I missed the post-game.. what did moss say that was so wrong?
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Didn't see it either but here's what someone wrote in one of my groups:
Did you see what Randy Moss did a moment ago after scoring
a TD in Green Bay? He went to the goal post, turned his
back to the crowd, bent over a bit to stick his rear end
out, and made a motion like he was going to pull down his
pants and moon the crowd. What a rude TD celebration.
Did you see what Randy Moss did a moment ago after scoring
a TD in Green Bay? He went to the goal post, turned his
back to the crowd, bent over a bit to stick his rear end
out, and made a motion like he was going to pull down his
pants and moon the crowd. What a rude TD celebration.
ferrarimanf355
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He should have walked off the field...Arcademan said:Didn't see it either but here's what someone wrote in one of my groups:
Did you see what Randy Moss did a moment ago after scoring
a TD in Green Bay? He went to the goal post, turned his
back to the crowd, bent over a bit to stick his rear end
out, and made a motion like he was going to pull down his
pants and moon the crowd. What a rude TD celebration.
Arcademan said:Didn't see it either but here's what someone wrote in one of my groups:
Did you see what Randy Moss did a moment ago after scoring
a TD in Green Bay? He went to the goal post, turned his
back to the crowd, bent over a bit to stick his rear end
out, and made a motion like he was going to pull down his
pants and moon the crowd. What a rude TD celebration.
it would have only been funny if T.O. did it instead.
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I was a little mystified by the whole thing myself. I mean, yeah what Moss did was in poor taste. But seriously, these guys are basically fucking animals and do worse shit than that all the time - so why is it the big surprise?
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It's a total double-edged thing.
Yes, for the most part, these players should just shut the fuck up and let their play do the talking. But at the same time, if you get your panties in a massive wad everytime someone does some dumb shit like this, it just guarantees the next incident. These people, by and large, are MASSIVE attention whores. You're just giving them what they crave.
Yes, for the most part, these players should just shut the fuck up and let their play do the talking. But at the same time, if you get your panties in a massive wad everytime someone does some dumb shit like this, it just guarantees the next incident. These people, by and large, are MASSIVE attention whores. You're just giving them what they crave.
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Eric said:Three game suspension.
What bullshit, what he did was in no way a T.O. style gimmick. Talking shit and rubbing it in is part of football.
If anyone should be fined, it should be Farve. For choking under pressure ( again ).
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It was a great game for Vikings fans, but I have a strong suspicion that the vikes may not fare so well for much longer.
Seriously though, the Randy moss celebration was severely overrated, those douches at Fox Spent more time talking about Randy Moss than they did about the Vikings or the Packers.
Laughable really.
Seriously though, the Randy moss celebration was severely overrated, those douches at Fox Spent more time talking about Randy Moss than they did about the Vikings or the Packers.
Laughable really.
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I dont follow football or anything, but this story is god damn ridiculous.
Fined $10,000 for PRETENDING to moon the crowd! WTF!
Here's a video of the "mooning"
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Randy Moss trudged out to his truck in the subzero cold, with a huge, black hooded sweat shirt covering almost his entire face. All that was showing was a carefree smile.
In his usual flippant manner, Moss showed no remorse for his latest misdeed.
Minnesota's controversial wide receiver was fined $10,000 Thursday by the NFL for pretending to pull down his pants and moon the Green Bay crowd during a playoff win last weekend.
"Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand, to me?" said Moss, whose salary this season is $5.75 million. He then jokingly suggested he might perform a more vulgar celebration next time.
KARE-TV of Minneapolis recorded the exchange between Moss and reporters outside the Vikings' practice facility.
Reporter: "Write the check yet, Randy?"
Moss: "When you're rich you don't write checks."
Reporter: "If you don't write checks, how do you pay these guys?"
Moss: "Straight cash, homey."
Reporter: "Randy, are you upset about the fine?"
Moss: "No, cause it ain't [expletive]. Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me? Ain't [expletive] … Next time I might shake my [expletive]."
