little known statistic that's hard to believe about Randy moss, he caught a touchdown pass in every single college game he played in, all 4 years. that's crazy
I dare say he was the gold standard at the position...and he always will be..a true freak of nature who was blessed with God given talent...i so miss watching him play.
I live in West Virginia and I saw Moss catch and run for a touchdown on a local Friday night High School Football highlight one time. He was just making a name for himself then. I told the person next to me, you have just seen the greatest football player in the history of the game.
You saw what he did with average QBs and what he did with a HOF QB...now imagine him playing with HOF QBs like Montana and Young for the whole prime of his career....easily the best WR of all time in my opinion
Moss was just a magnificent player. Watching him was like listening to a fine jazz quartet improvising and grooving. Pure art, beautiful. Smooth, graceful, elegant even. We were all blessed to watch this guy play. "Breathtaking" is right. He certainly was.
He and Brady were a thing of beauty. Brady could just throw it sixty yards, anywhere in the direction of Moss within ten feet, and he could go up and get it.
I watched Rice utterly destroy the Bengals in the Super Bowl in 88. I watched Rice carve up the Chargers in 94. Prime Jerry Rice would have never gotten locked down by Corey Webster in the Super Bowl.
Yo man some of these TD catches I just shook my head and chuckled this dude was so good man,too good. I don't think he was appreciated fully because of the media's portrayal of him. The media can make or break you they absolutely have too much power man I swear. The vid is crazy and appropriately titled...
+mookeychase0907 Thank you for watching! I agree, the media demonized him at every opportunity...problem for them is I have video proof that states otherwise. Have u seen this one? ua-cam.com/video/DovVL6hevck/v-deo.html
I love Randy, but there was good reason that he got crap from the media. He made mistakes and grew from him. He is a much better person today, bc of the criticism and being called out for the dumb stuff he did.
mookeychase0907..Well said, the media played Moss like a country bumkin. All that talent and wasted years (especially in Oakland). The media took his words out of context and formed the public's opinion of him. His hometown (school) tried to railroad him for an incident in school. Moss still prevailed and is well respected now. Moss was an awesome talent, once in every blue moon talent. It'll be along time B4 any one sees the likes of Moss again.
Randy Moss is probably one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. 2 of his best seasons came when he played with a great quarterback in Tom Brady. I can't imagine what his career would have been had he been playing with a truly great quarterback the entire time...
MrBeane13 Most dangerous deep threat receiver. He didn't like to run across the middle of the field. And if we are talking pure athleticism, I'd have to say either Deon Sanders or Bo Jackson for the most freaky athlete.
Corry Florence There's really not a definitive way to measure who's a better athlete when it comes to guys like that, but you're right, they are some great athletes. I was just speaking my opinion on who I believe is the best pure athlete and I guess you're not really wrong if you picked someone like Bo or Deion. My reasoning for Moss is that I believe he was faster than both of them, and I know that'll spark a debate but really there's no way to tell besides the eye ball test, and also you combine that with his height and jumping ability. That's why I think he's the best athlete ever to step foot on a football field. I still stand by my statement that he's the best receiver though. I love Rice and respect what the man has accomplished, but from witnessing Moss and his abilities, there's no doubt in my mind that if he had the quarterback play that Rice had for the majority of his career, then he would have put up close to 30 touchdowns in a single season.
Corry Florence Nobody likes to go across the middle.... But he did it anyways. Look at this guy's previous moss videos, he proves every myth wrong about him.
Eh I hear you, but at the same time Jerry Rice caught 22 td passes in just 11 games. No matter how long Moss played with Brady I don't think he'd ever do that.
Josh Tufts That's everybody's ONLY point as to why they would take Rice over Moss. It's never about the numbers. A guys attitude and skill set are two different things. Look at Terrell Owens. Out of all the big plays Moss made ppl choose to pick 3 or 4 times he chose to not want to play part of a losing situation. Moss didn't like to lose so he quit on a few plays. That's just him. He didn't have HOF quarterbacks his entire career that favored him on the field. There were also more options offensively than just Randy Moss.
+Spanky James T.O. never quit either. Yeah he had an attitude and told everyone to give him the ball but that's because he knew what he could do. T.O. and Rice also weren't afraid to get hit and catch the ball in the middle of the field. Moss was streak streak streak every play. Moss never ran routes. Hell, I would take Boldin over Moss. That man had his face broken and came back two weeks later. I never doubted Moss's ability. He had the best hands I've ever seen from a player. His speed is insane. But once Moss lost his speed, he was an afterthought. Once Moss couldn't out run everyone, he was done. He didn't know how to run anything that wasn't a streak. That's where Moss goes down the ladder of greatest recievers. Rice was never very fast. But he was always where he needed to be because he could run every route to perfection. His timing and foot work is what made Rice still a top receiver well into his late 30s. And again, Moss quit. I would rather have a receiver who tries every play to win then someone who will stop running or just walk out of my team during games.
everyone needs to stop comparing moss to rice. how many more seasons did rice play than moss? how many of those years did rice have an elite qb throwing him the ball? moss made every qb he ever played with look incredible because all they had to do was toss the ball aimlessly into double/triple coverage and he would catch it. (aside from his time with brady) i dont even want to hear about how the rules changed and this that and the other thing because he would have destroyed defenses in any rules package. talent is talent and you cannot hide that; and moss had way more talent than rice ever dreamed to have. the best receiver/player is one who completely revolutionizes and influences the game and that is exactly wat moss did. i understand that rice has much better stats. but those stats were made as a result of great qb's, 20 years in the nfl, and talent. moss's stats were created purely from talent and athleticism, not to mention he is a very intelligent player. also, nobody can blame moss for not getting a ring. 1998 was the year for the vikings until anderson missed the easiest field goal of his entire career in the nfc championship game. i am glad moss came out and said he is the best receiver to ever play the game because he is and he should be proud of that.
"how many of those years did rice have an elite qb throwing him the ball?" That's why they're comparable. Moss had the opportunity to work with Brady, easily one of the 5 greatest Quarterbacks of all time, and if Moss finished out his career with the Patriots he easily would have gotten 1 or 2 rings to show for it. Moss left the Patriots due to attitude problems. At the end of the day, that's what separates Rice from Moss: Jerry Rice played with better QBs because he worked better with elite QBs. Moss was good at making good QBs look great, but Rice was better at playing with the best of the best.
Trepur349 Rice had two hof qbs for the majority of his career. His attitude has nothing to do with his play on the field Moss was still runnin by ppl his 12 th year in the league and Rice was just trying to hold on in yhe end and he actually got cut his last season.
Trepur349 you are right Moss would have finished his career off with a bang if he had stayed in New England, it's a real shame how he went out. Rice was a great player because he had talent and incredible work ethic. He made the qb's look as best as they ever could have looked, and vice versa. Moss just took every qb he ever had to a whole different level. BeefPapa statistically, Rice is the best receiver. But when it comes to pure talent and athleticism, Moss will always be number one. Tyrus Reed Moss was always the fastest player ripping by corners. You know what they say, when you see the hand go up, its over. He was the greatest field tilter to ever play the game.
BlackRaneZ21 pure talent and athleticism is just speculation until the results are in. now, the results are in. they have been for a while. and he doesn't quite stack up to rice in my opinion. randall cunningham was a much better athlete than joe montana. doesn't mean he was a better football player. when you talk about moss' greatness you need lots of "if" conjunctions. if my grandma had a handlebar she'd be a bicycle. moss was very talented. i respect your opinion and i understand it's an arguable comparison. maybe the only comparison rice has. but rice was on another level.
@@mjp4golfing LOL Moss only beat ONE of Rice's record- TD's in a season. And it took Moss 16 games to beat a record Rice set in only 12. Y'all are flat out making up shit now.
