Peterson: the Starbucks of the Vikings offense?
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Running back Adrian Peterson should end up being like a shot of jura capresso to the Vikings offense this year. Last season, the Vikes suffered from predictability for sure, and this year's troublesome QB situation and absolute panic-attack at WR could foul things up a bit, but with the Vikes adopting the two-back system employed successfully by a handful of other NFL clubs, the question of predictability is going to decrease this season due to the big increase in talent level at RB that Peterson brings with him.
Hall of Fame Coach Vince Lombardi put it this way: "It doesn't matter if they know what plays we're going to run on Sunday. What matters is whether they can stop us."
Easier to say when the answer is a solid, "No, they can't stop us."
The Taylor-Peterson backfield should be sufficient to put the Vikes offense a bit higher on the league-wide ranking than they were last season.
If by some miracle T-Jack finds some confidence... and a couple guys who can catch the darn ball when it's tossed their way... the Vikes might even climb to .500 or just a bit higher this season. That'd be nice. And overdue.
