# Adrian Peterson and the Vikings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 2, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579 "2007-12-02T20:01:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579/1 "2007-12-02T20:01:12Z")

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I know they are playing the Lions…but jeesh…he scares me. He may break every record ever recorded if he stays healthy.

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579/2 "2007-12-02T20:23:16Z")

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Wait until week 17 when the Vikings play Denver. Their Rush defense is terrible. I’m downright excited for that game.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579/3 "2007-12-03T03:09:51Z")

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[QUOTE=MadTheSwine]  
I know they are playing the Lions…but jeesh…he scares me. He may break every record ever recorded if he stays healthy.  
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If he stays healthy is the key. It’s exciting to watch him play, so I hope he does, but it’s a big IF.

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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579/4 "2007-12-03T03:46:20Z")

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[QUOTE=ShibbOleth]  
If he stays healthy is the key. It’s exciting to watch him play, so I hope he does, but it’s a big IF.  
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Yeah, he’s missed games in 3 of the last four seasons he’s played. The one he was healthy he probably should have won the Heisman as a freshman though. I really wish he wasn’t in the NFC north though. He’s so fun to watch, but please, not against the Bears.

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579/5 "2007-12-03T06:10:44Z")

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It’s amazing that he’s out there two weeks after a partial MCL (?) tear. MCLs aren’t as bad as ACLs obviously but at first I thought this was a desperate attempt by Childress to save his job by foolishly risking the team’s future - but seeing what he was able to do, I’m not sure it wasn’t the right thing.

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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adrian-peterson-and-the-vikings/428579/6 "2007-12-03T13:49:22Z")

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Actually, it was a torn LCL (lateral collateral ligament). Not as bad as an MCL tear, but still a pretty impressive recovery.