Moss to the Vikings?

[sheepshead]

Bert has another target

[MichiganPackerFan]

It's official. That's cool: my heart broke through two losses last year and I want to beat them at their best.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Hopefully this is Herschel Walker 2.0 but I doubt it. Moss has turned to crap before when he's unhappy and a change of scenery to the Queens will probably motivate him. That said it makes me wonder if Sid Rice isn't coming back. Moss is a big deal but IMO Sid Rice is by far the bigger weapon to their offense. They need a move the chains guy not another deep ball threat.

The Vikes don't have a deep threat. Berrian isn't the deep threat he's made out to be, plus he can't adjust to passes very well at all. Harvin isn't it either. Moss is the deep threat they need given Rice's situation is all over the place. One report says he'll be back in week 9, another says he might be out longer than that if not all season.

This gives the Vikes the luxury of not having to bring Rice back too soon so when he does come back he can be eased into things.

This just makes life a whole lot more interesting doesn't it?

[mraynrand]

I know I'm excessively celebrating

[ThunderDan]

I think this hurts the Vikings long-term. They are getting old and need replacements at key positions. Number 1 being what do they do at QB when BF retires.

Now they are trading away draft picks for a 13 game rental. I heard on NFL radio this morning that the Vikings were not going to extend Moss. If they did Greenway, Lieber et al who were told there would be no extensions or raises would be lied to for a 2nd time this year (BF and Moss).

[red]

yuck

this isn't good

[mraynrand]

I think this hurts the Vikings long-term. They are getting old and need replacements at key positions. Number 1 being what do they do at QB when BF retires.

Now they are trading away draft picks for a 13 game rental. I heard on NFL radio this morning that the Vikings were not going to extend Moss. If they did Greenway, Lieber et al who were told there would be no extensions or raises would be lied to for a 2nd time this year (BF and Moss).

I don't think they care. They want to win it all this year. They can worry about the long term when it becomes reality. Teams wax and wane, but he shine never comes off a Lombardi trophy.

[ThunderDan]

I think this hurts the Vikings long-term. They are getting old and need replacements at key positions. Number 1 being what do they do at QB when BF retires.

Now they are trading away draft picks for a 13 game rental. I heard on NFL radio this morning that the Vikings were not going to extend Moss. If they did Greenway, Lieber et al who were told there would be no extensions or raises would be lied to for a 2nd time this year (BF and Moss).

I don't think they care. They want to win it all this year. They can worry about the long term when it becomes reality. Teams wax and wane, but he shine never comes off a Lombardi trophy.

I don't think they do either.

But they will care when they become the next Detroit Lions with Barry Sanders. How many 5-11 to 9-7 seasons can you take in a row?

[Cheesehead Craig]

I think this hurts the Vikings long-term. They are getting old and need replacements at key positions. Number 1 being what do they do at QB when BF retires.

Now they are trading away draft picks for a 13 game rental. I heard on NFL radio this morning that the Vikings were not going to extend Moss. If they did Greenway, Lieber et al who were told there would be no extensions or raises would be lied to for a 2nd time this year (BF and Moss).

I don't think they care. They want to win it all this year. They can worry about the long term when it becomes reality. Teams wax and wane, but he shine never comes off a Lombardi trophy.

Bingo. If they win the SB, nobody will care for years what they do.

They know this is it for them, as they just went all-in with this move.

[Willard]

I think with a little nudge we can initiate a Vikings team implosion. Let's rent them a party boat and some hookers to celebrate the return of Moss. Care to donate?

[3irty1]

I think we're mostly kidding ourselves that its not going to help them. Their window is/was about to close anyways, even if it were a 1st or 2nd round pick it might be worth it for them. This move should put them right back in the mix. They haven't even played us or the Bears yet. I'm thinking this move will right the ship for them this year. Moss still has plenty left in the tank, he's just a weird guy who just sucks when he's unhappy about something off the field. I'm sure he'll be right back to his dominant old self. Why couldn't we have just played them already while they were in shambles?

[ThunderDan]

Bingo. If they win the SB, nobody will care for years what they do.
They know this is it for them, as they just went all-in with this move.

I don't know about this. It's great that the Packers won Super Bowl 1 and 2 but damn there were a lot of horrible teams in between until Wolfe and MH came to town.

A good season was defined by beating the Bears. That was it.

[bobblehead]

I have no idea why the Pats would do this. This is bad news for us though..

Moss was being moss before the season. He was whining about his contract not being extended and now he is mailing the season in. He hasn't been hustling, or working hard in practice. He is basically becoming the cancer we all knew he was.

BB isn't going to let that spread to the rest of the team. Best to move him now for whatever you can get.

[packerbacker1234]

Bingo. If they win the SB, nobody will care for years what they do.
They know this is it for them, as they just went all-in with this move.

I don't know about this. It's great that the Packers won Super Bowl 1 and 2 but damn there were a lot of horrible teams in between until Wolfe and MH came to town.

A good season was defined by beating the Bears. That was it.

Obviously people are going to eventually care about "winning another one", but not within the current era of the vikings. They have never even won one - so if this move helps put them over the top to win their first, their is no complaining. This sort of trade (dumping a third round pick for a HoF WR with some left in the tank and extra motivation) doesn't wreck them for decades. They didn't give up any picks in the first 2 rounds, and missing a 3rd round pick isn't a franchise killer.

It was a move the vikings had to make. They need a deep play threat. Now they have it. No need to rush Rice back too soon, and if Rice is good to go like, even the last 4 games of the season, the vikings will be shining like rock stars heading into the playoffs.

Vikings are all in, they knew it going into this season with the persuit of Brett. The players I think feel it too - when allen, hutch, and longwell go to favre's house and ask him to give it one more try for the players on the team, it's clear the players themselves feel that this is it - this is their best shot to win a SB period.

I do not blame the vikings in the least bit, and giving up a 3rd rounder is NOT a long term franchsie killer. What is a long term killer is keeping childress as the head coach.

[mraynrand]

I think this hurts the Vikings long-term. They are getting old and need replacements at key positions. Number 1 being what do they do at QB when BF retires.

Now they are trading away draft picks for a 13 game rental. I heard on NFL radio this morning that the Vikings were not going to extend Moss. If they did Greenway, Lieber et al who were told there would be no extensions or raises would be lied to for a 2nd time this year (BF and Moss).

I don't think they care. They want to win it all this year. They can worry about the long term when it becomes reality. Teams wax and wane, but he shine never comes off a Lombardi trophy.

I don't think they do either.

But they will care when they become the next Detroit Lions with Barry Sanders. How many 5-11 to 9-7 seasons can you take in a row?

Ask Steve Young if he would trade his Superbowl trophy and MVP for some better records for the Niners over the past 15 years. Sure, it was a different era then, but the Niners went all in that year, signing up 7 new starters including Deion for just one year. Ask any SF fan if they are willing to give up that Superbowl win for a few more wins over the next decade...