Vikings fans are (probably) upset the team wasn't able to land WR Vincent Jackson. Personally, we think the asking price -- if it was a pair of higher picks -- would have been too steep for 3/4 of a year of a guy who isn't the elite of the elite. And yes, we say that even though the Vikings are clearly all-in to win this year. That said, it doesn't seem as though the failure falls on the shoulders of the Vikings or any other team who tried to get him. Jackson and his agent would pin that one on the Chargers.
Jackson told NFL.com via text: "I just don't understand why (a trade wasn't completed). They obviously think i'm a valuable player by asking for such high trade compensation, but why am i only offered tender salary? My agents and teams interested did everything to make it happen, but this organization stopped it. I just want to play football. It feels unethical and I am disappointed."
Agent Neil Schwartz was just as harsh: "All Vincent had to do was put his John Hancock on it. From a contract standpoint, it was done. There were two teams that were very involved, but the general managers I spoke to said that what (Chargers GM) A.J. (Smith) was asking for was totally unreasonable. They said dealing with him was like dealing with 'The Lord of No Rings.'"
/Zing
But seriously. The rational part of us (explained above) thought the asking price was probably too high. But what are the Vikings going to do at WR, particularly if Bernard Berrian is hurt, Percy Harvin has another headache and Sidney Rice's return has no exact timetable?
