Moss...Moss..and more Moss

Thought of once as a thug...selfish....arrogant wide reciever, Randy Moss has developed into the NFL's most prolific reciever in 2007.

Of course, with the help of probably the best QB in the NFL of the last 5 years, Tom Brady. But Moss has done a good chunk of it on his own. His nine receptions for 145 yards and one touchdown this past Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, proved to the ones who had doubted him before, that he is among the elite in the NFL.

This season alone he has 924 yards recieving and 12 touchdowns. His best season in the NFL was in 2003, when Moss played for the Minnesota Vikings. That year he had 1,632 yards receiving and 17 touchdowns. Halfway into 2007 with the Patriots, he's on pace to shatter that. Not too long ago, fans and media were making Randy Moss into the likes of Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson.

In 2005, Moss decided to walk off the field before the game was over. Granted, only a few seconds were left of the clock. But still, football is a team sport, and at that point in his carreer, he was anything but a team player. After a couple of lack luster seasons in Oakland, the New England Patriots decided to shovel out some money and find their All-Pro quarterback some new targets.

The Patriots took a chance, and this season it has paid off. Maybe some of Moss's problems was the team he played on. In Minnesota, he had to play in between the Randall Cunningham era and the Dante Culpepper reign. Even though he had some good games and seasons, Randy never really had anyone on his team to complement him. In Oakland, the played quarterback roullete, had Lamont Jordan at running back, a groupe full of old men on defense, and a offensive line that pee wee defenses could get around. Now in New England, Moss isn't the top dog. With names like Brady, Bruschi, and Harrison, Moss can simply do what he does best...catch big passes and score multiple touchdowns.

My opinion, Moss's biggest downfall in Minnesota and Oakland wasn't the fact he was considered a troublemaker...or his attitude. All Moss need is a team where he isn't the dominate star. In New England, he may be the best reciever, but when your quarterback has 33 touchdowns and four interceptions, your not the biggest star. So lets see if this change in Moss is for real. And instead of T.O and Ocho Cinco...lets start considering him in the same category as Marvin Harrison and Steve Smith