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Found August 22, 2008 on NFHell:
PLAYERS: Adrian Peterson,  Shaun Alexander

Last year was a pretty big down year for running backs. Among elite backs, LaDainian Tomlinson did not come close to repeating his MVP season, and Adrian Peterson's stellar rookie campaign was cut short. Other backs disappointed as well, as guys like Shaun Alexander failed to justify lofty expectations and contracts. In several other situations, the star running back concept was given up for running back committees. Several quarterbacks and receivers instead generated hype last season, most notably on the pass-happy Patriots. I'm predicting that this season we'll see more of the same, perhaps to an even greater degree.
Original Story: http://www.nfhell.com/2008/08/down-ye...
1 Comment:
  • Too bad Peterson is the most inconsistant back i have ever seen. About 540 hundred of his yards came in 2 games, so he had about 800 in his other 12 games
    by supercharger21   August 24, 2008   Reply   Options  
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