"Brady drops back, fakes left, looks right, throws down field to Moss on the fly. TOUCHDOWN RANDY MOSS!! PATRIOTS WIN!!" - possible future radio call.
I am still pinching myself and I am still not convinced that this happened: Today, the Oakland Raiders traded WR Randy Moss to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft pick (110th overall) in the 2007 NFL draft, which concluded today. This year's draft didn't interest me at all. But, when I heard about Moss's move, I was stunned. I knew that he was leaving Oakland as Moss wanted to leave as much as Raider Nation wanted him to leave, but I didn't expect him to go to the Patriots. There was talk about him being traded to the Packers, but obviously that fell through.
Was this a good move for the Patriots? I would have to say, yes. The past couple seasons with the Raiders, Moss didn't put up very good numbers. It wasn't because Moss has gotten worse, it was because he didn't have anyone to throw to him. Next year, and years following, Moss will have a pigskin throwing machine in Tom Brady to get him the ball. Coach Bill Belichick knows how to assemble Super Bowl teams and I don't think he will let Moss walk out of Gillette Stadium in the 4th quarter.
Nevertheless, Randy Moss is a Patriot, and I think he it will be his best stint with any team. The first issue he will have to deal with is what number he will be. He should go back to the old #84 as #18 didn't fair too well for him.
Despite the big gain for the Patriots, the Jacksonville Jaguars are still the best team in the world, hands down.
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