Peter Hadhazy, the league's director of game operations, penalized Moss for unsportsmanlike conduct for the end-zone antics in a letter released by the NFL.
"Your actions were based on poor judgment, did not reflect well on you or the Vikings, and were insulting to many," Hadhazy wrote. "They have resulted in widespread criticism and needlessly detracted from Minnesota's dramatic playoff victory. Fans should look to you and your teammates to see how to compete and win in football. But when you lose your focus on playing and engage in sideshows as you did on Sunday, you forfeit much of this."
Moss also briefly bumped the goalpost with his backside before hugging teammates in the end zone following a fourth-quarter touchdown catch that clinched the Vikings' 31-17 victory over the Packers.
League rules mandate discipline for "obscene gestures or other actions construed as being in poor taste." A fine for the first offense under those guidelines is $5,000.
The NFL said Moss was fined more than the minimum because this isn't the first time he has been disciplined for unsportsmanlike conduct. He paid a $25,000 penalty in 1999 for squirting an official with a water bottle.
Moss wasn't the only player fined Thursday. The NFL also fined New York Jets linebacker Eric Barton $7,500 for hitting San Diego quarterback Drew Brees in the head during last weekend's playoff game.
Moss, whose 9,142 career yards receiving are the most ever by any player over his first seven seasons, has drawn more than his share of punishments and negative publicity.
The league fined him $5,000 for his role in a scuffle with the Chicago Bears during a September game, and he was charged the same amount in November 2003 for spiking a ball at the foot of Detroit Lions cornerback Dre' Bly.
In December 2002, he was fined $1,200 by a judge after being charged with bumping a traffic control officer with his car in downtown Minneapolis.
For verbally abusing corporate sponsors on the team bus following a loss in November 2001, Moss was fined $15,000 by the Vikings and required to receive anger management counseling.
And just last week, he was rebuked by teammates for leaving the field before the end of a loss to the Washington Redskins.
Moss' agent, Dante DiTrapano, said the fine was unnecessary and that he plans to appeal.
"If you can't have freedom of expression on the football field, come on," DiTrapano said.
DiTrapano argued that there was a story behind the dance Moss did in the end zone. The pantomimed pants-pulling was a response to Green Bay fans' tradition of mooning the visiting team's bus in the parking lot. And the rump bump against the goalpost, DiTrapano said, was a tribute to an old friend of Moss' who was at Lambeau Field for the game. Donnie Jones, who played at Dupont High School in West Virginia a few years before Moss did, used to celebrate like that after touchdowns.
"Like everything else, I think it's blown out of proportion," DiTrapano said. "It's not fair, but we're used to it. It just rolls right off of us."
Last month, Denver quarterback Jake Plummer was fined $5,000 for an obscene gesture.
Moss, who had four receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's game, didn't practice with the Vikings on Wednesday because of a sprained right ankle but is listed as probable for Sunday's playoff game at Philadelphia.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Fined $10,000 for PRETENDING to moon the crowd! WTF!
Here's a video of the "mooning"
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Randy Moss trudged out to his truck in the subzero cold, with a huge, black hooded sweat shirt covering almost his entire face. All that was showing was a carefree smile.
In his usual flippant manner, Moss showed no remorse for his latest misdeed.
Minnesota's controversial wide receiver was fined $10,000 Thursday by the NFL for pretending to pull down his pants and moon the Green Bay crowd during a playoff win last weekend.
"Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand, to me?" said Moss, whose salary this season is $5.75 million. He then jokingly suggested he might perform a more vulgar celebration next time.
KARE-TV of Minneapolis recorded the exchange between Moss and reporters outside the Vikings' practice facility.
Reporter: "Write the check yet, Randy?"
Moss: "When you're rich you don't write checks."
Reporter: "If you don't write checks, how do you pay these guys?"
Moss: "Straight cash, homey."
Reporter: "Randy, are you upset about the fine?"
Moss: "No, cause it ain't [expletive]. Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me? Ain't [expletive] … Next time I might shake my [expletive]."
