Rumor: Moss to Vikings?

mesoslo said:

I want to see moss in Indy, dont you guys want to see moss in Indy?

with out ninokovich and chung, the patriots would have lost against the phins, we wouldnt be talking about trading moss that easily.

Unless of course the reason why we won against the phins is because moss sucked and the patriots defense had to bail out Brady, moss and the pats offense. then I can see why BB wants to trade moss.

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Wolfpack said:

I think you're misremembering.

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28BreaksAnkles said:

hey guys, vikings fan here. I wouldn't be surprised if we shop any of the following players along with a rd 2 or 3..

Chad Greenway, Madieu Williams, Tyrell Johnson, Asher Allen, Antoine Winfield, Bernard Berrian, Toby Gerhart, Bryant McKinnie, Greg Camarillo, Hank Baskett, Greg Lewis (if you would want him back), Ray Edwards, Jimmy Kennedy

But honestly, if you guys did trade Randy back to his RIGHTFUL HOME! I would forever love the patriots.. I mean you guys will cream everyone with the next draft (2011 or 2012 :/) but well enjoy our ring from 2010..

Players you ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT GET: Visanthe Shiancoe, Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, Kevin Williams, Chris Cook, Cedric Griffen, Steve Hutchinson, E.J. Henderson, Sidney Rice, Jared Allen

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MoVaughn4Prez said:

The Bengals got a 3rd round compensatory pick for not resigning TJ Houshmandzadeh this year. The Patriots would get a 3rd round compensatory pick at the end of the year if they didn't resign Randy Moss. So why in the world would they trade him now for a 3rd round pick? If Patriots actually wanted to get Vincent Jackson for a 2nd and 3rd round pick, they would just do it now regardless of a Moss trade. Why wouldn't they want Moss and VJ for the year? They would get a 3rd when Moss doesn't resign anyway, so the reported compensation just makes no sense.

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Wolfpack said:

I think you're misremembering. By all reports, Milloy was open minded to the idea of a pay cut and he and the Patriots were negotiating in good faith towards a new contract during training camp 2003. It was only after the Redskins stepped in with a better offer (what's a little illegal tampering between friends?) that Milloy suddenly and abruptly took a hard line stance with the Patriots, saying he would not take a pay cut.

That's why they cut him loose at such a late point in time. Then once Milloy was a UFA, he ended up with Buffalo and not Washington.

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rookBoston said:

This thread reminds me of the "Bledsoe to Bills" thread. The sense if impending doom also reminds me of the release of Lawyer Milloy. It amazes me how fans are so quick to turn on the coach who has crafted the franchise into a perennial contender. I dont get it.

So far I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that this receiving corp doesn't especially need either Randy Moss or Vincent Jackson to win games. Hasn't anyone noticed that Brandon Tate has emerged as a legit receiving threat, Hernandez is a big athletic receiver with incredible hands, we have Edelman healthy and literally walking the sidelines, Welker is rounding into form and Taylor Price cant even make it onto the active roster with all the weapons in front of him. We won the SB with Troy Brown, Deon Branch and David Givens. We could do all that with Tate, Welker and Edelman, too.

Especially if Moss wants out, then we want him out.

We gave up a 4th round pick in a crummy draft class for Moss. I'd love a 2nd, but a 3rd is an upgrade for a player that's been hugely productive for us, after three years of depreciation. Economists say, "buy low, sell high". Here's a lesson in creating value.

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BradysBunch12 said:

I don't know what people are freaking out about. We've won 0 rings with Moss. He's the kind of fantasy football player we used to make fun of when we were winning championships. Since when have Pats fans fell in love with big names and fantasy football stats.

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KontradictioN said:

That's not so with Darell Revis and the defense. He's a premier shutdown corner in the league who makes the other parts in our defense work that much better because he eliminates the #1 reciever.

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MoLewisrocks said:

They were on the same plane home that got into Gillette at 5AM, so they certainly saw each other... Whether they had words or perhaps BB and Randy's agent had words, who knows. Could be some agent shenanigans afoot - perhaps Bill got a call from Minnesota and someone knew something he shouldn't like that Randy had asked for a trade... Favre has a lot of leverage with Zigi, probably more than Chilly at this juncture, and maybe he's threatening to re retire if he doesn't get an available Moss for the second time on the back nine of his career...

Bottom line is if there was nothing to this the team would have come out in force and killed it several hours ago. For whatever reason they are either looking to trade him or at least listening to offers - and I don't think anyone expects after going that far with that player you could have any expectation of not pulling the trigger.

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Joker said:

one minor point...you can't trade a comp pick...a normal third can be packaged to move up and down...not saying a third makes sense just that the available options are different between a comp and a regular pick

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patsox23 said:

I think it needs to be said, nice and clear: WE ARE NOT TRADING FOR VINCENT JACKSON and the Chargers would NEVER trade him to us, anyway.

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rookBoston said:

This thread reminds me of the "Bledsoe to Bills" thread. The sense if impending doom also reminds me of the release of Lawyer Milloy. It amazes me how fans are so quick to turn on the coach who has crafted the franchise into a perennial contender. I dont get it.

So far I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that this receiving corp doesn't especially need either Randy Moss or Vincent Jackson to win games. Hasn't anyone noticed that Brandon Tate has emerged as a legit receiving threat, Hernandez is a big athletic receiver with incredible hands, we have Edelman healthy and literally walking the sidelines, Welker is rounding into form and Taylor Price cant even make it onto the active roster with all the weapons in front of him. We won the SB with Troy Brown, Deon Branch and David Givens. We could do all that with Tate, Welker and Edelman, too.

Especially if Moss wants out, then we want him out.

We gave up a 4th round pick in a crummy draft class for Moss. I'd love a 2nd, but a 3rd is an upgrade for a player that's been hugely productive for us, after three years of depreciation. Economists say, "buy low, sell high". Here's a lesson in creating value.

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MoLewisrocks said:

They were on the same plane home that got into Gillette at 5AM, so they certainly saw each other... Whether they had words or perhaps BB and Randy's agent had words, who knows. Could be some agent shenanigans afoot -

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Wolfpack said:

You know who I think would be a great fit on the Patriots? Steve Smith (the Panther, not the Giant). I'm watching the Panthers game Sunday and believe you me, he is not happy with being on such an atrocious team with an atrocious QB. But the man has talent. The Panthers are the youngest team in football and they're clearly rebuilding. They might prefer the draft picks over an unhappy veteran.

Of course, later on in that game he got injured so I guess that pipe dream was out the window before it even materialized.

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drakehead said:

boldin woulda looked good right about now.

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