So in the last three minutes I learned that Randy Moss is now a New England Patriot, having been shipped out of Oakland for a fourth round draft pick. That seems like a bargain, except that we're talking about Randy Moss here. He's still a top-level talent, but as he only tries on about half the plays he's even in the game for, I'm wondering if picking him up is such a good thing.

On the plus side, on the plays where he is sufficiently interested to play, the Pats now have a pretty lethal combination in Moss and Donte' Stallworth. The Pats also have a developing track record for being able to host problematic stars, given the recent Corey Dillon era. Moss is a whole level or two above Dillon in being problematic, though.

I guess I'm just very confused. This is either going to be one of the personnel coups of the Scott Pioli era, or Moss is going to obliterate the good karma surrounding the team and they'll finish 4-12, kicking off a new decade of Patriot futility.