Adrian Peterson

PackyMember

I may catch some flak for this but props to AP this season. I like to give credit where credit is due and this guy deserves it. Less than a year removed from a serious knee injury and he has 1,812 yards rushing this season after 212 today. Unbelievable. The guy is a freak. So, props to a Viking but I hope like hell the Packers keep him from breaking Dickerson's record in two weeks.

12/16/124:41 PM

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Pack-ManMember

If the Packers have nothing to play for, I have a feeling it will get ugly in the Metrodump when most of the team is on the bench after 1-2 quarters.

12/16/124:43 PM

Green CrustaceanCrabby Member

I view AP like I viewed Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, and Barry Sanders. I had the greatest respect for them, and always worried about facing them - to the point of fear. What AP has done is amazing. I for one would love to see something in the "30 for 30" genre about this season with him. Props to him.

12/16/124:48 PM

MichiganPackerMember

I do not want to see Peterson in the playoffs at Lambeau in weather that makes passing the ball difficult.

12/16/125:04 PM

Fond Du ArrigoNostradamus

Much rather see the Bears again than the Vikings in the playoffs. Vikings always have a chance with a HOF player like Peterson. Imagine if they had a QB...they'd be downright scary.

12/16/125:08 PM

NickMember

One of my favorite players to watch. Class on and off the field. Will easily go down as one of the greatest

12/16/125:14 PM

"We"-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

I think he is fun to watch

12/16/125:15 PM

FandameMember

quote:
Originally posted by Nick:
One of my favorite players to watch. Class on and off the field. Will easily go down as one of the greatest

Don't know about his off-the-field class. Recently had a big kerfluffle because he was late to a team bus in the morning. On the sly, some said it was due to a little extra-curricular activity in his room; he said, "My alarm didn't go off." He also had that bit of a tussle in the bar, has been ticketed for speeding, and some say he is becoming positively TOG-like in the locker room. Dude is a HOFer for sure, but not a saint.

12/16/125:19 PM

NickMember

That arrest was ridiculous and he was cleared all charges. Also, everyone gets speeding tickets. It happens. He's humble, hard working, and a good team mate. I've seen nothing, but good things said about him from his team mates.

12/16/125:26 PM

Fond Du ArrigoNostradamus

quote:
Originally posted by Fandame:

He also had that bit of a tussle in the bar, has been ticketed for speeding, and some say he is becoming positively TOG-like in the locker room.

Oh, the horror.

12/16/125:30 PM

PackLandVAMember

My best oshbaul impression:

pheidippides was 28 too

12/16/125:35 PM

Pikes PeakMember

quote:
Originally posted by Fandame:
[QUOTE] On the sly, some said it was due to a little extra-curricular activity in his room; he said, "

Sounds a bit like Maxie the tax and the Golden Boy....except theirs reportedly was not in their room.

12/16/125:38 PM

ZUFMember

I give him a lot of credit for solving his fumble problems in his first year or two.

People tend to get down on some players (Jones for example) if they may mental errors early in their career. Its a sign of a good player to overcome that.

I recall Robert Brooks going OB on a kickoff deep in our territory in one of his first games. It was a real bone head move. That was vs the Bengals in 1992 and our backup QB came into the game when Majik got injured......

12/16/125:40 PM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

That he has put up numbers like he has with Ponder at QB and Harvin on IR is incredible. It's MVP worthy.

12/16/125:42 PM

PackyMember

quote:
Originally posted by Pikes Peak:
quote:
Originally posted by Fandame:
[QUOTE] On the sly, some said it was due to a little extra-curricular activity in his room; he said, "

Sounds a bit like Maxie the tax and the Golden Boy....except theirs reportedly was not in their room.

Now we have the media where it's tough for a player to get away with anything. Back in the 60's I guess it was Vince with room checks.

12/16/125:49 PM

Grave DiggerMember

NFL MVP at this point IMO.

12/16/126:41 PM

ShebPackFanMember

quote:
uote:
Originally posted by Nick:
One of my favorite players to watch. Class on and off the field. Will easily go down as one of the greatest

Don't know about his off-the-field class. Recently had a big kerfluffle because he was late to a team bus in the morning. On the sly, some said it was due to a little extra-curricular activity in his room; he said, "My alarm didn't go off." He also had that bit of a tussle in the bar, has been ticketed for speeding, and some say he is becoming positively TOG-like in the locker room. Dude is a HOFer for sure, but not a saint.

My niece works in the media relations department for the Vikings, and she has said that AP acts like a prima donna around his teammates.

12/16/126:47 PM

PakrzFREEZE!

quote:
Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
I think he is fun to watch

There's a joke in there somewhere.

12/16/126:52 PM

PackerHawkMember

quote:
Originally posted by Pack-Man:
If the Packers have nothing to play for, I have a feeling it will get ugly in the Metrodump when most of the team is on the bench after 1-2 quarters.

