Randy Moss and the Dallas Cowboys: The Butterfly Effect

November 21, 2010   ·   Christian Blood   ·   Jump to comments

“With the eighth pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select …”
Pause right there a moment. As former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue spoke those words never before has a an NFL franchise’s fortunes shifted any greater, for better or worse. 
For this was the now-infamous Randy Moss draft that might not mean so much now but it certainly made a stamp on the Dallas Cowboys.
The biggest question of that particular draft was who would be chosen first, Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning or Washington State signal-caller Ryan Leaf. The next biggest question was exactly how far Marshall wide receiver Randy Moss would fall in the first round.  
As the Cowboys made that first choice, I was standing at a gas pump off North Santa Rosa Street in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Obviously running behind, I cranked up the volume in my pick-up truck and rolled the windows down so I could easily hear the choice.
Having known who R...

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