Vikings Vs. Chiefs: Adrian Peterson All Day

by Joel Thorman on Oct 2, 2011 7:49 AM CDT

We'll never root for an injury but I will say I wasn't incredibly disappointed when I saw the news that Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson missed Wednesday's practice. He's arguably the best running back in the NFL so if he weren't going to play, I wouldn't complain.

Alas, Peterson was just taking a day off on Wednesday after taking a shot last week. He'll be playing on Sunday and should be expecting a big workload.

I asked our Vikings blog, Daily Norseman, what we can expect from Peterson today.

You can expect a heaping dose of "All Day"...well, all day. One of the most mystifying facts about the Vikings' second half collapses in 2011 is that they have inexplicably gone away from handing off to Peterson with their big second half leads. Leslie Frazier and the rest of the coaching staff has already come out and said that they won't make that mistake again.

I expect around 25-30 touches for the Vikings' best player; if it's less, it probably means that Minnesota didn't execute their game plan. And as for your question about if he still has it or not? Oh yeah. Without a doubt. Hopefully you'll get to see just how much he still has it on Sunday in KC.

A running back who the fans don't think gets enough carries? Hmm....where I have I heard that before....

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Something is wrong with his arms.

They aren’t smooth and soft like mine. That pic is insane.

"We couldn't beat the Chiefs, but we damn near killed their horse"
John Madden 1975 Chiefs-42 Raiders-10

by Chiefs_40 on Oct 2, 2011 8:19 AM CDT reply actions

with the way the chiefs play defense

If we ended up shutting down AP, we’d still give up meaningful passing gains just because of how are defense can get overly dedicated to one facet of offense. I think the Vikings got this, but I truly hope I’m wrong.

by JC25FoMVP on Oct 2, 2011 8:21 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

*our

by JC25FoMVP on Oct 2, 2011 8:21 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Our base 34 is stout against the run

I think we can minimize his effectiveness. Best way to do this, get some damn point on the board early

by RamX21 on Oct 2, 2011 8:48 AM CDT reply actions

I second this...

get out to an early lead, keep moving the ball, and the Vikes will have to abandon the run. If Flowers is healthy enough to be full speed, I would stack the box on them with over under coverage on Shanco. The one thing that worries me more today more than anything, even Adrian Peterson, is seeing Pesscitelli matched up covering Percy Harvin. Hopefully we scheme to never let this happen today or our D will get torched for some major long TDs.

by wren42 on Oct 2, 2011 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions