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Randy Moss and Terrell Owens are two of the best wide receivers in the game. Both are dominant and amazing athletes, but if I had to pick between the two, I would pick Terrell Owens. Don't get me wrong, Randy Moss is amazing, but in the long run, Terrell will give you the better result, and that doesn't just mean his individual stats.
Here are the key differences between T.O. and Randy Moss.

1. Blocking - Terrell Owens has showed himself to be one of the strongest receivers, and one of the best blockers. I've seen T.O. block for Patrick Crayton, Julius Jones, and Marion Barber. Those blocks end up getting the team 1 or 2 more yards, which can give them a key first down. If Randy had Hines Ward's blocking abilities, maybe the Patriots can go 16-0 more often. Blocking is essential, for all positions, whether or not you're a guard or tailback.

2. Consistency - T.O. has got to be one of the most consistent players of all time. He's never had a bad year. In his rookie year in 1996, he caught for 520 yards. His second year, he replaced Jerry Rice because he got injured, and he delivered with more than 900 receiving yards. In 1999, he caught 754 yards after the 49ers went 4-12. Since 2000, he's caught for 1000 yards each season except for 2005, where he caught 763 yards in just 7 games.
Moss, in his respect, has great numbers too, some seasons much better than T.O.'s best. Moss averaged 87.2 YPG and 0.8 TD/game during 1998-2003, but during the next 3 years, he averaged 55.4 YPG and 0.57 TD/game. In 2006, he only received for 553 yards and caught 3 TD passes.

3. Attitude - Although T.O. and Randy Moss have a negative attitude toward the media, Randy Moss has actually deserted his own team during games and seasons. In November of 2006, Moss stated that the reason of his dropped passes and lack of effort was that "Maybe because I'm unhappy and I'm not too much excited about what's going on, so, my concentration and focus level tend to go down sometimes when I'm in a bad mood." He's also said that the losing seasons at Oakland negatively affected his playing and discouraged him at team practices.
During the last game of the regular season in 2004, with 2 seconds left on the clock, he walked back to his team's locker room. Minnesota was down 3 and were attempting for an onside kick. They wound up losing the game. Randy's excuse of this was that he didn't believe his team would recover it.

4. Influence - T.O. has made quarterbacks such as Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, and Tony

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