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Anybody Want Tarvaris Jackson?

Cherie Burbach — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:24:03 +0000

Even though the Vikings have their final preseason game tomorrow night, it looks like they have put the feelers out to see what a Tarvaris Jackson trade might net them. We knew this day would come, didn’t we? While I think Jackson is a talented guy, with four quarterbacks on the team (thank you Brett Favre), one of them had to go.

And for once, this really can’t be blamed on Favre.

Jackson has at least played 20 games in the last three years, so his chances of getting picked up are good. I’m not sure I would have made this decision, as I would have opted to hold to Jackson and trade either Sage Rosenfels and John David Booty. I think Jackson is a talented guy who will be snapped up. His time in this league is not over, but he was never a good fit for Minnesota.

Image: Zuma Press

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Anybody Want Tarvaris Jackson?

Brett Favre Makes his Vikings Debut

Stephen Kersey — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:50:29 +0000

Just a few days after unretiring again, Brett Favre was on the football field playing a preseason game for the Minnesota Vikings. Although he was only in for eight plays, that was long enough for the Vikings fans to give him a long standing ovation.

In those eight plays, Favre looked every bit of a quarterback who hasn’t gone through training camp. He completed only one of his four throws for a total of four yards. A couple of his throws were completed off target.

But, considering it was a preseason game, Vikings fans didn’t seem to care. Besides, their team was able to beat the Kansas City Chiefs by a final score of 17-13.

Ironically enough, the star player for the Vikings was Tarvaris Jackson. It is Jackson who might be traded or released now that Favre has decided to go to Minnesota. In the game, Jackson was 12-for-15 for 202 yards and two touchdown passes.

The Vikings play their fourth preseason game on August 31st against the Houston Texans. On September 4th, the Vikings play their fifth and final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Brett Favre made his Vikings debut (Image: Zuma Press)

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Brett Favre Makes his Vikings Debut

Who Gets Cut if Brett Favre Unretires?

Stephen Kersey — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:37:05 +0000

While almost every angle of Brett Favre’s unretirement has been hashed, rehashed and rehashed again, one question has flown under the radar: Which of the Minnesota Vikings’ three current quarters would be cut?

If Favre doesn’t come back, Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels and John David Booty are all expected to make the Vikings. But if Favre unretires, one will almost certainly have to be released.

Booty was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. While he might be expendable, the Vikings coaches seem to like him and believe he has a good amount of potential.

Rosenfels was acquired during the offseason from the Houston Texans in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Considering that they just acquired him, it’s unlikely that Minnesota will opt to release him prior to his first season.

That leaves Jackson. He was a second round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft but he has underwhelmed thus far in his career. He has only one year left on his deal and could be the one to see the ax if Favre rolls into town.

Would Tarvaris Jackson be the odd man out? (Image: Zuma Press)

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Who Gets Cut if Brett Favre Unretires?