Randy Moss to be a Packer soon!

[HEAV]

The Boston Herald's Michael Felger reports that the Packers and Raiders are on the verge of announcing a trade that would send Randy Moss to the Packers.

http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots/view.bg?articleid=188664

[TheChamp24]

I was hoping they wouldn't, because this may mean they take Calvin Johnson...

[brncs_fan]

So next year when Favre retires Moss can be a pain in their side just like he was for the other teams he has played for.

Hopefully Oakland gets stuck with the salary still.

[B-Love]

Gonna get alot of cheese stuck in those braces.

[bronco militia]

pft was right

[RhymesayersDU]

I like Favre and Moss together, but this will end badly for them, like somebody stated, when Favre retires.

[SpringStein]

I was hoping they wouldn't, because this may mean they take Calvin Johnson...

:( too true.

[Phantom]

What's wrong with Driver and Jennings?

[brncs_fan]

I wonder if this is a response to seeing what Javon did last year after letting him go and now they are having a knee-jerk reaction by going after Moss?

I also wonder if this move ewasn't made for Aaron Rogers than Favre. It is a lot easier to take over the helm the better the weapons that you have.

[BroncoInferno]

After failing to land even a decent stop-gap QB in FA, I don't how the Faid have any choice but to pick Russell. Johnson would be worthless to them without at least a decent passer to get him the ball.

[Arkansas Bronco]

Pretty dumb move by the packers. I wonder how long it is going to take Moss till he fake moons the crowd again cause we all know he will be unhappy 2 weeks into the season.

[obediah]

Didnt know the packers were that ignorant to take that train wreck.

Obediah

[thumpc]

I like it for pure entertainment, old dirty dozen crew type stuff. W. Sapp should go with him. That'll be the goofiest bunch of ol' drinking buddies playin' for the most goofball fans in the league.

[Tredici]

Does anybody see Moss bustin' his butt on the frozen tundra? Then again, maybe it will improve his play. He'll have to run to keep warm. Farting around on the LOS might prove to be too chilly.

[HEAV]

Well he may play hard two games next year (Vikes).

[chaz]

randy is gonna love having favre throw him the ball and he'll be playing hard this season. he knows he doesnt have too many years left and favre has even less so i expect to see him man up and play real hard....wouldnt want to be in the nfc north

[ludo21]

This sucks..... could mean the Fade go after Calvin..... nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo

[cabronco]

Im sure Packer fan is estatic...A wr that plays well if he feels like it.

[watermock]

Wait for the spin: "I always wanted to play on the frozen tundra with Brett"

Brett: "Stop hogging the heater...we are up..."

[BroncoInferno]

This sucks..... could mean the Fade go after Calvin..... nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo

Surveying the Raiders QB situation, Calvin doesn't scare me in the least. Who is going to get him the ball? I don't see where the Faid have any choice but to pick Russell. It would be stupid to pick a franchise WR without having at least a satisfactory QB situation, so Al will probably do it ;D

[chaz]

Wait for the spin: "I always wanted to play on the frozen tundra with Brett"

Brett: "Stop hogging the heater...we are up..."

living in minnesota, i always watched the vikings back when they had a decent team...moss always tore it up in lambo, seemed to bring out the best in him. i dont know if it was the rivalry or what but he'll be alright...would be surprised to see him in the pro bowl next year.

[Paladin]

I was thinking the Pats would trade up with their two 1s and go for Johnson. This move would certainly make the entire game more interesting. Certainly screws up the projections a bit. Maybe Detroit takes Russel and the Fade get Quinn? Dolphins were hot for Quinn, I understand. The real men of genious get to the plates now.

[TerrElway]

I wonder if this is a response to seeing what Javon did last year after letting him go and now they are having a knee-jerk reaction by going after Moss?

I also wonder if this move ewasn't made for Aaron Rogers than Favre. It is a lot easier to take over the helm the better the weapons that you have.

