Everybody Blames Bernard

I voted Favre because he’s the QB and directs the offense that has struggled. Obviously the offensive struggles go beyond his inaccuracy and turnovers but so far he’s made the most noticeable mistakes on offense. Harvin, Berrian, and inconsistent O-line play are also to blame for the offensive struggles.

Harvin and Berrian have to produce more and hopefully they, and every other receiver not named Shiancoe, get their timing back with Favre soon. The O-line has played good at times but has also been very inconsistent, especially in the passing game.

Favre seems to treat Berrian like he did Rice, throw him the ball and expect him to fight for it.

Too bad Berrian weighs like 45 pounds soaking wet.

There are multiple issues plaguing Berrian, but that does not mean he cannot be a good WR. He has been in the past and will be again once him and Favre are on the same page.

Now, anyone interested in Braylon Edwards?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/23/erroneous-rumors-fly-of-braylon-edwards-impending-release/

Despite his immense baggage, he might be picked up for cheap and will probably help us out a lot.

If it does, it’s not my intention so I’ll apoligize in advance. I may be a Lions fan, but I’m not trying to pick a fight, just giving an outsider perspective…
Berrian is partly to blame. When you’re getting paid that kind of cash, you better produce no matter what.
Sidney Rice is partly to blame. I understand not wanting to go under the knife, but when the hip wasn’t responding to treatment 3-4 months after the injury, he should’ve manned up and had it.
Favre is partly to blame. He should’ve had his surgery much earlier and gotten into training camp. I know , I know, he didn’t need camp last year and kicked major NFL ass, but that was last year. I know this is going to sound crazy, but how serious is Favre with winning another Super Bowl when he’s skipping important training camp and just assuming things will go smoothly? I will never question his love of the game, but I might question his commitment to winning it all.
The Vikings front office is partly to blame for letting certain players at important positions hold the organization and, more importantly, the fanbase hostage.
Just my worthless 2 cents, sorry if its harsh.

There is no need to start pointing fingers, that is how schisms start.

Just need to move forward, we all know the potential of the team. What we’ve seen so far, is far from that.

So far the following players on offense need to step up: Favre, BB (big time), Harvin, the O-Line and whatever other WR’s we throw into the mix. In other words the entire offense needs to step up, and I’m confident that they will.

No, it’s definitely not all on Berrian. Harvin hasn’t looked any better then he has, and none of the other receivers have stepped up either. I think he just gets more attention because everyone expected him to step forth as Favre’s go to guy with Berrian out, and really people initially felt that way before last season.

… think it is a bit pathetic of Berrian to feel like he is being scapegoated. He may be our #2, but he makes #1 money, and isn’t performing. He really didn’t perform much of last year either. Yes, he was hurt much of last season. But I think the reasons matter less than the results.

Berrian isn’t the only problem, but he is a huge part of it. When your #1 goes down, you need the next guy to step up. Berrian hasn’t done it. He should be more worried about his productivity than about what people think.

Now he’s hurt again. He seems incredibly injury prone now. Last season it was a hamstring in camp, lasting the whole year. This season, he’s hardly been involved in the game and somehow has a knee issue.

Being on the field and producing are all that matters. It just doesn’t make much difference what the excuses are. If you aren’t on the field, or aren’t producing on the field, then you aren’t worth paying. If he doesn’t get it together, I think he’ll be cut next season.

 He’s never lived up to his large contract, but in the last two years his performance has really nosedived.

as I have stated before, Favre isn’t that sharp right now. But neither is any other reciever minus the TE. And if Berrian is feeling like a scapegoat, then come and say hey, I can’t do it. I can’t be a number one. Im being paid like a number one (sorta anyways) but I can’t just go up and get the ball. Yes the coaching staff should know what the limitations are concerning Berrian and Favre should also know. But when the recievers can’t get separation, then you might as well not have a reciever or quarterback out there and line up 10 really huge guys and let AP run it all day long. The blame is on the the entire offense minus AP because lets face it, he is playing pretty damn good.

And we are surprised that he is not stepping up to a #1 roll? I agree that BB is not performing at peak but even if he were able to be at peak I don’t think that we would be happy with his performance. Sometimes a #2 is a #2 for a reason.
I saw BB at training camp the year we got him, he was lightening fast but not much bigger than a pencil.. He will never be the guy that goes up to fight for the ball he just isn’t big enough. To be that guy you need to have an attitude like “I will come down with the ball or I will rip your head off and use that instead” BB is never going to that guy.
I wish BB was a #1 but he will never be more than a #2 because he wont ever want to rip the defenders head off. We want him to do more than he is capable of doing.

I like BB but we need to lower our expectations of him and let him be who he is.

Then when he doesn’t do his job we can rip him a new one

BB is paid like a #2

bb is paid like a #1…he averages $7.23million/year for 6 years. we was paid $20million for the last 2 years already…this year looks like the lull year in his contract, but it was structured to be cap friendly.