PATS DID THE RIGHT THING

I'm not really a fan of the New England Patriots or the Minnesota Vikings; but the clear cut winner in the Randy Moss to the Vikes for a 3rd round draft pick is:  NEW ENGLAND.

Over time, I have become a big believer in locker room chemistry throughout all sports.  Teams can't win with Moss when he's the focal point of the team.  He's a 'me' player and now he goes to a club that has another significant 'me' player in Brett Favre.  The little publicized part of this trade is that Favre was, quietly, threatening to quit ASAP if the Vikings didn't take a step towards improving their receiving corps. Minnesota is a mess.  The players don't like the coach, Favre and Moss are playing for the wrong reasons, and there are plenty of other good teams in the NFC who don't have similar issues.

Look at the last few Super Bowl winners and cinderella stories.  New Orleans, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Arizona, and the Patriots.  There was no controversy (Spy Gate, but all that did was bring the Patriots even closer together).  In the case of all teams, except maybe Pittsburgh, the focal point of each of those teams is known as a tremendous team player (Brees, Manning, Warner, Brady).  The support players were also good citizens (Bush, Wayne, Freeney, Fitzgerald, the New England defense).

Meanwhile, New England wasn't going to win a Super Bowl this year with Moss and they may not without him.  But, they will be a better team.  They put up 41 on Miami on Monday night and Moss didn't even have a catch.  He's a major league distraction on a major league team and the Patriots (look at how many Super Bowls they've won) know they can't win with this guy.  So, time to move on.  Don't worry about the Patriots.  Brandon Tate is about to become a house hold name.