Tom Brady backs Randy Moss

well, clearly he gave up on a few plays. But now that brady backs him up in front of the whole world, hopefully he will wake up and realize the team never gives up on him. Is Brady a good teammate or what? Damn......i wonder what Manning would say if Marvin Harrison took plays off.

Brady gets snippy at the strangest things. Remember when he went ballistic because of Marty Schottenheimer's innocuous comment about them not being the same team as before due to injury (after the Chargers shellacked us in 2005)? He acts real down to earth and humble and whatnot, but the guy is wired like a thoroughbred (and thank goodness for that, because that kind of perfectionism is why he keeps winning).

While I like Jaws as a sports personality, I LOVE the way Tom Brady is coming out and passionately defending his teammate. The facts really should speak for themselves and Randy has been an ironman on the roster. We know this, and so should everybody else who watched the game that day. Hopefully this causes people to open their eyes to the biased criticisms of the Patriots this season. There's been a lot of spit and flame along with our success this year. And sports personalities jumping on bandwagons, then flip flopping to dealing low blows. But you know what, at its core, sports is a drama. And this type of stuff just adds to the overall experience.

As for us fans, let's just sit back and enjoy this show.

It's been an amazing one so far.

Now THATS how you stand up for a teammate......Ron Jawaski is a clown who is jealous of the success Tom and Randy are having. Shame on Jaworski. He should keep his mouth shut unless he has something credible to say.

boy,there is so much jealousy out there--the pats have moss now, others had their chance and passed him by--why?-because they listened to stories and rumors--as long as tom brady is happy with moss, no one else need concern themselves because if moss were messing up, brady would be the first one yelling about it!

Man, that guys defines leadership! We're are so lucky to have him.

Who carers what Jaws think, if anyone valued his opinion wouldn't be covering Monday Night games. Moss is just so good he makes things look effortless

Touche`!
And them's the facts.

Slap! Slap!! Now for the backhand. Take that "Jaw"orski.

There are times where "Jaws" can be right on about the NFL and/or a particular player, but THIS is not one of them. Randy Moss has ALWAYS been on in the games I have seen. Maybe "Jaws" was upset because his former team lost (sour grapes?).

Could you ever ask for a better guy to have your back than Tom Brady? Good for him. That's exactly the way he should have responded--whether it's the absolute truth or not.

Jaworksi is an idiot. One of the clips of the alleged "time off" depicted JABAR GAFFNEY missing a block, not Moss. Jaws didn't even have video of the right player.

You Go Brady! Back your man like you should! I cant wait to see what Brady and Moss unveil no the Ravens now!!

Brqady's right. I don't think Jaworski could have run 15 sprints when he was in playing shape. Plus the corners were pulling on Randi's jersey all night with no illegal contact calls. That in itself will where you down.

even Eugene Wilson

His absences have really hurt

Awesome, Tom.
Way to stand by your teammate! You couldn't have said it any better.
These sports commentators are bullies. They are jealous of other's successes and always look for a negative comment, instead of rightly praising their awesome accomplishments.

The media always stirring up crap.

Can I get a alleluiah!!!!!

Well, you'd expect Brady to stick up for Moss so vehimently, but in this case he has a good point. The plays that Jaws illustrated last night on TV were marginal (at best) examples of loafing by Randy. The DB got a couple of good jams on him - hey, it happens. Brady over threw him on another example and he had no shot at bringing it down (the pass down the seam). Randy has been a better and more willing blocker than was advertised, and is far from a loafer. If you look for and stretch that garbage, you can find it with any player in the league.

This is so typical of ESPN since they became a Disney company -- trying to fabricate a story from nothing. I am glad Brady fired back on that B.S. that Jaworski was spewing on ESPN last night. The clips he showed did not even prove the point he was trying to make. More fabricated, pre-packed crap from ESPN. This anti-Pats thing is getting old.....

Wow. That's great stuff. The Patriots are on a mission. I hope they can re-sign Randy to a multi-year deal, and I get the sense a couple of the players might feel the same way.

