Building The Perfect NFL Player: Running Back

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Excerpt: By Ryan of The Sportmeisters During one of our recent Happy Hour podcasts, a guest mentioned in the chat about having a coach that was a combination of task master and players coach. Well, that got me to thinking, what about putting together the perfect NFL player? Over the next two weeks, I’m going to break down every NFL position (QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, CB, S) and, taking current NFL Rosters only, will build the perfect NFL player. Today’s look will be at building the perfect Running Back. Head: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings Peterson’s stats could fill in for almost...

With Brett Favre All but a Minnesota Viking, Can They Follow Him?

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Excerpt: Very often these days, many people overlook the chemistry necessary for a team to coexist and function. Super Bowl teams make or break not in Week Seven or Eight, but in training camp where the unity of a team is formed. The Vikings are likely headed into its biggest season of the new millennium. The team features Adrian Peterson, potentially the most dangerous running back since Eric Dickerson, and Bernard Berrian, one of the most up-and-rising receivers in the past few years. Toss in a Hall of Fame quarterback and on paper this offense has the potential to be the most...

Why July 3 Would Be the Perfect Time for a Brett Favre Signing

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Excerpt: It seems all is quiet on the Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings issue, for a change. However, talk that reporters having nothing to write about might just be the calm before the storm that is an official Favre-to-the-Vikings contract announcement.  The buzz is this week might be the perfect time to for the Vikings organization to announce the signing. More specifically Friday, July 3, as Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com mentioned recently when looking over events in the near future.  Florio gave good reasons for this prediction—ones that I could not disagree with because they make very good sense. First of all, with the news last week that...

Vinny Perretta In The Zone: Minnesota Viking Rookie Free Agent Interview Part 2

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Excerpt:                     Vincent Perretta Interview The following is the continuation of the Perretta interview a week ago. Former Boise State wide receiver Vinny Perretta whose father Ralph Perretta was an NFL star offensive lineman with the San Diego Chargers answered questions for the Bronco Blue Review. Vinny was asked to share some moments regarding his newest venture that of a free agent wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. Here is what Vinny had to say about the Minnesota Vikings: Question No. 1. How has rookie camps been going for you? Vinny’s Answer: Rookie mini camp went very well for...

NFL’s Top 5 Questions Going Into Training Camp

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Excerpt: Mini-camps have closed in the NFL and now we head into the worst four weeks in the NFL all year. These next four weeks are full of anticipation as the players take their break before the start of the grueling five-to-six months of NFL Football. As it is every year, there are many questions for all franchises heading into this part of the year. It is very hard to single out just a few, but in this article, I will take a look at, what in my view, are the biggest problems teams will be facing. Before we start, here are some questions that...

Don’t Look Now: Adrian Peterson May Be Running on Borrowed Time

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Excerpt: It's no secret that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is the best young back in the NFL today.  Having exploded onto the scene with 1,341 rushing yards as a rookie and breaking the single game rushing record with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers, Peterson only improved in 2008. Last season he ran for an astounding 1,760 yards, recording the best season by a Viking runner in the franchise's history. However, as widely known as Peterson's dominance is, the short shelf life for an NFL halfback also recognized. In fact, the minor decline of 30 year-old LaDainian Tomlinson garnered Peterson...

Adrian Peterson and the Quest for 2,000 Yards

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Excerpt: Last year around this time, Adrian Peterson set a goal for 2,000 yards rushing in a single season. He fell short of that mark by about 240 yards by gaining 1,760 on the ground. He had it easy last season facing the 32nd ranked defense of the Detroit Lions and the 26th ranked Green Bay Packers twice. Both teams have upgraded their defense and it's unlikely either will finish in the same spot again. The Bears on the other hand ranked fifth in rush defense last season and Peterson played them twice, rushing for 252 yards. Overall in 2008, rushing defenses that...

Brett Favre Is Waiting for the Right Time to Announce His Comeback

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Excerpt: It seems that right now, the question regarding Brett Favre playing in 2009 is no longer if, but when? Favre has had surgery to help heal his torn bicep in his right arm, which is usually a four- to six-week recovery process.  With all of the attention and spotlight being put on Favre this offseason, as long as his right arm is okay, he's coming back. Now that OTAs are over, the NFL season is in a standstill period. Training camp starts in less than a month, and a Brett Favre announcement must be inching closer. The Vikings have openly admitted the interest...

Talking Brett Favre on Sports Overnight America

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Excerpt: Last night, I joined Pat Mauro of Sports Overnight America in the wee hours of the morning to discuss Brett Favre, the Vikings, and the Timberwolves.In case you missed it—or if 12:40 CDT was past your bedtime—the text of our conversation is below, with a little bit of my excess verbiage trimmed for the sake of brevity.The Favre and Vikings chatter is covered here. You can read the T'Wolves talk here.Special thanks to Pat—who was a terrific host—for having me on board.   Pat Mauro: Is Brett Favre going to be a Viking? It almost seems like every fan, everyone involved with...

Main Players In The Favre Saga Operate Under Selfish Motivations

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Excerpt: The Minnesota Vikings have toyed with my emotions for a couple of decades now.  Heart-breaking losses and fan girl scream inducing wins encompass the roller coaster ride I signed up for when I pledged my allegiance to the purple and gold.  The latest episode of As the Aging Quarterback Retires, er Un-retires, is no different. I overheard some guys on the ‘L’ talking about the Favre situation.  One of the men said Brad Childress is “fearless” for putting his faith in Brett Favre to resurrect Minnesota’s passing game.  At that moment I felt like tapping him on the shoulder...