Don't care how big of a lightning rod he may have been. His hands and speed were phenomenal. And it never looked like he was running as fast as he could. Awesome player.
randy moss is the greatest overall just from the way he can make catches in double and triple coverage like that, and catch tipped passes like that, and run down the football field to create space like that.
It's time to recognize the best WR of all time. I don't give a fuck what the record books say Moss was the best. The question is this, in their prime who would you take Moss or Rice? The answer is Moss
David Hernandez I watched Rice play. He was very consistent for a very long time. He wasn't that special talent wise but his drive and longevity is unmatched. Skill for skill in their prime it's not close.
Moss missed a few seasons and no team would take him, if he had the attitude and wasn't as controversial as Rice was he would have either passed all of Rice's records or tied, also if Moss was with a better team other than the Vikings for 8 seasons I think he could've done more, he carried that team and they were still bad , he never got to even win a championship
GTFO Jerry Rice is the GOAT. How many championships does Moss have? Rice has 4 and has been to 5 superbowls. Moss had a 15-1 Vikings and they choked. He also had a 16-0 Patriots and they choked. So you can't tell me he wasn't on good teams. Maybe it was him. He never delivered when it mattered. Rice shined in big games and he did it for 20 years. Nobody ran the slant better. He took more 10 yard passes to the house then anyone did. Jerry Rices 207 TDS (10 rushing ) to Moss' 156. T.O. was better than Moss. If Moss couldn't get open deep, he sucked. He couldn't get open deep against the Giants and so he was a none factor. Thats why the Pats couldnt score because Moss was one dimensional. At least T.O. contributed in his Eagles loss in Super Bowl. T.O. and Rice could take short, medium, or long passes to the house. But Moss is the greatest deep threat ever, but not overall receiver. You know nothing of the game by your rhetoric.
The clip with belichick at 2:43 is in my mind the most incredible one. I don't believe that it was Moss's greatest moment (unfortunately those probably all came against my Cowboys), but if you get Belichick to open up like that during a press conference then you have done something truly amazing.
If moss had a decent quarterback for most his career he would easily have the most touchdowns In nfl history .. when moss was in his prime all ya had to do was throw is as far as ya can throw it and he would out run everyone or out jump everyone ... them catches he made against Miami in the undefeated season is some of the most amazing catches I've ever seen just ridiculous. Moss is arguably the best receiver of alltime he is without a doubt the best deep.threat of alltime that's not even debatable ... one on one in his prime there has never been anyone who can run with randy stride for stride he's to.fast.
This has been said many times in this thread, he had Brady for almost 4 years. Only one of those years were legendary. Teams adjusted and Randy was traded.
rmtjr237 Moss had Brady two full seasons 2007 & 2009, Brady was injured & out for the season week one of 2008 and he only played 4 games with Brady in 2010 before being traded, Moss had 3 TD's in those 4 games. So in 36 regular season games with Brady Moss had 40 touchdowns, 2,896 yards, 15.4 ypc. Imagine if Moss played 16 seasons with Brady as Rice had 16 with 2 HOF QB’s. This is not a shot a Rice, he was an incredible football player but having 2 HOF QB’s, a genius Head Coach and playing on a dynasty type team is akin to a 20 mph blowing behind Usain Bolt.
+rmtjr237 seriously hands down MOSS tops Jerry Rice. idc about comparing stats bcuz they're deceiving. Jerry Rice was Good. we know that but Moss is better. Better hands, more Speed all around better athlete. would've had the better career if he to played with Great QBs for the majority of his career and played 20 seasons. and he did it all without Stickum
+Maharaja Vance right, he did wear wideout gloves which aid in catching the ball. But, that's besides the point, Rice was beyond just a good WR. He's a first ballot hall of fame inductee. Truly this is all based on perception. Rice would murder the league right now. Moss would to the same. Those two are the best I've ever seen, to deny either is foolish. I put Rice ahead because he did it against better defensive backs and with supposedly less tools than Moss had. Moss had all the gifts, didn't have the drive throughout his entire career. Rice played longer because his drive was greater, Moss decided to hang up the cleats because he had lost the drive to play.
I got to watch Randy grow up from Biddy leagues on through his pro career and he always dominated...in multiple sports. If there is justification in calling someone a "freak," Randy is it.
I hate Red McCombs to this day for trading that man to Oakland, and Brad Childress for cutting him when we finally got him back home again. Moss will always be my favorite; thanks for the awesome highlights!
devanson You're welcome and thank you. Yeah McCombs did us dirty and traded Moss because politicians refused to build him a stadium. Childress was inept and ego-maniacal, not shrewd enough to keep Moss around because we could have turned that season around, we had lost some very close games against very good teams early in 2010 and if we kept losing MN media and everyone else would have made Moss the scapegoat and Childress could have held on to his job another year.
Randy turned 40 yesterday. As Vikings fan, he was my all time favorite player to watch...simply unstoppable. You never felt out of a game with him on your team. 6 points was just a quick play away. Watching this years team struggle to move the ball and going back and watching Culpepper/Cunningham/George to Moss was a joy. We didn't know how good we had it. There may never be another player like him... Happy Birthday LongTossMoss.
Randy Moss was on two of the highest scoring teams in NFL history, the 1998 Vikings & the 2007 Patriots, Rice never did that. And that my friends is not a coincident.
Exactly. People don't understand the constant double and triple teams that Moss gets which opens up the rest of the field. His impact was slightly bigger than Rice's during Moss' best years.
Akash Mehta: Some of that also has to do with the fact that defenses weren't allowed to play Moss the way they could play Rice...defensive backs weren't restricted back in Rice's day, the way they were by the time Moss was having his 23 touchdown season. If Moss were to come into the league today with the current rules in place and a very good QB throwing him the ball, seeing him surpass 2,000 yards wouldn't be out of the question. Same could be said for Rice. But yeah...based on pure talent alone, Moss is the greatest receiver to have ever played in the NFL.
ok 1998 and 2007 are over a decade apart, dont even compare him to rice. how many rings does moss have? how many more times has rice been to the probowl? how many more receptions, tds, and yards does rice have? how many more seasons did rice play? rice is the g.o.a.t. and ur just a fucking bum
*****: Randall Cunningham (who had arguably the greatest individual season of any QB in the 1990's) Jeff George (who threw a lot of perfectly thrown bombs to Moss during his one 3/4 season as the starter), and Culpepper all had bigger arms than Rice ever had...even Steve Young didn't have quite a cannon of an arm like the 3 guys I mentioned...perfect for Moss' freakish abilities.
Nope...I didn't say George was better than Young or Montana. Sure, he was a head case at times. But, there's no denying that George had a cannon of an arm, something that neither Young or especially Montana ever possessed, and neither did Gannon...George could literally throw 60 yards down the field, without fully planting his feet, which meant he was perfect for a guy like Moss. He went 8-2 as a starter for the Vikings...and had 17 touchdown passes in a 6 game span for them that season...all sorts of highlights that season, between George and Moss..especially when they teamed up to embarrass the Bears defense, as Moss tallied up 204 yards against them.
Imagine Moss paired with any of the greats(other than Brady). Marino. Moon. Montana. Manning. Farve. Brees. Rogers. Wilson. Etc. Sheesh! Records might never be broken.
Awesome compilation, man! I'm a Minnesotan and a lifelong Vikings fan. Moss's rookie season was the most incredible display of dominating and devastating talent that I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. What Randy Moss did as a ROOKIE in the NFL was absolutely ridiculous and it cemented his legend right then and there.
He was so much fun to watch. He seemed to catch the ball so effortlessly and then turned on the jets. I wish he would've stayed with the VIKES his whole career. But more than that I wish he would have gotten a SuperBowl ring in 1998.
Rice did that shit ALL THE TIME, it was practically his trade mark. He would take 5 yards slants to the house on the regular. YAC started getting tracked BECAUSE of Jerry Rice. The only Moss could do that Rice couldn't is jump up and catch the ball over 2 other guys in double coverage. Moss's height and vertical leap allowed him to do that. But by the same token Rice never HAD to jump up and catch the ball over guys because he always roasted his defenders with his immaculate routes. There is a REASON he was open all the time.
