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I think it is the new offensive coaching assistant (if Ferentz was promoted to tight ends coach). We don't know who he is yet.

I really don't think we're disagreeing anywhere here.

Now I'm confused. Do you really mean 2006, when Welker was on the Dolphins and broke out so much that the Pats gave the Dolphins a 2nd rounder for him? Or do you mean 2007, when he was actually with Moss? That's because I see Welker as a player who can and would fit into a more traditional...

I don't think there is any more than a shred of hope that Moss is a Patriot in 2010, due to nothing more than his own personal desire to be here. 4-5 years is a drastic exagerration and you know that. Pass was gone within a few days. I really don't think Patten was brought in just as a...

That isn't saying much. The special teams units last season were awful. I think most would say Slater's roster spot is in pretty serious jeopardy. I don't know what tape you watched, but Slater's special teams performances last year were nothing to write home about. My assumption that it...

Wait, wasn't the running game more effective in the end of the season? Didn't Maroney have the best games of his career that December and January, against the Dolphins and Chargers? I agree 100% that the running game was unacceptable in 2009. That's kind of my point; one could argue that...

Schefter tweeted this afternoon they do not have interest.

Keep in mind Branch was injured for a good chunk of the season, and Troy didn't see quite as much time at WR (17 receptions), as he was working at DB. Those 4 knew the all the routes but they still lined up in the X, Y, and Z positions. You thinking otherwise is foolishness. I would have to...

I think that may be overly optimistic, in terms of the defense. They still have a glaring hole at RDE, and are using a role player (Wright), an underwhelming draft pick (Brace), and stop-gap veteran FAs (Lewis and Warren) to try and fix it. They also have a glaring hole at OLB, and are using a...

Fair enough. He would be the 5th WR in my scenario. Not counting on him to do much. There was a little discussion about this on PFW in Progress recently that I tend to agree with. If the Pats deem Kaczur and Vollmer to be the best two options at OT (which is unlikely, I don't care too much...

The former is true in the present, the latter will be true in the future.

Yes, let's think about it. Moss, because of his ability, dictates either two options: 1) Throw to Moss. --> Doesn't work, defenses will adjust, and force...: 2) Do not throw to Moss/Use as a decoy --> Why not trade him instead of having one year of being a decoy and having him walk...

I thought you just said he was more than a decoy? Isn't that saying he's a decoy? In my ideal world, I'd have 16 games a year with an Atlanta-style gameplan, where, like you just said, Moss is a "decoy." So what you have is a past-his-prime WR, who is a decoy, has one year left on his...

It isn't? Then why haven't we seen them run the ball 35 times a game? Why haven't we seen them use 2 TEs and throw to them instead? One reason: Because Moss is too good a player not to use him. THAT is the crux of the PROBLEM, not the solution. Everything revolves around getting the ball to...

I said 2010-12, not just 2010, and I think getting a high pick (2nd?) for Moss would go to helping that 2011-12 defense. Offenses can get away with a lot more, yet the Giants and Steelers are winning Super Bowls because of defense, and the Saints because they had an offense attack based on...

I just explained why it's a better trade scenario.

I think you're mixing up players with philosophy. Randy Moss forces the team to use a specific philosophy on offense. Using, say, Warren instead of Hamilton does not change the defensive philosophy, nor does using Mayo instead of Bruschi. The only close comparison would be Bodden instead of Law...

The individual players themselves, no. But the overall scheme and philosophy is certainly attainable. I agree. Keeping Moss does not mean you are any closer to having the 2007 offense. Moss is not the same player and the differences are only bound to become more clear as year after year...

Statistically it doesn't make the offense better, but I think it makes it better when it counts, in 3rd downs/red zone. But that's not the only angle to my opinion; the other is the fact that Moss probably won't be back next season (due to projected diminishing skills or otherwise) and thus now...

Making the offense look like 2007 is not the goal. Making the team as a whole look like 2003-04 in 2010-12 is the goal.