Zero2Cool
14 years ago
http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Moss-Presser---1031/85dec7bd-eaad-45f8-a5c3-81600476a843 


Wow ... If I was a Vikings fan (my IQ is greater than 30 so no worries) I'd be less than thrilled with that.


http://1500espn.com/sportswire/Randy_Moss_rambling_Patriots_love_fest_the_complete_transcript103110 

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The moment Randy Moss announced to a gang of reporters in the locker room that he planned to speak at the podium, a buzz began to circulate that something wild was about to happen.

Moss didn't disappointment.

During a rambling 5-minute monologue shortly after the Minnesota Vikings' 28-18 loss to his old team, the enigmatic receiver announced he wouldn't answer another question from a reporter this season, implied that coaches didn't heed his game-planning advice and all but begged the New England Patriots to re-sign him in the offseason.

Moss finished with one catch for 8 yards in his first game at Gillette Stadium since the Patriots traded him for a third-round draft pick on Oct. 6. He officially was targeted twice, although Brett Favre simply was throwing the other ball out of the end zone.

The Patriots made sure to limit his impact, playing safety Brandon Meriweather deep over the top on Moss' side of the field on almost every snap. And the ploy worked, not only shutting down Moss but frustrating him enough that he strode to the podium and unleashed the following:

"Well, I'm going to go ahead and start this thing off. I'm going to go ahead and say this. I feel like I said something a couple of weeks ago. Look, I got fined 25,000 dollars for not talking to you all, and me personally, I really don't care. But at the same time, I do ... answer questions throughout the week, and for the league to fine me 25,000 dollars -- I'm not going to answer any more questions for the rest of this year. If it's going to be an interview, I'm going to conduct it. So, I'll answer my own questions, ask myself the questions and then give you all the answers. So, from here on out, I'm not answering any more questions for the rest of this season.

"Enough said of that. Now we get to the game. (deep breath) Trying, trying, trying to ... ah, let me hold it down. All right. I really haven't had a chance to really talk to the guys, so this was no disrespect to the Minnesota Vikings and their organization. The captains -- (Vince) Wilfork, Tommy Boy (Brady), (Jerod) Mayo. Am I forgetting somebody? Kevin Faulk. Man, I miss them guys, man. I miss the team. It was hard for me to come here and play. Been an up-and-down rollercoaster emotionally all week. And then to be able to come in here and see those guys running plays that I know what they're doing, and the success they had on the field, the running game -- so, I kind of know what kind of feeling they have in their locker room, man, and I just want to be able to tell the guys that I miss the hell out of them. Every last helmet in that locker room, man.

"I mean, Deion Branch came up to me after the game, and I've never really had a chance to meet Deion Branch, but it was definitely a pleasure to meet him. Coach(Bill) Belichick, he gave me an opportunity to be a part of something special, and that's something I really take to heart. I actually salute Coach Belichick and his team for the success they've had before me, during me and after me. So, I'm actually stuck for words, just because the fact that -- man, this is just a lot of memories here.

"To the New England Patriots fans, that ovation at the end of the game -- that really felt heartwarming. I think I actually shedded a tear for that. But like I said, man, it's been an emotional rollercoaster this whole week. I tried to prepare. Tried to talk to the players and coaches about how this game was going to be played and a couple tendencies here, couple tendencies here. The bad part about it -- you have six days to prepare for a team, and on the seventh day, that Sunday, meaning today, I guess they come over to me and say, 'Dag, Moss, you was right about a couple plays and a couple schemes they were going to run.' It hurts as a player that you put a lot of hard work in all week, and toward the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment.

"I can't really say enough about this team, this organization. I met with Ms. Kraft before the game, because I really didn't have a chance to talk to her before I left, and I just thanked Ms. Kraft for the opportunity to let me be a part of something special. The New England Patriots has always been a special organization and I've always watched from afar, and when I got drafted by Minnesota (in 1998), and I think I said this a couple weeks ago, I felt obligated to try to bring a Super Bowl to Minnesota. And this season's still not over.

"Do I know what next season and the future's going to bring? No, I do not. But all I can say is, man, it's a lot of work that we leave on the field each day. It's a lot of film study that we leave in that room each day. I know how hard these guys work here in New England, and (all) that I really tried to do is take what the best coach in football history has brought upon me, or the knowledge that he's given me about the game of football, and I tried to just sprinkle it off to the guys the best way I know how.

"So, I'm going to go ahead and end this, this interview. I have my family to see. Definitely down that we lost this game, because I didn't really expect for us to lose this game knowing that we had a few things that we had to clean up. But like I said, they played a good game. I wish we could have had that three at the end of the half. Maybe could have been different, maybe not. ...

"I don't know how many more times I'm going to be up here in New England, but I'm going to leave the New England Patriots, Coach Belichick, man, with a salute, man. I love you guys, I miss you, I'm out.


