Liberating

In memory of Randy Moss, I'm going to dog it with this entry.

So here are some other writer/blogger takes on the Moss situation, which remains a bit uncertain as I type away.

Vikes Geek.

Pacifist Viking.

Kevin Seifert.

Viking Update.

Regardless of whether Moss is, indeed, going to be released or not in the next 24 hours, what this move represents to me is it officially takes the pressure off you, dear Vikings fan.

After all, the 2010 season surely has been wearing you down, as you keep waiting, hoping for the Minnesota Vikings of 2009 to return.

But they haven't been returning, and this latest sideshow is the final sign that 2010 is a lost season for your Vikings.

Now maybe they will gets things straightened out a bit after this. Maybe they won't.

But whether they do or not matters little. You can no longer expect anything from this team, and that takes a lot of pressure off of your Sundays for the next nine weeks or so.

And if this leads to a complete collapse by the team and they lose the vast majority of their games and finish 3-13 or 4-12, it won't be so bad.

It will mean the Vikings will go into 2011 with a very high draft pick, who could be an impact player (maybe even a quarterback!) It will mean an easy schedule, a team with several excellent players (Peterson, Harvin, Allen, etc.) can take advantage of. And it probably means a new head coach who will bask in the glory of a rapid one season turnaround.

Dare to dream.