Adrian L. Peterson

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: yosuke188
The better question is: Is Adrian Peterson the best running back in the league right now?

Better than Tomlinson, Westbrook and all the other guys? I'd say yes.

Yes, but Westbrook would be in much stronger contention if he could stay healthy. Actually that could be said for the entire Eagles team in general.

Originally posted by: The_Dude8
Yo Adrian is a workhorse for the vikes, hope he doesn't turn out to be the next LJ from the chiefs next season, due to the many carries he is doing for the vikes.

Adrian is still averaging under 20 carries per game. Considering that Willie parker had 21+ last year and something like 23.8 this year, its not that high of a workload. He is on track(though doubtful) for ~2080yards this season with a moderate workload. I think it seems like he's carrying it more because he carries the offense and at 6.6ypc, he grabs so many yards per game.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: James3shin
I'm not going to say AP is the greatest or great, but the man is DAMN GOOD and that's a FACT!

 

[Joemonkey]

I'd say he's the best rookie running back of all time... but that's just another record that will be beaten within 10 years or so

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
8 games and you're questioning if he's the greatest running back ever?

LOL, oh man.

You dont joke much do you?

Still 2 200 yard performances is very impressive, 5.8ypc doesnt hinder either, I'm jsut saying, I'm very impressed and I can see him succeeding LT, LJ as the premier running back by next season.

Where's the joke? I joke plenty, but not at stupid post.

Thanks to the sentence structure/syntax I'm not sure what you're trying to say in your second sentence.

Now if you've been on these boards for any period of time, there used to be all sorts of threads like this about the Pats in the preseason and the firs few weeks.

Anyways a rookie leading YPG and YPC in the entire NFL and not just by a bit but significantly means that arguably, Peterson deserves the same treatment the Pats got, no?

except best teams of all-time are evaluated by year, which only lasts 16 games... whereas all-time greatest players are evaluated over their entire careers.

 

[krunchykrome]

I start this guy every week in fantasy football. He's gonna go # 1 or # 2 next year in the FF draft.

 

[herkulease]

He's good but look who he has blocking for him.

Matt Birk and Steve Hutchinson.

Anyhow what's he doing is impressive. He's the only person so far that gonna be able to challenge Tom brady for MVP, especially if he keeps up the pace and hits 2000 yards rushing.

For sure though he has ROY locked up.

If Adrian Peterson is this good, I want to see what Darren McFadden is gonna do.

 

[acegazda]

yea darren mcfadden is a beast. Too bad arkansas is not so hot this year.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: herkulease
He's good but look who he has blocking for him.

Matt Birk and Steve Hutchinson.

Anyhow what's he doing is impressive. He's the only person so far that gonna be able to challenge Tom brady for MVP, especially if he keeps up the pace and hits 2000 yards rushing.

For sure though he has ROY locked up.

If Adrian Peterson is this good, I want to see what Darren McFadden is gonna do.

Peterson is faster and more explosive than McFadden

 

[adairusmc]

Not the greatest. That title belongs to Emmitt Smith.

 

[Turfzilla]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: se7en
Real answer will come in 4-5 years to see if his body can hold up to that punishment. They run him like a bulldozer and eventually he'll start to break down the question is when.

For now though I wish I had him instead of LT with the number one pick. WTF was I thinking?

Depending on the scoring system, LT may still have almost about as many points since he has more TDs.

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
8 games and you're questioning if he's the greatest running back ever?

LOL, oh man.

You dont joke much do you?

Still 2 200 yard performances is very impressive, 5.8ypc doesnt hinder either, I'm jsut saying, I'm very impressed and I can see him succeeding LT, LJ as the premier running back by next season.

Where's the joke? I joke plenty, but not at stupid post.

Thanks to the sentence structure/syntax I'm not sure what you're trying to say in your second sentence.

Now if you've been on these boards for any period of time, there used to be all sorts of threads like this about the Pats in the preseason and the firs few weeks.