@@xaviervega468 Rice used stickem after LEADING THE NFL IN DROPS as a rookie (something Moss never did), he was a cheater and that disqualifies him from this conversation. Half your job is catching the football, and if you are using a BANNED SUBSTANCE to do said vocation, then you are a CHEATER by the definition of the word. And ANY WR that would STOOP to using STICKEM and then admit it, is not worthy of being the GOAT WR. The mythology of Rice is ludicrous. Dude was great but not Moss. Sorry. Moss was better and didn't have to CHEAT using STICKEM (which is STILL banned by the NFL even decades later). rice was a SYSTEM WR who cheated and played with 2 top 10 qbs ever.
Andy Tihonow That's bullshit. What you said is that he is the best without any effort. Moss always gave his best, you just have to watch this series (randy moss mythbusting career videos), and became the best... "Just imagine if Barry Sanders didn't retire so early" doesn't make sense, does it? Was he lazy? nope.
Greatest WR I've ever seen. Got his own catch phase that people said when they made an incredible catch in real life or even when playing Madden. "You got Mossed"
I remember turning on Patriots games when the had Moss. It was like watching a video game. Streak patterns that were caught e-v-e-r-y time. I'm glad I got to witness it.
+IKON G.DRAGON He had his two worst years in Oakland. Two of the three full years in his career in which he did not have at least 10 TDs, and only the second year with less than 1,000 yards were in Oakland. Everyone thought that he was a joke when he went to Oakland.
No way dude. GREAT JOB stating it with him as a niner. He STILL had it as a 9er. It’s really strange with moss becuase his patriots stint almost tarnishes his legacy. People remember him as a patriot doing amazing things so they assume that his pats days were his prime but they certainly were not . People just don’t realize how ridiculous he was his first three seasons . I have never seen anyone that unstoppable .
lived in the Twin Cities my whole life a die hard Vikings fan 33 yrs old and remember how dominant Randy was . keep in mind he put up those kind of numbers with a revolving door of bum qb's all those years . best ever .
Rice in his prime ran every route to perfection.He could take a 5 yard pass to the house.Great Wr,then you have Moss.He ran fly routes an post.He beat you for 95 yards.Speed an jumps out the gym.Great hands, only problem he had was the media.Best wr all time
He could out run some of them, but at his age he'd lose his speed before he got to the end zone, and there would be a safety playing him as well to help out the CB.
That td catch at 10:20 is pure talent.. the catch, awareness to get both feet down, stopping on a dime and beating the defender that late in the route with inches..How many super athletes would have jumped to catch it or get tangled with the defender? better yet that ball was on its way out of bounds.. The best wr skills embodied in a tall, fast frame, with great hands.
No other man motivates me. I control my own effort. My desire comes from within. I play hard because I'm compelled to by MYSELF. "I play when I want to play"
As a life long Packers fan, I looked forward to games against the Vikings most. He torched the Packers often, and it was an absolute blast to watch. If you like football, you have to love watching Moss in his prime. It's a shame his personal life and attitude derailed his career..
I don't think there has ever been a WR that struck as much fear in the hearts of secondaries as much as Randy Moss has other then maybe Jerry Rice. There have been some great ones, but non with the speed, height, leaping ability, ability to get open, open field running, and hands that Moss had in the complete WR package. His attitude is what has kept him from being the consensus #1 WR of all time. I'm a fan of his, life long Vikings fan, hated to see him go but he is what he is.
+RebelViking912 As a 49ers fan who watch EVERY SINGLE JERRY RICE GAME, he ever played. Rice was not as feared as Moss. Sorry. People were more scared of the whole 49ers offense than Rice.
+RebelViking912 His _perceived_ attitude, unfortunately. Randy was forever being misquoted and taken out of context. Too many people needed something bad to say to keep their own jealousy intact. I believe Randy had/has a much better attitude than people ever gave him credit for. When people seem larger than life, others need a way to keep them smaller so as not to feel so small themselves. All BS(stats) aside, Randy Moss was and still is *the best wide receiver to ever play* Case Closed☺ Anyone who disagrees is just a fan of other teams...
You cannot compare Moss to Rice. Their game was totally different. Rice was a true technician while Moss was just a freak of nature that kept honing his skills.
What stats don't measure is the adrenaline factor both of those fans who watch and those on the field. Randy Moss is king in both catagories. Fans are stoked when he is on the field because they know sonmething shocking and unbelievable can happen at any time. The players who play against him, mainly D backs, are on edge because they know he can posterize them in any given moment. I'll always remember a quote from a D back (I forget who) when Randy first entered the league. He said (paraphrased), "You hear that he is fast. But you can't fathom how fast until you try to cover him and he blows by you." I also defy anyone to find a player in the history of the game with better hands than Randy Moss. Randy would sometimes catch a pass with one hand and not bring it back into his body until the defender was no longer able to knock it out of his hands. Randy Moss, CASE CLOSED.
Rice ran slants, an offense based on timing(Walsh's famous west coast). Besides NE, Moss had no such thing! 10:30 you've never seen no shit like that in the pros rather...ever!
edupbeat WTF are you talking about? Demaryius Thomas did it, 10:30, all the time with Peyton Manning. Anyways, Rice took many slants to the house. No one was better. He could take short, medium, or long passes to the house. Moss was mostly deep threat. 10:30 was a rare occasion. Rice even rushed for 10 TDS.
Moss is and always will be known as the Super freak because of his unusual talents including his height, speed, long arms, hands, and most of all, his ability to beat any cornerback and safety deep.
Farve never missed a game in 20yrs ( last yr in Minnesota not included ) so it's more to it than just playing 20 yrs which we'll 19 Atlanta doesn't count
He was past his prime when he was with the Pats. Moss was one of a kind, too fast, too tall, jumps too high, and too good. Calvin Johnson and Julio Jones are the closest to being next Moss. Even then Moss is too athletic and fast compare to the 2.
I remember making the highschool football team as moss as my idol. We were the pirates and the color was purple. I had to get 84. He inspired me so much and i went to sleep every night hoping tommorows game i will moss some corner or safety. Season ended with no catches and -75yards. Yea them good owe days:)
He was only a Raider for a short time and he wasn't surrounded by much of a team, but he's still my 2nd favorite WR of all-time (Cliff Branch #1). The guy put fear in a DB like no other WR that I can remember. Ridiculous long ball ability and absolutely tremendous hands. Plus, his one-liner "straight cash, homie" is an undeniable classic.
+ rd711 Randy Moss is my favorite Wide Receiver that ever played in the NFL ever ! He was so good that he didn't even have to win a championship just to get this unanimous award as being the Best Wide Receiver to ever play in the NFL ! I wished that he would of had managed to win a championship but it just goes to show that this is a team sport and not a one or two man act !
The only reason the media and a big portion of the way too self-important NFL old-guard don't see Moss as the greatest ever of his position is because he was too politically incorrect for them. No one knew what to make of a WV country boy with a little southern drawl in his voice being as great as he was. Jerry Rice was polite & mild mannered he didn't want to ruffle feathers which as anyone can see even today the NFL wants a boring league an anti-fun league instead of just letting their players be themselves instead of putting on some act for sponsors and money. I mean, 66 on the top 100 list for Randy? Good god, that's simply absurd.
Jerry Rice caught 95% of his career passes from HOF QBs, guys that were gonna be HOF with or without hm. Randy Moss caught maybe 10-15% of his career passes from a HOF QB, (Tom Brady). Yet Moss still scored more touchdowns per game than Rice. Randy Moss was the greatest scoring WR in league history.
@@xaviervega468 Now you're just making stuff up. Your bias has you completely blind. You can't be objective and have absolutely lost any credibility you likely never had anyway with that ridiculous comment.
