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Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota Vikings (1 Viewer)

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I don't love him the way some do but he is a big part of the offense that Favre runs. When Favre retires for good, Harvin will nosedive as I don't think he has the skills to be a true WR in this league. But Favre likely is returning so I think you have to deal in the here and now for redrafts.

I would not go hog wild on projections. 64/800/6Tds

If Harvin is #22 on FBG projections right now and Hakeem Nicks is #19...for Pete's sake get Nicks and skip Harvin.

 
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I don't love him the way some do but he is a big part of the offense that Favre runs. When Favre retires for good, Harvin will nosedive as I don't think he has the skills to be a true WR in this league. But Favre likely is returning so I think you have to deal in the here and now for redrafts. I would not go hog wild on projections. 64/800/6TdsIf Harvin is #22 on FBG projections right now and Hakeem Nicks is #19...for Pete's sake get Nicks and skip Harvin.
Unless your league counts return yardage of course. :thumbup:
 
I don't love him the way some do but he is a big part of the offense that Favre runs. When Favre retires for good, Harvin will nosedive as I don't think he has the skills to be a true WR in this league. But Favre likely is returning so I think you have to deal in the here and now for redrafts.

I would not go hog wild on projections. 64/800/6Tds

If Harvin is #22 on FBG projections right now and Hakeem Nicks is #19...for Pete's sake get Nicks and skip Harvin.
From what we've seen of Harvin, his game seems much less reliant on a quality QB than most WRs in the league.
 
I don't love him the way some do but he is a big part of the offense that Favre runs. When Favre retires for good, Harvin will nosedive as I don't think he has the skills to be a true WR in this league. But Favre likely is returning so I think you have to deal in the here and now for redrafts.

I would not go hog wild on projections. 64/800/6Tds

If Harvin is #22 on FBG projections right now and Hakeem Nicks is #19...for Pete's sake get Nicks and skip Harvin.
From what we've seen of Harvin, his game seems much less reliant on a quality QB than most WRs in the league.
Was thinking the same thing. When I've had the misfortune of watching the Vikings, it struck me that Sidney Rice looks far more dependent on Favre than Harvin does. Last year Harvin had: 15 carries, 135 yds, 0 TDs. 60 catches, 790 yds, 6 TDs. And he missed 1 game.

It's hard to see him finishing worse in 2010. I'd project: 65 catches, 850 yds, 6 TDs + 25 carries, 125 yds, 1 TD.

Seems reasonable. I could envision him getting more carries, but that all depends on the morons on the coaching staff.

 
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice.

I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr.

55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds

 
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice. I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr. 55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
How do the yardage #'s break down between rushing/receiving? Those look awfully high based on your catch/carry assumptions.
 
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice. I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr. 55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
How do the yardage #'s break down between rushing/receiving? Those look awfully high based on your catch/carry assumptions.
oopps, lol 1200 might be a stretch. 1000-1100 is probably more realistic
 
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice. I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr. 55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
40 carries seems wickedly high to me for Harvin considering they have a new "toy" in Gerhardt.I think the fact that Berrian was kind of the "odd man" out last year between the rising of Rice and Schiancoe, makes it a priority for Vikings management to properly develop Harvin into a true WR and not a gimmick-guy (at least that is what I would do). I see a line more like:60 catches, 750 yards, 5 TDs20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
 
Sweet Love said:
Bandite said:
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice. I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr. 55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
40 carries seems wickedly high to me for Harvin considering they have a new "toy" in Gerhardt.I think the fact that Berrian was kind of the "odd man" out last year between the rising of Rice and Schiancoe, makes it a priority for Vikings management to properly develop Harvin into a true WR and not a gimmick-guy (at least that is what I would do). I see a line more like:60 catches, 750 yards, 5 TDs20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
so worse than last year?
 
Sweet Love said:
Bandite said:
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice. I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr. 55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
40 carries seems wickedly high to me for Harvin considering they have a new "toy" in Gerhardt.I think the fact that Berrian was kind of the "odd man" out last year between the rising of Rice and Schiancoe, makes it a priority for Vikings management to properly develop Harvin into a true WR and not a gimmick-guy (at least that is what I would do). I see a line more like:60 catches, 750 yards, 5 TDs20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
so worse than last year?
Sure, why not? Not everyone's stats go up year-over-year. Do you think Favre will have as big of a year as he did last year? I doubt it. I can easily see a small shift back to the running game with ADP and Toby.
 
