Stephen Burton Promoted From Practice Squad To Replace Bernard Berrian
by Christopher Gates on Oct 25, 2011 9:48 PM CDT
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PrintIn the wake of Bernard Berrian being released by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday afternoon, the team has promoted wide receiver Stephen Burton to the active roster to take that spot. Burton was the Vikings' seventh-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of West Texas A&M, and is considered a project. But, hey, if you're going to try to develop a project, the Vikings are in a pretty good situation to do it.
Burton is 6'1" and weighs around 225 pounds, and ran his 40-yard dash at the Combine this year in 4.53 seconds.
(Props to "nectur" for pointing this out in the FanShots earlier, by the way.)
Now, normally the promotion of a seventh-round pick to the practice squad isn't newsworthy, but I wanted to put it out there just for this little tidbit.
Burton's promotion means that, of the ten players that the Minnesota Vikings selected in the 2011 NFL Draft, nine of them are on the squad right now. The one exception to that is linebacker Ross Homan from THE. . .dramatic pause. . .OhioStateUniversity. Six of those nine rookies have seen game action thus far, with the exceptions being Burton, offensive lineman DeMarcus Love, and defensive end D'Aundre Reed.
(Unless Reed and/or Love was active at some point this season and I just missed it.)
The rebuilding project appears to already be underway, ladies and gentlemen. . .seven games later than it should have, quite frankly, but it looks like it's now in full swing.
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Since we are rebuilding...
How about a stadium?
by Carson R on Oct 25, 2011 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
+2011
(for the year I hope they get this done)
Vikings Valhalla .com
by Admiral BigGun on Oct 26, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I guess Tom Pelissero tweeted a bit about this
And was surprised because Arcenaux outperformed Burton by miles at training camp. Has a hands problem, maybe?
I don’t know …. where’s MarkSP18?
I thought Arceneaux was better too.
It may be as simple as needing a guy to stretch the field vs. a possession receiver. But Burton’s 4.53 in the forty; I don’t think that is much faster than Manny. (I found a 4.58 for Manny on a site I never heard of.)
I was under the impression that Manny caught everything thrown his way in Canada. Nothing to back that up though.
Your fantasy football expert since Jerry Rice's rookie year.
I think they chose Burton because he can return kicks too. Plus he is faster than Arceneaux. But I think they probably brought him up because he can return kicks. Considering Harvin is banged up this is not a bad thing.
Also it could be taking Arceneuax a little while to get use to American football again.
and then there's the future
if the coaching staff decides that they can’t or don’t want to develop him, he is young and might garner a future draft pick….late round for sure, but at the very least, we wouldn’t lose anything.
Since he was a 7th round pick it is doubtful they get anything in a trade
I suppose you are saying if he does well that a team would then give up a 5th or 6th or maybe even better. But if he does that then the Vikings may want to keep him themselves.
Isnt that what Booker is for?
Returning kicks.
Harvin begged to return kicks.
2011 Vikings, keeping the liquor industry in the green ALL YEAR LONG!
Maybe he’s better than Booker. Booker also isn’t the fastest cat on our roster…
"Let's go our there, and stick our fists through their ribcages, rip our their hearts, eat them, and shit them back out on the field!!" - Blue Mountain State
by Alittlemore_cowbell on Oct 26, 2011 9:50 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Booker has issues hanging onto the damn ball
maybe he should buy out Halloween Express of all their spirit gum come Nov 1st…??
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
Excited and Realistic
about a two year (most probably losing) strech where our great players will get older… sigh
Great players get older every year.
We’re doing something we haven’t did in a long time, developing post third round draft picks. The common fan wants to win now and bring in big FA’s who can help us do so, but the true franchises of the league (New England, Pittsburg, and I hate to say it… Them) develop their own young talent and keep them around until they get older.
"Let's go our there, and stick our fists through their ribcages, rip our their hearts, eat them, and shit them back out on the field!!" - Blue Mountain State
by Alittlemore_cowbell on Oct 26, 2011 9:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Heck we're finally developing our post second round talent...
Not seeing a lot of third rounders still providing us with solid play…
Putting Ponder in isn't the question, it's the answer.
i'd love to see our "steals" on the field
Love and (Brandon) Burton both had as high as 2nd rd grades and fell in our laps late in the draft. i’d love to see what we got there.
same goes for Ballard. early on some were discussing him as a 1st rdr, we got him in the 4th. put him on the field, let’s see what the future holds.
honestly, our draft received C-grades from all the so-called experts. it’ll be interesting to see how the team is a couple years from now and if any of these guys are solid starters. then we can look back at some of these national analysts and ask them what they’re really being payed for.
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
Boo
I wanted them to bring up Arceneaux. We need more people with unpronounceable last names on our active roster. That and he had very respectable numbers in the CFL and his only major hiccup in pre-season was that ball he didnt cover that was knocked out and into the end zone for a touchback.
that start with the letter 'A', no less
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
maybe ponder has better rapport
with burton vs arce.back up qb is usually throwing to wr 4 on down during the week alot.
