Oct 29th 2008 9:00AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots

Randy Moss had a big game on Sunday in the Patriots’ win over the Rams, with seven catches for 102 yards. He became the 19th player in NFL history with at least 800 catches, and by notching his 52nd career 100-yard game, he moved into third place all time, behind only Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison.

And yet Moss also showed off some of the negative qualities that have shown up through most of his NFL career: disinterest in blocking, inconsistent route running, failure to fight for the ball every time it’s thrown to him. It was a reminder that the man who infamously said, “I play when I want to,” is still a great player — but only when he wants to be.Continue Reading