Avery said:
Ministry of Pain said:
I don't love him the way some do but he is a big part of the offense that Favre runs. When Favre retires for good, Harvin will nosedive as I don't think he has the skills to be a true WR in this league. But Favre likely is returning so I think you have to deal in the here and now for redrafts.

I would not go hog wild on projections. 64/800/6Tds

If Harvin is #22 on FBG projections right now and Hakeem Nicks is #19...for Pete's sake get Nicks and skip Harvin.
From what we've seen of Harvin, his game seems much less reliant on a quality QB than most WRs in the league.
Yep..I don't see a big jump in stats for Harvin this year, though Taylor is gone as that 3rd down/long yardage receiving back, some of those looks could go to Harvin this year. I'd give him a slight uptick, but nothing monumental. 60-65 catches, 750-850 yards, 5-7 TDs

15-25 rushes, 125-200 yards, 0-2 TDs

 
Bandite said:
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice.

I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr.

55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
In my best Keyshawn voice..."C'mon man!"
 
Bandite said:
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice.

I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr.

55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
In my best Keyshawn voice..."C'mon man!"
So you're saying he's not?
 
Percy Harvin is dangerous. If you forget about him for just a moment, he can take it all the way. He's a guy who will take a step forward off of last season. Injuries are part of this game, but I do believe some guys seem prone to injury more than others. I worry a little bit about Harvin but not enough to scare me off of him.

65 catches, 830 yards, 7 td's

20 rushes, 175 yards 1 td

2 pass attempts, 40 yards, 0 td

 
I was surprised to see that Percy Harvin had so many targets last year. He finished with 91 for 60 catches 65.9% 790 yards and 13.2 ypc. He added 15 rushes for 135 yards, an amazing 9.0 per carry.

I think that his explosiveness will continue to be used in the Viking's attack. I think that he could be used a little more often running the ball and that he will add some RB type targets with the loss of Chester Taylor. Mr. Peterson will continue to add receptions as well.

Pervy Harvin 16 gms 100 targets 66 catches 825 yds 12.5 ypc and 22 rushes for 176 yds 8.0 ypc and 8 total TDs

 
Well, it sure looks like I'm going to end up with Percy Harvin on every team I draft. Color me surprised that he's predicted to put up basically the same numbers as last year by almost everybody. I see a multitude of reasons why he'll be significantly better in 2010.

1. As recently as 2008 he was a RB, while he looked more polished as a WR than most expected, let's not forget that he's still learning a lot about being a WR first. Let's not forget he held out until late in the preseason last year(I believe he was the 2nd to last 1st rounder to sign behind Crabtree) a full camp could really help, and they say players make their biggest jumps from year 1 to year 2.

2. He lead all WR's in broken tackles, this despite under 100 targets, the Vikings would be stupid not to feature him more often. I expect a few more big plays where those broken tackles lead to 30+ yard TD's.

3. People kind of glance over this, but Percy Harvin was the best WR in the NFL from week 11 through week 13, he was #1, ahead of AJ, Fitz, Moss, everyone. If not for the migraines kicking up, its very possible Harvin would have finished in the top-12 last year.

Basically the only worry I have about him is the migraine issue, but he did only miss 1 game with it last year.

My prediction for 2010:

75 catches on 120 targets

1,150 yards

8 TD's

25 carries

150 yards

1 TD

1 kickoff return TD

for a total of...

1,300 yards and 10 TD's and a finish between 5th and 10th and most likely the steal of every draft.

 
I don't love him the way some do but he is a big part of the offense that Favre runs. When Favre retires for good, Harvin will nosedive as I don't think he has the skills to be a true WR in this league. But Favre likely is returning so I think you have to deal in the here and now for redrafts. I would not go hog wild on projections. 64/800/6TdsIf Harvin is #22 on FBG projections right now and Hakeem Nicks is #19...for Pete's sake get Nicks and skip Harvin.
I see.......It took a QB like Brett Favre to 'make' this kid a player....... Let's just forget about Harvin being the top-rated player in his class coming out of H.S., and the best player on a stacked Florida team, full of NFL players, accomplising all of this sans Brett FavreNow if you want to make the case that Harvin's rookie year was helped out by Favre being under center, then fine, there may be some merit to that. But this kid will be a dynamite player in the NFL long after Favre is at home in Mississippi......68 rec. for 980 yds44 rushes for 310 yds9 TDs (incl 2 returns)
 
Well, it sure looks like I'm going to end up with Percy Harvin on every team I draft. Color me surprised that he's predicted to put up basically the same numbers as last year by almost everybody. I see a multitude of reasons why he'll be significantly better in 2010.