Anyways a rookie leading YPG and YPC in the entire NFL and not just by a bit but significantly means that arguably, Peterson deserves the same treatment the Pats got, no?

You can't figure out what I said and my start date? You also post about a rookie RB being the greatest of all time?

OK?!?!?!

Hopefully English is not your first language.

"I joke plenty, but not at stupid post." Is not grammatically correct in any way. Clarifying your syntax, word choice and grammar would go a long way in getting a point across.

I do know your start date, but people tend to stay in 1 forum, for example I haven't ventured into Highly Technical, Cpu and Video in a year or so and I've never gone into P&N so I was giving you the benefit of the doubt that you haven't seen the Pats threads I was alluding to.

Oh and calm down.

I'm perfectly calm. You're delusional or something.

Got to love the losers on AT who want to play grammar police. There was nothing wrong with my choice of words. Syntax maybe. You got the point and that's all I was trying to convey. You seem to be the one who's upset that I feel you're an idiot for considering a player with 8 games under his belt the greatest running back ever.

Feel free to cry about it further in a PM to me. Enjoy!

FYI: You may want to go back and check some of your previous post. I've found several spell and grammatical errors. Kettle?

Sand + Vagina = mwmorph

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[Fingolfin269]

This guy has all of the tools to be the best of this generation. Size, speed, burst, receiving... I wish he was a Titan!

 

[LS20]

Over 2-game stretches, there have been about 79 "greatest running backs in NFL history".

All one needs is to break off a few big runs. That means either Jamaal Fumblerooski Charles or Darren McFadden are the greatest running backs in NCAA history

 

[ThePresence]

I think he's the real deal. He's no Cadillac.
IMO he's the best RB to break into the league since LT.

 

[jjones]

Ask me in 5 or 6 years, if he's still in the league. I promise to seriously consider your question then.

 

[Sqube]

Tampa Bay ran Cadillac into the ground. Adrian isn't carrying anything like Cadillac was his rookie season. More importantly, even though he's got a quality offensive line, is there a defensive coordinator in the NFL who doesn't know that the Vikings are going to be running the ball all the time? That should also be taken into consideration. He ran 296 yards against a solid defense who knew he was going to run the ball.

If he can continue this pace, he's a look for Rookie of the Year. His durability isn't known because - gasp! - he's still a rookie. How are we supposed to know how injury-prone he is? He went #7 because the broken collarbone made people think he was soft. That was just an injury. We'll need to have this talk, at the minimum, during the 2012-2013 season. If he's able to maintain anything like this current pace, that's when we're going to have serious talks about greatest of all time.

As of now, he's an incredibly promising rookie. That's certainly not to belittle what he's done; it's just to help maintain some perspective. Unless, of course, you're a Vikings fan; if you are, you should be talking about Super Bowl in the next two or three years. The rest of us will stay sane enough to offset you.

 

[Jedi Mike]

As a freshman in the Big 12 at Oklahoma, AP ran for for 1,925 yards - he was only 19 at the time. Watching him was amazing, he's definitely a freak for running that many yards at that age and not to mention that 1,365 yards were after contact.

He's a special player but also fragile. If he can stay healthy he can be one of the greatest RB's of all time.

He has a chance to beat two records this season and that's the single season in rushing yards by a rookie, which is owned by Erick Dickerson at 1,808. At 8 games into the season I read somewhere that Dickerson was at the midpoint of 900 yards, while AP is already at 1,036 yards so far after 8 games.

If AP keeps up his pace this season, I can see him winning the rushing title and he's already bagged up the Rookie of the Year.

What's ironic is that after Dickerson ran for 1,808 his rookie season, is that he ran for 2,105 the season after - the current record for most rushing yards. And AP is in position to do that in his rookie year.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Phokus
Adrian Peterson > Ladanian "Classy Crybaby" Tomlinson.

:laugh:

Your football-related posts are ridiculous sometimes.

