Adrian Peterson declares for draft

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

Browns need a running back. More than any team in the NFL.

Peterson runs very upright, and has a lot of zero and negative rushes. Not a real seasoned receiver.

What happened to Willie Green? Who the hell was the Browns running back last season?

 

[Ellis Redding]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

Browns need a running back. More than any team in the NFL.

Peterson runs very upright, and has a lot of zero and negative rushes. Not a real seasoned receiver.

What happened to Willie Green? Who the hell was the Browns running back last season?

Wasn't it Reuben Droughns? Or was that two years ago?

 

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

Browns need a running back. More than any team in the NFL.

Peterson runs very upright, and has a lot of zero and negative rushes. Not a real seasoned receiver.

What happened to Willie Green? Who the hell was the Browns running back last season?

Wasn't it Reuben Droughns? Or was that two years ago?

I forgot about Droughns. It always seemed like he was going to be really good, but that might of just been a product of Denver's system.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

Who the hell was the Browns running back last season?

Droughns. Well, when he was healthy.

Fun stat: The Browns rushed for 1,335 yards AS A TEAM last season.

Nah, they don't need a running back. :

 

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

Who the hell was the Browns running back last season?

Droughns. Well, when he was healthy.

Fun stat: The Browns rushed for 1,335 yards AS A TEAM last season.

Nah, they don't need a running back. :

Holy ****! The Browns averaged less than 100 yards rushing per game as a team? That is crazy. I wonder if Adrian Peterson is the answer, though. What other quality running backs are coming out in the draft?

 

[Flying Headbutt]

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They need an O-line more than they need a back.

 

[Ellis Redding]

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What other quality running backs are coming out in the draft?

1. Michael Bush, Louisville 6-1 3/4 251
2. Kenny Irons, Auburn 5-10 3/4 195
3. Kenneth Darby, Alabama 5-10 3/8 213
4. Brian Leonard (FB), Rutgers 6-0 3/4 238
5. Lorenzo Booker, Florida State 5-10 1/4 191
6. Tyrone Moss, Miami-Fla. 5-9 241
7. Tony Hunt, Penn State 6-0 225
8. Courtney Lewis, Texas A&M 5-10 1/4 198
9. Alley Broussard, LSU 6-0 231
10. DeShawn Wynn, Florida 5-10 3/4 234
11. Alvin Banks, James Madison 5-10 3/4 224
12. Thomas Clayton, Kansas State 5-9 7/8 220
13. Stevie Hicks, Iowa State 6-0 7/8 212
14. Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois 5-7 1/4 170
15. Germaine Race, Pittsburg State 5-9 5/8 227
16. Justin Vincent, LSU 5-10 1/2 220
17. Dwayne Wright, Fresno State 5-11 1/2 226
18. Selvin Young, Texas 5-11 215
19. Clifton Dawson, Harvard 5-9 1/2 203
20. Pierre Thomas, Illinois 5-10 205

These are possibilities:
1. Marshawn Lynch, California 5-10 7/8 206
2. Albert Young, Iowa 5-10 209
3. Mike Hart, Michigan 5-9 197
4. Lynell Hamilton, San Diego State 5-11 3/4 217

 

[Trey Beamon]

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7. Tony Hunt, Penn State 6-0 225

Steal of the RB class.

 

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

I'd go with Cal's Lynch if he comes out, of course I think he suffered through injury issues as well. At least he uses speed and cuts more than Peterson, though.

 

[Oz]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

I saw on ESPN's ticker some time in the past week that Lynch has already declared for the draft.

 

[Shaggy]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

I will disagree vehemently with everyone on here and say that Adrian Peterson is going to be a star in the NFL. A freaking superstar.

He's got perfect size, he runs over people in college but the dude can flat-out fly if he needs to. His injury problems have been a freak injury with his collarbone, a nagging sprained ankle and a minor shoulder scope.

He won't be at LT's level, but I can see him being another Larry Johnson in three years.

 

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

I will disagree vehemently with everyone on here and say that Adrian Peterson is going to be a star in the NFL. A freaking superstar.

He's got perfect size, he runs over people in college but the dude can flat-out fly if he needs to. His injury problems have been a freak injury with his collarbone, a nagging sprained ankle and a minor shoulder scope.

He won't be at LT's level, but I can see him being another Larry Johnson in three years.

Part of the reason I struggle to picture Peterson in the draft is I feel like I haven't really seen him dominate since his freshman season, but I also don't see a lot of Oklahoma football.

 

[Shaggy]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

He's got a freakish combination of size, strength and speed. Freakish.

 

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

He's got a freakish combination of size, strength and speed. Freakish.

What keeps him from turning into the next Maurice Clarett? Is he more grounded? I know his dad has issues, but I don't know how close they are or if his dad is even an influence on him.

