Vikings Will Attempt To Trade Percy Harvin

[Hasselbeck]

(Posters Favorite Team) should trade for him!



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So with that said, go get him Seattle :smug:

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Harvin going to San Francisco. He's the player they hoped AJ Jenkins was going to be, Moss may or may not be back, and with Manningham that would be one hell of a great battle to see who gets the #2 spot there. Damn that would be electrifying.

 

[f16harm]

That too. A brilliant pick.
As an Eagles' fan, it pains me to say this, but I hope the best for RG3. I want him to recover 100%, because he's a good guy and good for the NFL. The NFL is a better place with a 100% percent RG3. That said, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Kirk Cousins is a top 15 NFL QB by the end of next season ... barring RG3 getting the help Adrian Peterson got this off-season.

:lol:
Jesus tap-dancing Christ at a Water Boarding Competition.....your posts have been fucking awful lately. First it was your Joe Flacco analysis, now your moving on to Kirk Cousins.

 

[Cornelius]

Although it would never happen as it's in the same division...Detroit should look hard at this. One move fills two holes. :shifty:

 

[ralaw]

A lot of Redskins fans are saying that they should essentially give up on this years draft and trade their 2nd and a 4th for Harvin. Makes sense since they have little cap room and taking on one larger contract could be better than 5 or 6 smaller ones.

Harvin with RG3 and Morris wouldn't be fair. However, the injuries are a concern, because Harvin really only plays half the season. For selfish reasons I would jut love to see him in a Washington jersey.

 

[for surtain 22]

...this was the first season Harvin missed time w a real injury...I believe he missed two games total before his ankle injury

 

[Hasselbeck]

Harvin going to San Francisco. He's the player they hoped AJ Jenkins was going to be, Moss may or may not be back, and with Manningham that would be one hell of a great battle to see who gets the #2 spot there. Damn that would be electrifying.

49ers don't really have the cap room until they move Alex Smith somewhere.

Lost in all of this is Harvin wants $10M a year. The 2nd rounder + that contract is steep.

 

[killgod]

:jonesy:

Straight up that would never happen.

Wes Welker for Percy Harvin :yep:

Why would Welker even be traded? He's not going to be resigned from the looks of it, so we'll have to give up something else.


I'm fine if they give up our late 2nd for him. The cost of Welker being gone just transfers to Harvin.


Yes pls :yep:

 

[Champ]

ESPN Insider article on the situation

History can have a funny way of repeating itself. Back in the 2005 offseason, the Vikings finally had enough of superstar receiver Randy Moss and shipped him to Oakland in a trade that ultimately benefited neither side. This offseason, it seems that Minnesota might be heading in the same direction with Percy Harvin, as rumors have surfaced that the Vikings may try to trade their Swiss army knife on offense.

Harvin might be the most explosive player in football with the ball in his hands. He missed the last seven weeks of the season because of injury, but the incredible finish to the season from Adrian Peterson has left many forgetting already that it was Harvin, not Peterson, who was garnering talk of MVP over the first half of the season. At that time, everything that Minnesota did on offense flowed through the versatile receiver.

Despite missing the final seven games of the season, Harvin led the league in missed tackles forced by a non-running back with 22. That is five more than the next-best receiver, Brandon Marshall, who had 56 additional receptions on which to make people miss. That statistic also doesn't count the five additional misses Harvin forced when running the football lined up in the backfield or the damage he did as a return man.

As a return man, Harvin was a devastating weapon, scoring a touchdown and averaging more than 35 yards each time he ran it back. As a receiver, only Philadelphia's Jason Avant, who didn't drop a ball all season, had a better drop rate. In 81 targets through nine games, Harvin dropped just one pass, or 1.59 percent of the catchable balls thrown his way. Compared to other high-volume underneath targets like Wes Welker (11.28 percent), Davone Bess (11.59 percent), Dexter McCluster (11.86 percent) or Victor Cruz (12.24 percent), Harvin was a far more reliable target.

But just like Moss all those years ago, Harvin comes with baggage, and you have to buy into more than just his obvious talent and playmaking ability. Tensions between him and the Vikings have brewed for a while, and with his contract expiring after the 2013 season, a trade market may be emerging.

Even if Harvin brings more than just mercurial talent, a queue of teams should try to make a trade, so let's look at a few of the likeliest suitors:



New England Patriots

Patriots coach Bill Belichick is said to be a huge Harvin admirer, and the team is reluctant to allocate big money to Welker, an aging player who likely wouldn't have the same value outside New England that he does in Foxboro. The answer might be to spend some of that money on a player who is younger, has better hands and is more explosive, even if he doesn't have quite the same veteran savvy and nuanced route-running. The Patriots' receiving corps certainly could use the injection of pace and youth it would get from Harvin, and along with their stable of tight ends, the Pats would have plenty of options to distribute the football in their ever-evolving offense. Lastly, the Patriots have one of the league's healthiest salary-cap situations, with just a little more than $102 million committed in 2013.



