Buy or Sell: Adrian Peterson as the 2nd Best RB in the NFL Right Now |
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Written by Joe Laszewski
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
 I'm sure all you readers know that I am far from a Vikings fan. However, almost all of my friends are and I've seen quite a bit of Vikings football and I would like to make an announcement: Adrian Peterson is the REAL DEAL! I was sceptical at first, thinking that the Vikes should have taken a QB (probably Quinn) in the 1st round. I now believe that they made the best pick in the draft in getting a guy with arguably the most talent to come out of the draft since LT. Before the season he seemed like a solid/safe choice for NFC ROY being as the Vikings still didn't have much of a QB and a weak group of WRs. In 6 short weeks (5 including a bye) he has proved he is THE pick for NFC ROY, not just a probably candidate. Obviously, being a rookie he has a lot to learn. He's not a great pass catcher yet, and he still has room to work on his blocking. However, I do agree with Complete Sports in saying that, "I think that Adrian Peterson is already the most explosive RB in the NFL with the ball in his hands". Through 5 games he now has 607 yards rushing, 4 TD, and 6.3 YPC. He's also caught 10 receptions for 175 yards and a receiving TD. Go ahead and throw in 248 yards return yards. Through 5 career games, Adrian Peterson has 1030 total yards. That's mind blowing. With all this said, knowing what I know, seeing what I've seen (especially what he did in the 1st half against the Packers and against the Bears on Sunday) I feel pretty confident in saying that I'm buying Adrian Peterson as the 2nd best RB in the NFL right now - only behind LT. Just imagine what the 5-1 Packers would be like if they were starting Adrian Peterson instead of DeShawn Wynn! From what I've seen he can and will continue to carry the ball and the team on his back (assuming Brad Childress gets him the ball). Are you buying or selling Adrian Peterson as the 2nd best RB in the NFL right now? If not lemme know why. Readers have left 2 comments.
He's had one big game against one really bad team (Bears). No doubt Peterson is an awesome talent and probably the second most exciting back in the league. A couple things I think he needs to do before he can be considered 2nd best back in the league. 1. Needs to become more dangerous in the passing game like LT and Steven Jackson. 2. Needs to work on pass blocking, how can you be the 2nd best running back when you aren't out on the field at end of games and third downs because they don't trust you to block. Get back to me at end of season and see if he changes my mind at all |
