First of all, I’m sorry about the Houdini. Things haven’t been particularly pleasant around here and like a good cold, I took the time to let it run its course and slept it off. And now, for the first time in a very long time, it would appear some things are starting to look up again.
So back to SPORTS. Lots of things going on. Let’s start with some important trades that went down this week.
Randy Moss is now a Viking. Again. The immediate reaction that I’ve observed has been mostly negative; he’s being compared to TO for being a diva and blah blah blah.
What is wrong with people? Y’all got it all wrong. Moss was run out of town. A comparison to TO (though he just proved he’s still got it with that monster game this past weekend) is hardly fair. Randy is simply the most talented receiver in the league and he was systematically moved out of town by Belichick and Kraft. It's obvious as all hell; the Pats don't pay out a lot of money and they decided that the man slingin’ the ball (Brady) was more important than any of the guys catchin’ it (in this case, the victim was Moss who would have required far more money than any of the other receivers on the roster or all of them combined). So Randy wasn't going to get resigned... he was absolutely correct about being unwanted.
So the pats got something in return for him. AND WHATS THIS? They got something better than what they gave up for him (they acquired him from Oakland for a 4th round pick and gave him to Minnesota 3 years later for a 3rd rounder)? Get the Fak out of Dodge hahaha and was it totally coincidental that Moss had nothin on the scorecard Monday night? Are we all still, after all these years, really that naive about Bill Belichick
This was masterful design, people - step back and bask in the warm glow of this marvel of pro sports shenaniganry.
Also if you're a Randy Moss owner, enjoy the ride. There's nothing I can imagine that will be more explosively beautiful and glorious than his return to where it all started and catching balls from what should be a very excited Brett Favre (remember he wanted Moss back in 07 but Ted Thompson was [and still is…recurring theme today, trust me] a moron). Those wonderful 200 yard/ 3 TD games are coming back!
So who loses here? Mostly the NFC North. The Bears were looking pretty good but then Cutler got murdered, they lost a little moxie to the inconsistently mediocre Giants and now Randy is back? YUCK. Definitely the Green Bay Packers. Ted Thompson is a dimwit… he’ll resurface again in a minute. But now the Pack will have to worry about Minnesota again… something they weren’t (shouldn’t have been) too worried about yesterday. Tom Brady loses a bit… though he still has a winning franchise, West Welker, Brandon Tate, Danny Woodhead (wtf) and Giselle (yum). Guess he doesn’t lose much…
Alright, now that’s settled… the other significant trade recently was the trade of Marshawn Lynch from the Bills to the Seahawks. Again, this has been met with so much criticism and negativity about how Lynch has made a lateral move versus moving up in stock/etc. Again… are we all watching the same sport here?????
Because, from what I can tell, BEAST MODE just upgraded in nearly every sense. For one, Seattle has drastically improved its running game. Forsett, as cool as he is, isn’t a feature back and is best suited as a change of pace guy anyway. The perfect compliment for his Cal Bear buddy Lynch. Secondly, this takes a lot of pressure off of Hasselbeck and the passing game which has performed admirably considering their receiving corps is made up of Mike Williams, Deion Branch (who plays everywhere and is sometimes even the H2O distribution engineer), rookie Golden Tate and underrated tight end John Carlson. Now Seattle will trot out a tried and true workhorse in Lynch who averaged 265 carries for 1075 yards and 7 scores for the first two seasons in Buffalo (where all offense goes to die) and put up decent numbers in a suspension shortened season last year in which Buffalo fell in love with Fred Jackson.
The Seahawks immediately benefit. They’re now, unquestionably, the best team in the NFC West until proven otherwise.
But what about from a fantasy perspective? Everybody and their mother is complaining about how this is a lateral move for Lynch and that his value remains the same. Not even close. The Seahawks have probably the easiest schedule for running backs moving forward as they get to run all over the NFC and AFC West with a couple other teams sprinkled in there that stop the run as well as malaria infected water. And Pete Carroll has made it clear that they’re riding Lynch the rest of the way. Why wouldn’t he? Lynch is a beast. I’m glad to have him back on the West Coast.
If you have or can get Marshawn Lynch. Go do it. Cut Justin Forsett. Pick up Brandon Tate. Hell, pick up Golden Tate. If you have Randy Moss, be happy. If you have Brett Favre, be happy. If you have Adrian Peterson, laugh uncontrollably. If you play linebacker for an NFC North team, write your mama and tell her how much you love her. If you’re a Niner fan. Well, I’m sorry.
Sincerely,
happy fantasy owner of randy moss and marshawn lynch