San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers have much ammunition in terms of draft picks, having stockpiled them with trades in last year's draft. The 49ers have additional selections in the third, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds, giving them plenty of flexibility to put together an acceptable package for the Vikings. On top of that, the 49ers certainly could use a player of Harvin's ability, struggling at times for explosive plays this season with only really Michael Crabtree able to consistently separate. The myriad ways Harvin's versatility could be used inside the creative option looks the 49ers run is particularly mouth-watering. Lastly, Moss became close with Harvin during his brief second stint in Minnesota, so if the 49ers hold on to him for another season, they might hope to use him to work with the younger receiver.



Atlanta Falcons
For the past few seasons, the Falcons have been all about surrounding Matt Ryan with weapons to make the offense even better. With Tony Gonzalez about to hang it up, the team suddenly has a gaping hole in the middle of the field and underneath the defense. Harry Douglas hasn't showed he can operate consistently in that area, but Harvin certainly has. Despite the aggressive moves they have made in the past, the Falcons are still in a healthy salary-cap situation and have more than enough to get a contract done with Harvin. Roddy White, Julio Jones and Harvin would be a fearsome trio.

Other possibilities
Jacksonville Jaguars: It's a new regime with plenty of cap room and one final shot for quarterback Blaine Gabbert. If the Jaguars want Gabbert to succeed, they could give him a legitimate stud to help in the offense and at least give him a fighting chance to swim rather than sink this season.

Miami Dolphins: This team has been crying out for receiver help for years. With a sophomore quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, who flashed a lot of talent as a rookie, Harvin's dynamic play could only help his development.

Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs don't have the healthiest of salary-cap situations, but Harvin fits the Andy Reid of small, precise and sudden receivers and could help out whoever lines up under center for them opening day.

The bottom line
Teams rarely trade a player of transcendent talent like Harvin, and when they do, you know there are issues to be resolved. A new contract with the Vikings would go some way toward appeasing him, but Harvin would benefit from a strong locker room and leadership. If another team can provide that and grab him for a second-round pick, it might have one of the steals of the decade.

 

[Glenbino]

If Percy Harvin winds up in the Welker role for the Pats next year I may not even watch the NFL.?

 

[Champ]

He wont because that position takes alot of hits.

 

[Len B]

Why would Welker even be traded? He's not going to be resigned from the looks of it, so we'll have to give up something else.


I'm fine if they give up our late 2nd for him. The cost of Welker being gone just transfers to Harvin.


Yes pls :yep:

Sign and trade Welker for Amendola and a 4th :yep:

 

[dave]

49ers don't really have the cap room until they move Alex Smith somewhere.

Lost in all of this is Harvin wants $10M a year. The 2nd rounder + that contract is steep.

Harvin wants $10M a year? Really?

Good luck with that.

 

[killgod]

Dave strikes again.

 

[dave]

Dave strikes again.

I don't deny Harvin is a dynamic player, but he's not a franchise WR and one concussion away from retirement ... do you pay him $10M a year?

 

[Villain]

Alex Smith for him. :shifty:

 

[f16harm]

I don't deny Harvin is a dynamic player, but he's not a franchise WR and one concussion away from retirement ... do you pay him $10M a year?

:walker:
dude aint even ever had a concussion, he has recurring migraines. You Trapper John, M.D. all of a sudden and correlating one concussion to a migraine patient as debilitating?

Stop. Take break from VSN. Get a new CD shelf that won't collapse. Paint a second room Montreal Canadiens red.

 

[dave]

:walker:
dude aint even ever had a concussion, he has recurring migraines. You Trapper John, M.D. all of a sudden and correlating one concussion to a migraine patient as debilitating?

Stop. Take break from VSN. Get a new CD shelf that won't collapse. Paint a second room Montreal Canadiens red.

So .. do you see him as a franchise WR worth $10M a year?

Sidenote: Stop just following the crowd bashing me. It's just sad.

 

[f16harm]

So .. do you see him as a franchise WR worth $10M a year?

Sidenote: Stop just following the crowd bashing me. It's just sad.

I don't give a shit whether someone pays him $10mil, I'm more interested in your medical degree implying one concussion will debilitate a person who gets migraines. And I am bashing your posts because they are fucking stupid, not because you're "dave". Although I have always wondered why a fucking newspaper EDITOR never capitalized the first letter of his Screename, grammar 101 bruh.

 

[Rudi]

I see everyone is following VSN protocol to a tee by saying you want your favorite team to trade for Percy.

That being said, he would look mighty fine in that slot to go with AJ and Sanu:melo: