Although Terrell Owens is nowhere to be found, Bill Parcells has made it clear that T.O. will be on board the Dallas Cowboys ' ship that sails in September. "He's done everything I wanted... I'm not giving him special leeway," Parcells said in his Friday press conference.

Parcells also made it clear that Owens will not be the man, like he was in San Francisco and Philadelphia. "He's not going to catch 100 balls, so I don't worry about him making that adjustment."

That's all well and good in May. After you've just come off a suspension; when your agent has instructed you to be on your best behavior and give all the right answers, it's easy to oblige.

The real test will come when the Dallas Cowboys lose a game and Owens is a non-factor because either someone else is getting passes thrown their way in the new fancy Dallas offense or Drew Bledsoe is not upright long enough to just get Owens the ball.

So while it may be okay with T.O. now, does anyone doubt that come September, it will still be acceptable to him then?

Now I do believe that Owens intends to stay quiet for at least a little while. But once the games start and his competitive juices start flowing, is there anyone who can visualize T.O. giving his own version of the "whatever's best for the team" spiel? So there is a real chance that Owens will eventually lash out.

However, the difference this year is that if T.O. does go off, Parcells, unlike Andy Reid and Steve Mariucci, will nip it in the bud before it grows into a full blown crisis. After all, he was the only coach that could keep Keyshawn Johnson in check.

When asked what would happen if Owens calls out Bledsoe at some point, Parcells quickly replied "I'll take care of it."

If it were any other coach, you'd have to be skeptical. With Parcells, you can take it to the bank.