Monday, August 28, 2006

Told you so!

Terrell Owens is already well on the way to dismantling the Dallas Cowboys in record breaking time. When Owens left the Eagle we knew we were going to get to tell someone I told you so, but we didn't know who. Then Jerry Jones stepped to the plate and made our day.

Is Terrell Owens the biggest "I told you so" in all of sports? I think its definately the biggest in NFL history. T.O. is like a roach motel for NFL teams. Teams go in, but they don't come out. I'm surprised that some crazed right to life group in not protesting T.O.'s repeated abortion of entire teams.

What are some of the other great "I told you so's" of NFL history? One that comes to my mind and has extra significance since it involves one of my beloved Volunteer's greatest players is Peyton Manning. To many in the media, since Peyton didn't beat Florida during his time in Orange, his Vol carerr was pointless. These intellectual midgets said Ryan Leaf would be a far better NFL QB. Peyton turned out to be just a bit better. Told you so!

Another is Bo Jackson, and this got me. When Bo was telling us about all he knows many doubted that he could play both baseball and football. Since I was still hold my hatred of all things Aubrun against him, I joined the course of those calling BULL. Bo went on to greatness in both the NFL and Major League baseball, and I shut the hell up. He also turned out to be a nice guy, and even though he could have and probably should have, Bo never said Told you so!
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2 comments:

Barry Wallace said...

"Pac-Man" Jones may make that list, if he actually lasts much longer. The Titans should've realized what the rest of us did when he held out during his rookie training camp - he was an attitude waiting to happen.

Another "I told you so" might've been Heath Shuler, for those that thought he should've stayed for his senior season at UT and not gone pro as soon. Hey, and he held out in Washington for a long time before signing, too, which alienated the fans and got him off on a wrong foot (sorry) that he never recovered from.

Interesting, in two fairly similar situations (Jones and Shuler) that the Nashville media and local fans have accepted Jones much more readily than the Washingtonians did Shuler. Probably since Shuler was a QB they expected more out of him.

So did I.

11:44 PM
Michael Hickerson said...

But if TO destroys the Cowboys, then it's a good thing...:)

4:34 PM

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