Rumor: Moss to Vikings?

[RodThePat]

Addition by subtraction???????? Sorry to be so blunt, but that might be the stupidest thing I've ever read on this board.

 

[SoonerPatriot]

Addition by subtraction, IMO

yeah, getting rid of the WR that draws double coverage 90 percent of the time is a good thing for the offense.

Now Welker gets that attention, taking away Brady's binky. So then we're down to relying on Edelman and Tate to be difference makers at WR. Care to stake the rest of the season on that?

Didn't think so.

 

[SVN]

Ok so after looking at Reiss's post, I scrolled down and caught this:

3 bright spots not to overlook - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

Key point being:

3. Randy Moss' post-game response. The veteran receiver was targeted in the passing game just once and finished without a reception for the first time in his Patriots tenure. Moss had no issues with the lack of action. Before the game he was one of the players gathering all of his teammates and reminding them of the importance of sticking together on the road, which reflects how Moss sometimes takes on a leadership role. He has been on board with how things are unfolding.[/QUOTE]

I trust Reiss 1000 times more than "Sky is falling" Tanguay.

tanguay openly hates moss and the pats

 

[cmasspatsfan]

Originally Posted by cmasspatsfan
You really think Bb would talk about this? And its not surprising Deossie and Smerlas know nothing about this, they're not reporters or ever have scoops, they just stutter on the radio.

do you really think that there was a confrontation at 12 in the afternoon and no one heard about??? And BB would be laughing and joking hours later with THIS FIRESTORM already in motion?

Man...you must see boogeymen behind every tree

Yeah, because BB wears his heart on his sleeve, maybe it you with his head in his sphincter

 

[cjets1]

I know some people are going to call me a homer or BB ball washer but I don't care.
We are building a team, we are so close to having these young guys be major competitors, the last thing we need is for a supposed team captain to kill everything that's been instilled and taught with a selfish tirade of me me me i didn't get balls thrown my way blah, blah blah.

We took a chance on Moss with the understanding he would play a team sport
and be a model team mate.
I got news for everybody after the most complete inspirational win we've had in over 2 years he's going to pull that selfish garbage then Moss can go to Minny end his career with Wrangler Jean boy.
The ultimate move now would be to trade for Vincent Jackson, trade away another distraction in Mankins, and get this team ready for the Baltimore Ravens and some pay back.

You don't eff with BB he's like the Godfather if he could trade Moss to Oakland believe me he would.

Sounds like sour grapes to me. I sure a few weeks ago you thought Moss was the greatest WR that the pats ever had.....

 

[The_Riddler]

Moss's presence alone last night opened up everything underneath for everyone else like he usually does. If he is removed from the equation, in come the safeties and we'll stuggle, don't be fooled by last night. Moss goes and the offense will struggle. Who in the world would take his outside spot, ummm, Taylor Price...........Yikes

 

[patman12]

the only problem is that even a "#1" won't be productive until 2012. Brady is 33 now and will be 35 then. The future is now.

That's assuming the Patriots keep whatever pick is shipped their way. Maybe they turn around and use it on an established WR like VJax.

 

[WhiteWesWelker88]

The offense will take a major hit if he's gone. Tate is explosive, but is he a difference maker at WR? Who knows.

The fact that Moss is not on the field changes the way defenses play us, and not for the better.

Moss is overrated now in time. His legacy of being a great WR wont die and ppl still believe he is top 5 in the NFL.......



yeah right


I hope it gets done:singing:

 

[Thirdbasekid24]

I think another thing to look at is if this trade does go through and Tate is now supposed to be our true "#1" do we treat him like McCourtey and take him off kickoffs with the extra risk of him getting hurt?

 

[Gwedd]

yeah, getting rid of the WR that draws double coverage 90 percent of the time is a good thing for the offense.

Now Welker gets that attention, taking away Brady's binky. So then we're down to relying on Edelman and Tate to be difference makers at WR. Care to stake the rest of the season on that?