Jaws has been a proponent of the Pats all year. He breaksdown the film better than anyone else in the media. He has stressed that this is the best offense that he has ever seen. He has commended Moss' play all year. It makes one wonder whethere Jaws is trying to hype up the Monday Night ESPN matchup. Brady backs Moss and so should the rest of Patriot Nation. Brady has always had the talent and now he has an equally talented wide receiver. I hope they sign Moss to a multiple year deal... He will keep smiling if he stays in New England.. Brady will make sure of that.

Tom, can you tell us how you REALLY feel???

I couldn't agree with Tom more - but it is nice to see him state it so loudly in public. Name the last time someone did that for Moss!!

I have nothing but respect for Tom Brady. Tom Brady once again raises the shield of protection for his team as the voice and spear head of the unstoppable Patriot offense. This isn't unsual for the Patriot quarterback to play a little defense for his team. He did it last year when the receiving corps wasn't that strong and this year he is doing it for a marquee receiver. We all know that Randy Moss has not been the poster child for the NFL. However, recent statements made by Ron Jaworski only proves that the NFL is willing to focus on the negatives and quickly forget the positive turn around Randy Moss has made. When will the critics realize that everyone is human including themselves, and that we will always make mistakes in life, especially those who tend to be critical of others.

Amen.

JEALOUSY my friends, that's all it is, they really can't say anything bad about the team so they have to make it up, what does JAWS know besides Philly?? so consider the source, I happen to love the idea that everyone in the NFL and their fans hate us vehemently because we're winners, no respect.
So let's laugh at them, I'm sure that Moss knows the drill by now, we know Moss is the BEST AND ONLY 81 so let it roll, don't waste energy by even responding.
GO PATS AND RUN UP THE SCORE AS HIGH AS YOU CAN

Brady being Brady...one of the great leaders in all of sports and the ultimate teammate.

Yet another example why Tom is one of the greatest to ever play the position. Who wouldn't want to play with him and do their very best? I respect Tom, Bill and all of the Patriot leaders more than I can adequately express.

WOW, That is as emphatic as i have ever seen Tommy B. I like it, can you imagine if Derek Jeter stood up and said something like that when AROD was taking a beating in the media?

On a another note, i do worry about the amount of snaps moss is taking, wouldn't it be better if after a "50 yard" sprint to come off the field and fully recover rather than conserve your energy on the field?

I think Jaws will think twice before he opens his trap again.

There's nothing like a player coming out and telling it like it really is. Sometimes these media types feel they can say whatever garbage comes to mind and there's no repurcussions.

Jaws couldn't look like a bigger idiot after this statement by Brady.

I think this is the best thing in the world to happen. First of all, Jaws was not saying that Randy lagged the whole game and was terrible. He said that he saw a couple plays that he didnt seem to try as hard. Duly noted. I mean how many snaps on offense was he in on? He was getting hit, pulled on, the whole deal EVERY play by the defense. You can't say he gave up on that game--Jaws didnt say that. But, this just gives the Pats another rallying cry to say how the world is against them. Kudos for Tom Brady for watching his teammates back. I bet you hear the same thing from everyone in that lockerroom. Moss would be smart to let his teammates do the talking for him. Can you imagine if that was TO? You know he would have come out and blamed it on Romo, the offensive scheme, whatever. Hey, you want to get ticked about something? Stay upset about Shula's comments and Mercury Morris' comments too. One of the biggest thrills in my life was being at the infamous Snow Bowl game--and pelting Shula with snowballs as the Dolphins came off the field. What an incredible arrogant man he is. Thank you Ron Jaworski--you have relit the fire in Brady and Moss to take it to even a higher level if possible.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Moss make Jaws eat his words w/ a huge game against the Ravens on Monday night...Cris McAllister will have his hands full trying to cover Moss...

Oh Boy! look for another TD game from his Moss-ness

For what it's worth:
1. Jaws isn't a clown, he knows his stuff, and what he said technically about Moss failing to get the SS to give chase on a post on the long throw to Kevin Faulk on the sideline makes sense: if Moss is released down the center, rather than held up at the line, the SS cannot make the play he did. It's interesting, rabble-rousing analysis.
2. That said, "Moss being contained" and "Moss failing to accomplish what was wanted of him on select plays" does not equate to "Moss taking plays off". One improperly called offensive PI not called, and one obvious defensive hold that should have been called actually being called, and we aren't having this discussion at all.
3. Which brings us to Brady: he's right to be incredulous at the suggestion that we question Moss' effort. He put it just right: Moss' play speaks for itself.

