Moss Waived by Vikes!

[VegasPackFan]

I just have to laugh at this whole mess due to the fact that there were so many Favre/Anti-TT fans that wanted this exact situation to arise in GB. What a f'in joke. Thank God for a GM with a brain on his shoulders that saw better.

Now you can see just exactly what happens when you let a player (Bert) dictate to the team how he will do things and the people he wants to do it with (not talking about Jenn here....).

This would have been our little circus if they would have caved to Bert.

[Noodle]

Not all that different from the way Michael Jordan was always trying to get the front office to pick up Carolina guys.

The SuperDudes just don't know their limitations. And that's not a good thing.

[VegasPackFan]

That's why players need to shut up, play, and do what the management and coaches tell them to do. And shut up. And play. And stop whining. And shut up.

[packrulz]

Dolphins | Expressing interest in Randy Moss
Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:54:04 -0700

The Miami Dolphins have expressed interest in claiming free-agent WR Randy Moss (Vikings) off waivers, reports Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Seahawks | Expressing interest in Randy Moss
Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:49:24 -0700

The Seattle Seahawks have expressed interest in claiming free-agent WR Randy Moss (Vikings) off waivers, reports Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
NFL | Randy Moss to go through waivers
Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:06:42 -0700

Unrestricted free-agent WR Randy Moss (Vikings) will have to go through waivers and would be free to sign with any team if he clears waivers, reports Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

[vince]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=ArZcoC1TPfUC8FFZbLC_.hRDubYF?slug=ms-mossbehavior110210

Boorish behavior also contributed to Moss’ demise

When Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress told his players Monday afternoon that Randy Moss(notes) would be released because “we want good people that are good football players, and this just doesn’t fit,” several of them nodded their approval. Though Childress isn’t especially popular in the locker room, some Vikings were on board with his decision to move on without Moss four weeks after the polarizing wideout was reacquired in a trade with the New England Patriots.

Even before Sunday’s surreal address to the media following the Vikings’ 28-18 defeat to the Patriots at Gillette Stadium – during which he questioned Childress’ leadership while effusively praising his former coach, Bill Belichick, and the Patriots’ organization – Moss had alienated some of his teammates with his brash, entitled behavior, most glaringly in an incident that occurred in the team’s locker room last Friday afternoon, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

As is the team’s custom on Fridays, a local food establishment was invited to the training facility to serve a catered, post-practice meal in the locker room. In this case, a St. Paul restaurant that is a favorite of former Vikings center Matt Birk(notes). As the proprietors helped serve chicken, ribs, pasta and other dishes to Vikings players, Moss paced up and down the serving line and loudly expressed his displeasure with the offerings.

According to one player who witnessed the scene, Moss yelled, “What the [expletive]? Who ordered this crap? I wouldn’t feed this to my dog!”

Said the witness: “It was brutal. The truth is, he deserved to be cut after that. It was such an uncomfortable moment. You know that feeling where you just can tell someone feels so small? That’s what it was like being there.

“This wasn’t a chain – it was a mom-and-pop restaurant, and you could tell it was their best stuff. They had a special carving station set up, and there were players and other support staff lining up to eat it. And [Moss] is at his locker saying, ‘You know, I used to have to eat that crap – but now I’ve got money.’ You just felt so sad for them. I had never seen anyone treated like that.

“And by the way, the food was actually really good.”

While Moss had his share of supporters in the locker room, some Vikings had grown disillusioned with his attitude. From the receiver’s uneven effort in practice to his displays of self-centeredness off the field, some veterans believed Moss was becoming a bad influence to young players like second-year wideout Percy Harvin.

There was also locker room speculation about Moss’ effort – or lack thereof – on two plays in recent games. With the Vikes facing a last-gasp fourth-down pass in a 28-24 defeat to the Packers in Green Bay two Sundays ago, quarterback Brett Favre(notes) threw a high pass in the back of the end zone that sailed over Moss’ head, though it didn’t appear as though the receiver made an effort to jump for the ball.

