A little Monday Night Football (on Thursday), and we get to se former Vikings player Randy Moss in his new Raiders uniform.

Randy's a good player. I don't mean to take anything away from him.

He's not the only player, though.

Randy exploded on the scene seven years ago when he tore up NFL records as a rookie playing for the Vikings. We were glad to have him on our side.

Still, we won games and lost games.

During the game tonight, Randy made a couple of plays, including one 35-ish yard catch. He also threw a defender to the ground in a typical Randy move during a two-point conversion attempt, and then tried to play off the offensive pass interference. The call was irrelevant as it was for a try, but Randy seemed to not remember or care.

The new Randy fans will probably remember his big jumps and long catches. He can out run most defenders, and can make the "miracle" catches of balls bouncing in the air. He has the ability to scurry around many defenders and put lots of yards in the stats.

He's also a good defensive draw. In the Raiders' last touchdown drive, Randy drew three defenders, leaving the tight end open to catch the TD pass. That's what I'll miss about Randy the most; few players on the field draw three defenders.

In the end, the Raiders lost drastically to the Patriots.

The Vikings have several long-ball receivers. We've got a good offense, and have had for a while, with or without Randy. I think the Vikings will find four or five big contributing receivers and tight ends in each game this season. With the new found ability to spread the ball better, I think Daunte Cullpepper will break back out, like he could when they still had Chris Carter.

Our defensive line and backs have been the Vikings' big weakness. Some shining stars and great moments, but as a whole, we suffer by giving more yards than we take; especially the free yards due to penalty.

Whether the Vikings win or loose won't be because Randy's not there to catch the ball, or even draw the defenders.

It'll be nice to not hear the commentators mention it when we're doing just as well without him as we did with him.