Prediction of Adrian Peterson's Injury? (1 Viewer)

[gheemony]

In the latest edition of NFC Playbook on NFL Network, which was before this weekend's games, Mike Mayock did a detailed analysis of Adrian Peterson. At the end, he asked Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger whether they should coach AD to step out of bounds and not take such punishment. Sharpe and Baldy said no, that would take away his instinct BUT Baldy recommend that AD "keep his feet on the ground" to avoid injury (there had been lots of highlights of him leaping over his lineman and would-be-tacklers). To which Sharpe said, "sounds like a knee injury waiting to happen".

:twilightzonetheme:

Didn't see the injury today. Was AD up in the air?

Whether you're an AD owner or not, if you're an NFL fan, you should be hoping that AD is not seriously hurt. He's a joy to watch.

 

[Judge Smails]

Looked to me he was just running normally and got cut off at the shins/knees.

 

[jamil]

predicting its just a knee sprain... but if his feet were planted on the ground during the hit, it would've been worse.

 

[encaitar]

Al Harris went low to tackle ADP (nothing sinister by the way) and his shoulder pad happened to hit the side of ADP's knee. Like others said, he was just running regularly, although the knee that was hit was off the ground or it could've been bye bye season.

 

[JMon348]

it will be a very restless night for me. he's the only reason to watch the game as a viking fan. im literally praying to god, that he's ok and he will be back next week. i want to see him go after dickerson's records, get rookie of the year, and make the probowl.

it will be devestating if i read that ad is out for awhile. when he was laying on the ground, i had flashbacks of culpepper's injury in carolina that destroyed his career. i breathed a slight sigh of relief, when he put on a knee sleeve and started jogging around, but know tomorrow's mri result is huge.

 

[EBF]

It didn't look bad in the replay I saw. He was in the air and he got banged in the knee. It wasn't a plant/twist like most ACL tears you see. I'll be surprised if it's torn ligaments.

 

[apalmer]

In the latest edition of NFC Playbook on NFL Network, which was before this weekend's games, Mike Mayock did a detailed analysis of Adrian Peterson. At the end, he asked Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger whether they should coach AD to step out of bounds and not take such punishment. Sharpe and Baldy said no, that would take away his instinct BUT Baldy recommend that AD "keep his feet on the ground" to avoid injury (there had been lots of highlights of him leaping over his lineman and would-be-tacklers). To which Sharpe said, "sounds like a knee injury waiting to happen".

:twilightzonetheme:

Didn't see the injury today. Was AD up in the air?

Whether you're an AD owner or not, if you're an NFL fan, you should be hoping that AD is not seriously hurt. He's a joy to watch.

That makes no sense to me. I've never seen anyone get a serious knee injury being hit when he's off the ground. Knees get blown out when the foot is planted, not when it can move with the impact.

 

[moleculo]

In the latest edition of NFC Playbook on NFL Network, which was before this weekend's games, Mike Mayock did a detailed analysis of Adrian Peterson. At the end, he asked Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger whether they should coach AD to step out of bounds and not take such punishment. Sharpe and Baldy said no, that would take away his instinct BUT Baldy recommend that AD "keep his feet on the ground" to avoid injury (there had been lots of highlights of him leaping over his lineman and would-be-tacklers). To which Sharpe said, "sounds like a knee injury waiting to happen".

:twilightzonetheme:

Didn't see the injury today. Was AD up in the air?

Whether you're an AD owner or not, if you're an NFL fan, you should be hoping that AD is not seriously hurt. He's a joy to watch.

That makes no sense to me. I've never seen anyone get a serious knee injury being hit when he's off the ground. Knees get blown out when the foot is planted, not when it can move with the impact.

Terrell Davis was in the air when he took the shot that all but ended his career.

 

[footballfreek]

It didn't look bad in the replay I saw. He was in the air and he got banged in the knee. It wasn't a plant/twist like most ACL tears you see. I'll be surprised if it's torn ligaments.

My concern is the way the leg planted once it hit the ground. Just have to keep fingers crossed that it's nothing serious.

 

[NatronIsMean]

In the latest edition of NFC Playbook on NFL Network, which was before this weekend's games, Mike Mayock did a detailed analysis of Adrian Peterson. At the end, he asked Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger whether they should coach AD to step out of bounds and not take such punishment. Sharpe and Baldy said no, that would take away his instinct BUT Baldy recommend that AD "keep his feet on the ground" to avoid injury (there had been lots of highlights of him leaping over his lineman and would-be-tacklers). To which Sharpe said, "sounds like a knee injury waiting to happen".

:twilightzonetheme:

Didn't see the injury today. Was AD up in the air?

Whether you're an AD owner or not, if you're an NFL fan, you should be hoping that AD is not seriously hurt. He's a joy to watch.

Actually, don't most serious knee injuries happen BECAUSE the foot is planted? I think Baldy has it wrong here. I was watching the play with my dad, and he correctly commented that the injury didn't look to serious (most likely a contusion or slight sprain) because the foot wasn't planted. Look at Caddy Williams and countless other ACL/MCL/ligament-damaging injuries: The player's foot is planted when he gets hit in an awkward direction. The planted foot can't adjust to the body's sudden jerk in the wrong direction and.... snap, crackle, pop.

Ultimately, I saw the play and am not worried as an AP owner.

 

[jaisonline]

I hate Al Harris...always did even as an Eagle.

 

[Bad_Mo]

I saw that segment on NFLN too.

During the handful of MINN games I've seen this year, the kid has looked like he's listening to Mayock's advice.

 

[Bad_Mo]

The REAL issue here is whether or not Childress docks AD a gamecheck for not finishing the contest.

 

[Sabertooth]

I hate Al Harris...always did even as an Eagle.

I like him. Good tackler.

 

[snogger]

It didn't look bad in the replay I saw. He was in the air and he got banged in the knee. It wasn't a plant/twist like most ACL tears you see. I'll be surprised if it's torn ligaments.

My concern is the way the leg planted once it hit the ground. Just have to keep fingers crossed that it's nothing serious.

He landed on his head.

Until they started talking about the knee I was more concerned about the neck/Collar bone.

I know others have walked after tearing the ACL/MCL. But ADP was running and wanted to go back in.

But Childress actually pulled his head out of his butt long enough to realize the game was well out of reach and there was no reason to risk any more injuries to the future of the Vikings.

 

[Sabertooth]

It didn't look bad in the replay I saw. He was in the air and he got banged in the knee. It wasn't a plant/twist like most ACL tears you see. I'll be surprised if it's torn ligaments.

My concern is the way the leg planted once it hit the ground. Just have to keep fingers crossed that it's nothing serious.

He landed on his head.

Until they started talking about the knee I was more concerned about the neck/Collar bone.

I know others have walked after tearing the ACL/MCL. But ADP was running and wanted to go back in.

But Childress actually pulled his head out of his butt long enough to realize the game was well out of reach and there was no reason to risk any more injuries to the future of the Vikings.

This was my take as well.

 

[Tat]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.

He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.

Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.

Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

 

[MOAT]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

 

[Tat]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.

He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.

Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.

Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. :( I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

Bad QB's ruin good RB's.

-see KC.

 

[Rogi]

To me, a big reason AD never really got going is that MIN couldn't convert on 3rd down. Against the Chargers, most of his yards came in the 2nd half once the D was wearing down. He never had that chance against GB because the Vikes Offense was barely on the field and then he got hurt. Unless the QBs can connect with the WRs, AD will have a difficult time going off. Still, I think he'll get his yards if he's healthy.

 

[fsufan]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.

He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.

Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.

Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. :( I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

Bad QB's ruin good RB's.

-see KC.

If I was an NFL DEF coordinator, I would put 8 in the box and make Jackson beat me. I think we will see this the rest of the year.

 

[snogger]

To me, a big reason AD never really got going is that MIN couldn't convert on 3rd down. Against the Chargers, most of his yards came in the 2nd half once the D was wearing down. He never had that chance against GB because the Vikes Offense was barely on the field and then he got hurt. Unless the QBs can connect with the WRs, AD will have a difficult time going off. Still, I think he'll get his yards if he's healthy.

