Cut T.O. some slack

But only a little. We all are familiar with the sordid history of Terrell Owens, and everyone assumes it's only a matter of time before Evil T.O. rears his ugly head and starts trashing the Bills organization, and his teammates. But that day is not yet here, and reporters covering the Bills have no business trying to accelerate the process by baiting Owens with loaded, leading questions.

By now, Owens' post-game comments are pretty well known. He avoided questions about his frustration level and the play calling.

"I'm just going with the plays that are called," he said, over and over.

And that was about as well as he could have handled these idiotic questions. Nothing controversial, and nothing that could be twisted or taken out of context to be perceived as controversial.

There's no doubt reporters, and fans outside Buffalo, want to see the next T.O. implosion. But be patient. It'll come. The questions Owens faced on Sunday were inappropriate and had nothing to do with the game. No one would ask Wes Welker or Reggie Wayne those kinds of questions after a loss in which they had no receptions. Why? Because those guys aren't characters like Owens is. And if Owens isn't making noise on the field, he's expected to do so off of it.

But the fact is, Owens is a past-his-prime receiver on a bad football team. Why are people paying him this much attention?