After all the drama, Brett Favre is now officially a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Now I’m sick of all the Favre back and forth, but Vikings fans should be happy with the upgrade at the quarterback position. There’s no doubt that Favre will make the Vikings WRs better. He might throw a lot of interceptions, but he can make stronger throws and lead the team better than Sage or Tavaris Jackson.

Percy Harvin will benefit directly by having Brett Favre on the team. Not only does he have a better passer throwing him the ball, but now Percy has one of the game’s legends in the locker room. Favre made the Jets run game and passing game much better than the prior season, I think it’s safe to assume he’ll do that same in Minnesota.

If you’re a fantasy player I’d move Percy Harvin up a few slots in the rankings. He is a burner with great hands. I can see him catching 40-50 balls for 750 yards, rushing the ball another 30-40 times for 200 yards and scoring 5-6 touchdowns.

“It’s a dream come true,” Harvin said after his first official practice. “For me, there was a lot of bumps that prevented myself from getting to this point. It seemed to be a little farther than it actually was. But to actually get here, everything’s behind me. I can kind of start over here. I’m just glad to be here and thankful and ready to hit the ground running.”

I can’t wait to see what the Vikings do with Percy in camp and in the preseason games. I’m sure they won’t show too much, leaving opposing defenses surprised when they see him on the field. But that doesn’t mean he won’t get worked hard. “We’re going to challenge him,” Childress said. “It’s not like we’re going to spoon feed him.”

What will PErcy’s role be on the Vikings? “Return man. Slot. A little bit in the backfield,” Harvin said. “The motions. The screens. I’m looking to be all over.”

I wouldn’t be too worried right now, I mean the veterans won’t report until July 31. If Percy starts missing a lot of camp and a few preseason games, then I’d start to get worried. There’s no doubt the Vikings have a lot of special plays designed for Percy and need him on the practice field to get things going. If he misses a significant amount of time, it could hinder his ability to contribute early on.

P.S. No Brett Favre

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress is completely and utterly impressed with Percy Harvin’s playmaking ability. “I think the first thing I thought about was really the same feelings the first time we handed Adrian Peterson the ball,” Childress said. “When you see it with your own eyes … the thing that came to mind right away was, ‘Wow.’”

This is something we’ve known about for years on Harvin Zone. Throughout his entire life, Percy has been touted as the most most versatile playmaker any time he steps foot on the field. Even with Adrian Peterson on his team, that title could carry on to the NFL. The Vikings just need to make sure he gets the touches.

It might seem crazy right now, but it could be a reality. Brett Favre was released by the Jets and has been debating back and forth about whether or not to come out of retirement to play for the Vikings. Would this be a good thing though? Favre does have a better arm than Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels, but is bringing in a 40 year old QB the right thing to do?

With Favre at quarterback, Percy Harvin will get a lot more looks since Brett seems to just gunsling it no matter what. He’s no necessarily going to check it down all the time.

What do you think? Do you want Favre throwing Percy the ball?

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Coach Brad Childress says Harvin became ill Thursday on a flight to Atlanta. From there he was scheduled to continue to the Twin Cities for the team’s weekend rookie minicamp. However, the wide receiver vomited on the flight and was sent to an Atlanta hospital as a precaution. Childress also says doctors ruled out the swine flu.

Harvin went through an intense workout last week and has also been flying a lot recently, which Childress believes contributed to Harvin’s illness.

Percy Harvin has been released from an Atlanta hospital, and the former Gators star is resting at home in Green Cove Springs with no timetable for his return to Minneapolis.