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Adrian Peterson -- Torn ACL/MCL (1 Viewer)

torn acl, mcl, pcl, lcl, patellar tendon, meniscus, broken patella, tibia and fibula.

looked really bad, probably 2 or 3 of those

 
Hope he can recover. Haven't seen it. He's a phenomenal athlete though. But you hate to have it happen so late in a lost season.

 
'dickey moe said:
Why the hell did the Vikings even throw him out there this week? What do they possibly have to gain?
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Why wouldn't they? His ankle injury was better and he was able to play. This injury had nothing to do with that. Just a terribly unlucky hit on the side of the knee. Would hate to see this affect him in the prime of his career. One of the best RBs ever.
 
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...

 
That kind of hit can happy to ANYONE. It wasn't like he aggravated his previous injury. He wants to go out and play. You're going to bench him just because you aren't making the playoffs?

 
@jocktodocDr. Mark AdickesViking's RB Adrian Peterson suffers significant knee injury. Probable multiple ligaments damaged. 6 week-12 month recovery based on severity1 minute ago via Twitter for iPhone
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exactly what i said
 
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
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Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
 
'LargeMouthBass said:
'gianmarco said:
'dickey moe said:
Why the hell did the Vikings even throw him out there this week? What do they possibly have to gain?
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Why wouldn't they?
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Uhhhh because it's meaningless and you risk injuring your franchise player. When losing is a better option for the next year's draft, you don't jeopardize your franchise player getting injured but that's just me.
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No team that is out of the playoffs at this point is sitting their starters that are healthy.
 
I guess every team who is out of the playoffs should not even play ? It is stupid to suggest he should not have played. Look at last year he came off an injury and played week 16.

 
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
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Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
 
'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
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Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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This is a joke. The Vikings have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs for weeks. So you think they should have been playing their 2nd and 3rd string that whole time? Yeah, that sounds fair to all the people that go to Vikings games. I'm sure they weren't buying those tickets to see a bunch of backups run around and lose for a better draft pick.
 
Interesting stuff from Twitter:

PMac21 Phil Mackey

@ddn Is there evidence that knee injuries occur at a higher frequency when dealing with a high ankle sprain?

13 minutes ago

ddn David Dellanave

@PMac21 ab-so-#######-lutely. Injuries working up the kinetic chain is 101. tape and immobilize the weak ankle, then knee takes higher force

http://twitter.com/#!/ddn/status/150677458520252416

 
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'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
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Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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dumbest thing I've ever heard. Almost like you have never played in a sports (or any other competitive type) atmosphere in your life. Nobody ever involved within a professional sports organization will just concede losses for the sake of a college player.Also, you start selling the frequency and danger of injuries in the NFL to players and that will send a significant message. Fact is, these guys get paid to play football to the best of their abilities...
 
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I saw this on live tv, turned to my son and said, "You may just seen the end of one of the best running backs of our time". Devastating injury.

Not sure if it was a cheap shot, but it came on the heals of a ridiculously blatant cheap shot on Ponder. If I were a Vikings player I'd be pretty pissed.

And WTF were the Minnesota trainers doing making AP walk off the field (with two old short dudes under each arm that could hardly support him)? The guy was clearly in agony. These medical staffs in the NFL are so so weak.

 
Hate to see this happen to any player.

Especially one so talented.

Nothing cheap about it for whoever mentioned it above. Just a body hitting a knee at the moment it planted. Unfortunate but it happens in this game.

 
'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
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Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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You're right. Football is a business. If you go 2-12 in your fantasy league, you get to come back the next year and the year after, and the year after that. In the NFL, jobs are on the line. These final weeks are important for coaches and personnel throughout the organization-- not to mention that fans, you know, pay to see these games. Unless you have a good reason to hold someone out (resting for playoffs in week 17), you try and get another win. I think people should understand that NFL football is run nothing-- nothing-- like a fantasy league. A good year for an NFL team is not really measured by wins and losses as much as sales and profits. If you make the playoffs and revenue is down...it's a bad year. If the team looks like a joke, that affects ticket and merch sales. So if you have a chance to win a game-- even if you're not going to the playoffs-- you try to win. That means putting your best players on the field.

