Randy Moss Torches The Jets

Hell yeah! My hero, Randy Moss, had an awesome game against the NY Jets last Sunday, catching 9 passes for over 180 yards. I've always been a big-time Minnesota Vikings fan. I watched the Vikings, under Dennis Green, make the playoffs nearly every year but they weren't really a Super Bowl contender until Moss hit the scene in 1998. Any Vikings fan can tell you that when Moss came out his rookie year for the Vikings it was electric! He was the most exciting player I had ever seen. I think alot of what makes Moss so fun to watch is his ability to catch the "deep ball" which is one of the most exciting plays in football.

After the Vikings were blown out by the NY Giants in the 2000 season NFC Championship, 41-0, the Vikings weren't really the same. 2001 and 2002 were horrible years where they didn't make the playoffs. They had the "Disaster in the Desert" with that crushing last-second loss to the Arizona Cardinals in 2003 which kept them out of the post-season. They became the second team to win a playoff game at 8-8 when they beat the Packers in 2004, but after that Randy Moss went to the Oakland Raiders where it looked like he was going to rot away and fade into obscurity.

Now that he's in New England I hope he can revive his career. It was so exciting and felt so good seeing him make big plays again against the Jets. I don't think I've ever cheered for one single player the way I cheer for Moss. Even though he is no longer with the Vikings I still have alot of emotions invested in him and, to tell you the truth, his big plays through the years have made me happier than most things in my life. I wonder how many football players realize how important they really are to their fans and how happy they can make them. People say that football is "just a game" but I don't really believe that.