Adrian Peterson Sweepstakes ***Officially reinstated (again) and merged***

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SunspotJonz said:
Put your self into the Spielmans shoes as a GM. You are looking at your team and see that you have an aging RB that will make 45 mil over the next 3 years.

You know realistically that you arn't competing for much this year or next. Now you have an opportunity to get that contract off the books and have little to no cap hit because of it if you are able to trade him. Ok, so you keep him instead....well now you are going to be forced to cut him next year because of the cap damage he's doing to the roster.

You trade him now and get full value. Wipe your books and allocate that money to expiring rookie deals or other positions to fill out your lackluster roster.
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If it were going to happen, it would have happened by now. You can rationalize it and 'put yourself in *blanks* shoes' all you want but if it were going to happen, it would have.
 
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Toruk_Makto said:
What if with Peterson we win one more regular season game? Or two? And we play at home? Maybe he doesn't fumble the ball in key situations? Maybe he commands more respect than Murray and everything is easier?

Stop just looking at the yardage and think about impact. Do you think teams stick two dbs on Dez at midfield if Peterson is in the backfield? Teams respected our line and our ability to churn out yards but nobody feared a homerun from out of the backfield.

Expand your mind.
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You and a few others on this thread are taking the anti Peterson to Dallas people to school! Keep it up :D
 
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JoeBoBBY said:
Were going to find out.........

I think its too much of a gamble. And if we go into the season with DMC/Randle/Williams. I think we struggle to make the playoffs, and if we do make it, it will be a quick exit. There is no good reason this team should be entering this upcoming season with that lineup. I think its misguided and reckless. And it didn't have to be this way.

I will be rooting. Hoping whatever they have planned for the offense works out just like last year, so we end up a few bounces here or there away from the Super Bowl.

But I aint betting on that! And at this point, I dont even care if its AP. Just get some more dogs in here...... that lineup wont be able to hold a length of a season. And they wont be much help to Romo either............. remember him? Bad back and all?

As soon as that running game gets stuffed a few times, and we end up behind, knowing we "really" cant run like we want too, Romo is chucking the ball up downfield more often, scrambling around more often....... bad, bad things happen.....
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That was a good post, and I think it really hits home.
 
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esloan said:
If it were going to happen, it would have happened by now. You can rationalize it and 'put yourself in *blanks* shoes' all you want but if it were going to happen, it would have.
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How could you say that with certainty? It's May. This is just the calm before the storm and no OTA's or minicamps have even started. When OTA's roll around and he's a no show and still holiding out, the attitude may change. His salary is locked in after week 1.
 
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dallasdave said:
Yeah it would be great for the people who don't like AP to watch Romo struggle without a dominant run game . Don't know what you guys plan for the run game?
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The same thing the Jones and Garrett plans for it.
 
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dallasdave said:
Yeah it would be great for the people who don't like AP to watch Romo struggle without a dominant run game . Don't know what you guys plan for the run game?
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Just as it would be fun for Viking fans to watch their team struggle without a dominant run game. What do the Vikings have planned for the run game without Peterson?
 
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PJTHEDOORS said:
Just as it would be fun for Viking fans to watch their team struggle without a dominant run game. What do the Vikings have planned for the run game without Peterson?
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They are not in the same spot as Dallas. They are in more of a rebuild stage. Let me ask you a question if we could get AP for a reasonable price and a 3rd round pick next year would you want him?
 
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