not to mention their own well-known roster of criminals that you undoubtedly have backed to the hilt until they splatter their heads all over the road. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297/20 "2010-12-17T21:56:10Z")
Fact: TO remains the least of the Bengals problems. and that says a lot. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-meltdown-already/564297.md?page=2)