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Thank the gods Brady has already signed his new contract.
Oh yeah. Contracts keep stars in town if they don't want to stay.
Isn't that what this thread is about?
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It's not beyond me at all.
1. You don't gain anything when you get rid of your best receiver.
2. Welker will now be specifically gameplanned against the way Moss was, as he is now our most dangerous receiver. He also made his living exposing the pockets that were left behind when Moss took two defenders with him.
3. We're going to need to run the ball a bit more now. We have two injury prone starters in Fred Taylor and Sammy Morris, both on the downside of their careers, and a competent starter in BJGE who hasn't shown that he can get it done against better defenses. On top of that, the O-Line hasn't shown that they can consistently run block.
4. Who is the threat to take it deep? Oh right, Tate. What has he shown to make you think that he can be a deep threat in this league?
5. Who lines up at flanker?
6. How does losing one of the best receivers in the game help this extremely young and mistake prone defense?
Please provide a detailed reasoning for why you think losing Moss is a good thing. Either that, or don't bother responding.
Your sig doesn't make sense.
Happy to, my good man:
Exactly right. This whole ball control philosophy without moss ignores how long we had the ball last year with him... once again people only seeing what they want to
Ball Control + Tenacious D Win Championships.
Does anyone else have a problem giving San Diego two second rounders for Vincent Jackson?
I sure as hell don't.
Yup. The last few seasons we've made bad moves, but this is stupid. I understand getting something for him before he's gone. We have a whole season left. Unless you find a ******* HOF WR, you're not replacing Moss. Moss can bring THIS team a title THIS year, no 3rd rounder is probably ever going to do that for this team. Absolutely devastating move. I don't care whart some of you yes men say about it, this move will hurt this offense so bad.
Randy!! Oh, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Your incapacity to grasp the basics amuses me!!
The coaching staff had obviously seen what the defense was going to be like without Milloy. They knew they were going to be great. Furthermore, one could argue that the 2002 defense was just a piece or two away from being a great defense. They got that piece in Rodney. The safeties there could replace what Milloy left behind. What have you seen to make you think that anybody in this offense can replace Moss's production through four weeks? What have you seen from the run offense to make you think that they can pound the rock like they did earlier in the decade?
EDIT: Oh, and where am I saying what can and cannot be discussed? I welcome rational debate over my points. You're welcome to bring some of your own to the table at some point, as well.
True.That's what the market will bear.
Disagree. The Patriots could hold on to Moss but then get- at best- a comp pick at the end of the 3rd round in 2012. This trade nets them a pick that could end up in the first half of the third round in 2011 (assuming Minny and Favre continue to look like total crap).On top of that, it reeks of desperation from our end.
lol, cliche much?
New Orleans really had a ball control and tenacious D last year! so did Indy when they won!
Sure, if we had a MOTIVATED, HAPPY and PRODUCTIVE Randy Moss, that's not something you can replace, even with a first round pick.
What about if you have UNMOTIVATED, DISGRUNTLED and UNPRODUCTIVE Randy Moss? Even with his talent, is he going to play hard and make plays? Is he going to not be a complete distraction to the team and go against everything that is the Patriot Way that they've established painstakingly over x number of years? Is he going to take away more in team chemistry for now and for the young guys in the future than he gives this year? Is that worth it?
I noticed at the time that when BB was high fiving people at the end of the Miami game, Moss wasn't enthusiastic or happy. There was the bizarro press conference after a victory where he's all about Randy. And there may well have been another blowup yesterday that made Bill say "right, that's it then, we gotta get rid of him before he becomes a major problem".
That's the only way this makes sense. And if it is the case, then what they're doing makes sense. The Patriot Way is to measure twice and cut once. And it doesn't matter who you are or what you've done in the past. When Tom gets past his prime and there's a better option in the stable, we will cut him (if BB is still at the helm, anyway). And it will be the right thing to do. Once that decision is made, then you get whatever you can for him.
As I wrote before, loved Randy and respect him, and appreciate what he's done for this team. But as soon as he, or anyone else is not with the program, they're gone. And they should be. Football is a team game.
The reasoning? Yeah. The reasoning....
Well, if you take the square root of pi and divide it by an odd perfect number and then.... no, that won't work.
I think he'll be getting back to you on that one...