Last Moss post for a while
January 10th, 2005 | Tags: entertainment, sports
I promise this is my last post on the waxing gibbous of Randy Moss, barring some serious new development. Peter King wasn’t the only person who didn’t know what Moss’ motivation was, but apparently he was paying the Lambeau fans back for an established tradition. So claims Indy coach Tony Dungy:
I thought it was kind of humorous.
It’s not the kind of thing you want to see on national TV, but I understand what it was all about.
Anyone who has played in the NFC Central knows what that’s about. The fans in Green Bay have a tradition in the parking lot after the game where they moon the visiting team’s bus. It’s kind of a unique send-off.
Dungy is certainly qualified to make that statement: as a head coach in the NFC Central (of Tampa Bay) and as a defensive coordinator for Minnesota, he’s had a chance to see a lot of dairy-padded Wisconsin asses. Furthermore, he’s a family man and no libertine: the absurd Nicolette Sheridan/Terrell Owens episode drew his ire.
What do I mean by “serious new development” at the beginning of this post? Glad you asked. The local news here sponsored a poll: How should the NFL discipline Randy Moss? The choices were:
- nothing
- a hefty fine
- a one game suspension
- banishment from the league
Well, if 35 percent of Madison residents get their way, Moss is out of the NFL. (Personally, I won’t be happy with his reparations until Moss applies a hanky to every wet eye in Wisconsin.)
Seriously, if Jake Plummer can skate off with a $5k fine for extending his middle finger to a fan — actually an “obscene” act, by any definition — and game-ending cheap-shot tackles don’t draw suspensions, then there’s no way that Moss’ harmless antics should result in any lost playing time. The NFL’s stupidity, though, is boundless. We’ll see.