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Adrian Peterson can't win a championship for any team by himself. Nobody can.Eli wrote:He's fun to watch, but Adrian Peterson will never win a championship for the Minnesota Vikings. That's just the reality of the NFL.
visitingbearsfan wrote:My son and i had the pleasure of meeting him at a card show in 2008. He is a very polite, young man and after shaking his hand I understood what everyone was saying about his hand strength. He is the best back to come into the league since Walter Payton. If he can manage to stay healthy and play 10 to 12 seasons he will be in the discussion for the all-time best.
Enjoy him while you can. I have seen him play live every year except last year and will continue to do so until he retires.
But Elway was good enough to get the Broncos to multiple Superbowls on his own. If we had an Elway to match with Peterson, I don't care what kind of defense we have. We would be going places.Just Me wrote: As good as John Elway was as a QB, he couldn't win a Super Bowl on his own. Until Terrell Davis joined the Broncos, Elway failed to get a Super Bowl trophy. Just sayin...
If we had an Elway to pair with Peterson we'd have a dynasty team that would make the 70s Steeler teams teams look like a "flash in the pan"John_Viveiros wrote: But Elway was good enough to get the Broncos to multiple Superbowls on his own. If we had an Elway to match with Peterson, I don't care what kind of defense we have. We would be going places.
FWIW, I was just making the point (although Mothman and others made it better) that no ONE player was going to win a Super Bowl. (And Elway was one of my favorite all-time QBs so he was an easy example)Great article on AD."I can't believe it," Andrews told them, in a conversation recalled by Peterson's father, Nelson, during a phone interview with NFL.com. "For this guy to have played as much football as he's played his whole life, and not to have hardly any wear and tear, it's incredible. I've never seen a football player, especially one who runs and cuts as much as he does, with a knee in that condition. It's like a newborn baby."
http://nfl.si.com/2012/11/14/break-it-d ... nfl_bf2_a5How is he doing it? As good as he’s been, it is certainly not a one-man show. Peterson is playing at an elite level, but the Vikings’ offensive line has done its best to help him. More on that in this week’s “Break It Down”:
Should have won a championship, fumbled it away. Our timing is always crap, the seasoned veteran, we have today, wouldn't have done that. Woulda rolled into Miami, with this AD.Mothman wrote: That's correct, the reality of a team sport like football is that one player can never win a championship on his own.
Of course, Peterson could win a championship with the Minnesota Vikings...
I know it may sound funny, but without that experience (of fumbling) we wouldn't have the seasoned veteran we have today. Also, last I checked: the game was tied at the end of regulation. I could just as easliy say: "The defense cost us the game". It was a team loss. Let it go....PurpleHalo wrote: Should have won a championship, fumbled it away. Our timing is always crap, the seasoned veteran, we have today, wouldn't have done that. Woulda rolled into Miami, with this AD.
Well said. The only fumble Peterson even had that was lost in that game was the unofficial fumble on the bad exchange at the NO 4 yard line. It was costly but no more costly than the turnovers by Favre, Berrian and Harvin. Peterson had 3 TDs and over 130 yards in production in that game so he balanced his turnover with serious benefits.Just Me wrote:[I know it may sound funny, but without that experience (of fumbling) we wouldn't have the seasoned veteran we have today. Also, last I checked: the game was tied at the end of regulation. I could just as easliy say: "The defense cost us the game". It was a team loss. Let it go....
I couldn't agree more. And don't forget Childress' contribution to a messy game. It was a team loss across the board.Mothman wrote: Well said. The only fumble Peterson even had that was lost in that game was the unofficial fumble on the bad exchange at the NO 4 yard line. It was costly but no more costly than the turnovers by Favre, Berrian and Harvin. Peterson had 3 TDs and over 130 yards in production in that game so he balanced his turnover with serious benefits.
As you said, the Vikings lost that game as a team. It's history now anyway...
And the opposing team cheating...losperros wrote: I couldn't agree more. And don't forget Childress' contribution to a messy game. It was a team loss across the board.