@@cycleoflife565 Stats=Rice. Rings=Rice. First team All Pros Rice 10, Moss 4. Playoff performance. Comparing Moss's playoff performance to Rice's is like comparing a Pinto to a Ferrari. Super Bowl performance LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!! I won't even dignify that with an answer. Skillset. Rice is better at route running, reading defenses, gaining yards after the catch, blocking, and running reverses. The ONLY thing Moss did better than Rice was catch the deep ball. And before you cry about Rice playing with Montana and Young, Moss had TWO chances to win a Super Bowl with the greatest QB of all-time and shit the bed both times. He had A THIRD chance to win in San Francisco and shit the bed yet again. Rice was better than Moss by EVERY objective standard possible. It's not my fault Moss fanboys can't accept reality.
You know l am amazed how Moss is getting so much acclaim and recognition now after he has retired from the NFL. When he was playing the media portrayed him as a potential trouble maker with an arrogant attitude. All that negativity by the media (str8 haters) Moss still managed to excel on a very high level. I feel he retired to early. People forget he was always productive and never missed games due to a significant injury, he was durable. Moss got tired of all the ridicule and haters trying to antagonize him 24/7. Like he said, "Str8 cash homie". He financially stable.
Jerry Rice @ age 40. 92 receptions. 1211 yards. and 7 TDs. Randy Moss @ age 35. 28 receptions. 434 yards. and 3 TDs. and Retired. Rice did not have speed. He did not have height. The difference between Rice and Moss aren't just all the records and rings. It's hard work. That's what makes Rice the best Receiver of all-time.
You are correct in your assessment of JR, except. Rice was just a shade under 6'3" and his 40 time was hand timed back in the 1980's. I believe Gil Brandt (a top tier NFL scout) had Rice at 4.4, which would truly reflect why we never saw him get ran down on the field. All that to say Jerry was understated by his physical abilities most of his career, but he became the prototype for what the NFL looked for at the wide receiver position. Rice was "taking the top off of defenses" before Moss sniffed junior high. He was beating bracket coverages before Moss knew what the term meant. Moss's claim as to why he could be the greatest described Rice's career in s nutshell.
Nice try...If you know anything about the tac gloves the NFL allows, they all use "stickum". Also you would be speaking about almost every hall of famer from the 80's on back.
The Vikings have had the best (arguably) Wide Receiver to ever play the game, the best (arguably) Running Back to ever play the game, and one of the best defensive lines ever, twice. (Williams Wall in the 2000's and the Purple People Eaters from the 1960's and 70's. Yet no supa bowl...:(
A case can be made, but Jerry Rice ran perfect routes, never dropped passes, and played like every snap was his last. There's more to the position than just athleticism (freakish as Moss's was).
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little known statistic that's hard to believe about Randy moss, he caught a touchdown pass in every single college game he played in, all 4 years. that's crazy
He played 2 years
You got the 1st part correct, but he played 2 seasons at Marshall, 28 games.
I could listen to Randy Moss talk all day long. He has the coolest voice ever.
The Randy Moss that played with the Patriots during their 16-0 Super Bowl run was the greatest WR to EVER play the game.
He was much better in his Minnesota days.
So true
***** 98 the kicker choked 07 ellis hobbs choked
True, Moss had nothing to do with losing the superbowl. The pats would not have smelled the superbowl without him.
Moss hardly ever missed a game and Owens was very good but not even close to being on Randy's level.
I dare say he was the gold standard at the position...and he always will be..a true freak of nature who was blessed with God given talent...i so miss watching him play.
I live in West Virginia and I saw Moss catch and run for a touchdown on a local Friday night High School Football highlight one time. He was just making a name for himself then. I told the person next to me, you have just seen the greatest football player in the history of the game.
You saw what he did with average QBs and what he did with a HOF QB...now imagine him playing with HOF QBs like Montana and Young for the whole prime of his career....easily the best WR of all time in my opinion
ur dumb he had brady
+matrix1117 for like two years I said the whole prime of his career dumbass
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Do you remember Randy Cunningham and Daunte CaulPepper ?
ehhh culpepper was only good because he had randy moss
Cunningham was older last year of his career. He was much better on the Eagles with his scrambling style.
Only player that i ever saw that could out run any qb's arm.
Even Randall and Jeff George, and those guys had MONSTER arms!
Great Video: Moss is the most talented receiver to every play and it's not even close!
The GREATEST talent, the GREATEST player I have ever seen (alongside Barry Sanders)
Miss seeing this brotha on Sunday games
he is the best receiver the nfl has ever seen
facts
LOL Suuuuuuuuuuuure
Moss was just a magnificent player. Watching him was like listening to a fine jazz quartet improvising and grooving. Pure art, beautiful. Smooth, graceful, elegant even. We were all blessed to watch this guy play. "Breathtaking" is right. He certainly was.
He and Brady were a thing of beauty. Brady could just throw it sixty yards, anywhere in the direction of Moss within ten feet, and he could go up and get it.
+Adam XYZ Think he'd return to New England this year?
That would be Grrrrrrrrrrrreat!!!
SLiMDeeZuL Well, he is thirty-eight, and has been out of the league for three years...I doubt it.
+SLiMDeeZuL moss is never returning to the nfl.....
If Randy Moss played with Tom Brady 70% of his career he would have smashed Jerry Rice records!!
+Anthony Campitelli
Moss and Brady would have broke the NFL if they played more years together.
hypotheticals mean nothing
naturalselector85 But film and testimonials from players and coaches mean everything. And Moss was the greatest to ever play the game
If Tom Brady would have had a prime Jerry Rice the Pats would have beaten the Giants in 07. And 2011 for that matter.
I watched Rice utterly destroy the Bengals in the Super Bowl in 88. I watched Rice carve up the Chargers in 94. Prime Jerry Rice would have never gotten locked down by Corey Webster in the Super Bowl.
Randy Moss is the greatest football player of all time.
Yo man some of these TD catches I just shook my head and chuckled this dude was so good man,too good. I don't think he was appreciated fully because of the media's portrayal of him. The media can make or break you they absolutely have too much power man I swear. The vid is crazy and appropriately titled...
+mookeychase0907 Thank you for watching! I agree, the media demonized him at every opportunity...problem for them is I have video proof that states otherwise. Have u seen this one?
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I love Randy, but there was good reason that he got crap from the media. He made mistakes and grew from him. He is a much better person today, bc of the criticism and being called out for the dumb stuff he did.
mookeychase0907 amen!
For sure. I watched Moss n Rice both and there's not an argument to be made on who the GOAT is.
mookeychase0907..Well said, the media played Moss like a country bumkin. All that talent and wasted years (especially in Oakland). The media took his words out of context and formed the public's opinion of him. His hometown (school) tried to railroad him for an incident in school. Moss still prevailed and is well respected now. Moss was an awesome talent, once in every blue moon talent. It'll be along time B4 any one sees the likes of Moss again.
Randy Moss is probably one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. 2 of his best seasons came when he played with a great quarterback in Tom Brady. I can't imagine what his career would have been had he been playing with a truly great quarterback the entire time...
randy moss, terrell owens, and chad johnson were the trifecta of recievers during the 2000's. such amazingness to be able to watch them as a kid
Too bad not a single one of them have a ring
WBS Yea, not even an undefeated team could get him one.
+Michael Cheslav but Marvin Harrison was better than Ochocinco lol
+Alec Tucker If you have peyton manning as your quarterback you instantly get 10x better
Didnt get to play with Brady until his 10th year when he broke the TD record. Imagine what he would of done if he played there his entire career
30 touchdowns definitely wouldn't have been out of the realm of possibility. He's the best receiver and the freakiest athlete of all time.
MrBeane13 Most dangerous deep threat receiver. He didn't like to run across the middle of the field. And if we are talking pure athleticism, I'd have to say either Deon Sanders or Bo Jackson for the most freaky athlete.
