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11 hours ago, vikingsrule said:

A guy like Tomlinson could stay on the field and block and be schemed as a receiver. Peterson certainly didn't add much value there, which forced the Vikings hand.

Playing with guys named Rivers and Brees might have helped with that. Peterson played one season of his entire career with a competent quarterback. There were eight men in the box every time he lined up, and he still dominated.

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Dude has had TWO 1,000-yard seasons AFTER turning 30.

In 12 seasons, he's only failed to reach 1,000 four times. Those seasons include a 970-yard season in 12 games, a 10-game season split between two teams, and two years where he didn't even appear in a quarter of the games.

He's 8th all-time in rushing, and will almost definitely be 6th by the end of the season (366 yards needed) with a decent chance at 5th (784 yards).

As for HOF, 13 of the top 16 rushers all-time are in the HOF. The lone exceptions? Frank Gore (4th and still active), Peterson (8th, active) and Edgerrin James (13th). I believe the rest of the Top 10 were all in on their first chance too.

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1 minute ago, SemperFeist said:

Off the field issues are not supposed to have any bearing on hall of fame voting.

Besides, his off the field issue is fairly minuscule compared to other hall of famers. 

I know but we live in a social media age

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2 hours ago, vikesfan89 said:

Is that a new headline? I was trying to figure out when he played with keenum

He hasn't played a regular season or pre-season game with him, but he must be talking about how good the team looks with him in Camp practices.  It's a recent quote.

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Barring sone type of Pete Rose/Darren Sharper situation, Peterson will be in the HOF. The lack of a title and his parenting might keep him from being first ballet though since that matters to some voters, but he has the numbers, was genuinely the best player at his position during his time, and arguably the most talented rb ever. It’s too bad he was doomed playing with a bad OL from pretty much 2010-2015 and with T Jack/Ponder the majority of his prime outside of the Favre year(s).

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