On Wednesday, Vikings active aback Adrian Peterson accustomed his accolade as the 2008 FedEx Ground Amateur of the Year. Ironically, he was aswell answering questions about whether or not he is the best active aback in the NFL afterwards San Diego Chargers active aback LaDainian Tomlinson questioned that notion.
Tomlinson took affair with Hall of Fame active aback Jim Brown’s appraisal of Peterson as the best active aback in the NFL, a account Brown fabricated in an affair of The Sporting News annual if he interviewed Peterson.
”Jim Brown was cogent Peterson he’s the best agent he’d apparent in a continued time. I was sitting there account it thinking, ‘Wow,’” Tomlinson told the Los Angeles Times. “The aberration with me is you can put me out on that acreage and there will be annihilation I can’t do. I won’t accept to appear off the field. Adrian has to appear off sometimes on third down. Active routes, he’s still not there yet. Great decline runner, powerful, fast, all that stuff. … But annihilation on that acreage you wish me to do — bandy it, block — I can do it. That’s what I pride myself on is not accepting any weaknesses. And that’s what makes me the best back.”
Vikings drillmaster Brad Childress larboard little agnosticism area he stands on the issue.
“LaDainian is a hell of a aback and he is advantaged to his opinion. I’m traveling to acquaint you, my guy is the best football amateur in the National Football Alliance and he is the best active aback in the National Football League, and I accept that,” Childress said.
Last year, Peterson led the alliance with 1,760 yards rushing. Tomlinson while dealing with injuries, had 1,110 to finish 10th in the league
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