Randy Moss is different

In case you hadn’t heard, the Vikings have once again tried (successfully) to steal Minnesota headlines just as the Twins are starting their postseason run. They have traded for wide receiver Randy Moss, a guy who played for them for half a dozen years to begin his career, before he became a hassle and was sent to Oakland. I don’t really want to talk about what this means for the Vikings this year (I think it will help them tremendously, unfortunately.), but rather address the misconception that Randy Moss is just like other big name egotistical wideouts like Terrell Owens or Chad Ochocinco.
Owens and Ochocinco have something in common, besides their uniform. They are both attention seeking egotists who have become quite skilled at selling themselves. They bought into the system and are trying to exploit it by being ostentatious and self aggrandizing. Is it immature? Yes. But they do well, for the most part, to stay out of serious trouble, and frankly just want to be liked.
Randy Moss is different. He doesn’t go out of his way to seek attention, and hasn’t really had a big deal advertising campaign in his career. He is insular and has failed to buy into the system, preferring to do his own thing, even if that means smoking weed or being an unrelenting jackass to the press. Is it immature? Yes. And he doesn’t care. Moss is in it for the money, but won’t bend to anyone else’s sensibilities, preferring to fly solo. Straight cash, homey.

If nothing else, I hope the folks of Los Angeles are really excited about the team they will be getting in 2 years.