Terrell Owens' dropped passes have become a problem for the Cowboys. Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

Terrell Owens will be back next season if he catches a half-dozen touchdown passes in the playoffs and takes the Cowboys to the Super Bowl. Anything less, and Jerry Jones will deliver the pink slip himself.
 -- San Antonio Express-News

Word out of Oakland is that Randy Moss (ankle) is well enough to play but has simply packed it up for the season. He's listed as questionable.
 -- Newark Star-Ledger

A move to New Jersey would put Patriots coach Bill Belichick a lot closer to his alleged paramour, Sharon Shenocca, who lives in Morristown. In fact, according to Shenocca's estranged hubby - who accused his wife of adultery with Belichick in divorce papers -- the two met when Sharon was a receptionist for the Giants and Belichick was the defensive coordinator.
 -- Boston Herald

Dolphins coach Nick Saban declined to comment whether he has been able to put away the rumors that link him to the University of Alabama coaching job once and for all.
 -- Palm Beach Post

Once and future starter Daunte Culpepper is still the player Nick Saban hopes will end the drought of mediocrity in Miami. But a significant setback in the rehabilitation before the April draft could cause Miami to rethink Culpepper as its franchise quarterback.
 -- Miami Herald

Teammates said Wednesday they expect Michael Strahan to endure the six to eight months of rehabilitation that he'd be facing after surgery and return next season. But even if he does, the Giants might have to consider releasing him if he's not going to be healthy.
 -- Washington Post

As Jeff Garcia becomes more popular with each Eagles victory, it's only natural to wonder what Donovan McNabb thinks about all this. Those who have spoken to him say he has been nothing but supportive of Garcia.
 -- Philadelphia Inquirer

If the game Sunday is Bill Cowher's last as the Steelers' coach, the team's captains would like to see the team promote from within. Continuity on a team that won the Super Bowl fewer than 11 months ago, plus familiarity with systems on offense and defense were cited as big factors for promoting a Steelers assistant to the head-coaching job.
 -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jon Gruden refused to elaborate on where Chris Simms will rank on the Bucs' depth chart in 2007. Gruden did promise, however, that Simms will face competition for the starting quarterback's job, and it's possible it will come from players who aren't currently with the Bucs.
 -- Tampa Tribune

Mike Alstott had no problem Wednesday sidestepping questions about his future. The 11th-year veteran does not have a contract with the Bucs for next season and acknowledged that Sunday's game against Seattle could be his last.
 -- St. Petersburg Times

A growing national perception that the Bears pulled quarterback Rex Grossman in the fourth quarter against the Lions because of ineffectiveness bothered offensive coordinator Ron Turner enough Wednesday to respond. "I heard that and thought you'd have to be insane to think that," Turner said.
 -- Chicago Tribune

A shoulder injury to Matt Leinart will give Kurt Warner the start at San Diego on Sunday. And while he knows Leinart will start again when healthy, Warner has indicated he plans to return to the Cardinals next season. An MRI revealed no structural damage to Leinart's shoulder, the team announced Wednesday.
 -- Arizona Republic

If Falcons owner Arthur Blank next week decides to give more fire-breathing speeches about demanding more, blows up Jim Mora's staff of assistants but decides to keep his head coach, it's because there are exactly zero gotta-have candidates available.
 -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution