Give me Peterson over LT

2008-09-10T07:16:08-04:00

2007-11-04T16:26:10-05:00

2008-09-10T06:40:22-04:00

2007-11-20T13:11:44-05:00

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DiegoNP

Toledo 53037

LT all day, any day. He is a true star. 595959

2007-11-20T13:10:55-05:00

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DiegoNP

Toledo 53037

I couldn't help but notice how all the hoopla surrounding flavor-of-the-day Adrian Peterson stopped on 11-10-07 when the Packers crushed the Vikes, stuffed Peterson for 45 yards and then knocked him out of the game and on to IR. 595971

2007-11-07T13:33:20-05:00

Blue Sky Jedi

No City 186193

We don't watch football for slow and steady. Nothing to take away from LT. He will end up in the HoF and is a great running back and I would start with him in a heartbeat BUT in 8 games AD has ascended like an F-15 fighter pulling vertical on full afterburner. Gave you chills just to witness. Yes Time will tell yes LT is a proven back but I feel like my two-year old daughter does when I do something she thinks is great or funny..Do it again! Do it again! Giddy with delight. I saw the recap in the chow hall and you should have heard the oohs and ahhs that emanated from the soldiers watching. LT is great but AD is..wow..just wow. Do it again! Do it again! Because you know..he WILL! Peace from Iraq, 549866

2007-11-07T11:08:18-05:00

Rocky Balboa

No City 186074

Adrian! This is Rocky. You sure changed. What happened? You used to be a cute girl working at the pet store. Now you're a football player and a dude. 548913

2007-11-06T21:01:14-05:00

samyc

Forest Lake 5542

AD for sure he is unbeleivable imagine if he had an alright QB and Other playmakers but he definetley has a good O-line 547381

2007-11-06T20:14:06-05:00

2manybuds

Asheville 185832

Wait when Mcfadden hits the NFL next year, more domination 547129

2007-11-06T16:20:36-05:00

REYES07

Wappingers Falls 93944

this is unreal...AP can play absolutly and does he have the potential to be great without a doubt...but come on LT is still the best RB. He has been doing well for a long while. he can run the tough 2 or 3 yards and he can break one out for 20-30 at anytime...AND THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL--AP has not played a full injury free season in like 3 years so gimmie a break...while he is awesome let him play a season or 2 before we jump to crowning him the best RB and even the best RB ever!!! 545993

2007-11-06T15:45:47-05:00

tupeairs

12078

i'll take LT and his 7 consistent years over a good half year and an injury history. when peterson has lasted 2 years without busting his collarbone again, then we'll talk. 545752

2007-11-06T14:35:33-05:00

Gerald Ball

Columbia 185681

I think what those in the Adrian Peterson camp are saying (including myself } is that AP is the best physical specimen of power, speed, size, and vision the league has ever seen. If he stays injury free and keeps all of his physical gifts, who can't crown him the best ever? That's the issue, case closed. 545336

2007-11-06T14:10:59-05:00

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KenoshaMark

Kenosha 113251

Before you all put Peterson in the Hall of Fame, lets see if he stays healthy. He didn't in college. Could Gale Sayers have been the best back ever without his injuries? 545187

You can start a franchise with either LaDainian Tomlinson or Adrian Peterson, who do you take? Give me Peterson. Tomlinson is obviously one of the best of all time. But he's attacking the record book on  a  slow and steady pace, accumulating stats through the years without too much flash. Peterson, who set the single-game rushing record today with 296 yards against the Chargers, is the most exciting running back to enter the NFL since Barry Sanders. Commentators say LT is a threat to take it to the house from anywhere on the field. That's simply not true. Tomlinson has six runs over 60 yards in his seven-year career. That's less than one a year. Peterson already has three runs of over 60 yards in his rookie season, including a 64-yard touchdown in the Vikings' 35-17 win today. And Peterson took a screen pass 60 yards for a touchdown in Week 1. The debate is similar to Emmitt Smith vs. Barry Sanders. Smith is the NFL rushing king, but it's hard to remember more than one or two specific long runs in his long career. Sanders' career was filled with breath-taking long dashes. Tomlinson gets a lot of credit for setting the NFL touchdown record last season, as did Shaun Alexander in 2005. But many of those were of the 2-yard variety, so that statistic doesn't say much. With all the rule changes to help the passing game, the break-away running back had become a thing of the past. Backs have big statistical seasons, but that's because yards and scoring are up so much as defenses scramble to catch up with aerial attacks like New England and Indianapolis. Also, defense are set so far back to stop the pass, running backs can't get past the deep guys. Peterson is a throwback to the running backs of my youth, like Sanders, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett and Walter Payton - players who seemed to be capable of ripping off 70-yard touchdowns every game. Guys you couldn't take your eyes off. Tomlinson is a great running back. One of the best ever. He will likely break most NFL rushing records. Peterson, however, won't be far behind if he can stay healthy. And Peterson will do it in a much more exciting fashion. 2574 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/397/2/thumb/Perloff.jpg 547 NY

Andrew Perloff

New York 3992