I doubt that happens. I think the #2 seed is going to come down to the final week.

12/16/126:56 PM

FLPACKERMember

Vikings are presently the second best team in our division.

12/16/126:57 PM

HerschelMember

quote:
Originally posted by Green Crustacean:
I view AP like I viewed Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, and Barry Sanders.

I don't put him in that company. Those guys would also attempt to block on pass plays and were good receivers.

12/16/127:06 PM

"We"-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

quote:
Originally posted by Pakrz:
There's a joke in there somewhere.

EKB, AP and the Pope walk into a bar. Bartender says, "we're all out of Blue Moon...."

12/16/127:40 PM

PakrzFREEZE!

Do they have White Russians?

12/16/127:43 PM

GoldieMember

"Hopefully, they don't rob him like they did me," Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson told the Associated Press when asked about Texas A&M's quarterback. "I hope he wins."

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c...x.html#ixzz2FGlPwJdW

and I think that's why AP is running his goll dang fool head off......he wants the MVP because he got voted over for the Heisman. JMHO

12/16/127:44 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

quote:
Originally posted by Pakrz:
Do they have White Russians?

Dude.

They're all white.

12/16/127:46 PM

PakrzFREEZE!

Are not.

12/16/127:47 PM

GoallineLarge Antenna

quote:
Originally posted by Herschel:
quote:
Originally posted by Green Crustacean:
I view AP like I viewed Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, and Barry Sanders.

I don't put him in that company. Those guys would also attempt to block on pass plays and were good receivers.

Oh come on, you've forgotten Barry Sanders already?

12/16/128:06 PM

PackyMember

quote:
Originally posted by Herschel:
quote:
Originally posted by Green Crustacean:
I view AP like I viewed Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, and Barry Sanders.

I don't put him in that company. Those guys would also attempt to block on pass plays and were good receivers.

Jim Brown?

12/16/128:08 PM

Green CrustaceanCrabby Member

quote:
Originally posted by Herschel:
quote:
Originally posted by Green Crustacean:
I view AP like I viewed Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, and Barry Sanders.

I don't put him in that company. Those guys would also attempt to block on pass plays and were good receivers.

Fair point with regard to blocking. Not sure what the issue is there, but data is data.

I would disagree in that AP is average for an RB for swing passes and screen passes. I get your point on everything else.

12/16/128:19 PM

HenryYou rang?

quote:
Originally posted by Packy:
I may catch some flak for this but props to AP this season. I like to give credit where credit is due and this guy deserves it. Less than a year removed from a serious knee injury and he has 1,812 yards rushing this season after 212 today. Unbelievable. The guy is a freak. So, props to a Viking but I hope like hell the Packers keep him from breaking Dickerson's record in two weeks.

MVP.

12/16/129:44 PM

BrainDedMember

Come on..The guy is one of the best ever.. It sucks that he wears purple ut dont let that blind you.

12/16/1210:05 PM

HenryYou rang?

Don't preach like a bitch. Let your argument stand for itself.

12/16/1210:12 PM

lambeausouthMember

I hate the Vikings with every fiber of my being. Adrian Peterson should be the NFL MVP.

December 24th marks a year since AP blew out two ligaments in his knee. And he's got a great shot to break Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record. The Vikes are a CFL team without him, yet if the season ended today, they'd be in the playoffs.

I have incredible respect for the man. To do what he's doing is simply incredible.

12/17/128:05 AM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

Manning will probably get it because of what the Broncos have done, but Peterson has been the best offensive player in the league this season.

12/17/128:37 AM

GratefulPackMember

quote:
Originally posted by Hungry5:
Manning will probably get it because of what the Broncos have done, but Peterson has been the best offensive player in the league this season.

Broncos won their division last year with Tebow, what has he done?

12/17/128:41 AM

SchaapMember

quote:
On the season, Adrian Peterson is averaging 6.3 yards per rush; Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is averaging 5.9 yards per pass.

12/18/1212:40 PM

HerschelMember

Will all the Vikings fans who were mad at letting Peterson play at Washington last year feel the same way if he plays vs. Green Bay after the Queens lose Sunday?

12/18/121:00 PM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

Viking fans are idiots.

12/18/121:13 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

@nfl
Adrian Peterson has more rushing yards than TWENTY-FOUR NFL teams.

12/19/121:44 PM

SchaapMember

From what I understand many athletes get in to roids or PEDs for injury recovery purposes more so than making them faster and stronger.

With the quite shocking season AP has had I'm kind of surprised there isn't more talk or questioning as to exactly how he was able to pull off this historic season immediately following a significant injury.

I'm not saying he did such a thing (I actually hope he's 100% clean), but in today's day and age I'm more surprised by the silence on the subject.

12/19/121:49 PM

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