Berrian likes the life-style, but doesn't want to actually "work" for it.
Ah, what a crazy week for #87 on the Vikings roster.
Bernard Berrian addressed the media after last week’s Twitter War. He spoke about his twitter war with a state representative – who supports the new stadium, by the way – and even co-authored the bill.
He compounded the problem by insisting that his performance has been perfect – not lackluster and lazy. But, as it turns out, in his own mind he thinks like this: Bernard Berrian: It’s not really his fault. Any of it.
According to Berrian, he has been open for the last 4 years. 5 different professional starting QBs – mostly veterans, by the way – had issues getting him the ball. (Frerotte,T-Jack, Favre, Webb, McNabb). Yep. Their fault – not Berrian’s. Heck, even the limited action seen by Kelly Holcomb & Brooks Bollinger – again, Berrian was wide open waiting for a perfectly lobbed ball to come his way, and these gentlemen just couldn’t get the job done.
The Twitterverse exploded with news of Berrian’s benching prior to today’s game. I noticed that many of the people I followed expressed delight & glee at the news. I don’t recall seeing anyone who was saddened by it. Naturally, the speculation was that Berrian was being reprimanded for his less than pleasing attitude on his social media interactions.
I saw a Tweet from @VikingsNow (Pioneer Press) stating that the reason for the benching was that Berrian actually missed 2 team meetings at the hotel on Saturday. As everyone knows, those are not optional.
It shouldn’t be news to Frazier that Berrian is worthless. Let’s look at his stats:
| Year |
Team |
Games
|
# Recs
|
Yards
|
Ave
|
YPG
|
| 2011 |
Vikings |
4
|
2
|
37
|
18.5
|
9.2
|
| 2010 |
Vikings |
14
|
28
|
252
|
9
|
18
|
| 2009 |
Vikings |
16
|
55
|
618
|
11.2
|
38.6
|
| 2008 |
Vikings |
16
|
48
|
964
|
20.1
|
60.2
|
| 2007 |
Bears |
16
|
71
|
951
|
13.4
|
59.4
|
| 2006 |
Bears |
15
|
51
|
775
|
15.2
|
51.7
|
| 2005 |
Bears |
11
|
13
|
246
|
18.9
|
22.4
|
| 2004 |
Bears |
16
|
15
|
225
|
15
|
14.1
|
So what do these tell us? Berrian worked hard just prior to becoming a free agent to set himself up for a pay day and then worked hard enough to put it in some people’s minds that he was worth something to the team, when clearly he is not.
Remember when Berrian inferred that Favre didn’t like him and that’s why his 2010 season was so sub-par? Take a look at his stats: he had his 2nd highest number of receptions with Favre! Can’t have it both ways, Bernie!
It’s time for the Vikings to cut Bernard Berrian from the team – and learn from their mistake. All Frazier has to do is look at the numbers – they don’t lie.
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