Great insight from BB
Dan Pompei asks BB some good questions
Dan Pompei asks BB some good questions
I heard you said Randy Moss is the smartest receiver you've been around. How is his intelligence manifested on the field?
You can play him wherever you want to play him. He can play X, he can play Z, he can play F, whatever you want him to do. You'll see him pretty much everywhere. That is pretty unusual. We've had a few guys who could mentally do it but not necessarily physically do it. We've had some guys who could physically do it but maybe couldn't do it mentally. Randy is really smart in terms of the passing game. He understands DB techniques, how to beat them, how to adjust the timing of his routes, how to adjust his routes to get open, coverages, how to set those up. He understands that in double coverage, depending on what route you have on, there is only one guy covering you—so that's the guy you have to attack and beat. Hand placement when ball is in the air, ball skills—it comes so naturally to him. He knows how to use the whole field, the sideline, the end line.