IMO, the Patriots took a flyer on Moss and hoped he'd come in and give them something.
Fact of the matter is he performed way, WAY above what could have been hoped for and now he's out of their price range, they got him on the cheap, but he is not going to stay on the cheap.
IF they don't sign him, we'll hear all the crap about he's on the downside of his career, whatever team signed him payed WAY too much for his services, he did squat in the playoffs, blah, blah, blah.
I know we're only two days into free agency, but the Patriots motto this year appears to be "Don't just do something, stand there". So far, they've lost or cut loose their blocking tight end, a one time starting safety with loads of upside, a starting corner, a back up corner and a starting linebacker and retained a long snapper, a linebacker on the back nine and two special teams players. Excuse me if I'm not doing fvkcing cartwheels of joy over those moves.
We'll see how things settle out, but if any of you are banking on a strong draft, look no further than last years absolute debacle, one player out of that bunch stuck with the team and he has hands of stone..............