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Adrian Peterson (AD) lights up the Falcons week 1 (1 Viewer)

benbadman

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Although it is still August, I feel like talking a little smack about week 1.

Vikings hosting the Falcons, who by the way just squirted all of their juice last night they're gonne be a 4-win team this year, has gotta be the lock of the week.

Vikings D had 36 takeaways in 2006. Joey Harrington has 86 turnovers in 66 career starts. Count on at least 2 freebies from JH, possibly a defensive score. Definitely the Vikings will be playing with a short field often. Vikings front 7, well really their middle 2, gobble up the Falcons SBBC (scat back by committee)-- 45 rush yards max.

So in this game the fantasy stars have to be:

#1 Vikings D: expect 3 turnovers, 4 sacks, <14 points allowed, and 50% shot at a TD.

#2 Peterson: This manchild is going to ball out of control on easy cheese defenses like Atlanta.

18 carries 80 yards 3 catches 25 yards, 2 TDs

Peterson is ready to prove 6 teams wrong for passing on him in the draft. With a 4-game exhibition season to start the regular season (ATL, @DET, @KC, GB), expect Peterson to be a solid play as your RB2 until his week 5 bye. If Harvard man and Vikings center Matt Birk can give Tarvaris Jackson a tutorial on not turning the ball over, a 3-1 start is very possible for this rebuilding franchise. Of course road games @CHi then @DAL will bring this club back to Earth, and Peterson to your fantasy bench, but enjoy the quick start!

 
I think it's gonna be a fun game to watch. The only chance the Falcons have on offense is to spread Minneosta out with that 5 WR set. I think it could be one of the more exciting games of the week.

 
God I hope you're right. Taking Peterson as an RB2 in two leagues has me nervous... fool had better get a lot of carries.

 
got him as my rb/wr flex behind fast Willie and McGahee. would be nice to put up rb 2 numbers. I have a feeling they're going to split carries though....

 
I like the prediction and this its plausable.

With other options to consider I don't know if I will be able to roll AD out of the gate however.

Chester Taylor could still be very busy. Especially if the Vikings get out to an early lead. I expect more Chester when the Vikings are ahead.

 
God I hope you're right. Taking Peterson as an RB2 in two leagues has me nervous
<hijack continued>I grabbed Peterson in my draft last night (keeper draft!) :thumbup: ... and I was lucky enough to nab Taylor a little later.As long as one of them steps forward and seizes the job, I'll be happy. I'll worry about next year next year.
 
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.

 
I think it's gonna be a fun game to watch. The only chance the Falcons have on offense is to spread Minneosta out with that 5 WR set. I think it could be one of the more exciting games of the week.
what's the over/under on how many times you hear Vick's name mentioned before,during,after the game?I'm going to say its OVER 20.5 times..

the half point comes from the fact that the announcer is likely to do one of these:

"well, on monday, Michael Vi...oh , harrington calls a time out , I think they have 12 men on the field"

 
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I think you are going to see chestor for at least the first two series. Then I could see an every other series type scenario

 
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
 
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
:goodposting: Anyone who thinks differently at this point is guilty of wishfull thinking. There has been no indication in preseason of anything different

Which RB has Minnesota rested in games all preseason? Taylor. What do teams do with the star running backs in preseason? Rest them.

Taylor will get more carries in game one.

http://www.startribune.com/510/story/1367557.html

From the other paper in town

The coaches have portrayed their new running back tandem as a splitting-time arrangement, and coach Brad Childress said earlier this week that nothing has happened to alter the plan.

"No, nothing that I've seen," he said. "You know, Chester being the starter and Adrian being the changeup."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_6715014

AP fans - throw the crack pipe away.

 
"stone cold" lol
The only thing "stone cold" will be the Vikings passing, uhm, attack(?)Falcons stack the box and lock down the run. People seriously underrate the Atl def. The biggest weakness is the secondary, but I can't see Tarvaris being able to exploit even that.
 
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
:goodposting: Anyone who thinks differently at this point is guilty of wishfull thinking. There has been no indication in preseason of anything different

Which RB has Minnesota rested in games all preseason? Taylor. What do teams do with the star running backs in preseason? Rest them.

