Sidney Rice, Tarvaris Jackson weren’t a dangerous combination in Minnesota

With the Seahawks pouncing in back-to-back days on former Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and former Vikings receiver Sidney Rice, it’s possible that the folks in Seattle have confused the latter with Jerry and the former with Joe Montana.  Or Steve Young.

The reality is that, during their mutual time in Minnesota, Jackson and Rice never really clicked, even with running back Adrian Peterson pulling a safety to the line of scrimmage on just about every play.
During their four seasons together, Jackson and Rice both started the same game seven times.  Rice’s highest production came in 2007 against the Giants, with three catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.  In the other games, Rice had two catches for 10 yards against the Falcons in 2007, four for 66 and a touchdown against the Chargers in 2007, two catches for 18 against the Raiders in 2007, two catches for 31 yards and a touchdown against the Packers in 2008, no catches against the Colts in 2008, and five catches for 60 yards against the Giants in 2010.
But Seahawks fans can take some solace in the fact that, when Brett Favre was knocked out early in a 2010 game against the Bills, Jackson and Rice connected for five catches, 105 yards, and two touchdowns.
If they can build on that in 2011, they can become a great one-two punch in the Pacific Northwest.  During most of their shared time in Minnesota, however, they simply weren’t.

Vikes working on Donovan McNabb?

 
The Washington Redskins and the Minnesota Vikings continue to work on a tentative trade involving Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb, a source confirmed late Tuesday.
The deal, if it can be completed, would be contingent on McNabb restructuring his contract, the source said. It could force McNabb, who could make up to $14.75 million in 2011 if the Redskins keep him, to take a one-year deal for less than half of that.
The problem for McNabb is that he may not have much time to make a decision, the source said, because the Vikings are evaluating the veteran quarterback market.
The Vikings' quarterback situation is unsettled with the retirement of Brett Favre and free-agent backup Tarvaris Jackson has agreed to a deal with the Seattle Seahawks, sources confirmed to ESPN.com. Minnesota drafted quarterback Christian Ponder with the 12th overall pick in the 2011 draft and unproven Joe Webb also is on the roster.
The Redskins gave up two draft picks last offseason to the Philadelphia Eagles for McNabb, but the quarterback's lone season with Washington was troublesome. He was benched twice in a 6-10 season, and there were testy exchanges involving his agent, Fletcher Smith, and the team.
Despite his struggles, the Redskins gave McNabb, who will turn 35 in November, a five-year contract extension nominally worth $78 million -- but the only thing it guaranteed was that the quarterback would receive an extra $3.5 million last season. The deal contains a clause that allows the Redskins to cut McNabb before this upcoming season with no further financial obligation.
Eagles fans in New York at the 1999 draft booed vociferously when the team selected McNabb instead of Texas running back Ricky Williams with the No. 2 overall pick.