Don't underestimate impact of Moss, T.O.

2008-09-10T07:16:01-04:00

2007-11-19T01:51:57-05:00

2008-09-10T06:40:22-04:00

2007-11-23T14:00:49-05:00

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togocats

San Francisco 37632

You all are all wrong. Nobody on the Patriots should win MVP. Who didn't expect them to be good this year with who they signed? they weren't exactly bad last year either. Don't you think it is a biggest accomplishment what Green Bay has done? I don't even like Brett Farve but that guy has been on fire. He doesn't have any big name receivers. Doesn't even have a running back that did anything in college worth a darn. Everybody wants to talk about Brady but some of those TD passes to Moss should not of been caught. Don't bring the Raiders into this. That teams was a mess on so many levels. 604841

2007-11-23T13:57:27-05:00

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Fastbreakblog

Chicago 194888

They are both great, but Moss has been otherworldly and his team has as well. We now see what Brady can do with an arsenal. 604796

2007-11-21T20:18:51-05:00

Bikerdude

Belfast 194688

Hey, I am willing to give Brett Favre some love! He is having a great year with a young team. He is drinking from the fountain of youth. His TD to interception ration is better than it has been of late. But Brett has won MVP how many times before? Has he Every had a season like Brady's? Tom Brady is the most valuable player in all of the NFL and he was a nobody, sixth round pick as a back up QB. Give me a break , Tom deserves his first. BD 601750

2007-11-21T11:42:15-05:00

Bikerdude

Belfast 194688

I agree, the Patriots offensive line is playing awesomely, why? Because Brady inspires them to go all out for him every day, including Sundays. I have heard them credit Tom Brady over and over for pushing them to play at their very best for a QB that, IMHO is worthy of super human effort on their parts. BD 599915

2007-11-21T11:12:03-05:00

srykal

Mechanicsville 195820

This only illustrates the greatness of #4 in GB.....who's been doing it without a dominant wideout OR a decent running game. I agree that Brady has been incredible.....as has Moss! However, while watching the Buffalo game I and others before it I was simply amazed by the incredible protection provided by his O-line! Let's give them equal credit to Brady and Moss! 599794

2007-11-21T11:11:58-05:00

srykal

Mechanicsville 195820

2007-11-21T10:16:34-05:00

Bikerdude

Belfast 194688

Since this blog is about Moss and TO, let me weigh in on that too. The original 81, TO is a great player who is being used better this year that in any of his past years. He is happy, you can see that, it makes him better. He has a quarterback in Romo who uses him a lot, he has to in order to do well. The down side is missed/dropped passes, he has a lot of them too. Moss on the other hand has gone for a few balls in triple coverage that looked like sure interceptions, but he comes down with the ball for a TD. Amazing! Has he caught every one thrown at him? No, but he has caught a lot more of them than TO and for more yards, TD's and first downs with quite a few less balls thrown at him than TO. TO is having fun and loves to mug for the camera, Moss is just doing whatever the game plans calls for, including going across the middle and blocking. This is not the same Moss that played for the Vikings, he is much improved in attitude and skills. I am loving this version of Moss. The trash talking cowboys can keep TO, I will take Moss any day. Here is the new and improved 81! Go Patriots! BD 599499

2007-11-21T09:54:26-05:00

Bikerdude

Belfast 194688

Look, Tom Brady is much more than just a pretty boy standing tall on Sundays breaking every record that comes along. That is just the part of the iceberg that shows. The real work and leadership that Brady is responsible for comes during the week. he leads the Team in the weight room, the classrooms and the practice field. Listen to the other players on the Team and you will hear all of them talk about how hard Brady drives them in practice. he is the lynch pin on that Team, he is The Most Valuable Player. Yes he has good receivers, but what were all of them doing last year, or the year before? It is Tom Brady that is the difference. He is The Man. BD. 599442

