Randy Moss takes a shot at Howie Long (1 Viewer)

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Seems like this would have had a post about it already but I couldn't find it -- sorry if dup.

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/spo...ll/15720164.htm

Moss lashes out at ex-Raider Long

By Steve Corkran

Contra Costa Times

(MCT)

ALAMEDA, Calif. - Oakland Raiders past and present always have excelled at banding together, finding a common bond in playing for a franchise that takes great pride in its tradition, renegade image and penchant for embracing those shunned by other teams.

Now, even that is coming apart as the Raiders season falls deeper into the abyss. On Monday, wide receiver Randy Moss lashed out at former Raiders defensive lineman and Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long for comments Long made about Moss' passion for the game.

"He had his turn when he played," Moss said of Long on his weekly radio spot on Fox Sports. "Of course, I know he's an (Fox-TV) analyst and it's his job to stir up controversy, but for him to take a shot at me and say that I don't have a passion for the game, I love the passion for the game. If I don't have that much passion, you tell his (butt) to come out here and put on some pads on and go at me."

Long referenced comments made by Moss on Fox Sports radio Oct. 2 in which Moss said: The Cleveland Browns game "was a bad game for me. It really got to me knowing that it's hard for me to get into the game physically, to get myself going out there, to get a sweat. I mean, you have games that it's hard to get up for them."

When reached by phone, Long said his comments were in response to the ones Moss made Oct. 2, that he has "never questioned Randy's ability or questioned his passion for the game."

On Monday, Moss said he and his NFL colleagues face a different set of challenges today from the ones Long encountered during a playing career that spanned 1981-93.

"For Howie Long to say something like that is kind of bad because he knows, as a former NFL player, what it takes to get up for a game every Sunday," Moss said. "You got to practice week in and week out. Back in them days, he was probably popping pills and tablets and all that to get them up and going.

"But nowadays with the drug testing policies and the performance-enhancing policy, then it's hard for a player to just go out there with just himself and go out there week in and week out."

Long said he laughed when one of his sons informed him of Moss' comments. His amusement turned into puzzlement when he learned Moss implied that players from Long's generation needed help getting up for games.

"If Randy wants to know what I was about in my 13 years as a Raider, and I'm a proud Raider, all he has to do is walk upstairs to the coach's office because I had the privilege of playing with and for Art Shell," Long said. "I'm pulling for him and I'm pulling for the football team."

Moss declined an interview request only minutes before he conducted his interview with Fox Sports. He hasn't spoken with local media since Aug. 14.

Raiders =

 

[Gr00vus]

The Raider organization really needs a reboot.

I don't know why Howie's "puzzled" about the juice inference though - he did play with Lyle Alzado after all.

 

[3C's]

Moss is an idiot.

 

[Sinrman]

The Raider organization really needs a reboot.I don't know why Howie's "puzzled" about the juice inference though - he did play with Lyle Alzado after all.

I agree that the entire team needs to be completely redone. This may be one of the biggest bunch of underachievers I've ever seen (maybe next to my Lions ). No heart. No gameplan. No execution. No leadership.A complete and total train wreck. Shell and Al Davis need to purge pretty much EVERYONE after this year and start completely over...

 

[Gr00vus]

The Raider organization really needs a reboot.I don't know why Howie's "puzzled" about the juice inference though - he did play with Lyle Alzado after all.

I agree that the entire team needs to be completely redone. This may be one of the biggest bunch of underachievers I've ever seen (maybe next to my Lions ). No heart. No gameplan. No execution. No leadership.A complete and total train wreck. Shell and Al Davis need to purge pretty much EVERYONE after this year and start completely over...

Art and Al should be the 1st things to go in my opinion.

 

[NoFBinLA]

Howie vs Moss

The immovable Ego vs the Irresistible Idiot

You can label each as you see fit.

 

[red]

i forgot who said it this week (i think aikman during pregame) when talking about randy moss:

"is he still in the league?!?!"

 

[trader jake]

i forgot who said it this week (i think aikman during pregame) when talking about randy moss:"is he still in the league?!?!"

No, he's a Raider. The ownership, scouts, and coaching staff are a complete joke in Oakland. The players look much better when compared to the mess "leading" them.

 

[cantrell]

Free Randy!

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Art and Al should be the 1st things to go in my opinion.

If the first 5 weeks of the season haven't proven to everyone how much the NFL game has passed by Art and Al, then nothing will. Age has caught up with the Godfather and he needs to turn the operation over to someone with energy, competence, and a familiarity with how the NFL has changed over the last decade. Until Davis backs off, the Raiders have very little shot at hiring the right people to turn things around. Just look at how the last coaching search went, to say nothing of how Gruden and Shanahan didn't stick around.

