Banner on Owens: “Boxed himself in”
I’m baffled in that there doesn’t seem like there’s a good plan [on Owens’ side]. And to have done this so publicly, it really put himself in a box. If you come in and make a private request like this, and the team responds, then you proceed without there being a problem and nobody gets backed into a corner. But once you go public with it, the way they did it, it creates a problem for them. We have to stick to our policies and to what we think is right and fair. Any team opening that Pandora’s box in such a big visible case is really creating problems that they’ll not be able to get out of.
Normally I’d say the player is not likely to just pass up getting paid. But in this case, you really can’t say. This isn’t a very predictable situation.
He must have something in mind. But it’s not apparent to us. Hasn’t he already boxed himself in? He has to make a decision. Either he’s going to come in or not. I really don’t know what else he can do. I wish there was another option, but we don’t see one.
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Posted on May 25, 2005 by Micah | Filed Under Eagles, Philadelphia
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