...the article says the trade would be Rogers for Moss. Tell me how that makes any sense?

[dbfan21]

I was hoping they wouldn't, because this may mean they take Calvin Johnson...

I don't know about that. I still think they're going to take Russell at #1.

[ozomulsion]

...the article says the trade would be Rogers for Moss. Tell me how that makes any sense?

None at all.

[backup qb]

I wonder if this is a response to seeing what Javon did last year after letting him go and now they are having a knee-jerk reaction by going after Moss?

I also wonder if this move ewasn't made for Aaron Rogers than Favre. It is a lot easier to take over the helm the better the weapons that you have.

Some reports have Rodgers as part of the deal. So, in essence, the deal is for one last shot for Favre.

[SportinOne]

living in minnesota, i always watched the vikings back when they had a decent team...moss always tore it up in lambo, seemed to bring out the best in him. i dont know if it was the rivalry or what but he'll be alright...would be surprised to see him in the pro bowl next year.


At least spell Lambeau right.

[chaz]

At least spell Lambeau right.

thats embarassing....

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Just waked by a TV and a Cold Pizza reporter said there would not be a trade for Moss by the pack. They are not trading Rogers. The only way the Pack take on Moss is if he is cut.

[MechanicalBull]

I also heard that Lane Kiffin and Jamarcus Russell went out to eat the other night and from what I heard Russell looked pretty impressive in his pro day and it's looking like the Raiders are all but set to take him #1. But who knows the draft is still a month and a half away anything can happen.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AkmM6VgurKQS3WKSf_rdmqZDubYF?slug=cr-russell031407&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
<TABLE class=ysptblclbg cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>TRADING UP FOR JaMARCUS? </TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD>BATON ROUGE, La. – Where will JaMarcus Russell land? It's still too early to tell, but the trade whispers have started to circulate around the potential No. 1 pick in the draft. A prominent one has the Washington Redskins (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/was/) taking a keen interest.
According to a source with intimate knowledge of the situation, Redskins owner Dan Snyder has become enamored with the idea of drafting Russell, which has in turn fueled speculation Washington could be targeting Oakland's No. 1 pick in a trade scenario. The trade could involve Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7201/), the team's first-round pick in 2005, getting dealt to another team, or to the Raiders as part of a package to move up in the draft.
Russell has impressed the Raiders thus far, both with his skills set and his quiet-but-confident demeanor, which the team got to see over dinner at Ruffino's Italian Restaurant on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge. But coach Lane Kiffin insisted Wednesday Oakland was going to explore trading the No. 1 pick.
As it stands, Russell is set to take visits for personal workouts with Oakland, Washington, the Detroit Lions (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/det/) and Cleveland. If Washington were to be involved in a trade with the Raiders, a move to the top choice would likely cost the Redskins a healthy package of picks and possibly players. And it's worth noting Washington doesn't have a second-round pick this year to use for ammunition, having already dealt that choice away to the New York Jets (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nyj/) (who sent the pick to the Chicago Bears (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/chi/) as part of the Thomas Jones (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5036/) deal).
– Charles Robinson
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Bronx33]

Isnt he oing to run into the same problem he did in fadesville? and that is no QB to get him the ball.

[maven]

I also heard that Lane Kiffin and Jamarcus Russell went out to eat the other night and from what I heard Russell looked pretty impressive in his pro day and it's looking like the Raiders are all but set to take him #1. But who knows the draft is still a month and a half away anything can happen.



Does this mean 2005 NFL draft pick Andrew Walter is not panning out?;D

[Paladin]

KFFL reports that a trade between the Packers and the Faid is not close at all.....

Frankly, I hope the Faid take Russell. He'd be less troublesome than Johnson or Peterson.

[DomCasual]

I don't see why anybody wouldn't want Oakland to take Calvin Johnson #1. Spending the #1 pick in the draft on a WR seems like a bad idea, period. I know Calvin Johnson looks great, but it's a position where needs can be filled with smaller investments - both in money and in the expended pick.

