Monday, November 1, 2010

Sidebar of the week: Moss to the Bears...would he be a good fit?

It appears that Randy Moss will be waived by the Minnesota Vikings in a move that I don't quite understand.  The Vikings and Brad Childress knew what they were getting when they traded a 3rd Round pick to acquire Moss--a talented, big-play, game-changing malcontent who doesn't give maximum effort on every play.  And while Moss hasn't necessarily torn it up for the Vikings, he has made their team better by commanding double-teams and opening up the field for the Vikings best playmakers--Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin.  That being said, I vote a resounding NO to the Bears looking to pick up Moss, and here is why:

  • He isn't a good fit in Mike Martz's offense.  Jay Cutler has been learning Martz's offense these first 7 games, and what is starting to sink in (especially after last game's 4-interception performance against the Redskins) is that it is a timing and precision offense, not a "throw it up and go-get-it offense".  Adding Moss would not add to Cutler's education in Martz's offense.
  • I can't take a guy who can't give maximum effort on every play, and I'm just a fan.  I don't know how teammates and coaches can see that and live with it.
  • Moss seems to only want to play with Hall-of-Fame type quarterbacks--Cutler is not in that class (yet).  Moss would get frustrated with a quarterback as inconsistent as Cutler is right now with his accuracy.
If I had to guess, I would say that Moss will end up with the Patriots, Jets, Redskins, or Chiefs.  Quite a story--makes Jerry Angelo look like a genius in comparison.  What do you all think?

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