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Adrian Peterson rushed 15 times for 36 yards and a touchdown in Week 16 against the Giants.

He also had two catches for 19 yards. Gameflow was working against Peterson with the Redskins boat racing the Giants in the first half. He still managed to convert a goal-line carry after pass interference set up Washington at the one-yard line, a touchdown that placed him ahead of Walter Payton for third all-time. It was an otherwise quiet day for Peterson. Peterson will close out the season with a matchup against Dallas in Week 17.
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ESPN's John Keim reports the Redskins are likely to exercise Adrian Peterson's 2020 option.

The Redskins would save $2.25 million in cap space from not picking up Peterson's option. With Derrius Guice's injury history, bringing back 34-year-old Peterson isn't a bad move, but he's is unlikely to come close to the 211 carries he had last year.

SOURCE: ESPN

Feb 7, 2020, 5:16 PM ET
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Redskins exercised Adrian Peterson's 2020 option.

Peterson will be back in Washington for his age-35 season. Coach Ron Rivera notes Peterson's leadership is vital to the organization as they look to change the culture with a new regime. Peterson led the team in rushing last season (898 yards and 5 touchdowns on 211 carries) but should take a back seat to Derrius Guice if the youngster can get healthy. Peterson will be a very forgettable handcuff entering 2020 fantasy drafts.

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Derrius Guice

SOURCE: Redskins.com

Feb 19, 2020, 11:04 AM ET
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Redskins OC Scott Turner told reporters "there's a role for the type of back" that Adrian Peterson is.

Turner added Peterson "can be good in checkdown situations or great for play action," in terms of usage in the passing game. Those situations have always been a questionable aspect of Peterson's game, and now they matter more than ever. In 31 games over the last two seasons, Peterson has just 49 targets to his name. Turner issued typical coach speak when asked how the team's running backs will be used, saying the goal is to "foster competition" and they will "play whoever gives them the best chance." Expect three backs to touch the ball each week in the Redskins offense.

SOURCE: JP Finlay on Twitter

May 27, 2020, 11:17 AM ET
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Washington’s Fantasy Outlook Following Derrius Guice’s Release

Excerpt:

First, we have a 35-year-old Adrian Peterson. We have to remember this is not the 2012 version of Peterson we are going to see on the field who came up 8 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s all-time rushing record. This is an Adrian Peterson who only played in all 16 games just once since 2015. 

It’s not to say that he won’t be effective for Washington when on the field. Since joining the team, he has averaged 4.2 yards per carry on his 462 rushing attempts. I feel that he is what he is for lack of a better term. There is no week-winning ceiling that comes when selecting Peterson at his RB55 ADP. He will be a plodder who can break a 20-yard run, but in PPR especially, I think there are better options that present a better value. 
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Faust said:
HOW MUCH DOES ADRIAN PETERSON HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK?
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Peterson should be the early-down back where Gibson, in theory, could assume most of the pass-catching duties. The biggest difference will be in pass protection. No matter how good of a pass-catcher you are out of the backfield, if you can’t pass-protect, the team can’t trust you on passing downs. Unfortunately for Gibson, our own Kyle Crabbs said in Gibson’s scouting report pre-draft that pass protection is not something Gibson has a lot of experience doing.

“We're starting from scratch here,” Crabbs said. “If [Gibson] wasn't in the backfield, he was in the slot and releasing into routes. He's got a great build for pass protection, given his body density and functional strength — but application to pass pro will be effectively like learning a new language for him given no exposure to it.”

This could then lend to Peterson being on the field even more. Peterson may have only seen 23 targets in 2019, but he did have a 73% catch percentage, which is plenty reliable coming out of the backfield.
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The main problem I have with this line of reasoning is that Peterson has always been poor at pass protection. Seems unlikely that has changed now.

 
Washington RB coach Randy Jordan believes the shortened offseason has helped Adrian Peterson "stay fresh."

Touches are up for grabs following Derrius Guice's release, and Peterson may get the first crack at them given his experience. Peterson figures to be the Week 1 starter and could hold onto his early-down role for much of the season. How valuable that role is for fantasy football, however, is a valid question. Peterson was barely a flex play last year despite seeing more than a dozen carries per game over certain stretches of the year. AP's ceiling is very low in this offense, but he may get in the way of the building Antonio Gibson hype. Expect to get some answers regarding the Washington depth chart in the back half of August training camp.

