POSTED 7:58 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2007
MORE MOSS HYPE
As the fans of the New England Patriots continue to anticipate the impact of receiver Randy Moss, yet another reason has emerged for folks to eagerly await the coming show.
John Tomase of the Boston Herald reports that an NFL scout who has watched Moss "extensively" throughout his career believes that one of Randy's greatest strengths is his ability to read defenses.
"It's kind of interesting, because I hear people say he doesn't know how to run routes and all this other stuff," said the scout. "But he's one of the few guys I know of in this league who when defenses line up, he knows what coverage it is.
"[Cris] Carter caught a whole lot of footballs by telling the quarterback what the coverage was going to be. So to say the guy doesn't know how to run routes and he's not this and he's not that, those things are totally false. I don't know how many guys you know who can line up and tell the quarterback what the coverage is, but Randy is one of them."
Though the scout disputes the notion that Moss can be a problem in the locker room, we know from watching Moss live, and from talking to scouts we know in the league, that one of his biggest flaws is his pre-snap demeanor. When the ball is coming to him, he tends to run out of the huddle. When the ball isn't coming to him, he saunters. The fact that he still makes plenty of catches despite the fact that his opponents surely know this is further evidence of his overall skills.
But he'd be even better if he ran hard out of the huddle before every play. And if he ran hard off of the line on every play.
I know some of you aren't in love with Jerry Porter right now, well please get on the wagon, because if this asshole has a better season then Jerry I may want to strangle someone!!!! (no not her someone else).
I can't stand how all of a sudden they are making him out to be BACK, well show me something first you lazy, self righteous, egomaniacal, egotistic, greedy, narcissistic, narrow-minded, self-centered, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-seeking, stingy, ungenerous, (in my best Iran Sheik voice) FUCKING COCKSUCKER!!!
ok Feel better now, thank you!
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