I will be very interested to see how he performs.
I would assume that the Saints have a better Ol then we have ( who doesn't?) but then again it seems like I watched their QB get knocked around pretty frequently.
I can just imagine all the pitchforks that will be out in the streets of Minneapolis if AP has an epic season!
Saints are going RB committee and I don't expect Peterson to be the leader of the committee. Ingram is no Peterson in his prime but he rushed for 1,043 yards last year and caught 46 passes for another 319 yards. Peterson is goal line/short yardage and insurance, I think, unless Ingram can't stay healthy or Peterson outplays him which is a possibility.
Cliff wrote:Saints are going RB committee and I don't expect Peterson to be the leader of the committee. Ingram is no Peterson in his prime but he rushed for 1,043 yards last year and caught 46 passes for another 319 yards. Peterson is goal line/short yardage and insurance, I think, unless Ingram can't stay healthy or Peterson outplays him which is a possibility.
I wonder if the roles will be that specialized or if they will use them as more of a one-two punch. It will be interesting.
The Vikes had better get their run defense ready for week 1.
I really hope that Peterson doesn't get the better of us week one (aside from that i hope that he has a good rest of his career). I have a feeling that there are a lot of players on our defense that are very eager for the opportunity to hit Peterson.
Mothman wrote:
I wonder if the roles will be that specialized or if they will use them as more of a one-two punch. It will be interesting.
The Vikes had better get their run defense ready for week 1.
I was thinking the same thing. I have a feeling they are going to run a lot of hurry-up and score 40 pts/game. If that's the case, Ingram and AP will both get close to 20 touches a game.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
cmoss84 wrote:
I was thinking the same thing. I have a feeling they are going to run a lot of hurry-up and score 40 pts/game. If that's the case, Ingram and AP will both get close to 20 touches a game.
The Saints will probably use them as a one-two punch. That said, they utilize a lot of shotgun sets, which means AD might end up being their power back in regular sets.
It might be a "one-two punch" situation but I don't expect it to be 50-50. Ingram is a better pass catcher and Peterson is ranked bottom 10 in pass blocking by PFF over a 3 year period (and isn't very good in pass protection via the eye test either). These are particularly important attributes for a passing team like the Saints.
This article expresses what I think the Saints see in Peterson;
The NFL is a passing league you say? Not at the goal line in 2016.
The NFL is known for its ability to adapt to new and emerging trends in play-calling, so who knows how long the rushing resurgence lasts, but for now, if you need to convert at the goal line, running the ball in is your best bet.
Cliff wrote:
It gives some stats that show teams had more success running the ball in from the goal line and other short yardage situations than in recent history;
I expect the Saints brought him in partially because of that trend. He should still be excellent in those situations and as a change of pace.
Ending of an era in Minnesota. To me, there have been three eras over the last 20 years. The Randy Moss/Cris Carter fun and gun era, the riverboat/not that great on the field era, and the Adrian Peterson era.