Adrian PETERSON...

Donkeys2012 · 12-30-12, 07:47 PM

Bet he is regretting sitting out almost the whole 4th quarter last week now would have had it easy if he had just stayed in

Dyl · 12-30-12, 07:48 PM

He was tackled at the 10 yard line. If he'd managed to get in he'd have broken it by 1 yard. Unreal

Chi_archie · 12-30-12, 07:49 PM

still gotta be one of the most amazing athletic feats we've seen in our lifetime, due to the injury last year.

even without the injury its up there.

BIGDAY · 12-30-12, 07:53 PM

He takes the record next year... -2500

El Nino · 12-30-12, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by BIGDAY

He takes the record next year... -2500

Nah, this was his chance. A record like that stands for almost 30 years for a reason. 2 more attempts and he had it. I bet he would have been ok with OT there.

Still

BIGDAY · 12-30-12, 08:18 PM

I don't see him slowing.

McBa1n · 12-30-12, 08:22 PM

I love what Barry Sanders had to say about going for 2000 yds (not the record): "It's hard" - and I've never seen a more humbled look in his eye when he said it - almost as if it was frightening to him. Barry wasn't even talking about the record for yards/season. 2k yards is an unreal accomplishment and only the best of the best can do it, and all 7 are 'amazing' backs - heck, even all time greats like Tomlinson, Wally P, Jim Brown - they never did it.

What Peterson did this year is 1 of the ALL TIME great performances for stats in the history of the game - not to mention his impact on a really inconsistent squad with enough talent to win, but a bottom 5 QB (Joe Webb is a superior QB, without question, but he wasn't a 12th overall pick). I always thought that Terrell Davis' 2k season was the best of all time - because he barely played 2nd halves of games that year. Yes, he had more carries than AP did this year - but the fact is, he didn't even care about the number and was content to be taken out of games.... But what AP did this year, essentially carrying the Viqueens into the playoffs, was one of the most impressive things I've ever seen, not even counting what he had to do to get his knee ready to play.

What Peterson has done this year makes him easily the MVP of the league. Musgrave FINALLY had a good offensive gameplan to get AP touches AND abuse play-action. There were games this year that Musgrave had 1 or 2 play-action passes the WHOLE game. He's a shit offensive coordinator. Not Bevel bad in MN, but TERRIBLE (how do you not play action with the best back in the league?). In spite of that, AP made mustard out of shit sandwiches. The guy is unreal. Is he the best back I've ever seen? Hard to say. But insane he can run for so many yards behind a 'meh' offensive line. Yeah, they have a very solid/strong C, a young, but possibly very strong LT, a 'meh' RT and 2 REALLY inconsistent G linemen. It reminds me of the lines Barry Sanders ran behind earlier in his career.

I think the real achievement is the Viqueens are in the playoffs - behind one of the all time great seasons put together by one of the all time great running backs. Very impressive. That's more impressive than going after a compiler record. To me, in the NFL, production>stats. Running for a first down when it's 3rd and 3 is way more valuable than 15 yards on a 3rd and 16 play. AP's stats are mostly production, and if you watch the tape, you'll see what he's done is more impressive than just the numbers. The guy is just a beast. He's had more productive runs than any back I've seen since Terrell Davis. To me, there really isn't a higher compliment. TD was the best back in the league in a time with Barry, Emmitt and Faulk - all HOF players.

jrmartin.mig · 12-30-12, 08:25 PM

What a great season for a great player. I am sure he has no regrets.

BIGDAY · 12-30-12, 08:54 PM

One of the league's all time elite.

BestPlay2day · 12-30-12, 09:24 PM

Amazing Peterson's back isn't sore from carrying the Vikings all year, what a special player to watch!

wantitall4moi · 12-30-12, 09:45 PM

He is benefiting from every defense now just focusing on the pass. Since last year when everyone passed first the whole league changed their defenses.

