Patriots' league?
Every once in a while, blogging's easy. (Unlike pimping, which ain't easy.)
Ravens fans: are you in full-fledged panic over Randy Moss's arrival in New England? Are you calm? Ready to surrender? Full of faith in the Ravens' ability to overcome that? Less confident about Samari Rolle starting at corner next season than you were last night? Pulling an Uncle Junior from last week's episode of The Sopranos? Appalled that all it took was a fourth-round pick for New England to get Moss? Not caring because you think Moss will implode the way he has on two other teams already, taking the Patriots down with him?
Remember: Tom Brady will now be throwing to Moss, Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth and handing off to Laurence Maroney, instead of, respectively, throwing to Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney and handing off to 54-year-old (in running-back years) Corey Dillon. And New England now has A.D., and the Ravens don't.
Without all of them, the Patriots were separated from the Super Bowl last year by a come-from-behind Colts win at home in the final minute of the AFC championship game.
The Ravens? Lost more from last year to this than they've added.
So. What do ya think?
Comments
I love that the Patriots picked up Moss. He's like the Ricky Davis of the NFL and will instantly destroy team chemistry on any team he plays for. All it's gonna take is a few games where Randy doesn't get what he wants and he'll just go back to the same type of selfish player that the Patriots usually would have avoided. As for A.D., as much as I like the guy I'm sticking with the "no Ravens defensive player does well elsewhere" theory on this one. He was great because we used him so well in our system. As for us, a new guard, an interesting guard/tackle prospect and a new FB? I can't wait to see some smashmouth football next year!
Posted by: Ben | April 29, 2007 1:16 PM
First Point: Seem to recall a certain Offensive Coordinator from Minnesota used to coach this Moss character.
A lot of idle time goes by in that war room. I'm sure at some point Saturday someone must have suggested "Hey Brian, think giving up a 4th for Randy would be a good move?"
Second Point: NE will attract any player through its past history of getting production from rooting through other peoples garbage. The Bengals weren't exactly crying losing Kelley Washington, nor were the WR-depleted Eagles fretting about losing Donte Stallworth.
The pats could also go out and pick up the much maligned Daunte Culpepper as a backup, and it would somehow work out for them. Just like Corey Dillon. Or Rodney Harrison.
I like the way the Ravens do business over the Patriots. We develop more draft picks then they do, but unfortunately the NFL$$$ prevent us from keeping our players. We just haven't been as lucky as them at the QB position. Without Tom Brady and Richard Seymour, the pats are at best an 8-8 team.
Posted by: shrimptrawler | April 29, 2007 7:28 PM
No panic here .. Lots of Egos and look at "ME" now up in NE. And maybe a inflated sense of self because they have three championships. Sometimes its a dose for disaster.
Posted by: F Smith | April 29, 2007 11:07 PM
Randy will soon go back to his usual self, but it won't destroy the team. He may do his best, but Brady & Bellichik will keep everything together (especially if Stallworth remains healthy).
Posted by: Matthew | April 29, 2007 11:16 PM
Shrimp, while the Ravens may not have the cash to pay for their developmental players later on in their careers, how many of them are still successful after leaving the team? Priest Holmes had a couple good years and AT should be good as well, but that's about it.
Posted by: Matthew | April 30, 2007 2:56 PM