There’s being confident in yourself and your body of work, and then there’s being Randy Moss.
Everyone knows that he’s one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time — that’s not a question. His record speaks for itself. He’s one of three players to rank in the top five in NFL history in receiving yards, touchdown receptions and 100 yard games, per ESPN. The other two are Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens.
The only question is, where does he rank among the other greats. If you ask him, he is the best.
On Terrell Owens’ “Getcha Popcorn Ready” podcast, Moss was asked who the greatest receiver ever was. His answer wasn’t shocking at all — he always believed it was him. What was most surprising is that he put Owens was second and said Rice was “third or fourth.”
Here's the video. @RandyMoss says he's the best receiver in the history of the #NFL
Says @terrellowens is second while Jerry Rice is 3rd or 4th place. [@getchapopcast]pic.twitter.com/9mOc9hs6VR
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 18, 2020
“I’ll put myself first, I’ll put T.O. second. I would put Jerry probably third or fourth. I’m talking about dominating the game and changing the game of football. I don’t live on statistics because if you live on statistics and live on championships that’s all political.
WHEW boy. That is…something.
Now, look. It’s clear Moss is in himself and what he’s done. He absolutely should be. Football players are still saying they “Mossed” each other and he was a rookie 22 years ago.
And there’s a legitimate argument one could make that, while Jerry Rice has far superior numbers, he’d also played the bulk of his career with Hall of Fame quarterbacks while Moss and Owens didn’t.
But, uh, nah. The numbers speak for themselves. Rice let Moss and the rest of us know with a (since deleted) Instagram post.
Jerry Rice with the ultimate clap back to Randy Moss on IG 👀😅 #49ers | #FTTB pic.twitter.com/799RECy8KQ
— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) December 19, 2020
And there you have it, folks. That’s how you win an argument. Randy Moss may be waaaaay cooler than Jerry Rice, but he’s not a better player. And that’s saying something because Moss is easily one of the best we’ve ever seen.
