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 Randy Moss Turning Heads and Changing Reputation in San Fran

While Randy Moss may look like the hot shot rookie that came out of Marshall back in 1998, the scoop coming out of 49ers camp is that his quickness and hands match the "do".

A couple months ago it was considered a surprise when the 49ers took a chance on a 35 year old Moss who's has always had questions about his character and sat out all of last season. But so far Randy is making Jim Harbaugh look like a genius.

Once Moss was traded away from the New England Patriots, it seemed as if his career was going to end in a tailspin that microcosm-ed his entire career. It doesn't get much better than catching passes from Tom Brady and being coached by Bill Belichick, but after various comments made in a press conference as well as a contract dispute, Moss was shipped back to Minnesota where he was originally drafted. Moss's move back to his old environment did not please him in the slightest, and this lade to shades of his poor attitude which eventually led to his release. He was then given another shot in Tennessee where he was able to keep his mouth shut. It didn't matter though, as Moss was put in an impossible situation to succeed with Rusty Smith (Who?) as his quarterback. After the 2010 season he was not resigned and was out of football all of last year and even announced his retirement. It seemed as though the future Hall of Fame wide receivers career had come to a sad end.

This past February, Moss got the itch to play football again. His adjustments in his life along with his sudden determination was what made Moss decide to give it one more go. But the question remained who would give him a shot? Who would take a chance on a 35 year-old, mal-tempered diva wide receiver who hadn't played in a year, and has a track record of being a locker room poison?

In March the 49ers signed Moss to a 1 year contract with very little financial investment so that if Moss didn't possess the talent or couldn't stay out of trouble, it wouldn't be a problem to hand him his walking papers. Right now, it doesn't seem that moss is going anywhere.

After initially being thought of as long shot to make the roster, Harbaugh has went on record in saying that, not only is Moss the best wide receiver on the team, he is also has the best attitude. It has been reported that Moss is avidly studying the playbook and sits in the first row during team meetings. His attitude has also rubbed off on fellow diva Michael Crabtree and other 49ers receivers including A.J. Jenkins and Mario Manningham

Jim Harbaugh deserves a great deal of credit. His positive outlook as well as his motivating personality has really struck a chord with Moss and allowed him to really buy into the teams plan. Randy looks as fast as ever and his hands have never been questioned. Will Moss get back to the top of his game one more time? And if he does could he be the missing piece in putting together a team that can go past the NFC Championship game and win the Superbowl? Let us know what you think.

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Aaron Granoff