Chewing on some Valentine's Day Gerharts

disaacs · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 19967 Location: Brownbackistan

I'm going to separate out this discussion from the VNCs mock, since it seems to have dominated that thread, and probably warrants its own now.

What are your thoughts on Gerhart? What's his value to the franchise? Should he be traded? Should he re-signed? Should they keep him this year and let him walk?

Fire away.

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DJpillz317 · Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 147

Trade him to a RB needy team for a 3rd or 4th; I bet the Colts would like him
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vikingsrule · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:54 pm Post subject:

No one is trading a mid round pick for a backup RB. It just doesnt happen. At best, MN could get a 6th rd pick.

Gerhart offers this team very little as a backup unless he gets to start. Gerhart simply is not a good player to come in for 2-5 carries per game, which is what the Vikings truly need.

Gerhart is a solid receiver, and a decent blocker, but MN needs to replace him. It isnt a big need, I just see no future for Gerhart in MN.

He will ride out his rookie contract and sign with another team in 2014.
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SemperFeist · Joined: 13 Jan 2013 Posts: 341

Keep him.

Gerhart offers more value to the Vikings as a backup, than anything he could generate via trade.

PrplChilPill · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 7799 Location: SLP, MN

If you can combine him with a pick to move up, I'd do that. But I don't think on his own he returns much. I think teams under-estimate him, and that he will be successful after he leaves here.

So, keep him, unless you can deal him and a 3rd for a 2nd, or something like that.
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vikesnewcoach11 · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:06 pm Post subject:

vikingsrule · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:14 pm Post subject:

PrplChilPill · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 7799 Location: SLP, MN

I endorse the previous post from VR......
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vikingsrule · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:08 pm Post subject:

I just never understood what the intention or what is the intention of Gerhart going forward. He wont be traded, and will likely leave the team after his deal is up. I just never understood this.

I actually dont think he would be a terrible starter, he played well when he could be the feature back when Peterson went down but his ability to come in off the bench and produce just hasnt been ideal.

I wouldnt be surprised to see Gerhart with the 49ers or Colts in a year.
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wcblack34 · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:25 pm Post subject:

CriminalMind · Joined: 25 Aug 2011 Posts: 2962 Location: Toronto, CA

I dont think Gerhart could get a 4th rounder.
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The Gnat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 34114 Location: Minneapolis

I'm fine with letting him play to the middle of the season, and then if we can get a fifth for him, take it, if not, he can walk, it is like Harvin, Harvin after this upcoming year probably gets us a third round comp pick, Gerhart probably would net us a 5th round comp pick, so I'm okay with letting both of them walk at the end of the year if need be.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:37 pm Post subject:

[UMN] · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 11821 Location: Desolation Row

he's not worth much to the team, but he is worth even less in a trade. might as well keep him.

trading a 2nd and 3rd for Gerhart was a complete joke. an absolute desperation move by Childress to try to save his job.
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arKnaD7 · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 1441

I like Gerhart more than most around here. No denying picking a RB in the 2nd round with Peterson entrenched was bad value. Gerhart is a good all-around back, and excels where Peterson struggles, in pass protection and as a receiver out of the backfield. He has also shown he can shoulder the load if needed and that is valuable for a team that runs the ball like the Vikings.
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