Laughing First

By Steven Lienert

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who the dumbest man of them all?

Is it Jerry Jones or Terrell Owens?

Maybe it's Drew Rosenhaus, who should have picked Owens up at his house and physically took him to Dallas' training facility to take part in the Cowboys' voluntary offseason workouts until they were over.

Owens got his money, and how did he repay the hand that fed him? By doing his own thing once again. But Owens probably needed to rest up from the grind over the final nine games of the 2005 season. You know, the games he was suspended for.

Either that or he was getting ready for his reality TV show.

So, the first chance he gets to interact with teammates on a football field since October 30, 2005, he decides to stay home and workout on his own. Oh, Owens will come into training camp in the best of shape -- that's not the issue. But after everything he's gone through, why wouldn't somebody tell him it would be in his best interest to attend the voluntary workout?

Just for the good public relations or to possibly answer questions from teammates or coaches that were skeptical of the signing in the first place?

And what does Bill Parcells think about all this? Only the Tuna knows, because he hasn't said one friggin' word regarding Owens' signing with his team. With Parcells, it's about developing team chemistry, so the Tuna doesn't have time for someone that does his own thing.

And Owens epitomizes 'doing his own thing.'

As an Eagles fan, let me paint a dream scenario on how all this might end. Wouldn't it be just peachy if Tuna decided Owens wasn't worth it after all and cut him at the end of training camp?

Or what if Tuna chooses to retire instead of putting up with the T.O. circus? Imagine the egg on Jones' face if that happens. The financial implications would be disastrous.

What if something happens to 34-year-old Drew "The Statue" Bledsoe? If T.O. had a problem with Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb, he'll just love Tony Romo and Drew Henson.

Trust me -- this couldn't have happened to a better team. It's started already, and he's only been in Dallas 26 days.

You can reach Steve Lienert at stevelienert@hotmail.com