Jerry Jones’ people are debating whether to cashier Terrell Owens, take the salary cap hit and move on with their lives. The Cowboys already jettisoned Adam “Don’t Call Me Pacman” Jones and the team is likely to let Tank Johnson exit as a free agent.

“I think some of people want to just cut our losses and get rid of all those guys _ T.O., Tank, Pacman,” a Cowboys source told ESPN. “But I really think Jerry likes the thrill of trying to make it all work.”

Thrill? That’s one word for it. If T.O. departs Dallas, would his next stop be Oakland?

Other than Al Davis, is there anybody else in the NFL willing to touch this guy?

Perhaps we’ll see this play next season in the Canadian Football League:

Elsewhere on “As The Cowboys Turn,” The Dallas Morning News reported that former Dallas receiver Michael Irvin was threatened at gunpoint as he drove in North Dallas Monday night.

The newspaper picks up the story:

The Pro Football Hall of Fame member was not injured. He told police he stopped at a red light in the 18200 block of Marsh Lane, near the Bush Turnpike, about 9:30 p.m., when the driver of the vehicle next to him rolled down his window, the police report said.

Irvin put down his window because he thought someone wanted to talk to him and saw the passenger in the other vehicle raise a gun, the report said. Irvin said in an interview Tuesday night that he feared the men had planned to rob him and changed their minds when they saw who he was.

“The passenger pulled out a semiautomatic and I knew what time it was,” Irvin said. “But he said ‘Oh, that’s Michael Irvin, with the Dallas Cowboys.’”

Despite being scared, Irvin said he tried to keep the conversation going.

“So we started talking about the Cowboys and everything,” he said. “Then they got back on the highway.”

“I tell you what, I’m glad he was a Cowboy fan,” Irvin said.

MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE

Questions to ponder while wondering if Mizzou can build something off Wednesday night’s demolition of Colorado:

• Did Leo Lyons learn a life lesson watching his teammates have fun without him?
• What is it about UMass that brings the best out of Paul Eckerle every year?
• After tearing up the Wolverines at home, is Mike Tisdale ready to assert himself on the road in Big Ten play?
• Could this guy replace Aaron Miles as a utility infielder for the Cardinals?

LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH, FAMOUS

This is straight from Page 6 of the New York Post:

“Casey Johnson - the madcap Band-Aid heiress whose father, Woody Johnson, owns the Jets - is said to be wearing her hair in a short, butch style following a vicious catfight with her ex-girlfriend, Courtenay Semel. ‘Casey had a fight one night with her current girlfriend,’ heavily tattooed Lisa Marie Alvarez, a Los Angeles source, told Page Six. ‘Casey went to Courtenay’s house, and Courtenay proceeded to beat the crap out of her, and then she lit her hair on fire. Casey had to be hospitalized.’ Casey’s mother, Sale Johnson, reportedly flew to LA and consulted with lawyer Robert Shapiro. No one returned calls except Courtenay, whose father Terry Semel ran Yahoo for years. ‘There was a fight,’ Courtenay said. ‘But this is a major exaggeration. We are speaking. We are friends.’ Casey — who isn’t speaking to her father, or her aunt, Libet Johnson — is the mother of an adopted girl from Kazakhstan.”

Sounds like Woody has more than a NFL coaching search to worry about these days . . .

QUIPS ‘R US

Here is what some of America’s leading sports pundits have been writing:

Will Leitch, Deadspin, on his beloved Gridbirds: “A Super Bowl berth would be redemption for the thousands of dollars and hours spent by fans following this team for 20 years, through all the infuriating front office moves and on-field collapses. Every year, a brave NFL prognosticator will pick the Cardinals as their surprise team, only to have them finish 4-12. The Cardinals have been their hardcore fans’ surprise team for 20 years. And they’d still be surprised.”

Filip Bondy, New York Daily News: “No matter where a New York fan turns these days, a vulgar scent of cheesesteak taints the atmosphere and distorts the schedule of sports events on our flat-screen televisions. Philadelphia is the new Boston, suddenly. Maybe not as prim and haughty, but every bit as dangerous and much, much sneakier.”

DJ Gallo, ESPN.com: “With the Phillies fresh off a World Series title and the Eagles now improbably one win from the Super Bowl, Donovan McNabb says ‘The city of Philadelphia is buzzing.’ That shows how different the perspective is on the field compared to how it is in the stands. Philadelphia is not buzzing. It’s well past buzzing. The fans of Philadelphia are full-on drunk. They know there is a massive hangover coming. They know they could throw up at any moment. They know they just inappropriately touched the complete stranger in front of them. They know they just spouted a string of profanity in front of a 6-year-old. They know they’re eventually going to black out and wake up in the morning beside the Sixers. And who knows, they might even have to hold McNabb’s hair while he vomits. But for now they’ll have another drink and see what happens.”

Mark Kriegel, FoxSports.com: “BC will air a revamped version of that Seventies show, ‘The Superstars.’ And I’m thinking the producers might want to replace the obstacle course with something today’s athlete can relate to. Like a perpwalk.”

MEGAPHONE

“I think the important thing is finding the right person. I don’t think you tie yourself in to positions. Obviously there’s a lot of needs. I think obviously the most important position on the team is quarterback. It’s probably time to find a replacement for Bobby Layne.”

Would-be Lions coach Jim Schwartz, on Detroit’s potential draft priorities.