FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES • June 26, 2008
Former Lions wide receiver Herman Moore recently appeared on WDFN-AM (1130). Here's a portion of the interview:
When you look back on the career, obviously no Super Bowl we all know that history here in Detroit, was ‘91 your most fun year despite the Utley situation?
Moore: It was because it was the year I came into the league and it was fulfilling something that didn’t start out as a dream, but as I became better player and ended up going to college, once it became a reality, it was one of the highlights of my life, thus far, and also unfortunately there was some tragedy that had taken place with the Lions. It was a tremendous opportunity that was presented and I’m glad to have been a part of it.
You had some unbelievably successful seasons. You had the record for the catches in a year, that offense with you and Brett (Perriman) and Johnnie (Morton) and some running back named Barry. When you look back at it you guys were pretty good but you couldn’t get over that hump.
Moore: I can’t understand why. When you look at the other teams and the talent they had I think we just made very costly mistakes at critical times, throughout our career, and we were supposed to go to the next level and unfortunately we never quite got there. We definitely, without a doubt, had the talent. We had the individuals who were capable of allowing us to, really propelling us to the next level. Unfortunately for that era and that team we never quite did it and it’s unfortunate because if you look back at the players we had, we had some great players and we had some guys that were very dedicated and believed in what we were doing. That’s what happens, but you don’t live and regret. I look at the Lions right now they’ve had some very disappointing seasons over the last few years, but every year there’s optimism. I think they have a fairly good amount of talent especially in some key areas. If they can fill some voids and do it quickly I think they can be contenders.
Contenders this year?
Moore: I don’t know if they can be contenders this year they got off to a great start last year and had what was considered a collapse on the second half of the season. Once you have that feeling no matter how you got to 6-2, I think they’re going to be very hungry to get back to that point and to get off to a great start I think coach is going to do a great job motivating them, because they know what it feels like. They have that taste, once you get that, I think they needed that. Although they had the collapse I think it will be enough to get them off to a great start this year especially if the pieces will fall in place.
I know you had some good years with Scott Mitchell but do you think if you guys had a really good quarterback it would’ve made a difference?
Moore: A lot of people want to bash Scott; I will admit Scott and I are friends. Scott had some critical mistakes at the worst times that you could imagine, but I think he was good enough for us to win. I’ll use Rex Grossman as an example. Chicago, they did a tremendous job of putting an extraordinary defense out on the field, it propelled them, it allowed them to make the Super Bowl, unfortunately they had to have some offense to win the Super Bowl but they didn’t have that piece but you can get there. I think Scott Mitchell was a better quarterback than Rex. We had enough to get there, but unfortunately, once you get to the playoffs you don’t have a second chance. If you don’t win those games, which we were in the playoffs quite a few times during our tenure, we just unfortunately didn’t win any games; we didn’t win any of them.
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