Will Percy Harvin Be the Prize Possession for the Minnesota Vikings?

At 2:59 PM on Saturday afternoon, I began to ponder upon what colossal events would occur at this year's extravaganza known as the NFL draft.

After the first 21 picks that seemed to take days, the Minnesota Vikings were finally on the clock with the 22nd overall pick.

Players like OT Eben Britton, OT Michael Oher, WR Hakeem Nicks, WR Kenny Britt, and WR Percy Harvin were still available.

I, personally, had expected Michael Oher to be the pick for the Vikings and was actually quite confident in this selection. The Vikings need a dominant right tackle, so I assumed Michael Oher would be the guy to do so.

The next thing I know, I was hearing, "with the 22nd pick in the 2009 draft, the Minnesota Vikings select Percy Harvin, wide receiver from the University of Florida."

I was instantly befuddled by this selection. Don't get me wrong, at first I liked the pick, but I thought there were certainly better options available at the time.

I immediately went to the computer to do some research on the former Florida Gator.

I was very impressed from what I saw. I always had known that Harvin was a great receiver and a tremendous kick-returner, but I had not known how big of an ego he had.

According to teammates of Percy's, they say that he used to say he lived in "Percyland".

To me, this seems like a guy who is very confident and cocky in his sense of football style. Will this extreme confidence lead to Percy being a locker-room distraction?

Brad Childress and Zygi Wolf have done a great job in removing the character players from the Vikings team. Bryant McKinnie is the only player on the Vikings roster that currently concerns me as far as character goes.

But don't be shocked if McKinnie gets traded in the very near future as he has a large contract that can be removed in an instant.

If Percy Harvin wants to be a key factor to the Vikings offense, he must get rid of these bigheaded mistakes that he seems to often have.

As I’m sure you know already, Harvin tested positive for marijuana at the 2009 NFL combine.

I'm not a fan of players who go out and make bone-headed mistakes like this and it takes a lot for me to put this matter aside.

The last thing Minnesota needs right now is a player who does drugs for no reason whatsoever.

However, Harvin did have 1,929 receiving yards in his three seasons at Florida. He also registered 1,851 yards on the ground.

I doubt Percy plays that much for running back in Minnesota's system, but he could potentially be a major key if the Vikings decide to run the wildcat formation.

Additionally, Minnesota plays on field turf, which will make it even easier for a speed player like Harvin to run on.

He should have an easy time burning defenders for the long ball. That is, if Sage Rosenfels can get it there.

Minnesota's offense next year will be tremendous. They brought in a solid quarterback in Rosenfels, a great right tackle in Phil Loadholt, and a deep-threat in Percy Harvin.

I don't see any of the teams in the NFC North having an offense that can match the Vikings.

Green Bay has a good passing game, but their running game, at times, is amongst the worst in the league.

To sum it up, I love the pick of Percy Harvin. He will be a great key to the Vikings offense in 2009.

As long as he works on his issues as a person, I am going to give him a chance to show his stuff.

You have one chance Percy. Be the kind of player that you have the potential to be. Don't mess it up.