R. Moss Has Upsetting Evening
NFL coaches can't win when it comes to the preseason.
Tailback Clinton Portis questioned why he was playing a preseason game when he hurt his shoulder during the Washington Redskins' exhibition opener.
Wide receiver Randy Moss, by contrast, threw a sideline tantrum when he was pulled from the Oakland Raiders' preseason game Monday night at Minnesota. Moss angrily threw his helmet on the sideline.
Moss had wanted to have a standout performance against the Vikings, the team that traded him prior to last season, and afterward questioned the decision to remove him in the second quarter.
"I was just more ticked because I've never in my career been taken out of a game, [even] preseason, during a drive," Moss said, according to the Associated Press. "It's funny to me. I don't call the shots. I guess I just go back to the drawing board."
Moss had one catch in the game and was visibly upset when quarterback Aaron Brooks missed him when he was open in the end zone on one play.
By Mark Maske |
August 15, 2006; 1:56 PM ET
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Posted by: Vince | August 15, 2006 3:03 PM
I'm glad he is showing this much emotion about playing this early. I am a raider fan and wish Andrew Walter was in on the first series to see how would do. Aaron Brooks has not impressed me one bit. That Tarvaris kid looked pretty darn good as well.
Posted by: Ben | August 15, 2006 3:48 PM
when you are open in the endzone, you are open.
no excuse for missing that.
Posted by: curtiz | August 15, 2006 5:10 PM
shouldn't Moss' "emotion" be left for the regular season, though? Portis showed a lot of "emotion" and ended up with a partially separated shoulder. Now I wish he had just gone back to the bench to listen to his headphones.
Posted by: Art | August 15, 2006 5:24 PM
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One hit on ex-Viking Moss, was that he showed little emotion and almost seemed to appear detached and unassuming, in relation of course to his superior natural talents that many said made him a lockerroom leader.
Now, he's a Raider and the sterotype of Black and Silver bad boy image has a new poster boy? Get off of Moss's case, it is today very refreshing to see a ballplayer want to stuff it back to his ole team, and besides I would venture to say that probably a lot of Raiders fans did not want him to come out of the game either?
I would be much more concerned, if Moss simply trotted off the field, sipped on some gatorade and plopped on his customary headphones oblivious to the game.