That being said, this would seem to me to be a stupid trade for Green Bay. They aren't going to win a Super Bowl next year. Randy Moss sure as heck isn't changing that. So, what do you do when Favre retires? It's a double whammy - you have a team with no QB, AND you have do deal with having a cancer on your team.

[-Slap-]

I can't believe anybody would pick Jamarcus Russell over Calvin Johnson. A once-in-five-years wideout or a quarterback who can't even get himself into shape for the Combine?

[brncs_fan]

...the article says the trade would be Rogers for Moss. Tell me how that makes any sense?

Guess that will teach me to read the article first. Though other posts have suggested that Rogers won't be involved.

[brncs_fan]

I can't believe anybody would pick Jamarcus Russell over Calvin Johnson. A once-in-five-years wideout or a quarterback who can't even get himself into shape for the Combine?

My question with the fade taking Russell at #1 is why do you put a franchise QB behind a bad offensive line with no real weapons (assuming Moss and Porter are not there). Why not go after Johnson or Peterson and just let Walter get the snot beat out of him until you can improve the line play and go after a QB next year?

[footstepsfrom#27]

Somewhere I read that Johnson has supposedly told the Fade not to draft him because he's not happy with their image. I don't see Crazy Al passing on a big arm that can go deep when he can find sprinters to run fly patterns elsewhere in the draft.

If this trade does go down I'm sure Randy Moss will be thrilled to be in GREEN BAY WISCONSIN...lots of stuff there to keep him interested...LOL

[Bronx33]

Somewhere I read that Johnson has supposedly told the Fade not to draft him because he's not happy with their image. I don't see Crazy Al passing on a big arm that can go deep when he can find sprinters to run fly patterns elsewhere in the draft.

If this trade does go down I'm sure Randy Moss will be thrilled to be in GREEN BAY WISCONSIN...lots of stuff there to keep him interested...LOL


I think randy just wants out of the black hole in a big way and he don't care where he goes.

[-Slap-]

This is one of those times where people say, "you know, this is so crazy it just might work." This won't work and it will likely end in ugly fashion. I talked to three Packer fans today and they all literally cringed at the idea of Randy Moss in Green Bay and two of them swore they would never welcome him.

[Pendejo]

This is one of those times where people say, "you know, this is so crazy it just might work." This won't work and it will likely end in ugly fashion. I talked to three Packer fans today and they all literally cringed at the idea of Randy Moss in Green Bay and two of them swore they would never welcome him.

I heard on a sports radio station that Packer fans have been writing letters to the Green Bay front office demanding that they not bring Moss to their team.

I'm not sure if it's an organized campaign though.

[baja]

My question with the fade taking Russell at #1 is why do you put a franchise QB behind a bad offensive line with no real weapons (assuming Moss and Porter are not there). Why not go after Johnson or Peterson and just let Walter get the snot beat out of him until you can improve the line play and go after a QB next year?

Exactly. The thing that the Raiders should is trade down but they will be hard pressed for takers unless Washington bites.

[HEAV]

The Wisconsin State Journal reports Aaron Rodgers has been advised not to comment on a potential trade that would send him to Oakland.

Rodgers added that no one from the Packers called to reassure him a deal isn't going down. By almost all accounts, the organization has been discussing acquiring Moss for awhile. This trade seems far from dead.


http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=123784&ntpid=1


Poor kid, first he falls in the draft. Then goes to a team with a QB that's not ready to hang the cleats up. The kid puts on a good face and rolls with it for two years. Now he's told to not speak and not given any idea where his future will be in 2007.

[Maximus]

Guess that will teach me to read the article first. Though other posts have suggested that Rogers won't be involved.

I guess you didn't read the headline... nothing but wild speculation.

[penguintheory]

I talked to three Packer fans today and they all literally cringed at the idea of Randy Moss in Green Bay and two of them swore they would never welcome him.

Only on the Orange Mane do fans actually believe they have control over player performance with their own opinion. Too much Plummer around here has done that to us.

