NFL Draft - Adrian Peterson

I've seen mock drafts predicting that Adrian Peterson will be drafted anywhere from 2nd to 7th. Where do you think he will go?

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My guess is still #3 to Cleveland unless someone trades up to grab him....Think the Raiders take Russell and Detroit takes Quinn...If they don't the Browns may take the one left and AD goes down to Minnesota

Some have Detroit taking an offensive tackle, but I just can't see someone taking a lineman over a guy who could be one of the best RB's in the league for many years

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You missed a choice. That one is "I don't care, I just don't like to see posts unanswered." That is my true choice.

Nope. I didn't miss anything. If I wanted an "I don't care..." choice, I would have placed one.

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SI.com has him going 7th to Minnesota. That's the lowest I've seen thus far.

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I'm still hoping Denver trades up to get him... Otherwise, Cleveland.

Big surprise mra isn't a football fan

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Heard Mel Kiper, on ESPN Radio, once again predict Peterson going to the Browns in next weekend's draft.

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Kiper's made a career out of the NFL draft - I'd say he's probably tuned in and I'll go with what he said. Are we just a week away from the draft? That means we're just 4 months from the Sooners opening game. For me, this year has flown by.

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Yeah, Kiper does seem to know his stuff. That doesn't mean something last minute could happen, but he seems to even be on top of that kinda thing too.

And you're right about the year flying by. I cannot believe that April is almost done.

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No, that choice is selected by moving on to the next thread.

What's funny is that there plenty of threads out there w/o ANY reply whatsoever. You'd think, based on his statement, that he would have contributed in some way.

Then again, this came from the same person who said that it was "job" to be annoying and frustrating to people. (in another thread)

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This is true. He's not so much annoying and frustrating as a joke.

The Lions are not going to take Quinn. The last time they took a QB with thier first pick, he ended up being Joey Harrington. Brady Quinn is the 21st Century Rick Meier.

They might take OT Joe Thomas of Wisconsin, but to pay and O-lineman #2 money might not be the best idea either. I have seen some mock drafts predict that they could take DE Gaines Adams of Clemson, which would help the defence.

I think in the end if the Lions are smart (and let's face it they aren't), they would just trade it for more players and picks, so they can fill more of their many holes.

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Well, I wonder if Kiper has adjusted his predictions after the article in SI about Peterson reinjuring his collar bone in the Fiesta Bowl?

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It may knock him back closer to 10, but I don't think it will cost him too many spots...He is still one of the elite even with this news

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If he doesn't go #3 to Cleveland, he's surely a lock at #7 with the Vikings :up:

The Detroit Lions taking running back from a university in Oklahoma? Preposterous! When has that EVER worked out well?

indeed!

Honestly, if they didn't have 500 RBs already and Mike Martz as Off. Coordinator, I would be pretty happy with AD.

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This is what Mel Kiper is reporting as the latest NFL Draft rumors, date 04/24/07 on ESPN Insider:

• The Raiders reportedly are going after a free-agent quarterback (Tim Rattay, Josh McCown, Daunte Culpepper) as a stopgap that would allow them to take Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson instead of LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell. I can't buy into that because what good is it to have a bridge to a rookie quarterback if your new passer isn't that good? I understand Russell isn't going to start Week 1, but Rattay and McCown aren't much different than Andrew Walter or Aaron Brooks. Oakland needs a bridge to Russell, but bringing in Rattay or McCown shouldn't prevent the Raiders from drafting Russell. The Raiders have to pick Russell, they really can't go any other way. Passing on Matt Leinart and Jay Cutler last year -- when they really needed a quarterback-- has really affected them in this draft.

• I don't want to say it's 100 percent certain, but it's more than likely the Detroit Lions aren't keeping the second pick. They are going to trade down with a team that wants to take Johnson. The team you keep hearing that wants Johnson is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which has the fourth overall pick and two second-round picks. If the Bucs and Lions make a deal, the Lions would trade down and take Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams with the fourth pick, then use their second-round pick (34th overall) to take Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards.

• The Cleveland Browns pick third and have three options: Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn or Wisconsin tackle Joe Thomas. If Quinn goes to Cleveland, that will have a significant impact on the Washington Redskins (see below).

• With the fifth pick overall, the Arizona Cardinals still seem intent on taking Wisconsin tackle Joe Thomas, but the offensive lineman who is really hot right now is Penn State tackle Levi Brown. At worst, Brown will go either eighth overall to Atlanta, ninth to Miami or 10th to Houston. Brown is the buzz of the early first round.

• The sixth pick overall is a critical one for Washington in that it needs Quinn to be on the board for this pick to have value. If Quinn is available, teams like Minnesota or Miami could look to trade up and take the Notre Dame quarterback. If Quinn is gone, then the Redskins' ability to trade down is limited. It's important for the Redskins to trade down and get more picks because right now they don't have any second-, third- or fourth-round choices.

• The Minnesota Vikings have the seventh pick and the three names I hear there are Quinn, Peterson and LSU safety LaRon Landry.

• The Falcons appear to be locked in on either LSU's Landry, Penn State's Brown or Louisville DT Amobi Okoye, who played for Atlanta coach Bobby Petrino in college.

• Along with Brown, Pittsburgh CB Darrelle Revis is another player who is on the rise and could go as early as No. 10 to the Houston Texans. I had Michigan CB Leon Hall going to Houston in my last first-round projection (see below), but Revis is on the heels of Hall as being the top cornerback in the draft. If both Hall and Revis are available, it will be interesting to see who Houston picks.

• Auburn's Ben Grubbs is one of the top 20 players in this draft; you just have to find spot for a pure guard. Kansas City (23rd pick) or Baltimore (29th overall) would be an ideal spot for Grubbs.

• USC WR Dwayne Jarrett could end up being one of the biggest bargains of the draft. At one point I had him going to San Francisco with the 11th pick. There's a chance Jarrett could be available to San Diego, Chicago or Indianapolis late in the first round, or even early in the second round. He would present great value to a team if he's an early second-round pick.

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VERY interesting. The Vikings wouldn't be bad for Peterson. But I still can't imagine a player of his caliber being a seventh pick.

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