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      Kenny Britt to miss 6-8 weeks?

      November 4, 2010 /
      Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt (18) reaches out to try and catch a pass, as San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver (27) watches, in the first half of their NFL football game in San Diego, California October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

      Pundits thought that one of the reasons why the Titans put a claim in for Randy Moss was because Kenny Britt’s hamstring injury would sideline him for a good chunk of the season.

      Apparently they were right.

      Citing a league source, Terry McCormick of Titans Insider is reporting that Britt could miss the next 6-8 weeks. Jeff Fisher sounded optimistic recently about Britt’s hamstring injury but if McCormick’s report is true, the Titans will be without their top wideout for most of the second half.

      The Titans better get Randy Moss up to speed quickly because if he can’t make an impact out of the gates next week (the team has a bye this Sunday), defenses will continue to load up the box to stop Chris Johnson. It remains to be seen how motivated Moss will be to play for Tennessee, which is a serious playoff contender but certainly not in the same realm as the Patriots.

      External Sports, NFL

      The Big East will expand, but can they lure TCU away from the Mountain West?

      November 3, 2010 /
      FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 23: Head coach Gary Patterson of the TCU Horned Frogs leads his team on the field against the Air Force Falcons at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 23, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU beat Air Force 38-7. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

      The question is not whether or not the Big East will expand, because it will. The question is which teams will it expand with?

      The conference presidents voted Tuesday to push forward with an expansion plan that would increase the football playing membership in the Big East from eight to 10. The Big East has staved off expansion for years but as other conferences have expanded, the Big East must too or face folding entirely.

      The current members of the Big East are in favor of this idea, as scheduling conflicts have been a topic of debate for the past couple of years. While commissioner Jon Marinatto failed to make a move this past summer as the Big Ten, Pac-10 and Big 12 changed dramatically, he’s obviously not going to sit on his hands for very long.

      But who will join the conference? Villanova is an easy fit, but the conference needs to add a big-time program so that it can push forward with a possible television network. That’s where TCU comes in (or rather, could come in).

      With both Utah and BYU leaving the Mountain West next year, TCU could be a perfect candidate to join the Big East. Unfortunately, that would leave Boise State (who is leaving the WAC to join the MWC next year) in the lurch, but the goal for TCU is to position itself to play for a national title. With the current BCS structure in place, that’s a pipe dream for a team like the Horned Frogs, who are annually criticized by voters for playing a weak schedule.

      This will certainly be an interesting story to keep an eye on moving forward but either way, the Big East is as we know it will be no longer very soon.

      College Football, External Sports

      Titans claim Randy Moss off waivers

      November 3, 2010 /
      Minnesota Vikings Randy Moss raises his hand during warm-ups before the game against the New York Jets in week 5 of the NFL season at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on October 11, 2010. UPI /John Angelillo Photo via Newscom

      The Titans have claimed Randy Moss off waivers from the Vikings according to Jim Wyatt via his Twitter page. They were also the only team to put in a claim on the troublemaker.

      The only thing that remains to be seen is if the Titans are good enough to acquire Moss’ services. Earlier in the day, Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald reported that the receiver would be willing to sit out the remainder of the season if he dislikes the team that claims him. He apparently wants a ring and won’t allow a little thing like self respect get in the way of what he wants most in life.

      If you haven’t picked up on my distaste for Moss (it’s more of his attitude than him as a player) in the first two paragraphs, let me lay it on a little thicker for you: I hope he doesn’t want to play for Tennessee and he winds up sitting out the rest of the year. Then, in protest of his attitude, none of the 32 teams pick up the phone and call him this offseason.

      But that’s not going to happen. Even at his age, he’s too talented for teams to stay away, although I find it interesting that the Titans were the only ones to put a claim in.

      If does he report, he’ll make Chris Johnson even more lethal because teams won’t be able to stack the box and leave their corners on an island with Tennessee’s receivers. Moss is too good not to at least have a safety shading to his side, so CJ might see some open running lanes.

      This of course doesn’t bode well for Kenny Britt’s hamstring injury. He won’t play in Week 10 when the Titans come back from their bye and if the team thought he could return shortly thereafter, there would be no sense in claiming Moss. They’re 30th in pass attempts per game and obviously their commitment is to getting Johnson the ball, so if Britt was healthy I imagine they would have taken a pass on Moss.

