Everyone who at least knows about the Dallas Cowboys is almost sure to know about the Terrell Owens/Tony Romo incident that occurred within the team. Wide Receiver Terrell Owens joined the team in 2006 and had an instant impact, leading the team in receiving and helping the Cowboys return to the playoffs. After two more years with the team, Owens’ arrogant attitude and criticism was thought to be a distraction and burden to second year starting Quarterback Tony Romo. Owens was released from the Cowboys the following year, despite still having a large amount of talent and having put up good numbers the year before. The explanation for his dismissal was that, “the organization wished to move on without him.”

In the journalism world, this duo has been compared with our Adviser Leland Mallett playing the role of Tony Romo and myself playing the role of Terrell Owens.

Since Mallett has started here at Legacy, he’s been regarded as the golden boy, generous, understanding and the sole fire behind the journalism team; much like Tony Romo for the Dallas Cowboys. Since I’ve gotten here, I’ve been described as a conceited, rude, dastardly individual who has a lot of talent but only harnesses it when he wants to and does more harm to the chemistry of the staff than good.  So how would this relationship between Romo (Mallett) and Owens (Davis) work?

Terrell Owens and I have many similarities in terms of work ethic and personality. Like Owens, the distractions and schisms I create seem more extreme for each year he remains on the team. I work very passionately on every story I produce and once it’s finished I think to myself that it’s the best. My belief that my work is supreme makes me feel I can dismiss myself from assignments I feel are below my caliber of talent such as updating scores or doing a weekly timesheet. This “too good for everything” attitude annoys Romo (Mallett) and he tries to calm me down and get me to do even the simple tasks. Sometimes I complain, but he always tries to remind me I’m no higher than anyone else on the staff regardless of how I produce. Sometimes Mallett and I are happy as Romo and Owens on a 3 touchdown day. Sometimes we’re frustrated with each other much like Owens and Romo on a no catches, 2 interceptions day. But we find a way to coincide and make one good team.

After Owens left Dallas, fans still had mixed feeling for the all-pro receiver. Some were glad he left, some were upset he was gone. I will soon be experiencing the same fate as Owens, as I will be leaving the journalism after this year. Sometimes I wonder what the team and more importantly the quarterback (Mallett) will think once I’m out of Big D. (Legacy)