1. As recently as 2008 he was a RB, while he looked more polished as a WR than most expected, let's not forget that he's still learning a lot about being a WR first. Let's not forget he held out until late in the preseason last year(I believe he was the 2nd to last 1st rounder to sign behind Crabtree) a full camp could really help, and they say players make their biggest jumps from year 1 to year 2.

2. He lead all WR's in broken tackles, this despite under 100 targets, the Vikings would be stupid not to feature him more often. I expect a few more big plays where those broken tackles lead to 30+ yard TD's.

3. People kind of glance over this, but Percy Harvin was the best WR in the NFL from week 11 through week 13, he was #1, ahead of AJ, Fitz, Moss, everyone. If not for the migraines kicking up, its very possible Harvin would have finished in the top-12 last year.

Basically the only worry I have about him is the migraine issue, but he did only miss 1 game with it last year.

My prediction for 2010:

75 catches on 120 targets

1,150 yards

8 TD's

25 carries

150 yards

1 TD

1 kickoff return TD

for a total of...

1,300 yards and 10 TD's and a finish between 5th and 10th and most likely the steal of every draft.
I dont want to sound like a jerk, but there is a reason people glanced over the fact the he was the leading WR over a random 3 week span.
 
Opportunity

Last season, in the first 6 games, Harvin played 42.6% of the Vikings' snaps. In the 11 games he played after that (regular and post season), he played 51.7% of the Vikings' snaps. And this increase was despite the fact that he had problems with migraines during that stretch.

His touches on offense similarly progressed. Harvin had 29 targets in the first 6 games - 4.8 per game. In his last 11 games (regular and post season), he had 74 targets - 6.7 per game. He had 6 carries in the first 6 games, compared to 16 in his last 11 games... but, perhaps more tellingly, he had 7 of those carries in the Vikings' 2 playoff games.

Chester Taylor is gone, and he had 94 carries and 44 receptions last season. Gerhart will obviously get some of those touches, and perhaps Peterson will catch more passes this year. However, I think Harvin will also get some of those touches, and will likely operate out of the backfield more often, especially in obvious passing situations.

Receiving

Some positive facts about Harvin:

- He led all WRs in broken tackles.

- He was tied for 6th in YAC/reception among WRs with 50+ catches.

- He had 0 fumbles.

- He was second on the Vikings (to Rice) in receiving first downs.

Consider these receiving splits:

Pass thrown behind LOS: 17/63/1 (3.7 ypr)

Pass thrown beyond LOS: 43/727/5 (16.9 ypr)

That's quite a split. Consider that on his 15 rushing attempts, Harvin averaged 9 ypc and that split for passes thrown to him behind the line looks even worse. I think people are probably not aware that he performed as well as he did on throws downfield. For comparison purposes, Berrian had 46/562/4 (12.2 ypr) and Rice had 81/1298/8 (16.0 ypr) on throws beyond the line... so Harvin was more effective than both of them, though Rice obviously had a much larger sample size.

As a result, I think it's very likely Harvin will get more downfield opportunities.

Rushing

Posted this previously:

On the subject of Harvin rushing, here are his carries last season:

11 yards (first down)

11 yards (first down)

1 yard

13 yards (first down)

-8 yards

2 yards

7 yards

2 yards

7 yards

35 yards (first down)

10 yards (first down)

9 yards (first down)

13 yards (first down)

0 yards

22 yards (first down)

3 yards

14 yards (first down)

6 yards (first down)

8 yards (first down)

2 yards

10 yards (first down)

-5 yards

That's 22 carries for 173 yards (7.9 ypc) and 12 first downs. He got positive yardage on 19 of 22 carries. I get that some of his high ypc is due to a small sample size and the way he was used, and thus it won't necessarily scale up... however, I think that's a very strong performance in limited opportunities.