Green Bay isn't New York and Randy Moss isn't Alex Rodriguez.

[-Slap-]

Only on the Orange Mane do fans actually believe they have control over player performance with their own opinion. Too much Plummer around here has done that to us.

Green Bay isn't New York and Randy Moss isn't Alex Rodriguez.

Ask Javon Walker how much fun it was to get on the wrong side of Packer fans. I know he really enjoyed all the racist hate mail he received during his contract holdout.

[Kaylore]

I can't believe anybody would pick Jamarcus Russell over Calvin Johnson. A once-in-five-years wideout or a quarterback who can't even get himself into shape for the Combine?

Man ain't that the truth. What a big fattie. You have to wonder about someone who is so sure they're going number one they just get all fat and don't do anything. Quinn looked like a Greek God. I would take Johnson but with greasy Al, who knows? I've been suspicious (http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=53055) of this Jamarcus Russell to the Raiders thing for some time. With their line, it doesn't make sense and he seems to be over-hyped. We'll see. I'd take Joe Thomas.

[MechanicalBull]

Man ain't that the truth. What a big fattie. You have to wonder about someone who is so sure they're going number one they just get all fat and don't do anything. Quinn looked like a Greek God. I would take Johnson but with greasy Al, who knows? I've been suspicious (http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=53055) of this Jamarcus Russell to the Raiders thing for some time. With their line, it doesn't make sense and he seems to be over-hyped. We'll see. I'd take Joe Thomas.

It has been reported that Jamarcus has been losing weight the past few weeks. The whole draft is a crap shoot. It can be boom or bust for Russell and the same goes for guys like Quinn, Thomas, Calvin Johnson and so on.

The thing is that you can gamble on a late round pick but a the first round pick has to pan out. I think the Raiders have to take Russell unless they trade the pick. He has the arm that Al Davis likes and QBs are so hard to find while it's great to have a top notch wr but you can make do with lesser talent.

[Odysseus]

I can't believe anybody would pick Jamarcus Russell over Calvin Johnson. A once-in-five-years wideout or a quarterback who can't even get himself into shape for the Combine?

Al Davis only needs an offense to get back in the hunt. If he picks Russell and doesn't pickup Calvin Johnson he's making a mistake.

[bendog]

Aaron Rodgers = Don Horn. (-:

[-Slap-]

Jamarcus Russell's college splits are pretty interesting. He feasted on weak opponents and his QB rating against ranked teams is much less impressive.

[bendog]

Jamarcus Russell's college splits are pretty interesting. He feasted on weak opponents and his QB rating against ranked teams is much less impressive.

Any news on his wonderlic?

I just don't see anyway Alzheimer passes on the freak WR. Jamarcus looks a little like Sam Bowie to me.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I watched Russell very closely all three years. His first year I looked at him and thought he was just another great athlete that was going to have an f'd up career because they had him playing QB instead of a position where he could excel. In his sophmore season he came back and started to look like a real QB. He began to read defenses, find his secondary receivers, etc. Last year he made another big jump by becoming a better ball handler and becoming more consistent with his accuracy, especially on the short passes.

I'm not saying he deserves to be the first pick or that he is a guaranteed success, but what he has proven to me is that is can be serious about improving his game and learning. Because of that I am hoping he is a big success, but not with the Raiders.

[bendog]

I watched Russell very closely all three years. His first year I looked at him and thought he was just another great athlete that was going to have an f'd up career because they had him playing QB instead of a position where he could excel. In his sophmore season he came back and started to look like a real QB. He began to read defenses, find his secondary receivers, etc. Last year he made another big jump by becoming a better ball handler and becoming more consistent with his accuracy, especially on the short passes.

I'm not saying he deserves to be the first pick or that he is a guaranteed success, but what he has proven to me is that is can be serious about improving his game and learning. Because of that I am hoping he is a big success, but not with the Raiders.

