Randy Moss to the Raiders is a Bigger Possibility Than I'd Like to Admit
by Rich Langford on Jul 14, 2011 3:32 PM PDT
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PrintWhy haven't there been any connections of Randy Moss to the Raiders. Plaxico Burress is connected to the Raiders by conjecture and hearsay almost daily. Why hasn't Randy Moss received the same treatment?
Before we go any further, I want to say one thing: I hate Randy Moss. I want absolutely zero part of him coming back to the Raiders. The thought of it makes me want to vomit. Honestly, he very possibly could be my least favorite athlete of all-time. It is his lack of effort on the football field that I find deplorable and inexcusable. I couldn't stand him when he quit on the Vikings; I was upset when the Raiders traded for him, and I am not even going to attempt to put into words how I felt about him when he dogged it and disgraced the Raiders uniform.
But all that said, what I want and think has little to do with reality, and the reality is that Al Davis never seemed to hate Randy Moss. He placed the his failures on the coaches, and he was pissed off that he let Lane Kiffin talk him into trading him. And now Randy Moss is readily available. Yet there has not been one mention of him coming back to the Raiders.
So today when I saw his agent, Joel Segel, tell NFL.com that Randy Moss is in "freakish shape" and:
He is determined, motivated and quite frankly has a huge chip on his shoulder. Whatever team ends up getting Randy, they're going to know they're getting the old Randy Moss. He's not just coming in to be on the team, he's going to be Randy Moss—a difference maker.
the first thing I think of is Al Davis. I can just picture Al Davis seeing these reports and seeing redemption. This would be a chance for him to gain some redemption on two of the more ill-fated decisions of his career—trading for and away Randy Moss.
Al Davis passed on putting a claim in for Moss when he was waived by the Vikings, but bringing him in during the offseason and on a far cheaper contract is a far different scenario. Especially if the reports of his conditioning by his agent are even vaguely true.
I have been of the mind that the Raiders aren't going to bring in any more receivers this offseason. But if they do bring one in, Randy Moss is the favorite.
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Thats it..this lockout has gone on tooo long….out fearless leader of the ship is starting to turn senile out here on the ocean with no sail……..pretty soon he will start turning on the crew :)
Just “Say NO” to Randy NoMoss.
Stay focused Captain…I see land in the near distance…..argh me matey.
Raiders for Life
My sense is he's one of those guys who will never earn Al's good graces again
Al won’t soon forget his taking plays off. He expressed his malcontent enough here, and I remember well when Randy reported Al telling him to shut up and do what he paid him to. He failed, miserably, and I think theres a snowballs chance in hell he ever wears silver and black again.
Still convinced we’ll stand pat with the receivers and not look to free agency or trade for any help.
"tough times call for perseverance and a tough mind. I have been told that I can't play football before. We all know what happened with that. #neverquit"--Mark Herzlich
""The massive Raider Nation is beyond doubt the sleaziest and rudest and most sinister mob of thugs and wackos ever assembled."--Hunter S. Thompson
Great! I forgot about that quote
Let’s hope Al hasn’t done the same. Even in his advanced age he seems to keep his long memory
I was the walrus, but now I'm John
by Rich Langford on Jul 14, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what we don't need
“Whatever team ends up getting Randy, they’re going to know they’re getting the old Randy Moss.”
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
Patience advances a man to better times.
if you are gonna.........
Bring his azz back…might as well bring the Purple Drank Machine back too. We missed that connection. And I use the word “missed” very loosely.
Why The Hell Would We Even Consider It -w- A Young Pryor On The Board????
Moss is too old and slowed to get much attention now…Could he still come in a be our #1…Prolley sense we don’t really have a #1 on the roster but for what…One single season and risk his malcontent crap if things aren’t working out…All that dude want’s at this point is to pad his “HoF” #‘s and he doesn’t give a shit about the game or any team…If not than why isn’t he still in Tenn or Minn or NE…..And just what did he do last season???…NOTHING!!!
Pryor is a young potentially great prospect with multiple talents and a can do attitude from the reports I have seen…Fills at least 2 spots on the roster as he develops into the “QB” position…“Slash” with fast legs/hands/arm….Now what the hell does Moss have…
Plaxaco makes sense though but may not be so cheap with all the interest being reported…
No worries, Randy Moss is NOT coming to the Raiders, Plaxico as I have mentioned
in the past would not be a bad idea with the right contract, basically incentive based to prove his worth. PantyRaider is right we have too many options to look to Moss…
by Rodney Sacramento on Jul 14, 2011 7:58 PM PDT reply actions
No...
We have so many young WR’s that are playing well and have chemistry with each other and the QB. A guy like this is a cancer, a stage 4 non small cell tumor on the testicle of any team that picks him up. Fuck him.
"We can't stop here... This is bat country."
Randy Moss a Raiders again...Never say Never...
This story is so twisted that it makes sense. “Al Davis never seemed to hate Randy Moss. He placed the his failures on the coaches, and he was pissed off that he let Lane Kiffin talk him into trading him.” You definitely did you home work with this statement. Al was furious we gave away Moss for a 4th round, only to see him have one of the best WR performance of all time at NE.
Oakland still needs a veteran WR. Team mates from Oakland, NE, Minnesota and even Tennessee still rave how Moss helped them improved their game.
Moss is not the same player. Will probably never be the same player. But knowing how Big Al works, if Moss can still run a 4.3 forty, Al will seriously consider Moss on the roster again.
Link to Al's thoughts on Randy and why he would probably take him back at a reasonable price..
Al Davis, On Randy Moss:
"New England got a lesson the other day." He continued, "If they kept [Randy Moss], they would’ve beaten the Jets."
He mentioned the regrets in trading Randy Moss, stating that every coach is afraid of him.
i sincerely hope not but if his chip on his shoulder is big enough maybe he would want to make amends to us
He never ever trried here and should be embarrassed. If he came back and performed well it could do a lot to make up for the turmoil he caused here but I still don’t want him. He comes off as just a bad person and he fucked us once and we now are just starting to pull our pants back up, don’t let him pull them down again!
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Jul 15, 2011 10:56 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Six in one hand, half-dozen in the other
Without a doubt, Randy Moss is a HOFer. His time here, the team was in turbulence with the ‘Lame’ Kiffin show; the Nation only found out, after the fact, just how bad things had become. Moss was thrust into being a part of that egomanic’s derision. Admittedly, it is hard to receive the notion of him coming back; however, it is generally accepted that all geniuses have a quirky side (in this case a TD genius). His ‘beef’ in Minn became he and Culpepper’s (we had a look at Culpepper and some of us are still wondering what happened to his abilities.) In NE, Moss untucked Brady, simply put.
I could never put my ‘finger on what beat’ Moss ‘danced to’ but deep down, I felt he was a true Raider long before he came here. In conclusion, a seasoned Randy Moss and a hungry Jason Campbell can be HUGE for the Nation. It could be fun for all with this team’s spirit and Moss’ overall maturity. Moss is an accomplished business-man and surely even he noticed how he is perceived around the league, after last year. We all are in a wake-up mode, so why not come together and have fun winning SBs.
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