{"id":1793,"date":"2010-12-06T22:15:37","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T03:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2010-12-06T22:16:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T03:16:23","slug":"dont-cross-the-moats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1793","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Cross the Moats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=1794\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?fit=908%2C714&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"908,714\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hannah Foslien&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Buffalo Bills linebacker Arthur Moats (52) hits Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) during the first quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo\\\/Hannah Foslien)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1291554183&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;AP2010&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Arthur Moats, Brett Favre&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arthur Moats, Brett Favre\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Buffalo Bills linebacker Arthur Moats (52) hits Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) during the first quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo\/Hannah Foslien)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?fit=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?fit=908%2C714&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1794\" title=\"Arthur Moats, Brett Favre\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?resize=545%2C428\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?w=908&amp;ssl=1 908w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>By now we assume you&#8217;ve seen the devastating hit that JMU&#8217;s own Arthur Moats put on Brett Favre yesterday. Wow! It&#8217;s never fun to see a guy get hurt, but\u00a0um, wow.\u00a0That was just brutal. In fact if you have a few hours to kill\u00a0head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/misterirrelevant.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/06\/brett-favre-arthur-moats-jmu-gif-party\/\">Mister Irrelevant and watch the replay of the hit <\/a>over and over and over again.\u00a0The hit has even helped Moats earn the true measure of fame in today&#8217;s world,\u00a0the Twitter hashtag <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#search?q=%23DontCrossTheMoats\">#DontCrossTheMoats<\/a>. Best. Hashtag. Ever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Let&#8217;s just hope Moats doesn&#8217;t dish hits like that out in practice against his new teammate <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/news?slug=nfp-20101202_bills_signing_mike_caussin_off_jaguars_practice_squad\">Mike Caussin who was signed by the Bills last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D1793&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now we assume you&#8217;ve seen the devastating hit that JMU&#8217;s own Arthur Moats put on Brett Favre yesterday. Wow! It&#8217;s never fun to see a guy get hurt, but\u00a0um, wow.\u00a0That was just brutal. In fact if you have a few hours to kill\u00a0head over to Mister Irrelevant and watch the replay of the hit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[117,77,60,456],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5713,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5713","url_meta":{"origin":1793,"position":0},"title":"Arthur Moats Continues to be Awesome","date":"August 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur Moats, the JMU alum and Buffalo Bills linebacker, befriended a severely injured police officer and inspired him to get well. Because of course he did. He's Arthur Moats and that's just the sort of thing he does. 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The 110 point margin was the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Your 2009 Buck Buchanan Award Winner","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/moats.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1840,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1840","url_meta":{"origin":1793,"position":3},"title":"Vote for Moats!","date":"December 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"JMUSB favorite Arthur Moats got his first start of the season for the Bills last Sunday. He played really well in the game against the Browns picking up a sack and forcing a fumble. So well in fact, that he's been nominated for the NFL Rookie of the Week. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-vs-cle.bmp?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":386,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=386","url_meta":{"origin":1793,"position":4},"title":"The Buzz Starts for Moats","date":"March 2, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur Moats picked up where Dorian Brooks left off at the combine, running a 4.6 40 yard dash.The time was tied for\u00a0second fastest amongst the defensive lineman. Moats also placed in the top 10 for vertical leap and the 20 yard shuffle. Most scouts seem to think that Moats will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/moats_arthur_200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1173,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1173","url_meta":{"origin":1793,"position":5},"title":"Trio of Solid Debuts for the Dukes","date":"August 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Three former JMU Dukes got their first taste of live action in the NFL pre-season last night. Scotty McGee and Mike Caussin suited up for the Jags as they faced off with the Eagles, and Arthur Moats and the Bills played the Redskins at Fed Ex. 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