Comments on: Colts’ Tony Dungy Comes to Moss’ Defense

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:23:34 +0000

Agreed with dave. I wish that I was old enough to expierence my home team (I live in Baltimore) Colts, before they moved. When football turned into money and trading, that is what started the ruination of it. All these football stars live in palaces now, and not anywhere near their fans. 40-50 years (and beyond that) players lived in the same neighborhood and type of house as their fans.

By: delta dave

delta dave — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 04:53:37 +0000

I keep hearing all the sports radio jocks tsk tsk about Randy Moss and all the callers expressing their opinion of the appropriateness of his actions and possible penalty, but I haven't heard anything from an actual Viking fan. I am a Viking fan. I was a kid in Fargo ND when the Vikings were born. I grew up in the era of Bud Grant and the Purple People defense. It was a fun and exciting time to be identified as a "Viking" (except the bubble always burst at Super Bowl time, but there was always next year.) But I digress...so what is different today? This morning I put my weathered Viking hat, and my ole Viking shirt into a mailer and sent it off to Mike Tice. You see, its gotten to the point where I am between embarrassed and ashamed to be identified as a Viking. Surely not a proud Viking fan anymore. In fact, I don't want to be associated, nor do I want my grandson to be associated with anything "Viking".... its come to stand for people who don't alway try. it stands for people who only care about themselves. it stands for people who make obscene jestures in public. Something changed in the Viking constitution when they left the outdoors of Metropolitian Stadium and moved inside to the cozy warmth of Hurbret Humphrey Stadium. They are no longer an ideal. They are no longer anything I want to emulate. I miss my Vikings of old. I don't know the modern day Vikings. You all can have them.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:52:23 +0000

James, it takes a big man to admit he was mistaken.

For my part, I don't understand what the fuss is all about. He did not actually moon anyone. It may have been ill-advised or low class, but Joe Buck's "despicable" seemed incoherent.

The real story is that Randy caught an improbable TD on a bad ankle after selling the slant.

By: M. Murcek

M. Murcek — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:42:16 +0000

The Green Bay fans mooning the team busses is the fact that wrecks the whole story.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:39:53 +0000

I saw this today on the NFL channel.

Randy Moss has been in trouble in the past, and this time he deserves a major fine. He has been fined $1,000 and $25000 in the past, also he was assigned to anger management. This time he needs a good $50000+ fine.

But I agree, he shouldn't be suspended.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:00:22 +0000

Interesting information, but it no way excuses Moss's action and if that's what Tony Dungy was trying to do then I am quite surprised. Or maybe Tony's just trying to position himself to get Randy Moss when the fire sale starts.