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Jerry Jones on Randy Moss trade: 'That's not good for the Cowboys'
Posted at 2:55 PM on Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Jerry Jones' attention is on Sunday's opponent, Tennessee, but I couldn't resist asking him Minnesota's trade for Randy Moss earlier this week.
"They're better, and that's not good for the Cowboys to have Randy Moss over there," the owner and GM said. "There's gilding the lily here. It will create issues. I hope that we can worry about this after we have played Tennessee and come out here with a win. Certainly, if we don't play as well and do what we want to against Tennessee, it kind of makes Moss to some degree a little moot point. We need to do what I think we need to be doing anyway, and that's looking at us and not looking at them, looking at how we individually can get our playmakers and our team to be effective. If we get that done, that's the best way we can mitigate Moss. But Moss has improved them. I agree with them. It's a great combination to have with Brett Favre. He goes up and makes the play and Favre likes to throw it where they can go up and make the play. It's a great combination."
Jones does not need to be reminded of the 1998 draft in which he passed on Moss to take Greg Ellis. Of course, a lot of teams passed on Moss but the Cowboys are viewed as the only team to not select him. Moss certainly has not taken it easy on the Cowboys.
In seven games against the Cowboys, Moss has 35 catches for 734 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Jones does not think Moss would ever forgive him for not drafting him.
"I think that has been ingrained in him," Jones said. "I apologize, I apologize, I apologize. I don't believe that's going to do any good. He's too much of a competitor. He's a real competitor, and I've known all my life that when people say you can't do it or when people pass over you saying somebody else can do it, all that does is inspire you. We probably awoke a sleeping giant if it meant that much to him. Certainly, he's made us pay, and I'm sorry we've got to play him."
Posted at 2:55 PM on Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer / Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
Jerry Jones' attention is on Sunday's opponent, Tennessee, but I couldn't resist asking him Minnesota's trade for Randy Moss earlier this week.
"They're better, and that's not good for the Cowboys to have Randy Moss over there," the owner and GM said. "There's gilding the lily here. It will create issues. I hope that we can worry about this after we have played Tennessee and come out here with a win. Certainly, if we don't play as well and do what we want to against Tennessee, it kind of makes Moss to some degree a little moot point. We need to do what I think we need to be doing anyway, and that's looking at us and not looking at them, looking at how we individually can get our playmakers and our team to be effective. If we get that done, that's the best way we can mitigate Moss. But Moss has improved them. I agree with them. It's a great combination to have with Brett Favre. He goes up and makes the play and Favre likes to throw it where they can go up and make the play. It's a great combination."
Jones does not need to be reminded of the 1998 draft in which he passed on Moss to take Greg Ellis. Of course, a lot of teams passed on Moss but the Cowboys are viewed as the only team to not select him. Moss certainly has not taken it easy on the Cowboys.
In seven games against the Cowboys, Moss has 35 catches for 734 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Jones does not think Moss would ever forgive him for not drafting him.
"I think that has been ingrained in him," Jones said. "I apologize, I apologize, I apologize. I don't believe that's going to do any good. He's too much of a competitor. He's a real competitor, and I've known all my life that when people say you can't do it or when people pass over you saying somebody else can do it, all that does is inspire you. We probably awoke a sleeping giant if it meant that much to him. Certainly, he's made us pay, and I'm sorry we've got to play him."
