T.O. or Moss?
This weekend 2 of the remaining 3 undefeated teams will be matching up and only 1 team will leave the weekend 6-0. Although the game between New England and Dallas is intriguing enough to see the top two MVP candidates, Brady and Romo, there is even a more compelling story line in the two controversial wide receivers.
Terrel Owens and Randy Moss come into Sunday’s game as the best WR’s of the season and arguably of recent history. Sure enough I believe the outcome of that game may hinge on the person that has the better performance. Looking over the first 5 games of this season I will argue that Moss will deliver a huge performance, which will result in a Patriot win.
Statistically Moss has been by far the most impressive of the season if you were to compare him to Owens. Moss has 4 more touchdowns than T.O. and he has accumulated over 200 more yards receiving. Even more impressive Moss has accomplished much of it against tougher defenders that those thrown at T.O.
Individually Moss has been the more dominant receiver but he also has a better supporting staff than T.O. While having the likes of Stallworth, Watson and Welker surrounding him, he has a greater ability of getting open and avoiding double coverage. If you compare to T.O., he can only rely on Witten to pull the safeties off.
You may argue that since Moss has a better supporting cast of receivers that if T.O. were playing in the same situation he would have the same success. This is clearly not the case. Take for example Monday Night’s performance against Buffalo. Owens had the ball thrown to him in two critical situations, once for a key touchdown reception with 2 minutes remaining and the other for critical yardage needed to hit the game winning field goal. In both situations T.O. dropped the ball. That to me says that Owens can’t come up big when needed. He may have had some huge catches in the past but now he is almost unreliable in key situations. For that reason, Moss will end up providing a greater performance this weekend, which will help his team propel a win against the Cowboys.
