Randy Moss = no class

My best guess is Belichek has a very strict media policy. In fact, I'm 95% sure he won't even let his assistant coaches talk tot he media. That's a team thing. I guess it's hard to stay gracious when you have people trying to talk to you every minute of every day. I'd love to say I'd have a better attitiude, but catch me on the wrong day and Im sure I'd react the same, if not worse than Moss.

I'd take a WR with a little less class if he could produce number like Moss.

My best guess is Belichek has a very strict media policy. In fact, I'm 95% sure he won't even let his assistant coaches talk tot he media. That's a team thing. I guess it's hard to stay gracious when you have people trying to talk to you every minute of every day. I'd love to say I'd have a better attitiude, but catch me on the wrong day and Im sure I'd react the same, if not worse than Moss.
From BB

"We may have more players on regularly scheduled radio, internet, and TV shows during the week than any other team in the NFL. I meet with the media six times per week, in addition to a weekly post-game radio show, pre-game radio show and mid-week TV show. And all through the spring, we make players available to the media. There is no shortage of ways for fans to connect with the Patriots."

This has evolved into a great thread. Interesting to say the least. But I'm starting to take issue with Moss constantly being demonized because he cursed at a reporter/journalist. First of all, we all know Moss' reputation so it seems somewhat convenient, to an extent unprofessional, to take a public shot at Moss knowing the perception that already exists. Secondly, Moss never got to defend himself. We only know what Tanner wrote. Did Moss just receive a bad phone call from home that soured his mood? Was his back bothering him? Let's be clear, cursing isn't acceptable, but it seems we're jumping to conclusions based on one side of the story.

Of all the asshole things Moss has been accused of, he keeps his nose clean during the offseason and he can stick the damn ball in the endzone. That's all I care about as football fan. You know, which reporter got his feathers ruffled in the locker room by Randy Moss comes off as petty and immature. But that's just me.

And as someone else stated earlier, I do all my bitching here on Warpath.

I'd take a WR with a little less class if he could produce number like Moss.

Exactly. I mean Mr. Haynesworth has a history of doing worse things than Randy Moss. I don't remember Randy Moss stomping on someone's face. Yet when he planted Brady into the ground Fri. night I don't think anyone was thinking about Andre Gurode's poor little forehead that needed stitches. lol.

I think Tanners biggest mistake was just not realizing beforehand how big an a**hole Moss really is and then reporting on it just came across the wrong way to some people. I personally have no problem with calling Moss an a**hole.

From BB

"We may have more players on regularly scheduled radio, internet, and TV shows during the week than any other team in the NFL. I meet with the media six times per week, in addition to a weekly post-game radio show, pre-game radio show and mid-week TV show. And all through the spring, we make players available to the media. There is no shortage of ways for fans to connect with the Patriots."

I don't see anything about post-game locker room interviews with players.

I don't see anything about post-game locker room interviews with players.

Same here, in fact the speech sounded like a way to justify limiting access to players, by stressing all the time they do make them available.

Even the phrase "make them available" has a certain implication that at other times, they are NOT available.

I think Tanners biggest mistake was just not realizing beforehand how big an a**hole Moss really is and then reporting on it just came across the wrong way to some people. I personally have no problem with calling Moss an a**hole.

If Tanner wants to only interview those who are always accommodating and have good manners then I would suggest he think twice about entering professional locker rooms. And maybe saying a local sports blog would work better instead of saying I work for Chris Cooley. You know, the guy you were just playing against.

If Tanner wants to only interview those who are always accommodating and have good manners then I would suggest he think twice about entering professional locker rooms. And maybe saying a local sports blog would work better instead of saying I work for Chris Cooley. You know, the guy you were just playing against.

Well maybe we ought to tar and feather him.