Taylor will get more carries in game one.

http://www.startribune.com/510/story/1367557.html

From the other paper in town

The coaches have portrayed their new running back tandem as a splitting-time arrangement, and coach Brad Childress said earlier this week that nothing has happened to alter the plan.

"No, nothing that I've seen," he said. "You know, Chester being the starter and Adrian being the changeup."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_6715014

AP fans - throw the crack pipe away.
That bolded statement above is just a sweeping generalization that "sounds good". AP is a rookie who has never played in the NFL. They wanted to get him as much work as they could. And when the 1st team was out on the field, it was AP getting most of the touches. Most starting RB's don't get to rest when the 1st team is out on the field unless your name is LT. Parker, McGahee, Addai, Henry.....all of these guys saw a good amount of time. If anything, the preseason showed me that AP will be carrying the ball a very significant amount.P.S.--Chester Taylor is NOT their star RB.

 
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I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
:goodposting: Anyone who thinks differently at this point is guilty of wishfull thinking. There has been no indication in preseason of anything different

Which RB has Minnesota rested in games all preseason? Taylor. What do teams do with the star running backs in preseason? Rest them.

Taylor will get more carries in game one.

http://www.startribune.com/510/story/1367557.html

From the other paper in town

The coaches have portrayed their new running back tandem as a splitting-time arrangement, and coach Brad Childress said earlier this week that nothing has happened to alter the plan.

"No, nothing that I've seen," he said. "You know, Chester being the starter and Adrian being the changeup."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_6715014

AP fans - throw the crack pipe away.
If AD "only" get's 15-20 carries every game he's still going to put up big numbers this year and outperform his ADP.
 
I think the Vikings want him to be another Reggie Bush to Chester's McAllister. The problem is...they don't have Drew Brees or Colston. Not the same situation. I'd hesitate to make him an every-week starter this early.

Spot match-ups? Maybe. And if you're going to do that, well, I guess this looks like a good one. Still risky, though.

 
It might be a time share or Taylor might get more carries to start the year but if Peterson stays healthy, he'll be seeing 20+ touches/game very soon. He's just too good not to.

I do think Taylor will still get some touches as this team is going to be in the bottom 3-5 in the NFL in pass attempts.

 
Peterson is destined to eventually take over as the premier back on this team, but maybe not week 1 of his rookie season. I think everybody knows Taylor is a good, solid rb, but not really a feature running back to build an offense around.

 
"stone cold" lol
The only thing "stone cold" will be the Vikings passing, uhm, attack(?)Falcons stack the box and lock down the run. People seriously underrate the Atl def. The biggest weakness is the secondary, but I can't see Tarvaris being able to exploit even that.
Falcons defense in 2006 was decent vs. the run. They allowed 3.7 ypc for the season and an average of 103.6 yards/game which was ranked 9th in the league. This was a vast improvement from 2005 when the Falcons gave up 4.7 ypc for the season and an average of 128.9 yards/game which was ranked 26th. That being said the Falcons defense is no where near as formidable as the Vikings run defense that allowed 2.8 ypc for the season and an average of 61.6 yards/game.So who is going to stop who?I do not see the Falcons offense getting ANYTHING going against the Vikings and its very likely that the Vikings will force Harrington into turnovers. This will allow the Vikings to continue to pummell the Falcons undersized front 7 with the running game for 4 quarters of play. 8-9 men in the box or not. Childress has shown his commitment to the running game even when it is not gashing opponents for huge chunks of yards and using the clock and the Vikings defense to thier advantage.Only hope I see for the Falcons in this game is if they can get somthing going in the passing game. With Harrington as thier QB I don't consider that likely but its thier best chance to move the ball. The Vikings will not be forced out of running the ball and stay commited to doing that regardless of what the Falcons do.I see a split of carries from Chester and AD early on in the game. If one of them shows to be the hot hand then they will give him more action because of it. Late game I see Chester getting more carries if the Vikings have a lead. AD might get more carries if the Vikings are behind as they look for AD to give them a spark to even up the score.
 
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
Sounds like the Roethlisberger formula from 2004 and 2005.
 