 

[PepePeru]

he's on pace and its certainly possible for him to have the greatest season of any RB.
He certainly has the potential the be the best RB ever.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: Jedi Mike
As a freshman in the Big 12 at Oklahoma, AP ran for for 1,925 yards - he was only 19 at the time. Watching him was amazing, he's definitely a freak for running that many yards at that age and not to mention that 1,365 yards were after contact.

He's a special player but also fragile. If he can stay healthy he can be one of the greatest RB's of all time.

He has a chance to beat two records this season and that's the single season in rushing yards by a rookie, which is owned by Erick Dickerson at 1,808. At 8 games into the season I read somewhere that Dickerson was at the midpoint of 900 yards, while AP is already at 1,036 yards so far after 8 games.

If AP keeps up his pace this season, I can see him winning the rushing title and he's already bagged up the Rookie of the Year.

What's ironic is that after Dickerson ran for 1,808 his rookie season, is that he ran for 2,105 the season after - the current record for most rushing yards. And AP is in position to do that in his rookie year.

which is ridiculous numbers for a guy that the vikings just named as their starting running back only a couple weeks ago. i watched the game yesterday and the kid just put on a clinic.

 

[UNCjigga]

47.50 points--how can I complain?

 

[herkulease]

Well there goes his greatness run. His one big question mark, Durability comes back to haunt him.

torn Knee ligament. LCL. Won't need surgery but no time table on when he'll be able to return. seeing as how the vikings are 3 and 6 now, Chances are they might shut AP down for the year. I highly doubt they'll be able to run the table and make it to the playoffs. They have bigger issues at QB to deal with.

 

[TheTony]

Originally posted by: herkulease
torn Knee ligament. LCL. Won't need surgery but no time table on when he'll be able to return. seeing as how the vikings are 3 and 6 now, Chances are they might shut AP down for the year. I highly doubt they'll be able to run the table and make it to the playoffs. They have bigger issues at QB to deal with.

LCL tears are generally not a season ending injury. Oftentimes you'll see lineman playing with a brace with the injury. Like you said, though, the team isn't really in the hunt right now. Add to that the fact that there is some depth at RB, and he'll likely be given plenty of time to heal.

On the plus side, that ligament generally heals well and without much swelling, and it sounds like AP's knee is otherwise fine.

 

[Sqube]

Originally posted by: herkulease
Well there goes his greatness run. His one big question mark, Durability comes back to haunt him.

torn Knee ligament. LCL. Won't need surgery but no time table on when he'll be able to return. seeing as how the vikings are 3 and 6 now, Chances are they might shut AP down for the year. I highly doubt they'll be able to run the table and make it to the playoffs. They have bigger issues at QB to deal with.

You thought the Vikings were going to the playoffs?

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: Sqube

Originally posted by: herkulease
Well there goes his greatness run. His one big question mark, Durability comes back to haunt him.

torn Knee ligament. LCL. Won't need surgery but no time table on when he'll be able to return. seeing as how the vikings are 3 and 6 now, Chances are they might shut AP down for the year. I highly doubt they'll be able to run the table and make it to the playoffs. They have bigger issues at QB to deal with.

You thought the Vikings were going to the playoffs?

As a Vikings fan, this never crossed my mind.

 

[herkulease]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver

Originally posted by: Sqube

Originally posted by: herkulease
Well there goes his greatness run. His one big question mark, Durability comes back to haunt him.

torn Knee ligament. LCL. Won't need surgery but no time table on when he'll be able to return. seeing as how the vikings are 3 and 6 now, Chances are they might shut AP down for the year. I highly doubt they'll be able to run the table and make it to the playoffs. They have bigger issues at QB to deal with.

You thought the Vikings were going to the playoffs?

As a Vikings fan, this never crossed my mind.

I said I doubt they'll be able to run the table ie go 7-0 in their last 7 games, and end up 10-6 to have a shot of making wild card. Thus it might be worth shutting AP down for the year rather than resting him for a few weeks then put him out there. The way AP runs he's gonna get hit often. Why risk the best thing you have on a season that pretty much over with. They have issues at quarterback that need to be solved.