 
'FavreCo said:
'mikel2014 said:
For those who haven't seen it. Terrible hit.

Really unfortunate injury for one of the best around.
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Eww. Ugly. McGahee at UM style.
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Nowhere near that bad. Maybe you need a refresher.

With that force to the lateral knee, it looks like a classic MCL/ACL. Of course, I remember Stephen Davis's knee being hit about like that and he escaped with a grade 3 MCL. Here's to hoping that's the case with Peterson.

 
'BusterTBronco said:
Send him off to the glue factory. Old man Peterson is done. Old, washed up, and chronically injured is not a good combination.
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I hope your avatar gets turned to glue
 
This is a prime example on why NFL teams should not invest a whole lot of money in RBs. Their shelf life is not like the other positions. Teams can pull guys off their couches in mid-season and get some production with fresh legs, or grab some retread RBs for pennies on the dollar.

 
'gianmarco said:
Leslie Frazier apparently calling it just a sprain. If that's the case, that would be amazing.
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eh, Kubiak downplayed Schaub's injury initially as well. We all know how that turned out. I think specialists can tell if there's some ligament damage right away, but they won't know the true severity until after the MRI.
 
'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
Click to expand...
Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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:crazy:It's a professional sports event with paying fans. As a business, they will never tank NFL games. Players support their team and buy jerseys for players. no fans no money. If the players are healthy, they play. I can't believe anyone would think anything else. That's just crazy.
 
'Saint said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
Click to expand...
Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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:crazy:It's a professional sports event with paying fans. As a business, they will never tank NFL games. Players support their team and buy jerseys for players. no fans no money. If the players are healthy, they play. I can't believe anyone would think anything else. That's just crazy.
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AP was quoted as saying he's playing to not let his fantasy owners down. If that's true, that's really sad. I understand the idea that you should be playing to win even if it's only for pride but AP is the Vikings and it really didn't make sense for him to play again this year. I'm sorry to second guess. This really is terrible.
 
'shnikies said:
'Saint said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
Click to expand...
Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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:crazy:It's a professional sports event with paying fans. As a business, they will never tank NFL games. Players support their team and buy jerseys for players. no fans no money. If the players are healthy, they play. I can't believe anyone would think anything else. That's just crazy.
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AP was quoted as saying he's playing to not let his fantasy owners down. If that's true, that's really sad. I understand the idea that you should be playing to win even if it's only for pride but AP is the Vikings and it really didn't make sense for him to play again this year. I'm sorry to second guess. This really is terrible.
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ADP is paid good money to play football..it is his job and he should be playing. People are paying to watch him play.
 
Thought I'd change it up a bit from the last 40 posts or so and offer some actual injury news:Jay Glazer tweet:

While Vikings are saying sprain, 3 different sources tell me initial belief is Adrian Peterson tore his ACL. MRI tomorrow. Hoping it's not
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'Da Guru said:
'shnikies said:
'Saint said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
'meanjoegreen said:
'LargeMouthBass said:
Hope all the managers that whined about AP should play these meaningless games are happy. It looks like he'll be out for the rest of NEXT year...
Click to expand...
Peterson was healed from his high ankle sprain, and he plays professional football as a living, not as a hobby. Teams generally like to finish the season strong when they aren't going to the playoffs, so it is not unusual at all that Peterson was playing. Cam Newton is playing today and the Panthers aren't going to the playoffs, should he have sat out this game today?
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No, Football is a business and no matter what the players express, the coaches and management control their personnel. It's better for Minn, Indy, and St. Louis to lose these two games. Cam's out there to gain more playing time, AP doesn't need to gain more experience at his position.
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:crazy:It's a professional sports event with paying fans. As a business, they will never tank NFL games. Players support their team and buy jerseys for players. no fans no money. If the players are healthy, they play. I can't believe anyone would think anything else. That's just crazy.
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AP was quoted as saying he's playing to not let his fantasy owners down. If that's true, that's really sad. I understand the idea that you should be playing to win even if it's only for pride but AP is the Vikings and it really didn't make sense for him to play again this year. I'm sorry to second guess. This really is terrible.
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ADP is paid good money to play football..it is his job and he should be playing. People are paying to watch him play.
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He also has a career and a livelihood to look after while the Vikings have a franchise that depends on his health. Like I said, it's easy to second guess but there was nothing to gain from him playing unless he was truly 100% which I highly doubt.
 
