Vikings Looking To Part With Adrian Peterson

[Buckeye Fever]

@ the nfl

 

[RhodyRum]

So to all the guys who feel it's wrong to trade AP due to salary cap purposes, and to all the guys who thinks AP should retire a Vike due to sentimental reasons, would you prefer the NFL economic machine revert back to the pre-mid 90s days of Plan B free agency and limited movement?

I ask this because I know most guys here are pro-player and believe in the whole "NFL career is mad short, get dat guap when you can" mantra, but true free-agency almost always goes hand in hand with a salary cap (other than MLB, and I dunno if any of us agrees with their economics), so at some point teams always have to make a hard decision with their highest paid players, which tend to also be their best players.

Just saying, you can't have it both ways. Back in the day dudes weren't traded / released for salary at the rate like it is today, and the historic sports figure retiring with the team who drafted him was more of a reality. They also couldn't hold bidding wars with teams for their services either

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

It's funny, people probably think that the Vikes can get something good for em.

I expect nothing more than a 2nd round pick

 

[Joe Sixpack]

They shoulda did this about 6 years ago....Garbage ass organization.. Let him get his ring elsewhere so his career will be complete..

 

[Lord Beasley]

jerruh better get on this, he said he'd love to play close to home


its total bullshyt tho. the vikings worked him like a slave for absolutely NO reason. disgusting.

 

[Walt]

i literally cannot think of another guy on that team who can score touchdowns

Cordarrelle Patterson is a legit threat to find the endzone whenever he touches the ball.

 

[YouMadd?]

How is he hurting us? Explain...

We don't have to pay a QB big bucks for another 5 years so by that time his contract is up...

So explain... How is it hurting us?

 

[Absolut]

not having to pay a qb big bucks isnt a reason to pay a running back top dollar qb money. paying 3 key contributors to upgrade 3 other positions significantly and having a rb by committee of undrafted free agent/late round pick rbs on the cheap >>> having peterson

 

[YouMadd?]

Also I can't believe we are giving this "source" any attention. This dude got fired from CBS right?

 

[YouMadd?]

not having to pay a qb big bucks isnt a reason to pay a running back top dollar qb money. paying 3 key contributors to upgrade 3 other positions significantly and having a rb by committee of undrafted free agent/late round pick rbs on the cheap >>> having peterson

But how is it hurting us? You didn't answer. This team doesn't sign expensive free agents regardless, so who is Adrian's contract stopping us from signing?

The only way this contract would hurt us is if we couldn't sign an expensive QB...

Add the fact that the cap is growing by the year...

We build through the draft and pay our stars...

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Running backs come a dime a dozen these days

 

[Recca Gatsby]

God, I would sacrifice a baby bird to Baphomet to get AD in San Diego fuuuuuuk

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

I always figured they'd release him in a year or two with that salary anyways. Doesn't make sense to pay an RB that much when your team sucks. Remember Darrelle Revis? Any position that isn't QB in which you're making a lot, they'll cut your ass to avoid paying up.

 

[MikelArteta]

pretty soon the athletic kids will play wr or db..

and we'll see the return of the white tailback..

look at the draft

guys from d2 colleges, no name scrubs who were cbs and dbs were getting drafted before stud rbs

 

[Captain Crunch]

Jets trade 1st for AP, do it Idzik
@NYC Rebel