I got the same nickname for years as well. Because of my constant one handed catches when I was a teenager. I'm 31 and can still do the same thing,its just something your blessed with. My FAV player of all time
The crazy thing about hearing the phrase “Mossed” was that when you said it...you knew it fit so perfect. There wasn’t no social media to catch on to that phrase in mass amounts. But I bet many people found it seamless to say that phrase and without having any previous reference to hearing it before. You got “MOSSED” just came out naturally! So natural that’s one of the most iconic phrases in sports history.
@@craigsolano8812 Rice and Sanders faced each other in 10 games. In those games, Rice won 6 and Sanders won 4. Granted, football is a team sport and neither man won or lost any of those games by himself. In those 10 games, Rice had 60 catches for 1,051 yards and 11 touchdowns. Sanders had 4 interceptions. Rice was not really slowed down by Sanders. Considering these numbers, I do not agree that Sanders owned Rice. I would say that Rice won most of the time. Sanders agrees with me. He believes that Rice is the best ever and his toughest opponent to defend against. Deion disagrees with you. :)
@@craigsolano8812 Deion got beat deep a lot more than people want to admit, but he had the speed to make up for his mistakes. He was a less physical Darrell Green with a MUCH bigger mouth.
I appreciate when people admit to having an impression before knowing someone and meeting them and having that shift. It speaks to seeing someone as a human and engaging each other over just listening to media or digesting images of a person in their element in competition. These athletes put so much work in and the discipline it takes to prep and not fail prior to getting to this level or just getting through college is incredible.
I just watched a vid on Deion mostly on his baseball his teammates were saying we were scared when we got him he's a cancer selfish arrogant POS but they after playing with him their like NO it's the complete opposite some calling him the best teammate they ever had. Quite humble standing up for the rookies. it's amazing how this can happen so easily it was a great video
Randy is a great man he came to my high school in Logan WV a couple times he even came to our practice once and talked to us and threw the ball and ran drills with us . I will always cherish meeting him
Nah. Mainly just a speedster in an era where there weren’t many as fast. Moss is a transcendent talent. One of the greatest weapons of all time. When they talk about greatest 100 players and such lists, Hayes is hardly ever mentioned. But he is a great player for sure. Randy is in another tier.
Moss and Kobe are the only two athletes to have such insanely commonly used phrases named after them. That's speaks volumes to their relevance and impact on both their sports and the fans
@@artificialintelligence0101 Literally everyone said Kobe whenever they shot something into something else (basketball or otherwise) in my childhood. Going back to at least like 2002
@@artificialintelligence0101lol. Tell me you don't know basketball without telling me you don't know basketball. They say "KOBE!!" When dominating on you with a crazy shot or a trash can shot or before Curry, a three pointer.
I saw him at Ford field and he ran a deep route and Culpeper threw the ball and Randy never looked for the ball. He just reached his hands out and the ball drops in like it came from a eyedropper.
Randy could adjust on the ball like nobody I've ever seen before or since. Takes off like a rocket for a long ball defensive back in chase. Then he slows down a bit and turns a little to catch it and the DB turns around too. Then Moss turns on the jets again and makes a fingertips catch in stride and strolls down to the endzone as the DB trips over his own feet. The announcers say "what a perfectly thrown ball !" But we all knew that play was ALL Randy. Some QB's make their receivers look good. But Randy made his QB's look good.
When he was dialed in and motivated Moss was the greatest WR I’ve ever seen, truly a man among boys. Closest comparison that I can think of is when LT was in his prime with the Giants. Different positions obviously but same dominating intimidating presence.
The problem is, you had to say, "when he was dialed in and motivated." Never had that problem with Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, Michael Irvin, or Larry Fitzgerald.
I had the opportunity to become aware of him @ the pro bowl. His stance on the line before the snap made me look at him, then to see him torch the DB on that particular play put me in awe. I knew instantly that I had seen something special.
Salute to Steve Smith Sr. with all due respect to his play for respecting the natural talent in Randy Moss. And Salute to Dieon Sanders as great he was and is on that level with moss in crazy natural talent respectfully grace Randy Moss as well. I was a fan while they all played and still love them as retired players as well you all get flowers from me respect‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥
Yeah Deion was different to watch. It was fun just to watch him RUN on grass (aesthetically pleasing). Jordan on hardwood is only other dude with that gazelle like grace. Period. And 94 niners Deion was his apex. You're right on that
I only knew Randy when he played with Tom. They were great, amazing, awesome, phenomenal, smooth, …………………….. he always seemed like a sweetheart, but I guess he had had some trouble before. He said he wanted his locker next to Tom because he wanted to study him. He worked hard and those two-maybe the best pass-receiver duo ever.
As an 80's baby growing up in the 90's is to know when Dreamcast dropped NFL2K !!!! MOSS ON THE COVER !!! YOU GOT MOSSED !!! THAT TIME WAS UNFORGETTABLE !!! WHEN WE USED TO GO OUTSIDE AND ACTUALLY PLAY THE SPORTS WE LOVED ... WE GOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO RUN A GAME THROW THAT BALL UP AND MOSS EM !!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jerry Rice all day over Moss. In a video game, Moss is probably better. Moss took too many plays off. I’d rather have Cris Carter for his whole career than Randy’s.
@@chriskeel3096 that's funny all wide receiver doing those days used it including defensive backs and players today wear better gloves that makes it easier to catch the ball
@@UrWifiIsSlow - Hey, remember that time the Cowboys were back to back champions? They beat the 49ers twice, with Jerry Rice on the team. What was so awesome is that the cowboys beat them worse the second time then they did the first time. 😎😎😎
I think a healthy Deion & Darrel Green were the only ones who could cover Randy Moss. Here Deion was playing against him injured, so it was not a fair comparison.
I say this all the time. Jerry Rice is the goat, but Randy Moss changed the game. He’s my favorite WR of all time. Top 5 greatest NFL players ever to me
If Moss would’ve had a better QB and Head Coach in the first years and a little self discipline he would have been the goat. Still one of my favorites Vikings though.
