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Hypocrite Heaven: Randy Moss tells Raiders brass to steer clear of T.O
by Eric Williams
Big Talker
I’m not trying to get religious or self-righteous (I’ll leave that to the professionals) but I have to say, we’re living in some crazy times. I couldn’t believe my ears when Randy Moss decided he needed another 15 minutes of fame, by advising his employer - the Oakland Raiders - not to go near suspended Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens with a ten-foot pole.
As my mother Delores used to say, “If that ain’t the pot calling the kettle black.”
The enigmatic Moss - an enormous headcase himself - actually had the gall to point out the log in Owens’ eye without taking notice of the speck in his own.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not defending Owens and his idiotic antics one iota - especially since I rip him every chance I get - however, I do have a problem with Moss giving advice on who the Raiders should or should not pursue. I mean, it’s not like he’s the squeaky clean Marvin Harrison or something.
Moss has had plenty of his own issues to deal with throughout the years, and until recently, he was even more of a headcase than Owens, so if anyone should keep their thoughts to themselves on Owens, it should be Moss. He has been fined $10,000 for pretending to pull down his pants and moon Green Bay fans during a Minnesota Vikings playoff win last season and also drew heavy condemnation for leaving the field with 2 seconds left in a regular season loss at the hands of the Washington Redskins.
Moss’ other transgressions include bumping a traffic control officer with his car in 2002, verbally abusing corporate sponsors on a team bus in 2001 and spraying an official with a water bottle in 1999, not to mention his infamous, “I play when I want to play” comments.
Moss approached all-time idiot status when he said, “I mean, T.O. could be good here with the Raiders but I don't think with his baggage and everything he's been through, and my baggage and what I've been through, I don't think that would work. As far as being compared to the league and myself, I mean they don't talk to me, I don't talk to them, so we don't even have a relationship. No communication.”
Huh?
Being a father of seven, I’m accustomed to deciphering babble - when I’m not babbling myself - but even I had no clue as to what Moss was talking about.
Moss, who hasn't spoken to the local media since the Raiders' Sept. 8 season opener at New England has vowed to perform his job with little quietly this season after seven tumultuous seasons with the Vikings. However, Moss’ new approach hasn’t helped transform the Raiders into winners. They are only 3-6 this year. The most receptions he’s had in a game this year are six - well below the production that was expected from him when the Raiders acquired him this past offseason.
Moss took another jab at Owens by saying, “You know, T.O. is his own player. I'm my own player. We have no similarities whatsoever. I'm a playmaker, he's a playmaker. It's just who makes the most plays is what separates me and him.”
Raiders owner Al Davis is known for giving players second chances in spite of their past, so anything is possible. Moss, for one, should welcome any help his team - which is average at best - can get.
Moss ended his nonsensical comments by saying how NFL officials are trying to take the fun out of the game.
“I mean, how can a guy go out there and really let everything, like I've always said, I like to play, within those white lines, I let myself go,” Moss said. “I like to be free. That's why I have my time to just go and just erupt. And with all the rules and the guidelines we've got to follow, man, the league is, they're taking away the fun.”
I don’t know what’s more amazing. The fact that Moss thinks Owens could possibly be a detriment to his new team or that he doesn’t even realize that he’s in a foot race with T.O. for the title of the sporting world’s biggest jackass.
Whatever the case may be, both Moss and T.O. need a serious reality check.
Eric Williams is an award-winning sports columnist for the Philadelphia Sunday Sun who is also a syndicated sports columnist for several other newspapers across the country and appears every Wednesday at 3:18 eastern time on BetUS.com radio.
As my mother Delores used to say, “If that ain’t the pot calling the kettle black.”
The enigmatic Moss - an enormous headcase himself - actually had the gall to point out the log in Owens’ eye without taking notice of the speck in his own.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not defending Owens and his idiotic antics one iota - especially since I rip him every chance I get - however, I do have a problem with Moss giving advice on who the Raiders should or should not pursue. I mean, it’s not like he’s the squeaky clean Marvin Harrison or something.
Moss has had plenty of his own issues to deal with throughout the years, and until recently, he was even more of a headcase than Owens, so if anyone should keep their thoughts to themselves on Owens, it should be Moss. He has been fined $10,000 for pretending to pull down his pants and moon Green Bay fans during a Minnesota Vikings playoff win last season and also drew heavy condemnation for leaving the field with 2 seconds left in a regular season loss at the hands of the Washington Redskins.
Moss’ other transgressions include bumping a traffic control officer with his car in 2002, verbally abusing corporate sponsors on a team bus in 2001 and spraying an official with a water bottle in 1999, not to mention his infamous, “I play when I want to play” comments.
Moss approached all-time idiot status when he said, “I mean, T.O. could be good here with the Raiders but I don't think with his baggage and everything he's been through, and my baggage and what I've been through, I don't think that would work. As far as being compared to the league and myself, I mean they don't talk to me, I don't talk to them, so we don't even have a relationship. No communication.”
Huh?
Being a father of seven, I’m accustomed to deciphering babble - when I’m not babbling myself - but even I had no clue as to what Moss was talking about.
Moss, who hasn't spoken to the local media since the Raiders' Sept. 8 season opener at New England has vowed to perform his job with little quietly this season after seven tumultuous seasons with the Vikings. However, Moss’ new approach hasn’t helped transform the Raiders into winners. They are only 3-6 this year. The most receptions he’s had in a game this year are six - well below the production that was expected from him when the Raiders acquired him this past offseason.
Moss took another jab at Owens by saying, “You know, T.O. is his own player. I'm my own player. We have no similarities whatsoever. I'm a playmaker, he's a playmaker. It's just who makes the most plays is what separates me and him.”
Raiders owner Al Davis is known for giving players second chances in spite of their past, so anything is possible. Moss, for one, should welcome any help his team - which is average at best - can get.
Moss ended his nonsensical comments by saying how NFL officials are trying to take the fun out of the game.
“I mean, how can a guy go out there and really let everything, like I've always said, I like to play, within those white lines, I let myself go,” Moss said. “I like to be free. That's why I have my time to just go and just erupt. And with all the rules and the guidelines we've got to follow, man, the league is, they're taking away the fun.”
I don’t know what’s more amazing. The fact that Moss thinks Owens could possibly be a detriment to his new team or that he doesn’t even realize that he’s in a foot race with T.O. for the title of the sporting world’s biggest jackass.
Whatever the case may be, both Moss and T.O. need a serious reality check.
Eric Williams is an award-winning sports columnist for the Philadelphia Sunday Sun who is also a syndicated sports columnist for several other newspapers across the country and appears every Wednesday at 3:18 eastern time on BetUS.com radio.
