Randy Moss
New England Patriots
Fantasy Football
2007 Outlook
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Date Of Birth: Feb. 13, 1977
College: Marshall
College Details: After failing to gain entrance to Notre Dame and getting kicked off the team at Florida State, this Rolling Stone returned home to Marshall in his home state of West Virginia. There only 2 years, Moss shattered Thundering Herd receiving records to the tune of 3,529 yards and a stunning 53 touchdowns more than doubling the previous record.
1998: Stunned the teams that passed over him in the draft by snaring 1,313 yards worth of passes with a rookie record 17 touchdowns.
1999: TDs dipped slightly to 11, but yardage increased by 100 to 1,413.
2000: Another 1400+ receiving yards and rebounded to 15 scores.
2001: Routine 1,233 yards and 10 TDs in “off” year
2002: Career high in catches with 106, but yards per catch down to 12.7 due to the infamous “Randy Ratio”. 7 Tds.
2003: Rebounded to career highs with 111 receptions for 1,632 yards and tied season TD high with 17.
2004: Suffered his first real injury missing several games with a badly sprained ankle, still had over 700 yards and 13 touchdowns in a little over half a season. Made more headlines for “mooning” Packer fans than anything he did on the field that year.
2005: Traded to Raiders where he had a big debut at New England. Finished with 1,005 yards and 8 scores when he wasn’t berating Norv Turner.
2006: By far the worst season of his career as a porous O-line couldn’t give the musical chair QBs time to get the ball down the field. 553 yards and only 3 TDs.
Rep: There is not room to chronicle every controversy of Moss’ career from admitting to smoking pot to “playing hard when I feel like it” to dragging a meter maid down the street with his car. Moss is darn near impossible to cover man to man with his height, speed, long arms and vertical leap. Doesn’t like to go over the middle of the field vs. zones. Touchdown machine.
Outlook: What Moss does this season will be determined mostly by how he meshes with no-nonsense Bill Belichick and the face of the franchise, Tom Brady. If he behaves, look for 900-1,200 yards and 8-12 TDs. If he has problems with the way the Pats spread the ball around….his will be a short stay in Foxborough. I look for Randy to get along much like troubled Corey Dillon in his first year and put up solid but not spectacular numbers. Worth a gamble as a #2 WR.
