Guest ksu70 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Any fantasy worthiness here? Talk amongst yourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giants56 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Travis Taylor, Marcus Robinson, Troy Williamson and Todd Pinkston. Not exactly Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Jake Reed. I see no fantasy value for Pinkston except that he may further diminish the fantasy value of the other 3. And with Jermaine Wiggins and Chester Taylor both likely to get a good number of catches I don't see a ton of value. Best guess, Taylor is the most consistent bet to put up 50-60 yards with an occassional TD. Good bye week filler. Robinson will have at least one 2-3 TD game followed up by a 1 catch, 3 yard game. Williamson is the big play guy but I'm not sure if he'll hit enough to have big value but he definitely has the most upside. Todd Pinkston is the most likely to have a fan rush onto the field and force feed him a cheeseburger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 If true, this has little impact on Pinkston as a viable fantasy WR in my opinion. He'll still be behind Taylor and Williamson, and probably Marcus Robinson as well. He never showed much playing in Philly, and I seriously doubt he'll show much here. My thoughts on this signing can be summed up in one word. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwolf68 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) Pinkston stinks or did we not all come to realize that when Carolina beat Philly in the NFC Title game a couple years ago. He is, at best, #4 on the charts...they brought him in because he knows (sometimes) the offense Childress runs and has very good (going straight) speed and shows (virtually no) toughness as a football player. If you draft this man, you stink. Edited September 2, 2006 by kwolf68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 With all the Vikings stars abandonding ship (ie the love boat) the last couple years, I've been struggling to figure out who's jersey I should buy to replace my old ones (Moss, Culpepper, Bennett). With this signing, my choice is clear. A Purple Todd Pinkston jersey? Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooGie Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 With all the Vikings stars abandonding ship (ie the love boat) the last couple years, I've been struggling to figure out who's jersey I should buy to replace my old ones (Moss, Culpepper, Bennett). With this signing, my choice is clear. A Purple Todd Pinkston jersey? Sweet! You're clearly distraught and borderline suicidal. Sit down, my friend. We are all here for you. But you must help us to help you. F the Queens..jump on the Panther bandwagon...It's gonna be alright. there there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 You're clearly distraught and borderline suicidal. Sit down, my friend. We are all here for you. But you must help us to help you. F the Queens..jump on the Panther bandwagon...It's gonna be alright. there there. Are you kidding? Adversity builds character. Do you realize just how much damn character we Vikings fans have learned to embrace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk37 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I like him because his name is Todd Pinkston, I might draft him based solely on that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFFFreak Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Short answer, no. Long answer, no but he's another body in the Vikings locker room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 he actually provides something that none of the other Minny wideouts have... he's tall and speedy....if they run him out there as the 4th WR, he can be very productive... yet, he has even less fantasy value in Minny than he did in Philly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Whoopdeefreakindo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 he actually provides something that none of the other Minny wideouts have... he's tall and speedy....if they run him out there as the 4th WR, he can be very productive... yet, he has even less fantasy value in Minny than he did in Philly... From the Pro Football Reference website: Pinkston is 6' 2" and weighs 169 pounds ( cripes, he weighs less than I do, and I'm 6') Williamson is 6' 2" and weighs 195. I'm just guessing based on what I know having watched both receivers play, Williamson is faster. If the Vikes were going to bring in anyone who could possibly help them at WR, Charles Rogers would now be the one to take a chance on. Agree about his Pinkston's fantasy value though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovdog Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 This had no fantasy impact as Pinkston was not a fantasy option with the Eagles, and coming off an injury, and with a quarterback past his prime, there isn't much of an argument he ever will be. Still, I disagree that he's not a useful player. He stretches the field. He does have one play, essentially, which is a straight ahead fly route, catch over the shoulder. But it works. Troy Williamson has this kind of potential, they brought him in to be Randy Moss and beat everyone deep but he has only shown flashes. Pinkston, if anything, might help Williamson develop, or since this is mostly a matter of pure speed, at least push him. Here is the real question, as an Eagles fan, maybe some of you are Vikings fan and I want to know if you're angry yet ? What is Childress doing? It seems like he's still tied to the Eagles' apron. Let's see he traded with the Eagles for a bust prospect, giving up a UDRF who show potential in the process. Then he tried to get Aj Feeley back, only to be outbid by the Eagles. Now he just picked up a cast off from the team. I know he wants to instill the same system but he has to remember the Eagles are in the same conference. What's going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD6405 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Ahhhhh, Why does everyone always say Troy Williamson is only a deep threat there to replace Randy Moss? If anyone would have seen him play in college he was in a conservative offense where all his yards were on short plays! it was his YAC that got him TDs, not bombs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Any fantasy worthiness here? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Now I need to go buy a new jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 From the Pro Football Reference website: Pinkston is 6' 2" and weighs 169 pounds ( cripes, he weighs less than I do, and I'm 6') Williamson is 6' 2" and weighs 195. I'm just guessing based on what I know having watched both receivers play, Williamson is faster. If the Vikes were going to bring in anyone who could possibly help them at WR, Charles Rogers would now be the one to take a chance on. Agree about his Pinkston's fantasy value though. the kicker is...Williamson is more like 6'1" and Pinky is 6'2"....he's a speedy twig... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Here's a nice sample of what the Vikings have to look forward to with Pinkston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 More from KFAN on Thursday's practice: A lot of people will confuse this with my preference of practice squad WR Jason Carter, but Pinkston just does not look right out there. He's not limping around, but he is very tentative in and out of his breaks, he looks awkward catching the ball and I counted three balls in the 15 minutes we watched them work that he flat dropped. He tends to body catch and doesn't show very good hands. From what I can see his only real asset is his straight line speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Here's a nice sample of what the Vikings have to look forward to with Pinkston. that was ugly.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I sure wish that Childress was a former Rams coach and that it was Holt or Curtis instead. Bringing Eagles players to tryout is getting old. So the Skinny (no pun) is that Pinkston is a keeper? Next week it could be Quincy Morgan instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Here's a nice sample of what the Vikings have to look forward to with Pinkston. Losing my respect for the coaching staff very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Losing my respect for the coaching staff very quickly. Well at least they got rid of McMahon. Ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Vikes finally came to their senses. Pinkston has been cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Here's a nice sample of what the Vikings have to look forward to with Pinkston. what a lady dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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