Peterson is ready to prove 6 teams wrong for passing on him in the draft. With a 4-game exhibition season to start the regular season (ATL, @DET, @KC, GB), expect Peterson to be a solid play as your RB2 until his week 5 bye.
You do know that Green Bay has one of the better defenses in the NFL right? I don't think this is as good as a matchup in weeks 3 and 4 as you do.Plus, Minnesota's offense is way to green to not turn the ball over at least 3 times at Arrowhead. That is probably the toughest place for a young QB to play a game in the NFL. I don't think Minny will be able to run or pass in that game.

 
AD owner.

Anyone who thinks AD will get a bulk of the owrk in the first game is nuts. Chestor is the starter people. At least for a few games. AD will be this year's MJD. I drafted him for my flex, because, like MJD last year, AD is good enough to put up serviceable to great numbers.

To think he will get a bulk of the load, especially early, is wishful thinking.

 
I think for Week 1, Chester is going to get the bulk of the work.

Starting Chester in week 1 over Marshawn Lynch and MB3.

 
AD owner.Anyone who thinks AD will get a bulk of the owrk in the first game is nuts. Chestor is the starter people. At least for a few games. AD will be this year's MJD.
I thought Peterson couldn't catch-? He'll run more though, for sure. Probably a good comparison in terms of total production tho.
 
AD owner.Anyone who thinks AD will get a bulk of the owrk in the first game is nuts. Chestor is the starter people. At least for a few games. AD will be this year's MJD.
I thought Peterson couldn't catch-? He'll run more though, for sure. Probably a good comparison in terms of total production tho.
BR go to the back of the room and wear your hat.AD has been impressive catching the ball ALL OFFSEASON. Aint you heard?
 
The comparisons of AD and MJD are off. Totally different skill sets. While I do think MJD is much more than a change of pace back and could play all 3 downs, the offense was built around giving Taylor a chance to pound it on 1st/2nd down, giving him rest, bringing in MJD to change things up, passing downs, etc. The NO and Jax situations are similar - but not MN.

AD is a pure runner. 1st and 2nd downs. There is not much to learn here, other than picking up the blitz. RB is the most instinctual position in football. Run to daylight. If he is the better runner on 1st/2nd down (and I believe he is by a wide margin), then he will get the most touches - period.

Chester Taylor never was, is or will be an elite player in this league.

 
I think its time to boost this hype level with a 5 minute video. Shows Peterson in high school then into his college career, man boy he is.

As for your prediction, I agree with it, he's going to go off. Peterson is still under the radar due to Chester Taylor. Once the real games are going things will change quickly in my opinion. Next year he is going in the top 10, maybe 5.

 
BLOX said:
benbadman said:
Peterson is ready to prove 6 teams wrong for passing on him in the draft. With a 4-game exhibition season to start the regular season (ATL, @DET, @KC, GB), expect Peterson to be a solid play as your RB2 until his week 5 bye.
You do know that Green Bay has one of the better defenses in the NFL right? I don't think this is as good as a matchup in weeks 3 and 4 as you do.Plus, Minnesota's offense is way to green to not turn the ball over at least 3 times at Arrowhead. That is probably the toughest place for a young QB to play a game in the NFL. I don't think Minny will be able to run or pass in that game.
Really? They have average saftey's, old CB's(they are good but could drop off at any year) and no depth behind those CB's, the interior of thier Dline is average as well.

I don't expect Kampman to repeat his numbers from last year and KGB is overrated. Hawk is good, but will the other Linebackers step up?

To have one of the better defenses in the NFL...you need to be at least solid everywhere.

They have potential to be good, but they aren't their yet.

 
nxmehta said:
God I hope you're right. Taking Peterson as an RB2 in two leagues has me nervous... fool had better get a lot of carries.
Did the same here in two leagues too. There are probably a ton of teams out there that put a lot of stock in Peterson to pan out as their RB2. Just seemed like a good risk to take that allows you to double down on two WRs in rounds 2 and 3. In a PPR league two top 5-7 WRs is a nice advantage to roll out. With Minn sticking to the run a lot longer than other teams would, that OL and the pretty strong D for short fields.....it might just work!
 
