[CBFF] For the Florio Haters: ProFootballTalk.com - BERRIAN BREAKS THE BANK

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Looks like he agrees with most of the group on this one at a time when
the majority of the national press don't.

Tom S.
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BERRIAN BREAKS THE BANK
Posted by Mike Florio on March 1, 2008, 7:56 p.m.


Receiver Bernard Berrian has officially joined the Vikings.  And he
will be extremely well compensated for it.

According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, it's a six-year, $42
million contract, with $16 million guaranteed.

For Bernard Berrian.

Let's be clear on this.  Berrian's best season came in 2007, with 71
receptions for 951 yards and five touchdowns.

And he gets $16 million guaranteed?

Randy Moss, in contrast, had 98 catches for 1,453 yards and 23
touchdowns.  So if Berrian is worth $16 million in guaranteed money,
how much should Moss get?  Should he get $20 million?  Maybe $25
million?

Dare we say . . . $30 million?

And though we realize that Berrian has been stuck in a
vertically-challenged offense, would Berrian have had the impact on
the Pats that Moss did?

Hey, it's a good deal for Berrian.  But it really throws a wrench in
the plans of the Pats, or anyone else who has designs on landing Moss.