The Vikings trade Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks pending that he passes a physical.

[denverYooper]

I don't think they ever really used him as effectively as they could have. The Packers have used Cobb better in a short amount of time, in my opinion. Part of that could be QB related. I doubt the Seahawks will have that trouble though.

Bevell, Harvin, and Rice will be back together. I imagine that had some to do with the deal.

[3irty1]

I get the appeal. He has the ability to be a one man offense. Randall Cobb + deep threat ability.

[woodbuck27]

Harvin deal done, Vikings get a third-rounder in 2014.

Posted by Mike Florio on March 12, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/harvin-deal-done-vikings-get-a-third-rounder-in-2014/

" The Vikings have announced the deal, which will send a first-round pick (25th overall) to Minnesota, a seventh-round pick in 2013, and a third-rounder in 2014.

Previously, the 2014 pick was not yet known, described generally as a mid-round pick." Fr. LINK

[Fritz]

Percy Harvin - what a headache!

[swede]

Percy Harvin - what a headache!

:Rotten tomato emoticon:

[Cheesehead Craig]

I don't think they ever really used him as effectively as they could have. The Packers have used Cobb better in a short amount of time, in my opinion. Part of that could be QB related. I doubt the Seahawks will have that trouble though.

One of the things the Vikes found out is that the more they used Harvin the less effective he became. He simply cannot handle the beating that getting the ball entails. Seattle is going to find that out and I hope they realize they overpaid his injured ass.

[red]

harvin = hester?

[pbmax]

Holy crap.

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM

RT @adbrandt: Percy Harvin contract: making $14.5M this yr, $25.5M over two, $36M over three. Three-year earnings exact same as Bowe/VJax.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Holy crap.

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM

RT @adbrandt: Percy Harvin contract: making $14.5M this yr,

WHAT?

$25.5M over two

WHAT?

$36M over three. Three-year earnings exact same as Bowe/VJax.

WHAT?

[Patler]

Has the Seattle from office lost their collective minds? 1st, 3rd & 7th round draft picks plus a contract for 1/10th of their salary cap? Seriously? I guess you can do that when you have a good starting QB who is tied into a low contract for a few years.

[Pugger]

Percy Harvin - what a headache!

Literally! Evidently Harvin has anger management and authority issues. He's gotten into fights/arguments with his coaches since high school.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Has the Seattle from office lost their collective minds? 1st, 3rd & 7th round draft picks plus a contract for 1/10th of their salary cap? Seriously? I guess you can do that when you have a good starting QB who is tied into a low contract for a few years.

And the Seahawks are being lauded for the move.

[pbmax]

And the Seahawks are being lauded for the move.

If he can stay on the field, it will look good. Wilson is in a far better position to take advantage of Harvin than Ponder. But its a big question mark with his health. I am reasonably sure the Seahawks and Schneider are smart enough to have an escape hatch on the contract after one year. The draft choices, though, those aren't coming back.

[hoosier]

Has the Seattle from office lost their collective minds? 1st, 3rd & 7th round draft picks plus a contract for 1/10th of their salary cap? Seriously? I guess you can do that when you have a good starting QB who is tied into a low contract for a few years.

And assuming your good QB doesn't have a performance decline or adjustment period when DCs have an entire summer to figure out the QB option. Wilson may well turn out to be the exception, but I still wouldn't be surprised to see him struggle in 2013 to reproduce what he did in 2012. Ditto for the entire Seahawks team.

[Patler]

And assuming your good QB doesn't have a performance decline or adjustment period when DCs have an entire summer to figure out the QB option. Wilson may well turn out to be the exception, but I still wouldn't be surprised to see him struggle in 2013 to reproduce what he did in 2012. Ditto for the entire Seahawks team.

It doesn't really matter if Wilson declines or not, so long as he or another young or cheap or already contracted QB remains the starter. You can throw salary cap money around more freely when you have a few years before you have to worry about an elite QB contract. Once you sign a Qb to a top level contract, you can't afford to take too many salary cap chances.