Vikings release Randy Moss

[MrCrowesGarden]

Spags did say in the offseason he thought the locker room was strong enough to handle a clubhouse presence like TO... so why not Moss?

[InvincibleCakeEater]

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[Freed Roger]

I'm a bit skeptical of the Moss impact on the Rams-besides the whole team chemistry with his attitude/non-effort thing.

How big of a cap hit is he and for how long? Even if this team pulls off the minor miracle and gets a wildcard spot, I don't see a SB on this year's horizon.

I understand the whole concept of Moss freeing up SJ - but don't think it will be a shangri-la. So instead of 8 in the box, teams will put 7 and shut down Moss and Jackson will marginally gain a bit more. Teams have managed to contain Moss and A Pederson. The Rams do need a downfield threat, but they also need a midfield threat too -and Moss doesn't do the middle all that much.

Question too whether Rams line could provide the time Bradford needs to throw downfield. They haven't been geard that way.

[Jocephus]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=A ... vior110210

[lukethedrifter]

What a jerk. I would certainly have said something to him.

[Freed Roger]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=A ... vior110210

As is the team’s custom on Fridays, a local food establishment was invited to the training facility to serve a catered, post-practice meal in the locker room. In this case, a St. Paul restaurant that is a favorite of former Vikings center Matt Birk(notes). As the proprietors helped serve chicken, ribs, pasta and other dishes to Vikings players, Moss paced up and down the serving line and loudly expressed his displeasure with the offerings.


According to one player who witnessed the scene, Moss yelled, “What the [expletive]? Who ordered this crap? I wouldn’t feed this to my dog!”

Rams can get Applebees for catering and then they can get Moss.

BTW - another twist to this story -Favre loves Moss -did you see their big TD smoochfest during the Jets game this year? A few years back when moss was a FA -Favre was whining when Packers didn't sign him -after Moss did the fake mooning of the Packer fans.

[AdmiralKird]

I'm a bit skeptical of the Moss impact on the Rams-besides the whole team chemistry with his attitude/non-effort thing.

How big of a cap hit is he and for how long? Even if this team pulls off the minor miracle and gets a wildcard spot, I don't see a SB on this year's horizon.

I understand the whole concept of Moss freeing up SJ - but don't think it will be a shangri-la. So instead of 8 in the box, teams will put 7 and shut down Moss and Jackson will marginally gain a bit more. Teams have managed to contain Moss and A Pederson. The Rams do need a downfield threat, but they also need a midfield threat too -and Moss doesn't do the middle all that much.

Question too whether Rams line could provide the time Bradford needs to throw downfield. They haven't been geard that way.

a) No cap this year.
b) $3.8million for the rest of the season and he's a FA at the end.
c) The play calling in Minn is abysmal. To get the success the Rams have had with rookie talent you've gotta have excellent coaches who call the correct plays, notice the correct holes in the defense. The translation of Moss to STL would not echo his performance with Peterson/Favre.
d) I don't see the Rams getting a WC spot, they pretty much have to win the division.

[phins]

Obviously, I hope the Phins claim him, as long as the Phins can talk to him first and he accepts the role they planned for him. He is a risk on any team, and I wouldn't claim him if I had a young team, or a coach trying to establish a foundation.

I wouldn't claim him if I were the Rams or Chefs honestly.

It would be fun to watch the Marshall/Moss circus

Marshall's been a better than expected character in Miami. I expected some drama to go with the talent, but there hasn't been.

Moss could be combustible though.

[Freed Roger]

It seems WR is THE position for juvenile delinquents. Go back to the old NFL rules - way back when you could chuck the WR until the pass was thrown - that would eliminate some of the cockiness from these bastards.

[Socnorb11]

It seems WR is THE position for juvenile delinquents. Go back to the old NFL rules - way back when you could chuck the WR until the pass was thrown - that would eliminate some of the cockiness from these bastards.

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