Peterson - 12 carries 63 yards???

Originally Posted by whodey17

Why on earth did Childress stop giving this rookie the ball. He should be carrying the ball 20-25 times. I know the Viks paid money foir Taylor, but you cannot let economics get in the way of winning. I wonder if Peterson has some incentives in his contract that the Viks do not w.nt him to reach. If this is the case--PATHETIC>

I think the Vikings are playing Peterson properly. He is not a good blocker yet. And they want to work him into a high number of carries.

Against Dallas they did not have the ball enough to use him. And then when they could use him, the situations were all wrong.

The kid is an absolute beast though. Eric Dickerson is what he looks like now.
Dickerson also had the flaw of not being able to block. Hopefully Peterson learns so he can stay in on 3rd down. He is a threat on a draw or screen pass. But if you cant block... He would be able to keep defenses very honest on 3rd down passing situations.

Hopefully he remains healthy. Damn him for not going to Texas. Vince Young and Adrian Peterson... Holy ch it.

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I think the Vikings are playing Peterson properly. He is not a good blocker yet. And they want to work him into a high number of carries.

Against Dallas they did not have the ball enough to use him. And then when they could use him, the situations were all wrong.

The kid is an absolute beast though. Eric Dickerson is what he looks like now.
Dickerson also had the flaw of not being able to block. Hopefully Peterson learns so he can stay in on 3rd down. He is a threat on a draw or screen pass. But if you cant block... He would be able to keep defenses very honest on 3rd down passing situations.

Hopefully he remains healthy. Damn him for not going to Texas. Vince Young and Adrian Peterson... Holy ch it.

Doesnt Vince Young play for the Titans? Or are you talking about when he was in college?

Originally Posted by whodey17

Doesnt Vince Young play for the Titans? Or are you talking about when he was in college?

College.
They played against each other.
You know, UT v. Oklahoma.
Unfortunately, Peterson went to
Oklahoma. From Palestine, Texas
and he goes to Oklahoma.

So we got Cedric Benson as our
Adrian Peterson. I laugh.

And the mighty Mel Kuiper had Benson
going number 1 in the draft... go figure.
All Peterson needed was to get healthy.
Everyone in Texas saw the kid run.
It was clear he was in another league.
When he went to Oklahoma it was
a depressing moment. But we got
over it in the Rose Bowl against USC.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I think the Vikings are playing Peterson properly. He is not a good blocker yet. And they want to work him into a high number of carries.

Against Dallas they did not have the ball enough to use him. And then when they could use him, the situations were all wrong.

The kid is an absolute beast though. Eric Dickerson is what he looks like now.
Dickerson also had the flaw of not being able to block. Hopefully Peterson learns so he can stay in on 3rd down. He is a threat on a draw or screen pass. But if you cant block... He would be able to keep defenses very honest on 3rd down passing situations.

Hopefully he remains healthy. Damn him for not going to Texas. Vince Young and Adrian Peterson... Holy ch it.

Not to be argumentative but who in their right mind wants Peterson blocking? Maybe he needs work picking up the blitz but that is hardly an major issue especially when your QB has almost no chance of completing a pass anyway.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not to be argumentative but who in their right mind wants Peterson blocking? Maybe he needs work picking up the blitz but that is hardly an major issue especially when your QB has almost no chance of completing a pass anyway.

You are right. That is why he goes out on 3rd down with any length. They dont need a guy hurt who cant block anyway. And all Peterson does need to do is pick up the blitz. He is not going to block for another RB. Picking up blitzes takes experience that he does not have.
But when one has a QB that cant throw the ball anyway, it probably is madness having Peterson in the game even attempting to block. Too valuable for the QB he should be protecting.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

You are right. That is why he goes out on 3rd down with any length. They dont need a guy hurt who cant block anyway. And all Peterson does need to do is pick up the blitz. He is not going to block for another RB. Picking up blitzes takes experience that he does not have.
But when one has a QB that cant throw the ball anyway, it probably is madness having Peterson in the game even attempting to block. Too valuable for the QB he should be protecting.

I thought Rexy was bad till I saw 2 straight weeks of Tavaris or whatever his name is. maybe MN can run the option.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I thought Rexy was bad till I saw 2 straight weeks of Tavaris or whatever his name is. maybe MN can run the option.

They just signed Tarkington to their practice squad

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

They just signed Tarkington to their practice squad

In a wheelchair he is better than tavarias or whatever his name is