Quote:I think you could add the Seahawks into this. Didn't they trade their first rounder+ that year to Minny for Harvin? Patterson was uber raw but had the same skill set of Percy, was just stuck at the dumpster fire program of Tennessee. Could've saved 67 million and gotten a better player without injury issues.


Obviously they could care less with the team they have and the ring, but thank goodness for the rest of the NFL they went the Percy route instead of going for a cheaper option.


Edit, after looking at more stuff I thought Percy missed more games in his career up to that point than he did and hindsight is obviously 20/20. But he was never a stretch the field receiver type they were looking for, especially being 5'11. Patterson is 6'2? Goodness.

 

Great points,  though I don't think it was to quite the extent that Percy Harvin missed more games than he played while with the Vikings.   This doesn't even include the baggage that led to Percy Harvin being traded by the Vikings.

 

Overall though,  the Rams arguably made the bigger mistake than the Seahawks in that they traded a better draft picks package than the Seahawks did and Tavon Austin doesn't have Percy Harvin's ability because Austin has limited power.  

 

The other team that could easily have made a huge mistake is the Patriots,  which traded pick # 29 to the Vikings instead of drafting C. Patterson themselves.    Interestingly,  the Patriots play in Minnesota this week and will get to see Patterson first hand.    I hope that Patterson doesn't make them pay for their 2013 decision.  But Patterson is the type of player that can impact a game in ways very few players can.    If Patterson's route running skills catch up to his potential,   he could emerge as an MVP type of player in the next few seasons.

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