@@SkateboardGee I said “Let me know if I missed any” and you certainly did. At 5’7 and 200lbs, he totally defied the laws of physics of what someone with that stature could do on a field.
Oh he most likely had a very respectful fear. But Prime almost definitely knew thta the QB would be scared to throw at him too. That way they couldn't take advantage of that blown hammy too much.
@@blackSUAAAVE yeah I lnow that. My comment didn't have anything to do with age though. If anything, Prime's age helped him. Bc the QB knew NOT to throw at #21. A younger CB would have been picked on healthy or not.
Best things about Moss are his accent and his relatively humble attitude. If you hear him talk and you aren't looking the screen he sounds like a West Virginia Coal Miner.
Randy Moss is a good dude. He made some unfortunate choices that took him through a rough patch.... But he got his stuff together and came out the other side. He earned his place in football history.
Randy Moss was a game changer. His "Wow" factor was off the charts. The crazy thing is that he UNDERACHIEVED. Can you imagine if he had Jerry Rice's work ethic? Who could have stopped him? He would have shattered so many records.
Moss had as good of a work ethic as anyone else. Varying route speed throughout the game is something every deep threat does to help set up defenders. It is not loading. You must mean "Can you imagine if he had Jerry Rice's QUARTERBACKS for his 1st 9 season?"
How about this one....imagine if he was on the patriots with Beicheck and Brady his whole career. Or imagine if he had a duel threat QB mobile/ thrower...like Michael Vick, Russel Wilson, Lamar jackson, etc. Or imagine if he was on a good team with a elite running back (that also opens up the passing). Moss, for many years, didn't have any of the above so imagine if he did for his whole career......his stats would be untouchable. He'd hace video game stats, literally.
@@patrickr2691 great point...especially the qbs. Rice's qbs were first ballet HOFers (49res). He never had mediocre or garbage QBs.....that was only when he left the 49ers and was garbage. And lets also not forget rices STICKUM!!! Moss didnt have rices ILLEGAL STICKUM!!!!! And STILL showed to be far better...by far. The same goes for today's WR's whos gloves are LITERALLY like better more effective versions of the old stickum, which is why they (even mediocre players) are getting 1 hand catches. All the way down to HS players....constant 1 hand catches now. We never saw this before.....its because of Stickum 2.0 / Stickum 2020 ...the gloves (which should be banned, its disgusting). If moss had todays gloves???? Man....Joe Biden could be his QB...and he'd create video game stats. Smh.
@@DrMathOfficial Joe Montana was the only Qb to be Elite without Jerry Rice. Jerry Rice Made guys like Jeff Garcia, Jeff Kemp, And Steve Bono look good. Steve Young was basically a bust until he started playing with the 49ers. When Steve Young Retired he had the highest passer rating at that time (96.8), led the league in completion percentage and yards per attempt 5 times, led the league in passer rating 6 times, and had a superbowl win and that was because of Jerry Rice. He made Steve Young’s career. Jerry Rice has proven to still put up numbers without Joe Montana and Steve Young under center. In those 3 years with the raiders, two of those seasons Jerry Rice had over 1000 yards receiving and had Rich Gannon as his QB and he also helped the Raiders go to a Super Bowl. Randy Moss might not have had Steve Young or Joe Montana throwing to him but he also had good QBs too. Out of the 5 QBs he played with 4 of the them were pro bowlers before playing with Moss and 3 of them made the pro bowl with him. The only QB to make a pro bowl with Randy Moss and not make the pro bowl without him was Daunte Culpepper. Randy Moss is one of the best receivers of all time no doubt, but Jerry Rice is better because of his work ethic. Jerry Rice has proven that you don’t need to be the biggest ,strongest, or fastest guy on the field to dominate. If Randy Moss had the work ethic Jerry Rice had he probably would’ve been the greatest receiver of all time.
@WorldFlex I agree, i said if he had T. Brady for most of his career he would have. But really just a QB better than Culpepper. Just imagine for a second if you will, that he made Culpepper look like a Pro-Bowl QB damn near every year he played with him.
@@bigred9991 Culpepper's best year Moss was hurt for a good chunk of the season and had only 761 receiving yds. Daunte threw for over 4000 yd without Moss anywhere in sight.
You can talk Jerry Rice all you want and rightfully so. But Moss was the greatest receiver and greatest gifted receiver to ever step foot in the NFL period.
Many people don't realize how good and how tough Steve Largent was as a receiver. He was the ONLY weapon the Seahawks had for years and everybody knew he was getting the ball and would Tee off on him. This was the 70s and 80s and you could still head hunt in those days. Helmet to Helmut and even spearing was quite legal.
A lot of times the media tried to portray Randy in a negative light. Takes plays off, locker room distraction, etc. But the guys he played with and the guys that coached him love the guy and sing his praises.
I was born in the 80’s, and I’ve been blessed to see I feel the best era of sports no bs. 1. MJ 2. Mike Tyson 3. Randy Moss* 4. Tom Brady 5. Kobe ( RIP ) 6. Barry Sanders 7. Ken Griffey Jr 8. Floyd Mayweather 9. LeBron 10. Randy Johnson 11. Tiger Woods 12. Messi 13. Emmitt Smith 14. Peyton Manning 15. Shaq 16. Deion Sanders* 17. Derek Jeter 18. Ed Reed 19. Polamolu ( may be misspelled ) 🤷🏽♂️ 20. Roy Jones Jr. 21. Allen Iverson 22. Tim Duncan I’ll stop 🛑 there, but the list goes on. 80’s and early 90’s babies stand. We witnessed hella greatness, n we the last of a dying breed. Authenticity means more to us than likes and hashtags. 💯💯💯
@@ernestsilvers9403 They actually were on campus together practicing. Randy's transition from high school to college was rough. I can't remember the details but he had to leave. That's how he wound up at Marshall. For about a month of camp, they both were on the roster at the same time.