Interestingly, he had 15 carries in the regular season and 7 carries in the Vikings' 2 playoff games. Based upon that, along with his overall rushing performance, I would be surprised if he doesn't get more carries this year... whether you want to attribute an increase in carries to him getting some of Taylor's carries or not is semantics IMO.

In the 2 playoff games, he had 7 carries for 38 yards and 4 first downs. Scaling that up is probably a bit much... I don't necessarily think he will get 50+ carries. But I do think he showed he is capable of producing with 3-4 carries per game, and I think he will more than double his 15 regular season carries from last year.
Projections75/1088/7 receiving

35/240/0 rushing

Note: I am assuming 16 games played and Favre at QB.

 
Opportunity

Last season, in the first 6 games, Harvin played 42.6% of the Vikings' snaps. In the 11 games he played after that (regular and post season), he played 51.7% of the Vikings' snaps. And this increase was despite the fact that he had problems with migraines during that stretch.

His touches on offense similarly progressed. Harvin had 29 targets in the first 6 games - 4.8 per game. In his last 11 games (regular and post season), he had 74 targets - 6.7 per game. He had 6 carries in the first 6 games, compared to 16 in his last 11 games... but, perhaps more tellingly, he had 7 of those carries in the Vikings' 2 playoff games.

Chester Taylor is gone, and he had 94 carries and 44 receptions last season. Gerhart will obviously get some of those touches, and perhaps Peterson will catch more passes this year. However, I think Harvin will also get some of those touches, and will likely operate out of the backfield more often, especially in obvious passing situations.

Receiving

Some positive facts about Harvin:

- He led all WRs in broken tackles.

- He was tied for 6th in YAC/reception among WRs with 50+ catches.

- He had 0 fumbles.

- He was second on the Vikings (to Rice) in receiving first downs.

Consider these receiving splits:

Pass thrown behind LOS: 17/63/1 (3.7 ypr)

Pass thrown beyond LOS: 43/727/5 (16.9 ypr)

That's quite a split. Consider that on his 15 rushing attempts, Harvin averaged 9 ypc and that split for passes thrown to him behind the line looks even worse. I think people are probably not aware that he performed as well as he did on throws downfield. For comparison purposes, Berrian had 46/562/4 (12.2 ypr) and Rice had 81/1298/8 (16.0 ypr) on throws beyond the line... so Harvin was more effective than both of them, though Rice obviously had a much larger sample size.

As a result, I think it's very likely Harvin will get more downfield opportunities.

Rushing

Posted this previously:

On the subject of Harvin rushing, here are his carries last season:

11 yards (first down)

11 yards (first down)

1 yard

13 yards (first down)

-8 yards

2 yards

7 yards

2 yards

7 yards

35 yards (first down)

10 yards (first down)

9 yards (first down)

13 yards (first down)

0 yards

22 yards (first down)

3 yards

14 yards (first down)

6 yards (first down)

8 yards (first down)

2 yards

10 yards (first down)

-5 yards

That's 22 carries for 173 yards (7.9 ypc) and 12 first downs. He got positive yardage on 19 of 22 carries. I get that some of his high ypc is due to a small sample size and the way he was used, and thus it won't necessarily scale up... however, I think that's a very strong performance in limited opportunities.

Interestingly, he had 15 carries in the regular season and 7 carries in the Vikings' 2 playoff games. Based upon that, along with his overall rushing performance, I would be surprised if he doesn't get more carries this year... whether you want to attribute an increase in carries to him getting some of Taylor's carries or not is semantics IMO.

In the 2 playoff games, he had 7 carries for 38 yards and 4 first downs. Scaling that up is probably a bit much... I don't necessarily think he will get 50+ carries. But I do think he showed he is capable of producing with 3-4 carries per game, and I think he will more than double his 15 regular season carries from last year.
Projections75/1088/7 receiving

35/240/0 rushing

Note: I am assuming 16 games played and Favre at QB.
:lmao: I'm looking at pretty much the same projection, overall I think they give him more playmaking opportunities, and they should. I don't think Gerhart takes any receptions away from, probably more so from ADP.

