LOL. AP hasnt seen a 7 man front in his entire career with the vikings. Having Rice wouldnt change that.

Rice is on a completely different level than Burleson by the way, and Viking fans know that just as well as I do. Poor losers.

Burleson was not a bust either. Aside from one bad injury, he put together 4-5 pretty good years as a receiver and was always among the better kick returners in the NFL.

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That’s exactly what I thought. 41 million is what we got Hutchenson for, and then Seattle tried to get us back by signing Nate Burleson for 41 million. So now that they pissed away that money on a bust, they are trying again with Rice…at 41 million.

I think they’ll get the same results too.

All in all, Seattle is paying out around $50 million for a worthless QB and an injury prone register who had one good year.

Jackson already knows the system and by simply not being Charlie Whitehurst he has to have much more going on upstairs than Charlie Whitehurst.

Quit making something over Tarvaris’s deal – it’s nearly identical to the one Whitehurst signed last year. Who cares what the team website says. The Eagles team website also implied Rodgers-Cromartie was a member of the team.

The reality is that the quarterback of their future isn’t yet on the roster.

Ever hear of Adrian Peterson?
Percy Harvin? Randy Moss? Hell, even Bernard Berrian calls for a little bit of attention from the defense. And we have a TE.

How would Mike Williams and “Lynch running left” behind two offensive linemen that are not Steve Hutchinson and Bryant McKinnie(who admittedly is inconsistent at best in pass protection, but strong in the running game) be any better than that?

Trust me, Bevell is going to hurt you. Take a look at his coaching history. He’s a joke. He went from Brett Favre’s QB coach(how do you coach a 35 year old QB?) to Childress’ yes-man. The guy’s a joke.

So is Charlie Whitehurst and Tarvaris Jackson, and that very young line of yours won’t give them much time to get the ball to the two jump ball guys you have. Rice and Mike Williams aren’t exactly crisp route runners… they’ll be awesome in the red zone, if the Seahawks ever make it there.

As to Rice, he’s only played one full season. Word has it that his hip injury is degenerative, which is part of the reason the Vikes were hesitant to pay the big guaranteed dough the Hawks did (I’m sure you’ll hear nothing but fluff following this week’s physical). However, if he’s healthy, and if the Hawks can find a QB that can get him the ball (that QB ain’t on the roster now), he will be a great addition. But that’s alot of “ifs” for $41M/$18M guranteed.

If he was such a coveted FA wide reciever, than why were only 2 teams interested in him. He owes Brett Farve for the contract he recieved and will not be a major factor for Seattle (he will help them, but will not be the answer).

Last year:
Seattle, meanwhile, has signed Whitehurst to a two-year, $8 million contract, with $2 million more in incentives.

This year:
According to the sources, Jackson’s deal is for $8 million over two years, an indication he was brought in to compete for the starting job.

If TJax is truly just the backup, then why would you sign him for the same amount as Charlie? Doesn’t make sense.

Now what I think I see happening is Seattle using a two prong attack, by packaging some plays for TJax to run in some kind of Wildcat, though I really dont see Bevell calling that cause his play imagination is rather limited, but it would make sense for a reason they brought TJax in. TJax best move was tucking the ball and just running.

tjack has always had enough trouble even throwing for 200 yards in a game., let alone 300.

Either that or Seattle GM John Schneider, a Minnesota native, has some likings for the Vikings.

When Jackson was the starter in 2007 (and for a time in 2008), he couldn’t find Rice to save his life. It’s one of the reasons Rice’s performance in 2009 surprised a lot of casual fans. But Favre knew Rice had talent, and put it to use.

So Rice passes up a chance to stay in Minnesota and catch passes from McNabb (who I’ll admit I don’t care for that much) to go to Seattle and catch passes from a couple of career backup QBs? Not smart. It’s not like MN wasn’t prepared to pay Rice a handsome contract.

I understand Seattle wanting Rice, but I don’t understand Rice signing there. Then again, Seattle’s moves at the QB position make even less sense than Rice’s decision.

Nonetheless, losing Rice hurts Minnesota much more than not getting McNabb would have hurt. Now Percy Harvin will see double teams all day long, and AP is back to seeing eight men in the box. Good luck Leslie Frazier; you’re going to need it.

To say that he will be “great” in combination with any receiver is laughable.

Tarvaris Jackson is just not starting NFL QB caliber. He never was; he never will be. He has peaked at the 2nd string level.

Just like TJ Housh-whatever, Rice will have used the Vikings in a bidding war to get Seattle to increase their offer. Rice will then fade into oblivion, just like TJ Housh-whatever did.

This is about as newsworthy a post as stating that Matt Ryan and Julio Jones didn’t hook up on a single pass completion ALL last season…Both Jackson and Rice were not particularly good in 2007. You want to know who else Jackson didn’t regularly hook up with in 2007? Kim Kardashian…and the rest of his receivers

Tarvaris Jackson was frequently “hurt”.

Tavaris Jackson will back up Charlie Whitehurst. Period. If Whitehurst tanks or gets hurt, Jackson will see playing time.

You don’t go out and sign a QB you fully expect to be long-term “franchise” material to a two-year deal. Jackson is not The Answer at QB for Seattle, and was never meant to be. He’s simply taking a roster spot on a team that had a need for a backup QB. He fills this spot without costing $7 million a year (as Hasselbeck would have) or costing the team valuable draft picks (as Kolb or Orton would have).

I was willing to resign Sidney but not at the price that he got from Seattle. Hopefully the Vikings have some sort of back up plan (which I’m sure they do) and get another guy that can fill in as the #1 receiver.

I like Sidney and wish him the best but Seattle fans be prepared for the “will he/won’t he play” game week in and week out.

“Charlie has a cannon, and he CAN hit receivers in stride”

“Wonder how that will work out when the other teams defense has to decide who to double team; Rice or BMW?”

Are you effing kidding me? Charlie who? And dont kid yourself…Rice has never been double teamed his entire career! Dude is way to slow! Rice is gonna turn into another TJ Doucheurmomma! Have fun with that!