Corry Florence There's really not a definitive way to measure who's a better athlete when it comes to guys like that, but you're right, they are some great athletes. I was just speaking my opinion on who I believe is the best pure athlete and I guess you're not really wrong if you picked someone like Bo or Deion. My reasoning for Moss is that I believe he was faster than both of them, and I know that'll spark a debate but really there's no way to tell besides the eye ball test, and also you combine that with his height and jumping ability. That's why I think he's the best athlete ever to step foot on a football field. I still stand by my statement that he's the best receiver though. I love Rice and respect what the man has accomplished, but from witnessing Moss and his abilities, there's no doubt in my mind that if he had the quarterback play that Rice had for the majority of his career, then he would have put up close to 30 touchdowns in a single season.
Corry Florence Nobody likes to go across the middle.... But he did it anyways. Look at this guy's previous moss videos, he proves every myth wrong about him.
Eh I hear you, but at the same time Jerry Rice caught 22 td passes in just 11 games. No matter how long Moss played with Brady I don't think he'd ever do that.
We all know the numbers, but give me MOSS over any other WR in NFL history.
Couldn't agree more
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You can have the guy who quits on his teams. I'll take Rice who would never give up.
Josh Tufts That's everybody's ONLY point as to why they would take Rice over Moss. It's never about the numbers. A guys attitude and skill set are two different things. Look at Terrell Owens. Out of all the big plays Moss made ppl choose to pick 3 or 4 times he chose to not want to play part of a losing situation. Moss didn't like to lose so he quit on a few plays. That's just him. He didn't have HOF quarterbacks his entire career that favored him on the field. There were also more options offensively than just Randy Moss.
+Spanky James T.O. never quit either. Yeah he had an attitude and told everyone to give him the ball but that's because he knew what he could do. T.O. and Rice also weren't afraid to get hit and catch the ball in the middle of the field. Moss was streak streak streak every play. Moss never ran routes. Hell, I would take Boldin over Moss. That man had his face broken and came back two weeks later. I never doubted Moss's ability. He had the best hands I've ever seen from a player. His speed is insane. But once Moss lost his speed, he was an afterthought. Once Moss couldn't out run everyone, he was done. He didn't know how to run anything that wasn't a streak. That's where Moss goes down the ladder of greatest recievers. Rice was never very fast. But he was always where he needed to be because he could run every route to perfection. His timing and foot work is what made Rice still a top receiver well into his late 30s. And again, Moss quit. I would rather have a receiver who tries every play to win then someone who will stop running or just walk out of my team during games.
everyone needs to stop comparing moss to rice. how many more seasons did rice play than moss? how many of those years did rice have an elite qb throwing him the ball? moss made every qb he ever played with look incredible because all they had to do was toss the ball aimlessly into double/triple coverage and he would catch it. (aside from his time with brady) i dont even want to hear about how the rules changed and this that and the other thing because he would have destroyed defenses in any rules package. talent is talent and you cannot hide that; and moss had way more talent than rice ever dreamed to have. the best receiver/player is one who completely revolutionizes and influences the game and that is exactly wat moss did. i understand that rice has much better stats. but those stats were made as a result of great qb's, 20 years in the nfl, and talent. moss's stats were created purely from talent and athleticism, not to mention he is a very intelligent player. also, nobody can blame moss for not getting a ring. 1998 was the year for the vikings until anderson missed the easiest field goal of his entire career in the nfc championship game. i am glad moss came out and said he is the best receiver to ever play the game because he is and he should be proud of that.
"how many of those years did rice have an elite qb throwing him the ball?"
That's why they're comparable. Moss had the opportunity to work with Brady, easily one of the 5 greatest Quarterbacks of all time, and if Moss finished out his career with the Patriots he easily would have gotten 1 or 2 rings to show for it.
Moss left the Patriots due to attitude problems. At the end of the day, that's what separates Rice from Moss: Jerry Rice played with better QBs because he worked better with elite QBs. Moss was good at making good QBs look great, but Rice was better at playing with the best of the best.
rice is the best football player ever.
Trepur349 Rice had two hof qbs for the majority of his career.
His attitude has nothing to do with his play on the field Moss was still runnin by ppl his 12 th year in the league and Rice was just trying to hold on in yhe end and he actually got cut his last season.
Trepur349 you are right Moss would have finished his career off with a bang if he had stayed in New England, it's a real shame how he went out. Rice was a great player because he had talent and incredible work ethic. He made the qb's look as best as they ever could have looked, and vice versa. Moss just took every qb he ever had to a whole different level.
BeefPapa statistically, Rice is the best receiver. But when it comes to pure talent and athleticism, Moss will always be number one.
Tyrus Reed Moss was always the fastest player ripping by corners. You know what they say, when you see the hand go up, its over. He was the greatest field tilter to ever play the game.
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pure talent and athleticism is just speculation until the results are in. now, the results are in. they have been for a while. and he doesn't quite stack up to rice in my opinion. randall cunningham was a much better athlete than joe montana. doesn't mean he was a better football player.
when you talk about moss' greatness you need lots of "if" conjunctions. if my grandma had a handlebar she'd be a bicycle.
moss was very talented. i respect your opinion and i understand it's an arguable comparison. maybe the only comparison rice has. but rice was on another level.
"Moss only could go deep" lol he's catching screen passes and running by the whole defense.
I thought the best was the 1998 Thanksgiving Day Massacre in Dallas, when the DB had the angle on him and he still blew past him.
@Heisenberg-SchrodingerEmc2 Rice has the records and SBs. But lets be real, Moss is a different animal, even compared to Rice.
@@johnharrison1487 Moss beat all Rices records except for 1 - had he played one more yr he would have beat that one too
@@mjp4golfing LOL Moss only beat ONE of Rice's record- TD's in a season. And it took Moss 16 games to beat a record Rice set in only 12.
Y'all are flat out making up shit now.
I watched Moss' entire career, even after he left my favorite team and I can tell you this, he was a FREAK
Don't care how big of a lightning rod he may have been. His hands and speed were phenomenal. And it never looked like he was running as fast as he could. Awesome player.
He was like the Wilt Chamberlain of the NFL.
Yeah, a perennial choker.
randy moss is the greatest overall just from the way he can make catches in double and triple coverage like that, and catch tipped passes like that, and run down the football field to create space like that.
Imagine if Moss and Brady were together when they first entered the NFL until Moss retired... They would've won even more superbowls
It's time to recognize the best WR of all time. I don't give a fuck what the record books say Moss was the best. The question is this, in their prime who would you take Moss or Rice? The answer is Moss
The Chad, i would choose Rice. it's not even a consideration. if you choose moss over rice, it just twlls me that you never really saw rice play.
David Hernandez I watched Rice play. He was very consistent for a very long time. He wasn't that special talent wise but his drive and longevity is unmatched. Skill for skill in their prime it's not close.
Moss missed a few seasons and no team would take him, if he had the attitude and wasn't as controversial as Rice was he would have either passed all of Rice's records or tied, also if Moss was with a better team other than the Vikings for 8 seasons I think he could've done more, he carried that team and they were still bad , he never got to even win a championship
Rice without hesitation.
GTFO Jerry Rice is the GOAT. How many championships does Moss have? Rice has 4 and has been to 5 superbowls. Moss had a 15-1 Vikings and they choked. He also had a 16-0 Patriots and they choked. So you can't tell me he wasn't on good teams. Maybe it was him. He never delivered when it mattered. Rice shined in big games and he did it for 20 years. Nobody ran the slant better. He took more 10 yard passes to the house then anyone did. Jerry Rices 207 TDS (10 rushing ) to Moss' 156. T.O. was better than Moss. If Moss couldn't get open deep, he sucked. He couldn't get open deep against the Giants and so he was a none factor. Thats why the Pats couldnt score because Moss was one dimensional. At least T.O. contributed in his Eagles loss in Super Bowl. T.O. and Rice could take short, medium, or long passes to the house. But Moss is the greatest deep threat ever, but not overall receiver. You know nothing of the game by your rhetoric.
