Randy Moss: Is Tennessee Titans Receiver Worth Owning in Fantasy Football?
Randy Moss was universally owned to begin the season and expected to be a superstar by everyone.
Needless to say, that has changed dramatically. He's no longer even owned in every ESPN league. In fact, 21 wide receivers are owned in more leagues than Moss.
What's happened besides the two team switches? Are his problems just related to learning new playbooks? Or is something else wrong with Moss?
Most importantly, is he worth owning in fantasy football?
Read on to take a look back through his performances this season and then a look at the future.
Week 1: New England Patriots 38, Cincinnati Bengals 24
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Moss started the season out in decent fashion. He caught five passes, averaging 11.8 yards on each one, for a total of 59 yards.
He was largely overshadowed by Wes Welker, who caught eight passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns in his return from a brutal knee injury.
However, after the game, Moss spoke for 16 minutes about his contract troubles. That was the first hint at trouble this season.
You just don't speak about your contract situation and complain right after a 14-point win. Classy, Randy Moss. Very classy.
Week 2: New York Jets 28, New England Patriots 14
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Randy Moss made one of the catches of the year in this game when he hauled in a 34-yard pass from Tom Brady in the end zone using just one hand. It was ridiculous.
So that proves he still has the talent.
He only had one other catch in the game against Revis Island.
However, Moss did become the fourth player in NFL history to record 150 touchdown receptions when he hauled in that touchdown.
Week 3: New England Patriots 38, Buffalo Bills 30
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Moss had a good game in some ways and a bad one in others in Week 3.
The mercurial receiver caught two touchdown passes and had 42 receiving yards in the win. That was the good news.
The bad news was that those two catches were his only ones of the game. Moss was also only targeted three times.
It was a sign of the unravelling that would soon occur.
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Week 4: New England Patriots 41, Miami Dolphins 14
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Moss was absolutely awful in this game.
He was held without a catch for the first time since 2006—and the Patriots scored 41 points in this game. That's incredibly hard to believe, yet it's true.
It would be Moss' last game as a Patriot.
There's really not much else to say about this one.
Trade to the Minnesota Vikings
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Just two days after Moss' debacle against the Dolphins, the Patriots decided that enough was enough.
They traded Moss, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, for a third-round pick in the same draft.
Moss would head straight over to Minnesota and join the team for their Week 5 showdown with the New York Jets.
Moss would get to head back to his old stomping grounds and face Revis Island for the second time this season.
Week 5: New York Jets 29, Minnesota Vikings 20
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Randy Moss had his best performance of the season to date when he returned to the Vikings.
The receiver hauled in four catches for 81 yards and a 37-yard touchdown strike from Brett Favre. The touchdown came on a perfect throw in the back left corner of the end zone.
Favre said afterward, "When I threw that touchdown to Randy Moss, I had been thinking about that for eight to 10 years."
It suddenly seemed as though Moss might still be a good receiver this season.
Week 6: Minnesota Vikings 24, Dallas Cowboys 21
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Moss led all Minnesota receivers in this game but still wasn't all that impressive.
He reeled in five passes for 55 yards but failed to find pay dirt.
Moss' biggest contribution came in the locker room at halftime, where he was somehow a positive influence. Brad Childress and Brett Favre both gave Moss credit for firing the team up going into the second half.
If only they knew how much that would change in weeks to come.
Week 7: Green Bay Packers 28, Minnesota Vikings 24
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Except for his four-yard touchdown grab, Moss was nearly invisible.
In fact, he only had another two catches for 26 yards throughout the rest of the game. So much for being an elite receiver after all.
At least it wasn't as bad as the next game would be.
Week 8: New England Patriots 28, Minnesota Vikings 18
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In his return to Foxborough, Randy Moss didn't exactly put on a show.
Actually, he did put on a show, but it was at the mic during his press conference.
On the field he only had one catch for eight yards.
Afterwards, he talked about how much love he had for the Patriots and Bill Belichick. Randy, you just don't do that after you lose to a team.
Waived and Claimed by the Tennessee Titans
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After his postgame confession of love for the Patriots, Moss wasn't exactly in good graces with the Vikings organization.
Then he told owner Zygi Wilf that Brad Childress was unfit to coach in the NFL and should be fired.
Wilf considered firing Childress and keeping Moss but decided against it. Little did he know that he would soon get rid of both.
Moss was waived the next day, and only one team claimed him: the Tennessee Titans.
Reports later surfaced that Moss had criticized the catering in the locker room and caused a scene, telling the local restaurant owner that he wouldn't even feed the food to his dog.
Somehow, everyone expected Moss to immediately be incredible again and open up the field for Chris Johnson.
Week 10: Miami Dolphins 29, Tennessee Titans 17
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Moss was awful in this game. He not only failed to live up to the expectations, he drastically failed to live up to them.
The new Titan was targeted just four times in the game. Only once did he manage to haul in the pigskin for a catch. That one catch went for 26 yards.
Probably not exactly what the Titans thought they were getting.
Week 11: Washington Redskins 19, Tennessee Titans 16
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The Titans only expected Moss to get better. They definitely didn't anticipate Moss having an even worse game.
Against the Washington Redskins, whose pass defense is quite porous, Moss was targeted just three times and failed to record a single catch.
Remember how he was held without a catch once in 2006? Well, he only had that happen once that year.
This was his second reception-less game of the 2010 season.
The Future
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There have been absolutely no indications that Randy Moss will get any better this season. In fact, most signs point towards him getting worse.
Moss doesn't really need to worry about learning playbooks because he's essentially told to go deep on every single play. So that excuse can be thrown out.
Also, the Titans currently have Kerry Collins and Rusty Smith competing for the quarterback job. That doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
If you're unfortunate enough to still own Moss in any fantasy league, you have my permission to drop him. There are sure to be much better options on the waiver wire.
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