Would the Vikings really trade away a player as dynamic as Percy Harvin? Overheard everywhere: "If he wasn't on the team in 2011, the Vikings might have gone 0-16." Here's some visual ammo for that argument...

This goes in the "instant classic" category. On his first pass from scrimmage Sunday, Christian Ponder gives Vikings fans hope for the future with a 72-yard strike to Michael Jenkins.

Check out the scrap between Minnesota's Percy Harvin and Carolina's Captain Munnerlyn from Sunday's game in Charlotte. And yes, for the record, we believe this is the first time in NFL history that guys with the first names Percy and Captain brawled on camera.

In today's Sports MN Video Vault, an instant classic -- as rookie linebacker Audie Cole runs back two interceptions for touchdowns in the Vikes' preseason win over Buffalo Friday.

Pioneer Press columnist Tom Powers has a bit of advice for the disgruntled Percy Harvin, who declined to talk to reporters Thursday: "Hey, kid, man up."

While Adrian Peterson is considered by many to be the best running back in the NFL, Percy Harvin might be the best rushing wide receiver in the league. Harvin is averaging nearly 12-yards per carry, and is on pace to finish with 490 yards rushing.

Last season Percy Harvin played less than 60-percent of the offensive snaps. This year the Vikings plan to use Harvin much more. He was used all over the field on Sunday, and Adrian Peterson put it on record saying, "Without Percy Harvin yesterday, the Vikings don't win the game."

Vikings' special teams coordinator Mike Priefer has made it clear that Percy Harvin will be the team's No. 1 kickoff returner. Harvin averaged 32.5 yards per return in 2011, good for most in the NFL for players with five or more returns. But the Vikings have to find a way to balance their use of Harvin, without getting him injured.