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Sep
10
2011

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Una Moss? Whoa, not so fast

 
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Randy Moss may just be pulling the Brett Favre  move we all predicted that he would.No, not the sending inappropriate photos to a random sideline girl. But the retiring and then coming out of retirement shtick.

Before everyone gets all riled up,I am fully aware that Tom Brady has verbalized his man-crush on Randy Moss and would welcome him back to the Patriots with “open arms”. I’ve had some people ask me on Facebook if this is really happening.


We are best fwendz.

Here are my thoughts on this:
- Tom Brady has enough toys to play with on the offense. It’s getting to the point where he could literally throw into any direction and one of his 45 decent receivers will make the catch

- Is it possible to have too many flashy wide receivers on a team? Is it, Cincinnati? I think so

- Why are they event thinking about receivers at this point?! SAFETIES? OFFENSIVE LINE? I feel like those are the real pressing questions.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it would make for some interesting competition between the receivers to throw Randy Moss into the mix (As if there isn’t enough competition?) but this is just getting ridiculous. It’s like the Patriots are becoming a real life fantasy team.

If Randy Moss would like to play again, he needs to go to a team that needs him, not the Patriots. It’s beginning to seem like the Moss and the Patriots were in a relationship that was getting better and then had a really nasty breakup. It’s just not something you can forgive and then act like nothing happened.

Moss needs to move on and when I saw alleged reports of  the news of him visiting the New Orleans Saints facility today, it made perfect sense (although my twitter buddy @JasonLaCanfora reported that this was false. Womp womp). It did bring up an interesting thought for the Saints since one of their top receivers, Marques Colston may be out for four weeks with a broken collarbone.

So for all of you getting ready to get more life out of your old Patriots Moss jersey, don’t get too excited.

Randy, it’s not us, it’s you. I hope you

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Oct
12
2010

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Patriots are Making the Moss of It

 

Seems like just when all is calm and quiet on the Patriots front, something absolutely bananas happens. Case in point:

Randy Moss gets traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a third round pick in 2011.

Some have argued that the Patriots were getting nothing for giving up their top wide receiver, I was one of those people I won’t deny it. I thought initially that a single fourth rounder was not enough. Then I got lectured by some of my more level-headed and logical sports fans and it all became clear to me. This move is true to the Patriots and how they’ve handled business. In fact, the press conference that Bill Belichick held sounded as if it were a combination of every presser that he has ever been a part of.

Bill Belichick closed the presser with this statement:

It was a combination of factors. There was no one thing. It was a combination of things, and in the end, we felt like what we did what was best for the football team. And again, another part of it was just the personal relationship with Randy. And in talking to him, some of the feelings and things that he expressed that he and I talked openly about, when all was said and done and it all was put together, I felt like that was the best thing.

Belichick should trademark the phrase, “We felt like we did what’s best for the football team.” Not only does he say it in every presser I’ve ever seen, but he lives by these words and that’s what helped me understand this trade. The obvious points have been covered so much in the last week that I’m not going to sit here and regurgitate them to you all. Fact is, Randy Moss was no longer happy to be playing in the New England. Moss’s ability to perform has been questioned lately, but not in a sense that he is unable but rather, if the desire is still present. As it turns out, his desire to play was more evident in Minnesota than in the last three games with New England.

Moss managed nine catches for 139 yards and three touchdowns, nothing spectacular.

The biggest thing that came to mind with this trade is its effect on the rest of the offense for the Patriots. It’s well known that Wes Welker attributes most …

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Sep
21
2010

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Alright Jets, We Get It

 

As I sat at Trinity Brewhouse in Providence watching the game Patriots and Jets game, I came to the realization that I don’t really hate the Jets.  It may come as a surprise that a die-hard Patriots fan isn’t completely disgusted with a New York team.

Truthfully, I dislike the Giants more than the Jets.  This did bring up the idea as to how many people became Jets fans because of Hard Knocks? I mean, how could you now fall in love with Rex Ryan and all of his foul-mouthed self?

I doubt there will be anyone out there who will admit this but these people exist, I’ve seen them.  They were the same guy who sported a Sanchez jersey while booing every time the Patriots got a first down (which, let’s be honest, wasn’t that frequent this past Sunday.)

So here comes the break down of the highly-anticipated Patriots-Jets game:

Given the fact that the Patriots never got anything started, it’s hard to see where the positive aspects were for the game.  I gave my thoughts prior to the game via tweet.

@KishaT: Thoughts for the game: Jets running game is biggest threat. Patriots D must stay explosive and force Sanchez errors.Brady, use EVERYONE. :) 9:59 AM Sep 19th

Yeah, seems like the Patriots saw this and thought, “Let’s do the complete opposite of what Kisha says.”

The Jets outplayed the Patriots in every facet of the game and even quarterback Mark Sanchez looked substantially better than Tom Brady.

BRADY: 20/36 for 248 yards, 2TD, 2 INT

SANCHEZ: 21/30 for 220 yards, 3 TD, 0INT

What’s the most drastic difference in those statistics? The amount of touchdown passes Sanchez had in comparison to his interceptions. Let’s not forget that Mark Sanchez played for a nothing more than a year at USC and barely learned how to slide a few months ago. He also managed to get sacked three times against the Patriots defense. Am I a believer of the Sanchise? Please. I’ll bet more money on Antonio Cromartie discovering he has another child before the season is over than Mark Sanchez being the savior that the Jets were looking for.

The Jets offense needs a solid quarterback at the helm and even with an impressive showing against the Patriots, Sanchez was awful against the Ravens.

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Jan
27
2010

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Season’s Meanings: Oh where art thou Patriots?

 

This season wasn’t a complete waste. For the New England Patriots, I think, it was a pretty humbling experience. For the fans, I think it was a very violent, rough and painful wake up call.  Having the ability to follow the team the entire season and being able to go to all home games this season, I saw first hand how unsatisfied fans were this time around. Fans were yelling, crying and leaving before the end of the game.  This actually happened more than once in the 2009 season.  What happened to the New England Patriots?

We drafted well for the most part. Picked up an offensive sleeper in the 7th round (Julian Edelman) and a handful of pretty useful defensive weapons as well (Darius Butler, Patrick Chung). We had Tom Brady back, healthy, kinda. Defense seemed hopeful just no Bruschi, Harrison or Seymour.  Hell, who am I kidding. The team suffered a lot without these three players. Call it a rebuilding year or whatever, there was a spirit that was missing with the New England Patriots that newly acquired players just couldn’t put back.

So what does this even leave up for discussion? With an uncapped season coming, there is no doubt that the Patriots are going to do what they’ve done before: keep everyone guessing.  I have a few ideas on who would be a great fit.

Idea #1: Brandon Marshall, WR Denver Broncos
Well this needs very little explaining.  Wes Welker is out for the next year or so and there is no guarantee that when he does return, he’ll be at 100%.  Brandon Marshall is a hell of a receiver, especially when he feels like doing his job.
Marshall finished the season with 1,120 yards and 10 touchdown catches. This is him at like 60%..40% of the time. Read that again, I promise it makes sense.  He’d be a great addition to the Patriots even if just for the fact of giving Randy Moss some breathing room.  I’m pretty sure that BB can get Marshall to play 100% without having to hug during a press conference to prove that they don’t hate each other.

Idea #2: Julius Peppers, DE Carolina Panthers
Before the season began last year, I had many discussions with people about the idea of picking up Julius Peppers.  I even threw some headline ideas with my little brother about it.
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