My favorite quick take on Randy Moss being traded to the Patriots for John Bowie (that’s a cornerback the Raiders took with the pick they got from the Pats) is this headline from Deadspin: I Can’t Even Picture Tom Brady and Randy Moss Standing Next to Each Other.

So when did Bill ("Resistance is fu-tile") Belichick become Father Flanagan?

Meanwhile, in Boston, the welcome mat is already out for Randy.

This comes from Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe.

"Moss’s rap sheet goes back to his teen years. He went to jail for 30 days when he was a high school senior after pleading guilty to an assault charge. A positive test for marijuana while he was in jail added 60 days to his sentence. In 1996 he was charged with domestic battery after an altercation with the mother of his two children, but the charges were dropped (as they so often are in those cases). Then there was the Minneapolis arrest for nudging and knocking down a female traffic agent with his car in 2002"

Here's the full column.

But seriously, Ravens fans … this is not particularly good news. The Patriots nearly advanced to the Supe again last year with a receiving corps they got in a rummage sale. Now they have Moss and Donte Stallworth, who’s another big-play threat (when he’s healthy). And, of course, they signed ex-Raven LB Adalius Thomas.