Disappointment

I hate the loss of Randy Moss. For all his lack of public relations ability, the guy is a constant threat on the field - even if this year has not exactly been his best. And as a bonus, Brady loves playing with him. His catch rate is down to 41%, and Football Outsiders ranks him as only the 44th best receiver this year. However, that doesn't take into consideration the fact that he sees quite a few double teams. The guy has the potential to be thrilling and explosive at any moment.

Maybe it was time. However, I'd rather see him in our uniform than someone elses - especially when that other uniform will be playing in Foxboro on Halloween. The Vikes play the Jets on Monday (will this be the first time a player has had back-to-back weeks on MNF?), and the Patriots are on bye. Inside the trading deadline, the timing couldn't have been better from a disruption point of view. Nevertheless, I would have rather seen him stay the remainder of the season and go somewhere else next year. NE would have received a 5th round compensation pick in 2012.

A friend of mine compared this trade to that of Nomar. I disagree. Nomar had to go to make the Red Sox a better team. I don't think Randy did. If you want to be optimistic, you could compare it to the Lawyer Milloy release in 2002. I'm not THAT optimistic.

I feel bad for Emily. Her Patriots jersey is #81 - Moss.