Tearful T.O. turns Terribly Overemotional after loss

Terrell Owens came to the podium last night wearing a suede jacket and large sunglasses. Wonder if the jacket was waterproof.

Terribly Overemotional, breaking his two-week near-silence, broke down after last night's stunning 21-17 loss to the Giants when asked about quarterback Tony Romo's poorly-timed Mexican vacation and whether the bye-week bye-bye with girlfriend Jessica Simpson was a factor in the upset.

Owens, held to four catches for 49 yards and one touchdown catch on a healing high-ankle sprain, wept for his quarterback. Or the Cowboys. Or himself. Or for the fans. Or maybe it was for the cameras.

"It's not about Tony," Owens said. "You guys can point fingers at him and talk about the vacation, but if you do that, it's really unfair ..."

The lips quivered. The voice cracked. The tears could be seen peeking from behind the sunglasses, the droplets glistening in the cameras' bright lights.

"It's unfair," Owens added. "It's my teammate, my quarterback. If you do that, man, it's unfair. We lost as a team. We lost as a team.

"It's unfair because I've been through it. I know what it's like. He gives you his all every day. When you lose, it falls on the quarterback's shoulders. But let it fall on the whole team's shoulders."

Maybe all this drama can be summarized in a Broadway tune: "Don't cry for me, Cabo San Lucas." Or maybe it's a movie: "Blame it on Romo," or, "If It's Bye Week, This Must Be Mexico." Whatever the title, Owens knows this is a soap opera that will run for years -- or at least until Romo, now 0-2 in the playoffs, wins a postseason game. You know, like Eli Manning.

Owens was asked how he knew this would dog Romo.

"How do I know?" he asked. "I know. I know. I know the media."

source: http://www.nj.com/sports/