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davyjose

Syferus wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Karate_Kid

Everyone has heard of Karate Kid.. I thought.. !

Syferus San!!!

davyjose

Favre's response (gotta love it):

Who woulda ever thunk it?'

Black Swan

Doubt that Moss will be a major factor for the Viks in this weekend's away game with the Jets. There will have to be some adjustments made on short notice after little practice.

Hazys

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/08/when-dealing-with-moss-aftermath-out-of-character-belichick-treads-lightly/

This analysis is similar with what i believe:

League insiders have been buzzing about the decision of Patriots coach Bill Belichick to conduct an unscheduled press conference on Thursday regarding the trade of receiver Randy Moss. As one source observed, the move was "out of character" for Belichick, and it conflicted with his history when it comes to matters of this nature.

In matters of this nature, Belichick's usual approach is to say as little as possible, preferably nothing.

The fact that Belichick spoke so glowingly about Moss seems to be even more confusing in light of the mounting evidence that he was becoming a problem in the locker room. As one source explained it, Moss was behaving at times like the Moss of old, but he was smarter about when and where he would act up, in order to avoid creating tangible, public proof of an attitude that laid the foundation for the team's decision to move on, at a time when Moss made it clear that he wanted to move out.

So why would Belichick feel compelled to come out and contradict the various reports of things that occurred away from cameras and microphones? Our own hypothesis/theory/spitball is that Belichick knows Moss better than Moss knows Moss, and that Belichick knows that, with a game against Moss coming up in three weeks, the last thing Belichick should do is provide Randy with any extra motivation to have a big game.

Time and again, we've seen Moss -- who indeed plays when he wants to play -- respond to outside influences that pushed him to choose to play, and to play hard. Moss already will be driven to have a big game when he returns to Gillette Stadium on Halloween. We think that Belichick wants to be sure Moss doesn't come to New England dressed up as the 1998 version of himself.

Also another point i would like to add, Bill went out of his way to have his unscheduled conference before Moss had his. So he probably could stop Moss believing that there was any bad blood between them before Moss had something to say.


I think people are being extremely naive to believe that Bill had no issues with Moss and his decision to ship him off midseason for a 3rd round pick was purely based on a good value trade.

eagle eye

Hazys wrote: »

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/08/when-dealing-with-moss-aftermath-out-of-character-belichick-treads-lightly/

This analysis is similar with what i believe:



Also another point i would like to add, Bill went out of his way to have his unscheduled conference before Moss had his. So he probably could stop Moss believing that there was any bad blood between them before Moss had something to say.


I think people are being extremely naive to believe that Bill had no issues with Moss and his decision to ship him off midseason for a 3rd round pick was purely based on a good value trade.

What you are doing is overthinking things. Take things at face value for a change. Most people do not go around scheming.

A load of players have come out and said that he was a great leader and was never any trouble in the locker room.

Syferus

He knows Moss better than Moss and he knows Moss with be Moss if Moss is Moss and therefor, Moss will always be Moss until Moss decides otherwise. Moss.

davyjose

Syferus wrote: »

He knows Moss better than Moss and he knows Moss with be Moss if Moss is Moss and therefor, Moss will always be Moss until Moss decides otherwise. Moss.

For fcuk sake dude. You talk boll0x like this, then complain when tallaght has a go at you. What was the point of that post?

Syferus

League insiders have been buzzing about the decision of Patriots coach Bill Belichick to conduct an unscheduled press conference on Thursday regarding the trade of receiver Randy Moss. As one source observed, the move was "out of character" for Belichick, and it conflicted with his history when it comes to matters of this nature.

In matters of this nature, Belichick's usual approach is to say as little as possible, preferably nothing.

The fact that Belichick spoke so glowingly about Moss seems to be even more confusing in light of the mounting evidence that he was becoming a problem in the locker room. As one source explained it, Moss was behaving at times like the Moss of old, but he was smarter about when and where he would act up, in order to avoid creating tangible, public proof of an attitude that laid the foundation for the team's decision to move on, at a time when Moss made it clear that he wanted to move out.

So why would Belichick feel compelled to come out and contradict the various reports of things that occurred away from cameras and microphones? Our own hypothesis/theory/spitball is that Belichick knows Moss better than Moss knows Moss, and that Belichick knows that, with a game against Moss coming up in three weeks, the last thing Belichick should do is provide Randy with any extra motivation to have a big game.

Time and again, we've seen Moss -- who indeed plays when he wants to play -- respond to outside influences that pushed him to choose to play, and to play hard. Moss already will be driven to have a big game when he returns to Gillette Stadium on Halloween. We think that Belichick wants to be sure Moss doesn't come to New England dressed up as the 1998 version of himself.

I'm entirely sure that was more amusing than what I said.

whaturmuva

They had to have wanted him out of the locker room. They would have been compensated a end of round third round pick just for losing him in free agency.

eagle eye

whaturmuva wrote: »

They had to have wanted him out of the locker room. They would have been compensated a end of round third round pick just for losing him in free agency.

5th round actually.