BLOX said:
benbadman said:
Peterson is ready to prove 6 teams wrong for passing on him in the draft. With a 4-game exhibition season to start the regular season (ATL, @DET, @KC, GB), expect Peterson to be a solid play as your RB2 until his week 5 bye.
You do know that Green Bay has one of the better defenses in the NFL right? I don't think this is as good as a matchup in weeks 3 and 4 as you do.Plus, Minnesota's offense is way to green to not turn the ball over at least 3 times at Arrowhead. That is probably the toughest place for a young QB to play a game in the NFL. I don't think Minny will be able to run or pass in that game.
Really? They have average saftey's, old CB's(they are good but could drop off at any year) and no depth behind those CB's, the interior of thier Dline is average as well.

I don't expect Kampman to repeat his numbers from last year and KGB is overrated. Hawk is good, but will the other Linebackers step up?

To have one of the better defenses in the NFL...you need to be at least solid everywhere.

They have potential to be good, but they aren't their yet.
Um, they are pretty solid everywhere. The Dline plays the run and the pass well. Their linebackers are young and good. Their corners are old and good. Safeties, enh. They were plenty good last year to consider them as a good D this year.
 
gianmarco said:
smackdaddies said:
benbadman said:
TheWick said:
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
:goodposting: Anyone who thinks differently at this point is guilty of wishfull thinking. There has been no indication in preseason of anything different

Which RB has Minnesota rested in games all preseason? Taylor. What do teams do with the star running backs in preseason? Rest them.

Taylor will get more carries in game one.

http://www.startribune.com/510/story/1367557.html

From the other paper in town

The coaches have portrayed their new running back tandem as a splitting-time arrangement, and coach Brad Childress said earlier this week that nothing has happened to alter the plan.

"No, nothing that I've seen," he said. "You know, Chester being the starter and Adrian being the changeup."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_6715014

AP fans - throw the crack pipe away.
That bolded statement above is just a sweeping generalization that "sounds good". AP is a rookie who has never played in the NFL. They wanted to get him as much work as they could. And when the 1st team was out on the field, it was AP getting most of the touches. Most starting RB's don't get to rest when the 1st team is out on the field unless your name is LT. Parker, McGahee, Addai, Henry.....all of these guys saw a good amount of time. If anything, the preseason showed me that AP will be carrying the ball a very significant amount.P.S.--Chester Taylor is NOT their star RB.
Keep drinking the koolaid ap fansLets see. The coach says its Taylor

BOTH major papers say its Taylor

The offensive coordinator says its Taylor

Taylor starts each preseason game, then gets pulled and replaced by AP

But no, all the AP fans "know" that AP is da man.

Eventually - perhaps. Starting off? Not a chance

 
AD is sick. He reminds me of Bo Jackson except he has more moves.

Chester is not as good as Marcus Allen was. Hard for me to see AD not being very busy.

It is getting close to having to make these decisions now. Was looking it over...

Week 1 is always the hardest week to pick starters for.

I have Chester and AD. I don't know if I will start Chester at all as long as AD is healthy.

Other options I have are Benson vs. the Chargers. Not excited about that matchup.

Or else Carnell Williams vs. the Seahawks.

May end up using Caddy because of the uncertainty about the carry distribution between AD and Chester for week 1. But the Falcons are tempting due to the disarray of the Vick mess. Could be a huge day for the Vikings and AD.

 
Take note... The depth chart reads Taylor. Therefore, Childress is going to keep feeding him the ball and watch him go Brokeback Mountain trying to climb up his offensive lines back instead of giving the rock to their only playmaker and having a chance to win. Take note. Taylor is the starter because he was a superstar last year and won't be passed up by some rookie. [sarcasm]

 
gianmarco said:
smackdaddies said:
benbadman said:
TheWick said:
I do think they'll want to "show" him off in the home opener. If he's healthy I can't see a split in the carries. Certainly Taylor will get some but not half of them.
The way I see this game playing out is the Vikings run early and run often. Taylor has 18-25 carries and Peterson has 15-20 carries, but breaks some long runs and probably has more yards than Taylor. The Vikings could run away with this game, literally, and Tarvaris only would have to throw 15 pass attempts.If the Falcons can win the coin toss, and score a TD on the first drive, playing from that lead is really their best shot in this road opener.
:banned: Anyone who thinks differently at this point is guilty of wishfull thinking. There has been no indication in preseason of anything different

Which RB has Minnesota rested in games all preseason? Taylor. What do teams do with the star running backs in preseason? Rest them.

