Blasphemy?

Is it possible? Can the Green Bay Packers actually be considering trading for arch-nemesis, Randy Moss? With Moss' time with the Raiders being extremely forgettable and even Al Davis apparently admitting the mistake, the question remains, was the mistake the Raiders taking Moss at all or not knowing how to properly use him? Given the ineptitude of the Raiders franchise since getting blown out of the 2002 Super Bowl, one has to strongly lean towards the latter option.

In 2005, the Raiders gave up a first round pick (#7 overall), a seventh round pick and linebacker, Napoleon Harris, for Moss. It would take considerably less than that now. Rumors have it that the Raiders would want a second round pick and possibly a back up receiver but other reports have made the price as low as a third or even fourth round pick. Obviously, the cheaper for the Packers the better.

On the other hand, recent developments indicate the Packers have had little to no internal discussion about going after Moss. Given that GM Ted Thompson has focused on building the team through additional draft picks getting Moss would mark a departure from form but with the Return of the Favre and the need to make a playoff run in the near future, adding a potential playmaker like Moss to the offense makes sense. A wide out corps of Donald Driver, Randy Moss and Greg Jennings would be formidible indeed. Ruvell Martin showed promise at the end of the 2006 season and if the troubled Koren Robinson can get himself straightened out, Favre's receiving options would be seemingly endless.

Favre and Moss used to have the same agent and reportedly have mutual respect for each other. The photo above seems to bear that out. Unless, Favre is trying to snap Moss' spine. It's hard to tell. All this would require Packer fans to put Moon-gate behind them (no pun intended). Giving Favre and the Packers an opportunity for a final hurrah would be worth it.

Finally, in the interest of fair and balanced reporting on Moss' infamous 2005 Playoff Mooning of Packers fans it should be noted that following the incident, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said that Moss was simply making a "kind of humorous" response to a "tradition" among Packers fans: "They moon the visiting team's bus. And they go all the way. It's not the kind of thing you want to see on national TV, but I understand what it was all about," he said.