Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

WEEI 850AM Sports Radio - No One Makes An Impact Like Randy Moss

Good stat analysis.

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Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

Glad to see someone giving Moss his due. Hopefully this argument picks up some notice in mainstream sports media, although I doubt it will since it isn't what people outside NE want to read.

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

I just have a hard time thinking of anybody other than Welker being this teams MVP. There are very few players in the whole league that I think have been more valuable than Wes.
Moss is a legend, and he has been great this season again, but it seemed to me anyway, that when this team needed something they went to Welker.

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

I think, as the article establishes, Moss contributed to a lot of Wes and Matt's stats.

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

I agree with this. The Pats now more-than-leathal passing game is made possible not only by what Moss has done when he's gotten the ball, but also by his opening up plays for Welker and Gaffney just by his presence on the field. And, as has been said in other threads, his blocking has been much more noticeable and impressive of late.

As to all the stuff about his dogging it at times earlier in the year, I really didn't see it. What I saw was more like a team-wide despondency (with a few exceptions) during certain games after Brady went down.

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I don't want to take anything away from Wes, who is absolutely awesome, vital to our offense, and one of the best WRs in the league. But even when Moss isn't catching the ball. He's taking two defenders out of the play, guaranteed. You just can't overstate the importance of that in terms of how it opens up the field.

There's a reason why Culpepper became a crappy quarterback the second Moss left Minnesota- because he'd spent his entire career, to that point, working with that kind of an advantage.

I think the fact that we're looking at 1000 yards and 11 TDs (so far) as a quiet year for Moss says a lot about him, too...

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

Imagine if he was trying.:rolleyes: *sarcasm*

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

Don't let facts like these fool you. Randy Moss is not giving his best effort. He is a selfish, greedy, me first type of person who gave up the second Brady went down. Also, he is the A Rod of the NFL. It is his fault we didn't win the SB last year.

:rolleyes:

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

$50 says someone flames you for this, even though you were being sarcastic AND I pointed it out.

Re: Felger will love this: CHFF calls Moss the 2008 Patriots MVP
 

I don't deny that Moss is important to the Patriots, but the reasoning here is anything but "cold hard football facts." They cited a bunch of statistics that refer to Moss's career or the 2007 season, then they point out that the Patriots have a high average running the ball and Welker has had a great season. Then they say, well, that was all Moss. I don't get how you can make that logical leap.