Adrian Peterson is a friggin beast

[HellYeahHokie]

Whatever happens with the Pat-Colts today, the real story of the day is AP absolutely shredding a good SD defense for 300 yards rushing and 3 TDs. Good grief. He's got rookie of the year locked up. If not for Brady's light's out year, he might just be considered MVP right now. Holy cow, what a beast. I hope his legs hold out. He's amazing to watch, as he was at OU.

[ZOOMBAG]

He's the most dominant running back to come into the NFL since Earl Cambell.

[Bucs90]

Agreed. The guy is unbelievable. He's a good guy off the field also. I will be pulling for him to do well- the Vikings got the steal of the century!!!

[kocurt]

Still one of the greatest crimes and biggest shames of all time that he did NOT win the Hiesman. He was ALWAYS head and shoulders above the rest of college football. ALWAYS.

[Bucs90]

Yeah, he really was the best. His last year at OU he carried that team. He deserved to be a National Champ. I truly hope he wins a Super Bowl. Lots of other guys would've whined and cried foul about being snubbed like that, but he carried on with class. His only mistake was not playing for media darling Southern Cal.

[ZOOMBAG]

No, he couldn't stay healthy long enough to ever really qualify. That's will be his downfall in the NFL, his health, because his college track record wasn't good.

[ZOOMBAG]

As good as he was at OU, a running back really has to rush for over 2000 yards to even have a shot, and he was only close to that his first year starting. That Davis kid at Iowa St ran for 2000 yards and didn't even get an invite.... It's mostly a QB award now, which is really a sad comment on what passes for a great player these days.

[Bucs90]

ZOOM, being injured does not take away that he was clearly the best individual player in college football. But, just like you, the Heisman voters aren't smart enough about football in general to ignore raw statistics and hype. They were in love with media darling Southern Cal and Reggie Bush. Peterson was the best player in college football, healthy or not. Glen Dorsey is banged up now, but he is still the best defensive lineman in college football.

[Bucs90]

Just saw the Peterson post-game interview. Not only was he dressed in a suit and tie, but he spoke clear English, didn't stutter with "um, yeah, you know what I'm saying, it's like, uh, uh, I'm ran hard, um, know what I saying, it's um, a great day."

Peterson went out of his way to thank the recievers and OL, and he actually made a point to thank the recievers for blocking down field!!! How many running backs these days say that!! Peterson is tha man!!

[Lincoln Tower]

OK Let us revisit the draft decisions....

1.) Oak - Jamarcus Russell - Really hard to pass up the "franchise QB". 99.9% of GMs make this pick. The're OK.

2.) Det - Calvin Johnson - Rated by most scouts the most talented player in the draft. If you are short on talent, hard to be choosy on position. Plus, Kevin Jones was still in the picture. They're OK.

3.) Cle - Joe Thomas - Like the "franchise QB", the "franchise LT" is hard to pass up. He might be the best rookie this year after Peterson. They're OK.

4.) TB - Gaines Adams - Given they had a franchise back (Carnell Williams), hard to jusity taking Peterson. They're OK.

5.) Ari - Levi Brown - Ditto on "franchise LT" and "already had a franchise back". They're OK.

6.) Was - LaRon Landry - Ditto on "already had a franchise back". They're OK.

And honestly, given that the Vikes were unsure of Tarvaris Jackson, and Chestor Taylor was solid in '06, they could've gone Brady Quinn.

[Bucs90]

Yeah, maybe Detroit or Cleveland wishes they had taken him, but Minnesota truly got a gem with Peterson. He now looks like he should've been the #1 pick!

[HellYeahHokie]

It's doesn't matter if he was Superman, if he's on the sideline because the other team used Kryptonite, you can't give him the award.

The award is for the best individual player, as demonstrated on the field. You have to play to win. VT's Vince Hall was on everyone's list for the linebacker awards this year, but he's completely dropped off now because he's gonna end up missing 3 games with an injury.

Your silly anti-USC attitude doesn't change the fact that Reggie Bush had a helluva year, well worthy of the Heisman award. Don't blame the voters because he put up better numbers than an extremely talented, but injured Adrian Peterson. Remember, after AP's remarkable freshman season, he was a media darling too, and people were talking about how many Heisman's he might win.

[TommyTrojan]

ZOOM, being injured does not take away that he was clearly the best individual player in college football. But, just like you, the Heisman voters aren't smart enough about football in general to ignore raw statistics and hype. They were in love with media darling Southern Cal and Reggie Bush. Peterson was the best player in college football, healthy or not. Glen Dorsey is banged up now, but he is still the best defensive lineman in college football.

Sedrick Ellis has been every bit as good as Dorsey this year. They'll both be very high picks in April.

[Bucs90]

HYH I just said he got snubbed. And he did, because he was injured. Thats all. I'm not angry about it, I'm not an OU fan or anything. Just saying I think Peterson was a better player. IMO, he was the best player in college football. Thats all. Just my opinion. Maybe you can vote Communist next year and I won't be allowed to state my opinion any more!!!

[HellYeahHokie]

I just said he got snubbed. And he did, because he was injured. Thats all.


Actually, what you said was this:

But, just like you, the Heisman voters aren't smart enough about football in general to ignore raw statistics and hype. They were in love with media darling Southern Cal and Reggie Bush.

That's not just your opinion. That is saying that voters are stupid for not picking AP and they just picked RB because he was a media darling. Which is an unfounded and absurd thing to say. You can't be snubbed for an award if you didn't play enough to win it. Like you can't be snubbed for an Oscar for a movie that wasn't released until after January 1st.

And this notion that RB was picked because he was a media darling makes no sense at all because AP was a media darling too.

I think he was the best college player too, but I don't think he should have gotten the Heisman. You have to play enough to win. Too bad for him, he didn't.

[Bucs90]

Um, everything I said is opinion. I can't provide facts that the voters were stupid, so me saying they were is....opinion, right?

The Heisman is supposed to go to the best player. Thats why it is voted on. If it went to the best statistics, there would be no vote, only an award given for best stats. If you actually agree that he was the best player, as I think he was, then I don't understand your objection.

That said, I will confess, I'm not a big Heisman follower. Don't place much stock in it, don't pay much attention to it. So, is there a required number of games played to be considered? If so, and AP missed it, then I stand corrected. If not, then back to the same issue- if I was a Heisman voter, I would've voted AP. Hurt or not, he was the best player.

[HellYeahHokie]

You are entitled to your opinion, of course, whether it makes sense or not. Many of your opinions don't make a lick of sense, but since you post them here, you open yourself to criticisms of those opinions.

The best player still has to perform on the field. He only played 7 games in 2006. What if he only played 6 games his last year? How about 1 game? Is there a cutoff number of games in your mind when you don't believe he should have received the award? He could have broken his leg in the first game of the season, and I could thought he was the best college player. Doesn't mean a damn thing about the Heisman though. You've got to be on the field, and put up numbers to be a Heisman winner. It's that simple. He wasn't on the field and didn't put up big numbers.

[ZOOMBAG]

There are many years where someone considered the "best player" at a position goes down in game one for the season. He's still the "best" but isn't going to ge an award. Those awards almost ALWAYS go to a player who plays every game or at least almost ALL the games. If you get hurt and miss a few, you are out of the running, just the way it is and always has been. That's was AP's problem, he was always hurt after his frosh year.

We will see if that upends him as a pro, too.