The man clearly has his last name in the football vocabulary that will be heard an said for generations to come, as soon as you catch a difficult catch over an opponent it just fits right to tell them they got “Moss’d!” 😂
My senior year in high school, one of the assistant football coaches used to call me baby moss! Randy was the truth. Him and Chad Johnson was the wr’s I tried to emulate as a jit💯
My favorite memory is still Moss cooking Revis with that one handed TD catch. It was such a big deal leading up to the game because Moss was old and Revis was the new best CB in the NFL. If I remember right Revis did well all game but then Moss burned him for that TD and Revis came up lame (hamstring). One of those "The Old Man Still Has It" moments.
I still watch deion sanders... Simply amazing!!! And we ain't even got to the baseball yet... Lol.. dude played a baseball game.. and played a football game in the same day!!! Both games are 3 hours a piece!!! Holy shit...
Randy is better than Rice all day long, he has way more height, way more speed and just as good routes. He was too big and too fast to jam at the line. NO WEAKNESSES
@@unclericothacheatcode3109 Just as good at routes??? Randy Moss was no where near Jerry Rice at routes lol. Jerry Rice is the undisputed greatest route runner of all time. And he’s the real player with no weaknesses. Moss had tons of weaknesses. Laziness, route running(he only could run the Go route and Fade), never went inside the numbers, and he didn’t care about the play if he wasn’t getting the ball. Rice is better at everything a WR is supposed to do. Had a better Release, better route running, blocking, and better at separation on routes(except for go routes). Jerry Rice is the more complete WR by miles ahead. I would even take T.O over Randy, Moss is overrated. I doubt y’all were around to watch his actual games instead of highlights. How can you be the best WR if you don’t get open consistently? He would have games with 3 catches, now he would have 100+ yards but that’s not great. A lot of catches + yards + TDs shows that you’re consistent, and Moss wasn’t.
Deion "I still easily covered Moss even with a blown hamstring" Sanders...To be fair, Deion is being very humble here. Randy Moss is probably close to 10 years younger than Deion. Deion in his prime EASILY blankets a prime Randy Moss.
@@kennycarlson9996 Nah, Darrell Green was fast, and he was a good corner, but his ability to cover elite receivers one-on-one, and completely take them out of the game was nowhere close to Deion's ability. Darrell Green was too short. I've seen him get out jumped and shielded out of plays many times. He struggled to cover Michael Irvin.
As a Marshall University fan, we got to watch him absolutely destroy college competition! In his 2 years (‘95 and ‘96) at Marshall Randy caught 174 passes for 3,529 yards and 54 touchdowns! In the 1995 FCS Title game against Montana, the TV analysts* commented “that when Moss goes up against Division 1 coverage by cornerbacks in the MAC he will have a much more difficult time!” 😂 A classic quote for sure! Randy’s Game Stats: 9 receptions for 220 yards and 4 TD’s * Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
Moss was ridiculously good, but that attitude hemmed him up more than once in his career. More humility during his playing days and people wouldn't say Rice is the greatest ever, they'd be saying Moss was🔥💀🔥
I remember wanting to be Moss or at least throw to him growing up. I miss the feeling of truly knowing that any given Sunday my Vikes could get that W for one reason only: Randy Moss
Deion generally didn't cover No. 1s. His job was to cover No. 2s. People get delusional about this because they get all up in their fandom, but there's no such thing as a "shut-down corner." Never has been, never will be.
@@cobbler88 Revis shutdown #1s, always took #1s Didn't mean he didn't get beat. Moss famously beat him, and took his hamstring in the process, but 9 times out of 10, Revis Island left you cast away
@@InvestBetter. Truly a fan's perspective and memory. I'm not surprised. I don't remember Kellen Winslow ever dropping a pass in the 80s either. :) But top DBs with the lowest passer ratings allowed when targeted still allow about a 50% completion rate. These following stats in no way completely cover a DB's effectiveness, but in his entire career, Revis averaged only about 3 INTs per season and deflected less than one ball per game. And I bet that, as a fan, you remember every one of them. Again, not unusual. Take care.
@@cobbler88 Judging Revis on INTs is like judging the Mona Lisa on pixels. No one threw his way. They were afraid of him, so he didn't generate big stats. he did change offenses, and he led the lowly Jets to two AFC Championship Games. The best defender in team history and an Easy first ballot Hall of Famer
@@InvestBetter. So according to your logic, the fewer INTs and passes defended, the better a DB must be. And that my assertion that there has never been a shut-down corner is false despite me actually putting evidence out there because you choose to not believe it to be true ... and you believe that is an actual argument. I'll just leave you to your unsophisticated consumption of the game. There's clearly no meat on the bone to be had here. Maybe next time just sit quietly at the folding table in the corner when the adults are talking. Take care.
@@taharqa332 Not true. There's even inconsistency in what you're witing. As I've written before, there's never been a shut-down corner, and never will be. The very nature of the game prevents it. This thread is old news. Take care.
@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 I mean, I recall it pretty clear. People hear tales of an era before their time from the previous generation of fanboys. There is great value in taking the No. 2 out of the game, but that's not good enough for a fanboy who honestly believes that any defensive player in a position based almost entirely on reaction is going to lock down a true No. 1 in single coverage. And I'm not talking the garbage No.1s we're being told the NFL is full of now. At any given time, there are less than a half dozen legit No. 1 receivers. The rest are really good No. 2s filling a slot.
When I was young and we played Moss at recess I would always think it was because of Santana Moss, who played for the Redskins at the time and I was from the DC/MD area. It wasn't until I got to college that I realized it was Randy all along. The man literally changed the game.
See, I don’t trust a guy like Steve Largent. Sounds like a politician. Randy was the “nicest, most humble, hard working guy that I’ve ever met.” C’mon man, I’m sure Randy is a great guy but you sound like you’re ready to anoint him the next Pope. That’s some fake stuff right there.
I think it’s because he pre judged him instead of being open minded. The media kind of sided with Buck when he did the fake moon so lots of folks thought they had him figured out.......they were wrong.
The worst feeling is when you got “mossed” in backyard football and people laughed and talked about it for days 😂😂
Yes sir
😂😂facts and don’t even talk about at school fck up the whole day
#FACTS 😂😂😂
@@OgeeThegodfather lol 🤣
On life I remember days
One of my proudest moments in life was being nicknamed “Moss” during recess football
Lol
😆😆😆
I got the same nickname for years as well. Because of my constant one handed catches when I was a teenager. I'm 31 and can still do the same thing,its just something your blessed with. My FAV player of all time
What happened ??
