Harvin wants out

[Scott K]

If they can pull out another 2nd, I would do it. If they cant get better then a 4th, let em ride out the season with the Vikings.

[LABS4ME]

a head case who only thinks about himself with a history if injuries im sure we will get top value for him....

Since when has that ever come into play with a team making personell decisions??? The injuries may come into play a little, but the head case, narssistic aspect will not. Besides, every coach and GM can make a player conform! Right?

I'm guessing a 2nd round pick... or something rare, and outright WR for WR swap...

Good Luck!

Ken

[zepman]

a head case who only thinks about himself with a history if injuries im sure we will get top value for him....

You just described 90% of the receivers in the NFL...

[brian6715]

Since when has that ever come into play with a team making personell decisions??? The injuries may come into play a little, but the head case, narssistic aspect will not.

Ken

Terrel Owens ring a bell?

[LABS4ME]

I assume you are backing my statement? not trying to use him as an example of a player who can't sign (any longer) because he is a head case... Because he is a perfect example of what I am saying!

Terrell Owens has been waived and signed with I think 4 or 5 teams in what 7 years? Teams continally sign these guys for their talent and the 'blue sky' they bring... they believe they can change them! Give them big contracts and try and integrate them into the system, only to realize you can't and then they eventually waive them.

[Rick]

I'm betting they get a 1st round pick and more if they trade him.

He is a game changer and every team knows it.

The 49ers are interested and they have 14 picks in the upcomimg draft.

[fishing tech]

I think the vikes will get good value for Percy. He is set to make less then 3mil next year. Smith makes more then that and the 9ers are not going to pay him that to sit. Percy will be gone by draft day. But where? He likes Florida but I am sure he won't have a say.

[Scott K]

I would assume he will be back with the Vikings next year. Money talks, a new high dollar contract will put smiles on everyone. Pay him what he is worth, give him a $30 million guarantee, 5yr 60million contract. We wont be hearing about anymore hissy fits from the locker room.

[fishersofmen]

Will have to pay him or trade him, otherwise he is not going to play. I say there is very little chance he will be here in the near future based on everything that has taken place. Bums me out because the guy is a stud on the field.

Percy Harvin wants to get paid.

And judging by the way folks on the Internet reacted to rumors that the Minnesota Vikings receiver is on the trading block, he probably will get big money somewhere.

But will it happen before or after things get ugly -- or uglier -- in Minnesota. According to Pro Football Talk, Harvin is prepared to stay away from off-season workouts and training camp if he doesn't receive a contract extension, which would presumably pay him a lot more than the $2.9 million he is slated to make in the final year of his rookie contract next season.

How much more does he want? Vincent Jackson signed a five-year, $55-million deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last off-season. Chances are, Harvin wants a piece of that action.

Harvin has been quite productive, making the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2009 and catching 62 passes for 677 yards and three touchdowns in nine games last season. But he's also been a bit of a headache, reportedly clashing with Coach Leslie Frazier as well as former coach Brad Childress.

Mike Max of WCCO-TV in Minneapolis reported Sunday that Minnesota will actively pursue a trade for Harvin. But what if there are no takers and then the Vikings don't flinch on Harvin's extension demands?

We could have an extremely talented player sitting out the entire season or an extremely disgruntled player returning to a team that reportedly didn't want him back in the first place.

And we thought this situation was ugly already.

[Scott K]

I doubt he gets moved.

[schmitty3]

Vikes are in a lose lose situation. Either they overpay for him, or trade him for not much in return due to his bad attitude.

[BuckSutherland]

Vikes are in a lose lose situation. Either they overpay for him, or trade him for not much in return due to his bad attitude.

Pretty much sums it up.

Would be nice if they would dump him on someone like the Raiders, Jets or Eagles and get their second round pick. He wont bring more than a 2nd round pick cause of his past. He wont wear a queens uniform ever again.

[LMITOUT]

Vikes would be fortunate to get a second round pick for Harvin, and a third round pick is more likely.

[zepman]

Bottom line is this...the Vikes would be bat-$hit crazy to not try and extend his contract NOW. He's 24 years old and one of the best players in the NFL. I'd rather over pay for his services than someone like Bowe.

He's not happy about his QB...he's simply telling it like it is. If I were him I'd be pi$$ed too. After two years...Ponder flat out sucks...even with the best RB and ground game in the league and facing 8-9 men in the box all year long. He sucks.

IMO, Frazier and Spielman have to learn to live with a little $hit that they know Percy is going to cause. They knew it before they drafted him. Every team deals with players like this and it shouldn't be a reason to send a guy that we drafted in the 1st round just a few years ago packing.

Both Ponder and Frazier are not guaranteed to be here in two years...you sign Percy long term and he'll end up in the "Ring of Fame" in the new stadium someday.