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Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago

More than anything, Patriots fans may miss Randy Moss' press conferences most of all.

After a deeply disappointing return to Foxborough where he caught only one pass for eight yards, Moss gave one last performance in front of the mic to remember. Some highlights:

1. Moss showed up at the podium unnannounced, wearing a Red Sox hat for the festivities. In a rambling five minute speech, he called Bill Belichick the greatest coach in the history of the NFL.

2. Fined $25,000 this week for not cooperating with the media, Moss said he will not answer any more questions the rest of the year. He will ask and answer his own questions exclusively. (Tonight's question was: "What's on your mind, Randy?")

3. Moss constantly repeated how much he misses the Patriots, like: "I just want to be able to tell the guys (in NE) I miss the hell out of them," Moss said, according to Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

4. While the Patriots have the greatest coach of all time, the Vikings have Brad Childress. Moss criticized Brad Childress to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the one-yard line at the end of the first half. The Patriots stuffed Adrian Peterson.

"I'm definitely down we lost this game. ... Wish could have had 3 at end of the half."

5. Moss said the ovation from the Patriots fan at the end of the game brought a tear to his eye.

6. Moss vaguely said that the things he told the Vikings players and coaches about the Patriots schemes came true. Essentially, the team didn't use the information correctly.

The whole thing sounded like a seven minute job interview to come back to New England next year. We think the Patriots are quite happy without him.

"I don't know how many more times I'm going to be up here in New England," Moss concluded. "But I'm going to leave the New England Patriots, Coach Belichick, man, with a salute, man. I love you guys, I miss you, I'm out."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...zes-childress/ 


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Greg C.
14 years ago
Pure gold. Thanks for the articles, guys.
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Formo
14 years ago
Meh. This is Moss. Can't blame him. I mean, he hasn't been a target on many passes and while it wasn't to be expected in the first game or two he has been here, he's definitely not being utilized. I would be pissed about that considering how inept the Vikes passing game has been. Not sure if that's Chilly, Bevell, or Favre, but it's something. Not sure how they can just ignore him on so many plays. Give the guy a damn chance. WTF do you bring him in?

That said, not sure what the pulse is on the rest of 'Viking Nation', but I'm definitely worried about this team. I didn't see anything after the T-Jack TD and 2pt conversion, so I don't know if Favre came back in the game and if not, how Jackson did the rest of the game.. The defense is hurting. The pass rush isn't there and the coverage isn't there. I think that has a lot to do with having so many dinged up CBs, the coverages are breaking down before the pass rush can get to the QB.

Back to Moss.. Even if he isn't used, though, if the Vikings are winning, he isn't having these super depressing sounding pressers. Winning heals everything, and right now the Vikes are drowning in the "L" column.
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Greg C.
14 years ago

Back to Moss.. Even if he isn't used, though, if the Vikings are winning, he isn't having these super depressing sounding pressers. Winning heals everything, and right now the Vikes are drowning in the "L" column.

"Formo" wrote:



The Patriots were winning but Moss was unhappy because he wasn't getting the ball thrown to him enough. He needs the ball to stay happy.
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RedSoxExcel
14 years ago
Anyone else confused about that Moss PI call? Just before the play where Favre got hurt?

It seemed like he could have just kept running and caught the ball for the TD? He got interfered with and then he stumbled a bit but the ball was still in the air and he basically stopped but it landed like a foot away from him. He could have just caught it for the TD, I was really confused.
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digsthepack
14 years ago
I loves me a meltdown!
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RedSoxExcel
14 years ago
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010103108/2010/REG8/vikings@patriots/analyze#tab:watch 

Here's that play I was talking about, its the Moss PI video. If you look at the last replay, the ball literally bounces right by him. May be he didn't know it was that close or something but it was really a strange play, but I guess you get some wiht Randy and some you don't. Here's the NFL description:

Moss's effort on PI call
Published: Nov. 1, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.

Vikings WR Randy Moss is clearly interfered with on a deep pass from QB Brett Favre, but did he give up on what still appears to be a catchable ball?
00:48
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ILikeThePackers39
14 years ago
Dude is crazy.

And how - HOW do you not catch that ball?
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ILikeThePackers39
14 years ago

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010103108/2010/REG8/vikings@patriots/analyze#tab:watch

Here's that play I was talking about, its the Moss PI video. If you look at the last replay, the ball literally bounces right by him. May be he didn't know it was that close or something but it was really a strange play, but I guess you get some wiht Randy and some you don't. Here's the NFL description:

Moss's effort on PI call
Published: Nov. 1, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.

Vikings WR Randy Moss is clearly interfered with on a deep pass from QB Brett Favre, but did he give up on what still appears to be a catchable ball?
00:48

"RedSoxExcel" wrote:




Yes, yes he did. As soon as he saw the flag he pulled up. And even then he had an easy grab. He just stopped trying once he saw the flag. Ridiculous.
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