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Seems like forever since the Patriots loss in the AFC Championship. In reality, it’s only been six months. But will all the off-season hype surrounding Bill Belichick’s boys, the buildup to opening day of training camp has been bigger than the buildup to the regular season on those Pats teams that nobody cared about in their lousy days.
David Pevear writes a fine column in today’s Lowell Sun about drinking the "high expectations" Kool-Aid. The comment I found most interesting from today’s media get-togethers involves Randy Moss, a formerly controversial player who obviously drank the Belichick brand of Kool-Aid in large quantities leading up to camp:
Q: When do you anticipate things really clicking with Brady? September maybe?
RM: We don’t really have to click as individuals. I think we have to click as a whole unit. You have 11 players on the field and if one of those 11 lets down, then anything can happen. It’s not just me and Tom who need to be on the same page. We need 11 guys on offense, 11 on defense and 11 on special teams and everybody needs to contribute. Everybody has a job to do. Hopefully we can all do that.
The coach couldn’t have said it better himself. And speaking of BB, here’s an early indication how he’s going to handle the hype surrounding his new receiver:
Q: How did Randy Moss do today in terms of his conditioning and just generally?
BB: I don’t know. We had about 70 players out there practicing today. I couldn’t give you a rundown on each guy.
Sure, coach. A few more days of answers like that, and the local media will stop asking specific questions about Moss.
Don't you just love it?!?!?!
Kool aid anyone?
Posted by T2 | July 28, 2007 1:55 AM
Posted on July 28, 2007 01:55
Teddy so we're calling the coach BB now. Well then it seems no matter who the player is when BB brings them here they adjust to his program and his system. So the Old Randy Moss now is just that the Old Randy Moss. I've always admired his ability and now I expctect to begin to like him as a person in addtion. Pats will be on top once again and Randy Moss will be a part of it.
Posted by Shappy | July 29, 2007 2:06 AM
Posted on July 29, 2007 02:06
Just remember before (or after) drinking the Kool-Aid... The Redskins traditionally "win" the offseason and are annointed Super Bowl-caliber teams EVERY year. Then the real games begin and they find you can't buy Lombardi trophies. You can fill in missing pieces but not make over a whole position in free agency...
Posted by dboisver | July 29, 2007 9:02 PM
Posted on July 29, 2007 21:02
That's because the Redskins don't have Tom Brady playing QB or Bill Belichick coaching.
Posted by Teddy P. | July 30, 2007 1:25 PM
Posted on July 30, 2007 13:25
I still say Moss is a big mistake... He played this same "new Moss" card when he first got to Oakland and you saw what happened there... Welker will be the best of the new WRs they've brought in. Stallworth will play fine (when he doesn't have a hamstring "injury") but I think you'll find Moss to be a royal pain in BB's you-know-where.
Speaking of this deal- do you think it's a BB deal or is it mainly Kraft trying to acquire some "names". I just don't see Moss fitting in at all with this whole team philosophy. If he really wanted to win a ring he would have gone all out when he was in Minnesota and, overall, had probably enough talent on the team to at least make a Superbowl if not enough to win one...
Posted by dboisver | July 31, 2007 8:35 PM
Posted on July 31, 2007 20:35