The clip with belichick at 2:43 is in my mind the most incredible one. I don't believe that it was Moss's greatest moment (unfortunately those probably all came against my Cowboys), but if you get Belichick to open up like that during a press conference then you have done something truly amazing.
No one EVER had the hands AND the speed that Moss had in one package.
If moss had a decent quarterback for most his career he would easily have the most touchdowns In nfl history .. when moss was in his prime all ya had to do was throw is as far as ya can throw it and he would out run everyone or out jump everyone ... them catches he made against Miami in the undefeated season is some of the most amazing catches I've ever seen just ridiculous. Moss is arguably the best receiver of alltime he is without a doubt the best deep.threat of alltime that's not even debatable ... one on one in his prime there has never been anyone who can run with randy stride for stride he's to.fast.
This has been said many times in this thread, he had Brady for almost 4 years. Only one of those years were legendary. Teams adjusted and Randy was traded.
rmtjr237 Moss had Brady two full seasons 2007 & 2009, Brady was injured & out for the season week one of 2008 and he only played 4 games with Brady in 2010 before being traded, Moss had 3 TD's in those 4 games. So in 36 regular season games with Brady Moss had 40 touchdowns, 2,896 yards, 15.4 ypc. Imagine if Moss played 16 seasons with Brady as Rice had 16 with 2 HOF QB’s. This is not a shot a Rice, he was an incredible football player but having 2 HOF QB’s, a genius Head Coach and playing on a dynasty type team is akin to a 20 mph blowing behind Usain Bolt.
+Bruce Davis ifs don't matter, think of Rice's numbers if he had Young his entire Career, he had far more targets when Young was his QB.
+rmtjr237 seriously hands down MOSS tops Jerry Rice. idc about comparing stats bcuz they're deceiving. Jerry Rice was Good. we know that but Moss is better. Better hands, more Speed all around better athlete. would've had the better career if he to played with Great QBs for the majority of his career and played 20 seasons. and he did it all without Stickum
+Maharaja Vance right, he did wear wideout gloves which aid in catching the ball. But, that's besides the point, Rice was beyond just a good WR. He's a first ballot hall of fame inductee. Truly this is all based on perception. Rice would murder the league right now. Moss would to the same. Those two are the best I've ever seen, to deny either is foolish. I put Rice ahead because he did it against better defensive backs and with supposedly less tools than Moss had. Moss had all the gifts, didn't have the drive throughout his entire career. Rice played longer because his drive was greater, Moss decided to hang up the cleats because he had lost the drive to play.
He's going to be the coach of the football team at my school this year 👌
I loved watching him play. I remember going to watch him and Pennington at Marshall when I lived in Huntington.
I got to watch Randy grow up from Biddy leagues on through his pro career and he always dominated...in multiple sports. If there is justification in calling someone a "freak," Randy is it.
I hate Red McCombs to this day for trading that man to Oakland, and Brad Childress for cutting him when we finally got him back home again. Moss will always be my favorite; thanks for the awesome highlights!
devanson You're welcome and thank you. Yeah McCombs did us dirty and traded Moss because politicians refused to build him a stadium. Childress was inept and ego-maniacal, not shrewd enough to keep Moss around because we could have turned that season around, we had lost some very close games against very good teams early in 2010 and if we kept losing MN media and everyone else would have made Moss the scapegoat and Childress could have held on to his job another year.
Bruce Davis Look up the BTK Killer and then look up Childress. LMAO
Reip187
LOL!
+MonayJay My Packers just sign him
I hope he doesn't. I'm a Lions fan. xD Hope CJ is healthy this year. He's getting old way too fast. :(
Randy turned 40 yesterday. As Vikings fan, he was my all time favorite player to watch...simply unstoppable. You never felt out of a game with him on your team. 6 points was just a quick play away. Watching this years team struggle to move the ball and going back and watching Culpepper/Cunningham/George to Moss was a joy. We didn't know how good we had it. There may never be another player like him... Happy Birthday LongTossMoss.
@5:34 they were saying he should come out of the game but he didn't want to. He scored another bomb in the next quarter. love Moss! great video!
Randy Moss was on two of the highest scoring teams in NFL history, the 1998 Vikings & the 2007 Patriots, Rice never did that. And that my friends is not a coincident.
Exactly. People don't understand the constant double and triple teams that Moss gets which opens up the rest of the field. His impact was slightly bigger than Rice's during Moss' best years.
Akash Mehta: Some of that also has to do with the fact that defenses weren't allowed to play Moss the way they could play Rice...defensive backs weren't restricted back in Rice's day, the way they were by the time Moss was having his 23 touchdown season. If Moss were to come into the league today with the current rules in place and a very good QB throwing him the ball, seeing him surpass 2,000 yards wouldn't be out of the question. Same could be said for Rice.
But yeah...based on pure talent alone, Moss is the greatest receiver to have ever played in the NFL.
ok 1998 and 2007 are over a decade apart, dont even compare him to rice. how many rings does moss have? how many more times has rice been to the probowl? how many more receptions, tds, and yards does rice have? how many more seasons did rice play? rice is the g.o.a.t. and ur just a fucking bum
*****: Randall Cunningham (who had arguably the greatest individual season of any QB in the 1990's) Jeff George (who threw a lot of perfectly thrown bombs to Moss during his one 3/4 season as the starter), and Culpepper all had bigger arms than Rice ever had...even Steve Young didn't have quite a cannon of an arm like the 3 guys I mentioned...perfect for Moss' freakish abilities.
Nope...I didn't say George was better than Young or Montana. Sure, he was a head case at times. But, there's no denying that George had a cannon of an arm, something that neither Young or especially Montana ever possessed, and neither did Gannon...George could literally throw 60 yards down the field, without fully planting his feet, which meant he was perfect for a guy like Moss. He went 8-2 as a starter for the Vikings...and had 17 touchdown passes in a 6 game span for them that season...all sorts of highlights that season, between George and Moss..especially when they teamed up to embarrass the Bears defense, as Moss tallied up 204 yards against them.
Imagine Moss paired with any of the greats(other than Brady). Marino. Moon. Montana. Manning. Farve. Brees. Rogers. Wilson. Etc. Sheesh! Records might never be broken.
Absolutely amazing athlete simply head and shoulders over almost everybody else.
Awesome compilation, man! I'm a Minnesotan and a lifelong Vikings fan. Moss's rookie season was the most incredible display of dominating and devastating talent that I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. What Randy Moss did as a ROOKIE in the NFL was absolutely ridiculous and it cemented his legend right then and there.
+MonkyMonk729 Thank you and thanks for watching. I agree...Randy Moss was absolutely amazing. SKOL!
Fastest game speed player I have ever seen. Just a freakishly talented athlete.
Best WR I ever seen, a joy to watch.
Miss him.
When they have a game and a term for catching a football named after you, you are the GOAT.
He was so much fun to watch. He seemed to catch the ball so effortlessly and then turned on the jets. I wish he would've stayed with the VIKES his whole career. But more than that I wish he would have gotten a SuperBowl ring in 1998.
at 10:30 that is INSANE. Favorite NFL player of all time!
tedlicious that right THERE is why he the 🐐! I've yet to see a receiver in the pros do that! When people bring up Rice, I point em to that ONE play!
tedlicious Greatest to ever play the game
Rice did that shit ALL THE TIME, it was practically his trade mark. He would take 5 yards slants to the house on the regular. YAC started getting tracked BECAUSE of Jerry Rice.
