The Impact Of a Savvy Veteran, Marvin Harrison To The Vikings?

V for VenBretta wrote:

withou farve a harrison signing is a moot point, those other bufoons wont be able 2 get him the ball

bulldog3 wrote:

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sad but i feel the same way - i have no confidence in the other qbs. Might as well put booty in there and let him develop. He wont do any worse than jackson or rosenfluke

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farve wrote:

I can hear the critics now; another past his prime player-no way! But why not given the right price; with Farve[assuming] he could be a great possession reciever 2 move the chains and give AP another chance of breaking one, certainly Favre could get the ball 2 him if he needed 2.

Experience, locker room leader, and another future hall of famer-why not!

TMD wrote:

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Harrison is WELL past his prime.

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Favre wrote:

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So am I.

TMD wrote:

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Harrison is WELL past his prime. The Colts tried to use him as a possession receiver. We all saw how that worked out last year. He still runs great routes, but he's lost a couple of steps, and drops a lot of balls.
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Why? Because Harrison has never been a "locker room leader". He doesn't talk or socialize with the other players. He offers no advice to other players, and, during games, he doesn't even sit with the rest of the team. The only player he interacts with, at all, is the guy throwing him the ball. He won't be much help to any of the young players.

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V for VenBretta wrote:

<quoted text>No diubt hes lost a couple steps but u can't tell me that he lost his hands 2. With BF slinging the ball 2 him on short precise routes on say 3rd and 6 or 7 u can't tell me that that is not a dangerous possession tandem.

TMD wrote:

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If you don't believe me all you have to do is look at his numbers from last year. I live in Indy and I attended or watched most of their games.
1. Harrison is much slower, and was routinely run down by CBs and safeties. This was true even on short routes.
2. Ever since the LAST injury to his knee he has had a case of the dropsies. Don't know why, or, even if it's related, but it's a fact.
3. Harrison has had several operations performed on his knees now. He will also be 37 by the start of the season.
Harrison can't get open on those quick 6 or 7 yard patterns anymore. Favre is no more effective than Manning on those short, quick passes, and Manning couldn't get them to work when throwing to Harrison. What makes you think Farve will?
You know Bill Polian's reputation as a GM and talent scout for the Colts. Do you REALLY believe he would have let Harrison go if he was still a dangerous receiver? C'mon....