T.O. ACKNOWLEDGES THE OBVIOUS

Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens, who as Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram points out is on pace for the second-worst season of his career, addressed on Wednesday the lack of balls coming his way. “I can be frustrated, but if I go out and talk about being frustrated, then it’s another story,” Owens said. “For me, I just try to keep it in check and make the most of my opportunities. That’s the only thing I can do. From here on out, all I can do is just run my routes and put what I do on film. If I’m open and I don’t get the ball, then I don’t get the ball. There’s nothing really I can do. I can’t throw and catch the ball myself.” For a change, we agree with him. (But, technically, if he threw it really, really high and then ran really, really fast . . . .) It’s the most sensitive way possible that Owens could acknowledge the obvious -- less catchable balls are coming his way. Lately, that’s happened because starting quarterback Tony Romo has a broken pinkie. But Romo likely will be back for the team’s next game, on November 16 at Washington. He practiced Wednesday, for the first time since October 16. Romo wore a new splint, and it’s not clear at this point whether he’ll be wearing it if/when he plays against the Redskins. The Cowboys currently are 5-4, which puts them in last place in the NFC East.