Adrian Peterson on ESPN: Giants Potential New Team?

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but a team can't say what players under contract they'd like.

Interesting

In comment 13332500 Big Blue '56 said:

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Are you kidding me? We take Rashad, we take Shane... YOU WOULDNT TAKE A.P??

In comment 13332500 Big Blue '56 said:

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why not?

I'd like to go some place with a QB. Maybe he's thinking a lesser QB means more work for him, but at this point, I'd want to look for a winner.

And agree with JBQ - that was my first thought.

addition, however, he'll be too costly and we have other more pressing needs like our DE, DT, Oline and TE.

he's still got it, then absolutely. He's been that good, the question is age.

and coming off injuries the last bunch of years..Why would I invest big money(he's not coming here for vet minimum) in an aging RB when we have needs elsewhere

oh, wait............

too old and probably too expensive. And he didn't look that great to me this year

Houston, because he has a home in Texas. They make no sense after signing Lamar Miller. If the Giants can get Peterson they have to do it. He should be able to open up a ton of space for Odell and vice versa.

That said, we are in a 2-3 year window with Eli and AP would be a huge improvement at RB.

In comment 13332516 Big Blue '56 said:

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and coming off injuries the last bunch of years..Why would I invest big money(he's not coming here for vet minimum) in an aging RB when we have needs elsewhere

the OP said "for the right price"

position does..

have to change the offense. I don't see AP running the shotgun draw and being successful.

depends on price

AP is in fact a huge improvement over any running back the Giants have

perfect fit.

In comment 13332517 Victor in CT said:

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oh, wait............ too old and probably too expensive. And he didn't look that great to me this year

Well I feel the reason he didn't look so good was that most of his opponents early this season had no fear of the Viking passing attack and stacked the box against him. Later in the season he was coming off injury so its hard to judge. However the guy is still a beast even when he is hurt he does not stay out for long he has come back from injuries faster than anybody has in the past

In comment 13332524 gidiefor said:

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In comment 13332516 Big Blue '56 said: Quote: and coming off injuries the last bunch of years..Why would I invest big money(he's not coming here for vet minimum) in an aging RB when we have needs elsewhere the OP said "for the right price"

There is no right price for AP..His ego would never allow him to play for anything less than huge dollars imo..

AP would be an affordable year to year proposition, or no option at all. Age is the issue, he's smack in the ripe zone for the wheels to fall off. Hard to believe he's 32 already ...

In comment 13332526 Big Blue '56 said:

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position does..

nobody said not to improve the Oline and TE position - remember what a huge difference Otis Anderson made when he came to the Giants -- AP > OA

In comment 13332527 rob13934 said:

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have to change the offense. I don't see AP running the shotgun draw and being successful.

Very true

He's going to be super costly, why? They don't have the OL to make it work. He's 31 (32 in March) years old and has lots of wear and tear and injuries on his lap. On top of that, you can get someone like Eddie Lacy, Latavius Murray, or Jacquizz Rodgers for much cheaper (and younger).

If they get better OL and TE, it will open up holes for guys like Perkins, Vereen if he's kept, or someone I named above. Peterson is too pricey for what you'll get from him.

In comment 13332542 Toth029 said:

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He's going to be super costly, why? They don't have the OL to make it work. He's 31 (32 in March) years old and has lots of wear and tear and injuries on his lap. On top of that, you can get someone like Eddie Lacy, Latavius Murray, or Jacquizz Rodgers for much cheaper (and younger). If they get better OL and TE, it will open up holes for guys like Perkins, Vereen if he's kept, or someone I named above. Peterson is too pricey for what you'll get from him.

Bingo

they would sign him in a second. An old, banged up big name, with the Giants going into 2017 as a potential Super Bowl contender with a good offseason and cap room? Woody would sign him in a second and try to sell more jerseys.

Started well before this past season. His 2nd half of 2015 was abysmal. He had two good games against the Giants the Falcons. This was even before this new injury.

Sure I'd take him over Jennings if he was cheap but you really think some team wouldn't throw him $5M-$10M for 1 year with the extra cap space they have lying around?

He was mentioned in the Pro Football Rumors thread and he makes sense even if he isn't the same AP he used to was just for the fact that the defense has to account for him. Opens up play action just by being there and Eli gains some measure of effectiveness again.

In comment 13332526 Big Blue '56 said:

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We've been saying this for five years.

In comment 13332535 Big Blue '56 said:

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There is no right price for AP..His ego would never allow him to play for anything less than huge dollars imo..

still fixated on price -- the Giants could probably give him an incentive laden contract based on performance - you wouldn't go for that?

