The Patriots traded a fourth round pick to Oakland for Randy Moss on Sunday.  Moss even re-structured his contract to take $7 million less to come here.  My friend actually asked me on Saturday what I thought about all the talk that the Patriots were trying to trade for Moss.  I told him that it had to be all rumors, there was no way the Patriots would want Randy Moss.  I did tell him however, that I’d much rather have Randy Moss than Terrell Owens.  Moss may quit on some plays, but at least you can get rid of him without him tearing about your team like TO did to the Eagles.  I have to say I’m pretty shocked by the Patriots making this move.  The media keeps comparing this to the Corey Dillon trade but it seems a lot different to me.  Dillon didn’t have the rap sheet that Moss has and he was never a guy who would quit on a play or on a team.

That being said, I’m excited about the prospect of Brady being able to throw to Randy Moss, Dante Stallworth and Wes Welker (don’t forget Ben Watson too, who may be the fastest of the group).  If Moss decides to put in the effort and play (and he better or I’m sure he’ll be out of here) then this offense will be quite a sight.  Brady has never had a serious deep threat to throw to and now he has two.  With those weapons and Laurence Maroney, this should be quite an offense.  I really would like to be at Gillette for the home opener this year just to feel the excitement in the air around this team.  After being 30 seconds from the Super Bowl last year, they’ve gone out and turned one of the worst WR corps in the game into one of the few best and signed the best linebacker available as well.  The expectations are incredibly high now, I can’t wait to see what will happen.