The only Moss could do that Rice couldn't is jump up and catch the ball over 2 other guys in double coverage. Moss's height and vertical leap allowed him to do that. But by the same token Rice never HAD to jump up and catch the ball over guys because he always roasted his defenders with his immaculate routes. There is a REASON he was open all the time.
@@xaviervega468 Rice used stickem after LEADING THE NFL IN DROPS as a rookie (something Moss never did), he was a cheater and that disqualifies him from this conversation. Half your job is catching the football, and if you are using a BANNED SUBSTANCE to do said vocation, then you are a CHEATER by the definition of the word. And ANY WR that would STOOP to using STICKEM and then admit it, is not worthy of being the GOAT WR. The mythology of Rice is ludicrous. Dude was great but not Moss. Sorry. Moss was better and didn't have to CHEAT using STICKEM (which is STILL banned by the NFL even decades later).
rice was a SYSTEM WR who cheated and played with 2 top 10 qbs ever.
Randy moss is the best football player ever
Over Barry Sanders? I'll put them both over the top
Wrong, he did not want it bad enough to be the best. He put up big numbers but can you imagine if he really worked at getting better?
Andy Tihonow That's bullshit. What you said is that he is the best without any effort. Moss always gave his best, you just have to watch this series (randy moss mythbusting career videos), and became the best... "Just imagine if Barry Sanders didn't retire so early" doesn't make sense, does it? Was he lazy? nope.
Mike Hawk Explain is Oakland days and him admitting to taking plays off then?
His*
Greatest WR I've ever seen. Got his own catch phase that people said when they made an incredible catch in real life or even when playing Madden. "You got Mossed"
I remember turning on Patriots games when the had Moss.
It was like watching a video game.
Streak patterns that were caught e-v-e-r-y time.
I'm glad I got to witness it.
Nice Highlights. But how dare you start out the video with him in a 9ers jersey
+Hi Haha...touche, touche
+Hi
I agree..!! his a Raider 4 LIFE..!!
+IKON G.DRAGON He had his two worst years in Oakland. Two of the three full years in his career in which he did not have at least 10 TDs, and only the second year with less than 1,000 yards were in Oakland. Everyone thought that he was a joke when he went to Oakland.
Of All My Intention I see him more as a patriot than a raider 😂😂 his season in Oakland were his worst
No way dude. GREAT JOB stating it with him as a niner. He STILL had it as a 9er. It’s really strange with moss becuase his patriots stint almost tarnishes his legacy. People remember him as a patriot doing amazing things so they assume that his pats days were his prime but they certainly were not . People just don’t realize how ridiculous he was his first three seasons . I have never seen anyone that unstoppable .
Could u imagine if Brady had Moss for his whole career? Or even if those few years were in Randy's 20's and even more explosive?
Best times of my life watching Football was with Moss and TB12
lived in the Twin Cities my whole life a die hard Vikings fan 33 yrs old and remember how dominant Randy was . keep in mind he put up those kind of numbers with a revolving door of bum qb's all those years . best ever .
Rice in his prime ran every route to perfection.He could take a 5 yard pass to the house.Great Wr,then you have Moss.He ran fly routes an post.He beat you for 95 yards.Speed an jumps out the gym.Great hands, only problem he had was the media.Best wr all time
Come back to the NFL Randy!
He's 37, so even if he did it wouldn't be for long.
*****
He could probably still burn many of the CB. Plus the ability to the judge the ball in the air and adjust doesn't deteriate much with age.
He could out run some of them, but at his age he'd lose his speed before he got to the end zone, and there would be a safety playing him as well to help out the CB.
*****
you think safetys havent been trying to help guard him to? Moss is the reason cover 2 and 3 were invented and they still cant stop RANDY
A phenomenal talent at his position
I’ve never seen anything like him
Man I miss this guy. If he does come back, I honestly don't care where he goes, I just want to see him play the game again.
That td catch at 10:20 is pure talent.. the catch, awareness to get both feet down, stopping on a dime and beating the defender that late in the route with inches..How many super athletes would have jumped to catch it or get tangled with the defender? better yet that ball was on its way out of bounds.. The best wr skills embodied in a tall, fast frame, with great hands.
I don't think any player in history besides Moss can make that play.
That first play shows you how fast he was, even in his older days.
Randy Moss, NFL Hall of Famer, respect.
Living on the west coast, I wish I had more opporunites to watch Randy Moss when he played.
RANDY MOSS simply better than jerry rice!
Thank you finally someone agrees
did I mention Randy Moss makes Jerry Rice look like Road Kill !!
No
you're a moron
@Heisenberg-SchrodingerEmc2 Yeah if GOAT means Going. On. Another. Team.
HOF bound please! the reason I started watching football is the freak!
Moss was the high scorer on both of the highest scoring teams a decade apart, that’s phenomenal!! Moss is a Legend!!
No other man motivates me.
I control my own effort.
My desire comes from within.
I play hard because I'm compelled to by MYSELF.
"I play when I want to play"
i love this. MOSS IS THE GOAT!!!!
as a packer fan nobody was better than moss!!
+Steve mayo
As a Bear fan, I concur with Mr. Mayo. It was like double coverage wasnt enough.
LOL. #65 on greatest of all time list is an absolute travesty.
I agree Amanda
As a life long Packers fan, I looked forward to games against the Vikings most. He torched the Packers often, and it was an absolute blast to watch. If you like football, you have to love watching Moss in his prime. It's a shame his personal life and attitude derailed his career..
Bruce, thanks for all of the work in these videos. You have a lot of great clips that are hard to find.
I don't think there has ever been a WR that struck as much fear in the hearts of secondaries as much as Randy Moss has other then maybe Jerry Rice. There have been some great ones, but non with the speed, height, leaping ability, ability to get open, open field running, and hands that Moss had in the complete WR package. His attitude is what has kept him from being the consensus #1 WR of all time. I'm a fan of his, life long Vikings fan, hated to see him go but he is what he is.
+RebelViking912 As a 49ers fan who watch EVERY SINGLE JERRY RICE GAME, he ever played. Rice was not as feared as Moss. Sorry. People were more scared of the whole 49ers offense than Rice.
+RebelViking912 His _perceived_ attitude, unfortunately. Randy was forever being misquoted and taken out of context. Too many people needed something bad to say to keep their own jealousy intact. I believe Randy had/has a much better attitude than people ever gave him credit for. When people seem larger than life, others need a way to keep them smaller so as not to feel so small themselves. All BS(stats) aside, Randy Moss was and still is *the best wide receiver to ever play* Case Closed☺ Anyone who disagrees is just a fan of other teams...
you should be mad at your team for not giving him a great qb
You cannot compare Moss to Rice. Their game was totally different. Rice was a true technician while Moss was just a freak of nature that kept honing his skills.
This is the comment folks should be reading, well said, and in the end it is the ultimate truth of the situation.
Greatest Of All-time.....
10:31 I've never seen a player go from 0-60 so fast. Incredibly quick and long strides. Most explosive player in history.
Randy moss is better than Jerry rice. Rice had 2 great qb's for his career moss only had brady momentarily and he destroyed defenses. Case closed.
if moss and brady were together say... 2003-2010 (w/o brady being injured) he would have easily surpassed Rice, and beat him to more rings as well.
Still didnt win a super bowl with Brady
In a super bowl game you would rather have moss 3 catches and 40 yards than rice and his 10 catches and 100 yards good luck
The giants defense had Brady and moss in check when they played in the super bowl
In the regular season yes Brady and moss were good in the playoffs moss dissappeared
GOAT no question
What stats don't measure is the adrenaline factor both of those fans who watch and those on the field. Randy Moss is king in both catagories. Fans are stoked when he is on the field because they know sonmething shocking and unbelievable can happen at any time. The players who play against him, mainly D backs, are on edge because they know he can posterize them in any given moment. I'll always remember a quote from a D back (I forget who) when Randy first entered the league. He said (paraphrased), "You hear that he is fast. But you can't fathom how fast until you try to cover him and he blows by you." I also defy anyone to find a player in the history of the game with better hands than Randy Moss. Randy would sometimes catch a pass with one hand and not bring it back into his body until the defender was no longer able to knock it out of his hands. Randy Moss, CASE CLOSED.
