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i think the media is blowing it out of proportion. perhaps there's a disconnect between the generations... a generation gap if you will. i see it as good fun. hell, people pay a ton of money to go watch a game (when you take into account the ticket price, sub/cab/parking fare, eating).
i mean, is the nfl going to have mooning go the way of the "slit your throat" gesture? is ray lewis' dance ok? if so, why?
the media controls what we see via the live game, the replays, the highlights, and the commentary. if they don't continue to make a point about it, there isn't really a point. if the player, in this case moss, gets asked about it before he steps off the field (by pam oliver), again in the locker room (espn staff), and then sees the replay all over the news the next few days, why wouldn't he continue to do it?
idk... i didn't see the play live, but i don't think it's that big of a deal.
don't get me wrong, moss isn't perfect, but what nfl player is? what person is? the media can spin it anyway they want... notice, how jake plummer's middle finger incident wasn't as big a deal as this. one is completely obvious (plummer's finger), and one is perceived (moss' mooning) but the 'analysts' /'gurus' talk about it in completely different ways:
terry bradshaw (fox) said that moss should be fined, that he makes a lot of money and the nfl should take a lot of it away to teach him a lesson.
tom jackson (espn) said moss has done so many things that nothing's going to get through to him, he thinks he's bigger than the game, and he'll no longer talk about it.
i don't remember what was said about jake giving the middle finger to the crowd, but they definitely weren't talking about to that extent. hell, jake plummer was only fined 5 grand... but people are talking about fining moss 50,000 and/or suspension. give me a break!
to me, the bottom line is that if you don't want to see a celebration, keep the dude out of the end zone. perhaps it's me, but i guess jake plummer has something that randy moss does not (take that comment where you will)...
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