Raiders of the Lost Moss


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		Raiders of the Lost Moss Written By, Robert Littal, Head BSO Let's get this out of the way first: Randy Moss can be an ass (no pun intended). He says some really stupid things (and let me quote)... “I play when I want to play”, and he does some really stupid things such as leaving the field with 2 seconds to go in the game against the Redskins. Randy Moss has been called a lot of things, a thug, a distraction, lazy, a cancer,well, you get the idea. So it wasn't’t a huge surprise that he will be traded to the Raiders, we all knew that. But what is a huge surprise is how little the Vikings got in return for him. A first round pick (7th overall), Napoleon Harris (who?) and a late round pick for Randy Moss? Are you kidding me? No wonder the Vikings always falter down the stretch. They are horrible at closing a deal! Randy Moss is the most feared player in the game. Ask any defensive coordinator in the game today (of course off the record) and ask him which WR he doesn’t want to see on Sunday. Trust me the answer won’t be Marvin Harrison or Terrell Owens it is going to be Moss. Let me clear up some misconceptions about Moss. If you listen to Joe Buck and Cris Collingsworth in last year's playoffs you would be under the impression that Moss was slacking big time. But the truth of the matter was that Moss never fully recovered from the hamstring injury he suffered in mid-season and on top of that he was battling a very severe ankle sprain. Now similar to what Terrell Owens went through during Super Bowl week, he didn't point out that he was playing hurt, they decided to focus on his off the field issues. Secondly, Moss is a distraction, but does that cause the team to win and lose games? If it does then the Vikings are a sorry assed team, because one man should not have that type effect on an entire squad, and if he does then that squad is filled with weak-minded individuals. Finally the Vikings haven’t lost because of Moss, they have lost cause they have a horrible defense that gives up a lot of points. If they traded Moss for Lavar Arrington, Ed Hartwell, or John Abraham then it would make some sense, but Napoleon Harris? Harris is a slightly above average player who won't change a thing in Minnesota because frankly he is not a game changer. The 1st round pick they received, I heard through various sources, is going to be used on WR, which means you basically traded Moss for Mike Williams/Braylon Edwards (who are either going to be boom or bust) and Napoleon Harris. Sound like a fair deal to you? It sounds more to me that the Vikings are betting that without Moss in their locker room they will have a better team. If that is the case, then that is a dangerous game they are playing. I would rather have 22 Randy Mosses than 22 Larry Izzos if you know what I mean. No one knows how Moss will mesh with the Raiders. Moss is an enigma that way, but the one thing you can count on is he will produce. Regardless if you like him or not, the man has put up monster numbers every year he has been in the league. As for the Vikings, one of two things will happen: they will free-fall which a lot of teams do when the trade their marquee player or they will come together with the “we will show them win can win without this loser mentality” similar to the Boston Red Sox after they didn't’t get Alex Rodriguez Yankees. I do have concerns about Daunte Culpepper, most great QB’s have a security blanket (Manning to Harrison for example. During his entire career, he has had Moss and the spotlight will be squarely on him to take the Vikings to the promise land. And if he doesn’t, he will take the blame they used to give to Moss. Remember the Vikings have been involved in blockbuster trades before. They traded for Hershel Walker and that didn’t quite work out that well for them and I don’t think this one will either.
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