Simply incredible!!! A true legend that can't be denied
THA GOAT
Lol nope
WBS yes
+Mikeilivesthelife I agree
food id good Hes dead
Who is dead?
Rice ran slants, an offense based on timing(Walsh's famous west coast). Besides NE, Moss had no such thing! 10:30 you've never seen no shit like that in the pros rather...ever!
edupbeat exactly both those dbs had angles and he just blew by them
edupbeat WTF are you talking about? Demaryius Thomas did it, 10:30, all the time with Peyton Manning. Anyways, Rice took many slants to the house. No one was better. He could take short, medium, or long passes to the house. Moss was mostly deep threat. 10:30 was a rare occasion. Rice even rushed for 10 TDS.
Brian Lee no he (Demaryus) didn't. Just cause you get on the internet & say so doesn't mean he did.
Brian Lee what about a passing touchdown or a kick return touchdown?????????
Brian Lee Moss would probly break Lts rushing record if he played when rice did
Randy Moss was the best receiver the Vikings ever had and is in the top 5 of the best ever in the league and arguably the best ever.
Moss is and always will be known as the Super freak because of his unusual talents including his height, speed, long arms, hands, and most of all, his ability to beat any cornerback and safety deep.
Anyone can break records if you play 20 years lol ask brett Favre. Randy moss would smash his records if he played 20 seasons.
+Joe Jones no not even close. his stats were doing down a lot toward the end, he would need to play at least 22 years
Farve never missed a game in 20yrs ( last yr in Minnesota not included ) so it's more to it than just playing 20 yrs which we'll 19 Atlanta doesn't count
He was past his prime when he was with the Pats. Moss was one of a kind, too fast, too tall, jumps too high, and too good. Calvin Johnson and Julio Jones are the closest to being next Moss. Even then Moss is too athletic and fast compare to the 2.
I remember making the highschool football team as moss as my idol. We were the pirates and the color was purple. I had to get 84. He inspired me so much and i went to sleep every night hoping tommorows game i will moss some corner or safety. Season ended with no catches and -75yards. Yea them good owe days:)
He was only a Raider for a short time and he wasn't surrounded by much of a team, but he's still my 2nd favorite WR of all-time (Cliff Branch #1). The guy put fear in a DB like no other WR that I can remember. Ridiculous long ball ability and absolutely tremendous hands. Plus, his one-liner "straight cash, homie" is an undeniable classic.
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Randy Moss is my favorite Wide Receiver that ever played in the NFL ever ! He was so good that he didn't even have to win a championship just to get this unanimous award as being the Best Wide Receiver to ever play in the NFL ! I wished that he would of had managed to win a championship but it just goes to show that this is a team sport and not a one or two man act !
The only reason the media and a big portion of the way too self-important NFL old-guard don't see Moss as the greatest ever of his position is because he was too politically incorrect for them. No one knew what to make of a WV country boy with a little southern drawl in his voice being as great as he was. Jerry Rice was polite & mild mannered he didn't want to ruffle feathers which as anyone can see even today the NFL wants a boring league an anti-fun league instead of just letting their players be themselves instead of putting on some act for sponsors and money. I mean, 66 on the top 100 list for Randy? Good god, that's simply absurd.
Jerry Rice caught 95% of his career passes from HOF QBs, guys that were gonna be HOF with or without hm. Randy Moss caught maybe 10-15% of his career passes from a HOF QB, (Tom Brady). Yet Moss still scored more touchdowns per game than Rice. Randy Moss was the greatest scoring WR in league history.
M. P. Randy is video game wr
The reason they don't is because is Rice is better by EVERY objective measure of the game.
@@xaviervega468 Now you're just making stuff up. Your bias has you completely blind. You can't be objective and have absolutely lost any credibility you likely never had anyway with that ridiculous comment.
@@cycleoflife565 Stats=Rice. Rings=Rice. First team All Pros Rice 10, Moss 4. Playoff performance. Comparing Moss's playoff performance to Rice's is like comparing a Pinto to a Ferrari. Super Bowl performance LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!! I won't even dignify that with an answer.
Skillset. Rice is better at route running, reading defenses, gaining yards after the catch, blocking, and running reverses. The ONLY thing Moss did better than Rice was catch the deep ball.
And before you cry about Rice playing with Montana and Young, Moss had TWO chances to win a Super Bowl with the greatest QB of all-time and shit the bed both times. He had A THIRD chance to win in San Francisco and shit the bed yet again.
Rice was better than Moss by EVERY objective standard possible. It's not my fault Moss fanboys can't accept reality.
What's craziest to me is how many long bombs he caught away from his body. Softest hands.
In my opinion , The Greatest wide receiver of all-time"
You know l am amazed how Moss is getting so much acclaim and recognition now after he has retired from the NFL. When he was playing the media portrayed him as a potential trouble maker with an arrogant attitude. All that negativity by the media (str8 haters) Moss still managed to excel on a very high level. I feel he retired to early. People forget he was always productive and never missed games due to a significant injury, he was durable. Moss got tired of all the ridicule and haters trying to antagonize him 24/7. Like he said, "Str8 cash homie". He financially stable.
At 10:30 Moss out ran the whole damn team!!😂😂😂
Jerry Rice @ age 40. 92 receptions. 1211 yards. and 7 TDs.
Randy Moss @ age 35. 28 receptions. 434 yards. and 3 TDs. and Retired.
Rice did not have speed. He did not have height. The difference between Rice and Moss aren't just all the records and rings. It's hard work. That's what makes Rice the best Receiver of all-time.
You are correct in your assessment of JR, except. Rice was just a shade under 6'3" and his 40 time was hand timed back in the 1980's. I believe Gil Brandt (a top tier NFL scout) had Rice at 4.4, which would truly reflect why we never saw him get ran down on the field.
All that to say Jerry was understated by his physical abilities most of his career, but he became the prototype for what the NFL looked for at the wide receiver position.
Rice was "taking the top off of defenses" before Moss sniffed junior high. He was beating bracket coverages before Moss knew what the term meant. Moss's claim as to why he could be the greatest described Rice's career in s nutshell.
And some stickum
Nice try...If you know anything about the tac gloves the NFL allows, they all use "stickum". Also you would be speaking about almost every hall of famer from the 80's on back.
Steven Nguyen who was Jerry rice QBs? if moss had those calibers of QBs he would have broke rice record with ease and won rings
Moss had Brady and didn't win shit.
numbers wise, Rice is best WR of all time. Talent wise, Moss is the best WR of all time.
The Vikings have had the best (arguably) Wide Receiver to ever play the game, the best (arguably) Running Back to ever play the game, and one of the best defensive lines ever, twice. (Williams Wall in the 2000's and the Purple People Eaters from the 1960's and 70's. Yet no supa bowl...:(
The struggles man........ The struggles.
That fake slant on Al Harris tho...at green bay one handed like that just daaamn.
GOAT
A case can be made, but Jerry Rice ran perfect routes, never dropped passes, and played like every snap was his last. There's more to the position than just athleticism (freakish as Moss's was).
+Agent J007 Gaming rice and moss are amazing but 2 drops in one game from rice came when he wasn't using stickum
Idk if moss used stickum i dont think so tho.. He was talking shit about todays gloves lol
Highest scoring player on the two highest scoring offenses in the history of the league. GOAT
Thank you for the great memories..you are my favorite wr all time...besides Hines ward
the real GOAT!!!!!
He played with Daunte Culpepper people and average QB and made him look good after he left Minnesota what happened to them..
I love watching this guy! such a beast!
Just amazing!! Moss was a BEAST!!
Jeffrey Montes Madden 2000 he was hell