 

[Oz]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

He's got a freakish combination of size, strength and speed. Freakish.

What keeps him from turning into the next Maurice Clarett? Is he more grounded? I know his dad has issues, but I don't know how close they are or if his dad is even an influence on him.

Clarett didn't have the same speed or toughness. Clarett was a soft runner, while Peterson sometimes almost looks like he's looking for it. Huge difference between the two, from what I remember of Clarett that one season.

Of course, it would help if Peterson could avoid injuries for a change.

 

[GB-Hack]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

He's got a freakish combination of size, strength and speed. Freakish.

What keeps him from turning into the next Maurice Clarett? Is he more grounded? I know his dad has issues, but I don't know how close they are or if his dad is even an influence on him.

From what I've heard they don't have much of a relationship. I think a lot of the hoopla from this season was because his dad had gotten out of the joint and was able to see AP play in person for the first time in years.

 

[Angola!]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

He's got a freakish combination of size, strength and speed. Freakish.

What keeps him from turning into the next Maurice Clarett? Is he more grounded? I know his dad has issues, but I don't know how close they are or if his dad is even an influence on him.

From what I've heard they don't have much of a relationship. I think a lot of the hoopla from this season was because his dad had gotten out of the joint and was able to see AP play in person for the first time in years.

I will admit my limited knowledge of this situation came from FOX, which means I should have been more discerning.

 

[Columbo]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

Looks like a hell of a deep draft developing....

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

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AP's problem is that he's going to be picked up by some horse-manure team with no line.
Larry Johnson was good because he could hang around, pick a spot hear and there and wait to be the main guy. When Priest Holmes got hurt, LJ was nearly two years into the league. Peterson is going to be picked up by some ****ty team like the Browns, Lions, Texans, etc., and never have time to adjust to the speed. He'll rush for 700 very tough yards his first season, get banged around a lot and then need time to recover that he'll never get because he'll be called a savior.
The only way he doesn't flame out early is if he slips far down in the draft, goes to a decent team and takes his time getting used to the NFL.

 

[Football_Bat]

Re: Adrian Peterson to enter draft

AP's problem is that he's going to be picked up by some horse-manure team with no line.
Larry Johnson was good because he could hang around, pick a spot hear and there and wait to be the main guy. When Priest Holmes got hurt, LJ was nearly two years into the league. Peterson is going to be picked up by some ****ty team like the Browns, Lions, Texans, etc., and never have time to adjust to the speed. He'll rush for 700 very tough yards his first season, get banged around a lot and then need time to recover that he'll never get because he'll be called a savior.
The only way he doesn't flame out early is if he slips far down in the draft, goes to a decent team and takes his time getting used to the NFL.

Here's the 2007 draft order as of right now (pending the outcome of the playoffs):

Team Record Strength of Schedule
1 Oakland Raiders 2-14 .555
2 Detroit Lions 3-13 .523
3 Cleveland Browns# 4-12 .535
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers# 4-12 .535
5 Arizona Cardinals 5-11 .500
6 Washington Redskins 5-11 .512
7 Minnesota Vikings 6-10 .488
8 Houston Texans 6-10 .504
9 Miami Dolphins 6-10 .543
10 Atlanta Falcons 7-9 .457
11 San Francisco 49ers 7-9 .500
12 Buffalo Bills 7-9 .574
13 St. Louis Rams 8-8 .465
14 Carolina Panthers 8-8 .473
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8 .496
16 Green Bay Packers 8-8 .500
17 Jacksonville Jaguars 8-8 .531
18 Cincinnati Bengals 8-8 .535
19 Tennessee Titans 8-8 .570
20 New York Giants* 8-8 .520
21 Denver Broncos 9-7 .531
22 Seattle Seahawks* 9-7 .453
23 Dallas Cowboys* 9-7 .457
24 Kansas City Chiefs* 9-7 .492
25 New Orleans Saints* 10-6 .461
26 New York Jets* 10-6 .469
27 Philadelphia Eagles* 10-6 .477
28 New England Patriots* 12-4 .496
29 Indianapolis Colts* 12-4 .500
30 Chicago Bears* 13-3 .430
31 Baltimore Ravens* 13-3 .461
32 San Diego Chargers* 14-2 .457
* - Subject to playoffs
# - Subject to coin flip

The Raiders are on the clock. I see them taking Quinn. It's definitely a position of need for them. (Personally I think Brohm and Russell are both better but the Raiders won't be able to resist that Domer siren song.)

I think AD will be a Lion. I don't see them drafting another WR (Calvin Johnson is right up there on the board.) If Millen drafts another WR, he should be fired. OH WAIT .... ;D

Just not this year.