Monday, November 19, 2007

Moss or T.O.??

I have been a fan of Randy Moss ever since he came into the league as a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings. Even then, Moss was breaking records and shocking people with his athletic ability. Back then, the Vikings had a good QB, and Moss had a solid supporting cast in the wide receiver corps. It didn't hurt that the Vikings also had a fairly strong running game. With all of these areas taken into account, Moss was able to provide some impressive stats. Terrell Owens has had a formidable career as well, but I feel like he is below Moss with regards to talent and ability.
Terrell Owens has always had a great supporting cast surrounding him as a player, which is why many people like to think he is a superior wider receiver specimen to Moss. In San Fran, T.O. had Steve Young and then Jeff Garcia, not to mention a pairing with Jerry Rice, which took a lot of pressure off of him. He then moved to Philly where he played with Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, and a few decent wide outs. Now in Dallas, he has a good QB in Romo and a number of good receivers. Jason Witten, Terry Glenn, and a great runner in Marion Barber surround him. This is why Moss is the better receiver. Every team T.O. has been on has someone else who is just as talented at their position, if not more (Rice, Westbrook, and now Romo). People forget about Moss because he played in Oakland with a bunch of no names. It is hard to be effective when you have no talent, absolutely none, around you. Now that Moss is back to a team with some talent, his numbers are exploding.
Moss has already had an amazing year and he still has 6 games left to play. Owens is having an impressive season as well, but he is not on the same level as Moss. People can argue as much as they want about who is better, but statistics don't lie. When Moss has had the talent around him, like T.O. always has, he is a much better receiver. T.O. stats this weekend against Washington were astonishing...too bad Moss had the same numbers in the 1st half of his game against Buffalo. Think about it.

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