But Next Season He'll Grow Up - Really!

How are Randy Moss apologists going to reconcile this quote from Vikings coach Mike Tice?

In today's CJ column (the Strib's gossip columnist tells you what Uncle Sid won't), Tice says that if he can get Moss "to play better against crummy teams, getting him to play with more energy on the road and stuff like that -- then we'll win a championship because he's one of the best players in the league."

There you have it. Moss's own coach says he doesn't always try his best. Anybody ever recall Bill Walsh saying these things about Jerry Rice? And does "stuff like that" mean 1) Moss's tendency to tiptoe out of bounds instead of getting another yard or two and, 2) his being too chickenshit to go for a ball thrown over the middle when a DB has him in his sights?

Oh, and psssst coach: You need a defense to win a championship.