This was posted by Nolan Nawrocki from Pro Football Weekly today:
ProFootballWeekly.com - Moss' effort reflects bigger Patriots' problem
Nawrocki notes: "Belichick made a very bold move when he sent home Adalius Thomas, Randy Moss, Derrick Burgess and Gary Guyton after they arrived late for an 8 a.m. meeting trying to battle a winter storm on Wednesday. Mike Ditka, recounting a situation when Walter Payton was late for a meeting after getting pulled over for driving 110 m.p.h., questioned Belichick for not thinking through the decision fully or entirely taking into account the "intent" of his players. Tony Dungy openly voiced similar sentiment, mentioning having reprimanded and fining players during his tenure, but never sending them home. Belichick clearly was looking to send a strong message, and by rendering Thomas inactive after the player publicly criticized the coach, he sent an even stronger signal to the team about the need to pay attention to fine details and put the team first. Yet Moss, who always has taken some plays off and shown a tendency to cower in traffic, was at his worst against Carolina, when Chris Gamble shut him down with his physical play. Multiple drops, a lost fumble, disinterested blocking and lackadaisical route running that led to a Gamble interception defined Moss' day, when he looked much more like the disenchanted Moss of Oakland than the Pro Bowler he has been in New England."
I think Nawrocki's one of the best draftnik's out there, but I think he's all wrong on this one. Knowing that Mike Ditka disagreed makes me even more certain that BB did the right thing. He ignores the fact that the incident happened immdiately following a Monday team meeting in which BB stressed the need for players to put in more effort including longer practice hours.