      We’ll see how this all turns out. But given that it’s Randy Moss, it probably won’t be pretty.

      External Sports, NFL

      Report: Randy Moss verbally abused caterers

      November 3, 2010 /
      EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 11: Randy Moss of the Minnesota Vikings looks on against the New York Jets at New Meadowlands Stadium on October 11, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets won 29-20. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

      Randy Moss has made more money in his 13-year career than most people will make in a lifetime, which must give him the right to treat others like dirt.

      According to a report by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Moss screamed at the co-owner of Tinucci’s Restaurant and Catering in the locker room after a Vikings practice last week because he apparently didn’t like the way the buffet looked.

      “[Moss] came walking up,” Gus Tinucci said. “There were a couple of guys that were in line. I was carving some meat for a guy and all of a sudden I heard all this screaming and I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ I knew who it was immediately. I looked up and there he was.”

      Tinucci said Moss used two profane words in a sentence where the ex-Vikings receiver said he wouldn’t feed the food to his dog.

      “I was in shock,” Tinucci said. “I couldn’t believe it. It was quiet in there.”

      Tinucci said he heard one player tell Moss to shut up. He wasn’t sure which player. A veteran player sent the Star Tribune a text message Tuesday that described Moss’ outburst as “bad.” Tinucci said two Vikings employees approached him afterward and apologized.

      These are the type of stories about athletes that make you sick. Tinucci and his staff are professionals just like the Vikings, yet Moss felt the need to disrespect them for no reason. If he didn’t like the food, he could have politely declined and allowed his teammates to enjoy their dinner. He obviously has enough money to buy whatever dish he wants, so why be a jerk?

      Of course, this wasn’t about the food. It was about Moss drawing attention to himself because he’s self-centered and self-conscious. He wanted to make sure that he caused a scene because he wants everyone to know how unhappy he is (for whatever reason). He’s a child and a brat, and here’s hoping he loses the use of his hands in some crazy knife and spoon eating accident.

      What an a-hole.

      External Sports, NFL

      Childress admits trade for Moss a “poor decision.” You think?

      November 3, 2010 /
      EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - OCTOBER 7: Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress answers questions from the media during a press conference at Winter Park on October 7, 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

      Brad Childress didn’t say much to the media on Wednesday about the Randy Moss situation, although he did admit that trading for the troubled receiver was a “poor decision.”

      Not to mince words, but I actually disagree with Childress’ take on the Moss trade. It wasn’t a poor decision – it was a horrible decision. A horrendous decision. A decision that should cost Childress his job.

      I don’t know who the genius was behind the Moss trade, but Childress is the one who should take the fall for it. He signs off on whom he wants on his 53-man roster and obviously he put his Herbie Hancock on the deal or else it never would have happened. Then, after he shockingly couldn’t handle Moss’ rotten attitude, he waived him four weeks later.

      In the grand scheme of things, losing a third round pick in a trade that doesn’t pan out isn’t the end of the world. It happens all the time in the NFL. But when you give up a third round pick for a guy who you know is a malcontent and then you waive him four weeks later because he was being a malcontent, said trade falls into the unnecessary and idiotic categories.

      Why the Vikings didn’t sit down with Moss and give him a new contract immediately after acquiring him is beyond me. I mean, you made the decision to give up a third round pick and you knew he wanted money, yet you don’t pay him? Don’t you think it would have been smart to make a financial commitment to a guy who mails it in if he’s unhappy about his contract? How unbelievably stupid and shortsighted. What did Childress think, that Moss was going to be a good boy and play on his current deal because he got the opportunity to play with Lord Favre? Dude doesn’t care about Favre – he cares about money. And he wasn’t going to take the Vikings to a Super Bowl with Favre playing as bad as he was.

      The Minnesota Vikings will never win a Super Bowl with Brad Childress as their head coach, their offensive coordinator or the person in charge of scrapping the gum off the Metrodome seats at the end of games. He clearly doesn’t know how to handle NFL personalities, his play calling is a joke in pressure situations and he can’t be trusted to make big decisions in terms of personal.

      External Sports, NFL

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