[Musky Buck]

And Zepman when we are clinically dead and out of the playoffs Percy's hamstring will lay him out for the rest of the season, look at this year, we made it and he wanted no part of it, so we're going to believe if we pay him huge he's going to give 110% I don't buy it, he already dislikes his coach, more blow ups to come whether he gets paid or not. The players should have beat him like a rented mule, you never quit on your team, never regardless of the coaches, you fight through it, keep tight with your friends and if you're worth all of that the $ will come your way in due time, his rookie contract is more than most of us will make in our lifetime and the big $ is on it's way Percy. Get whatever you can for him and get rid of that distraction. I never heard a single teammate stick his neck out for the guy, that says more than anything.

[Scott K]

AP is sticking his neck out, and saying he doesnt want him to go anywhere.

[harvey lee]

If Harvin does not want to be a Viking, then let him go. He will be a problem and will not play to his potential if he is forced to play here.

Trade time.

[Musky Buck]

AP went on television ? and I can't blame him for wanting Percy, he would know him better than a lot of people. I wish he would've added Percy wants to be here, it's just his contract status. I get Percy's gripe a bit, he's played 4 years in the NFL, he's hardly a rookie anymore, without his kick returning skills, which kickoff's are nearly a joke now as the kicker can just launch it out of the end-zone, they may even do away with that, check Percy's stats, never over 1,000 receiving yards, history of injuries already, concussions, dizziness wasn't it, ankle, Percy's a risk but aren't they all. I think like Bryant Mckinnie the game is all about $, forget a title, forget Percy that we will open a new stadium in the near future, forget your teammates who without you withstood enough to get in last year, seems so fitting for Viking nation, we have a glorified unhappy Wes Welker, we really need his threat, he's a player on Sunday's. Change of heart Percy, think about it thoroughly, go to war with AP who makes what you do a little easier.

[Scott K]

Quote:

Adrian Peterson does not want Percy Harvin traded.

The versatile wide receiver has butted heads with the team on a variety of issues that range from playing time to scheme ideology.

The loudest voice by way of example in the Vikings locker room belongs to reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson.

The running back feels that the team should work it out with Harvin as he told KFAN 100.3

When asked if Harvin will be traded, Peterson was forthcoming with the details and his opinion.

“To be honest with you, I don’t know if we will or not,” Peterson said. “But me, individually, and giving you my opinion, I wouldn’t trade him. I wouldn’t trade him. But that’s just me and my opinion. To do the the things that he’s able to do, I don’t think there will be a player able to do it better than him. Ever. He does so much, and there will never be a player who will do it better than him.”

Peterson stated that he’s not sure what is on Harvin’s mind.

“I haven’t really had the opportunity to talk to him much,” Peterson said. “But I always look at what you can get from a person, and I know it comes with, ‘OK, you gotta deal with this, or deal with that,’ but I always feel like that person can overcome whatever it is that they might be struggling with.”

Peterson could be referring to Harvin’s injuries and/or reported attitude problems.

Either way, there is no denying that the kid can ball and that Minnesota is a much better team with him on the field.

It was once said that the source of Harvin’s will to win is the same place that spits out his occasional fiery exchanges with the coaching staff.

For the sake of the herd, the Vikings would probably be better off looking the other way when his spout flies off the handle until he matures.

You play to win the game and you do that by betting on your best horses.

Sound off.

[Musky Buck]

Cool thanks for sharing that ! AP doesn't talk to him much, Percy has social issues, I'd have AP on speed dial if we were teammates.

[fishing tech]

The sad part is if the vikes had a QB they would be a playoff team for years to come. Harvin sees that. The fact is that when the guy plays, hurt or healthy he is the best at his position. He has play hurt and has gotten frustrated with the poor passing that Ponder does. I being a Bears fan would love to see him on that team. Him and Cutler could have their own reality show with their antics.

I think he will be gone by the draft.

[JackPineGuy]

Lets face it folks. Frazier duked us for suckers this year. trying to sell us on the fact that webb was ready to start in a playoff game. Read option he said. gimme a break. guy couldent hit the broad side of a barn in that game and there was no read option.

[Rick]

Let's face it guys, Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier has agreed to a multi-year extension with the team. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Frazier did a good job this year getting a team that had one of the worst passing games in the league into the playoffs. The Vikings played spirited football with a ton of effort under Frazier, and most around the league feel this extension was well-deserved.

[Rick]

Updating a previous report, Minnesota Vikings WR Percy Harvin is expecting a deal that is comparable to the ones Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson and Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald have recently received because he believes he is one of the top receivers in the NFL. Johnson signed an eight-year, $132 million deal while Fitzgerald signed an eight-year, $120 million deal.

Percy Harvin would need to be on the field a lot more than he has been to be in their league

[mrklean]

that seals it with the extension harvin will be gone