The Facts:
Peterson has spoken more than once about his desire to run for 2,500 yards this season. At first, we thought the Vikings great was kidding. After a while, we realized he was serious. Peterson has reached a rare point in a transcendent athlete's career. We don't really doubt he can do anything. Of course, he needs a lot of help from his teammates and coaching staff to reach such ridiculous heights. "It's not imperative that (Peterson) rushed for 2,000 yards, or 2,500 yards, for us to win," HC Leslie Frazier said this week. Our offense always is going to run through Adrian, but we want to be able to pass the ball better than we did a year ago."
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal notes, gaining more than 2,000 yards at least is partly about volume. Peterson had 348 carries last season, the most he had since 2008. The Vikings probably want to lower that number this year to keep Peterson fresh. Indeed, as 1500ESPN.com's Tom Pelissero recently told the FootballDiehards on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, the Vikings would like nothing better than Peterson running for closer to 1,500 yards with Christian Ponder throwing for more than 4,000. We'll see how that works out (while reminding you that early reports on Ponder have been
less than positive). ... Stay tuned.
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