During Buffalo Bills media day Wednesday at 1 Bills Drive, wide receiver Terrell Owens was asked if he has ever been a target of an upset fan.
Owens, without hesitation, said, "I'm always a target."
After watching SportsCenter on Thursday, I tend to agree with him.
When asked, why the Patriots defense was able to limit his and wide receiver Lee Evans' production, T.O. responded, "There were some opportunities that we missed ... It's always a work in progress, and Trent has to better assess what he's seeing out there and take some shots down the field. We're going to do that."
What is so controversial about that?
ESPN says it is Owens throwing Edwards under the bus and passing the blame on someone else.
What ESPN didn't show was what Owens said right after that.
"And by no means was that the reason that we lost the game," he said.
ESPN also said Owens put blame on Leodis McKelvin, who fumbled the ball away, giving the New England Patriots great field position to score the game-winning touchdown in the final minute.
Owens said, "There are a number of opportunities that WE missed offensively, so I know a lot of people want to point the finger at Leodis and his decision to come out of the end zone, but that's a guy that's very competitive, trying to make a play, and I'm sure, given that situation again, he will make a better decision. WE lost as a team and WE'RE going to move forward."
If Owens is the self-serving player the national media has made him out to be, then why did Owens say WE three times in a matter of 30 seconds?
When linebacker Kawika Mitchell took the podium, he was asked about the defense giving up 13 points in the final 2:06.
The linebacker said, "We were soft at one time and trying to be aggressive at another. I think we just need to make the play when we have a chance, people just play tighter on their coverage and we'll definitely come out with a victory."
If what Owens said is throwing Edwards under the bus, it sounds like Mitchell threw the secondary under the bus by saying, "People just play tighter on their coverage and we'll definitely come out with a victory."
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Of course that didn't make ESPN as a controversial remark.
I'm not saying Owens hasn't made himself a target in the past. Let's face it, he hasn't been a poster child in the past.
After Monday night's loss to the Patriots, Owens declined to talk to the media, much to the dismay of some reporters.
Watching SportsCenter bash him for minuscule remarks, I can't say I blame him if he never talks to the media.
If he does talk, the national media bashes him. When he doesn't talk, they still bash him.
It's a lose-lose situation for someone who has, "always been a target."