Way to go Tom!!! You tell em

I wont even berate Jaworski because he is usually right on.
That being said, I think its a case of MR Jaworski trying to make himself appear to be a more astute analyst than his counterparts.

ONLY HE can find fault where no one else can!
Isnt he incredible?

Seriously - if you took a camera on EVERY player in the NFL and isolated them on every play - you could find fault with their game couldnt you? or even (shreik!) find them to be taking a play off here or there where they give 75 percent instead of 100?

would i be more pissed that randy moss didnt run hard on a decoy route to the opposite side of the field or that he was out of gas on the 45 yard bomb and couldnt catch up to it because he was exhausted from running all those decoy routes?

Must people find fault just for the sake of finding it.

And if you listen to the national media regarding the eagles game - youd almost forget that the Patriots WON that game!

By the way as for the so called "Blueprint" the eagles created...

I think Boomer Esiason said it best "If allowing an offense to gain 490 yards of total offense and score 31 points is your blueprint - throw it out - because your blueprint stinks!"

Way to go Tom. You are an excellent leader

for those that post 'jaws is jealous'.please stop. what are you 12?you make patriot fans look stupid.he's paid to break down film and knows more about football than any of us.stop making us patriots fans look bad and go back to your mother's basement.

What are the odds that Moss and Brady have a monster game this weekend... Nothing like a little motivation... 6 TD's for Moss is my prediction... Thanks Jaws...

Gotta love it. It seems that every week someone does something to re-motivate this team (not that they need it).
Go Pats!

Jaws was right. I was at the game, it was apparent. Felger was also wrong about philly playing them up close. On most plays Moss had a 10 yard buffer. Brady just chose to go elsewhere.

You go Tom!!!!

JAWS is a fool.

the onylreason to take offense of this as a fan is if you have no brain. Jaws is respected and knows his stuff, called it like he saw it. big deal. Good for Brady going to bat for Moss. Now lets move on from this non story.

I'd like to see Jaworski try to run fifty 50 yard dashes, full speed w/i a 60 minute game. Even in his hey day.....i don't think he'd be up for it.

“The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.”

Salvador Dalí

I am not even a Pats fan but I live in RI and watch them play. Moss is a player, A hard worker and gets the job more than done. I wish the Bears had him. In fact, he has played and behaved so well, T.O. isnt even in the picture for the best WR in football.

Do don't feel Jaws was entirely off base here. A few plays did look like the was either tired or wasn't the 1 WR so he didn't go all out.

Personally, I don't agree with Thom Brody about Moss being the most feared guy in the league, I look at the most feared guy in the league every morning in the mirror. And if someone dogged my boy Marvin like this, I would have his back 100% like Stetson Cologne Boy did for Randy

See you in the playoffs,
PM

I'd like to see Jaworski try to run fifty 50 yard dashes, full speed w/i a 60 minute game. Even in his hey day.....i don't think he'd be up for it.

if randy is a slcaker, i bet a lot of teams could use his kind of slack!!!

to tom durkin's comment 'keep your mouth shut unless you have something credible to say'. now when was the last time any one of those analysts/commentators had anything worthwhile listening to? garbage garbage garbage week after week, unless it;s about boo-hoo manning. the officiating in last night's cowboys/packers game was horrendous, and even the commentators kept harping on it in a subtle way. there are favorites and there are non-favorites in all aspects of the game.

They're both right.

Jaworski is a very good analyst who correctly noticed that Randy Moss wasn't running hard enough on the plays in question. I'm sure Belichick noticed too.

And Brady is correct to back up his teammate who has otherwise worked hard this season. By being a class act, Brady is continuing to be the change he wants to see in Moss.

There is no controversy here.

ESPN made a huge mistake this year by putting two clowns on MNF - Ron and Tony. These two guys exemplify sensationalism and have not much constructive commentary to add.

I'm waiting for a technology that'll allow me to mute out such "expert" commentaries while watching football games. Just feed me the sounds from the field and hold commentary from people like Ron Jaworski, Chris Colinsworth, Bob Costas, and lately even John Madden!