Funny story is I came up with the name. Middle school recess. J remember it like yesterday
Growing up as a wide receiver, “moss” was the greatest catch you can do on someone
Imma junior in HS, it still is
You got mossed
The worst thing to hear in a football game “moss him”
People don’t talk about his speed after he would Moss someone after a catch. That’s just rubbing it all in after Mossing someone child. Lol
@@brandondicks48 speed yes but damn dude had the best hand the way he catched the ball with his fingers
His last name literally became a action verb! MOSSED EM!
The crazy thing about hearing the phrase “Mossed” was that when you said it...you knew it fit so perfect. There wasn’t no social media to catch on to that phrase in mass amounts. But I bet many people found it seamless to say that phrase and without having any previous reference to hearing it before. You got “MOSSED” just came out naturally! So natural that’s one of the most iconic phrases in sports history.
What if his name was Randy...Davis???
Would there be such a thing as "Davis'd"???
See that. See how I just took your argument and destroyed it? Lmao.
@@blackSUAAAVE Loser
@@blackSUAAAVE Are you arguing by yourself?🤣
Dats almost like Kobe!!! RIP
@@blackSUAAAVEno. Nobody sees how you “destroyed” their argument
Hands down greatest rookie year ever!
Lawrence Taylor
Receiver*
Jefferson coming for that 😂
Eric Dickerson
@Caden Gehret how? Eric had 1800 yards 18 TDs and 400 recieving yards
Getting that praise from Prime is the highest form of praise a receiver could get.
Would have been a fun match up, strength vs strength. The receiver that burns everyone deep vs the cornerback that never got beat deep.
@@ckobo84 Dion got beat deep several times. Mostly by Rice.
@@tamilashultz9676 Bullshit. I grew up a 49ers fan. Deion owned him mostly.
@@craigsolano8812 Rice and Sanders faced each other in 10 games. In those games, Rice won 6 and Sanders won 4. Granted, football is a team sport and neither man won or lost any of those games by himself. In those 10 games, Rice had 60 catches for 1,051 yards and 11 touchdowns. Sanders had 4 interceptions. Rice was not really slowed down by Sanders. Considering these numbers, I do not agree that Sanders owned Rice. I would say that Rice won most of the time. Sanders agrees with me. He believes that Rice is the best ever and his toughest opponent to defend against. Deion disagrees with you. :)
@@craigsolano8812 Deion got beat deep a lot more than people want to admit, but he had the speed to make up for his mistakes. He was a less physical Darrell Green with a MUCH bigger mouth.
Was in middle school when he hit the league..dude literally blew our minds how he played...he was must see tv
I thought Deion had his pants pulled up ridiculously high.
Lol
😂😂😂
It’s a vest
Mannnnni was bout to say come onnnnnn OG
@@SeanSwann1 he said “thought”
I appreciate when people admit to having an impression before knowing someone and meeting them and having that shift. It speaks to seeing someone as a human and engaging each other over just listening to media or digesting images of a person in their element in competition. These athletes put so much work in and the discipline it takes to prep and not fail prior to getting to this level or just getting through college is incredible.
I just watched a vid on Deion mostly on his baseball his teammates were saying we were scared when we got him he's a cancer selfish arrogant POS but they after playing with him their like NO it's the complete opposite some calling him the best teammate they ever had. Quite humble standing up for the rookies. it's amazing how this can happen so easily it was a great video
Randy is a great man he came to my high school in Logan WV a couple times he even came to our practice once and talked to us and threw the ball and ran drills with us . I will always cherish meeting him
There's no one like moss...
No one! Bob Hayes was a great player and speedster but just not 6 foot 4 and have a 40 inch plus vertical. Definitely a legend though.
Nah. Mainly just a speedster in an era where there weren’t many as fast. Moss is a transcendent talent. One of the greatest weapons of all time. When they talk about greatest 100 players and such lists, Hayes is hardly ever mentioned. But he is a great player for sure. Randy is in another tier.
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Jerry rice is better
Moss and Kobe are the only two athletes to have such insanely commonly used phrases named after them. That's speaks volumes to their relevance and impact on both their sports and the fans
nobody was using Mamba Mentality when Kobe was in his prime only after he retired
@@artificialintelligence0101everybody still say kobe when shooting trash in trashcan.
@@artificialintelligence0101 Literally everyone said Kobe whenever they shot something into something else (basketball or otherwise) in my childhood. Going back to at least like 2002
@@artificialintelligence0101lol. Tell me you don't know basketball without telling me you don't know basketball. They say "KOBE!!" When dominating on you with a crazy shot or a trash can shot or before Curry, a three pointer.
@@artificialintelligence0101nicca what?
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I saw him at Ford field and he ran a deep route and Culpeper threw the ball and Randy never looked for the ball. He just reached his hands out and the ball drops in like it came from a eyedropper.
"This is first of all, my fishing buddy." 😂😂😂
Randy could adjust on the ball like nobody I've ever seen before or since. Takes off like a rocket for a long ball defensive back in chase. Then he slows down a bit and turns a little to catch it and the DB turns around too. Then Moss turns on the jets again and makes a fingertips catch in stride and strolls down to the endzone as the DB trips over his own feet. The announcers say "what a perfectly thrown ball !" But we all knew that play was ALL Randy. Some QB's make their receivers look good. But Randy made his QB's look good.
his ability to track the ball at full speed was unparalleled.
Perfectly said.
When he was dialed in and motivated Moss was the greatest WR I’ve ever seen, truly a man among boys. Closest comparison that I can think of is when LT was in his prime with the Giants. Different positions obviously but same dominating intimidating presence.
Game changers.
He doesn't come close to GOAT 80 PERIOD
The problem is, you had to say, "when he was dialed in and motivated."
Never had that problem with Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, Michael Irvin, or Larry Fitzgerald.
I had the opportunity to become aware of him @ the pro bowl. His stance on the line before the snap made me look at him, then to see him torch the DB on that particular play put me in awe. I knew instantly that I had seen something special.
