[CBFF] FW: Berrian receives $16 million signing bonus

[Victor Waldron]

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Ryan Dietzenbach
<ryandietzenbach at gmail.com> wrote:
> That is fantastic news RE: Briggs.
>
>  Now, what are we doing to imporove?  JA has not improved the team this
>  offseason yet.
>
>  The Vikes have improved their team considerably since the final game
>  last year, and they were already a better team than the Bears.  I
>  don't think they are in danger of having any sort of cap issues.
>
>  BTW, Berrian had over 900 yards receiving last year while catching
>  passes from the not-so-fearsome trio of Grossman, Orton and
>  Griese--not to mention Turner's offense.  I would not be so quick to
>  make him sound like such a pedestrian receiver.

Pedestrian?

Ryan, I can understand the frustration, but the market is thin at the
positions you mention (QB and WR). And to say Berrian is our most
dynamic offensive player isn't really saying much, and this is coming
from someone who genuinely likes the guy.

BTW, Donte Stallworth signed with Cleveland for only $10 mil
guaranteed, a much more sober offer than the Berrian deal.

FA isn't over yet. Hackett and Johnson are still out there and they
don't rate much lower than Berrian and they will be had for
considerably less. As far as I'm concerned, either of these guys plus
giving Bradley more play plus losing Moose makes the team better. And
that's without having to make a huge splash. Should we still try to do
more? Yes, but I prefer the current approach over drunkin' spending
that would tie our hands in '09 and beyond.

V

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