Vikings hope Kearse comes to town today

Free-agent defensive end Jevon Kearse concluded his visit with the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, and it remained uncertain whether he would be here for today's scheduled meeting with the Vikings.

[dan in PHoenix]

finially you guys removed your lips from favre's sack long enough to say something about the VIKES....hopefully Kerse has enough left to play 15 to 20 snaps a game at high speed...with our tackles there's no reason an end can't get 10 to 15 sacks

[Mark]

It must be torture for any athlete who had performed at an Olympian level (NFL star at defensive end) to accept and rehabilitate so debilitating an injury as a broken tibia and torn ligaments. Even two years later, Kearse is undoubtedly feeling the strain and lamenting the loss of power he once felt in his legs. Nevertheless, he was and remains a fierce competitor who can probably contribute in pass-rush situations on our team. I hope the Vikings can sign him to a good, if not grandiose contract, and that he finishes out his career with us. Wouldn't it be great if he makes a key QB sack in a crucial game, and it puts us in the playoffs? You gotta be able to dream it first, before you can do it!

[Archangel - MN]

Totally agree with both posts. They have the players to use Kearse as mostly a situational guy. He seems to have enough juice left for that, and maybe more. It IS a cast-iron bi-t-ch seeing health crap like his happen to a great player. But that's the game...

[fastball]

Grab Kearse with an incentive-laden contract, and draft some young DE studs. If nothing else, he might serve as a decent mentor to the new guys.

[Mediasucks]

Look at this article. This is our media at its finest. The headline gives the impression that the Vikings are pinning hope against hope that Kearse comes for the visit. AS IF IT IS THE VIKINGS OPINION. But yet when you read the article, there is no quote attributed to any Vikings management that would corroborate the headline, instead it is actually THE OPINION OF THE WRITER. This is why the media sucks now in the United States, instead of reporting news they are in the business of CREATING news.

[KEV]

Sorry guys, I dont think kearse will even make it here, The vikings should have been making these DE's first priority after berrian, instead of hosting Hicks, it's thier own fault. Now all these players are doing is using the vikings as barganing chips to try get more money from the club they are visiting, much like berrian did with the raiders

[Fire Childress]

This will end up being another blown opportunity by the boneheads that run this team. Should have been one of the first visits scheduled.

[Greg from Louisiana]

After reading this article in the Tennessean, there is no way Kearse is even coming to Minnesota. He wants to stay in Tennessee badly.

The article was referenced in the Red Star and the link is here:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...

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[IBS]

fastball wrote:

Grab Kearse with an incentive-laden contract, and draft some young DE studs. If nothing else, he might serve as a decent mentor to the new guys.

I agree

[Idle hands]

Why would we want Kearse when he clearly wants to be with the Titans? No reason to bring in someone who doesn't want to be here.

[Dave]

Again, The Vikings let slip a DE under there fingers. They should of ante up and get KEARSE.

[KEV]

Did kearse sign with the titans yet anybody heard

[sodakviking]

KEV wrote:

Did kearse sign with the titans yet anybody heard

No word yet, must be they cannot agree on the money since he wants to play there.

[Waders]

So package draft picks, get pick #1 and draft Chris Long. Additionally I think we should have resigned/extended the contract of Spencer Johnson. He's a very good player. It seems tho we let guys leave and replace them with someone else, not necesarily as good or better.

[Mike]

I'd rather see the team trade some picks for a stud pass rusher than sign a guy who may be past his prime. I hope they don't over pay for a guy like Kearse who sounds like he does not want to be hear anyways.

[KEV]

That would be ok, because you know the vikings will throw the money at him.

[Good move but not urgent]

With the Vikings already fulfilling needs through free agency, they can use some of their 9 draft picks to draft a DE or package the picks in a trade for a quality DE from a team in need of draft picks... might be a longshot but I'm thinking Jason Taylor.

[ANTIPACK]

I'll take Kearse and his crutches... he's better than a one armed Badger and a roided up Boiler! We won't even mention the midget.

[Rev Brian]

Greg from Louisiana wrote:

After reading this article in the Tennessean, there is no way Kearse is even coming to Minnesota. He wants to stay in Tennessee badly.
The article was referenced in the Red Star and the link is here:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...

I hit the link and read the article. If the story is accurately reported there, you are correct. Kearse does not want to be here, and will use us as a bargaining chip to get a better deal with the Titans. We should take our focus off of him and fill this need in the draft.

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