Deion’s vest should be in HOF. Best example is “Bend but don’t break” Coverage I’ve ever seen. 😂
Gotta see it thru my boy
Thanks Steve Smith Sr for acknowledging TO as being one of those dudes! RESPECT!!!!
@Black Jesus TO is number 2. If it wasn't for his on the field antics he would of beaten Rice's numbers imo
Randy was so special! I enjoyed watching him! Definitely hard to cover!
Salute to Steve Smith Sr. with all due respect to his play for respecting the natural talent in Randy Moss. And Salute to Dieon Sanders as great he was and is on that level with moss in crazy natural talent respectfully grace Randy Moss as well. I was a fan while they all played and still love them as retired players as well you all get flowers from me respect‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥
This makes rookie CB Charles Tillman's mossing interception of Randy Moss in the end zone even more impressive.
He should be in HOF had underrated career
Big influence for me growing up. I feel blessed to have seen him play
Man I wonder what it would’ve been like to see young Moss against 94 49ers Deion. That would’ve been epic!
Yeah Deion was different to watch. It was fun just to watch him RUN on grass (aesthetically pleasing). Jordan on hardwood is only other dude with that gazelle like grace.
Period.
And 94 niners Deion was his apex. You're right on that
91 to 93 Deion on Atlanta was also amazing
@@kitkit007 How about Deion in the late '80s vs Young Randy!!!!
Moss would have destroyed Deion.
@@TampaAries Really destroyed Deion that is quite a statement!!!!!
I only knew Randy when he played with Tom. They were great, amazing, awesome, phenomenal, smooth, …………………….. he always seemed like a sweetheart, but I guess he had had some trouble before. He said he wanted his locker next to Tom because he wanted to study him. He worked hard and those two-maybe the best pass-receiver duo ever.
Randy is just a good ole country boy deep down
As an 80's baby growing up in the 90's is to know when Dreamcast dropped NFL2K !!!! MOSS ON THE COVER !!! YOU GOT MOSSED !!! THAT TIME WAS UNFORGETTABLE !!! WHEN WE USED TO GO OUTSIDE AND ACTUALLY PLAY THE SPORTS WE LOVED ... WE GOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO RUN A GAME THROW THAT BALL UP AND MOSS EM !!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You played outside??
Wild kidz
Love how Steve largent said he is a wonderful human being and then said he's a great football player✊🏾
Hard for me to get past him being shocked that he was humble hardworking and smart...🤔
@@marquesekj Same thing i said. What did he think he was a thug lmao. Based off of what?
Cuz Randy had a bad reputation back in the day and Steve didnt know him til later in life that's probably why he is surprised.
@@x5starhustla media did him dirty
@@x5starhustlaRandy was wildin' in his younger days. You must be young.
We LLLLOVVVED watching him every Sunday!!! Regardless of what stats say, in MY eyes, he's the greatest WR ever!!
Jerry Rice all day over Moss. In a video game, Moss is probably better. Moss took too many plays off. I’d rather have Cris Carter for his whole career than Randy’s.
@@RSMoreno nah, moss did it without stickum
@@chriskeel3096 that's funny all wide receiver doing those days used it including defensive backs and players today wear better gloves that makes it easier to catch the ball
Hands down most talented receiver ever if he would have played seriously with good quarterback his hole career would off shattered every record
The fact that the best WR ever played with the best QB ever always makes me happy when I think about it.
Rice and Montana played great together tbh
@@UrWifiIsSlow Randy Moss and Brady>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
@@UrWifiIsSlowRandy moss would walk up to Jerry and take his lunch from him. And 7 rings needs no further explanation
@@UrWifiIsSlow - Hey, remember that time the Cowboys were back to back champions? They beat the 49ers twice, with Jerry Rice on the team.
What was so awesome is that the cowboys beat them worse the second time then they did the first time. 😎😎😎
Moss the Boss!
I think a healthy Deion & Darrel Green were the only ones who could cover Randy Moss. Here Deion was playing against him injured, so it was not a fair comparison.
Dick lane night train lane could cover him
Or knock him out
He wasnt injured in the playoff game
Darrell Green cant catch moss
@@AAA310 You are sick. Green ran 10.08 100m. Terence Newman who ran 10.20, ran Moss down from 5-6 yards behind.
I say this all the time. Jerry Rice is the goat, but Randy Moss changed the game. He’s my favorite WR of all time. Top 5 greatest NFL players ever to me
If Moss would’ve had a better QB and Head Coach in the first years and a little self discipline he would have been the goat. Still one of my favorites Vikings though.
Top NFL Game Changers:
1. Randy Moss
2. Lawrence Taylor
3. Bo Jackson
4. Michael Vick
5. Deion Sanders
*Let me know if I missed any
@@dr.mark.b.hubble Barry Sanders would be #1 in game changers in my opinion.
@@SkateboardGee I said “Let me know if I missed any” and you certainly did. At 5’7 and 200lbs, he totally defied the laws of physics of what someone with that stature could do on a field.
Marcus Allen@@dr.mark.b.hubble
Randy Moss, NFL Hall of Famer, respect 💪.
It is literally the greatest compliment you can give a WR
He ran 2 routes. Let’s be real. He is a great receiver.
It's sad time that time has passed and all these legends who we grew up watching are all retired 😟
"I catch a beat running like randy moss"
It's a testament to Sander's greatness to guard the legend Randy Moss with a blown hamstring " no fear" baby.
Oh he most likely had a very respectful fear. But Prime almost definitely knew thta the QB would be scared to throw at him too. That way they couldn't take advantage of that blown hammy too much.
@@slimdougmaddox4634 - Deion is also like, 10 years older than Moss, btw.
Y'all jokers talking like they were both the same age.
@@blackSUAAAVE yeah I lnow that. My comment didn't have anything to do with age though. If anything, Prime's age helped him. Bc the QB knew NOT to throw at #21. A younger CB would have been picked on healthy or not.
Randy is the G.O.A.T WR.
