Jan 2, 2011; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Randy Moss (84) watches from the sidelines during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis defeats Tennessee 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-US PRESSWIRE

On a day when many fans and pundits are calling for the figurative head of St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ due the brewing “Bounty Gate,” his former team is making news for a different reason. While New Orleans Saints Sean Payton may also face some trouble due to his work with Williams, today the head coach gets a chance to consider picking up a future Hall of Famer for 2012. According to various reports, wide receiver Randy Moss is in New Orleans to workout for the Saints, with an eye toward signing a contract.  Moss has been out of the spotlight for awhile, but his resurfacing makes me wonder if my hometown Indianapolis Colts might make a play for his services, as well.

On the surface, Moss-to-Indianapolis may sound outrageous, but it’s not completely off the charts given the current state of the franchise. If quarterback Peyton Manning leaves town, owner Jim Irsay will need to pull out every trick in his bag in order to put fannies in seats next season, and Randy Moss would almost certainly help in that regard. If Manning does somehow manage to end up under center for the Colts next fall, then he’ll need some targets, particularly if either of Reggie Wayne or Pierre Garcon sign free agent contracts elsewhere. As we saw in New England, Moss is paramount to instant offense: just add a bit of QB arm strength, and Randy is standing in the end zone with the ball.

In the end, I doubt that Randy Moss will even move the Colts’ interest needle, and the feeling may be mutual. There have been enough changes around here in recent months, thought, that I wouldn’t be shocked to see a tall, lanky new Horseshoe in 2012.

Let's hear it for Reggie Wayne

Ever since the NFL lockout ended and free agency descended upon the league and its fans, there have been rumors surrounding the Indianapolis Colts’ supposed impending acquisition of some big-name, but aging and/or troubled, receiver or another.   Randy Moss is coming here … Plaxico Burress is coming here … Terrell Owens is coming here!   No wait … Randy Moss is coming here.   Some of these rumors seem to have legs and some are completely made up (trace back through the re-Tweets and the @s, and you can clearly see that they are fabrications), but the real question is why do Colts fans seem so eager for one of these guys to suit up with the Horseshoes?   It’s not like the Colts don’t already have a deep receiving corps, and that doesn’t even count the catching contributions out of the backfield.

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Out to pasture, homey.

Colts fans, you can forget your dreams of Peyton Manning hitting Randy Moss for the 80-yard touchdown that sends Indy to the Super Bowl over the Patriots (or Jets or Steelers) in late January.  ESPN reported this afternoon that Moss has decided to retire rather than look for a new team this season.  Moss, 34, has generated his share of controversy over the years, but his enormous talent has shone through on the field, and the prospect of Manning-to-Moss was definitely intriguing.   Guess we’ll just have to make due with Painter-to-Wayne instead and hope that the Colts can finally bolster their run defense and figure out how the pieces fit on that new offensive line that we’ve heard so much about.