70/980/7

32/200/1

 
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Well, it sure looks like I'm going to end up with Percy Harvin on every team I draft. Color me surprised that he's predicted to put up basically the same numbers as last year by almost everybody. I see a multitude of reasons why he'll be significantly better in 2010.

1. As recently as 2008 he was a RB, while he looked more polished as a WR than most expected, let's not forget that he's still learning a lot about being a WR first. Let's not forget he held out until late in the preseason last year(I believe he was the 2nd to last 1st rounder to sign behind Crabtree) a full camp could really help, and they say players make their biggest jumps from year 1 to year 2.

2. He lead all WR's in broken tackles, this despite under 100 targets, the Vikings would be stupid not to feature him more often. I expect a few more big plays where those broken tackles lead to 30+ yard TD's.

3. People kind of glance over this, but Percy Harvin was the best WR in the NFL from week 11 through week 13, he was #1, ahead of AJ, Fitz, Moss, everyone. If not for the migraines kicking up, its very possible Harvin would have finished in the top-12 last year.

Basically the only worry I have about him is the migraine issue, but he did only miss 1 game with it last year.

My prediction for 2010:

75 catches on 120 targets

1,150 yards

8 TD's

25 carries

150 yards

1 TD

1 kickoff return TD

for a total of...

1,300 yards and 10 TD's and a finish between 5th and 10th and most likely the steal of every draft.
I dont want to sound like a jerk, but there is a reason people glanced over the fact the he was the leading WR over a random 3 week span.
I get that, but I wouldn't call it random. It was the last 3 weeks he played before the migraines acted up. I think that is significant and shows that he wasn't hitting the rookie wall, but was actually still improving before missing time. Admittedly its not the greatest example, but I think it is meaningful.
 
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Well, it sure looks like I'm going to end up with Percy Harvin on every team I draft. Color me surprised that he's predicted to put up basically the same numbers as last year by almost everybody. I see a multitude of reasons why he'll be significantly better in 2010.

1. As recently as 2008 he was a RB, while he looked more polished as a WR than most expected, let's not forget that he's still learning a lot about being a WR first. Let's not forget he held out until late in the preseason last year(I believe he was the 2nd to last 1st rounder to sign behind Crabtree) a full camp could really help, and they say players make their biggest jumps from year 1 to year 2.

2. He lead all WR's in broken tackles, this despite under 100 targets, the Vikings would be stupid not to feature him more often. I expect a few more big plays where those broken tackles lead to 30+ yard TD's.

3. People kind of glance over this, but Percy Harvin was the best WR in the NFL from week 11 through week 13, he was #1, ahead of AJ, Fitz, Moss, everyone. If not for the migraines kicking up, its very possible Harvin would have finished in the top-12 last year.

Basically the only worry I have about him is the migraine issue, but he did only miss 1 game with it last year.

My prediction for 2010:

75 catches on 120 targets

1,150 yards

8 TD's

25 carries

150 yards

1 TD

1 kickoff return TD

for a total of...

1,300 yards and 10 TD's and a finish between 5th and 10th and most likely the steal of every draft.
That is THE major issue with Percy. You never know if the guy will start the game until the final injury report comes out. Regardless of his insane ability to find a hole in the zone, then attack the ball like Fitz, and then turn it up the field with quickness and RB like physicality... you can NEVER EVER trust him until the migraines go away. As of right now the Vikings play five late games through week 16 and that number could easily go up with the return of Brett. Are you willing to spend at least a fifth rounder on a guy who you can't start for five or more weeks!? Maybe if the Vikes get a new head coach that is a little bit clearer in giving injury updates, but as of now we have Chilly playing mind games with vague and misleading information.

So, unless your team is stacked because you're in a ten team league and drafting against a "clucky" the fantasy football chicken, Matthew Berry, and a the rest of your league is on their fifth beer before 10am and coincidentally the second round, you can not afford to waste a roster spot on Percy.

I love the guy on my home team, but he'll never make my fantasy roster again.

 
Until Berrian leaves or loses his starting job, Harvin will remain a gadget slot player. 1000 yards is waaay too optimistic for him. I'd go 600/7 area (similar to '09). But I'd imagine Berrian will find himself expendable next year, if there's football, giving Harvin the start opposite Rice. THEN we can start throwing out 1000 yards and 8+ TD projections IMO.

