Situation:
After being part of a disturbance on the sidelines in Minnesota's Week 3 loss to Carolina, Randy Moss has been charged with two misdemeanors after police said he pushed a city traffic agent a half-block with his car.

The Question:
Keep Randy or get rid of him?

Keep him		Get rid of him
By John Clayton ESPN.com With Randy Moss, you have to accept the fact that he will do something stupid occasionally. He's 25 years old, and although he is definitely maturing, he is young, rich, carefree and sometimes irresponsible. Though pushing a traffic agent with the front of his car is an act that deserves punishment and possible team suspension, the most immature act would be the Vikings giving up on Moss by trading him or cutting him. He's the most exciting offensive threat in the game right now, and his indiscretions don't outweigh the pluses that he offers to a team on the field. Young Vikings players followed his leadership in the training room this offseason. Fans may see the occasional blowups between Daunte Culpepper and Moss along the sidelines, but what they don't see is how well the two get along together off the field. Fans also don't see how the younger players relate to him at training camp where they will sit with him in front of a big-screen television and listen to his opinions and one-liners. The guy is funny, and he is idolized by his teammates. Coach Mike Tice was right in creating the "Randy Ratio" to get Moss more involved in the offense. What he didn't know is how Moss would react to a losing streak to start the season, and Moss stumbled some during last Sunday's loss to the Panthers. He gave a few too many half-hearted efforts for catches, but Moss will outgrow that. I remember how some people in Indianapolis thought Marshall Faulk might have been a little too selfish, and once he resurfaced in St. Louis, Faulk may be the best teammate and leader any team could have. If he is guilty, certainly Moss should be punished for this stupid act, but don't banish him forever. Moss may not have proven he is completely ready to fulfill all the challenges of the Randy Ratio, and this Randy Steel-Belted Radial incident is certainly a setback. But name me another receiver in this league that a coach would call 14 or more passes for a game and have no regrets.		By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Let's say, for the sake of creating a hypothetical, that you are dating a supermodel. A lady so drop-dead gorgeous, so comely in countenance and curves, most men's eyes fall out when she strolls by. A woman with whom you could see yourself spending the rest of your life. Until, that is, you take her home to meet the parents. And then, over dinner, she cuts loose with a string of language so blue, you check to see if she has sailor's tattoos down both arms. She criticizes mom's trademark pot roast and wonders aloud why dad chose such a lousy wine. To top off the evening, she belches as dessert is served, then spills her coffee on the heirloom tablecloth handed down by your ancestors for generations. So now the conundrum: Do you ignore her social ineptitude and, smitten by her beauty, slip a ring on her finger? Or do you throw her phone number in the trash, run the other way as quickly as possible, and by hypnosis have her purged from your memory banks? Essentially that is the question confronting the Vikings who, in the case of wide receiver Randy Moss, have discovered again that beauty found is sometimes beauty flawed. Moss is a social cripple, as his well-documented behavior has demonstrated on too many occasions, but that is no excuse to provide him any more crutches. The most notable of team efforts, football still has had plenty of room for nonconformists, but Moss isn't just a colorful maverick who refuses to subjugate his persona to the common good. Instead he is selfish and self-serving -- a man who regards himself above the team and, apparently now, above the law as well. It's chic to suggest some players are still kids trying to play a man's game. But there is a basic disparity between childlike and childish. Moss is childish and churlish, the incessant burr under the saddle, the genius talent with a wart. Certainly there would be a huge financial price to pay for jettisoning Moss at this point. By our count, the Vikings would have to count roughly $2.8 million in signing bonuses against their 2002 salary cap even if Moss were dumped. The impact in 2003 would be a whopping $13.4 million, or nearly 20 percent of the salary cap, if Moss is excised. But you don't rid cancer with a band-aid. You swallow hard and excise the tumor, make the tough call and move on. If the Vikes are unable to compete financially until they get a new stadium, as the team contends, why would the state legislature direct funds to a club that cannot curb the foolishness of its players? There has been, for many years now, an NFL mindset which holds that the only thing that matters is what a player does on Sunday afternoons. But in the real world, people who go to church every Sunday are still held accountable for what they do on Monday, or every other day of the week. In an era when players are more closely scrutinized, when the television camera captures and disseminates every one of Moss' sideline rants, player responsibility extends beyond the white lines. Since it's obvious that Moss cannot abide his celebrity status, and probably would be every bit as callous were he just some working stiff with a chip on his shoulder, it's time for the Vikings to do what he will not. Take some responsibility. As painful as the ramifications will be, it's time for the Vikings to cut Randy Moss free.