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Terrell Owens, left, says that with Tony Romo (9) at quarterback, Owens and the Cowboys will have a better second half of the season.
The two most memorable plays Terrell Owens has made for the Dallas Cowboys are two he didn’t make: a fourth-down drop that short circuited a rally against the New York Giants, and a deep, sure touchdown pass he dropped against Washington.
His most memorable touchdown celebration? A nap that cost 15 yards against the Redskins.
Midway through his first season in Dallas, Owens has made plenty of headlines off the field, but not much news on it.
Sure, his 44 receptions are 11th in the NFL and his 558 yards are 14th. But they are his worst numbers through eight games since 1999, the year before he blossomed into a Pro Bowler.
If the Cowboys were leading the NFC East, maybe his mediocre-for-him stats and drops wouldn’t be an issue. But Dallas is 4-4, so everything is magnified.
Owens acknowledged his slow start Wednesday and gave several reasons he insisted weren’t excuses: a broken hand sustained early in the second game, when he dropped several other passes, including another touchdown; playing two weeks later after having a plate screwed into the broken hand; and the fact Drew Bledsoe started the first six games.
Those weren’t the kinds of things T.O. had in mind when he signed with the Cowboys and proclaimed, “Get your popcorn ready!â€Â
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