2007-11-21T09:48:40-05:00

Slick Willy

Duffield 160906

Brady is a great quarterback, but he's no better than he was last year. He has one of the best receiving corps in history, on an offensive strategy that passes 75% of the time. The Patriots are inept at running the ball this season and passing every time they are in position to score. No wonder he has so many touchdowns. 599421

2007-11-21T07:43:00-05:00

28AllDay

Palmetto 195761

Hey dummy, Cunningham played in 1997 and also started the first six games of 1999. Get your facts straight! If you wanna highlight the imapct of Randy Moss on QB's, look at Todd Bouman's stats (he SUCKED for every team but Minny), or the fact that Gus Ferrotte (sp) actually had a perfect game and an amazing series of three games when Daunte went down. Jeff George never had a winning season in the NFL, except for the one year he dropped back and chucked them up to Randy. All you Rice fans can eat it, because those are all hack QB's I mentioned. Randy is the greatest WR to ever play the game and you're seeing how great he could have been had he actually had two HOF QB's throwing to him his whole career. Face the facts, Rice is #2! 599063

Tom Brady  has wrapped up the MVP and Tony Romo, who is on pace to throw 43 touchdowns, has a good chance at finishing in the top three in the voting.But perhaps everyone is overlooking Randy Moss and Terrell Owens as legitimate candidates, even though the Associated Press has never named a receiver MVP. Maybe Brady's and Romo's super seasons are mostly a result of their future Hall of Fame receivers.When Moss and Owens show up, funny things happen to quarterbacks' number. Consider:* Randall Cunningham came out of retirement at 35 and threw a career-high 34 TDs in 1998, his one season with Moss.* A supposedly washed up Jeff George was exiled from Oakland and threw 23 touchdowns in 14 games with Moss as his prime target in '99.* Daunte Culpepper averaged 2.6 touchdowns per game when he was teammates with Moss in Minnesota. He's thrown .8 TDs per game since the two have been separated.* Jeff Garcia threw for 4,288 yards in 2000 with Owens in San Francisco. That's the 30th most yards ever by a QB in a season. And he threw 31 TDs in '00 and 32 TDs in '01. He's thrown 34 TDs in the 3 ½ seasons since he left San Francisco. * Donovan McNabb threw 31 TDs and completed 64 percent of his passes his first season with Owens. His highs without T.O. is 25 touchdowns and a 59.1 completion percentage.Brady and Romo are also thriving off the Moss and Owens effect.Although it's considered sacrilege to discuss Brady as anything but God's gift to quarterbacking, even your average supermodel knows the Pats QB has never had a season like this one. He has 38 touchdowns through 10 games, and his career high for a season is 28. And if you took T.O. out of the equation, there's no telling what kind of QB Romo would be. The Cowboys quarterback has thrown 22 of his 46 career TD passes to Owens. Moss and Owens help QBs' numbers in so many ways. Moss allows Brady to simply toss it deep and has turned what would be interceptions into spectacular touchdowns. In Sunday night's four-touchdown performance against the Bills, Moss didn't even appear to be running patterns. He was just running downfield and grabbing the ball away from everyone. And Owens' ability to run after the catch has padded Romo's numbers all season, like when he streaked down the sideline for his fourth touchdown against the 'Skins on Sunday. Not to mention how much extra time in the pocket both QBs get because teams are scared to death to blitz a DB for fear of single-covering Moss and Owens. Brady, in particular, has had more time to throw than any quarterback in recent memory.And when they're behaving, Moss and T.O. add a swagger to an offense that lifts everyone's game. Brady has always been confident, but now he seems intent on making defenses look bad on every play. And Romo has extra confidence because he knows he has T.O. as a safety valve.I won't argue against Brady winning the MVP, because he is just about perfect. But maybe we should add an asterisk, to acknowledge Moss' impact on his record-setting season. I'll call Don Shula and ask what he thinks. 2571 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/397/2/thumb/Perloff.jpg 540 NY

Andrew Perloff

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