SOURCE: ESPN.com

Aug 9, 2020, 11:42 PM ET
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JohnnyU said:
I don't care what the Washington Rb situation is, I'll continue to pass on Peterson, even if it bites me in the butt.  I just don't see a lot there anymore.
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If he was worth anything I’d have dealt him, but he’s an end-of-life RB who somehow managed to get me 10-20 points covering BYEs last year. 

i agree that he’s likely not worth spending a pick on in redraft unless it’s the last round, but I suspect he’ll go higher than that for the opportunity alone. 

 
Biabreakable said:
The main problem I have with this line of reasoning is that Peterson has always been poor at pass protection. Seems unlikely that has changed now.
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Yeah I think that writeup misses the mark. The 73% catch rate is fine for the short stuff Peterson is capable of. But he’s not challenging defenders down the field or with anything more than a simple dump off or screen. He vastly limits their passing game options out of the backfield when he’s in.

 
Cobbler1 said:
Yeah I think that writeup misses the mark. The 73% catch rate is fine for the short stuff Peterson is capable of. But he’s not challenging defenders down the field or with anything more than a simple dump off or screen. He vastly limits their passing game options out of the backfield when he’s in.
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Last time I checked 73% was an average catch rate for a RB. Its good enough but doesn't say anything more than that. Its possible that percentage has gone up the last 5 years and 73% might be below average in todays NFL.

I remember the Vikings lining up Peterson as a WR outside at times with the Vikings. He would just stop and wait for the ball. He doesnt run receiver routes and for the most part defenses ignored him when he would line up out there. His best year as a receiver was with Favre and that was pretty good but I have to give most of the credit for that to Favre considering the rest of Petersons career.

 
Biabreakable said:
Last time I checked 73% was an average catch rate for a RB. Its good enough but doesn't say anything more than that. Its possible that percentage has gone up the last 5 years and 73% might be below average in todays NFL.

I remember the Vikings lining up Peterson as a WR outside at times with the Vikings. He would just stop and wait for the ball. He doesnt run receiver routes and for the most part defenses ignored him when he would line up out there. His best year as a receiver was with Favre and that was pretty good but I have to give most of the credit for that to Favre considering the rest of Petersons career.
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Right we’re in agreement I think. Peterson is fine for the limited passing game stuff he can do but it is extremely limited . The writer calls him “plenty reliable coming out for the backfield”, which may be true for the simplest of things but I’d hope even the WFT will strive for more than that. If he leads the rbs in targets something has gone seriously wrong.

 
The Athletic's Ben Standig expects Adrian Peterson to get the early-down work in Washington's backfield.

All the summer talk has surrounded rookie Antonio Gibson and sophomore Bryce Love, but Peterson has been the steady presence in Washington's backfield as the early-down workhorse. Of course, games could quickly get away from this team in 2020, essentially eliminating Peterson from the game plan by the end of the first half. But he's the favorite for carries at the moment. He can always flirt with 20-plus carries any given week. Gibson is "next in line" for touches, followed by J.D. McKissic, according to Standig. Peyton Barber is projected to be Peterson's direct backup on first and second down. Love "isn't a threat" for work at the moment.

RELATED: 

Antonio Gibson

, Peyton Barber

, J.D. McKissic

, Bryce Love

SOURCE: The Athletic

Sep 2, 2020, 10:34 AM ET
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For those who drafted Montgomery, AP is a nice filler for the first couple of weeks and can be had late. I’m talking deeper standard leagues.

 
He’ll land somewhere if he wants to play. Weird move by Washington even if you want to give the young guys more run. 

 
JFS171 said:
He’ll land somewhere if he wants to play. Weird move by Washington even if you want to give the young guys more run. 
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In a way it's weird because he's the most accomplished RB on the roster and a steady hand.  However, several things make this less surprising:

1. Washington is not winning this year and with a new coach, they are not under pressure to "win now."  AP won't be around to see the rebuild through, so Rivera wants to see what he has with the other guys.  He can't do that as well with AP taking lots of carries from the young guys.

