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Originally Posted by Dahoss
I'm going to be serious for a second....why does this matter at all?
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Because the NFL imposes restrictions.
The idea that someone has to waste 3 years of their life playing for free at a college is ridiculous.
Most WR's aren't even ready to play by their rookie year, so the restriction isn't as harmful to them like it was for Moss.
Moss was the undisputed best WR in football his rookie season. He was the only WR selected 1st team All-Pro by all 3 voting blocks...and his QB who started the season as a back-up in his 14th season and was unemployed the previous year, was second in the voting for NFL MVP even though he only started 14 games.
Rice was obviously the better NFL player in terms of body of work. Hell, he's probably the best NFL player in history in terms of body of work.
However, Rice had Joe Montana and Steve Young in his prime and he played in a system that was based on attacking teams with underneath passes instead of running the ball. So, perfect system for him, with great QB's.
Moss didn't get Tom Brady until he was 30 years old. And Pollard ended Brady's season in the 1st quarter of the 1st game the next season. So, Moss was 32-years-old and washed up when he had his 2nd season with Brady (just 1,264 yards receiving and tied for an NFL best 13 TD's)