Do We Get A Receipt, Just In Case This Doesn't Work Out?

It's quiet...too quiet.

Then again, that's the way it usually is when it comes to Packers General Manager Ted Thompson and radical, earth-shattering, roster-altering change.

Green Bay is a team entering the upcoming draft with gaping holes at running back, fullback and tight end, not to mention the shadow of a possible Randy Moss acquisition looming over the franchise.

Thompson slapped a gag order on his Lambeau minions, as if doing so will quell the buzz. He can't quiet the din in state bars and anywhere else fans gather...can't end the debate about whether Randy would be a good thing or bad.

More fans than I thought possible--many of whom know more about football than I ever will--are all for such a trade. And, it would seem to be a good thing from an Oakland Raider standpoint, too: they could save the millions being lavished on Moss while adding a front line receiver with their top pick.

I wrote not long ago that it made too much sense for the Raiders NOT to deal Randy to Green Bay--Brett Favre supposedly wants him, and he'd come at a relatively low price (presumably backup QB/fan-convicted flop Aaron Rodgers).

Careful what you wish for, Packers fans: read this column from out west and see if THIS is the kind of guy you want snapping locker room towels with a young, impressionable, up-and-coming team. You may understand while a deal for Moss hasn't been done--with Thompson, or any other NFL G-M.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_5545981