Kudos to Brady for standing up for his teammates...shows leadership. The way these broadcasting companies are insulting the Pats, no wonder Bellichick pulled Wes Welker last Sunday while being interviewed by NBC! "No Interviews for you!"

This is typical Randy Moss press coverage and he has been the victim of this type of unfair criticism since he came into the league in 1998. In 1999 against the Rams in the playoffs he had 188 yards and two TDs in a loss. He sprayed the ref with water in that game and 9 years later people are still talking about this incident, completely ignoring the performance and overhyping the negative. He scored two TDs against GB in the playoffs and simulated a "moon" to the GB fans -- which was (a) hilarious and (b) completely justified, as it turns out the GB fans regularly moon the team bus and he was retaliating. Nevertheless, years later we are still hearing about the moon incident as Exhibit A that Moss is a jerk when even the choir boy Tony Dungy said he thought the moon was funny and basically justified, considering the fans did it first. Lastly, while fools like Jaworski and Hoge scrutinize every Moss play for laziness, virutally every teammate Moss has ever had (outside of Oakland, where he can be legitimately be criticized for being a bad sport in a bad situation), including Chris Carter, Robert Smith (and now Tom Brady), all say that no one worked harder or was a better teammate than Moss. So Jaws, while Moss is lighting up the league and on pace to score more TDs than any receiver in history, go ahead and nitpick meaningless plays and completely ignore the fact that he is destroying the league. Talk about creating a story where none exists -- an embarrasing display of "player hating" by Jaworski.

Mudslinging and jealousy issues, aside...the more telling part of Brady's comments settles the whole "issue"...you can't expect ANYONE to run full speed for 54 plays. No one can do that...younger players try to in order to impress, older, experienced players know when to, and when not to...as Brady says, there is a time when he'll need 100% of his speed and energy...a veteran knows when to. When Randy is not the primary target of a play, he knows he needs to do without compromising the play. Above all else, Brady is cerebral...when he combines wit and fact with emotion, its great to see in order to correct the talking heads!

I back Randy Moss 100%. No one can be perfect all the time. Just part of it like him. :)

Jaws didnt even have the right player in one of the clips. These reporters are just looking for stories. I bet you film any WR for 50 snaps in a game and he wont be going full blast in every snap.

And the guy that commented on Harrison. He's taken the last 4 games off. If Moss did that right now the media will be killing him.

Jaws is a joke. Does he honestly think with the leadership on the Patriots would have allowed Moss to take plays "off". If they felt he took any plays "off", Brady would have been told and he would have passed along that tidbit to Moss and told him "That's not how it's done here". Ever since Moss said years ago that he took plays off, ever analyst is looking for the play where he doesn't go 100% and points out that he took that play off. I'm glad we have Brady and the other leaders on this team because they stand up for each other when they see one of their own being thrown under the bus.

Randy takes some plays off as do almost all other receivers when they know they are the #3 or 4 option on a given play. It just so happens that with WR's it is more noticable because they are out on an island.

Watch and see if every D Lineman runs to the ball on every play or if every O lineman blocks until the whistle. It happens all the time, they are called "loafs" and I would say at one time or another every player has done it. Especially a WR who has to run as many routes per game as someone like Randy.

It's clear to me that Jaws and ESPN need something to talk about. Randy Moss has been everything a fan could dream for in New England this year. I can't see that that will change. But then, I don't get paid for keeping the air waves filled with words.

This will do nothing more than to piss off Randy Moss who I expect to have 3 touchdowns Monday night (I hope..he is on my fantasy team)

Wow, do you people ever get embarrassed? I have never seen such homers in my life.
Before you fall over yourself talking about how great Randy Moss is, maybe you should try a little perspective. He has been great for 2/3 of a season.
He was great in Minnesota also. Then he wasn't. Then he quit on the Raiders.
He is insanely talented, but let's not go crazy on this. Let's wait a while.
As for Brady. Yikes. He is a great quarterback. Already one of the best ever.
But you all make him sound like the second coming as a person. Great quarterback, tough guy. But the true "greats" are the guys like Ali and Ashe who really made a difference.

