This is a very good point and the one that Felgy cannot seem to get into his fat head; the reason the Patriots scored less with Moss has to do with the competition not because of some ridiculous Moss conspiracy to ruin the team. If Moss was so horrible in the locker room and on the field why do the players coaches and owners love him?
Moss needs a press conference and PR coach but he is the opposite of Felger woud have us believe.
Have to agree cousin. This Team was a better Team with Moss. Does BB adapt well? Yes. The actual figures show that the Pats and Vikes actually were better offensively with Moss than without him. Please check if you can read Mr. Felger. He was well loved in our locker room. Felger must have gotten stiffed by Moss. I am more qualified to write than he is. Someone please tell me did this numskull go to journalism school or did the newspaper sports editor pick him off some bar stool.
If Mr. Felfer gets his head out of his anal cavity after he is done kissing it on the way there, he will realize the big loser in all this is Welker. He is pretty pedestrian these days, but Felger won't see that.
Are they a better Team? Absolutely not and anyone who says they are is full of baloney. They have compensated, they have done well but the defense and special Teams have made most of the difference.
So let's pile on Mr. Moss because he needs a speech writer. He was irritated here because he wanted to stay, not leave. He was still not a locker room problem. Pout? Maybe.We all have to deal with disappointment and that is how he deals with it.
Good Read by Kerry Byrne points out:
So what’s changed for these two teams since the trade? Nothing, really.
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The Patriots were a good, solid machine with Moss: they went 3-1, losing only at the tough division rival Jets.
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They’re a good, solid machine without Moss: 3-0 including wins over likely AFC playoff teams at San Diego and at home vs. Baltimore. If anything, they're better.
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The Vikings were a sputtering team without Moss: they were 1-2 with the only win at home against the lowly Lions.
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The Vikings are a sputtering team with Moss: 1-3 with the only victory a gift at home against the disastrous Cowboys. If anything, they're worse.
Now, keep in mind that we are not bashing Moss. He is, without a doubt, one of the all-time great wide receivers and, as far as we’re concerned, a first ballot-lock for the Hall of Fame. He's a brilliant peformer, but a brilliant performer at a position that has only a negilible impact on the performance of any team.
Being a brilliant performer, it is true that Moss has had an unusually large impact by the standards of the position. It's no coincidence that he's the one constant between the two highest-scoring offenses in NFL history: the 1998 Vikings (556 points) and the 2007 Patriots (589 points).
He's even had an impact on the offense of both the Patriots and Vikings here in 2010:
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The Vikings averaged 14.3 PPG in three games without Moss; they’ve averaged 21.5 PPG in four games with Moss.
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The Patriots averaged 32.8 PPG in four games with Moss; they’ve averaged 24.7 PPG game in three games without Moss.
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The Minnesota offense averaged 5.21 yards per play without Moss; it’s averaged 5.45 yards per play with Moss.
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The New England offense averaged 5.74 yards per play with Moss; it’s averaged 5.05 yards per play without Moss.
Despite some quantifiable statistical changes in performance, the teams are largely the same at the end of the day.
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Take him back after getting a third? Stupid if we don't if the price is right.
