Adrian Peterson

[hibbingviking]

love too see him play first game but wouldnt mind them starting him game 8. vikings arent going anywhere in the nfc norse. it will be the worst day as a viking fan if he gets injured because he came back too soon. dont even want to think of that really.

[Demi]

If he thinks he's 100%, the coaching staff things he's 100%, and trainers think he's 100%. Fine. But let's not trot him out there again high ankle sprain style and have any other issues. x_x

[hibbingviking]

If he thinks he's 100%, the coaching staff things he's 100%, and trainers think he's 100%. Fine. But let's not trot him out there again high ankle sprain style and have any other issues. x_x

It will be cardiac-arrest time for vikings fans if AP is cleared to play tomorrow. i know i will be worried sick.

[jackal]

really tuff call if he gets hurt worse than before it might be career ending



I case you have to trust the trainers

[Mothman]

Congratulations to Adrian Peterson for not only becoming the Vikings all-time leading rusher but for playing a significant role in the season opener after coming back from a very nasty injury. AD, you are truly amazing!

[Hunter Morrow]

PURPLE JESUS Peterson and MAGENTA CHRIST Blair Walsh pretty much won the game.

CONFESS SINNERS. Who started Gerhardt instead of Peterson in their Fantasy Football league?

[soflavike]

Congratulations to Adrian Peterson for not only becoming the Vikings all-time leading rusher but for playing a significant role in the season opener after coming back from a very nasty injury. AD, you are truly amazing!

x2... deep respect for AD.

[Texas Vike]

Congratulations to Adrian Peterson for not only becoming the Vikings all-time leading rusher but for playing a significant role in the season opener after coming back from a very nasty injury. AD, you are truly amazing!

How fun and fulfilling was it to see him in the end zone not once, but twice, today!

I was pretty darn happy for the guy. He's a beast and I admire his work ethic and determination to get back, proving all the doubters wrong.

[J. Kapp 11]

Congratulations to Adrian Peterson for not only becoming the Vikings all-time leading rusher but for playing a significant role in the season opener after coming back from a very nasty injury. AD, you are truly amazing!

He's absolutely unbelievable. I really can't believe what we saw today. Early in the game, I cringed on almost every carry. I was so afraid he'd re-injure that knee. But he got stronger as the game went on, just like the old All Day.

Adrian did what he did today at MAYBE 80 percent. Just wait until he's back all the way.

[Mothman]

He's absolutely unbelievable. I really can't believe what we saw today. Early in the game, I cringed on almost every carry. I was so afraid he'd re-injure that knee. But he got stronger as the game went on, just like the old All Day.

Adrian did what he did today at MAYBE 80 percent. Just wait until he's back all the way.

It will be thrilling!

[Texas Vike]

It will be thrilling!

I know what you mean by cringing on those early plays. I won't relax until I hear tomorrow that he wakes up feeling strong, no swelling, etc. I really hope that is the case. He ran w/ conviction today and I hope adrenaline didn't get him to do things beyond what the knee should have been doing.

The guy's just amazing.

[hibbingviking]

Genetic freak !!!

[TheIrishVikingsFan]

He is a freak of nature!! After the injury I was hoping that maybe we would have him midseason.
The guy is just such a game changer and didnt miss a beat

[PurpleMustReign]

I was at the game and when they announced him as the starter, the crowd was LOUD!! He had an incredible game, and I can't wait until he's 100%!!

[dead_poet]

Interestingly, Frazier admitted Sunday the decision to not play Peterson in any exhibition games was actually an indication that things were going well.

"I think we saw some things in the preseason and practice that gave us an inclination that he might be ready and that was one of the reasons we changed it mid-course about him playing in the preseason as we looked at it," Frazier said.

"We saw some of the things he was doing, we realized it wasn't necessarily necessary to let him go out and do some things in the preseason because we saw him doing things in practice that told us he was well on his way to being ready for the regular season.

"We could see he was coming at a rate where we didn't have to play him in the preseason. It was maybe a week ago or two weeks ago, we knew he was on his way."

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