This is an example of the media trying to create a story. Good for Tom Brady!

good for brady...moss has to save his legs...i dont give a ----- if he saves himself for the big plays, you cant go all out sprinting every play...any smart player would do that, i think jaws is being unfair...and we all respect jaworski for his maniacal breaking down of game film...brady is a great teammate, moss wont forget this..i really hope moss and brady break the altime receieving and td pass records this year, i am ecstatic over their friendship and chemistry...there seems to be no jealousy between them

I've always respected Jaws opinion. Never got the impression he had anything against the Patriots in the past. But, as someone mentioned, Gaffney was the guy who missed the block on the highlight pointed out. I kept looking for Moss on the play but it was clearly Gaffney who missed the block. It'd kinda help with the credibility thing if he at least got the players right.

...and Brian Billick is heard to mutter, 'THANKS, JAWS! THANKS A LOT!!!!!! I finally get Ray Lewis to shut up and then you have top go and give the Patriots some bulletin board materiel!!!! Thanks"

Sorry gang but the ESPN video Jaws indeed showed Randy was not going 100% on a particular play in which Randy was not the primary receiver. Tom implicitly acknowledged this accusation with the 50 times 50 response. More scandalous was Jaw's claimed that this caused the Pats a touchdown because the safety would have had to stay home--a stretch to say the least. I'm sure this will only reinforce the "us against the world" mentality but hey, that's worked so far. Thanks Jaws!

It must be great to have Tom Brady as your teammate. This is just another example of a so called NFL expert trying to find a chink in the armor of potentially the greatest team ever. Greatest team, greatest quarterback, greatest receiver, all at the same time.

Why DO we even care what analysts have to say about our team. Jesus, I mean we are playing on different level than every one else. These guys who are commenting on Patriot Personnel have never had a chance to be a part of something as special as we are witnessing right now.. JAWS, PATS dont need any more motivation. They have plenty since beginning of the season. JAWS you just made life more difficult for Billick and his RAVENS. WHo cares what rest of the league says? PATS just should continue the way they have .. they are on different level.. All this amounts is to is hate, jealousy because of our success... Go PATS!!!

How about this: Pats survive a close one and the pundits at ESPN are sweating. Pats' "Pursuit of Perfection" was threatened. What can we do? I got it, let's get Tom and Randy fired up so they can decimate the Ravens on Monday night on, oh wait, ESPN! Looks like they might get exactly what they want out of this, and I couldn't be happier. Go get 'em Randy. thanks Jaws!

It's great to see all of Boston has forgiven Moss for all of his past trangression's because the Pats are 11-0. I cannot wait til Moss runs over his first cop in Boston, then we'll see what ya'll think. SLAP SLAP...backhand, THWAP!

Way to have Randy's back, Tom!

I'm a big fan Jaws, and respect your expert analysis, but I think you were being way too harsh. Do you watch every player with the same scrutiny, or do you keep one eye peeled just for this particular transgression against Moss?

This is the same trap that the refs fell into during the Pats-Eagles game, stripping Moss of his touchdown with that bogus offensive interference call. (Reggie Wayne mauled Ellis Hobbs worse than that during the Pats-Colts game and the penalty was still called on Hobbs!) The refs were already pre-disposed to calling Moss, and had the whistle half blown while Brady’s pass was still in the air.

Randy Moss is a phenomenal talent, with football instincts and athletic ability above and beyond the rest of the NFL, but he shouldn’t be held to a higher standard of criticism because of it.

Nice response by Brady indicating that because Moss has such speed, he has to basically run 50 50-yard routes - he's not running 4-yard Wayne Chrebet routes and sitting down in the seam of the zone every play. Jaws has been good in going to the tape, but it appears that at least this time, he's grasping for straws - this is a popular argument to make and it's nice to see Brady refuting it.

If you took the numbers/identifying information off all players surely everyone can't go 1000000% on every play for 50 yards down the field. Hopefully Moss will take a few more plays off this weekend - the kickoffs after some TD catches.

Moss is criminal! Every week I've watched the Patriots and every week I've jumped out of my chair, shook my head and said, "man, that's just criminal what Randy's just done." Further, to see Tom Brady have his teammate's back is not only what defines Brady, but it is definitive of the entire organization. The ONLY downside to randy Moss is that his is just a one year contract and he may be with someone else next year.

