Except in New England.
Patriots fans don't forget all the amazing games Randy Moss had for New England, and how could they it was only just a month ago that Moss was making a spectacular one-handed, over the shoulder catch beating Darrelle Revis cleanly.
The schedule makers must have known that Randy was beginning to come into another one of those cycles where he is irritated by nearly everything that happens around him, because they could not have picked a more perfect night for this game to have been played.
The questions surrounding this game, which had floated about all week were quickly answered by the end of the night. Brett Favre being the old, rough n tough, Wrangler jeans wearing, play in the mud kind of guy he is, of course came out to start the game and looked considerably better than he has in his most recent weeks. That is until that grim clip of him being carted off down the sidelines, where it literally looked like we were watching the legend of Brett Favre die right in front of our eyes.
And as much as I want to make that the main story today, I just can't. There's something about Randy and the whole atmosphere of the gameday that makes him the perfect player for the spotlight. His unimpressive return to New England stands at 1 reception for 8 yards. I'm sure that New England fans are upset that he didnt make a catch earlier than the beginning of the second half so that he could have been booed earlier into the game. However, not to be upstaged by his performance on the field, although it didn't take much, Randy's post game interview was comically controversial.
Randy Moss Post-Game Interview
Check out Moss's post game rant.
Of course, it wasn't all hard feelings as was made quite clear first off by the large embrace that Moss shared with his former coach, Bill Belicheck right after the game. Moss also had some touching quotes that show that he still misses New England as he was quoted saying:
"It was hard for me to come here to play, an up-and-down thing. I was on a roller coaster all week"
"I miss every last helmet in that locker room."
"I don't know how many more times I'll be in New England again. But I leave Coach Belichick and those guys with a salute: 'I love you guys. I miss you. I'm out.'"
I say if Randy ever wants to come back to New England he's welcome back, I'm just saying that if he were somehow wearing a Silver and Blue jersey again, the welcome van would grow a few times larger.
