Can't...fight it...must...write about...T.O.

I don't like writing about The Player and you don't like reading about The Player, but I cannot sit by and watch people defend T.O.

The common argument of Tony Kornheiser and the rest of the T.O. defenders: If this were anyone else, nobody would care. Therefore, this is overblown, and everyone is just looking for a reason to hate T.O.

This is some of the worst logic I have ever heard on ESPN (and that's saying something). If your Average Joe tells an 8-year-old girl "you're really pretty" nobody raises an eyebrow. But if a sex offender tells an 8-year-old girl that she is really pretty, red flags go off, as they should.

Let's make this plain and simple. The Cowboys' locker room is not torn apart. The city of Dallas is not ready to run Owens out of town. The Cowboys have not reached the point that the Eagles and 49ers did with T.O.
But we all know that this is part of the pattern. We saw it in San Francisco. We saw it in Philly. We're seeing it again in Dallas, and we already know the inevitable conclusion. It's like watching the final part of the American Pie trilogy. The exact plot is a little different, there are a few new supporting characters, but we already know how it's going to end.
And I really think this is the end of T.O. This is strike three, and no one is going to want to give him a fourth chance. And then we'll find out if he really is suicidal or not.