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Moss burns Jets secondary despite missing preseason
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Posted by: min0 lee
Pretty good, despite also playing the Jets.
Moss burns Jets secondary despite missing preseason
BY HANK GOLA
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Monday, September 10th 2007, 8:34 AM
According to Randy Moss, Santa Claus has already climbed down the Patriots' chimney.
"It's like getting new toys for Christmas and you can't open them," Moss said after his New England debut against the Jets yesterday. "Basically, that's what Tommy (Brady) has done with me being hurt and (Donte') Stallworth being hurt. He really didn't have all his toys to play with. Now that he does, the sky's the limit for us."
There didn't appear to be a limit yesterday as Moss toyed with the Jets' secondary to the tune of nine receptions, 183 yards and a 51-yard touchdown.
Even though Moss missed all four preseason games and the bulk of practice, he and Brady had the timing of Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. After all the controversy of his eight years in Minnesota and after two years of exile in the Black Hole of Oakland, the reputed bad boy seems to have found found a home in New England.
Brady was even using terms not usually associated with Moss: "unselfish ... team player ... team leader.
"I think he does want to fit in," Brady said. "Being a Patriot means being smart, being physical and putting the team first. Randy's a competitor. He loves playing football. That's why guys love playing here."
Moss' impact on the Patriots' could help them get back to the Super Bowl. As slot receiver Wes Welker noted, when Moss was on the field yesterday, the Jets were so conscious of him that it opened up the entire field. He probably was the reason the Jets weren't as blitz-happy against Brady as they were in last year's playoff game, where they brought an extra rusher on 28 of 36 pass plays.
Yesterday, they sat back more often, giving Brady all the time he needed. When they did blitz or give Brady single coverage on Moss, Brady made them pay.
Moss admitted he was nervous coming into the game, not about performing but about how his body and mind would hold up after missing the entire preseason. But he shot down a pair of questions about whether he's been revitalized and whether this was a statement game.
"I don't need to revitalize," he said. "Everybody knows who I am. I don't need to revitalize nothing."
The statement talk, he said, is "what the talk shows are for, to tell people the nonsense you all believe in. Like I say, I'm just happy and very blessed to be in this position. I said way before I came to the Patriots, I want to showcase my talents and today I did that."
The Patriots make that easy, of course, playing what Brady calls "complimentary football." In New England, he doesn't have to be the whole show.
"I think you can put everything in the same category," Moss said. "It's the best coached team I've been on, and also in players and talent it's the best I've been on. The whole circle, man, is the best. I'm just enjoying the ride."
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Posted by: I Are Baboon
J-e-t-s
Suck Suck Suck!
Posted by: min0 lee
Y-e-s-
I know I know I know!
Posted by: calalily1972
It was like watching a high school team trying to play a pro team 
Posted by: min0 lee
It was bad.
Posted by: I Are Baboon
Never trust a QB named CHAD.
Posted by: NordicNacho
It always helps if you know what the defense is calling.
FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - NFL checking claims that Pats stole signals
I hope they have to forfeit the win
Posted by: Dale Mabry
Worst that can happen is they lose a draft pick. Still shitty, though.
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