Well, the last time Bradford faced the Browns was in the preseason and he tore his ACL and missed the season on a non-contact play but the Browns defense is terrible. They lost five veteran starters. Donte Whitner, Tashon Gibson, Karlos Dansby, to free agency. Desmond Bryant to injury and they cut Paul Kruger. They also are without depth, Armonty Bryant suspended, Craig Robertson (free agent), and Gilbert and Mingo were traded away.In fairness, Wentz was playing against the Browns.
Minnesota has to believe he is better than the guy they have now or they wouldn't have given up a 1st and 4th for him.Not sure what Sam Bradford has to do with Adrian Peterson being successful or not.
I understand that most can't afford to bench AdP but I play dynasty and have been seeding my team with RB talent and have options but thought he would be able to break the stacked boxes but with 2 defensive scores the game script got away from him. I do expect an improvement but think Bradford is going to need more time.If you can afford to bench him, then what kind of team do you have? I'm riding AP, it's week one. Benching him would be silly so early.
I did not see the game but all reports indicated they were stacking the box and daring Hill to beat them. If Shuan was able to burn them, it would have forced them to drop a safety and not cheat up.This still doesn't really matter as far as how well Peterson does. If he can be productive with Christian Ponder he can be productive with Shaun Hill who is better QB than Ponder was (which isn't saying much).
You can bench Peterson if you want. I do think it is possible father time is catching up with him
Pre-Teddy, AdP was at least three years younger.The Titans did stack the line and generally had more defenders than the Vikings could block on most of his runs. That isn't really any different than what he has faced in the past though.
Reminds me of a Harlan Huckleby stat line. You say you don't know who that is? I say you are lucky.As I Peterson owner, I am not yet worried but I I am concerned. 19 carries for 31 yards! A 1.6 average! That's not bad. That's atrocious
With guys on suspension the Packers are very thin on the defensive line right now. Very thin.The Titans did stack the line and generally had more defenders than the Vikings could block on most of his runs. That isn't really any different than what he has faced in the past though.
Mike Zimmer basically said as much during his press conference. Every team is going to focus on stopping Peterson, it has been that way his entire career. Hasn't stopped him before.
Anderson played great. That seems like a reasonable alternative until Peterson starts playing well again.
The Vikings play the Packers at home next week. Peterson has had some pretty great games against them and certainly could do so again.
There is a lot to put on the offensive line for those running statistics—tackles for loss don’t happen by magic—and certainly most of those runs allow one to identify an offensive lineman who didn’t perform up to par on his assignment. Newly-signed Alex Boone in particular had issues holding down a powerful Titans defensive line in the run game.
But the issue for Peterson is not that he’s a bad running back for not producing more than what was blocked for him, but that’s he paid to overcome the obstacles that having a bad offensive line creates. In many years, he had more than respectable production despite occasionally subpar blocking in front of him. In 2012, he had the perfect mixture of a good run-blocking line and the kind of burst, vision and power that makes him such a good back.
In this game, it seemed much more like he was a running back that needed his offensive line to perform in order for him to create the kinds of runs he’s known for. A running back limited by his offensive line is less of a threat—and much more difficult to build around—than one who adds yards regardless of what happens in front of him.
Per Paul Kuharsky, ESPN’s Tennessee Titans reporter, Peterson only gained nine yards after contact on nine carries—the lowest average he’s had since they’ve started tracking the statistic in 2009.
Peterson did miss lanes at times, but the bigger decisionmaking issues from him stem from a poor mix of patience and aggression, where Peterson was too patient for runs to the outside and too aggressive on runs on the inside.
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Adrian Peterson's last 7 games:
132 carries for 397 yards (3.0 YPC), 19 1st downs, 3 TDs
His 5 longest runs:
39, 21, 10, 10, 10#RBCliff
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They did a good job against Jacksonville.Ditkaless Wonders said:With guys on suspension the Packers are very thin on the defensive line right now. Very thin.