Didn't think so.

Agreed. Add in the fact that Taylor's been out and we've been relying on BJGE and Woodhead, and the NEED for Moss on the offense is very important. Moss almost always draws two defenders, and that means either someone isn't being covered, or someone isn't available for blitzing. Moss doesn't have to make a single catch to be an important part of this offense.

 

[The Dynasty]

Ok so after looking at Reiss's post, I scrolled down and caught this:

3 bright spots not to overlook - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

Key point being:



tanguay openly hates moss and the pats

Tanguay is actually employed by the Pats. He has a strong connection with Jonathan Kraft. Why else would he still be doing Pats pre/post game on 985 after he was let go from his midday show?

 

[PatsFanSince74]

I have to get up early tomorrow, so I'm leaving. I'm going to assume that when I wake up in the morning I'll find that this was all just a bad dream.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Addition by subtraction???????? Sorry to be so blunt, but that might be the stupidest thing I've ever read on this board.

No it isn't, there are many more stupid things said on this board every day. Let's go with the standard defense of do you think you know better than BB.

 

[DefenseRules]

After one of the bigges wins we have had in a long time, I come here to read this tonight. This SUCKS. I am so tired of trading away our good players. Sick of it. Who replaces him?

 

[Gwedd]

Tanguay is actually employed by the Pats. He has a strong connection with Jonathan Kraft. Why else would he still be doing Pats pre/post game on 985 after he was let go from his midday show?

Vince Wilfork was rather unhappy with him since he picked Miami to win.

 

[Christopher Patriot]

If it happens in BB we trust.

 

[PushnPencils]

Hey it was a nice run!

Belichick will follow Chuck Noll's post Championship path, Brady will retire in a couple of years and the pursuit for greatness will begin anew.

Randy's departure will be sad and we'll all fall back to 2007.

Randy gave his all that year, but too many bad drafts and bad personnel decisions caught up to us.

He'll always be one of the top three best players ever to wear a Pats uni.

Randy may be disgruntled but he's not the only one.

 

[mgcolby]

Thats right.

I read SD wanted two 2nds for Jackson.

What if Lord Farve cried about it and threatend to retire if they pull the trigger?

Talking out my ass, I know but I wouldn't put it past him and I wouldn't be surprised if the win now at any cost to get a new stadium Vikings folded. :confused2:

 

[dhavens]

My instant reaction is that I don’t like the idea of trading Moss. To me, it makes you a lesser team by far. I understand all the ideas of getting value for a guy that you could likely lose after the season and building for the future. What about winning today? The team is coming off a huge win on the road against a division rival. Now we are tied for the division and could be at that special point where a postseason run is built. How will Tom Brady feel about this? This is the Richard Seymour trade all over again. Maybe I’ll feel different when the terms of the trade come out, if it happens, but it doesn't look promising. The Patriots have no one to replace Moss right now or in the future. This is just another HUGE hole to fill next April in the draft. But like I said before, before I make a final judgement, I have to see what we would be getting in return for Moss. And if reports are true that it would be a 3 round pick.... LAUGHABLE... An All-pro perennial pro-bowl WR who is the best deep ball receiver in the history of the NFL. 3rd rounder?! I know BB can do better than that

 

[Tunescribe]

There are many weird dynamics to this idea:

* BB and Childress hate each other.
* Why would Moss go to Minnesota to play part of one season with Favre?
* We play Minnesota in a few weeks and Moss would hurt us in more ways than one.
* Who would be our No. 1 receiver/deep threat?
* Would Vincent Jackson be part of the equation?
* Would Mankins be part of the equation, perhaps in a three-way involving San Diego?
* We're already loaded with 2011 picks, why would we need more? (Unless we might use one or more to swing a deal for veteran help THIS season.)

Part of me is getting tired of Moss's fragile ego, but the other part of me wouldn't want to see him go unless we're somehow better off without him on the field THIS season. Which, to me, means bringing in someone like Jackson to fill the void.