This will be anticlimactic

The biggest name in the free agency market right now is undoubtedly Randy Moss, the Patriots receiver who broke a record much older than Brady-surpassing-Manning. Despite his ridonkolous season with New England, Moss continues to listen to offers from other teams that don't have last year's MVP under center. This includes Mr. Jones' Cowboys (who would wear No. 81?), the same Packers who tried to get Moss last year, and any team interested in reuniting him with good ol' buddy Daunte Culpepper.

Ironic, huh? A talented but troubled receiver (such a rare breed!) finally finds his mojo with easily the best pre-Superbowl team in history, breaking one of the everlasting Jerry Rice records in the process, and now he's thinking of leaving?


"See ya next year Boston!"

It's good drama, really, that immediately make people like Len Pasquarelli erect. "Moss to join Favre? Moss to join T.O.? Moss to join Arena Football?" are all eye-catching headlines that do indeed allow ESPN to make money, lots and lots and lots of it.

But if I have learned anything from sports (there's not much), it's that hype is always anticlimactic. Over the years, I've heard endless trade and signing rumors involving celebrity names and massive contracts only to be disappointed because the athlete merely stuck with status quo.

It took about 4 years of processing for Allen Iverson to finally be traded after he demanded it. 10 years for Kevin Garnett. And 100 and counting for Kobe. Before last year's season, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs promised he would never play another game for Chicago. Breaking news: Briggs has signed a six-year deal with Chicago. Dumbjock icon Stephon Marbury was told earlier this season that he was "free to leave," which we all assumed meant he was no longer a Knick. But we all know what happens when we ass-u-me. After the Yankees' disappointing playoffs run, MVP Alex Rodriguez pissed off New York by opting out of his contract, only to opt back in a few days later.

Anyways, you get the point. At the end of the day, the requisite hype of hes-going-there, especially with big names, is always doomed to disappoint. Yes, in recent months, this hasn't been true, but there are always exceptions. But really, professional athletes thinking of moving always disappoint. It's kind of like when you're watching that shitty movie and thinking about leaving the theater early, but decide on staying put just because you put too much time into it. Because like Tyson Chandler told us in his blog, it sucks leaving home.

So my prediction for where Moss is going to be catching deep balls in 2008? Answer: Dance with the one that brung ya.

-K.H.

Sorry, most posts lately have all been about the Patriots. I guess its true: trouble makes headlines.