sc85sis
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I think it's a bit hyperbolic to say getting Harvin was the worst move in team history. No, he's not great if you look only at his receiving numbers, but he isn't meant to be used as a pure WR. He's a homerun threat when you put him in different spots on the field and he can catch, run and KR.
I just looked at the stats Pro Football Reference shows for him for his four years with Minny (totaled):
Rec Yards: 3,302
Rush Yards: 683
KR Yards: 3,183
Combined Yards: 7,168
Average of Combined Yards: 1,792
Rec TDs: 20
Rush TDs: 4
KR TDs: 5
Combined TDs: 29
Average of Combined TDs: 7.3
When you look at that, it's not all that difficult to see why Pete coveted Percy. Adding a potential average of 1,792 total yards and 7.3 total TDs a season certainly would have helped the Hawks. He and Bevell both knew Percy and obviously felt they could manage him. They turned out to be wrong, but let's not act like the possible return on the investment wasn't at all worth the gamble.
I just looked at the stats Pro Football Reference shows for him for his four years with Minny (totaled):
Rec Yards: 3,302
Rush Yards: 683
KR Yards: 3,183
Combined Yards: 7,168
Average of Combined Yards: 1,792
Rec TDs: 20
Rush TDs: 4
KR TDs: 5
Combined TDs: 29
Average of Combined TDs: 7.3
When you look at that, it's not all that difficult to see why Pete coveted Percy. Adding a potential average of 1,792 total yards and 7.3 total TDs a season certainly would have helped the Hawks. He and Bevell both knew Percy and obviously felt they could manage him. They turned out to be wrong, but let's not act like the possible return on the investment wasn't at all worth the gamble.