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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Welker for Harvin, absolutely, then trade Brady for Sanchize and Gronk for Kellen Winslow Jr., Now i'm off to do some brain surgery in exchange for lottery tickets.
You want your perfect piece for your 2 TE set? There's your bogey right there. Two tight ends and Harvin back at the Percy Position where he belongs. It's a pipe dream but good f'in luck matching that up.
You want your perfect piece for your 2 TE set? There's your bogey right there. Two tight ends and Harvin back at the Percy Position where he belongs. It's a pipe dream but good f'in luck matching that up.
It was a busy day of news on the Percy Harvin front and it got busier on Wednesday afternoon when Harvin skipped practice at the Vikings’ mandatory minicamp.
Harvin was present at a walkthrough on Wednesday morning, but was nowhere to be seen during practice.
Gotta disagree with you on point #2. It's not like Harvin is a role player who is complaining about not getting enough playing time. He's their best weapon in the passing game by far and one of the better ones in the league. He's also not being some diva complaining about not getting the ball enough like we so often see. He's complaining about playing 58% of his team's snaps- a team that just finished with the 2nd worst record in the NFL at that. How a guy like that plays as little as that when you are as bad as the Vikings are at receiver, I have no clue. It's one of the more absurd coaching decisions I've seen and Harvin is completely justified is complaining about it.There's no doubt Harvin is an electric talent with exceptional versatility who would complement Gronkandez perfectly - and if Vereen turns into the player he has the potential to be, even better. But there are a ton of problems:
1. The "2nd round pick" talk is all speculation. Rick Spielman is pretty clear that the Vikes aren't interested in trading Harvin, and I'm sure their asking price won't be that low. And if it were, there would be a long line of teams interested in Harvin.
2. If Harvin is unhappy because he felt he wasn't used enough, that kind of thing doesn't generally sit well with BB. No player should be bigger than the team.
3. If Harvin is unhappy because he wants more money, that wouldn't fit well with the number of in house players who have contracts coming up.
As you say, it's a pipe dream. An enticing one, but a pipe dream nonetheless.
Harvin had 967 yards while playing on 58.8% of his team's snaps. If he had played Welker's 88.9% of snaps, that number jumps to 1,462 yards based on his pace. Receptions jump from 87 to 131. This is with Christian Ponder at QB too, not Tom Brady. He even chipped in with 345 yards rushing at a 6.6 yards per carry clip and is an elite kick return guy.Let's not "over-glorify" Percy Harvin. He is not in Welker's league. With an aging Brady, the future is now.
It's insane that a player with his skill set and versatility is on the field so little. With the coaching trend in Minn I wonder how they plan on downgrading from the current coach.Harvin had 967 yards while playing on 58.8% of his team's snaps. If he had played Welker's 88.9% of snaps, that number jumps to 1,462 yards based on his pace. Receptions jump from 87 to 131. This is with Christian Ponder at QB too, not Tom Brady. He even chipped in with 345 yards rushing at a 6.6 yards per carry clip and is an elite kick return guy.
Percy Harvin isn't just in Welker's league, he's probably better, though it's splitting hairs because both are monsters. Welker just needed to get away from the horrific coaching staff of Miami to prove he was one and the same is true of Harvin. Though Harvin is more productive than Wes was in Miami.