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I never realized what a diva Harvin is until reading all the stuff post trade.

Good luck with him Hawk fans....if he's happy it will turn out to be a good deal, if not it seems he is Terrell Owens like in his ability to destroy a team internally.

It's just too bad that the most talented player at the Vikings' weakest position had to be such a screwball. But it's still going to hurt. Even if the Vikings now sign or draft a star playmaker, they merely will break even -- with luck. Harvin does so many things well that he is close to being irreplaceable.

It's considered a given that anybody who can't get along with coach Leslie Frazier must have some serious social issues. Harvin apparently falls into that category. Legendary cowboy Will Rogers, who once famously declared, "I never met a man I didn't like," probably wouldn't have liked Percy Harvin. And if the famous pacifist Gandhi were alive, he might take a poke at Harvin.

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_...cal?source=rss

That the Vikings received an offer too good to pass up -- first- and seventh-round draft picks this season, plus a third-round pick in 2014 -- for a player whose volatile behavior had become an issue was confirmation to some players that general manager Rick Spielman made the right call.

One veteran starter told 1500ESPN.com on Monday the trade " is genius." Another said he's happy for Harvin but Spielman did "a great job" getting so much value for a player much of the league thought the Vikings were desperate to dump.

Harvin had demanded trades. He had clashed with coaches. He had complained about the offense and the quarterback. He once stormed out over a disagreement about medication.

He was, and is, one of the NFL's most dynamic players for 3 hours after Sunday. It's the other 165 hours a week the Vikings had begun to fear having a basket case on their hands.

Dressing down mild-mannered coach Leslie Frazier on the sideline in Seattle and again at the team facility weeks later was just the most overt signal Harvin had worn out his welcome and probably wanted out anyway

http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/P...ota+Vikings%29

Harvin provided some thrilling moments and high-level production for four seasons. But he made life uncomfortable off the field and walked away from the team last season.

Not sure what to make of Harvin, I called a writer who covered him in college for an unvarnished opinion. He paused for a few seconds.

“With Percy,” he said, “it’s always something.”

Some Vikings fans will love the move, some will hate it. But this outcome seemed inevitable the moment Harvin disappeared from Winter Park this season. As his teammates came together for a common purpose to make the playoffs, Harvin retreated to Florida, unhappy with something or someone.

Harvin put the Vikings in a tough spot because he’s an elite player who wanted to be paid accordingly, but his wild mood swings and petulant behavior made it impossible to trust him. He once threw a weight at former coach Brad Childress during an argument and even sparred with a player-friendly and mild-mannered coach in Frazier.

Harvin stunned everyone — even coaches and teammates — when he showed up for voluntary workouts last spring, vowing to take a leadership role. He texted Frazier when he arrived in town, to which his coach replied, “Is this the real Percy Harvin?”

Harvin requested a trade three weeks later and then pretended it didn’t happen 24 hours after that. Eventually, that act becomes tiresome and is detrimental to the culture that Frazier is trying to create

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vi...tml?page=1&c=y