Taylor will get more carries in game one.

http://www.startribune.com/510/story/1367557.html

From the other paper in town

The coaches have portrayed their new running back tandem as a splitting-time arrangement, and coach Brad Childress said earlier this week that nothing has happened to alter the plan.

"No, nothing that I've seen," he said. "You know, Chester being the starter and Adrian being the changeup."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_6715014

AP fans - throw the crack pipe away.
That bolded statement above is just a sweeping generalization that "sounds good". AP is a rookie who has never played in the NFL. They wanted to get him as much work as they could. And when the 1st team was out on the field, it was AP getting most of the touches. Most starting RB's don't get to rest when the 1st team is out on the field unless your name is LT. Parker, McGahee, Addai, Henry.....all of these guys saw a good amount of time. If anything, the preseason showed me that AP will be carrying the ball a very significant amount.P.S.--Chester Taylor is NOT their star RB.
Keep drinking the koolaid ap fansLets see. The coach says its Taylor

BOTH major papers say its Taylor

The offensive coordinator says its Taylor

Taylor starts each preseason game, then gets pulled and replaced by AP

But no, all the AP fans "know" that AP is da man.

Eventually - perhaps. Starting off? Not a chance
I think all we're saying is, let him get in a live game situation. No one has seen him at the pro level yet in situations where they need to make a play to win...not the HC or OC, not the papers? Then we'll see what happens. I'd actually take 2-3 games of him not getting the bulk while they sort it out, if he pans out for the remainder like we're banking on. I'll take 15 carries at a juiced up level as my RB2.
 
BLOX said:
benbadman said:
Peterson is ready to prove 6 teams wrong for passing on him in the draft. With a 4-game exhibition season to start the regular season (ATL, @DET, @KC, GB), expect Peterson to be a solid play as your RB2 until his week 5 bye.
You do know that Green Bay has one of the better defenses in the NFL right? I don't think this is as good as a matchup in weeks 3 and 4 as you do.Plus, Minnesota's offense is way to green to not turn the ball over at least 3 times at Arrowhead. That is probably the toughest place for a young QB to play a game in the NFL. I don't think Minny will be able to run or pass in that game.
Really? They have average saftey's, old CB's(they are good but could drop off at any year) and no depth behind those CB's, the interior of thier Dline is average as well.

I don't expect Kampman to repeat his numbers from last year and KGB is overrated. Hawk is good, but will the other Linebackers step up?

To have one of the better defenses in the NFL...you need to be at least solid everywhere.

They have potential to be good, but they aren't their yet.
Um, they are pretty solid everywhere. The Dline plays the run and the pass well. Their linebackers are young and good. Their corners are old and good. Safeties, enh. They were plenty good last year to consider them as a good D this year.
I think everyone is a bit myopic on how they finished FANTASY wise... couple points...- gave up 4th most passing TDs

- got a slew of INTs, thanks to the likes of Jp Losman, Alex Smith, Tavarius Jax x2, Leinhart's second or third game,

- yes they were respectable in terms of yards per game allowed.... but were around Bottom 12 in yards per carry given up.

Not saying they suck, just they had some opportunity to pad their stats a bit. For the most part, solid RBs were able to rip off good games against the Pack. And with the Pack running game undefined as of yet, Farves sling-it-up-and-pray approach, I can't see much ball control. However week 4 might be long enough into the season for a coming-out party.

 
I don't think it's a lock that the Vikings offense AS A WHOLE scores 2 TDs, to say nothing of Adrian Peterson alone.

 
Keep drinking the koolaid ap fansLets see. The coach says its TaylorBOTH major papers say its TaylorThe offensive coordinator says its TaylorTaylor starts each preseason game, then gets pulled and replaced by APBut no, all the AP fans "know" that AP is da man.Eventually - perhaps. Starting off? Not a chance
Addai didn't start a game last year for the Colts, but who was the better fantasy player between Rhodes and Addai? I know the Colts offense and the Vikings offense aren't close, but Peterson>>Addai. Taylor is starting, but it is doubtful that he will play more than Peterson.
 

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