So is Jaymar out of the picture?
Many of us have been waiting for him to finally make it to the big league
It really doesn't matter who they moved up...
As long as Berrian is gone, they could’ve put one of the waterboys on the roster for all I care!!
I bleed PURPLE!... no, seriously, my blood doesn't react properly with oxygen which causes a purple hue
by Grimmace on Oct 26, 2011 1:31 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I have no issues with us rebuilding
It’s about time – the old guard is starting to fail anyway – Time for the new to come in!
SKOL VIKINGS!!
Burton had a great rapport with Ponder in the preseason...
bunch of completed passes. Also heard news that Fusco will be starting for Herrera at RG on Sunday.. rebuilding time for the Vikes! I think Love and Raymond might start getting some serious playing time at S and LT as well…I love the news though. Burton is a huge upside project and he can return kicks, has some deep threat to him as well.
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain
SKOL VIKINGS!
if burton can get rid of the
Troy williamsonitis, then I would agree. He dropped alot of balls in camp.
by FSUViking on Oct 26, 2011 6:16 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I see a corolation
williamson was drafted 7th, Burton was drafted in the 7th round!
Man could Troy get open, if only he could catch he would be a hall of fame candidate by now.
Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?
by the Real Thor on Oct 26, 2011 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Why not Joe Webb?
He’s got too much raw talent and athleticism to be sitting on the bench. : )
"Let's go our there, and stick our fists through their ribcages, rip our their hearts, eat them, and shit them back out on the field!!" - Blue Mountain State
by Alittlemore_cowbell on Oct 26, 2011 11:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
they might as well give Webb a serious look at WR...
…honestly, stop this whole Blazer Package crap. Ponder is the future, McNabb is now the backup. try Webb at WR — if it works, then let McNabb go at the end of the season and draft a late-rd QB to backup Ponder.
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
The Blazer package DEFINATELY needs to go.
A team needs to run the wildcat formations a lot more often to be successful at it. The players need to get used to it. It doesn’t work as an occassional trick play.
at the press conference, Frazier said Berger would likely start at RG...
…but i’d love to see Fusco there instead.
and i agree on Love and Raymond.
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
9 of 10 in 2011 draft on team
Is that considered a successful draft or not?
For the millionth time, Ponder was not a ‘reach’. Perhaps McNabb was a ‘reach’ to end up 1-5 this season. Having McNabb took a lot of heat and pressure off Ponder and Webb.
What-if experts can go overdrive in many possibilities and may think we would have done ok with both Ponder and Webb this year. Reality check is how well Philly Eagles is doing after a perfect draft bonanza. Their record is a mess as well.
by VikesFanSince1967 on Oct 26, 2011 9:59 AM CDT reply actions
I think Herrera is done.
And that is more testament to the nature of the league. Guy didn’t do anything wrong, worked hard, but was never blessed with the talent or size to stand out. Now that his knees are about shot and he can’t bend right, it’s time to say good bye. Bring out the rookies and see what we have.
by Jepp The Viking on Oct 26, 2011 10:22 AM CDT reply actions
Yeah Herrera had a good, solid career.
Never had any problems attitude wise, but his knees just gave up on him. He should be kept as a solid backup, but other than that I think that Fusco will be playing for him this Sunday. Good guy.
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain
SKOL VIKINGS!
SB Nation's messing up again?
The My Blogs, Log In, and Reply buttons aren’t working on my computer…
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by Alittlemore_cowbell on Oct 26, 2011 10:25 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I am 99% sure of the problem cowbell.
Far be it from me to rip a corporate sponsor but when the Miller Lite “choose the greatest fan” ad appears on the right side of the page, it messes up the page BIG TIME. Maybe you should see if that is the case with you. It could affect different browsers differently possibly but that it the ad that throws Firefox off.
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Way too many darn adds here.
It slows this site down to a turtle. They ether need to be scaled back (yeah right) or coded more efficiently.
by Jepp The Viking on Oct 26, 2011 10:26 AM CDT reply actions
Get a lot of errors here at work
can’t bring up the site, however maybe that’s just my computer telling me to stop doing this at work :D
Putting Ponder in isn't the question, it's the answer.
use firefox and get ad-blocker works for me
Who said life was fair?
When I find that person I'll beat the hell out of him
S. Burton
Vikings are high on high because he brings a lot of upside, first he fits the West Coast WR mold. He is physically tough, fast, and has natural hands. Yes he dropped a few passes but he also made some diving grabs. He can run after the catch, is a good blocker, and dominated wherever he played at in college, albeit smaller colleges. 70 receptions, 1100 yards and 11 TD’s last year in a spread offense that ran a lot of 4 WR sets. Frazier and Musgrave have talked about using him at H-back, boy talk about creating a miss match on a LB! I hope he develops and can become a solid contributor to our team, we would then only need to draft/sign one WR next year.
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