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Texas Vike wrote: That's what caught my attention too. A couple of the writers made sweeping comments to the effect that Tannehill was clearly a franchise QB while Ponder was still quite possibly going to be considered a bust.

It's ridiculous. Tannehill hasn't proven himself any more than Ponder at this point and he's certainly no phenom.

I don't care if Jennings has more impact than Wallace. It doesn't matter. Jennings is the more complete receiver and that's what the Vikings needed.

Biggest impact will be Mike Wallace to Miami because they'll soon regret giving him all that money for marginal production.

Of course, this is a Vikings board so it's easy to sound like a biased homer, but what the Dolphins are doing looks fun and exciting on paper but reminds me of what the Redskins used to do every year. Overspend on flashy free agents with no consideration of team chemistry or player character. Not presuming to know anything about Wallace's character, but rather the haphazard check writing that some franchises employ.

I believe the Vikings are a much more meticulous franchise and really stress getting players that would "fit" with their philosophy and give much more weight to intangibles as well as the other things.

Wallace is a very good player, no doubt...He's not in the same caliber as Jennings when it comes to his all-around ability and knowledge a young Vikings team will find to be indispensable.

After wasting three minutes of my life reading that, this is what I came away with.


Talking head one: Blah, blah blah blah blah Tannehill better blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Ponder blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Jennings better blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Wallace blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Tannehill better blah blah blah blal.


Talking head two: Blah, blah blah blah blah Tannehill better blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Wallace blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Tannehill better blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Jennings blah blah blah blal blah blah blah blah Ponder blah blah blab.

Talking head three: You get the idea.

I can't believe these people get paid to do this kind of job. Really? How do you land one of these "experts" jobs? Because I can think of about 15 people on this forum who could do a better job. The have no more clue as to what is going to happen than anyone here. I would bet my magic 8 ball could do just as good a jobs a them. Let me ask it.

Will Jennings have more of an impact this year than Wallace. Magic 8 balls says: Signs point to yes. Bookmark this and at the end of the year we will see.

PacificNorseWest wrote:Biggest impact will be Mike Wallace to Miami because they'll soon regret giving him all that money for marginal production.

Of course, this is a Vikings board so it's easy to sound like a biased homer, but what the Dolphins are doing looks fun and exciting on paper but reminds me of what the Redskins used to do every year. Overspend on flashy free agents with no consideration of team chemistry or player character. Not presuming to know anything about Wallace's character, but rather the haphazard check writing that some franchises employ.

I believe the Vikings are a much more meticulous franchise and really stress getting players that would "fit" with their philosophy and give much more weight to intangibles as well as the other things.

Wallace is a very good player, no doubt...He's not in the same caliber as Jennings when it comes to his all-around ability and knowledge a young Vikings team will find to be indispensable.

wallace is a one trick pony like randy moss. but randy moss is a future hall of famer. gregg jennings is more like an issac bruce, he can do it all.

Can you guys believe this?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... t-dad-says

Viva la Vikings wrote:Can you guys believe this?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... t-dad-says

Sure I can, he's a #### who can't handle the cold weather. Another reason why Jennings is better for us: he's used to playing outside in the winter weather and that's important considering the Vikes will be outdoors at TCF for two seasons

Viva la Vikings wrote:Can you guys believe this?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... t-dad-says

I don't know why his dad would lie about that after the fact. I'm a little amazed if it's true.

That kind of deal would have wreaked some serious havoc with our cap.
I find it hard to believe....but like I said, why lie about that?

I don't find it that hard to believe. Going into the FA period it was pretty much an accepted fact that Wallace was going to the Dolphins. No other team had a shot. So if the Vikings really wanted him badly, how would they go about getting him? Offer more money, of course. I think they would have made it work cap-wise too, either through restructuring deals or cutting guys.

Really though, this seems like some crappy reporting and a tad speculative, perhaps reading too much into what his dad said. Where's the actual quote from his father? And that's another thing, what's the deal with all this "call the family for information" sports reporting lately? Hasn't that been shown time and time again to be a less-than-reliable source of reporting? I'm not saying Wallace's dad is lieing, but parents/relatives/friends aren't always the best unbiased sources of information

When Jennings signed he mentioned reviewing film on Ponder. I think it is safe to say he knew what he was getting into. If anything, I took that as a positive. Jennings could have said no and taken a smaller check somewhere else if he was worried about his stat line. My guess is GJ thinks at least in part he can still win here.

Viva la Vikings wrote:Can you guys believe this?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... t-dad-says

Sure can. I think this is a good thing because a soft WR isn't a good thing and with comments like that Wallace is up there now. I like Greg Jennings better and think he will fit in our passing offence better than Wallace. Also I think the playing in bad weather maybe was just an excuses for not liking our offence/players....all dolphins division have outdoor stadiums, I wonder how happy the Fins are now to hear he doesn't like playing in cold weather lol.

I love all the media types that bash Jennings for leaving. The guy has got a Super Bowl ring already. This was his last chance for a big pay day and probably the last chance for him to be the featured receiver in an offense. If those who bash him were in Greg Jennings' shoes, they would chase the damn money too.

Viva la Vikings wrote:Can you guys believe this?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... t-dad-says

Was reading the story got bored and wandered into the comment section.

The general opinion seems to be Minn is better off with Jennings. I would agree, I used to hate watching Jennings tear us up... Of course the only division rival I enjoy watching is Cutler, you can guess why lol.

I think the thing that irks Packer fans the most about Jennings leaving, though they won't admit it, is they may have lost their most talented receiver. The guys they still have are good, but Rodgers is the type of QB who makes his receivers look better than they really are. I guess we'll find out once Jennings suits up in purple.

HornedMessiah wrote:I think the thing that irks Packer fans the most about Jennings leaving, though they won't admit it, is they may have lost their most talented receiver. The guys they still have are good, but Rodgers is the type of QB who makes his receivers look better than they really are. I guess we'll find out once Jennings suits up in purple.

once the packers get bounced out early in the playoffs a couple more times favre and Jennings wont look so bad, and arrogant aaron wont look so great.

hibbingviking wrote: once the packers get bounced out early in the playoffs a couple more times favre and Jennings wont look so bad, and arrogant aaron wont look so great.

Pfft. Till Airin' Godgers carries us to the promised lands again! (Getting tough up front again is they key.)

But seriously, idk why some people are trying to play this whole thing off as a big loss for the Pack, it definitely isn't fantastic but Jennings has not been our top receiver for a couple years now. He was largely overshadowed by the rest of the WR core as of late, he's definitely a big upgrade for you guys, but that's just what it is, an upgrade for you guys, not a big loss for us. He's still a good player and im certainly not excited to play him, it would have been nice to keep him around, but that would simply be a luxury.