Brett Favre's recent rant aside, I think the Packers were better off not signing Randy Moss. I have spoken with many people about this subject and fans are divided. the "Do Anything To Win" group seems to think that Thompson blew it by letting Moss sign with New England. We shall see.
Randy Moss has much of the same M.O. as Terrell Owens. Neither of them understands that football is a team sport, and both have a lot of growing up to do, which is pretty frightening when you consider their age.
If you ever really watched Moss when he was with the Vikings you observed some interesting phenomena. First, even as he came out of the huddle and lined up, you could tell whether he would be involved in the play or not. At the snap of the ball, he loafed. There's no other way to put it. He loafed! He made no attempt to make believable moves that might keep a defensive back's attention. He just went through the motions.
Blocking? that isn't in his job description. How about catching the ball and not stepping out of bounds, but actually being a hard-nosed player and picking up a few extra feet or yards? Randy is a candy. Why do you think he hasn't gotten severely hurt in the league? Could it be because he tippy toes out of bounds as soon as possible. He would never, by the way, think of going over the middle where the real war zone is.
I know the Pack is in trouble, especially offensively. I am less than impressed with Mr. Thompson. But Randy Moss is not the answer. He is a black hole of negativity and I don't care how good of a leader Brett Favre is. If he missed Moss on a couple of fly patterns, or if the Packers ran the ball once too often, or if we lose a couple of games in a row early in the season, Mr. Sulky will come out to play.
I, for one, will be keeping a close eye on Moss' production with the Patriots this season.
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