To me, the draft would have been ok if the team had landed Moss.
Why?
The end of the line for Brett Favre could very well be this year. I take the draft so far to mean "we're going to win with what we have". But our primary division competitors all have gotten stronger. If the Packers had landed Moss, it was a clear sign to Brett that the team is interested in winning this year.
My take on the trade(a fourth round pick--Barbre or Moss--who would have more impact?) and working out the dollars. So Ted is going to go into the season with lots of cap money(Tightwad Ted rises again) when he could have opened the vault on a one-two year deal to a proven game-breaker.
Maybe Moss felt the Pats are closer to winning than Green Bay. Why is that? Because they've gone out and aggressively tried to make their team better. Remember, the Pats are one of three teams that humiliated Green Bay at home LAST YEAR. Green Bay has largely marked time, while a very good team made themselves better.
If the Packers try to land an established running back in the coming weeks, some of the sting of this near fruitless off-season and mediocre(cheap) draft will be salved a bit. But I suspect heirarchy thinks they can win with what they have.
Brett Favre won't do what I'm about to suggest, but if I was Brett Favre, I would call a press conference and change my mind and retire. He doesn't need another season like the last two.