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Grant · 02-07-2005, 04:48 PM

And, if I may, one last observation for all of you T.O.-bashers...

In the post-game press conference, he addressed those who still think of him as the self-absorbed "selfish" player that he was perceived to be while in San Francisco. "The media made it a situation to where they thought I was grandstanding. But like I told a lot of people. If [that was] Brett Favre, they would have called him a warrior. For me, they said I was selfish. If I'm selfish, I'm selfish because I want to help my team win."

I think this summarizes T.O.'s season with Philadelphia quite nicely. He was, by all accounts, a REAL team player this year. There were none of the characteristic outbursts, and his team mates and coaches ALL speak quite highly of his contributions -- both on the field and the locker room. His performance last night, in light of his injury, was nothing short of spectacular. I'm looking forward to see what he does this coming fall!

Congrats, Pats!

02-07-2005, 04:48 PM	#52
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 387 Thanked 234 Times in 128 Posts	And, if I may, one last observation for all of you T.O.-bashers... In the post-game press conference, he addressed those who still think of him as the self-absorbed "selfish" player that he was perceived to be while in San Francisco. "The media made it a situation to where they thought I was grandstanding. But like I told a lot of people. If [that was] Brett Favre, they would have called him a warrior. For me, they said I was selfish. If I'm selfish, I'm selfish because I want to help my team win." I think this summarizes T.O.'s season with Philadelphia quite nicely. He was, by all accounts, a REAL team player this year. There were none of the characteristic outbursts, and his team mates and coaches ALL speak quite highly of his contributions -- both on the field and the locker room. His performance last night, in light of his injury, was nothing short of spectacular. I'm looking forward to see what he does this coming fall! Congrats, Pats! __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."