Randy Moss is the GOAT and Justin Jefferson is Rookie of the Year but, just in case you were wavering, Moss made both things clear today. There’s really nothing better than a double-dose of Randy’s wisdom in one day.

He made an appearance on the “Getcha Popcorn Ready” podcast with Terrell Owens and former Viking teammate, Matthew Hatchette. During the show, he answered the question that the real ones already know. Randy Moss is the greatest wide receiver to ever lace up football cleats. His #2, however, was a bit surprising.

Here is Randy Moss on @getchapopcast discussing his ???? status with @terrellowens and @Hatch89. pic.twitter.com/82bdh9DBXd

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 17, 2020

You can watch the entire video here. Moss continues talking for a couple of minutes after this clip but you can tell he is uncomfortable with the conversation. He starts rambling and repeats himself a bit. He knows he’s the best ever but he doesn’t want to disrespect any of the other greats either.

Jerry Rice #3 or #4?

Jerry Rice is bumped down Randy’s list all the way to #3 or #4 behind Terrell Owens? That was an interesting comment but does make sense. It’s not like there weren’t cameras or that games weren’t televised during Jerry Rice’s tenure in the NFL.

If he had highlight reel catches like Randy Moss then those videos would be all over the internet just like we see Moss’. If you watched Randy and Jerry Rice both play on the regular, then you are bias if you can’t admit Moss’ superiority on the football field. He’s nicknamed “The Freak” for a reason.

Randy Moss had 17 receiving TDs as an NFL rookie – a record that still holds up to this day ????

(via @NFLFilms)pic.twitter.com/ibRseqzFpZ

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 1, 2020

Randy talks about it in this clip. He changed the game and he did it on different teams, with different (and inferior) quarterbacks and in more tumultuous circumstances. And still, he holds half the receiving records over Jerry Rice.

Moss endorses Justin Jefferson for ROY

Randy Moss calling himself the greatest wide receiver of all-time was only half of the wisdom he spewed to the masses on Wednesday. While on ESPN, Moss talked about Justin Jefferson and his status in the Rookie of the Year race.

This isn’t a surprise. If Jefferson is breaking Moss’ GOAT rookie records then who else would Randy endorse? I couldn’t find the video anywhere because you can’t stream past SportsCenter episodes anywhere on the internet, apparently.

I think Chris Tomasson does a good job of capturing Randy Moss’ personality in his tweet, anyway.

Randy Moss, speaking on ESPN: “#Vikings have something offensively, man, that I love seeing. Yeah, I’m talking about the rookie Justin Jefferson. … Rookie of the Year. Man, I see it. Me, Percy Harvin, Sammy White, Justin Jefferson. Man, I love what they’re doing in Minnesota.’’

— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) December 16, 2020

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet tw-align-center”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Vikings</a> Justin Jefferson, with 65 catches, four shy of Randy Moss&#39; 1998 team record: &quot;That’s pretty exciting to [possibly] beat him in receptions and be No. 1 on the board. I’m excited for that, and hopefully I can beat his yards record also.”</p>&mdash; Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) <a href=”https://twitter.com/christomasson/status/1339275143126921218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>December 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

Randy Moss, the first WR since Jerry Rice to be voted into the HOF on the first ballot, turned 41 years-old on Tuesday. Being it’s Wednesday, some might say I’m a day late and a dollar short, but I’ll try to make up for it.

In my opinion, when it comes to pass catchers, 84 is the best to ever do it.

Tuesday: pic.twitter.com/PfhOtXmT1m

— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) January 30, 2018

Like the basketball G.O.A.T. discussion, most see the “Greatest Of All Time” at wide receiver as a two-horse race. No disrespect to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird or Terrell Owens, but you guys are out on this one. This table is reserved for MJ, Lebron, Moss, and Rice.

Upon initially zeroing in on the 84 vs 80 debate, the most natural place to look is career stats. If you were to leave this head-to-head dual just at those numbers, Jerry Rice has Randy Moss beat. In the event judging a book by its cover is your thing, then be my guest. I advise against that approach, but it’s your life.

For Jerry Rice fanboys/girls who want to take the “he did it longer” than Moss approach, okay.

My stance is that the Rand, W.V. native did it for long enough. Nobody talks about MJ with the Wizards, Shaq with Boston, or Stephon Marbury in Asia. Grow up, Peter Pan. We are comparing GREATS here. If they are in the conversation, they played long enough.

Now, let’s be adults and peel back that statistical onion to compare these two illustrious careers on a per games basis (like you should):

                        Randy Moss                Jerry Rice

Rec.                     4.5                              5.1

Rec. Yards          70.15                         75.56

Rec. TD’s             .72                             .65

Rice takes home 2/3 on that one, but Moss outperforms him on the most important statistic: Touchdowns, homeboy.

Now, let’s toss in the rat-team of the mid 2000’s: The Oakland Raiders. While Jerry Rice spent the entire prime of his career playing with nothing but HOF QB’s, Moss rotted away in the Bay Area for two seasons of his athletic peak. Additionally, he bounced around like a pin-ball at the end of his career. To be fair, ironically enough, Rice had a stop in Oakland, before an extremely insignificant final stint with the Seahawks.

If you remove all of the bullshit that is Rice’s time outside of a 49er uniform, and anything besides Moss’ first tenure in MN or his three full seasons with the Patriots, here are their per game numbers:

                         Randy Moss                Jerry Rice

Rec.                      5.25                           5.38

Rec. Yards           82.2                          80.87

Rec. TD’s             .87                              .74

Well, there you have it. Moss takes the two most important rounds in the numbers argument. That’s game. Unlike the NFC Championship, it was a close contest. It’s not about how you get the W, as long as it’s there when the dust clears.

Q: What about the fact Rice had more career first downs?

A: With Randy being the stronger deep threat, he drew more of the defense’s attention. On top of that, while Rice benefited from the implementation of the West Coast offense, a lot of Moss’ yards and TDs came from just going f*cken deep. Everyone knew the inevitable long ball was coming, but yet they still couldn’t stop it. 

While we’re at it, keep your ring argument, too. Rice rode a San Francisco dynasty, while The Freak spent barely over three years in New England (& dealt with the whole 1998 thing). 

Anywho, In closing, I’m aware that Jerry Rice was much less controversial throughout his time in the NFL. Yes, Randy Moss did some stupid shit, but a lot of what he did was blown out of proportion.

Either way, the character aspect wasn’t taken into account for this debate. It was 100% related to the football field, and the football field only. When it comes down to pigskin and nothing else, Randy Moss is the greatest WR of all time.

And just to pile on, are you an eye test guy/gal? Because if so, then that argument isn’t even one I’d try to bring up as a Rice fan.

Johnny Minnesota @TheJohnnyMN
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