2.  AP is not a pass catching RB.  Meanwhile, WFT drafted Gibson, a McCaffery-like RB who can catch passes, for Scott Turner's offense.  Scott Turner does not want a RB that does not give him as much flexibility to pass on first and second downs.

3. AP has not shown the desire to be a back up while young guys take center stage.

Does this hurt WFT this year?  Probably so.  He's still talented.  Does it make sense long term?  Probably.

In terms of where he'll land, I dunno. He's not shown happiness being a backup.  Who other than WFT were ready to give him a starting role?

In DC, my gut tells me that Gibson may be a good guy to take a flyer on...

 
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ponchsox said:
With Harris out for a few weeks I can see New England picking up AP and getting a great season out of him.
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Why would they do that? They already have more RBs than they can play, and I just don’t see AP being an upgrade. If they really wanted another RB, they would have signed Fournette. 

 
Anarchy99 said:
Why would they do that? They already have more RBs than they can play, and I just don’t see AP being an upgrade. If they really wanted another RB, they would have signed Fournette. 
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Bill loves the veterans. AP is still a good early down runner. Worth a very cheap deal.

 
ponchsox said:
Bill loves the veterans. AP is still a good early down runner. Worth a very cheap deal.
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They already have veterans in Miller, White, and Burkhead and two younger guys in Michel and Harris. Peterson is not a factor in the passing game. They could have signed Fournette on a cheap deal and didn’t. I would be very surprised if they pushed for AP (unless Michel, Miller, and Harris are all way more banged up than we are aware of).

 
I doubt he can do everything BB wants his guys to do and he doesn’t have that much gas in the tank like when Corey Dillon went there 15 years ago. 

 
MikeApf said:
In a way it's weird because he's the most accomplished RB on the roster and a steady hand.  However, several things make this less surprising:

1. Washington is not winning this year and with a new coach, they are not under pressure to "win now."  AP won't be around to see the rebuild through, so Rivera wants to see what he has with the other guys.  He can't do that as well with AP taking lots of carries from the young guys.

2.  AP is not a pass catching RB.  Meanwhile, WFT drafted Gibson, a McCaffery-like RB who can catch passes, for Scott Turner's offense.  Scott Turner does not want a RB that does not give him as much flexibility to pass on first and second downs.

3. AP has not shown the desire to be a back up while young guys take center stage.

Does this hurt WFT this year?  Probably so.  He's still talented.  Does it make sense long term?  Probably.

In terms of where he'll land, I dunno. He's not shown happiness being a backup.  Who other than WFT were ready to give him a starting role?

In DC, my gut tells me that Gibson may be a good guy to take a flyer on...
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I watched Rivera in Carolina for the past 9 years, most of which have been with a Turner calling the plays (Scott was the QBs coach under Norv and then became OC in Carolina).  They do want a pass catching RB, which absolutely hurts Peterson.  Maybe AP wouldn't have been cool with a Frank Gore-like elder statesman, veteran presence role.  It still feels pretty cheap to do that to a HOF guy when they could've easily made this decision a month ago and let him come up to speed elsewhere. 

My concerns with Gibson are that he may be more Curtis Samuel than Christian McCaffrey.  Samuel was a RB/WR hybrid at OSU, and the Turners never figured out how to get as much out of him as Urban Meyer did.  Here are the quotes from DC about Gibson following the pick:

One of the Redskins’ biggest needs this offseason has been wide receiver; the team has little beyond 2019 third-round pick Terry McLaurin, who had a breakout season as a rookie. Washington was without a second-round pick, having traded it to Indianapolis last year to move up in the first round and draft pass rusher Montez Sweat. When the team’s only selection Friday came up two picks into the third round, Washington had several skilled wide receivers and tight ends as possibilities.

