Randy Moss is now officially on the market
MOSS ON THE MARKET
Posted by Mike Florio on February 29, 2008, 7:07 p.m.
Though free agency opened 19 hours ago, receiver Randy Moss is now officially on the market.
Per Adam Schefter of NFL Network and John Clayton of ESPN, Moss isn’t close to a deal with the Patriots, and he is open to entertaining offers from other teams.
The questions now become: (1) who is interested; and (2) how much will they offer?
Our take? Moss wants to know what else is out there before accepting the Pats’ best offer, if for no reason other than to know what he is sacrificing. He’s a guy with a reputation for being selfish and moody; what better way to improve his image than to walk away from a bigger offer and sticking with the Pats?
But the problem is that teams likely have vivid memories of his behavior in Oakland. He was all smiles and “committed to excellence” and “I just wanna win, baby” when the trade from Minnesota went down, but before too long he was a malcontent.
Maybe it wasn’t really his fault. It’s not as if the Raiders are the model professional sports franchise. But it’s a huge gamble to take if Moss expects $25 million or more in guaranteed money.
This one could get very interesting. Especially if the Jets decide to visit the ultimate indignity upon the Pats by trying to swipe the guy who made an above average offense into a pinball machine.
And so concludes a month that has seen the pendulum swing as sharply as it ever has for any NFL team. On January 31, the Patriots were awaiting their coronation. With February 1 came the names Arlen Specter and Matt Walsh. February 2 brought the report that the Pats cheated the Rams out of Super Bowl XXVI. On February 3, 18-0 became 18-1.
Things haven’t gotten much better since then. The only thing we’re sure of is that, in March, things surely can’t get much worse.
Posted by Mike Florio on February 29, 2008, 7:07 p.m.
Though free agency opened 19 hours ago, receiver Randy Moss is now officially on the market.
Per Adam Schefter of NFL Network and John Clayton of ESPN, Moss isn’t close to a deal with the Patriots, and he is open to entertaining offers from other teams.
The questions now become: (1) who is interested; and (2) how much will they offer?
Our take? Moss wants to know what else is out there before accepting the Pats’ best offer, if for no reason other than to know what he is sacrificing. He’s a guy with a reputation for being selfish and moody; what better way to improve his image than to walk away from a bigger offer and sticking with the Pats?
But the problem is that teams likely have vivid memories of his behavior in Oakland. He was all smiles and “committed to excellence” and “I just wanna win, baby” when the trade from Minnesota went down, but before too long he was a malcontent.
Maybe it wasn’t really his fault. It’s not as if the Raiders are the model professional sports franchise. But it’s a huge gamble to take if Moss expects $25 million or more in guaranteed money.
This one could get very interesting. Especially if the Jets decide to visit the ultimate indignity upon the Pats by trying to swipe the guy who made an above average offense into a pinball machine.
And so concludes a month that has seen the pendulum swing as sharply as it ever has for any NFL team. On January 31, the Patriots were awaiting their coronation. With February 1 came the names Arlen Specter and Matt Walsh. February 2 brought the report that the Pats cheated the Rams out of Super Bowl XXVI. On February 3, 18-0 became 18-1.
Things haven’t gotten much better since then. The only thing we’re sure of is that, in March, things surely can’t get much worse.
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