During a radio interview this week, veteran wide receiver Santana Moss talked about Washington’s recent struggles with off-field drama, and sent us looking up a new phrase.
“There’s always drama, man,” Moss said during his weekly appearance with 106.7 The Fan. “I’ve been here for 10 years and it ain’t been drama-free yet.”
The bye week brought a chance for Washington players to talk about the quarterback situation on network television, with Ryan Clark on ESPN and DeSean Jackson on FOX talking about his decision to stand behind Robert Griffin III, as he had previously in the locker room.
“I don’t think a lot of people realize what DeSean was trying to say,” Moss said. “Basically, what he was saying is that, regardless of whatever whose opinion, if you express your opinion, then you’re expressing your opinion and that’s where it should stop. He was kind of ticked off because whatever was said got out to the media and people were saying things that maybe you and someone was talking about, or someone else was talking. That’s got to stop, man. You got these cats dry snitching and telling media in-house business. They’re gonna find out a lot of stuff. They’re gonna ask a lot of questions, so if you’re one of the guys they talk to, you can tell them a lot. But stuff that’s kept in-house, kept in that meeting room, in that locker room, you can’t go out and leak that out to sources or whoever.”
Moss also said he didn’t understand the media’s fixation on Griffin.
“I’ve been irritated with it,” Moss said. “I mean, to be honest with you, I’ve been irritated with it. It has to be tough on Robert. And that’s why I say, at the end of the day, you have to look at his standpoint, when it comes down to it’s always about him. Regardless if it ain’t about him, it’s always about him. But, at the same time, being the player that he is and how he came in, it comes with the territory. So my hat’s off to him. However he handles it, my hat’s off to him because I know it’s tiring to me. … I guess until we’re winning games and doing what we’re supposed to do, then they won’t let up.”
We’ll see if their sudden solidarity results in wins on the field. If not, the snitching of all degrees of moisture will continue.