Smith and Rivera quickly agreed on Gibson, whom they had coveted since they met with him at the Senior Bowl and the combine. Both see Gibson as an athlete who can play running back, slot receiver and even outside receiver while also showing a willingness to block. He can also contribute on special teams; he averaged 28.0 yards on kickoff returns in 2019.
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I don't own Gibson anywhere, but having watched this same administration kinda wreck Curtis Samuel with a weird transition to slot/outside receiver ... well, it'll be interesting to watch I suppose.  Gibson seems so raw at RB with so few reps, it seems unfathomable he could simply start doing it on an NFL level, but what do I know?

 
chiefs were sniffing around fournette. makes sense that they'd chat with peterson to see if he'd come there for ~ 150 carries...

 
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reports a "couple of teams" have already inquired about free agent Adrian Peterson.

Peterson is naturally being linked to any organization that did its due diligence with Leonard Fournette — Patriots, Bills, Bears — the moment he was released. It also makes sense the Jaguars check in on the 35-year-old given his history with OC Jay Gruden. The veteran could still re-sign with Washington after Week 1 since his salary would no longer be guaranteed at that point.

SOURCE: Pro Football Talk

Sep 4, 2020, 10:08 AM ET
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JFS171 said:
I watched Rivera in Carolina for the past 9 years, most of which have been with a Turner calling the plays (Scott was the QBs coach under Norv and then became OC in Carolina).  They do want a pass catching RB, which absolutely hurts Peterson.  Maybe AP wouldn't have been cool with a Frank Gore-like elder statesman, veteran presence role.  It still feels pretty cheap to do that to a HOF guy when they could've easily made this decision a month ago and let him come up to speed elsewhere. 

My concerns with Gibson are that he may be more Curtis Samuel than Christian McCaffrey.  Samuel was a RB/WR hybrid at OSU, and the Turners never figured out how to get as much out of him as Urban Meyer did.  Here are the quotes from DC about Gibson following the pick:

I don't own Gibson anywhere, but having watched this same administration kinda wreck Curtis Samuel with a weird transition to slot/outside receiver ... well, it'll be interesting to watch I suppose.  Gibson seems so raw at RB with so few reps, it seems unfathomable he could simply start doing it on an NFL level, but what do I know?
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really valid points.  only difference is that they put Samuel into a WR designation, and Gibson into a RB.

 
Truebluey said:
One of Bryce Love or Gibson is now an immediate "bump up" on draft boards, and I think you probably picked the right one.
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I like Love's talent level but his health scares the bejeebus out of me.  Based on camp reports out of D.C., Gibson and Peterson were splitting first team reps.  Love was only getting first team reps when AP took a "veteran day off."  So, the camp reports clearly point to Gibson IMO...

 
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JFS171 said:
I watched Rivera in Carolina for the past 9 years, most of which have been with a Turner calling the plays (Scott was the QBs coach under Norv and then became OC in Carolina).  They do want a pass catching RB, which absolutely hurts Peterson.  Maybe AP wouldn't have been cool with a Frank Gore-like elder statesman, veteran presence role.  It still feels pretty cheap to do that to a HOF guy when they could've easily made this decision a month ago and let him come up to speed elsewhere. 

My concerns with Gibson are that he may be more Curtis Samuel than Christian McCaffrey.  Samuel was a RB/WR hybrid at OSU, and the Turners never figured out how to get as much out of him as Urban Meyer did.  Here are the quotes from DC about Gibson following the pick:

I don't own Gibson anywhere, but having watched this same administration kinda wreck Curtis Samuel with a weird transition to slot/outside receiver ... well, it'll be interesting to watch I suppose.  Gibson seems so raw at RB with so few reps, it seems unfathomable he could simply start doing it on an NFL level, but what do I know?
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Legit points.  I think I'd take a "flyer" on Gibson but you can't pencil him in as your starting FFL back at this point.  But i'd stash him...

 
Re: "APs history with Jay Gruden" -- I just keep remembering that Gruden DE-ACTIVATED AP week 1 last year because "you only need one active RB for 1 and 2 down carries"...

 
Why not Houston? Behind David Johnson is Duke Johnson whom BOB seems to not trust for some reason. Behind Duke is a guy with 10 total career yards. Given David Johnson's injury history, it would absolutely not surprise me to see Houston kick the tires. I would bet ADP would love to retire playing in his current hometown and be back in Texas.

 
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