Moss is the reason I am a Vikings fan from Wisconsin
Best things about Moss are his accent and his relatively humble attitude. If you hear him talk and you aren't looking the screen he sounds like a West Virginia Coal Miner.
Here's Randy explaining why he "mooned" the Packers back in 2004 th-cam.com/video/JqXydVhv1zE/w-d-xo.html
Isn't he from West Virginia? Lol
Probably because he is from West Virginia. A little town called Rand, which is south of Charleston, WV (the capital).
I’ve seen 5’9” Steve smith moss a few people back in the day! Favorite receiver of all time absolute bulldog mentality. SMC juco product 💪
Randy Moss is a good dude. He made some unfortunate choices that took him through a rough patch.... But he got his stuff together and came out the other side. He earned his place in football history.
WHAT ARE THE UNFORTUNATE CHOICES that YOU PEOPLE love to harp on so much????
What choices, tho?
Randy Moss was a game changer. His "Wow" factor was off the charts. The crazy thing is that he UNDERACHIEVED. Can you imagine if he had Jerry Rice's work ethic? Who could have stopped him? He would have shattered so many records.
Moss had as good of a work ethic as anyone else. Varying route speed throughout the game is something every deep threat does to help set up defenders. It is not loading. You must mean "Can you imagine if he had Jerry Rice's QUARTERBACKS for his 1st 9 season?"
@@patrickr2691 yep i think if he was with brady early in his career it would be a different conversation
How about this one....imagine if he was on the patriots with Beicheck and Brady his whole career. Or imagine if he had a duel threat QB mobile/ thrower...like Michael Vick, Russel Wilson, Lamar jackson, etc. Or imagine if he was on a good team with a elite running back (that also opens up the passing). Moss, for many years, didn't have any of the above so imagine if he did for his whole career......his stats would be untouchable. He'd hace video game stats, literally.
@@patrickr2691 great point...especially the qbs. Rice's qbs were first ballet HOFers (49res). He never had mediocre or garbage QBs.....that was only when he left the 49ers and was garbage.
And lets also not forget rices STICKUM!!! Moss didnt have rices ILLEGAL STICKUM!!!!! And STILL showed to be far better...by far.
The same goes for today's WR's whos gloves are LITERALLY like better more effective versions of the old stickum, which is why they (even mediocre players) are getting 1 hand catches. All the way down to HS players....constant 1 hand catches now. We never saw this before.....its because of Stickum 2.0 / Stickum 2020 ...the gloves (which should be banned, its disgusting).
If moss had todays gloves???? Man....Joe Biden could be his QB...and he'd create video game stats. Smh.
@@DrMathOfficial Joe Montana was the only Qb to be Elite without Jerry Rice. Jerry Rice Made guys like Jeff Garcia, Jeff Kemp, And Steve Bono look good. Steve Young was basically a bust until he started playing with the 49ers. When Steve Young Retired he had the highest passer rating at that time (96.8), led the league in completion percentage and yards per attempt 5 times, led the league in passer rating 6 times, and had a superbowl win and that was because of Jerry Rice. He made Steve Young’s career.
Jerry Rice has proven to still put up numbers without Joe Montana and Steve Young under center. In those 3 years with the raiders, two of those seasons Jerry Rice had over 1000 yards receiving and had Rich Gannon as his QB and he also helped the Raiders go to a Super Bowl.
Randy Moss might not have had Steve Young or Joe Montana throwing to him but he also had good QBs too. Out of the 5 QBs he played with 4 of the them were pro bowlers before playing with Moss and 3 of them made the pro bowl with him. The only QB to make a pro bowl with Randy Moss and not make the pro bowl without him was Daunte Culpepper.
Randy Moss is one of the best receivers of all time no doubt, but Jerry Rice is better because of his work ethic. Jerry Rice has proven that you don’t need to be the biggest ,strongest, or fastest guy on the field to dominate. If Randy Moss had the work ethic Jerry Rice had he probably would’ve been the greatest receiver of all time.
Every now and then I just type “Randy Moss” into TH-cam just to watch... there still hasn’t been anything close
It's crazy to see the corner step for step with him and then the ball is in the air and Randy just starts pulling away with the quickness.
@WorldFlex I agree, i said if he had T. Brady for most of his career he would have. But really just a QB better than Culpepper. Just imagine for a second if you will, that he made Culpepper look like a Pro-Bowl QB damn near every year he played with him.
@@bigred9991 Culpepper's best year Moss was hurt for a good chunk of the season and had only 761 receiving yds. Daunte threw for over 4000 yd without Moss anywhere in sight.
I use to hurry up to get off work to watch moss, t.o it was amazing to see them play loved it
When you shot, u said "Kobe". when you catch over someone and disrespect them, u said "Moss".
When you shot you said Jordan
And when you block someone, you do the Motumbo finger pointing no no. Lol.
@@godmind675 I remember all those players, back in the day at every outdoor court, driving to the hoop n yelling "Jordan!"- then brickin the layup.
Honestly, saying "Kobe" when you shoot hasn't been popular as nearly as long as getting "Mossed"
@@godmind675 In my generation it was Bird.
You can talk Jerry Rice all you want and rightfully so. But Moss was the greatest receiver and greatest gifted receiver to ever step foot in the NFL period.
Many people don't realize how good and how tough Steve Largent was as a receiver. He was the ONLY weapon the Seahawks had for years and everybody knew he was getting the ball and would Tee off on him. This was the 70s and 80s and you could still head hunt in those days. Helmet to Helmut and even spearing was quite legal.
That is such a good point. You know you are a good receiver when kids are imitating your moves in the backyard.
Nevermind Randy, dafuq is Deion wearing?
I swear I was thinking the same thing. I came to the conclusion he was doing his best urkel impression.
😂😂😂
LMAO!!!! I thought I was the only one thinking that!!!! 😂😂😂
Jerry Nadler fashion!
I know i was the king the same thing
The GREATEST WR of all time! #RandyMoss #TBE
For now... #jjettas #18 #griddy
@@andrethegiant2877 😂 #YeaRight
Steve smith does not just give out compliments like that. Respect is real
Deion is the greatest football player ever!
Not remotely close.
