Apparently Adrian Peterson has recently undergone surgery on the collarbone he had broken this season. Some are now reporting that though he's supposed to be ready for the season, that he'll miss off season workouts. RBs usually don't need a lot of prep work before they can play at a high level, but some seem to think that this means that he definitely won't be drafted in the top 3 of Saturday's draft. This could be a huge boon to the Vikes, who'd immediately be a playoff team if they added him to their offense. And in the crappy NFC, they could make noise in the playoffs were they able to add a serviceable receiver in the later rounds or free agency.
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Keep dreaming. Vikings final record: 5-12.
Yeah. One rookie RB and the woeful Vikes are automatically a playoff team?
Once again, a serious overstatement of the impact of a skill position player.
Every football play begins at the line of scrimmage. I would suggest that's a good place to build a team.
He's going to have similar impact to Tomlinson. HOF
While RBs fare better in the transition to the NFL than any other skill position, it is far too early to predict HOF, boner. Too early to predict him starting anywhere.
If he's so fucking great, why don't the Raiders take him?
That's why its called a prediction. Ironic isn't it? And this draft has three transcendent talents: Peterson, Jamarcus Russell, and Calvin Johnson. The Raiders need a QB more than a RB (remember your "draft for need" argument?). That's why the Raiders didn't take him.
And by the way, now that the Vikings have taken Peterson (along with Sidney Rice who is going to be a great pick up) they will make the playoffs next year ahead of your race-baiters. I know, I know, its too early to say that. You'd probably like to wait till the end of Weed 17 of the regular season to make such assertions, but hey what the heck.
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