soonerloyal
2/27/2007, 11:41 AM
Got these from the scout board. :mad:
first, yesterdays article
PETERSON WORKED OUT AFTER BROTHER'S DEATH
The numbers posted by Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson become even more impressive in light of the fact that he learned on Sunday morning that his brother was shot and killed in Texas.
Per Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Peterson got the news in the early hours of Sunday, but still participated in the workout without missing a beat.
Though Glazer gushes about the fact that Peterson was still able to put together a 4.38 in the 40 and other noteworthy numbers, we're not ready to compare the performance to Emmitt Smith in the final regular season game of 1993 against the Giants, when Smith ignored a painful shoulder injury to carry the team to the NFC East title with an overtime win in the Meadowlands.
It's one thing to show up for your team; it's another thing to show up for yourself. In Peterson's case, the workout benefits only one person, and although on one hand it shows that he has the ability to ignore distractions and perform, it makes us wonder whether the kid has his priorities in line.
Then again, given that he already is showing a propensity to pick football over family, maybe it makes him even more desirable to an NFL team
then todays commentary
MORE ON PETERSON
We've received several e-mails today advising us that we are complete a-holes (as if we didn't already know that) for suggesting that Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson was being more selfish than heroic by sticking around in Indy after learning that his half-brother had been shot and killed.
Well, consider this fact. Peterson was interviewed on Sunday afternoon by NFL Network. At the end of the segment, Jamie Dukes asked Peterson whether he or Brady Quinn should be on the cover of GQ. Peterson then laughed, shot a GQ-style look at the camera, and laughed again. (The clip, as of this posting, if available on NFL.com.)
We suppose it's not our business to tell someone how to process grief, but give us a freaking break. Either Peterson wasn't as heartbroken as Jay Glazer's piece on the matter suggests, or Peterson is even more coldhearted than we are.
www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
first, yesterdays article
PETERSON WORKED OUT AFTER BROTHER'S DEATH
The numbers posted by Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson become even more impressive in light of the fact that he learned on Sunday morning that his brother was shot and killed in Texas.
Per Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Peterson got the news in the early hours of Sunday, but still participated in the workout without missing a beat.
Though Glazer gushes about the fact that Peterson was still able to put together a 4.38 in the 40 and other noteworthy numbers, we're not ready to compare the performance to Emmitt Smith in the final regular season game of 1993 against the Giants, when Smith ignored a painful shoulder injury to carry the team to the NFC East title with an overtime win in the Meadowlands.
It's one thing to show up for your team; it's another thing to show up for yourself. In Peterson's case, the workout benefits only one person, and although on one hand it shows that he has the ability to ignore distractions and perform, it makes us wonder whether the kid has his priorities in line.
Then again, given that he already is showing a propensity to pick football over family, maybe it makes him even more desirable to an NFL team
then todays commentary
MORE ON PETERSON
We've received several e-mails today advising us that we are complete a-holes (as if we didn't already know that) for suggesting that Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson was being more selfish than heroic by sticking around in Indy after learning that his half-brother had been shot and killed.
Well, consider this fact. Peterson was interviewed on Sunday afternoon by NFL Network. At the end of the segment, Jamie Dukes asked Peterson whether he or Brady Quinn should be on the cover of GQ. Peterson then laughed, shot a GQ-style look at the camera, and laughed again. (The clip, as of this posting, if available on NFL.com.)
We suppose it's not our business to tell someone how to process grief, but give us a freaking break. Either Peterson wasn't as heartbroken as Jay Glazer's piece on the matter suggests, or Peterson is even more coldhearted than we are.
www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm