T.O. Much Coverage — 11.10.09
With the Bills on a bye week, media attention shifted to Terrell Owens' Dallas replacement Roy Williams, who may have taken on some of T.O.'s less-favorable mannerisms as well. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

T.O. Much Coverage — 11.10.09

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Graham Kates in NFL, T.O. Much Coverage

Nine weeks into his quietest season, the name “Terrell Owens” remains synonymous with “complaining” — as in “Roy Williams pulled a Terrell Owens.”

First Williams noted that he was not seeing the quality or quantity of passes from Dallas QB Tony Romo that a number one receiver should see… and was immediately compared to Terrell Owens.

Then Williams was warned of what happens to Dallas wide receivers who complain. From Vinnie Iyer of the Sporting News‘ “The Trenches” blog:

Is Cowboys receiver Roy Williams aware of the franchise’s recent history with whining wideouts? At least Terrell Owens produced like a No. 1 when he was in town….

Williams needs to just be quiet and do his job, be happy that the team is winning, and that he is still contirbuting in some way. Remember, he was rescued from the winless Lions last season.

The T.O. comparisons were not well received by Williams. From DallasCowboys.com:

“I didn’t complain. I didn’t complain that I didn’t get the ball,” Williams said Thursday. “I got seven opportunities in the (Seattle) ballgame. All I said was that, when it comes to me, it’s not there. I’m not saying it can’t be fixed, because that’s what we do every day. We try to work on it and get it fixed. I’m not a T.O. or I’m not trying to be a T.O. I don’t know why people are trying to put me in that category, because I’m happy to win.

Finally, after compiling 75 yards on five catches, Williams was no longer an Owens lookalike.

Meanwhile, up in Buffalo…

  • Owens’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, says it’s not T.O.’s fault. The Bills quarterbacks are bad, and the offensive line is the “worst in the league.”

On T.O.’s Twitter account, a real-life drama played out…

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