Now teams didnt forget how to play run defense, but they certainly replaced guys who could defend the run with guys who were more pass defense oriented.

he isnt the only RB back having a career year. He just got to play against some really really bad rush defenses this year and they also had an easy schedule because they only won 3 games last year.

He is good and he came back better than ever, but he isnt in the top 8 RB of all time let alone the best ever.

El Nino · 12-30-12, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by wantitall4moi

He is benefiting from every defense now just focusing on the pass. Since last year when everyone passed first the whole league changed their defenses.

Now teams didnt forget how to play run defense, but they certainly replaced guys who could defend the run with guys who were more pass defense oriented.

he isnt the only RB back having a career year. He just got to play against some really really bad rush defenses this year and they also had an easy schedule because they only won 3 games last year.

He is good and he came back better than ever, but he isnt in the top 8 RB of all time let alone the best ever.

Teams forgot how to play defense against the run? Seriously? All teams focused and schemed against was the run when they played the Vikings. AD made them all look foolish. This is probably the single best year a running back has ever had when you put all the extenuating circumstances together.

wantitall4moi · 12-30-12, 10:24 PM

Originally posted by El Nino

Teams forgot how to play defense against the run? Seriously? All teams focused and schemed against was the run when they played the Vikings. AD made them all look foolish. This is probably the single best year a running back has ever had when you put all the extenuating circumstances together.

I said they didnt forget, sure they schemed for it but they dont have any guys on defense specifically there to stop the run, so it doesnt matter. Teams are loading up on speed guys who can play zone and dimw shit to stop all the guys who kill it in the air. they dont have any run specialists around, a few teams do, but vikes didnt play any of them this season.

copy cat league one people all started throwing the ball 50 times a game they changed defensive mind sets over night.

he had a decent year especially off surgery but people get carried away if he had to face the defenses some of the other guys who would be in the top 10 it would be a lot different.

BIGDAY · 12-30-12, 10:29 PM

Lol, yah Texans at home have a sh!ty run D

El Nino · 12-30-12, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by wantitall4moi

I said they didnt forget, sure they schemed for it but they dont have any guys on defense specifically there to stop the run, so it doesnt matter. Teams are loading up on speed guys who can play zone and dimw shit to stop all the guys who kill it in the air. they dont have any run specialists around, a few teams do, but vikes didnt play any of them this season.

copy cat league one people all started throwing the ball 50 times a game they changed defensive mind sets over night.

he had a decent year especially off surgery but people get carried away if he had to face the defenses some of the other guys who would be in the top 10 it would be a lot different.

9 yds. away from breaking the single season rushing record which has stood for 28 years, and it's a decent year??? And oh, by the way, coming off completely shredding his knee?

Can't make this shit up. You are a tough man to please.

coop · 12-31-12, 12:08 AM

to the guy above saying the shittier the QB, the bigger the accomplishment: Jamal Lewis rushed for 2,000 with Kyle Boller

mngambler · 12-31-12, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by El Nino

Teams forgot how to play defense against the run? Seriously? All teams focused and schemed against was the run when they played the Vikings. AD made them all look foolish. This is probably the single best year a running back has ever had when you put all the extenuating circumstances together.

x1000 did this really need to be explained?...my god look at their QB, averaging what 130 fkin yds a game? what do you think teams are dropping back in coverage every play? hell no the box is stacked on every down and it doesn't matter,,,AP is a man among boys..his "yards after contact" yardage is more than 75% of the RB's in the leagues total yardage

McBa1n · 01-01-13, 06:58 AM

Thing that is being lost is - AP is doing what Barry Sanders used to do. He's AMAZINGLY intelligent in reading a 'zone' read - i.e. taking what is there. Thing that he is doing, ala Sanders is finding the spot when a safety over-commits, or a LB. Gotta watch the tape. He's 1 ankle grab from being 'gone' on more runs that I've seen since Barry or Terrell Davis. We've never seen this running style, but I give props to Al Harris for dinging his knee some years back. I truly thought AP woulda been done, with his style and high pad-level of running. Guy is mental. In my mind, his career shoulda been done years back, but he's top of the tops right now.