Peter Hadhazy, the league's director of game operations, penalized Moss for unsportsmanlike conduct for the end-zone antics in a letter released by the NFL.
"Your actions were based on poor judgment, did not reflect well on you or the Vikings, and were insulting to many," Hadhazy wrote. "They have resulted in widespread criticism and needlessly detracted from Minnesota's dramatic playoff victory. Fans should look to you and your teammates to see how to compete and win in football. But when you lose your focus on playing and engage in sideshows as you did on Sunday, you forfeit much of this."
Moss also briefly bumped the goalpost with his backside before hugging teammates in the end zone following a fourth-quarter touchdown catch that clinched the Vikings' 31-17 victory over the Packers.
League rules mandate discipline for "obscene gestures or other actions construed as being in poor taste." A fine for the first offense under those guidelines is $5,000.
The NFL said Moss was fined more than the minimum because this isn't the first time he has been disciplined for unsportsmanlike conduct. He paid a $25,000 penalty in 1999 for squirting an official with a water bottle.
Moss wasn't the only player fined Thursday. The NFL also fined New York Jets linebacker Eric Barton $7,500 for hitting San Diego quarterback Drew Brees in the head during last weekend's playoff game.
Moss, whose 9,142 career yards receiving are the most ever by any player over his first seven seasons, has drawn more than his share of punishments and negative publicity.
The league fined him $5,000 for his role in a scuffle with the Chicago Bears during a September game, and he was charged the same amount in November 2003 for spiking a ball at the foot of Detroit Lions cornerback Dre' Bly.
In December 2002, he was fined $1,200 by a judge after being charged with bumping a traffic control officer with his car in downtown Minneapolis.
For verbally abusing corporate sponsors on the team bus following a loss in November 2001, Moss was fined $15,000 by the Vikings and required to receive anger management counseling.
And just last week, he was rebuked by teammates for leaving the field before the end of a loss to the Washington Redskins.
Moss' agent, Dante DiTrapano, said the fine was unnecessary and that he plans to appeal.
"If you can't have freedom of expression on the football field, come on," DiTrapano said.
DiTrapano argued that there was a story behind the dance Moss did in the end zone. The pantomimed pants-pulling was a response to Green Bay fans' tradition of mooning the visiting team's bus in the parking lot. And the rump bump against the goalpost, DiTrapano said, was a tribute to an old friend of Moss' who was at Lambeau Field for the game. Donnie Jones, who played at Dupont High School in West Virginia a few years before Moss did, used to celebrate like that after touchdowns.
"Like everything else, I think it's blown out of proportion," DiTrapano said. "It's not fair, but we're used to it. It just rolls right off of us."
Last month, Denver quarterback Jake Plummer was fined $5,000 for an obscene gesture.
Moss, who had four receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's game, didn't practice with the Vikings on Wednesday because of a sprained right ankle but is listed as probable for Sunday's playoff game at Philadelphia.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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While I read this clip elsewhere, this has to be one of the funniest "defiant" quotes ever:
I'd love to hear Bill Gates say that the next time he gets a speeding ticket.
Officer: "I caught you going 70 in a 55."
Gate: "Oh no! What is it, like $130? Be still my [expletive] heart. Just give me the toilet paper."
Officer: "Hey, I was going to take it down a little for you, but I might take it up a notch. Now you went 25 miles over the limit."
Gate: "That's still only two hundred and fifty [expletive] dollars. You could clock my car at Mach 2 and it still wouldn't be nothing to me. X-Bawks, bitch, X-BAWKS!!!"
Ron McRae said:
I'd love to hear Bill Gates say that the next time he gets a speeding ticket.
Officer: "I caught you going 70 in a 55."
Gate: "Oh no! What is it, like $130? Be still my [expletive] heart. Just give me the toilet paper."
Officer: "Hey, I was going to take it down a little for you, but I might take it up a notch. Now you went 25 miles over the limit."
Gate: "That's still only two hundred and fifty [expletive] dollars. You could clock my car at Mach 2 and it still wouldn't be nothing to me. X-Bawks, bitch, X-BAWKS!!!"