One doesn't play to the other? Really?
No. His locker room antics have nothing to do with the fact that he was excellent on the field and one of the hardest receivers in the NFL to cover. Just ask Bill Belichick.
Really? His career stats have been posted. I suggest you check them out. But you probably haven't and probably won't because it's not convenient for you. Really though, great counterargument. The stuff of legends.
Except catch the ball and not piss all over his teammates.
Name one receiver that has never dropped the ball.
Sounds like you know he hurts his team.
I've admitted that his ego has been the problem. However, you can also attribute that to coaches who put up with his nonsense. You think BB would put up with him if he came here? The fault lies on both sides, but his ego has been the clear cutting point in his career. Not his play on the field.
Please explain how it's not a straight forward analysis. Please explain how he cost his team that game. Please explain how he DIDN'T shred the Pats defense everytime he caught the ball. Please explain how many drops he had in that game. Please explain SOMETHING. Putting "not really" in just doesn't cut it.
The team that had been to 4 division championships without him was better than he was. And his second year of course was a travesty.
The fact that they finally got to the big game only after they got him disagrees with you. Really just a very, very bad statement.
Where the h*ll did I do that? Please show me.
Which time would you like me to point out? You just did! I said that he played well in the Super Bowl and it was really McNabb that cost him the game and that it was a straight forward analysis and you responded with "Not Really". Are you having trouble keeping track of your own nonsense or something?
You're still not following this argument. His character essentially makes him a bad player on the field. He wants the ball. As a result he wants his team to be one-dimensional and predictable. As a result, he wants his team to be bad and easy to defend.
First, I don't want to meet a wide receiver that DOESN'T want the ball thrown to him. Second, his character does nothing on the field. It's more or less a problem in the locker room. Third of all, it's up to the coaching staff to call the plays, not T.O. Last I checked, play calling has not been a big issue in his career.
What's his career winning percentage?
Just read this:
Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: The T stands for terrific, not tantrum
But since I have a feeling you won't read that, here is the tidbit you might be interested in...
Over his career, T.O. has started 154 regular season games – and this noted divider of teams, this distraction on the field and off, has won 100 of those games.
His career winning percentage is on there though, but you have to adjust it for 2008, a year in which Tony Romo was injured and the Cowboys only finished at 9-7 (still a winning record).
Wow. I'm swayed.