I watched a couple of LSU games, but don't really have an impression of him. It's funny. I can recall Eli, Cutlett, Campbell, Mauck and the Jamacian guy before him, but not really Russell ... aside from your initial take - heck of an athlete.

The WR looks to be a beast though. Nightmare matchup for any cornerback, including champ. What's funny about this draft is that Jokeland will probably take the beast. Leaving Detwat holding the rights to Russell. Some team would pay handsomely for that. But Millen's so mismanaged his drafts, he's desperate for a qb.

[400HZ]

I'm more worried about them taking Russell. We've all seen what Andrew Walter can do. I feel 100% comfortable with him behind center no matter who he has to throw too. It doesn't matter if it's Calvin Johnson, Curry, or Jerry Rice reborn running routes. Walter can't get it done. Russell probably can't either, but there's a chance that he could. He's a perfect fit for Alzeihmer's system. He's got that huge arm, and plus at 280-300lbs or whatever his fatass weighs he can probably take the hits better and shrug off some blitzers. Jerry Porter might want to play again next year, and he's pretty good. Between him and Curry, that's a decent set of targets for the fat kid. Nothing special, but decent. Long term it would probably be a better move to get the BPA in Johnson, but when has Al Davis ever thought long term? Russell gives them a better chance to win now that CJ does.

[milehimike]

living in minnesota, i always watched the vikings back when they had a decent team...moss always tore it up in lambo, seemed to bring out the best in him. i dont know if it was the rivalry or what but he'll be alright...would be surprised to see him in the pro bowl next year.

:spit:

[Maximus]

I'm more worried about them taking Russell. We've all seen what Andrew Walter can do. I feel 100% comfortable with him behind center no matter who he has to throw too. It doesn't matter if it's Calvin Johnson, Curry, or Jerry Rice reborn running routes. Walter can't get it done.

This post is a joke!!! I'm a Raider Fan and I don't even know what Walter can do... The offensive line was sooo bad he never had a chance to perform at a consistent level... Bottom line is your talking out of your donkey ass!

[Kaylore]

This post is a joke!!! I'm a Raider Fan and I don't even know what Walter can do... The offensive line was sooo bad he never had a chance to perform at a consistent level... Bottom line is your talking out of your donkey ass!

He's actually a charger fan...but I agree. Walter hasn't done jack. He isn't very accurate and hasn't shown anything to show he can be successful at this level.

[watermock]

Just because Russell can get his weight down doesn't mean it won't be a fluctuating problem his whole career. IMO, I think the decision rides on if Oak does the trade with GB...if they do, they will take Calvin. I would rather they take Russell.

I've spoken before that the cost of even having a top 10 pick is almost a curse, het alone trading players/picks to move up.

Alot of things happen right before or during draft day. Speculation is Futile.

http://uk.gizmodo.com/borg.jpg

We shall assimilate and conquor all.

[400HZ]

This post is a joke!!! I'm a Raider Fan and I don't even know what Walter can do... The offensive line was sooo bad he never had a chance to perform at a consistent level... Bottom line is your talking out of your donkey ass!

Oakland played some teams that didn't generate much pass rush and he was horrible in those games too. His accuracy sucks and he made terrible reads. Bring him on, please. :egbgb:

[BroncoBuff]

Walter hasn't done jack. He isn't very accurate and hasn't shown anything to show he can be successful at this level.
Only arm strength and a bunch of college records. But Jeff George and Ryan Leaf had those things.

Arm strength is important, but it doesn't make a guy a good QB. If they take Jamarcus Russell, the Raiders might have the two strongest arms in football. And they might also have the #1 pick again next year. It's a little like those "long-drive" winners. They hit the ball much further than even John Daly ... but you won't see them on any Tour events anytime soon.

[Tredici]

Is it soon yet?

Just wondering.

[baja]

It's sooner than later

[watermock]

I don't know why but I smell comedy out ot Oakland, Detroit and Cleveland along with Washington. Come one come all...