[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

But after week 1, Doug? Really?
That's not going to endear himself to many people. He should just keep his mouth shut and be the player he can be. If he does that there should be some sort of pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
You just can't bitch and moan after the first week.

He's kept his mouth shut to the point where he's ignored the press every chance till now.

The press should have an axe to grind with him ... and they always have. But it was nice to see one of them call him the last honest man in the NFL.

FOXBORO - Randy Moss spoke the truth yesterday, and many people wanted to cover their ears.

About an hour after the Patriots [team stats] sent the Cincinnati Bengals packing with a 38-24 thumping, Moss stepped to a podium at Gillette Stadium looking like Kurt Cobain with a baseball cap on top. He came as he is - which may be as the last honest man in pro football.

All summer long, reporters tried to get Moss to comment on his future in New England, on Darrelle Revis, on whether he’s happy, on the reality of being a 33-year-old wide receiver in a league that seldom values such a player regardless of his numbers.

Yesterday he addressed those issues, and a lot of people didn’t like what he said or when he said it - which was when he felt like saying it.

Not many Americans like the truth anymore because it’s often inconvenient. It’s not a cartoon or a simplistic homily. It’s not black or white. It’s complicated, nuanced, seldom what you think it is. That is especially true in pro sports, as Moss made clear.

“This is a business, and if you understand the business, then you’ll understand where I’m coming from,” Moss said. “But if you don’t understand the business, this is not football. Football leaves you in college and high school. This is a job. If you understand the nature of this job, then you understand where I’m coming from.”

People say they want to know what players are thinking, but when one tells them, a lot of people don’t want to hear it. Reporters get upset when a player won’t talk. Then he does, and they get upset because he didn’t say what they think is appropriate. Then don’t ask.

But since you did . . .