Moss to the Patriots, Revisited

Last year, I blasted New England for bringing in Randy Moss, calling him a "cancer", a "prima donna", and a "walking embarrassment". Well, it's long past time I apologized. Moss ended up being a lot of things I thought he wouldn't be.

I don't know that Moss is essential to Patriot success. Take away his 23 touchdown catches and Brady still had 27 TD throws. As I said then, they have won Super Bowls without him. (And now lost one with him.) Brady had established himself as a future Hall of Famer without Moss to throw to. But he made the whole offense better. Even when Brady wasn't throwing his way, defenses were so concerned about him that they let other guys like Welker go free.

So last year I couldn't believe the Patriots wanted Moss. This year, I'm hoping they keep him for several years. Who knew?