Percy Harvin may suffer from Seattle’s WR curse
The Seattle Seahawks feel like a franchise that has already won the Super Bowl by trading for Percy Harvin and signing Cliff Avril. However Seahawk fans need to slow down, because Percy Harvin may turn out to be one of the best trades in Seahawks history, or another epic failure in the history of Seahawks’ wide receiver pickups.
Percy Harvin shows off his new jersey
A common phrase you’ve heard in Seattle is that the Seahawks are where wide receivers go to die. Not literally, but metaphorically, because the Seahawks haven’t had a truly sensational wide receiver since Steve Largent.
Just look at the history recently. The Seahawks traded for Deion Branch in 2006; injury plagued seasons led to him being traded back to the Pats in 2010. The Seahawks signed T.J. Houshmandzadeh in 2009; he was released early in 2010. Then the Seahawks signed Sidney Rice in 2011, and he hasn’t played a full season without injury until 2012. It was an average season too.
However the issue with Harvin is a combination of the number one reasons why players in the NFL fail, and that’s injuries and character concerns. Todd McShay recently stated on ESPN: First Draft “Over 80% of the busts in the NFL, 80% of the time where we look stupid Mel. Where NFL teams lose all that money, is because of durability and character concerns.”
And with Harvin you have a player that has durability and character concerns combined. He’s never started a full 16 games in his entire career, and his wacky illnesses such as migraines, etc. make you wonder about how true these illnesses are.
Harvin also has a history of outbursts with the Florida Gators and Minnesota Vikings. At Florida he failed a drug test, and was even reported to allegedly assault another player on the football team at practices. At Minnesota, he has had verbal confrontations with coaches and even tossed a weight at Brad Childress in 2010 in the Vikings’ weight room.
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Harvin was traded, because of his character issues; after he bad-mouthed his quarterback Christian Ponder to management. He’s a Diva wide receiver. He’s selfish. And he’s an asset to the Seattle Seahawks.
However he carries with him some of the majority of the reasons why players don’t pan out in the NFL. The first year may be great, but when will the real Percy Harvin rear his head out?
Because it’s going to happen sooner or later, and trouble follows this kid, like a magnet. I hope Harvin the best, but the Seahawks took a very big risk with a very talented player that just might backfire in their faces.
James Cobern is a Featured Journalist for TPF and can be contacted at JCobern@ThePenaltyFlagBlog.com.
He’s going to have to be number one. Tate at slot, sydney out wide but idk how long that will last. Doug might get in at at slot too so they gotta release the rest of their wides. hopefully to find a big one that can compete with their dbs at practice. Bring back Mike Will!!
This article is almost satanic…Nothing but negative connotations and evil thoughts etc…There’s no hiding the fact that the author is ‘jaded’ and is hoping for the worst…How can you be SO certain Harvin will become a mess in Seattle? How can you prattle off so much negativity and immediately say he’s an asset to Seattle? NONSENSE! Accentuate the positive, hope for the best and see what happens…Too bad you’ve already delegated Harvin to the dumpster…Shame on you and your inability to be a positive force in this corrupt world…
Mr Cobern you are exactly right. We up here in Siberia…hmm hmm… Seattle are cursed. There has never been success nor will there ever be. Talent dies in Seattle. Please continue with your thinking and spread the word. We like that ability to wear the chip on our shoulder then smack people with it.
“Go Hawks!”, Russell Wilson
Nice comment we are going to crush the competition this year…. Go Hawks and squash the naysayers.
Dude is just jealous that we got him…. Can’t write a good story that is what is wrong with our society today we all think NEGATIVE instead of the way we should all be thinking POSITIVE. We all let way to much negativity creep into our lives. It would be nice if for a change we heard more good stories than bad negative ones.
Allow me to educate you Mr. Author. He hasn’t started 16 games,but he played 16 games in 2011. (who cares if he started?). He was injured in 2012 by an ankle sprain that kept him out for the rest of the season (though many people thought he could have come back). This was his FIRST and ONLY injury in the NFL. In his first 3 years, he missed a total of 3 games. all due to migraines (none since 2010). That means he has averaged 14 games per season. That is not a durability issue. His character issues won’t be a problem. The Vikings have no leaders outside of AP who was just happy to have help. Seattle has plenty to keep him in check, and all of whom buy into PC’s system.
I’m not saying he is a sure fire star in Seattle, but the dude was in the MVP conversation before his injury last year… on a team he didn’t want to play for. Explain to me where I should be worried?