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Fuck, I just watched the Peterson one for like 15 minutes straight...

Maybe I should reconsider.

I also dig the sample from Scarface, heh.
 
Petersen certainly benefited from some gaping holes on many of those plays, but his burst & top end speed are impressive. Has some power as well.

I'm pimping Calvin Johnson, but it's not as though I'll be pissed if we draft this dude either. How's that for hedging my bet?
 
Gotta' admit, Quinn looked damn good as well. Seems to me that he can make the required throws at the NFL level and he seems to have very good touch & accuracy. My only knock is that most of that came against players that will never sniff the NFL.
 
Ride that choo choo train......


ALL DAY!




Adrian Peterson’s talent has made him a star for the Sooners, but his work ethic is building character

By John Helsley
The Oklahoman


NORMAN - Adrian Peterson stood doubled over in pain, searing cramps gripping the back of not one, but both legs.

So Peterson willed himself to the start line that mid-summer day. And ran, sort of.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Sooners wide receiver Malcolm Kelly said. “I saw how they were stretching him. Then I saw him over there and he kept bending down, in pain. Actually, I think Schmitty” - strength and conditioning coach Jerry Schmidt - “told him not to run.

“But he went out there, got on the line and said, ‘I’m going to run.’ It was just like, ‘That boy is for real.’ He could barely walk. He was walking straight-legged and still made his time.”

In under 20 seconds.

That day Peterson wowed not only his teammates, but Schmidt, a renowned workout taskmaster who himself seems a bit in awe of Peterson.

“He ran pretty much the whole 200 yards straight-legged stiff,” Schmidt said. “But he didn’t want to let his teammates down.

“Normally, your stars are trying to cut corners or save themselves for something. But he lives it every day. He lights up when it’s time to work.”
And teammates are noticing.

“It’s sets a great example,” sophomore center Jon Cooper said. “Adrian’s trying to get better - every practice, every workout, every snap. It’s impressive watching him.”

Chris Messner, another offensive lineman, said he had to see Peterson in action to believe all he was hearing two years ago.

“I was skeptical at first, but after I saw him practice, I bought into it,” Messner said. “He comes every day, ready to play.

“In practice, he always goes the extra yard. He sprints every yard. He never slows down. That’s how he got his nickname, A.D.”

If A.D. wasn’t already such a fit, Peterson might prefer A.W. - always wins.

That’s his aim, in everything.

“Checkers. Football. A race. Anything,” Cooper said. “There’s no stopping him. If he gets beat, he’s coming back at you. He wants a rematch, best 2-out-of-3, whatever it takes.”
Leading by example

Peterson is competitive, yes. But he’s also trying to lure the best out of all those around him.


“That’s one of my main things when I go out and work hard,” Peterson said. “I tell the guys, ‘If you want to be successful in life, you’ve got to be the best. There’s guys out there working hard. When you push yourself to the next level, trying to beat everybody, you can put yourself above everybody.’”

Peterson pushes himself to limits and invents others.

When rehabbing from post-season shoulder surgery after his freshman season, Peterson was restricted in his weight workouts, unable to rotate his shoulders.

So Schmidt’s training staff built Peterson a platform 36-inches high, and holding 80-pound dumbbells in each hand, he would squat and leap flat-footed from the floor atop the box.
Why?

“It helped my explosion and leg strength,” Peterson said.

There’s always a method to Peterson’s madness, whether it’s feeling a need to win every post-practice sprint he’s ever run or wobbling through cramps over 200 meters.

“I’ve been around a lot of great players,” Schmidt said, “but just the focus he’s got in the off-season, how important it is to him, separates him. I think the biggest thing is just his toughness.

“He loves to train to play the game. To a man, you could go to everybody he’s been around and his toughness separates him, not only in practice but games.”

Bob Stoops is seeking some of that intangible in his squad.

After a 2005 season that saw the Sooners lose four games - double the most in any season at OU since Stoops’ first year - the coach openly questioned the team’s toughness.

So Stoops values Peterson’s potential influence.

“That guy, everyone looks to,” Stoops said. “Whatever he’s doing, usually everybody else is going to follow.

“When he’s in the weight room or running, he’s all out. Players see that.”
Kelly’s seen it, time and again. Now, in a departure from Peterson’s more quiet past, he’s hearing it, too.

“On the field, A.D.’s easily the hardest worker,” Kelly said. “He talks about it. He talks about how the team needs to work. Then he goes out there and leads by example.
“Some people, you say, ‘Practice what you preach.’ He preaches to us to work hard and get it done. And you see him out there getting it done.”
 
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All Day Peterson would be a nice pick. But i did just hear ther JaMarcus Russell Wagon firing up.
 
I dont need a highlight reel myself. I've seen a good chunk of everybody except russell and Calvin Johnson. Even after getting what I've gotten on those two, Adrian Peterson is still the guy I want. I'm going on record saying I think he has the potential to be the next Marcus Allen.
 