If you wouldn't you are just being obstinate -- AP -- if able to play -- hugely upgrades the Giants in a sore area of need

I'd take him over Peterson if the prices are in the ballpark. He had a decent season behind a similarly awful O-line and even worse passing game. He supposedly played with a torn meniscus

In comment 13332552 gidiefor said:

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In comment 13332535 Big Blue '56 said: Quote: There is no right price for AP..His ego would never allow him to play for anything less than huge dollars imo.. still fixated on price -- the Giants could probably give him an incentive laden contract based on performance - you wouldn't go for that? If you wouldn't you are just being obstinate -- AP -- if able to play -- hugely upgrades the Giants in a sore area of need

Sure I'd go for that, but he wouldn't, imv..Besides it's moot. A child beater (oh wait, he apologized) may not be acceptable to the Giants..

Re 'If he's healthy'comment:
With a better OL, OUR running backs are an improvement of our running backs.

Is "cashing in, big time" he gets a fair deal for what you expect from not for what he's done over the course of his career.

not even Jerrah and his fascination will pay big ... I could see a 1/$3M type deal to back up EE, for best case example.

In comment 13332516 Big Blue '56 said:

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and coming off injuries the last bunch of years..Why would I invest big money(he's not coming here for vet minimum) in an aging RB when we have needs elsewhere

I'd invest in a two year deal.

where old vets go for a ring.

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people state their opinions as facts.

Like the poster above who said AP ego would never allow him to play for a reasonable deal. How the fuck do you know?

In comment 13332565 est1986 said:

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Is "cashing in, big time" he gets a fair deal for what you expect from not for what he's done over the course of his career.

Then he'll retire. He's not going to put his body through the inevitable beating "right price" dollars imo..He's made a fortune(assuming he hasn't pissed away his earnings), is a lock for the HOF and has had a few injuries that were not minor..Why would he play for anything less than 8-10 a year or whatever a big amount would be for an aging Superstar?

In comment 13332527 rob13934 said:

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have to change the offense. I don't see AP running the shotgun draw and being successful.

This is the only reason why it wouldn't make sense to me. If McAdoo will start having Eli under center MUCH more often than last season, then yeah... I'm all for it. But like rob13934 said above, I don't think he'd be a good fit if he (McAdoo) insists on running that Shotgun draw play.

In comment 13332588 Big Blue '56 said:

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Why would he play for anything less than 8-10 a year or whatever a big amount would be for an aging Superstar?

Maybe to have a shot at a Superbowl Ring?

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In comment 13332590 gidiefor said:

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In comment 13332588 Big Blue '56 said: Quote: Why would he play for anything less than 8-10 a year or whatever a big amount would be for an aging Superstar? Maybe to have a shot at a Superbowl Ring?

Not buying..We'll disagree on this

Inventive based contract. Pretty sure he's got more gas left in his tank then anything we have on the roster right now. This would be huge.

has seen the Giants make the playoff in 2016. No steps backwards for an older, injury prone vet please.

Worked out pretty well

In comment 13332598 Trainmaster said:

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has seen the Giants make the playoff in 2016. No steps backwards for an older, injury prone vet please.

I agree. I despise AP the man, and AP the football players leaves a lot to be desired at his age. That $4-$6 million we'd spend on him can go to keeping one of our own or to improving at TE or the OL.

No thanks.

The Giants are really the only plausible one. The Texans paid a shit ton for Lamar Miller and Brock Osweiler and may still have a QB problem. The Bucs paid Martin a lot of money and he's injury prone as is. Rodgers has a good season and it would be much smarter to retain him than rely on two injury prone RBs that underperformed this past season.

There's that angle too. After the Josh Brown thing, I'd doubt the Maras want another medium spotlight on one of their players.

In comment 13332588 Big Blue '56 said:

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In comment 13332565 est1986 said: Quote: Is "cashing in, big time" he gets a fair deal for what you expect from not for what he's done over the course of his career. Then he'll retire. He's not going to put his body through the inevitable beating "right price" dollars imo..He's made a fortune(assuming he hasn't pissed away his earnings), is a lock for the HOF and has had a few injuries that were not minor..Why would he play for anything less than 8-10 a year or whatever a big amount would be for an aging Superstar?

You could be right, but I think he loves football, and wants to still play, no? He will wither tell Minnesota he I willing o play for less or he will take his services elsewhere after they cut him. We shall see. The fact that he even mentions the Giants or any other team is kind of crazy imo.