Romosexual
12-31-2006, 12:00 AM
IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens doesn't believe he was being called out by teammate Terence Newman as a player who needs to quit talking and start playing.
"He wasn't talking to me," Owens said Thursday, responding to comments cornerback Newman made about unspecified players. "He talked to me after practice; he wasn't talking to me. So I'm not worried about that. Even if he was, I'm still not worried about it."
The Dallas Cowboys (9-6) may be guaranteed a playoff spot, but all is not well at Valley Ranch after consecutive home losses in high-profile games. They missed a chance to clinch their first NFC East title since 1998 -- and lost their control of the division with one game left -- with a 23-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Owens had his NFL-best 12th touchdown receiving for the only score against Philadelphia. But he had only two catches, and openly complained after the game about his lack of involvement in the Dallas offense.
"It was from the heart. There's nothing really to regret about that," Owens said of his postgame comments. "I'm not the only person that has expressed themselves about the disappointment of a loss. ... It's just magnified because I say things and I'm a competitive person and I don't like to lose. I know I'm very valuable to this team, and when I don't make plays it's magnified."
Owens has 79 catches for 1,063 yards, but also has an NFL-high 14 dropped passes -- of 144 passes thrown his way. In the third quarter Monday, Owens let an almost perfectly thrown deep ball by Tony Romo go through his hands on what would have been a gain of at least 50 yards.
Newman sent a public message Wednesday that everyone needs to be accountable, though he declined to say who specifically he was talking about.
"People need to just start playing and stop talking so much," Newman said. "It's a show-me league and talking is not going to do anything."
Owens said Newman came up to him after practice Thursday, and the cornerback told him he wasn't talking specifically about T.O.
"Obviously, he said it was a message for the whole team, but that wasn't directed toward me," Owens said.
"He wasn't talking to me," Owens said Thursday, responding to comments cornerback Newman made about unspecified players. "He talked to me after practice; he wasn't talking to me. So I'm not worried about that. Even if he was, I'm still not worried about it."
The Dallas Cowboys (9-6) may be guaranteed a playoff spot, but all is not well at Valley Ranch after consecutive home losses in high-profile games. They missed a chance to clinch their first NFC East title since 1998 -- and lost their control of the division with one game left -- with a 23-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Owens had his NFL-best 12th touchdown receiving for the only score against Philadelphia. But he had only two catches, and openly complained after the game about his lack of involvement in the Dallas offense.
"It was from the heart. There's nothing really to regret about that," Owens said of his postgame comments. "I'm not the only person that has expressed themselves about the disappointment of a loss. ... It's just magnified because I say things and I'm a competitive person and I don't like to lose. I know I'm very valuable to this team, and when I don't make plays it's magnified."
Owens has 79 catches for 1,063 yards, but also has an NFL-high 14 dropped passes -- of 144 passes thrown his way. In the third quarter Monday, Owens let an almost perfectly thrown deep ball by Tony Romo go through his hands on what would have been a gain of at least 50 yards.
Newman sent a public message Wednesday that everyone needs to be accountable, though he declined to say who specifically he was talking about.
"People need to just start playing and stop talking so much," Newman said. "It's a show-me league and talking is not going to do anything."
Owens said Newman came up to him after practice Thursday, and the cornerback told him he wasn't talking specifically about T.O.
"Obviously, he said it was a message for the whole team, but that wasn't directed toward me," Owens said.