Separated at birth?
Posted on 10/17/2014 6:31:37 PM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
The only thing speedier than Percy Harvin in uniform is how fast the wide receiver wore out his welcome in Seattle.
Roughly 19 months after his ballyhooed arrival, the Seahawks had enough. As first reported by FOX Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer, Harvin was traded Friday afternoon to the New York Jets for a conditional draft choice.
Few — if any — players in league history were ditched by a franchise so quickly after such a large investment was made. The Seahawks sent multiple picks to Minnesota — including a first-rounder — for Harvin in March 2013 and then signed him to a six-year, $67 million contract extension with $25.5 million guaranteed.
The fact he’s now gone speaks volumes for how much Harvin had fallen out of favor.
This obviously wasn’t a performance or health issue. It was a case of Harvin no longer fitting into the team fabric for various behind-the-scenes reasons.
The Vikings felt the same way about Harvin. That’s why a player with Harvin’s ample talent was available in the 2013 offseason.
As much as this deal blew up in their faces, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider deserve credit for this: They know when something isn’t working and take steps to fix it instead of refusing to act because it would acknowledge a mistake was made.
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So, what’s the background on him?
From reports I read he was not a favorite in the locker room, and OC Bevell was supposedly having a hard time incorporating his special talents into the game plan. I look for them to go back to the tried and true of featuring Lynch and Wilson.
I always thought that Pete Carroll looked like John F’n Kerry.
Go Gators!
Separated at birth?
Bryan Bosworth
I didn’t expect something like this at all. He’s a dynamic playmaker and they gave him up for not much at all
I’m thinking they discovered he’s more of a head-case than they’d thought.
Except that Pete Carroll is much better looking.
What is it with Wide Receivers?
WA Ping ...in case anyone cares
I sure am a cynical person.
This is a shame...One thing ya’ can’t teach is speed and Harvin has plenty of that...I would be worried if Harvin were to actually fit in with the Jets...The Death Valley of pro football teams...
Sounds like he may think he can rely on his amazing physical talents - without putting the time and effort into practice, learning the plays, etc.
As Wilson says, the separation is in the preparation (or something like that).
Something magical about speed...
He also seems to be injury-prone.
Is he the receiver that got caught with Russell Wilson’s wife. I heard that he was getting dumped for that. Carroll said that he just didn’t fit in, Wilson dumped the wife at the same time.
Do you think you could post a reputable news source for your information?
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