Comments on: Moss Appeal

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:57:20 +0000

By that I mean overall skill/threat-wise.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:55:50 +0000

Not like this, it hasn’t. Stanley Morgan would be the closest thing, and it’s not close.

By: LintMan

LintMan — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:16:30 +0000

I think the Raiders were fed up and going to release him if they didn’t trade him, so they were glad for the 4th rounder. Remember at the time no one knew if Moss would turn his act around or even if he could still play near his former level. Similarly, a big deal was made about the pay cut Moss willingly took, but he knew that the Raiders weren’t going to pay him that anymore and so a cut was inevitable. That said, I’m thrilled Moss is here. I thought the Corey Dillon factor was high for him from the start. Now I worry that because he’s had such an impact on the O that if he goes, say, 8 more games and then gets injured, the Pats might not be able to re-adjust back to their old style. Wow, it’s so weird seeing the Pats with a dominant receiver. When was the last time that happened? Has it ever happened?

By: JamesGarnerisGod

JamesGarnerisGod — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:12:50 +0000

“He attacks all three levels of the field — short, intermediate, deep,” Belichick said. “Any time a player puts multiple pressure points on a defense, it’s hard, it’s stress.” Dan, that Belichick quote lifted from “Direct Snapp” is the essence of what Moss brings to New England. Sure, the Moss conjured by his name is the deep-threat gazelle we saw on his latter TD against Buffalo. But his ability to be the last-ditch option to move the chains, a la Troy Brown (is he coming back?) and Welker, in addition to being the marquee pass catcher is what makes Moss a complete receiver. OK, I’m not exactly going out on a limb with that judgment. Here’s what seems to be getting forgotten in all this Moss talk: The Patriots are still the freaking PATRIOTS! That is, they’ll grind it out, run the ball down your throat, kill you with screen passes to Faulk, spread the ball around to superior tight ends and, on occasion, linebackers and eligible down linemen — and we haven’t even talked about the defense. You know, the defense of “limited talent” who somehow makes great, game-changing plays and, if they happen to be outclassed by a given elite opponent on offense — Peyton Manning, LT, Marshall Faulk and the rest of the then-Greatest Show on Turf — will simply punish you with hard hits, making you reluctant to run that pass route, or hit the hole downhill. Maybe hanging in the pocket won’t be such a good idea after all. And add to this attack Adalius Thomas, a healthy Junior Seau, an even more energized Colvin (and we thought he was 100 percent last year!), maturing d-backs, plus an undoubtedly revivified Bruschi and Vrabel — who no longer have to shoulder as much of the load themselves — and you get a whole lot of bad news for offenses in this league. Anyway (and I promise this is the end of this oppressively sized post), to hear talk radio callers, especially, but even some professional analysts, the emergence of Moss means that the Patriots have changed. Bullhunky! They’re the team they were the last few years, but with even more weapons.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:19:25 +0000

The noble comments experiment has ended.