I agree that the video which Jaws was using to show Moss loafing was lame at best. Give the defense some credit. I have never heard Jaws do this type of thing. I had the highest regard for him but not anymore.
Isn't that Brady something. You want a guy like that protecting your back
Go Pats 19-0

It makes me laugh how the national and to a lesser degree local media have been salivating over the opportunity to throw mud towards Randy the first time it looks like he might be taking plays off. I have to agree with Brady and thought this myself watching the game that the couple of plays I saw randy not at 100% I think was likly due to the physical play of the corners against him and just being human and over 50 plus plays just relaxing a little to be ready for the plays when he would be one of the keys.

I'm not sure how accurate Jaworski's comments are. I saw Moss being held and double teamed- allowing Welker to have 13 catches. They did throw 59 times and he was on the field for almost all of them. The national media are always going to look for some controversy with the Pats. Let's hope this is just additional motivation for them.

If the Pats aren't accused of running up the score, cheating or Randy's not working hard enough what's the next thing the media will bitch about.......I think Randy's record and the Pats record speaks for itself.......When you're on TOP everyone is always gunning for you and trying to tear you down......Boston sports fans are getting used to this crap.....The hope the more it continues the more we continue to win.......If JAWS wants someone criticize, try starting with the Eagles starting quarterback.........Last week the second string quarterback did a better job the Donovan has done all year and against the best team in football....

I thought Brady said it doesn't matter what other people are saying? Then why does he have to speak out! Obviously, it matters... Pats will lose!!!!

This is why Pats is such a great TEAM!!! Capitain Tom stands up for them, and they love him, play for him and other brothers! we will see Randy will be more motivated and surpass all greats at the next few games and the Super Ball. You are great Tom, Go Randy, Go Pats.

Did anyone else see when Moss got clubbed in the head by a member of the Eagles' secondary?

He looked dazed after that play. Maybe someone should give Jaws a forearm to the head and then put him on camera 40 seconds later and see how sharp he is.

The sad thing is you might not be able to tell the difference between "healthy" Jaws and "groggy" Jaws.

C'mon folks - see thru the transparency here. Jaws=ESPN=Monday night football game=Pats v Jags. ESPN will shill anything anytime to put their own brand out there regardless. They won't ever let the facts get in the way of a good story, or if there isn't one, they'll create one to serve their own self-serving methods. How many times do you hear , "as reported on ESPN.com". What you really should say is , how many times do you hear it reported and it turns out false.... more than you might want to know Bristolittes.

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT JAWS COMMENTS TOWARDS
MR. RANDY MOSS. RANDY IS A GREAT ATHELTE.
DON'T FORGET HE'S HUMAN AND NOT A MACHINE.

If I was the linebacker from Philly I'd be pisses...Here he is jaming Moss at the line knocking him off his route doing his job perfectly, which allowed the safety to come over and make the play on the ball...Then you get Jaws coming out here and saying it only happened because Moss didn't give 100% effort...I'm sorry in the 4 plays they showed 1 was Jabar Gaffeny and 2 of the other 3 were just good Defense by the guy gaurding Moss gettin a good bump on him at the line not Moss taking plays off...The one other play dosn't show Moss loafing eithier it just shows him not making the play, and hey that happens...If that means you are a loafer then every block Matt Light missed and every Tackle Mike Vrabel missed they were loafing then too....As far as Jaws I don't think he made as big a deal out of it as his peers at ESPN...But Jalen Rose said it best on 1st and 10 this mourning he said "If you put a camera on one guy the entire game you are going to see times when he made a mistake or maybe gave a little less effort than he would in a different situation" when asked if he ever took plays off he said "yeah there was a plays when the other team got a steal and had a 4 on 2 fast break there was nothing I could do so why run down there I just stayed at the other end cherry picked and got the 2 points back, look everytime a player dosn't make a play he should or do his job you could say they took that play off but no ones perfect and everyone will make mistakes, Moss simply didn't get a good Jump off the line but not because he wasn't trying" and I think that is the case, Rand has been under this white hot light since he was in High School and got into a fight(which how many hs kids haven't been in a fight and if i was black and was called the N word I'd be fighting too) the media has had it in for him....he is used to it and as you see by Brady's remarks the people that matter know the truth and thats all that matters

