Bernstein: Selfishly Seeking Moss
We can debate the actual merits of the Bears pursuing the just-waived Randy Moss.
We can soberly weigh the risks and potential rewards of acquiring the unpredictable receiver, and reach a well-considered conclusion about how he makes the Bears better or worse.
But I'd rather not.
I'd rather think purely as a sports radio talk-show host on this one, and think only that Moss in Chicago would make our Sundays and our afternoons so much more interesting for the next two months and beyond.
He'd be just the kind of human hand-grenade to blow up the bulwark of blah that the Bears experience has become. From Lovie Smith's droning drawl, to Mike Martz's weird, reedy pronouncements of progress, to Jay Cutler's squirmy press conferences (in which he spends too much time touching his face and trying to scratch his back, as if he's being attacked by earwigs), and compromised reporters too willing to parrot the PR talking-points, the whole thing needs a reboot.
Moss is moody and petulant. He is emotional and combative. But he's not dumb, and he's not boring.
He is also something to watch on the field, when he wants to try. He would easily be the most talented wideout in franchise history, since he may be the most naturally gifted to ever play the position.
A bad fit for the Martz offense, you say? Fine.
Let's see the conflict. Let's have the chance to wonder about Cutler and Moss sharing a pre-snap wink and ignoring the play, just chucking one down there and letting Moss do what he does.
(And how inherently nonsensical is it to have an NFL offense in which one of the best receivers ever is rendered less than ideal?)
Also delicious is the concept of beleaguered GM Jerry Angelo handing him to the coaches and saying "Here. You want talent on offense? You got it. Coach it. I did my job, now you do yours."
It has been a tenuous time for all levels of the Bears since their embarrassingly cross-purposed press conference at the conclusion of last season. The free agent stimulus spending increased the pressure, as did the addition of two former head coaches to the assistant ranks. Even the board of directors is in transition.
A winning record does not feel like one, as a sense of unease pervades despite underwhelming divisional competition. The off week placed a strange season on pause.
Here's to adding Moss to the mix, pressing "play," turning it up, and getting the party started.