 

[Britney Spears]

The Raider organization really needs a reboot.I don't know why Howie's "puzzled" about the juice inference though - he did play with Lyle Alzado after all.

I agree that the entire team needs to be completely redone. This may be one of the biggest bunch of underachievers I've ever seen (maybe next to my Lions ). No heart. No gameplan. No execution. No leadership.A complete and total train wreck. Shell and Al Davis need to purge pretty much EVERYONE after this year and start completely over...

Art and Al should be the 1st things to go in my opinion.

I agree 100%.Their talent isn't THAT bad.

 

[flapgreen]

Moss is simply a bad seed. Everyone knew it when he was coming into league and that's how it turned out. True character always comes through during the hard times. Not when things are going well. He had some great years but just doesn't have the character or heart to make it through the tough times. It's a shame.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The Raider organization really needs a robot.

I.think.that.is.a.great.idea.

 

[BoulderBob]

Moss is simply a bad seed. Everyone knew it when he was coming into league and that's how it turned out. True character always comes through during the hard times. Not when things are going well. He had some great years but just doesn't have the character or heart to make it through the tough times. It's a shame.

Until you have talked to his teammates or played along side him, you are not qualified to make these comments. He says some stupid things to the media, and that skews everyone's opinion of him.

 

[Bwanna]

Moss is simply a bad seed. Everyone knew it when he was coming into league and that's how it turned out. True character always comes through during the hard times. Not when things are going well. He had some great years but just doesn't have the character or heart to make it through the tough times. It's a shame.

Until you have talked to his teammates or played along side him, you are not qualified to make these comments. He says some stupid things to the media, and that skews everyone's opinion of him.

Good grief... get off your high horse. The man is sharing his opinion, just as you are yours. There's a whole bunch of 'not qualified' commentary on these boards, otherwise I'm afraid there'd be very few posts.

 

[Bwanna]

Art and Al should be the 1st things to go in my opinion.

If the first 5 weeks of the season haven't proven to everyone how much the NFL game has passed by Art and Al, then nothing will. Age has caught up with the Godfather and he needs to turn the operation over to someone with energy, competence, and a familiarity with how the NFL has changed over the last decade. Until Davis backs off, the Raiders have very little shot at hiring the right people to turn things around. Just look at how the last coaching search went, to say nothing of how Gruden and Shanahan didn't stick around.

 

[pizzatyme]

First off, Howie Long wouldn't need pads to "go at" Moss.

Moss IS a cancer. Noone who has passion for the game leaves the field before it is over. Before their other teammates. Or says things like, if the organization doesn't care, then why should I?

Hell, the organization cared enough to go get your dumb ###!

Shut up, suit up, and play!

 

[flapgreen]

Moss is simply a bad seed. Everyone knew it when he was coming into league and that's how it turned out. True character always comes through during the hard times. Not when things are going well. He had some great years but just doesn't have the character or heart to make it through the tough times. It's a shame.

Until you have talked to his teammates or played along side him, you are not qualified to make these comments. He says some stupid things to the media, and that skews everyone's opinion of him.

Calling it like I see it.

 

[ren hoek]

Moss is simply a bad seed. Everyone knew it when he was coming into league and that's how it turned out. True character always comes through during the hard times. Not when things are going well. He had some great years but just doesn't have the character or heart to make it through the tough times. It's a shame.

Until you have talked to his teammates or played along side him, you are not qualified to make these comments. He says some stupid things to the media, and that skews everyone's opinion of him.

Good grief... get off your high horse. The man is sharing his opinion, just as you are yours. There's a whole bunch of 'not qualified' commentary on these boards, otherwise I'm afraid there'd be very few posts.

Yeah, I thought that was really condescending as well.

 

[TheLastDispatch]

Free Randy!

I'll take it!*picks up phone*Hello, Minnesota? I have something you may want...

 

[Footballhead]

The Raider organization really needs a reboot.I don't know why Howie's "puzzled" about the juice inference though - he did play with Lyle Alzado after all.

They're still using the old 386's when the rest of the league are at 3Ghz dual core.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

This is how far this once great organization has sunk.

It's bad when a team is in complete disarray on the field.

It's worse when a team has squabbling petty infighting, whether the feuds are in the locker room or in the media.

It's terrible when a team has no vocal and galvanizing leaders, either in pads or on the sidelines, to help right a sinking ship and instill some poise and pride.

It's sad to see one of the greatest football minds at the helm of a club turn staid and inflexible, adhering to an outdated system at the expense of building for the future.

But it's absolutey abysmal when new Raiders turn against old Raiders.

As a diehard Raider fan, I don't think I've ever been so low about this team.