Randy Moss Quotes (32 Quotes)

But as far as me abusing it and, you know, letting it take control over me, I don't do that, no.

He knows Coach Turner's offense like the back of his hand. He knows the plays and the terminologies.

This is probably the best offense I've been in ever, from high school all the way to the pros. To be honest with you, this offense is designed just to hit the open man.

I've really taken it from a business standpoint, to just going out and doing my job. I just do whatever I can to help this team get back on top. I'm not looking at it as trying to find a new home. I'm just looking at it, like I said, as a business and just going out there and doing my job. It's been very, you know, mind-racking to get the plays down and knowing where to line up. But I'm enjoying myself.

I just want to let people know that there's nothing between us but love. But by him and me reuniting would be like a Cinderella story.

I was getting doubled and tripled probably 95 percent of the night. I just wanted to try to work, and when I got single-safety man-to-man, I tried to pick up my game a little bit more. They called the play, the play was designed for me to go deep, and I looked up at the lights, saw the ball drop and had to put my hands on it. I can't hang my hat on that because we lost.

every blue moon or every once in a while I might.

To be honest, I really don't know how the Vikings will do. I would really like to see how they handle me not being there because there was a lot of pressure put on me to go out week in and week out and do certain things.

I think we really got too far ahead of ourselves, ... We've just got to be reeled back in.

Who am I to tell him anything I'm Mr. Distraction myself.

If you're from Minnesota, you know why I'm here. Follow your story. They didn't sit down and explain it to me. I thought I'd finish my career there, but I guess it was just time for me to go. I guess they got tired of me, or whatever. I'm a Raider now.

Randy Moss hanging in effigy.

The Patriots are a good team. They have Tom Brady and Deion Branch. It went to who wanted it more. Obviously, they wanted it more than we did.

They had a nice scheme going. It was to be physical with me at the line, not let me get into my route. I was still getting into my routes, having a good time. I love playing the game of football, but we just didn't do enough to win.

The tough part of it is, Randy will never be a model citizen. But until this, he's been so good so far this year. It was a very immature thing to do. And he's got to understand that everybody's watching him. But it's wasn't a career-ender.

Both are outstanding players, but the guy that affects the defense more than anyone is Randy Moss. I've never seen anyone who will back safeties up 20 years. And I think Minnesota is starting to see now, not only are they missing the big play potential, but the running game is affected as well because all of a sudden people play closer to the scrimmage. While T.O. is an outstanding player, I think Randy changes the game more than anyone.

Asked by Gumbel about his comment that a 10,000 fine ain't nothing, ... I don't really have an answer for that. I really don't. The only thing that I can really say is whatever. That's (the) only answer I have whatever.

It's like he was here today, gone tomorrow.

I mean, how can a guy go out there and really let everything, like I've always said, I like to play, within those white lines, I let myself go. I like to be free. That's why I have my time to just go and just erupt. And with all the rules and the guidelines we've got to follow, man, the league is, they're taking away the fun.

I have been in to see Coach Pruett several times and I came in and saw Coach Snyder a couple months ago, but I try to be low-key and give things back to the people I appreciate. Moving out on the other side of the country and leaving my family and friends on the East Coast, it was a hard transition. My home is here on the East Coast. I'm a West Virginia native.

Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me?

I try to sneak in and out. I've seen (former Marshall) coach (Bobby) Pruett over the years. I came to see (current Herd) coach (Mark) Snyder a couple of months ago. ... I try to be low-key and give back to the people I appreciate.

This offense is designed just to hit the open man. I got used to it in mini-camp very quickly, ... If a play is designed to go to me, and I'm double- and triple-covered, then Kerry's reads will take him elsewhere. I think that's what I like about this offense.

Lets go now, this is our time. We are going to have fun now.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA -- Randy Moss looked around the crowded locker room inside San Francisco's Monster Park. Many of the faces he saw belonged to Raiders teammates who are still somewhat strangers to him. Some, he guessed, had only heard the tales of Randy Moss during his seven-year stay in Minnesota. They really don't know me, and I really don't know them, ... But one thing for sure that I try to leave them with is I am serious about my J-O-B. Once I retire and leave this game, that's what I want everybody to understand.

I thought we had very good intensity in the first half, but I don't think our intensity was nearly as much as it was in the second half. It came down to who wanted it more and to be honest it was the Patriots. The one thing we have to do is forget about this one and move on with the rest of the season. I think we're going to be all right if we take care of our own business and stay away from bad plays.

Just to see him come out here and work with us every day, have the patience with us every day, it's exciting.

I thought I'd end my career in Minnesota, ... I built a house there. But life goes on. I'm not really down on myself or down on the Vikings for letting me go.

They had a nice scheme. I'd say I was doubled or tripled 95 percent of the time. But we just have to keep coming back every week and try harder.

When you're rich you don't write checks.

The first drive was good, ... One thing that we wanted to do was get out there and get ourselves ready for next week. With everything that we have gone through as far as training camp, preseason and today's game, we are headed in the right direction.

You could see at any given time, our offense can move up and down the field, ... We've got a hellacious offensive line and a great quarterback. It's up to us to make it happen. We can give anyone the ball and move it up the field.