Even with no threat at all from the passing game in the first half(& YARDS!!!! WOOHOO!!! ) he was still averaging 5 ypc. He only got the ball twice in the 2nd half before the hit.

 

[snogger]

A slide show of ADP's injury.. Still looking for that "bad leg plant after the hit.".

 

[PahtyTom]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. :(I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

The blueprint is load up and stop him IF YOU CAN. Not all teams have Green Bay's personell. He was still getting to the second level pretty frequently yesterday, just didn't get enough carries to break one.

 

[footballfreek]

A slide show of ADP's injury.. Still looking for that "bad leg plant after the hit.". :(

LMAO. I obviously did not see the play. I was just under the assumption that he landed on his feet. Guess I played idiot for a while today. I do it all the time.

 

[snogger]

A slide show of ADP's injury.. Still looking for that "bad leg plant after the hit.".

LMAO. I obviously did not see the play. I was just under the assumption that he landed on his feet. Guess I played idiot for a while today. I do it all the time.

Gotta lighten the mood in here while we await final word on the MRI.

Here is my "Glass is half full" outlook on yesterdays game:

We are one step closer to the firing of Childress and maybe the hiring of "The Chin"

 

[footballfreek]

A slide show of ADP's injury.. Still looking for that "bad leg plant after the hit.".

LMAO. I obviously did not see the play. I was just under the assumption that he landed on his feet. Guess I played idiot for a while today. I do it all the time.

Gotta lighten the mood in here while we await final word on the MRI.

Here is my "Glass is half full" outlook on yesterdays game:

We are one step closer to the firing of Childress and maybe the hiring of "The Chin"

Everytime I see Chidress he just doesn't look like he has control of the game. All most like Norv Turner in Washington. Need Childress to take a hike for the benefit of Sidney Rice.As for Peterson. It would be shame for us fans of the game to miss out on what could be the best season of any rookie RB. I love the kid's attitude.

 

[snogger]

Another view point.. from ADP himself:

"I didn't know what to expect," Peterson said. "I was just in pain for a minute there and it slowly went away."

Peterson spent several minutes on the ground, then left the field limping with the help of trainers, who put a sleeve on his leg and watched as he jogged on the sideline. He later lobbied Vikings coach Brad Childress to let him return.

"Yeah, I was running on it, it felt good, but just didn't really want to chance it," Peterson said. "Look at how the game was going."

Glass is now 3/4's full

 

[meeka]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

I think teams have had the blue print for stopping since week 2. The problem is that even loading the box does not mean he will be shut down. If the Vikings can punch create a hole (even with 8 in the box) that leaves 1 less player in the secondary and AD has plenty of speed to take it to the house.No New Blue Print, just a team that was able to run it well.

 

[snogger]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

I think teams have had the blue print for stopping since week 2. The problem is that even loading the box does not mean he will be shut down. If the Vikings can punch create a hole (even with 8 in the box) that leaves 1 less player in the secondary and AD has plenty of speed to take it to the house.No New Blue Print, just a team that was able to run it well.

Actually.. The Blue print for stopping ADP is.. Don't let him get the ball.. Packers took their time on offense and used the 3 to 5 yard passing plays to chew up the clock. They had 17 3rd downs, 11 of which they converted. Converted two 4th down attempts and the game possession time was 40 minutes to 20.

 

[The Moz]

AD didn't look that bad at all - but neither did a lot of other ACL tears. I predict though he is out 1 week max.

 

[curta269]

Any updates about his MRI from today?

 

[MOAT]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

I think teams have had the blue print for stopping since week 2. The problem is that even loading the box does not mean he will be shut down. If the Vikings can punch create a hole (even with 8 in the box) that leaves 1 less player in the secondary and AD has plenty of speed to take it to the house.No New Blue Print, just a team that was able to run it well.

Actually.. The Blue print for stopping ADP is.. Don't let him get the ball.. Packers took their time on offense and used the 3 to 5 yard passing plays to chew up the clock. They had 17 3rd downs, 11 of which they converted. Converted two 4th down attempts and the game possession time was 40 minutes to 20.

