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PurpleMustReign wrote: I still contend he will get more money here than anywhere else.

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Right I just hope we aren't dumb enough to give it to him. Time to move on. There is no better time to need a RB than right now. We're in a good position when it comes to that.
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5thWave wrote:I say get the best bargain in the draft: Joe Mixon. Extraordinary talent both running and receiving...made for the shotgun offense.

Granted his ONLY black mark is the incident three years ago in Norman. Temper that with the fact he's a good student from a very good family. And what would you do if a woman started popping you in the face with her fists...flame away.
I wouldn't be opposed to it at all. Just wondering what it would draw back to us media wise because of what happened with AP and his kid.
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Demi wrote:Why would this team want an old one dimensional back at all? Should have traded him years ago when he had actual value. :wallbang:
The past few mocks I've had over the years had us trading him. It's a tough call. Who knows what we wouldve gotten for him.
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Demi wrote:Why would this team want an old one dimensional back at all? Should have traded him years ago when he had actual value. :wallbang:
Extend that a bit farther - why would any team want to pay much for AD at this point? In his limited action last year he didn't look all that great. He seemed a bit tentative and didn't have much of a burst and, IIRC, in the two games he started the season he had some of the lowest yardage totals of his career. He's missed more time the last three seasons than he's played due to injuries.

It will be interesting to see if some team is willing to pay him in FA, but I wouldn't be surprised to see little interest in AD at this point. He's just not been all that productive recently and the data suggests he'll never be close to what he was at his peak.
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I am ready to move on from him in any way.

He was a great player but I think his Bs and
age make him a thing of the past.
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Dear Jerry Jones,

Please sign Adrian Peterson to play on your team.

Signed; Vikings fans who want good value from The running back position.

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Hopefully they can find a Micheal Westbrook / Darren Sproles / Ray Rice type player.
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mansquatch wrote:Hopefully they can find a Micheal Westbrook / Darren Sproles / Ray Rice type player.
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S197 wrote: Pumphrey from San Diego St.
The guy put up 5 reps on the bench. That's a little scary. I'd much rather grab a guy like Kareem Hunt. McKinnon isn't a between the tackles guy but explosive in the open field. I like our 3rd down RB situation with him. We just need a workhorse. Perine and Hunt both fit that mold. Not opposed to Kamara, Gallman or Foreman either.
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Pondering Her Percy wrote: The guy put up 5 reps on the bench. That's a little scary. I'd much rather grab a guy like Kareem Hunt. McKinnon isn't a between the tackles guy but explosive in the open field. I like our 3rd down RB situation with him. We just need a workhorse. Perine and Hunt both fit that mold. Not opposed to Kamara, Gallman or Foreman either.
His size and strength will tank his stock but his tape doesn't lie. He could be a slot/RB type very much like Sproles and will probably be around in the 5th. Perine is going to go earlier than most people think. Foreman would make a good workhorse and compliment to McKinnon. He may slip to the 4th or so.
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S197 wrote: His size and strength will tank his stock but his tape doesn't lie. He could be a slot/RB type very much like Sproles and will probably be around in the 5th. Perine is going to go earlier than most people think. Foreman would make a good workhorse and compliment to McKinnon. He may slip to the 4th or so.
Right but Pumphrey isn't what we need. It's just another McKinnon type back. Ideally, we need a workhorse, McKinnon, and a potential workhorse/fill in as our top 3 backs IMO. So if the workhorse goes down, that #3 fills in and we aren't stuck with McKinnon trying to take on the load. McKinnon is strictly a 3rd down guy, elusive, catches well, etc. We need to find one very good back that can carry the load and one with potential. Pumphrey lit it up at SDSU but I can't see a 5'9 back being a workhorse. Could be wrong but I just don't see it. McCaffery was a beast but I see him as another Danny Woodhead. We need a guy that can sustain all the shots, has power and can grind all game. I mean McKinnon has ridiculous strength for a smaller guy. Pumphrey has none. And McKinnon proved he can't carry a load. Not sure why anyone thinks Pumphrey could when he doesnt have the upper body to sustain it. McKinnon does and still couldn't pull it off.
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PurpleKoolaid wrote:I heard 'rumors' that AD could fall to the 10 million dollar mark. This was just a word of mouth and probably just someones idea of not letting AD go, but would AD be worth it to us for 10 mil? I think AD is thinking of maybe knocking off a million or 2, not 8. Sad thing is, I dont know if I'd even want him for 8.
Fall to $10 million?

If he gets half that, somebody will have overpaid.

Right now, only 8 backs in the NFL are due to make $5 million. With AP averaging 2.9 YPC over his last 9 games played, I just don't see anything but a desperate GM paying him Top-8 money.
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J. Kapp 11 wrote: Fall to $10 million?

If he gets half that, somebody will have overpaid.

Right now, only 8 backs in the NFL are due to make $5 million. With AP averaging 2.9 YPC over his last 9 games played, I just don't see anything but a desperate GM paying him Top-8 money.
I could see it if there is no commitment past this season. He could be worth a gamble for a team with the cap room and a good backup plan.
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PFT's Mike Florio reports that free agents Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles aren't generating much interest from teams at the Combine.

Per Florio, Peterson is having conversations with teams, but the money he's looking for may not be there. Charles, on the other hand, hasn't been linked to any teams. Both are on the wrong side of 30 and coming off significant knee operations. While Le'Veon Bell is sitting pretty on the franchise tag at $12 million as the league's highest-paid running back, Peterson and Charles may struggle to even get $4-6 million per year. Florio suggests Peterson could play it smart and sit out into the summer so he doesn't have to go through the grind of OTAs and camp.



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halfgiz wrote:PFT's Mike Florio reports that free agents Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles aren't generating much interest from teams at the Combine.

Per Florio, Peterson is having conversations with teams, but the money he's looking for may not be there. Charles, on the other hand, hasn't been linked to any teams. Both are on the wrong side of 30 and coming off significant knee operations. While Le'Veon Bell is sitting pretty on the franchise tag at $12 million as the league's highest-paid running back, Peterson and Charles may struggle to even get $4-6 million per year. Florio suggests Peterson could play it smart and sit out into the summer so he doesn't have to go through the grind of OTAs and camp.



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That woud make sense. I still don't think its a foregone conclussion he plays at all this season, or ever again. If he does, probably with the vikings for 8 million or with another team making 4-6.
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