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Early on Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings dealt their 2011 3rd-round draft pick in order to acquire future Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss from the Patriots. Moss returns to his original team after spending time with the Oakland Raiders and recently with the New England Patriots. With Moss being in the last year of his contract with the Patriots, he had expressed some distaste with the way the organization had dealt with resigning their star quarterback Tom Brady, and not offered Moss a similar extension. After Moss failed to record a catch on Monday Night Football against the Dolphins, it became even more evident that his interest in the team and the team's interest in him, have faded tremendously.

That being said, the Minnesota Vikings have been searching for a spark ever since the season began without Sidney Rice. With Rice slated to be out the first 6-7 weeks of the regular season, the Vikings were left to deal with what they had. After attempting to deal for Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson and failing, the Vikings were forced to scrape the plate to find efficient receivers. Until Wednesday, their offense has lacked a single player who can take the pressure off of Adrian Peterson and stretch the field, Randy Moss is that player. I believe that Moss will play a similar role in the Vikings offense that he did in New England. Moss opened up the middle of the field for players like Wes Welker, which ultimately led to such an affective passing game for the Patriots and Tom Brady. Brett Favre is more than capable of delivering the ball to his allotment of receivers with the addition of Moss.

With Moss being signed on Wednesday, it gives him enough time to begin planning with the team for their Monday Night Football matchup against the New York Jets, an all too familiar opponent for Moss. Coach Brad Childress said on Wednesday that Moss will see a significant amount of action on Monday night, and will surely help the Vikings offense moving forward. It only gets tougher from this point forward for the Vikings, but this move should ultimately place them among the top teams in the NFC, with a legitimate shot at reaching the Super Bowl.