Xzibit23

Although you could make a case for Moss as team MVP, I still think Welker gets the edge for team MVP because he adjusted quicker to Cassel, since Cassel picked up the short game with more ease. But Moss has gone under the radar imo, he will end the season with 1000+ Yards and at least 11 TDs, and for anyone else that would be a great season.

363839

Well you haven't got a cl....PSYCH JSn.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

Half of that article is why he should have been the MVP last year, not why he should be MVP this year.

My vote is Welker, 2nd choice Cassel.

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Tip_Drill_81

some of you guys are missing the point:
Moss' effect does NOT show up in the stat sheet!

all of those "facts" were to show that he is still the same player that heavily contributed to those teams in the past, and that he's still doing it on this 2008 team, but that it doesn't show up in the stat sheet. i agree with this.

i don't know if i would go so far as to call him the team mvp though. however, i do think that his effect on the team is severely under appreciated by non-patriots fans.

brdmaverick

Randy Moss is my favorite Patriots player, but even I would have to concede the notion of the 2008 Pats MVP to Wes Welker.

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Xzibit23

I agree, Welker should be this teams MVP. But there is middle ground between saying Wes is MVP and Moss hasn't had a good season. I think Moss has gone under the radar and has been great for the Pats this year. He isn't getting 23 TDs but he'll have 1000+ Yards again and lead the NFL in TDs...again.

primetime

Again, this is a completely illogical leap. I could be like "well Dan Marino threw lots of touchdowns in 1993, that's why he is the 2008 Patriots MVP," and it would have the same relevance as talking about Moss's 1998 season with the Vikings.

Tip_Drill_81

but Dan Marino isn't on the 2008 Patriots. Moss is.
I think you might be only looking at the "stats" that the article is using and not the implied impact that Moss had on the teams that he's been on.

I think we can all agree that the 3 Offensive MVP's are: Cassell, Welker, and Moss.

From all the info from the article, i concluded:
-We know that Moss can put up big #'s and carry a team without Welker or Cassel. We also know that people around Moss have had career years!
-We DON'T know if Welker or Cassel can do the same without Moss. Cassel and Welker have never had better years than when they've been with Moss.

...hence, the reason for all the "stats" referring to players having career years while playing with Moss. I dunno, it seemed pretty logical to me.

all i'm saying is that the author makes a valid argument, and he used pretty logical facts.

363839

As other posters have said, Welker is as good a candidate as Moss for Pats MVP. Matt Cassel also has a good case.
In Cassel's case, I have to say that if he didn't have the recievers and coaching he has there is a good chance he would not be as successful.
As for Randy, there are at least 3 TDs he has dropped. Not that Randy hasn't been a monster despite that but Wes has really stepped up, too.
But I don't know that Wes gets that many catches without Randy's presence.
Tough call between Wes and Moss and Cassel.
Tri Co MVPs, out of the question?

Satchboogie3

No it is not. I could probably show you video of every reception Welker has had this year and I guarantee that at least half of his receptions were due to Moss pulling 2-3 defenders away from Welker, leaving him open.

Moss didn't take longer to adjust to Cassel, its the other way around. Cassel need time to get the long ball working. Moss was getting open deep from game 1, Cassel just took a while to be able to hit him. Hell, Cassel himself answered questions about him finally being able to "gel" with Moss on the deep passes and he responded "The deep ball is the hardest pass to make, the short stuff is much easier, it takes much longer to get the deep ball timed." or something to that effect.

And finally, who is it that actually SCORES? Moss has 11TD so far (could easily have more) while Wes has 3. Moss is the single most dangerous WR in the redzone in the HISTORY of the NFL.

Now I LOVE Wes, but all stats, logic, and history (body of work) heavily suggest that Moss is the MVP of the offense.

That being said, I would put Cassel 2nd because he has done an amazing job for a guy who hadn't played a real game in 7 years.

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