Vikings cut ties with James after series of knee injuries

[Harlan Huckleby]

It would not hurt to give this guy a shot

Don't we need more WR's?

and YES bring him in for at least a look.

I think James has had so many serious surgeries that its not even worth a look. Maybe in a couple years he'll make a dramatic return to NFL, but doubtful.

He was INCREDIBLY talented in college, if only for a brief period.

[texaspackerbacker]

Most of the time, players can come back from ACL surgery--not always, but it takes well over a year for the injury to be overcome.

Signing James cheap, even if it means putting him on IR for the whole season would be a good move. You waste a few hundred thousand--peanuts in the NFL--if he is permanently damaged, but if he does come all the way back, you have the rights to a potential star.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Most of the time, players can come back from ACL surgery--not always, but it takes well over a year for the injury to be overcome. .

James has had THREE knee surgeries, following a hip surgergy that was thought to be career ending.

[texaspackerbacker]

Wasn't the hip surgery BEFORE his big season with the Badgers?

He probably is finished, but just in case he isn't, a small investment wouldn't hurt.

[cpk1994]

Wasn't the hip surgery BEFORE his big season with the Badgers?

He probably is finished, but just in case he isn't, a small investment wouldn't hurt.

Yes, the hip surgery was before his big year with the Badgers.

[bobblehead]

In a related story james was quoted:

"I really wish they had let me come back this season. I mean with all the talent on the line I figure I could have broken the single season tackles record. I feel good, I'm ready to go, yep, 200 tackles and 18 sacks wasn't out of the question for me."

[mngolf19]

In a related story james was quoted:

"I really wish they had let me come back this season. I mean with all the talent on the line I figure I could have broken the single season tackles record. I feel good, I'm ready to go, yep, 200 tackles and 18 sacks wasn't out of the question for me."

It's interesting to see this quote in relation to Ray Edwards saying he believes he'll break Strahan's sack record. Means 2 guys thought they would dominate from that position this year.

[KYPack]

In a related story james was quoted:

"I really wish they had let me come back this season. I mean with all the talent on the line I figure I could have broken the single season tackles record. I feel good, I'm ready to go, yep, 200 tackles and 18 sacks wasn't out of the question for me."

It's interesting to see this quote in relation to Ray Edwards saying he believes he'll break Strahan's sack record. Means 2 guys thought they would dominate from that position this year.

Delusions of grandeur.

The Pack won't pick James up. He's all done.

[HarveyWallbangers]

In a related story james was quoted:

"I really wish they had let me come back this season. I mean with all the talent on the line I figure I could have broken the single season tackles record. I feel good, I'm ready to go, yep, 200 tackles and 18 sacks wasn't out of the question for me."

It's interesting to see this quote in relation to Ray Edwards saying he believes he'll break Strahan's sack record. Means 2 guys thought they would dominate from that position this year.

Ummm... I think it was a joke.

[red]

turns out the vikes decided not to cut him

they traded him to the skins for a conditional 7th

[Rastak]

In a weird development....per PFT.com the Vikings rescinded James off the waiver wire and then traded him to Washington for a conditional 7.

VIKINGS TRADE JAMES TO ‘SKINS
Posted by Mike Florio on May 27, 2008, 5:28 p.m.
As it turns out, the Minnesota Vikings didn’t cut defensive end Erasmus James after all.

Instead, the reported move was rescinded by the Vikings on Tuesday, and James has been traded to the Washington Redskins for a conditional seventh-round draft pick.

“We really liked Erasmus coming out of college,” executive V.P. of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “He’s young and talented, and he has a great deal of potential. We like the fact that his defensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin — John Palermo — is our current defensive line coach.”

James was a first-round pick of the Vikings in the 2005 draft.

[Lurker64]

I wonder what's more of an ego hit: being cut or being traded for a conditional seventh.

[KYPack]

I wonder what's more of an ego hit: being cut or being traded for a conditional seventh.

I can't believe this one.

The Skins do some pretty strange shit from a mgt standpoint.

[Spaulding]

I wonder what's more of an ego hit: being cut or being traded for a conditional seventh.

I can't believe this one.

The Skins do some pretty strange shit from a mgt standpoint.

That had to based on their decent record and otherwise possibility of losing out on James due to a team with a worse record putting in a claim for him on the waiver wire.

Conditional 7th (based on making the roster) seems like a potentially good deal for a former mid 1st rounder (albeit with bum knees).

[Fritz]

I wonder what's more of an ego hit: being cut or being traded for a conditional seventh.

I can't believe this one.

The Skins do some pretty strange shit from a mgt standpoint.

That had to based on their decent record and otherwise possibility of losing out on James due to a team with a worse record putting in a claim for him on the waiver wire.

Conditional 7th (based on making the roster) seems like a potentially good deal for a former mid 1st rounder (albeit with bum knees).

Maybe the Pack could've gotten him for Will Blackmon.