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Inside Peterson's plan for reducing fumbles

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Adrian Peterson walked out of the locker room Friday with a football in his hands. After fumbling twice against Atlanta, the Vikings running back carried a football around with him all week. It's a reminder of the importance of ball security. Peterson's eight fumbles this season lead NFL running backs heading into Sunday's regular-season finale against the New York Giants. He has lost four of those fumbles. The Vikings need Peterson at his best against the Giants and beyond. A Vikings victory Sunday would clinch the NFC North Division championship. Fumble problems could derail the team's playoff chances. Peterson said he walked around with a football this week "to get a better feel of the ball or whatnot." "It's all mental," Peterson said. "That's it. It's all mental." That's why Peterson didn't make any radical changes to his mechanics or anything else. Vikings coach Brad Childress said the Vikings didn't do anything different in practice this week with Peterson. The coaches just emphasized hanging onto the football.

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December 27, 2008  09:10 AM ET

I hope the Giants don't sit out too many players and hand the Vi-queens the NFC North.

December 27, 2008  09:17 AM ET

anytime u run as much and as physical as he does u run that risk. he'll be fine i mean after all, he is a SOONER!

December 27, 2008  09:20 AM ET

here's a tip.....hold onto the ball

December 27, 2008  09:27 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

anytime u run as much and as physical as he does u run that risk. he'll be fine i mean after all, he is a SOONER!

I think he have a SHORT but brilliant career for the fact of his physicallity.

December 27, 2008  09:30 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

here's a tip.....hold onto the ball

Yeah, and you go show him how to do it by running into a line of 300 pound players. Go on. Show him.

December 27, 2008  09:39 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

Yeah, and you go show him how to do it by running into a line of 300 pound players. Go on. Show him.

I think I'd just put the bowl on the ground and jog quickly the other way.

December 27, 2008  11:40 AM ET

HES THE MAN

December 27, 2008  11:51 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

I think I'd just put the bowl on the ground and jog quickly the other way.

^

December 27, 2008  12:02 PM ET

It's called superglue, Adrian.

December 27, 2008  12:27 PM ET

What was the name of the movie where the player had to take the ball with him everywhere and teammates tried to take the ball away? They even tried it during lectures.....'Necessary Roughness', maybe?

December 27, 2008  12:47 PM ET

"The Program." Great flick starring Omar Epps of "House" fame.

December 27, 2008  12:49 PM ET

Thanks, SafetyBlitz.

December 27, 2008  12:50 PM ET

Anytime. :)

December 27, 2008  01:02 PM ET

I loved the scene where his teammates knock the ball loose in class in an auditorium and they all go scrambling down the steps after it.

December 27, 2008  01:52 PM ET
QUOTE(#1):

I hope the Giants don't sit out too many players and hand the Vi-queens the NFC North.

Makes sense to me! Why not have Jared Allen take Manning out for the remainder to the year?

December 27, 2008  02:41 PM ET

he needs to talk to tiki barber wha had butter arms before

December 27, 2008  02:45 PM ET

yeh,peterson is great, but jackson is crap, so QB position with jackson = win at giants(if starters sit)and into playoffs with one and done . thanks coach for bonehead QB pick

December 27, 2008  02:54 PM ET
QUOTE(#15):

Makes sense to me! Why not have Jared Allen take Manning out for the remainder to the year?

No need to, he's pretty much ineffective right now anyway. Hee Hee!!!

December 27, 2008  02:55 PM ET
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he needs to talk to tiki barber wha had butter arms before

Exactly! I remember that one. Tiki took in on himself to learn how to hold on to the ball and his fumbling decreased dramatically.

 
December 27, 2008  03:58 PM ET

Oh no! Peterson has a great plan to not fumble! And just before the Giants game! Dammit. At least the plan is only to reduce the fumbles, not completely eliminate them.

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