Dec 13th 2008 12:30PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots, Raiders, NFL CoachingPerhaps the most interesting individual matchup in Sunday’s Patriots-Raiders game will be New England wide receiver Randy Moss taking on Oakland cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. In theory, anyway. Asomugha has quietly — because he plays for Oakland — become one of the league’s best corners, while Moss continues to be, well, Randy Moss. Granted, he’s not going to haul in 20+ touchdowns this season, but he’s still a force to be reckoned with in the passing game.

One would think that since Asomugha is the best in the business at shutting down opposing receivers, and because Moss is still one of the NFL’s best big-play threats — even without Tom Brady — the Raiders would use their franchise player to shadow Moss everywhere he goes. But, since they’re the Raiders, they won’t.

Earlier this week, Asomugha told the media in Oakland that he won’t be used as a shadow on Moss, and instead, will be chasing around Wes Welker.

File this under: this is why you’re 3-10.Continue Reading