Post by Funkytown on Sept 12, 2017 13:54:30 GMT -6
The Vikings Are Finally Free of Adrian Peterson's Nonsense by Drew Magary
Link: www.gq.com/story/vikings-adrian-peterson-freedom?mbid=social_twitter
So when my friend asked me how it felt to see Peterson in the uniform of the opposition, I think I can honestly say it was a relief. It was a relief to see him infecting a DIFFERENT team with his angry dad glare. It was a relief to see another team quickly realize that it’s not worth compromising the rest of your offense just in the hope that Peterson will rip off a couple of nifty 40-yard runs. And it was an enormous relief to see my favorite team’s offense finally freed from his oversized shadow.
The Vikings played brilliant offensive football last night. Now, that’s largely due to the fact that they were playing a Saints defense that strives to be historically terrible year after year. There’s also the fact that the revamped offensive line gave quarterback Sam Bradford enough time to make all those pretty throws that have already made Bradford a very wealthy man. There was rookie Dalvin Cook bursting through holes and displaying the kind of versatility his predecessor never showed because he didn’t have to nor did he want to. And there were wideouts Stefon Diggs and Adam Theilen catching more passes than Vikings wideouts have in roughly the past four years combined.
But beyond that, this was a team that appeared LIBERATED, like a happy divorcee. I’m well aware that it was just one game, and that the Vikings have a terminal knack for turning promise into anguish. Everyone’s knees will explode by Week 6 and I accept that as my future. Still, if you made both offenses play in blanks uniforms last night, you would’ve sworn the Saints were the Vikings and the Vikings were the Saints. The Vikings were passing out of their skulls and the Saints were terminally sailing in irons, with a sidelined running back sucking up all the available oxygen while disingenuously insisting he’s still a team player.
Addition by subtraction is a very tired, old football concept. It feeds into the idea that players are not only disposable, but that they deserve to be disposed of when they dare to assert themselves. But in the case of Adrian Peterson—who ascended to God status in Minnesota and rarely, if ever, had to answer for his shortcomings—I think it’s okay to make an exception. I think it’s okay to play armchair QB for a second and say that cutting him loose was the best move Minnesota made all offseason. They’re finally free of Peterson’s bullsh*t. And on Monday Night, they played like it.
The Vikings played brilliant offensive football last night. Now, that’s largely due to the fact that they were playing a Saints defense that strives to be historically terrible year after year. There’s also the fact that the revamped offensive line gave quarterback Sam Bradford enough time to make all those pretty throws that have already made Bradford a very wealthy man. There was rookie Dalvin Cook bursting through holes and displaying the kind of versatility his predecessor never showed because he didn’t have to nor did he want to. And there were wideouts Stefon Diggs and Adam Theilen catching more passes than Vikings wideouts have in roughly the past four years combined.
But beyond that, this was a team that appeared LIBERATED, like a happy divorcee. I’m well aware that it was just one game, and that the Vikings have a terminal knack for turning promise into anguish. Everyone’s knees will explode by Week 6 and I accept that as my future. Still, if you made both offenses play in blanks uniforms last night, you would’ve sworn the Saints were the Vikings and the Vikings were the Saints. The Vikings were passing out of their skulls and the Saints were terminally sailing in irons, with a sidelined running back sucking up all the available oxygen while disingenuously insisting he’s still a team player.
Addition by subtraction is a very tired, old football concept. It feeds into the idea that players are not only disposable, but that they deserve to be disposed of when they dare to assert themselves. But in the case of Adrian Peterson—who ascended to God status in Minnesota and rarely, if ever, had to answer for his shortcomings—I think it’s okay to make an exception. I think it’s okay to play armchair QB for a second and say that cutting him loose was the best move Minnesota made all offseason. They’re finally free of Peterson’s bullsh*t. And on Monday Night, they played like it.
Link: www.gq.com/story/vikings-adrian-peterson-freedom?mbid=social_twitter
... and neither is this Chris guy.