My take: If Peterson was 100% recovered from his ankle injury then I have no problem with what happened. Injuries happen in football. However, if his ankle was even only 90% healthy going into today's game, every coach involved in the decision to let him play needs to be canned. You don't risk your 96 million dollar face of the franchise in a meaningless game if he has even a hint of a leg injury. Hope it isn't a significant injury and that he's ready come training camp, but knowing the luck of Vikings fans, it'll probably be a career ender.

 
'encaitar said:
My take: If Peterson was 100% recovered from his ankle injury then I have no problem with what happened. Injuries happen in football. However, if his ankle was even only 90% healthy going into today's game, every coach involved in the decision to let him play needs to be canned. You don't risk your 96 million dollar face of the franchise in a meaningless game if he has even a hint of a leg injury. Hope it isn't a significant injury and that he's ready come training camp, but knowing the luck of Vikings fans, it'll probably be a career ender.
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If 90 percent health is your standard for playing in week 16, nobody would have enough players to field a full team.
 
'encaitar said:
My take: If Peterson was 100% recovered from his ankle injury then I have no problem with what happened. Injuries happen in football. However, if his ankle was even only 90% healthy going into today's game, every coach involved in the decision to let him play needs to be canned. You don't risk your 96 million dollar face of the franchise in a meaningless game if he has even a hint of a leg injury. Hope it isn't a significant injury and that he's ready come training camp, but knowing the luck of Vikings fans, it'll probably be a career ender.
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Except, his ankle had zero to do with in injury in the game. Even if his ankle was 50% it has no impact on his injury.Also its late in the season, everyone is 'injured' one way or another.Sounds like you need to take a step back and cool off. Suggesting the firing of an entire coaching staff because of an injury is tired.
 
'zandbak said:
'encaitar said:
My take: If Peterson was 100% recovered from his ankle injury then I have no problem with what happened. Injuries happen in football. However, if his ankle was even only 90% healthy going into today's game, every coach involved in the decision to let him play needs to be canned. You don't risk your 96 million dollar face of the franchise in a meaningless game if he has even a hint of a leg injury. Hope it isn't a significant injury and that he's ready come training camp, but knowing the luck of Vikings fans, it'll probably be a career ender.
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Except, his ankle had zero to do with in injury in the game. Even if his ankle was 50% it has no impact on his injury.
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Exactly right.Doesn't matter if he's 100% or 10%, that knee is blowing out 100/100 times given the hit he took.If the Vikes sit their players, fans don't buy tickets. For a team that has been rumored to potentially move to greener pastures for years, butts in seats is more important than any other consideration.
 
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'encaitar said:
My take: If Peterson was 100% recovered from his ankle injury then I have no problem with what happened. Injuries happen in football. However, if his ankle was even only 90% healthy going into today's game, every coach involved in the decision to let him play needs to be canned. You don't risk your 96 million dollar face of the franchise in a meaningless game if he has even a hint of a leg injury. Hope it isn't a significant injury and that he's ready come training camp, but knowing the luck of Vikings fans, it'll probably be a career ender.
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so stupid
 
Gotta think vikes grab an RB on"day2" of the draft now.

Great guy. If anyone can come back it's him. And prolly as good or better. Unless its Bobby Edwards like severe.

 
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