If he doesn't end up causing problems in the locker room like he did in Minnesota, I agree it was worth the picks. It's not like last year was the first time he blew up at the coaching staff. That's not uncommon with competitive players, but it went beyond that. To get put on IR when he was without a doubt the best WR on their team and they were still in the playoff hunt says a lot about how they felt about him. Based on talent alone, he is worth what we gave up. But there is a lot of baggage with him. If I remember correctly, he had a positive drug test at the combine and that caused him to slip in the draft. I'm excited to have him, but I was surprised the Vikes were able to get that much for him is all.
As far as Rice is concerned, unfortunately, I don't see many Hawks games. He didn't have a catch in week 17 against the Rams and had 6 games with 2 catches or less. One of those two catch games was for 2 TD though. My point is, for a cap hit of $9,700,000 this year, we need a lot more than that. That's all.