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purplefaithful · 12-30-2018, 03:42 PM

Laquon Treadwell will likely return to the Vikings lineup against the Bears, but the receiver’s future in Minnesota beyond Sunday is murky after the former first-round pick was a healthy scratch in Detroit for the first time since his rookie season.
Receiver Chad Beebe (hamstring) has been ruled out, clearing the path for Treadwell.
“That was a learning experience. I ain’t expect it. It was definitely eye-opening,” Treadwell said Friday. “Every week is different. Worked extremely hard this week, prepared hard. My hometown, Chicago, in town. Family is going to be in town. Try to go out there, do my best and see what happens.”
Treadwell divvied up all 10 tickets he was allotted to family and friends visiting from Chicago, where he graduated from high school south of the city in Crete, Ill.
Treadwell, who has a career-high 34 catches for 295 yards this season, said he’d like to stay in Minnesota. His rookie contract runs through 2019, but it carries a salary cap charge of $3.1 million. The Vikings can save more than $650,000 of that if he’s cut after this season.
“I would love to be here,” Treadwell said. “I was actually talking to my girlfriend, saying I wish this game didn’t involve like guys getting paid and we all played for brotherhood, because it’s a great brotherhood. I don’t really know how it’ll pan out, but I’d love to be here for my teammates.”
http://www.startribune.com/laquon-treadw...503626922/

12-30-2018, 03:56 PM

Good riddance. I've rarely been more harsh on a Viking player.

12-30-2018, 04:24 PM

Quote: @"StickyBun" said:
Good riddance. I've rarely been more harsh on a Viking player.

Ha, you have been harshly critical lol!

That said, my vitriol is reserved for RS for LT being drafted so high. You'd have thought he would have learned over time and from the Ponder situation not to draft for position to such a high degree.

Ponder and Treadwell? The opposite of a Mike Hughes.

12-30-2018, 05:05 PM

So wait? When exactly did he play for the Vikings?

Dude was a bad pick. At the time he’s who I wanted but players college skills dont always translate.

At this point we should be picking smart recievers. Maybe Harvard recievers or something?

12-30-2018, 05:09 PM

You have a college education and you say, "I ain't expect it."

12-30-2018, 05:29 PM

Quote: @"comet52" said:
You have a college education and you say, "I ain't expect it."

he don diddnt go to no classes.

12-30-2018, 05:36 PM

He wasn't just a bad pick; there isn't really a good reason why he has stuck around through his entire deal. Roster spots should be more valuable to a team than draft picks. When it becomes apparent that a draft pick isn't going to be worth his roster spot you have to be able to move on. Sometimes you can't (year 1 of that player and you have no other option), but there is no reason to sit there on the position doing little to nothing so that player can "prove it," or time and time again you will be left short at the position during the season. You have to begin a plan to correct it, and often times for us that plan is that they will turn it around with playing time.

Well, here we are. There are a lot of people here who nailed this a long time ago. The guy has been a bust for us. I know I got tired of hearing it but hey it's the truth. I always held out some hope he could suddenly become this monster 3rd WR for us but hey, now it's pretty obvious we should have had someone else banging out those reps. We're fortunate a guy like Robinson can come in here off the streets of Washington and simply pick up the slack.

12-30-2018, 05:42 PM

Just hope he doesn't cost us the game today...

Costly turnover, costly drop, costly wrong route... just ride the pine, please*.

*thus guaranteeing he'll have a HUGE game for us. =)

12-30-2018, 08:35 PM

There’s always been hope he’d return to his college form. He was a beast coming in and his pick wasn’t a big surprise. I don’t know what happened to the guy but his prior confidence was destroyed before he even took many NFL snaps.

I’ve always wondered if the offenses have been simply too complex for him. I always want it to work out for guys but I doubt he will keep a spot next year.