Good point

 

[qimqam]

In the latest edition of NFC Playbook on NFL Network, which was before this weekend's games, Mike Mayock did a detailed analysis of Adrian Peterson. At the end, he asked Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger whether they should coach AD to step out of bounds and not take such punishment. Sharpe and Baldy said no, that would take away his instinct BUT Baldy recommend that AD "keep his feet on the ground" to avoid injury (there had been lots of highlights of him leaping over his lineman and would-be-tacklers). To which Sharpe said, "sounds like a knee injury waiting to happen".

:twilightzonetheme:

Didn't see the injury today. Was AD up in the air?

Whether you're an AD owner or not, if you're an NFL fan, you should be hoping that AD is not seriously hurt. He's a joy to watch.

From CBSSORTSLINEPeterson said. "It happened so fast. I don't know if it was a shoulder pad or helmet, but right when I planted, that's when he came and hit me."

 

[IndyHavoc]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

I think teams have had the blue print for stopping since week 2. The problem is that even loading the box does not mean he will be shut down. If the Vikings can punch create a hole (even with 8 in the box) that leaves 1 less player in the secondary and AD has plenty of speed to take it to the house.No New Blue Print, just a team that was able to run it well.

Actually.. The Blue print for stopping ADP is.. Don't let him get the ball.. Packers took their time on offense and used the 3 to 5 yard passing plays to chew up the clock. They had 17 3rd downs, 11 of which they converted. Converted two 4th down attempts and the game possession time was 40 minutes to 20.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Look at the insane difference in # of plays and T.O.P. The "blueprint" for stopping AP is to hand the Min D they're collective arses by going on insanely long drives. Now, I'm not worried at all as I'm pretty sure that the Vikes don't play an O nearly as good (and "rolling") as GB each week. The Vikes defense didn't come to play, thus no plays for ADP. He can only get so many 1st downs to keep drives alive, eventually someone else has to make a play.

 

[cartel]

Grade 2 LCL tear (partial tear) per Joe. All other structures intact. My guess is 2-4 weeks out...

 

[wingm@n]

That makes no sense to me. I've never seen anyone get a serious knee injury being hit when he's off the ground. Knees get blown out when the foot is planted, not when it can move with the impact.

The injury occurs when a person lands awkwardly and the knee buckles...Deuce Mcallister blew out his knee this way. You're pretty much guaranteed an awkward landing if you start jumping/hurdling over people during a game. In addition to knees, you also leave yourself susceptible to broken collar bones and separated shoulders.

 

[kremenull]

to me it didn't look like ADP was running well on the sidelines.

He put the sleeve on his knee and did some jogging on it, but I didn't see him running on it.

Given the fact the game was out of hand by that point made the decision to keep him out all the easier.

Hopefully he will be fine, as he is fun to watch, but I was more impressed with the GB Defense yesterday.

I think ADP will be ok but the bigger concern was that GB gave the NFL the blueprint for stopping him. They proved you can completely sell out to stop the run and the Vikes coaches and QBs can't call or execute a play to beat you. We might start seeing 11 men in the box from here on out. I also wouldn't be surprise for Chili to think he overworked ADP and start giving Taylor a large share of carries again. For me, as an ADP owner, yesterday raised my concern. I wouldn't trade him or anything like that but I'm a little concerned.

Bad QB's ruin good RB's.

-see KC.

hmmmmm.......Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, and Jim Brown never had that problem......maybe great RBs succeed regardless, and the really good ones can still be successful if they have an adequate o-line, see KC.

 

[ElliotDiamond]

Grade 2 LCL tear (partial tear) per Joe. All other structures intact. My guess is 2-4 weeks out...

they'll keep him out for the remainder of the season. season is lost, and no reason to risk their franchise back.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Link

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Athletic trainer Eric Sugarman said Peterson would “absolutely, no question” play again this season. In fact, Sugarman would not rule out Peterson returning as early as the Nov. 25 game at the New York Giants. It is possible, Sugarman said, that Peterson will need to wear a custom-made brace when he does resume playing.

 

[Super King]

Grade 2 LCL tear (partial tear) per Joe. All other structures intact. My guess is 2-4 weeks out...

they'll keep him out for the remainder of the season. season is lost, and no reason to risk their franchise back.

My doctor buddy just said the same thing after i told him what happened.