Cowboys Extend Terrell Owens

Yeah, we haven't gotten a look at the way this new deal was structured yet.

The big reason he's been such a good boy in Dallas the last two years was because almost all of his 3-year, $25 million deal was non-guaranteed. In other words, he had to be on the field and playing well for the Cowboys to think he was worth it. The cap hits were structured in such a way that if the Cowboys thought he was being a pain in the ass at all, they'd have no problem cutting him.

He had to earn his money, and he likes money. So he earned it.

I wonder how much bonus they gave him with this one. If it's similar in structure to the last deal, I'd figure he'll keep on behaving well.

I have to give Jerry Jones some credit. He really seems to know how to manage these problem children. TO is all about feeling wanted and important and Dallas makes him feel that way. I was watching some locker room footage of a Cowboys in on NFL Network and they always have TO address the team after a win. Now they have a big bowl of popcorn at his news conference yesterday.

On top of all that TO seems to be getting better with age. 28tds over the last two years.

T.O. made no secret that he wanted a deal similar to the deal that Randy Moss signed this off season, and he got what he asked for.

There was a time constraint of sorts, that being Owens was due a 3 million dollar roster bonus on June 3rd. By signing the new deal that bonus went away. He got 12.9 in garaunteed money. His base salary is only 830,000. And actually by signing this deal, Owens SAVED Dallas 3 million dollars in cap space with the way the contract is structured.

Yeah. Good move in the here and now. Needless to say though, the deal is heavily backloaded, which makes things rough should the dreaded final uncapped season come calling in 2010.

I don't know enough about the Cowboys' overall salary cap picture to opine on the effects of backloading Owens' deal so heavily. I do know that they have handed out several huge contracts recently (Owens, Romo, Barber, Newman).

I'll try to look into their cap situation. I want to see if they appear to be developing any final-uncapped-season contingencies.

they may keep him under control but hes getting old and you mark my words that mr. landry will lay the wood on him a few good times

Yes! I was thinking the same thing, & LL has to be mad about that game in dallas. If he can have the same impact on TO that ST did, LL'd be earning some of his $ just by being there.

they may keep him under control but hes getting old and you mark my words that mr. landry will lay the wood on him a few good timesYes indeed. T.O. will discover that there's no free reign over the middle just because #21 is no longer with us. Not only will Landry lay some wood on him, but T.O. will continue to have the drops against us just knowing that we have an enforcer back there.

Yes indeed. T.O. will discover that there's no free reign over the middle just because #21 is no longer with us. Not only will Landry lay some wood on him, but T.O. will continue to have the drops against us just knowing that we have an enforcer back there.
I seem to remember Owens "dropping" 8 receptions for 173 yards and 4 TD's in the one game against Washington last November.

I seem to remember Owens "dropping" 8 receptions for 173 yards and 4 TD's in the one game against Washington last November.

I also remember that Sean Taylor wasn't playing. He could have made a big difference in that game.

I seem to remember Owens "dropping" 8 receptions for 173 yards and 4 TD's in the one game against Washington last November.

That was the one Taylor was injured for, just before his death.

I seem to remember Owens "dropping" 8 receptions for 173 yards and 4 TD's in the one game against Washington last November.

It's funny how many Cowboy fans forget the other games where he was a non factor. Just like everyone else said, Taylor was out and there wasn't a plan in place. Tell me that Moss wouldn't have dropped the same kind of yardage on a second string safety (hell, he did it against FIRST string Roy Williams, but I try not to harp on that ;))

It's funny how many Cowboy fans forget the other games where he was a non factor. Just like everyone else said, Taylor was out and there wasn't a plan in place. Tell me that Moss wouldn't have dropped the same kind of yardage on a second string safety (hell, he did it against FIRST string Roy Williams, but I try not to harp on that ;))
You know we will always see "apples and oranges" on this subject. But as for those "other games" you mentioned from Owens first season with Dallas, that was the year that Owens played the entire season with a broken bone in his hand, and although he led the league in dropped balls, he still led the league in TD's too. He played hurt the whole season and had surgery in the off-season to fix that bone in his hand.

In the same spirit though, we have all seen Santana Moss take himself out of games for one reason or another.

And the only game Owens played last year against Washington was in November of last season, he did not play the second game due to a high ankle sprain.

You know we will always see "apples and oranges" on this subject. But as for those "other games" you mentioned from Owens first season with Dallas, that was the year that Owens played the entire season with a broken bone in his hand, and although he led the league in dropped balls, he still led the league in TD's too. He played hurt the whole season and had surgery in the off-season to fix that bone in his hand.

In the same spirit though, we have all seen Santana Moss take himself out of games for one reason or another.

And the only game Owens played last year against Washington was in November of last season, he did not play the second game due to a high ankle sprain.


I believe that one of our DB's broke his hand in that first season you speak of. Can't remember his name though. It was some 3rd or 4th stringer. Not Ade Jimoh but.... It doesn't matter