Don’t Sleep, B-Twice is Nice

Word came out of the Twin Cities yesterday that Vikings receiver Sidney Rice has undergone hip surgery and could miss up to half the season. Damn. That’s 83 catches, 1,312 yards and 8 TD’s gone for up to eight weeks. I don’t know who’s more pissed about this, Brett Favre or the fantasy owners that drafted Rice in the 5th round of their draft last week.

Have no fear — both Favre and those panicked fantasy owners — there’s a knight in shining armour and he goes by the name of B-Twice. That’s right, expect Bernard Berrian, wide receiver and co-host of Chad Ochocinco’s “hit” VH-1 show, to be the recipient of a many deep strikes from Favre in 2010. People forget that Berrian signed with Minnesota in 2008 to be the undisputed #1 WR in Brad Childress’s offense. In 2009, Favre built a healthy rapport with Rice as Berrian struggled with a nagging hamstring injury. But couple Rice’s injury with Percy Harvin’s migraines and there’s one guy that looks primed for a nice 2010 — his name is B-Twice.

For fantasy owners, target Berrian as a late round WR #3/flex with the possible upside of a WR #2. And if you’ve already had your draft and he went undrafted, scoop him up ASAP.