A $10,000 fine is chump change to big dogs like this who can play in the street while the rest of us less talented nobodys have to stay on the sidewalk!
I am a Vikings fan, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I live smack, dab in the middle of Packer Country. And the idolization of that team is something indescribable. Be it the martyrdom of Brett Favre (whom I love btw.), to the Lambeau mystique. It gets pretty unbearable.
Two years ago, Brett Favre walked off the field with time left on the clock, and refused to stick around to congratulate the winning team after a lose. This was described as "frustration". When Randy Moss did it last weekend, it was "disgusting". Last week while the game was being played, one of the Viking defenders gave a late hit to a receiver. It was obvious while looking at the play, that he did not realize the play was over, and didn't hear the whistle. He was flagged with a personal foul (which was justified), yet during the same play, Brett came over and punched the defender, grabbed his face mask, and slapped away an officials hand. Result of that? NOTHING!!!!
The double standard is outrageous. Do I think Randy Moss should have been fined?.....Probably, but do I think it was "disgusting" (as Joe Buck described it)?......NO WAY!!!!
As for the AFRO, that he was wearing, that was disgusting. But there is a hidden meaning in that also. He and his teammates did it in a show of solidarity, it is an acronym for Americas (A) Finest (F) Receivers (R) On (O) Sunday (S). They did it last year also after a losing streak against Kansas City, and they won, so they tried it again. And it worked.
He should have gone out in the parking lot. The fans do it for free there when the opposing team bus leaves. 50-100 do it every week.
I have been watching football for years, long enough to remember when the only things that happened in the end zone were a touchdown, an incomplete pass, an interception or a fumble. I don't like all of the displays the players go through, whether it's T. O. or Randy Moss or whomever. You get paid to score those touchdowns, do it, and get off the field. You can high-five and dance with your teammates on the sidelines.
Pathetic!
"Moss is a punk. A talented punk, but a punk nonetheless"
Couldn't agree more. I wouldn't care to have him on a team I liked, but he does have talent.
There is a subtext to this story. I heard this on one of the pregame shows, can't remember which one, I surf. :) Anyway, apparently, there's a "custom" in Green Bay, after the Packers beat someone, some fans moon the opposing team's bus. So, it seems Moss was actually being playful in a way that had a context. Not just being the rude jerk he is capable of being.
Does anyone know if fines in professional sports are tax-deductible?
I guess the NFL isn't called the No Fun League for nothing.
Regardless of what we think about the stunt itself, it serves the purpose of attracting more eyeballs than it repels. More people will be watching this coming weekend to see what Moss does.
That's the bottom line.