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estragand - February 24, 2005 08:00 PM (GMT)
From the Associated Press, via Yahoo! Sports

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Moss headed to the Raiders
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer
February 24, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Randy Moss has become known as much for his distracting antics as he has for his electrifying touchdown catches during his seven-year career.

Sounds like Al Davis' kind of player.

Dante DiTrapano, Moss' agent, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders had ``come to an agreement on Randy playing for Oakland next year.''

Davis, the longtime renegade owner of the Raiders, has always taken a certain pride in acquiring talented players with troubled backgrounds. And Moss is just the latest to join the Silver and Black.

DiTrapano said Moss was ``very pleased to be going to Oakland and looking forward to playing with a team that's promised to throw the ball deep a whole lot to him and have a chance at winning the Super Bowl.''

Neither the Vikings nor the Raiders would confirm the deal, which reportedly involves the Raiders sending linebacker Napoleon Harris, the seventh pick in this year's draft and another late-round pick to Minnesota for Moss.

First thought: bad news for the Donkies. Oakland has no running attack and a weak defense, but Jerry Porter and his new pal Moss can once again expose the traditionally weak secondary of the Donkies (that's including Champ Bailey). Champ's allright, but he can't play SS, FS and both corners. With the Broncos looking to upgrade their commitment to Lenny "I accidentally swatted a ball away with my back and will now pound my chest" Walls next season, it's a Cause of Concern.

Reports are always quick to point out Davis's history of acquirng rogues, but skip over his history of acquiring BUSTS (Jeff George, Larry Brown, Desmond Howard, Eric Dickerson, etc).

wrestlevessel - February 25, 2005 10:06 PM (GMT)
oakland is still better off with a rookie QB than Kollins. Even with Moss, they can't start Collins.




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