 
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Until Berrian leaves or loses his starting job, Harvin will remain a gadget slot player. 1000 yards is waaay too optimistic for him. I'd go 600/7 area (similar to '09). But I'd imagine Berrian will find himself expendable next year, if there's football, giving Harvin the start opposite Rice. THEN we can start throwing out 1000 yards and 8+ TD projections IMO.
He's better out of the slot where he can be put in place to find the miss matches; he is great at breaking tackles and making plays. I don't think he's limited by not playing opposite Rice.
 
I agree that Harvin's value is far less dependent on Favre than Rice.

I see Harvin as one of the most explosive players in the league and I also think his toughness is underrated. He made some amazing "anquan boldin esq" catches last yr.

55 Catches/40 carries, 1200 combines Rushing/Receiving combo, 8 tds
40 carries seems wickedly high to me for Harvin considering they have a new "toy" in Gerhardt.I think the fact that Berrian was kind of the "odd man" out last year between the rising of Rice and Schiancoe, makes it a priority for Vikings management to properly develop Harvin into a true WR and not a gimmick-guy (at least that is what I would do). I see a line more like:

60 catches, 750 yards, 5 TDs

20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
so worse than last year?
Sure, why not? Not everyone's stats go up year-over-year.

Do you think Favre will have as big of a year as he did last year? I doubt it. I can easily see a small shift back to the running game with ADP and Toby.
:goodposting: Not thinking specifically about Harvin here, but I think there's a lazy tendency to take any young player and just assume that his stats will naturally improve based on having an extra year in the league. History shows many young players who had their best season early in their careers and never approached that success. (*cough* Michael Clayton *cough*).

Once again, not talking specifically about Harvin here.

 
I wonder why migraines are such a problem for him. I deal with migraines too, and usually you just take the right medication (for me, it's Imitrex), and after a half hour or so the migraine goes away. Have they done this with Harvin yet? Are the migraines improving?

Anyway, the dude's a stud, and is a top 20 guy (top 10 if your league counts return yardage). I just hate the constant GTD's I have to sweat through on Sunday mornings b/c of the migraine issue.

 
Bump for any new thoughts or projections with Harvin still experiencing migraine issues and the injury news on Sidney Rice. :goodposting:

Vikings | Percy Harvin hopes migraines will lessen (Sun Aug 29, 03:00 AM) - Minnesota Vikings WR Percy Harvin (migraines) said he underwent another test to help determine the cause of his migraines, reports The Associated Press. He said the doctors found some things they believe may be the cause of the problem. 'We're feeling really confident. I know we said that a couple times, but I think this time we found what the main cause was. I'm not saying I'll never get a headache again, but hopefully we can slow it down a little bit,' Harvin said. Our View: The risk of Harvin's migraines costing him time this year is more than offset by the extra targets he will get in Sidney Rice's absence.
He looked pretty good Saturday night catching a couple of balls from Favre and with a strong bump in targets he could be a nice risk/reward upside pick in drafts.
 
Bump for any new thoughts or projections with Harvin still experiencing migraine issues and the injury news on Sidney Rice. :goodposting:

Vikings | Percy Harvin hopes migraines will lessen (Sun Aug 29, 03:00 AM) - Minnesota Vikings WR Percy Harvin (migraines) said he underwent another test to help determine the cause of his migraines, reports The Associated Press. He said the doctors found some things they believe may be the cause of the problem. 'We're feeling really confident. I know we said that a couple times, but I think this time we found what the main cause was. I'm not saying I'll never get a headache again, but hopefully we can slow it down a little bit,' Harvin said. Our View: The risk of Harvin's migraines costing him time this year is more than offset by the extra targets he will get in Sidney Rice's absence.
He looked pretty good Saturday night catching a couple of balls from Favre and with a strong bump in targets he could be a nice risk/reward upside pick in drafts.
Combine that with whats in his Spotlight and FBG's are confusing me:
Update (10/21/2010): Percy Harvin missed a significant chunk of training camp with migraines, and then collapsed and was hospitalized overnight upon his return. The Vikings are putting a positive spin on the situation but it's impossible not to let this risk and the uncertainty it creates to weigh on your fantasy evaluation of Harvin.
I dunno...I still like his chances for 1100 total yards and 8-9 TDs
 

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