Peterson headed to free agency

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I sure hope Peterson goes to the Raiders, Denver, Chiefs, Somebody in the AFC besides the pats who can contend. Sure don't want him to go to Seattle UGHHHHHHHH
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Sounds like Peterson is looking for a lot of money and not getting it so far.
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Crax wrote:Sounds like Peterson is looking for a lot of money and not getting it so far.

At his age, coming off an injury, the market will likely be soft for him at first so this isn't unexpected at this stage, before free agents can even be signed. It makes no sense for him to come out of the gate eager to accept a low offer and teams will likely be willing to wait for his price to go down. It's a bargaining dance we see every spring, especially with older free agents. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes unsigned for months.
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Mothman wrote:
At his age, coming off an injury, the market will likely be soft for him at first so this isn't unexpected at this stage, before free agents can even be signed. It makes no sense for him to come out of the gate eager to accept a low offer and teams will likely be willing to wait for his price to go down. It's a bargaining dance we see every spring, especially with older free agents. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes unsigned for months.

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NFL.com wrote:Peterson has value if he adjusts his expectations. Perhaps teams like the Bucs and Raiders would be willing to take a chance if he embraced being a role player and the salary that comes with it: $5 million or less? If not, a return to Minnesota makes the most sense. Even if he's not a perfect fit for coordinator Pat Shurmur's system, he has sentimental value to the Vikings that could show up in his paycheck.
Please no. Although I did like the highlight video they included at the top of the article, I'm not interested in having Peterson back. In addition to him not being a fit in the new scheme, he's not what he was, he's old, lost a step, and there are durability concerns. Hard pass.
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Anyone else see a situation playing out where by Thompson takes advantage of APs tendency to let his hurt feelings feed his ego and uses this to full advantage to get AP in the door at a pauper's price....sure the NFL would be willing to chip in a finders fee for the deal as well to be able to hype and market those two games!
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PurpleTears wrote:Anyone else see a situation playing out where by Thompson takes advantage of APs tendency to let his hurt feelings feed his ego and uses this to full advantage to get AP in the door at a pauper's price....sure the NFL would be willing to chip in a finders fee for the deal as well to be able to hype and market those two games!

I think you nailed it. That's how I see it going down too.
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Texas Vike wrote:
I think you nailed it. That's how I see it going down too.
You're not the only one. Found this in another forum:



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I'm afraid he's going to go to the packers for $1 over vet min, rush for 2800 yards, and be Superbowl MVP in USBank stadium.
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I hope he goes to the Packers. He'll get Rodgers killed by midseason. If he even stays healthy that long.
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PurpleMustReign wrote:Someone posted on Facebook how they could see AD signing with GB and then helping them win the Super Bowl in our stadium [ANGRY FACE][CRYING FACE]

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There are very few things that would make me stop watching football. This would be one of them. If this happens I'm moving to Canada to live as a hermit and take up curling.
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S197 wrote: There are very few things that would make me stop watching football. This would be one of them. If this happens I'm moving to Canada to live as a hermit and take up curling.
I would be right there with you.
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S197 wrote: There are very few things that would make me stop watching football. This would be one of them. If this happens I'm moving to Canada to live as a hermit and take up curling.
:lol: I'll move to Canada with you. We can be neighbors and come out of our house once a year to say how much we hate our lives and then go crawl back in our holes
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S197 wrote: There are very few things that would make me stop watching football. This would be one of them. If this happens I'm moving to Canada to live as a hermit and take up curling.
Not gonna happen.

Green Bay is notoriously stingy when it comes to free agents. There is no way they overpay for Adrian Peterson. The fact that they signed Martellus Bennett is a minor miracle in their world.
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