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I understand why New England traded Randy Moss to Minnesota. I just don't like it because its not going to help them this year. This is Moss' contract year in New England and he wants to get paid. Moss can be a pain in rear when he is not happy. But Moss has been a model citizen with the Patriot's up until this year, in part because he respects the coaches, the organization and Tom Brady. He has also taken a below market value contract for the last couple of years, because he wanted out of Oakland (who doesn't) and wanted to join a winning team. Now he wants an extension because this will more than likely be his last big contract. It's also a well known fact that the Patriots never over pay in salaries and they also get rid of a player a year or two before his talent diminishes. Like Richard Seymour and Mike Vrabel who were solid players, the Patriots deemed them expendable. Randy Moss is not. He can still run like a gazelle and can stretch the field. Defenses have to account for him on every play which opens up the entire offense. Moss opened up the running game because teams could not put eight in box, he has allowed those short passes to the backs and Wes Welker (who has admitted he's still not 100%) to be effective and those medium ranged passes to the tight ends to be open which he clears out on deep routes. Without Moss there is going to be a lot of clutter in those areas. Brady's job has just got a lot tougher. People forget that Moss has played for the top two scoring teams in NFL history. He was one of the main reasons. This time the Patriot's have out thought the Patriots. They think they can win like they did when they won 3 Super Bowls in 4 years with players who were good, but also with high chracter. They think it was their system was the reason they won. There are some who say the cheating helped them. Those teams had a great defense and strong veteran leadership. The only veteran leadership I see on this years team is Tom Brady. I'm not sure he can do it by himself. Belichick is great coach, but he is arrogant to think that the Patriots can win with over character guys like Welker, Edeleman, Woodhead and a bunch of second and third year players. I guess that Belichick got fooled by Monday nights win against the Dolphins. They won without Moss making a single catch. Belichick must have forgot they were losing at halftime 7-6 , but in reality they should have been down by a lot more, they were being thoroughly out played. The Patriots only won because they ran back a kick off and blocked a couple of kicks. Those things don't happen every week and won't happen against the good teams. The Patriots defense is also young and improving, but they gave 30 points to an below average Buffalo team. The Patriots need to score a lot of points and Moss helped them do that. It's also never wise to make Moss mad. The Patriots play the Vikings in three weeks and Moss will be seeking revenge. He's still mad at Dallas passed him in the draft years ago and he has been lighting them up when he's faced them. The Patriots have two picks in each of the first four rounds, so they should win the NFL draft championship. But draft picks are risky and there is a good chance there will not even be a 2011 season. You have to win now because you never know what the future holds. http://MrCleo3586.info
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