Peterson to leave Oklahoma & go pro

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Real stunner there. Why would you stay in college and risk any more injuries?
 

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Every team that passes on this kid will regret it in future years, barring injury (question mark I know) I think he'll be one of the greats, definitely has all the tools.
 

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HinesWard86 said:
Agree 100%, don't see the Browns passing him up.

very rarely does the perfect fit come along in terms of a player and a team in position to draft him because of need/style/location.

peterson just looks like the perfect cold-weather, midwest, afc north running back.

people will say the browns cant go wrong by drafting a qb (quinn, russell) or an offensive tackle (thomas) but thats just not true -- peterson is the choice the absolutely have to make or they are setting themselves back even further.
 

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prodigy said:
very rarely does the perfect fit come along in terms of a player and a team in position to draft him because of need/style/location.

peterson just looks like the perfect cold-weather, midwest, afc north running back.

people will say the browns cant go wrong by drafting a qb (quinn, russell) or an offensive tackle (thomas) but thats just not true -- peterson is the choice the absolutely have to make or they are setting themselves back even further.

once again, fully agree.......frye could be a decent game manager type QB and it is way too early to give up on him. this team has talent in a lot of places and a top-notch rb should make them a playoff contender next year.

also think this is one of the easier years in recent memory to already project the first few picks in the draft:

1. Russell - Oakland
2. Quinn - Detroit
3. Peterson - Cleveland
4. Calvin Johnson (75%) or Joe Thomas (25%) - Tampa Bay

Really don't see any situation how that's not the top four
 

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Seems like Cleveland is always drafting running backs. James Jackson, Adimchinobe Echemandu, Lee Suggs, William Green, Chris Barclay, Jerome Harrison, Jason Wright. Now Peterson maybe...

:monsters-
 

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The_Man said:
Seems like Cleveland is always drafting running backs. James Jackson, Adimchinobe Echemandu, Lee Suggs, William Green, Chris Barclay, Jerome Harrison, Jason Wright. Now Peterson maybe...

:monsters-

No shit, seems like a graveyard for rb's, I certainly wouldn't be too sad if the Brown passed on him.
 

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Cleveland front office is dumb. At least they have finally started to address their offensive lines woes after wasting draft picks for the last decade on RBs but they really need to improve it more before Peterson will have anywhere to run. Very likely another bust if they don't make a big signing or use their 2nd rounder on an offensive lineman.

Peterson should do well in the NFL with a line though... cause last I checked Boise St doesn't field a pro team.

Bitches. ;)
 

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jakethompson said:
Cleveland front office is dumb. At least they have finally started to address their offensive lines woes after wasting draft picks for the last decade on RBs but they really need to improve it more before Peterson will have anywhere to run. Very likely another bust if they don't make a big signing or use their 2nd rounder on an offensive lineman.

Peterson should do well in the NFL with a line though... cause last I checked Boise St doesn't field a pro team.

Bitches. ;)

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Haha RoyBoy. I'm a Knicks fan. I'm a Niner fan. I'm a GS Warrior fan. I'm an Oakland A and Yankee fan.

I needed this to get back at everyone else. Now I can finally talk shit again. :)
 

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Haha RoyBoy. I'm a Knicks fan. I'm a Niner fan. I'm a GS Warrior fan. I'm an Oakland A and Yankee fan.

I needed this to get back at everyone else. Now I can finally talk shit again. :)

Damn, that is pretty fkn rough. Not easy bein a diehard Sooner and Cowboy fan this football season, brutal endings to both teams. :bunnies:
 

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Smart for him to leave. Darius Walker from ND is leaving too. Don't really get that one as I don't think he will make the first round. He could have stayed and put up some nice numbers next year. Kid really got some bad advice.
 

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would take him before Russell for sure. Peterson= Tony Dorsett
 

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This was missed with all the pinnacle madness





Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson was still undecided whether to return for his senior season or declare himself eligible for the NFL draft.

"I have spent the last few days considering my options ... The facts are that I have not hired any representation and I have not declared for the draft," Peterson said in a statement released Thursday by Oklahoma.

The deadline for juniors to enter the draft is Monday.
Peterson is considered a likely first-round draft pick.
"He's very unsure," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Thursday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "He's still trying to figure out what he wants for his life and what he feels is best for him."
Citing two anonymous sources, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday night on its Web site that Peterson had decided to enter the draft and met with Stoops to inform him.
Peterson and Stoops both denied that report.
"My meetings with coach Stoops and my parents have been to discuss all the scenarios," Peterson said. "I see a lot of options in both so I am still undecided on what I want to do. I wish people would give me the opportunity to decide. Once I do, I will make an announcement at the right time. Any reports that are different than that are false."
Added Stoops: "They said that our meeting was to inform me. That was anything but the case. The meeting was with me and his parents and just discussing through all the possibilities and what all the different scenarios might be."
Peterson missed seven games this season with a broken collarbone, but still finished with 1,012 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns. He ran for 77 yards and two touchdowns, including a 25-yarder on the first play of overtime, in Oklahoma's 43-42 overtime loss to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1.
The runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2004, Peterson set an NCAA freshman record with 1,925 yards before injuries derailed his sophomore and junior seasons. He missed all or part of four games with a sprained ankle last season.
"I think what's been underplayed from everybody is Adrian's a great competitor and he loves playing here, he loves playing with his team and I think also that people don't realize maybe in the end he feels he hasn't gotten everything he set out to get," Stoops said. "He maybe feels a little unfulfilled that way."
Stoops said his goal is to make sure Peterson is well-educated and bases his decision on accurate information. With 4,045 yards in three seasons, Peterson ranks third on Oklahoma's career rushing list, behind 1978 Heisman winner Billy Sims (4,118) and Hall of Famer Joe Washington (4,071). He also holds the NCAA with nine straight 100-yard games to start his career.
 

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you will not find a bigger Lions fan then me (sad but true) and I can absolutely promise you they will not draft a QB. NO WAY not this year. In fact with Kevin Jones's injury they may take Peterson and Oklahoma RB's have been there thing in the past (Sanders Ok St and Sims Oklahoma)
 

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