@@cobbler88 Absolutely by far an honest assessment
@@reapwhtsow A guy who covered No. 2s who couldn't tackle. Nah. Not going to bite on that one. Take care.
Deion as great as he is isn't a gnat on Lawrence Taylor's ass
Good thing personal opinions aren't fact
A lot of times the media tried to portray Randy in a negative light. Takes plays off, locker room distraction, etc. But the guys he played with and the guys that coached him love the guy and sing his praises.
I always give someone respect first. Then after that they either hold it, or lose it.
Steve Largeant obviously bought into the media spin.. talking about he didn't know who Randy was until he was inducted into HOF
The greatest wide receiver of all time
He could've been in the hall of fame in basketball as well.
I was born in the 80’s, and I’ve been blessed to see I feel the best era of sports no bs.
1. MJ
2. Mike Tyson
3. Randy Moss*
4. Tom Brady
5. Kobe ( RIP )
6. Barry Sanders
7. Ken Griffey Jr
8. Floyd Mayweather
9. LeBron
10. Randy Johnson
11. Tiger Woods
12. Messi
13. Emmitt Smith
14. Peyton Manning
15. Shaq
16. Deion Sanders*
17. Derek Jeter
18. Ed Reed
19. Polamolu ( may be misspelled ) 🤷🏽♂️
20. Roy Jones Jr.
21. Allen Iverson
22. Tim Duncan
I’ll stop 🛑 there, but the list goes on.
80’s and early 90’s babies stand. We witnessed hella greatness, n we the last of a dying breed. Authenticity means more to us than likes and hashtags. 💯💯💯
Outstanding list. Just add Walter "sweetness" Payton
Bo?
What respect setting example and bars ❤
If it wasn't for the trouble, Bobby Bowden would have had Randy Moss and Peter Warrick on the same team at Florida State.
I would of took that risk
@@ernestsilvers9403 They actually were on campus together practicing. Randy's transition from high school to college was rough. I can't remember the details but he had to leave. That's how he wound up at Marshall. For about a month of camp, they both were on the roster at the same time.
@` ́ ` ́ I bet he regret that shit till this day
Glad that they are so tight after football.. both were two of the best ever athletically.
oh please sanders couldnt tackle is grandmother to save her life
We all been mossed before
Except randy himself
Oh really?
th-cam.com/video/kSgLNeuV_tM/w-d-xo.html
Looks like Randy got "Mossed" to me on that clip
Legends 1👀%
Thanks for the memories, fellas
The man clearly has his last name in the football vocabulary that will be heard an said for generations to come, as soon as you catch a difficult catch over an opponent it just fits right to tell them they got “Moss’d!” 😂
Only children use that word to describe anything.
My senior year in high school, one of the assistant football coaches used to call me baby moss! Randy was the truth. Him and Chad Johnson was the wr’s I tried to emulate as a jit💯
The only person I’ve seen really cover randy is Charles Woodson
james thomas haven’t heard that name in so long wow
james thomas if either of y’all wanna be a part of an 21st centuryish hypothetical nfl redraft... we could use a few more people
Juan Rodas as well
Charles was nice, till Randy MOSSED his AZZZZ! After that catch, the discussion was OVER!
@@jamesthomas1649 Couple of times my ass
Randy moss is my favorite ❤
My favorite memory is still Moss cooking Revis with that one handed TD catch. It was such a big deal leading up to the game because Moss was old and Revis was the new best CB in the NFL. If I remember right Revis did well all game but then Moss burned him for that TD and Revis came up lame (hamstring). One of those "The Old Man Still Has It" moments.
Revis shut him down before that ONE HAND GRAB
@@dwightlove3704 he said that. And he still lost
@@blahblah8037 Who said what sir???
Notice how largent talks about Randy’s character first than proceeds to talk about football that speaks volumes
I still watch deion sanders... Simply amazing!!! And we ain't even got to the baseball yet... Lol.. dude played a baseball game.. and played a football game in the same day!!! Both games are 3 hours a piece!!! Holy shit...
Greatest athlete. I keep telling these fools stop calling Brady the greatest “athlete” call him the greatest QB and that’s it.
Brady cheats and is overrated
Superman was a huge fan of Deion and Bo Jackson!
You don't know Bo....lol
I like how Largent brought up what a great person Moss was first and then his football.
Greatest wide receiver: Randy Moss
Greatest cornerback: Deion Sanders
Jerry Rice is the greatest WR but ok
Randy is better than Rice all day long, he has way more height, way more speed and just as good routes. He was too big and too fast to jam at the line. NO WEAKNESSES
@@unclericothacheatcode3109 Just as good at routes??? Randy Moss was no where near Jerry Rice at routes lol. Jerry Rice is the undisputed greatest route runner of all time. And he’s the real player with no weaknesses. Moss had tons of weaknesses. Laziness, route running(he only could run the Go route and Fade), never went inside the numbers, and he didn’t care about the play if he wasn’t getting the ball. Rice is better at everything a WR is supposed to do. Had a better Release, better route running, blocking, and better at separation on routes(except for go routes). Jerry Rice is the more complete WR by miles ahead. I would even take T.O over Randy, Moss is overrated. I doubt y’all were around to watch his actual games instead of highlights. How can you be the best WR if you don’t get open consistently? He would have games with 3 catches, now he would have 100+ yards but that’s not great. A lot of catches + yards + TDs shows that you’re consistent, and Moss wasn’t.
Greatest player:Deion
Greatest of all time:Randy Sanders
@@magnificent7083 chad Johnson ran better routes than rice! chad feet were ridiculous
A tip of the hat from legend to legend
Deion "I still easily covered Moss even with a blown hamstring" Sanders...To be fair, Deion is being very humble here. Randy Moss is probably close to 10 years younger than Deion. Deion in his prime EASILY blankets a prime Randy Moss.
Correct. It didn't matter who the receiver was. QB'S simply refused to throw the football anywhere near Deion in his prime. Too much risk vs reward
so could darrell green
@@kennycarlson9996 Nah, Darrell Green was fast, and he was a good corner, but his ability to cover elite receivers one-on-one, and completely take them out of the game was nowhere close to Deion's ability. Darrell Green was too short. I've seen him get out jumped and shielded out of plays many times. He struggled to cover Michael Irvin.
Easily idk
As a Marshall University fan, we got to watch him absolutely destroy college competition!
In his 2 years (‘95 and ‘96) at Marshall Randy caught 174 passes for 3,529 yards and 54 touchdowns!
In the 1995 FCS Title game against Montana, the TV analysts* commented “that when Moss goes up against Division 1 coverage by cornerbacks in the MAC he will have a much more difficult time!” 😂 A classic quote for sure!
Randy’s Game Stats:
9 receptions for 220 yards and 4 TD’s
* Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
Deion has on some A.C Slater pants with that suit!!
rookie season randy was the greatest rookie wr ever by far.
The Oakland Raiders were the only ones that slowed Moss down
Sure as hell didn’t slow 40 year old rice down
My grandfather told me a long time ago never trust anyone that promises to do something tomorrow they had the power to do yesterday!!!!!!!!
Randy was a freak of nature but Jerry Rice was is and will always be the greatest wide receiver to ever step on a field....
Greatest receiver of all times
Primetime wearing that classy diaper
Moss was ridiculously good, but that attitude hemmed him up more than once in his career. More humility during his playing days and people wouldn't say Rice is the greatest ever, they'd be saying Moss was🔥💀🔥
I dont care if Deion was 100% healthy, he's not covering Randy one on one.....
Dou Jones Nobody could
Don't know about that
Dou Jones in madden
Chase Birch kids be doing verses on Madden and be talking about I told you so!
Chase Birch they also do that on NBA2K
I remember wanting to be Moss or at least throw to him growing up. I miss the feeling of truly knowing that any given Sunday my Vikes could get that W for one reason only: Randy Moss
Translation: Deion is not gonna say "I couldn't cover him," but.......
Deion generally didn't cover No. 1s. His job was to cover No. 2s. People get delusional about this because they get all up in their fandom, but there's no such thing as a "shut-down corner." Never has been, never will be.
@@cobbler88 Revis shutdown #1s, always took #1s
Didn't mean he didn't get beat. Moss famously beat him, and took his hamstring in the process, but 9 times out of 10, Revis Island left you cast away
@@InvestBetter. Truly a fan's perspective and memory. I'm not surprised. I don't remember Kellen Winslow ever dropping a pass in the 80s either. :)
But top DBs with the lowest passer ratings allowed when targeted still allow about a 50% completion rate. These following stats in no way completely cover a DB's effectiveness, but in his entire career, Revis averaged only about 3 INTs per season and deflected less than one ball per game.
And I bet that, as a fan, you remember every one of them. Again, not unusual.
Take care.
@@cobbler88 Judging Revis on INTs is like judging the Mona Lisa on pixels. No one threw his way. They were afraid of him, so he didn't generate big stats. he did change offenses, and he led the lowly Jets to two AFC Championship Games. The best defender in team history and an Easy first ballot Hall of Famer
@@InvestBetter. So according to your logic, the fewer INTs and passes defended, the better a DB must be. And that my assertion that there has never been a shut-down corner is false despite me actually putting evidence out there because you choose to not believe it to be true ... and you believe that is an actual argument.
I'll just leave you to your unsophisticated consumption of the game. There's clearly no meat on the bone to be had here. Maybe next time just sit quietly at the folding table in the corner when the adults are talking.
Take care.
Best wide receiver to ever play the game.
Deion's first response was probably, "What the hell am I doing covering Moss? I've made my career covering No. 2s!" 🤣🤣🤣
What? Deion always took the #1 and shut them down. They wouldn't even throw to his side after a few years.
@@taharqa332 Not true. There's even inconsistency in what you're witing. As I've written before, there's never been a shut-down corner, and never will be. The very nature of the game prevents it.
This thread is old news. Take care.
@@cobbler88 Finally we have one who sees. HARDER to guard than Moss, is getting fanboys to see the cold hard truth.
@@abcall-timesboxingchanneln7076 I mean, I recall it pretty clear. People hear tales of an era before their time from the previous generation of fanboys.
There is great value in taking the No. 2 out of the game, but that's not good enough for a fanboy who honestly believes that any defensive player in a position based almost entirely on reaction is going to lock down a true No. 1 in single coverage.
And I'm not talking the garbage No.1s we're being told the NFL is full of now. At any given time, there are less than a half dozen legit No. 1 receivers. The rest are really good No. 2s filling a slot.
They called me randy moss in high school I always said don’t call me that randy was unmatched
Randy Moss was the most dominant rookie ever. Could have been the best WR but lacked work ethic.
@michael hines Belichick wouldn't have bothered either
@michael hines ......truth
When I was young and we played Moss at recess I would always think it was because of Santana Moss, who played for the Redskins at the time and I was from the DC/MD area. It wasn't until I got to college that I realized it was Randy all along. The man literally changed the game.
LOL
Santana was a beast. Incredibly underrated. If you watch a highlight video of him, it is very impressive.
Imagine randy moss and Calvin Johnson lined up to the right.
Stay deep
Whatever, I’m a man and I’m mannin that shit up. Tell both of them to just bring it.
@@AnonymousRandomGuy006 😐
@@cazlonewolf5544
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Just put the whole DB unit in the end zone n hope for the best
Deon was a freak of nature and could cover anyone.
Deion was well past his prime by the time Moss came into the league. A prime Deion wouldn't have had much trouble covering Moss IMO.
I agree. Moss’s greatest strength was his speed. Sanders was faster point blank.
Talk about highlights to remember
See, I don’t trust a guy like Steve Largent. Sounds like a politician. Randy was the “nicest, most humble, hard working guy that I’ve ever met.” C’mon man, I’m sure Randy is a great guy but you sound like you’re ready to anoint him the next Pope. That’s some fake stuff right there.
I think it’s because he pre judged him instead of being open minded. The media kind of sided with Buck when he did the fake moon so lots of folks thought they had him figured out.......they were wrong.
@@alcopower5710 dude Steve Largent is a politician...just saying....