I love AP but am thinking Lynch may be a better "well rounded" back or threat. I see Lynch like a Drew Jones or Charlie Garner in the NFL. Kid can run routes, catch, has power, burst and good vision. I would love the Raiders to trade the number one and try to grab another first rounder and go Lynch and Jarrett in round one. If not go AP, not friggen Quinn. If we go Quinn you'll see the guy just get crushed, not to mention the guy reminds me of Tim Couch or Chad Pennington. I don't see the zip on the ball and the deep outs will give this guy trouble in the NFL. Got to go stud RB to help our team out. AP has a running style similiar to Cori Dillon or Fred Taylor in my opion and is always going North/South. His upright style is a little scary, but the kid has great burst and balance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxwFmss2EwA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy_f8tB5DwA&mode=related&search=
 
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Stanny said:
I love AP but am thinking Lynch may be a better "well rounded" back or threat. I see Lynch like a Drew Jones or Charlie Garner in the NFL. Kid can run routes, catch, has power, burst and good vision. I would love the Raiders to trade the number one and try to grab another first rounder and go Lynch and Jarrett in round one. If not go AP, not friggen Quinn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxwFmss2EwA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy_f8tB5DwA&mode=related&search=
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I like your thinking but that is a little bit of a homer selection, both Cally guys and all?

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Stanny said:
I love AP but am thinking Lynch may be a better "well rounded" back or threat. I see Lynch like a Drew Jones or Charlie Garner in the NFL. Kid can run routes, catch, has power, burst and good vision. I would love the Raiders to trade the number one and try to grab another first rounder and go Lynch and Jarrett in round one. If not go AP, not friggen Quinn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxwFmss2EwA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy_f8tB5DwA&mode=related&search=
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I like your thinking but that is a little bit of a homer selection, both of them are Cally guys?

I will say, I was just Listen to Steve Cohen (Disgruntled Raiders Fan and VP, Sports Programming for Sirius) on Sirius NFL radio and he said when he went to watch the ND and LSU game he was thinking one of the QB's will be in a Raiders Uniform. And his Pick was Russell........







SORRY FOR THE REPOST!
 
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:D
 
jatfly said:
I like your thinking but that is a little bit of a homer selection, both of them are Cally guys?

I will say, I was just Listen to Steve Cohen (Disgruntled Raiders Fan and VP, Sports Programming for Sirius) on Sirius NFL radio and he said when he went to watch the ND and LSU game he was thinking one of the QB's will be in a Raiders Uniform. And his Pick was Russell........







SORRY FOR THE REPOST!
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Both kids can flat out play....no homerism there. Homerism is thinking Stu is a stud. :D j/k Peterson is a stud and I wouldn't be pissed with that pick by no means. However I would want every bang for my buck and if I could grab Lynch and Jarrett with trades I would be all over it. There would be no way the Raiders could grab Lynch and CJ so the next WR in line would be Jarrett in my eyes. Moss is a goner and so is Porter so I would love to have Curry, Morant, Gabs and a Jarrett.

Lamont and Lynch could be a good combo in my opinion. I'm not sure Peterson has the receiving skills that Lynch has and his upright style scares me just a tad, but there is no denying the kid is a STUD. Lynch is shorter by a few inches but they are just about the same in weight. Lynch is a shifty runner and you risk losing yards as he tries to make something happen but can turn nothing into something. AP is more of an N/S runner and I think runs with more power and has that fifth gear.

This team needs a running game. Any running game makes a QB a better player....
 
Stanny said:
Both kids can flat out play....no homerism there. Homerism is thinking Stu is a stud. :D j/k Peterson is a stud and I wouldn't be pissed with that pick by no means. However I would want every bang for my buck and if I could grab Lynch and Jarrett with trades I would be all over it. There would be no way the Raiders could grab Lynch and CJ so the next WR in line would be Jarrett in my eyes. Moss is a goner and so is Porter so I would love to have Curry, Morant, Gabs and a Jarrett.

Lamont and Lynch could be a good combo in my opinion. I'm not sure Peterson has the receiving skills that Lynch has and his upright style scares me just a tad, but there is no denying the kid is a STUD. Lynch is shorter by a few inches but they are just about the same in weight. Lynch is a shifty runner and you risk losing yards as he tries to make something happen but can turn nothing into something. AP is more of an N/S runner and I think runs with more power and has that fifth gear.

This team needs a running game. Any running game makes a QB a better player....
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Well one thing we can agree on is moving out of the number one......I want to see what QB's shake loose in the FA period before I think we should select a QB so High,

I have been thinking about it lately and I would love to see us slide just a little and get Calvin Johnson and Lynch to be honest but I can't see that happen......WE couldn't be that F'ing Lucky!!!!!!!!
 
jatfly said:
Well one thing we can agree on is moving out of the number one......I want to see what QB's shake loose in the FA period before I think we should select a QB so High,

I have been thinking about it lately and I would love to see us slide just a little and get Calvin Johnson and Lynch to be honest but I can't see that happen......WE couldn't be that F'ing Lucky!!!!!!!!
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That would be the shit, but Marshawn Lynch & Dewayne Jarrett might be more realistic......
 
Stop it Stanny.

Al might be reading...you get my drift? :D
 
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