-
Adrian Peterson is on Pace to Have The Best Post-2000 Yards Season Ever
It’s rare to have a running back who gets to 2000 yards in one season. Only 7 players in NFL history have managed that feat, all of them only once, with Adrian Peterson being the last player to do it, accomplishing it last season. This year he isn’t going to reach that mark, but he is on pace to finish with the most yards ever for a running back coming off a +2000 season.
-
College Football Records That Will Never be Broken
Every year new records are set and old ones are broken, in any sport, including College Football. But some seem to be so untouchable, they’ll last forever, like Case Keenum throwing for nearly 20,000 yards in his career, or Barry Sanders posting an unreachable number of yards during the 1988 season for Oklahoma State.
-
Non-Quarterbacks Who Won the NFL MVP
So, does Adrian Peterson deserve the MVP for the 2012 season? Probably, but deserve doesn’t cut it in the NFL. The question is will he get it? MVP awards have been handed to non-quarterbacks less than 40% of the time since 1957, and even more sparingly in recent years – none since 2006, only twice […]
-
Adrian Peterson – The Next Running Back MVP
Over the last 20 years, 7 running backs have won the MVP award. With the league becoming more and more pass and quarterback oriented, the fact that Adrian Peterson seems to be one of the players in the discussion to win the award in 2012 is quite an achievement.
-
Minnesota Vikings – Adrian Peterson as Good as Barry Sanders
Numbers sometimes lie, but usually they don’t. Adrian Peterson is back after his injury problems to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 5-2 record, looking at times like the best running back in the NFL, which he was before the injuries. How good? Maybe even Barry Sanders good?