I've followed Moss since he came into the league. Moss is playing hurt and the team knows it but they need him out there to draw double coverage.

tom brady for president!

honestly guys, you need to relax on that moss takes plays off... honestly you your self go out there and try to run 50 -50 yard sprints ever play and see how u do.. I bet most of yall would get to about 8 and quit.. I was and offensive lineman and linebacker through highschool and college ball.. A good play knows when its a good time to take a little bit of a blow, like if your running it to left and you on the right... Football is marathon not a sprint... and the guy that wins is the one that left enough in his tank to run over top of his oppenent at the end of the game... Give moss a break hes on pace to breaking single season receiving records this year, and he would of had the single game td record for receiver if they would of played him in the second half against the bills. get off moss's back hes done nothing but been great...

When Jaws made that comment he prefaced it by saying that if he had to find something wrong this was the only thing and he conceded that it was nit-picking.

(Forward to today)

"JAWS CALLS OUT MOSS AS A QUITTER"
This is all the media embellishing a comment to make a headline. Nothing more.

I had a ton of respect for Ron Jaworski prior to these comments and I still do because he's great at what he does, and I dont believe he actually stands behind his own comments!!. His analysis made absolutely NO SENSE and there was absolutely no evidence in that footage of Randy Moss slacking. The only explanation I can come up with to explain these comments is some ratings hungry ESPN producer breathing down Jaworski's neck demanding him make some controversial comment only to spark interesting content for their next show.
Well he did it and I can't wait to see the score this week....sorry that it has to come at the expense of the Baltimore Ravens.

Moss and Brady complement each other like hot sausage and cold beer. They're a classic combo, one of the rare elite matches that I hope stay healthy and work together for years to come. Hey, In previous games, announcers were raving about Moss's ability to exploit shorter corners. The Eagles corners looked about 5'8". Why didn't Brady throw the high sideline routes that only Moss could reach? Too little time? I'm not trying to be negative, just curious why that advantage wasn't exploited. Also hey, what about Monday's weather? any comments on how it might slow the passing game? Our fullbacks might have to carry the team.

Hey, the patriots are 11-0.
Game Over, Ron.

you know what .So what if moss did not go all out on EVERY PLAY HE WAS IN ON
witch was over 80% of the offenses play's.Moss has proved he is a great player and team mate .
I like jaw's but i do not know what the point of him trying to tell the whole country
that moss took 4 or 5 play's of .He did not take them of he just did not exacute them play's perfectley.so what he is great and everyone make's mistake's .
there is a reason jaw's singaled out moss . I do not know why but it has to be personal.it was unprofesional of him to do it .And throw a press confrence about it .
Hate for the pat's is at an all time high.But who care's i have been a pat's fan since the steve grogen day's . Most of the peaple yacking were band wagon jumper's but now the pat's are embarrising everyone else they hate the pat's .you would not hear complant's if it were there team destroying everyone . GO PATRIOTS and remember who cares what the world say's becouse the patriot nation love's all of you

Got to love Tom backing his teammate, now that's real leader. And the best thing about it is that it's the truth. No guy can play every play 100% full out. Whoever said Harrison doesn't take plays off doesn't remember that Harrison never gets hit because he either runs out of bounds or ducks. Moss takes some shots over the middle (granted he's bigger) and his blocking is way above where I've ever seen it. There have been times also on the sideline when Cassel is warming up and Randy jumps right in there to catch balls for him. He's the top receiver in the league but that shows me he's a team-first guy. Randy and Tom, you've both got my support. Tom, thanks for standing up for what's right.

This is going to get worse as long as the streak keeps going. You'll see. Everyone is going to take a shot at them. I live in DC and the none of the local talent wants to give them credit. With every week will come some "analysis" of something going wrong with this team. Here, they treat the Eagles game as a loss for the Pats.

Thanks Jaws for motivating the best team on the planet even more. Maybe now they can break the 60 point barrier since Moss won't be taking off any more plays.

I watched his analysis on ESPN and Jaworski is off base. Give credit to Lito Shepard who did his job frequently jamming Moss at the line of scrimmage. Getting jammed is not lack of effort - this is the NFL and your opponent is a pro bowl player.

