Take 2: Shame On You Jerry Jones!

In order to find this post amusing, you must read the comment that follows the initial post entitled "Shame On You Jerry Jones!" Interestingly enough, the author of that comment, Billy Ottman, just happens to be a life-long Buffalo Bills fan! So now it appears he will be eating his words as Terrell Owens has signed on for a one year deal to play in Buffalo. Good for the Bills because, in the event Owens mis behaves, they can release him from the team or use him as trade bait. Bad for Billy because the man who he claims is the "Team Obliterator" is now going to be the thorn in his side (according to the response to my post).

I will finish by saying this: T.O. will produce and flourish in Buffalo. He'll be a nice compliment to standout Lee Evans and be a nice compliment to the Bills' wide receiver core. He won't win a championship by any means, but he can end his career on a good note should he choose to do so. But Billy, for your sake, I only wish you could be in the locker room when Owens gets into a ruckus with quarterback Trent Edwards if the Bills get eliminated from the playoffs before season's end.

A-Rod = The $275 Million Coward

Call it what you want to call it but the latest in the Alex Rodriguez saga has turned out to be a pure cover up. A-Rod is now so ashamed to take the field on opeining day, he has opted for hip surgery that will keep him out of the Yankees lineup until May. This comes just weeks after he confirmed reports to be true that he had indeed taken steriods while playing for the Texas Rangers about 8 years ago.

I don't mean to single out A-Rod in this blog as the only player with this type of behavior. After all it has been going on for quite a while in across all sports. When an athlete is ashamed about their actions, and hasn't been labeled a "bad boy" of the sport by the fans, they'll simply go into hiding by blaming their absence on a physical injury. The reason players, and Alex is certainly no exception here, sit out for weeks and/or months at a time after their inexcusable behavior is because it allows time for fans and the media to remove focus from them and their situations.

I can sometimes be a conspiracy theorist, as some of my friends and family will tell you. Sometimes I create these conspiracies for the sheer entertainment and thought of "what if...". But listen, if you signed a 10 year $275 million contract with the most successful franchise in the history of sports, you need to man up to it. A cist on your hip? Are you kidding me?! A-Rod might as well have said he was going to have surgery because of a hang nail.