New England Patriots' Randy Moss - Fact vs. Fiction
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The "experts" will tell you when Moss is unhappy with his shot at the ball, he will show it. He will dog it or simply not reach for the ball. In out 38-13 loss against Miami, there was at least one instance of Randy letting a ball go that he may have had a chance at. I find this relatively funny in a "you're an idiot" sort of way. It is, in essence, taking a dragster and putting it on an autocross track. Randy is a vertical guy. Give him the ball down a seam and he makes DBs look slow...and that's before he kicks on the afterburners. Turn him inside, and he's a big target for linebackers and safeties who want to layeth the smacketh down on this 6-4 lanky guy. I'd let the ball go, too.
His new role, whether he likes it or not, is to step in for wonderboy, Tom Brady. I don't mean as QB, but as a leader. Now, more than ever, this team needs someone to rally them in the locker room and on the sidelines. They need someone to rise up and lead by example. Given his past, this may be a work in progress, but he's surrounded by guys who know how to be leaders. Guys like Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi and Matt Light have been inspirations in New England and have the hardware to backup their play on the field. But, this is about Randy.
If he's dogging it, it's hard to see. Stats don't lie. They can be made to lie, but presented in their purest form, they don't lie and these prove Randy to be well on his way to being one of the greatest receivers of this game:
| Name | Seasons | TD | TD/year | YARDS/game |
| *Jerry Rice | 19 | 197 | 10.4 | 75.6 |
| Terrell Owens | 12 | 132 | 11 | 75.4 |
| *Cris Carter | 15 | 130 | 8.6 | 59.4 |
| Randy Moss | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 78.7 |
| Marvin Harrison | 12 | 124 | 11.23 | 79.1 |
Yes, I did write off Harrison's 2007 whilst doing the TD/year calculation and only divided by 11 seasons instead of 12. So, if Randy's dogging it, I'd hate to see what he'll do on full burn. Sorry T.O. You're totals are good and all, but your averages don't show you to be in a league with Randy. He's only 7 TDs behind you and you have 2 years on him. And you'll only be getting slower as you age. Marvin? I think it's a foot race, but Randy seems to have the edge. Two damn good receivers, neck and neck. It'll be fun to see how this plays out.
Dogging it...I crack myself up.
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I don't have any regrets that he is w/ the Pats.
The road to success is always under construction.
by standingpat on Sep 26, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 recs
Me, either.
But I do hope he has matured to the point so that he can be a leader to pull everything together for the offense to improve. He definitely has the ability to be that leader; now if he will just step up.
"Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory...lasts forever."-Shane Falco, "The Replacements"
by Ironman63 on Sep 26, 2008 12:49 AM EDT 0 recs
Like a gazelle in a cage
It’s really kind of sad, Randy wasn’t built for the short pass. He needs to run free. Soon, I hope.
by cia on Sep 26, 2008 6:59 AM EDT 0 recs

















