Boy the Raiders really SUCK dont' they! (Cue up "I'm So Glad" by Cream) :dancing:
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Started by Geezer · 17 Aug 2004 · 4,773 replies
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gaijin mark wrote:Boy the Raiders really SUCK dont' they! (Cue up "I'm So Glad" by Cream) :dancing:
This time I watched 'em get slapped around, 28-6. If the Ravens had any kind of offense, the shoulda really blew out the Silver and Black.
49ers won a game. They won't go winless this year :applaud:
JackClark wrote:49ers won a game. They won't go winless this year :applaud:
surprise surprise.
All they have to do now is make it to the playoffs to get me back to being a big Niners fan
gaijin mark wrote:Boy the Raiders really SUCK dont' they! (Cue up "I'm So Glad" by Cream) :dancing:
I have faith in the Raiders. I'm sure they can go 0-16. C'mon guys! You can do it!!
Super No. 1 wrote:I have faith in the Raiders. I'm sure they can go 0-16. C'mon guys! You can do it!!
:lol: :hehe: :rofl:
I'm rooting for them too...! :hehe:
K.T.Tran wrote:
surprise surprise.
All they have to do now is make it to the playoffs to get me back to being a big Niners fan
playoffs, have to wait awhile before that happens.
Police: T.O. tried to kill himself
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer
September 27, 2006
AP - Sep 27, 11:42 am EDT
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DALLAS (AP) -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.
The report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, `Yes."'
The Dallas police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.
Police Lt. Rick Watson said during a brief news conference that he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.
"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."
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Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.
"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."
At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.
The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said. The friend attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied.
According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.
Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.
Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.
When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.
He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.
AP - Sep 27, 11:37 am EDT
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Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.
Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.
Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.
Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was going down.
While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and today was only Tuesday.
"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.
Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.
A hospital spokeswoman said early Wednesday there was no patient registered as Terrell Owens, although federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. Owens' publicist and agent, and the Cowboys, did not return repeated calls from The Associated Press. No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.
Owens has played two games for the Cowboys, catching nine passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer
September 27, 2006
AP - Sep 27, 11:42 am EDT
More Photos
DALLAS (AP) -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.
The report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, `Yes."'
The Dallas police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.
Police Lt. Rick Watson said during a brief news conference that he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.
"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."
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Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.
"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."
At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.
The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said. The friend attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied.
According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.
Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.
Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.
When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.
He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.
AP - Sep 27, 11:37 am EDT
More Photos
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.
Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.
Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.
Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was going down.
While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and today was only Tuesday.
"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.
Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.
A hospital spokeswoman said early Wednesday there was no patient registered as Terrell Owens, although federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. Owens' publicist and agent, and the Cowboys, did not return repeated calls from The Associated Press. No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.
Owens has played two games for the Cowboys, catching nine passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Saw that news article.... What a dope.
bmwracer wrote:Saw that news article.... What a dope.
I was rather taken aback by that news....seems strange, although he hasn't had the smoothest ride, he didn't have a career ending injury
Tu_triky wrote:I was rather taken aback by that news....seems strange, although he hasn't had the smoothest ride, he didn't have a career ending injury
Can't feel too sympathetic towards the guy, since he's so full of himself... "What goes around..."
Somehow I think he is not that welcome in Dallas. Perhaps there something going on between him and Parcells that we don't know.
Good gravy! Did the Niners miss the plane bound for Kansas City?? :sweat:
dochira wrote:Good gravy! Did the Niners miss the plane bound for Kansas City?? :sweat:
Nasty game, I'll bet.
Of course we had to suffer through the Raider-Browns game... Fortunately, the Raiders lost. :twisted:
Marty Schottenheimer proves once again that he doesn't play to win; he plays not to lose. His defensive coaches and players must want to strangle him; his offensive coaches and players must be so frustrated at being hamstrung.
bmwracer wrote:
Nasty game, I'll bet.
Of course we had to suffer through the Raider-Browns game... Fortunately, the Raiders lost. :twisted:
very nasty.
hhahaha Raiders somehow lost the game.
Last I saw they were up 7-0 and i thought..."ok, its the Browns...how could they lose to them."
Looks like they should me and everyone else that they are capable of doing so :beaten:
They were up 21-3 at one point.
shin2 wrote:Marty Schottenheimer proves once again that he doesn't play to win; he plays not to lose. His defensive coaches and players must want to strangle him; his offensive coaches and players must be so frustrated at being hamstrung.
Exactly.
Frustrating game: at my brother's house, we were yelling at the TV... That QB Rivers looked like a rookie in that game... Wonder how long before they miss Drew Brees. :shakehead:
bmwracer wrote:
Exactly.
Frustrating game: at my brother's house, we were yelling at the TV... That QB Rivers looked like a rookie in that game... Wonder how long before they miss Drew Brees. :shakehead:
I think Rivers will be OK. I know a lot of Charger fans were upset when Brees wasn't re-signed, but given the seriousness of his injury and the amount of money invested in Rivers, I can't fault management for going with Rivers. The problem is Schottenheimer and his O.C. Cam Cameron are obviously babying Rivers too much. If he's their QB, they need to have more confidence in him. The Chargers have a corps of versatile wide receivers, an absolute monster of a TE in Antonio Gates, and a good receiver out of the backfield in Tomlinson--therefore, it's inexcusable not to be more aggressive throwing the ball. The Chargers have at best a decent offensive line and thus have only a decent running game, but decent won't win championships. Against very good defenses, they won't be able to rely solely on running the ball and expect to win. Living in the San Diego area, I have seen that time and time again since Schottenheimer took over. The game against the Ravens was yet another example.
Oh, did anyone see the tape of that Tennessee Titan D. lineman stomping on the head of his opponent? Football is a violent game, but it's not a street fight. Absolutely despicable what he did. And he only got a five-game suspension. :shakehead:
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