Tom is just demonstrating great leadership. As usual. He did what any great leader is supposed to do... Back the teammate who is instrumental in your success.

But here is the 800-pound gorilla in the room...

Whether it is Bill Russell, Mo Vaughn, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Coco Crisp, Paul Pierce, etc. If you are an athlete of color in Boston you will always have the eye of skepticism placed upon you no matter how well you demonstrate your capabilities.

It's not like Randy Moss was a quota hire... He is clearly a superior athlete.

Yet, Roger Clemens, Kurt Schilling, Larry Bird, and so many other white athletes get a free pass when they screw up.

At least Tom's not a racist.

Its a football team and the sport is a game. I don't play for the team or do anything else with the Patriots except watch them play. I've been a Pats' fan since 1968 when I moved to Boston. Left the town in 1985 but still love the Pats, even more so with Kraft as owner. The Pats' are a classy organization and this year they are the best football team I've watched in my lifetime. I thought Randy Moss was a no-good football player after hearing the media talk about him. But I agree with Tom Brady. Randy Moss has shown he is a team player and dedicated to winning, just as much as each other Patriot player. The only way to end this Pats' bashing is to win it all. I wish the Patriots the best this year...fight hard, go undefeated, win it all.

Jaw's is just mad that his Eagles will once again , not make the playoffs. Oh and by the way, i'm sure the Ravens will be happy that someone has yet again, pissed off the Pats. Jaws was just the "idiot" of the week. It's always someone, Mangini, Dungy, Shula, any of the '72 Fins, or Jaws. 11-0 and people still feel the need to put down the Pats.

Hey T, I agree overall, but screw draggin the race factor into this in any way, shape, or form. 'Brady to Moss' will go down in history just as 'Montana to Rice' once did. So, let's leave the racism crap to the sensationalist media. Go Pats! Looking forward to the outcome of the overall story, regardless of frickin skin color. p.s. I'm a whiteboy.

very intelligent comment "T."

FYI, when claiming to know something about Boston sports, spell CURT's name right.

In reponse to the post on Jaws being a clown and jealous. You are way off the mark. Jaws calls it like it is and has no reason to be jealous. He is one of the most respected anylists out there. I love Brady defending Moss. That is great for the team. He may have let up on a few plays. Jaws pointed it out. I dont really agree with Jaws doing that because you could certainly watch just about any reciever throughout a game and see them let off on some plays here and there .

Jaworski is just mad that his former team couldn't pull out the upset victory. He was looking for some way to bring down the Patriots after the game.

All the media guys have allegence to one team or the other. After playing in Philly for so long I am sure that Jaworski was hoping for them to win and is probably still upset by the 3 point superbowl loss a few years ago.

Tom Brady is a great leader and has defended Randy against more naysayers.
More motivation for the machine that is the Patriots.

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CAN YOU SAY * * * * * * * * casue thats what their getting. barry bond will not be alone. its funny the same team got caught cheating twice in the whole history of the game. bellacheat is a disgrace and ruined the n.e franchise name. the only people that wont accept it are their fans. and most of them were fans of another team one time or another. your a bunch of banwagon jumpers. 15 yrs ago they were the laughing stock of the nfl. you couldnt give a ticket away. or pay someone to wear their hats/jerseys and what not. bottom line is they cheated since 2001 and it came out in the wash,.

That is cool. I like when a leader such as Tom Brady steps up and truly defends his teammates and subordinates. Not afraid to tell what is on is his mind. And he is right. The Patriots are not looked at very positively OUTSIDE their team or their lockeroom. But as Tom Brady said "That means nothing." All that matters is they are a closely knitted team and they all love each other and the coach loves his team and the team loves him and they are the best team in the NFL. That speaks for itself. The Patriots have been my favorite team since I was 10 years old when I first started watching Football, even when they were bad. I'm so glad to see how good they are and the team they have assembled. The only problem is, I live on the West coast and I NEVER run into a Patriots fan. I'm shipping to Boston.

Randy and Tom are the kind of people we need in this league they look after each other like brothers jaws is just jealous on wat the pats are doing and I congratulate them on that