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Chester Taylor to take more carries from AP (1 Viewer)

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I dont like the sound of this. Course if AP is fresher he might not get as many carries but will get longer runs.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/...QL7PQLanchO7DiU

With Adrian Peterson's 242 rushing attempts ranking as the third most in the NFL this season behind Atlanta's Michael Turner (251) and Washington's Clinton Portis (244), Vikings coach Brad Childress has been looking for ways to lighten Peterson's workload.

Last Thursday, Childress held his Pro Bowl running back out of practice in order to give him a rest. After the Vikings' 30-12 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday -- a game in which Peterson did not play in the first two series because he was late for a team meeting Saturday -- Childress said he planned to "change it up with Chester [Taylor] a good bit, coming down the homestretch."

Taylor, who finished with 25 yards and a touchdown on nine carries Sunday, has been the Vikings' primary back in third-down situations. But two years after rushing for 1,216 yards on 303 carries, Taylor is at 247 yards on 70 carries this season. Overall, Taylor has 107 touches, including 29 receptions and eight kickoff returns.

Peterson, slowed early in the season by a hamstring injury, has 259 total touches, including 16 receptions and one kickoff return. Peterson has 1,180 rushing yards, joining Portis (1,206) and Turner (1,088) as the NFL's only 1,000-yard rushers.

In 2007, Peterson touched the ball 273 times. He already has four more rushing attempts than last year, when he missed two games because of injury.

Asked if he feels Peterson would appreciate seeing Taylor become more involved, Childress said: "I don't know if he'd be appreciative, but he's on board. All of those guys want to carry it every down. Every receiver wants to catch it every play, every running back wants to run it. ... We have to get a little mix, and I think he can see the merits of that, certainly in terms of being able to stay."

Childress said a decision on Taylor's carries will be a "game-by-game" decision.

"Just like I don't hang a number on Adrian, I don't hang one on Chester, either," Childress said. "... Both of them are good players, and I don't think there's any downside to keeping them both fresh."

 
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This is one of those "don't lose sleep about it" situations.

It's not like you're going to sit him, so suck it up and hope for the best.

 
This is what happened late last season too. Taylor got more and more involved and Peterson had some awful games. As a Peterson owner last year, his lack of production in the last month then was brutal.

Oh, and Childress is an idiot. Making sure Peterson isn't overworked is smart. Significantly reducing the touches of the team's No. 1 (and arguably only) big-time playmaker is stupid.

As a Packers fan, is there any chance the Vikings will give him a contract extension after this year and keep him around for several more years? :tumbleweed:

 
packersfan said:
This is what happened late last season too. Taylor got more and more involved and Peterson had some awful games. As a Peterson owner last year, his lack of production in the last month then was brutal.
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He killed all of us last year, but it was a different situation. He was never the same after the injury.
 
Raider Nation said:
packersfan said:
This is what happened late last season too. Taylor got more and more involved and Peterson had some awful games. As a Peterson owner last year, his lack of production in the last month then was brutal.
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He killed all of us last year, but it was a different situation. He was never the same after the injury.
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First game back he rushed for 116 yards and 2 TDs and looked great. Unfortunately after that, Taylor got more involved and took a lot of potential production away from Peterson. Sounds like something similar might occur this year as well from the sounds of Childress' comments. The fact Childress doesn't "hang a number" on Peterson reveals just how inept he is as far as utilizing him in my opinion. There is no excuse for Peterson not to get 20-25 touches every game. He's that good and that important to the team's success. Taylor's a good RB and I like him, but he isn't Adrian Peterson and if you have Adrian Peterson on your team, the smart move in my opinion is to take full advantage of his talent, not limit his potential to help your team win. But this is what Childress did last season and now it appears it could happen again this year too.
 
This doesn't surprise me at all, it actually makes a lot

of sense from a pure football standpoint.

Chester Taylor is a very capable RB and is worthy of sharing the load.

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Would Childress be enough of a pr!ck to prevent Peterson from a rushing title? I hope this guy gets fired after the season especially if they don't make the playoffs. Guy really fancies himself the toughguy. :whistle:

 
Obviously not the kind of info you want to hear come out of the HC's mouth as we head into fantasy playoffs. IMHO, this significantly impacts ADP's potential #'s. Does this make him go from an "auto start" to someone you might have to sit in favor of another RB with a great matchup? Childress is a fantasy owners nightmare.

 
packersfan said:
This is what happened late last season too. Taylor got more and more involved and Peterson had some awful games. As a Peterson owner last year, his lack of production in the last month then was brutal.