In Sunday’s game against the Patriots, with the Vikings trailing by 10 midway through the fourth quarter, Moss drew a pass-interference penalty on Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather(notes) while streaking down the left sideline. It appeared as though Moss might have been able to catch the pass for a touchdown after the penalty occurred but that he broke off the route once the flag was thrown.

The Vikings got the ball at the New England 9 and scored four plays later, though not before Favre sustained a lacerated chin that knocked him from the game.

Most of all, however, Moss’ treatment of the restauranteurs in the locker room convinced some teammates that he wasn’t worth the trouble. Since becoming the Vikings’ coach in 2006, Childress has consistently preached that he wants “good people who are good football players,” and Moss clearly didn’t seem to be projecting himself as someone who fits in the former category.

When Childress, according to one person in Monday’s meeting, said of Moss, “This just doesn’t fit with how we treat people, how we talk to people and how we act,” it was clear that he was referring to the incident that occurred last Friday. Sunday’s stream-of-consciousness statement to the media only reinforced the internal perception that Moss was going out of his way to disrespect the organization.

With all of that said, Childress still has major credibility issues with his players, most of whom side with Favre in his ongoing clash with the coach. And there’s no guarantee Childress will stay the coach for the remainder of the season. However, his decision to part ways with Moss was, for some, viewed as an understandable consequence of the receiver’s behavior.

[Brandon494]

Not all that different from the way Michael Jordan was always trying to get the front office to pick up Carolina guys.

The SuperDudes just don't know their limitations. And that's not a good thing.

Yea but Favre is no MJ. If you win me 6 championships you can have any player you want.

[hoosier]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=ArZcoC1TPfUC8FFZbLC_.hRDubYF?slug=ms-mossbehavior110210

Boorish behavior also contributed to Moss’ demise.....

Yeah, let's sign this guy up just as soon as he hits the street!

[Pugger]

Moss is capable of boorish behavior? Shocking I tell ya! This is one goofball I never wanted anywhere near a Packer lockerroom and I'm glad TT didn't listen to Farp way back then.

[mraynrand]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

To what end?

[Scott Campbell]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

To what end?

To get onto a contender, and out from the diva shadow of Bert.

[mraynrand]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

To what end?

To get onto a contender, and out from the diva shadow of Bert.

I forgot. He wants to get back to NE. I have to start reading my own posts.

SC, you are like a kid in here!

[Cheesehead Craig]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

To what end?

To get onto a contender, and out from the diva shadow of Bert.

Maybe he is crazy like a fox. He wanted to play with Favre and thought it would be magical. But after getting there, he quickly realized that the Vikes were not going anywhere this season and that they are half the team they were last season. So he knows that if he doesn't try and does a complete blasting of the org, he'll be released and then get to go to a contender again.

[Deputy Nutz]

The real issue is that he just wasn't getting it done on the field. He was an even worse route runner, and refused to learn the offense.

He looked worse then the Randy Moss in Oakland. He simply was never a fit a west coast offense, and he showed it with his ability on the field, or lack there of it to actually run a route that wasn't a fly pattern, or a deep post.

Add that to the way he treats people, and Childress made the right move. He made the right move bringing him in, the Vikings had to take a shot at him, but he is just a baby without his contract.

[vince]

This kind of makes you wonder if Moss didn't try to manipulate his way out of town.

To what end?

To avoid going down with the ship maybe? It's hard to know what goes through his warped head. He clearly wasn't happy there and had no regard for the organization - likely Childress in particular - probably started by discussions with teammates (Favre) and spurred by his own experience. His disgraceful and arrogant behavior, lack of effort in both practice and games, inexplicable press conference undermining the coaches and team, not returning from Boston with the team, etc. made that very clear.

[vince]

Add that to the way he treats people, and Childress made the right move. He made the right move bringing him in, the Vikings had to take a shot at him, but he is just a baby without his contract.

Giving away a 3rd round pick is definitely NOT the right move. It didn't work out. CLEARLY THE WRONG MOVE.