True enough. Of course the Jags had unexpectedly lost Chris Ivory, their starter, to the hospital the night before, so that helped.They did a good job against Jacksonville.
26 rushing attempts 48 yards 1.8 ypc 1 TD
Well,'he lasted longer than most RB's.31.5. Unproductive before injury. He's done. Very, very sad.
Yes very true. Legendary. Still waiting for some flaming but that's ok.Well,'he lasted longer than most RB's.
Father Time catches 'em all, eventually.
It's coming, but I agree with you.Yes very true. Legendary. Still waiting for some flaming but that's ok.
Yep. Waiting for the..."ummmm obviously you didn't see him rush for 2097 yards one year removed from torn ACL/MCL at age 26" blablabla comments.It's coming, but I agree with you.
He may still have a few good games here and there in the future but, he's not "Adrian Peterson" anymore.
That should get 'em foaming at the mouth. Lol.
All I can say is I very,very carefully watched his carries so far this year, in 90% of the cases I would say that it was O-line related, when you get the ball and there's always someone within 1 foot of you its tough to do much no matter who you are.Yep. Waiting for the..."ummmm obviously you didn't see him rush for 2097 yards one year removed from torn ACL/MCL at age 26" blablabla comments.
MRI today I believe but nothing yet.latest injury status ?
I'm not sure about that. Nobody that I've seen is reporting a definitive "first to release" prognosis. It's all speculation, which is what people always "report" and discuss until an official diagnosis is disclosed.There's a story on the blogger at 8:06am saying the injury is believed to be minor and Joe emailed me at 8:24am saying "week to week" and "possibly out for the season".
I know we don't know yet but this seems like the 24 news cycle where people want to report first instead of reporting accurately.
The 24 hour news cycle isn't about saying anything definitive. Is it about reporting every speculation and rumor regardless of verifiable information. It's about changing from people (reporters) verifying information to a drive to be the first to report it.I'm not sure about that. Nobody that I've seen is reporting a definitive "first to release" prognosis. It's all speculation, which is what people always "report" and discuss until an official diagnosis is disclosed.
Well, people could just point to last year when he led the NFL in rushing at age 30. And he was actually 27 in his 2000 yard season if we want to be accurate.Yep. Waiting for the..."ummmm obviously you didn't see him rush for 2097 yards one year removed from torn ACL/MCL at age 26" blablabla comments.
NO?!If it's only the meniscus then that is good news. He should be ready in a few weeks.
If Bradford can take advantage of the stacked boxes like he did last night, it will open things up for AdP once he is back.
I wouldn't shovel dirt on AdP yet.
To be fair though, he's also not looked at all explosive this year - 2 games is a small sample, but he looked slow before the injury and uncharacteristically indecisive as a runner.I saw no where for him to run last night. No holes. Nothing to even remotely explode through.
I hate this excuse. "It's the O-line's fault"All I can say is I very,very carefully watched his carries so far this year, in 90% of the cases I would say that it was O-line related, when you get the ball and there's always someone within 1 foot of you its tough to do much no matter who you are.
That said, liking his injury news this morning better than yesterday, hope all is intact and just a sprain, glad I got McKinnon handcuff, Asiata might be a decent flex play when he's out too, figure teams stop keying on AP and if Diggs can keep going and Johnson or someone else steps up then the pass game will continue to gain some respect.
He couldn't put any weight on it. It looked a lot more than minor.Sounds like a minor injury that scared the #### out of him, understandably.
It doesn't matter how many yards Emmitt Smith has, no one will ever put him on the same pedestal as Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, or even Adrian Peterson. We all know the reason why Emmitt Smith has the number of yards he has and that is because of the team he played with during the 90s. Those Cowboy teams and offensive lines were some of the best in history. He was not as good as the RBs I mentioned and pretty much everyone except Cowboy fans realize it.I hope he is healthy but this Emmitt Smith fan is feeling better about the last RB who stands a chance of catching number 22 appearing to be slowing down.