Oh, and Childress is an idiot. Making sure Peterson isn't overworked is smart. Significantly reducing the touches of the team's No. 1 (and arguably only) big-time playmaker is stupid.

As a Packers fan, is there any chance the Vikings will give him a contract extension after this year and keep him around for several more years? :popcorn:
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It's obvious that he's an idiot. Any coach worth his salt would make sure that Peterson wasn't overworked, and at the same time, not reduce his touches.
 
pinda said:
captbly said:
EdwardCat said:
It certainly hurt APs #s last game.
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thats what i was thinking too. AP didnt even get in the first series. stole a TD too.
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that's cause he was late to a team meeting, had nothing to do with limiting touches......he was benched the first 2 series
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Correct.Childress can say what he wants, the Vikings are still dead center in the middle of a battle for that division and I dont think they'll just run away with it. Unless that happens I'd expect Peterson to still be very involved
 
Moe Green said:
Raider Nation said:
Moe Green said:
Raider Nation said:
Ron_Mexico said:
This doesn't surprise me at all, it actually makes a lot

of sense from a pure football standpoint.

Chester Taylor is a very capable RB and is worthy of sharing the load.
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Sharing? No.25% of the carries? Perhaps.
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Sharing? Sure he's capable enough. If the Vikings lost ADP they would barely break stride by having to start Taylor.
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:lmao:
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Bitter ADP owner?
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Yeah, he's carried me to a first-round bye. I'm VERY bitter.Statistics bear out the fact that the more Taylor carries the ball, the less effective he becomes. He benefits from Peterson wearing down defenses. If you think Taylor, as a full-time back, would routinely rip off the 30+ yard runs AD gets, you're misinformed.

 
Ironic to me that with all of the other big name RB's getting nicked up, the one that hasn't is "injury prone and sure to be again with his straight up running style" ADP. Actually, he doesn't look like he runs straight up to me this year. I have kept Chester stashed on my bench all year waiting for the inevitable injury - hasn't happened.

 
i agree it is debatable whether childress is an NFL caliber HC (& there may be compelling signs that he isn't)...

but i don't think it is set in concrete he will be fired... he knows (as well as everybody else) that AD gives him the best chance to win... i know what i think childress will do for the balance of the season...

assuming peterson isn't late for too many more meetings, the viking aren't a very good passing team... they will run the ball a lot, & there should be plenty of carries to go around... AD will see most of them... i wouldn't panic...

 
Ripleys said:
AP will never be the #1 RB in FF as long as Childress is the head coach. What a waste of talent.
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News flash: Childress doesn't give a #### about you and me.His team will be in sole possession of 1st place when he goes to sleep tonight. He's doing his job just fine, as much as we hate him.
 
Raider Nation said:
Ripleys said:
AP will never be the #1 RB in FF as long as Childress is the head coach. What a waste of talent.
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News flash: Childress doesn't give a #### about you and me.His team will be in sole possession of 1st place when he goes to sleep tonight. He's doing his job just fine, as much as we hate him.
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How many other teams have two RB's that are quality starters? Chester is aces in my book, and the fact that I haven't heard any grumblings from him about not getting touches tells me he is an awesome football player, and I am glad to see him have success, even when it's at Adrian Peterson's detriment. AD owner, former Chester Owner.
 
Judge Smails said:
Ironic to me that with all of the other big name RB's getting nicked up, the one that hasn't is "injury prone and sure to be again with his straight up running style" ADP. Actually, he doesn't look like he runs straight up to me this year. I have kept Chester stashed on my bench all year waiting for the inevitable injury - hasn't happened.
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:goodposting:
 
28 rushing attempts and 2 pass receptions (don't have the targets number) for AD. even though Taylor got a TD, AD was used a lot!

 
Raider Nation said:
Ripleys said:
AP will never be the #1 RB in FF as long as Childress is the head coach. What a waste of talent.
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News flash: Childress doesn't give a #### about you and me.His team will be in sole possession of 1st place when he goes to sleep tonight. He's doing his job just fine, as much as we hate him.
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It's possible to win in spite of the head coach instead of because of him.Same goes for Peterson's success.Credit where credit is due. The Frerotte decision is working out just fine but outside of that (playcalling, game planning, etc...) I think that the Viking talent is overcoming Childress' ineptitude at his job.
 
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