Vikings release Randy Moss

[InvincibleCakeEater]

It seems WR is THE position for juvenile delinquents. Go back to the old NFL rules - way back when you could chuck the WR until the pass was thrown - that would eliminate some of the cockiness from these bastards.

It would remove cockiness and make the game ridiculously boring.

[Freed Roger]

It seems WR is THE position for juvenile delinquents. Go back to the old NFL rules - way back when you could chuck the WR until the pass was thrown - that would eliminate some of the cockiness from these bastards.

It would remove cockiness and make the game ridiculously boring.

A WR such as Biletnikoff wouldn't make it today, but could back then. Or a Roger Werhli at DB.

In the old days headslaps, crack back blocks, helmet tackling, no special QB treatment etc. Today you have to be tough -but more often than not you have to be some sort of physical freak at key positions. Back then you had to be a bad ass.

It was a lot of fun to watch-boring it was not. Haven't you seen NFL films? The sad thing is it crippled many of those guys. But today with the monstrous size of these roided up dudes, and the fast surfaces - they may get injured just as much.

Point is- if you wanted to be a talker back then -you had to be able to back it up.

[lukethedrifter]

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[The Third Man]

I too pine for the days of increased concussions, broken limbs and shortened careers.

[Freed Roger]

Worth mentioning is the Chargers release of Shawn Merriman - who for a short period of time was version of Lawrence Taylor.

Obviously the PEDs enhanced that guy's career - and once they filtered out of his system after the suspension - he came back to earth.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Jay Glazer says Rams aren't claiming Moss.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Titans are awarded the claim.

[The Third Man]

The Rams are [expletive] stupid as hell, apparently.

[Popeye_Card]

The Rams are [expletive] stupid as hell, apparently.

Are they?

I can see both sides. Rams could very much use a great receiver to stretch the field. But they're also big on this character thing, and maximizing your individual effort to benefit the team. Acquiring Moss throws a big middle finger to that mantra. Honestly, given the skill level that's on the roster, I don't blame them for not wanting to mess up what team chemistry they have going for them.

Spags and Childress are good buddies. This shouldn't be surprising that they passed. What *is* pretty surprising is that 21 other teams below the Titans also passed.

[Blitzer]

The scale has been tipping both ways for me the last couple days. I heard Randy Moss was out there and I immediately began hoping the Rams would take a shot. Then I was reminded of the laziness and the attitude problems in the past and I wasnt so thrilled. The Rams clearly need a legitimate #1 reciever to have a real shot at being a contender. But they have some really good chemistry going right now. Its a young group of guys that seem to get along well. Everyone is playing hard and fighting for a spot to stay on the team. Bringing in a guy like Moss could very well shake things up and cause problems.

If I was Bradford and I saw Moss take a jog after a very catchable ball lands 3ft from on the turf next to him, I would grab his facemask and rip him a new one. If this were to happen, it think its obvious that Moss would throw a fit and it would be one big distraction that the Rams just do not need right now.