Queens Get Sam Bradford

[texaspackerbacker]

Bradford could just scramble around for 7-10 seconds and then find somebody open - or maybe take off and run for 10 or 15 yards, but wait, I guess he ain't named Aaron Rodgers.

[Tony Oday]

He threw 5 more TDS than Bridgewater a d 4 less picks without an Oline and no AP.

[Teamcheez1]

Bradford and Peterson both have cap hits of 18 million next year. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/cap/2017/ And not having a 1st round pick makes it harder to fix their woeful offensive line.

How much would the Vikings be willing to pay Peterson who is turning 32 and is now oft-injured? He is probably only worth a low-end contract which he can get anywhere. I would be surprised if he comes back, but we are having the same debate about Lacy.

Peterson has said he can play for another 5-7 years and "age doesn't apply to me".

[Fritz]

I thought the deal was dumb when it was pulled, but I keep going back to the unending number of injuries that team suffered. They'll be back. Maybe without AP, though I suspect AP will sign a restructured deal to prove himself, and that will be a tough team to beat next year, Bridgewater or Bradford.

[hoosier]

I agree they seemed to give up way to much for a guy whose ceiling is being a good game manager, nothing more. But if Spielman believed they were on the cusp of being a super bowl contender--and that really seemed to be the case until Turner quit and everything came tumbling down--then maybe "overpaying" for Bradford was actually the right move at the time. First, because it wasn't really overpaying (they were buying in a seller's market). Second, because you never know what next year is going to bring. This thread makes me appreciate all the more what the Packers have had at the position over the past 25 years.

[Rutnstrut]

Peterson would look damn good in Green and Gold

[Cheesehead Craig]

Peterson would look damn good in Green and Gold

Pass. Can't catch, horrible on blitz pickup and blocking, and is injured a lot and getting older.

[hoosier]

Yeah, jeez, that is some grass that doesn't even look all that green on the other side of the fence!

[Guiness]

I agree they seemed to give up way to much for a guy whose ceiling is being a good game manager, nothing more. But if Spielman believed they were on the cusp of being a super bowl contender--and that really seemed to be the case until Turner quit and everything came tumbling down--then maybe "overpaying" for Bradford was actually the right move at the time. First, because it wasn't really overpaying (they were buying in a seller's market). Second, because you never know what next year is going to bring. This thread makes me appreciate all the more what the Packers have had at the position over the past 25 years.

Was it a sellers market though? Seemed like the Vikings might've been bidding against themselves, who else wanted a starting QB at that juncture? I guess the Eagles could've held on to him, but I think they wanted rid of him.

[hoosier]

Was it a sellers market though? Seemed like the Vikings might've been bidding against themselves, who else wanted a starting QB at that juncture? I guess the Eagles could've held on to him, but I think they wanted rid of him.

Yeah, I didn't mean they were necessarily bidding against other teams, just that it was the end of the preseason with the Vikings desperate trying to save their season. Seller's market might be the wrong description; desperate buyer is probably more like it.

[esoxx]

Pass. Can't catch, horrible on blitz pickup and blocking, and is injured a lot and getting older.

Beats his small children in the genitals using a tree branch. Pass.

[Fritz]

Could he change your mind if he could convince you it wasn't a tree branch but a 2 X 2?

[gbgary]

Peterson would look damn good in Green and Gold

letmethinkaboutitno

Yeah, jeez, that is some grass that doesn't even look all that green on the other side of the fence!

that's grass after a wild fire.

[esoxx]

Could he change your mind if he could convince you it wasn't a tree branch but a 2 X 2?

It would give me pause.

[vince]

Somebody's going to waste a bunch of money on a used up RB, who I'd say is in the conversation of greatest ever, but it ain't gonna be Ted. Snyder maybe.

He may flash greatness on occasion but not with any amount of consistency. There are overwhelmingly reliable statistics about how running backs hit a cliff after so many career rushes. Peterson's uniqueness has allowed him to break through that ceiling by a good amount I believe but he's been rode hard and put away wet. He's fought it better than just about anyone but his body is breaking down.