He's old, expensive, injury prone, bad on third down, can't catch , only runs well in certain schemes.

 

He's a HOFer but the reality is he just isn't worth much anymore. Still could give ya 1,000 yards though if he stays healthy

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Only runs well in certain schemes?

 

Yeah, only in every schemes he has ever played in.

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He's old, expensive, injury prone, bad on third down, can't catch , only runs well in certain schemes.


He's a HOFer but the reality is he just isn't worth much anymore. Still could give ya 1,000 yards though if he stays healthy

Yeah, Ivory and Yeldon are way better.

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Only runs well in certain schemes?

 

Yeah, only in every schemes he has ever played in.

Good job Predator, and which style of running scheme has Peterson almost always ran in and excelled in?

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Yeah, Ivory and Yeldon are way better.

Are they????????????????????????????

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Are they????????????????????????????

Yeah. Head and shoulders.

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Yeah, Ivory and Yeldon are way better.

 

 

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Yeah. Head and shoulders.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you also the guy who has been stumping for Fournette at 4 more than just about anyone?

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I'm being sarcastic

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Good job Predator, and which style of running scheme has Peterson almost always ran in and excelled in?

 

How about you tell us all the schemes he has failed in since you are the one making the claim.

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How about you tell us all the schemes he has failed in since you are the one making the claim.

He's always been terrible at running out of shotgun. Which makes him a bad fit for lots of schemes because they use shotgun so much these days. He's at his best when running from under center.

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I'm not saying I want the Jags to sign him, but since he seems to be wandering around in free agency, and no one has signed him, I have to wonder, is he done?   Has he lost a step?  

 

I DON'T WANT THE JAGS TO SIGN HIM.  

 

I'm just wondering, if anyone has an opinion or insight, why is he seemingly not in very much demand? 

I think he wants to go to a contender but a contender doesnt want to pay him what he is asking for. I'm not opposed to signing him short term for the right price if he wants to come here. He's Adrian fricking Peterson. I don't know how many times his career has been written off as over and he keeps proving everyone wrong. I don't think he is a 400 carry back but could you honestly say that you wouldn't take a Fournette/AP backfield over an Ivory/Yeldon one? What a mentoring experience that would be... the player LF is always compared to splitting carries with him. 

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Calling Deshawn Watson a future bust since 3/19/17. If I eat crow, I will keep this in here and proclaim JackCity a genius. 

I think he wants to go to a contender but a contender doesnt want to pay him what he is asking for. I'm not opposed to signing him short term for the right price if he wants to come here. He's Adrian fricking Peterson. I don't know how many times his career has been written off as over and he keeps proving everyone wrong. I don't think he is a 400 carry back but could you honestly say that you wouldn't take a Fournette/AP backfield over an Ivory/Yeldon one? What a mentoring experience that would be... the player LF is always compared to splitting carries with him. 

As has been pointed out ubiquitously, AD (and LF) both suck out of the shotgun. Blake has only ever played out of the shotgun. 

 

It could be argued that Ivory/Yeldon would work better than trying to force either AD/LF or Bortles to play in schemes they aren't fits for. 

 

Especially when you consider the opportunity cost of having to try to force that round hole square peg fit is missing out on Thomas, Howard, Lattimore, Hooker, etc. 

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As pointed out Adrian Peterson makes positively no sense here unless we are planning on running the majority of the offense under center next year.

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As has been pointed out ubiquitously, AD (and LF) both suck out of the shotgun. Blake has only ever played out of the shotgun. 

 

It could be argued that Ivory/Yeldon would work better than trying to force either AD/LF or Bortles to play in schemes they aren't fits for. 

 

Especially when you consider the opportunity cost of having to try to force that round hole square peg fit is missing out on Thomas, Howard, Lattimore, Hooker, etc. 

Bortles from the shotgun with ivory and yeldon has been a total failure. Maybe it's time to change that. If rookie quarterbacks coming from spread offenses in college can adapt to taking snaps under center, a 3 year pro should know how to take a drop. If not, maybe we shouldn't be building our team around such a crappy quarterback. We'll see what TC wants to do but I for one hope he brings back the power run game. 

 

I doubt Thomas will be there, we don't need to draft cb at 4 to play the slot in Lattimore, and Hooker straight up can't tackle and we already have a big contract FS. How is taking Howard not trying to fit a square peg in a round hole? We've shown consistently that we don't use TEs down the field, even if Julius wasn't a bum, we had no idea of to use those talents, but I get it, he is a specimen. 

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Calling Deshawn Watson a future bust since 3/19/17. If I eat crow, I will keep this in here and proclaim JackCity a genius. 

Bortles from the shotgun with ivory and yeldon has been a total failure. Maybe it's time to change that. If rookie quarterbacks coming from spread offenses in college can adapt to taking snaps under center, a 3 year pro should know how to take a drop. If not, maybe we shouldn't be building our team around such a crappy quarterback. We'll see what TC wants to do but I for one hope he brings back the power run game.


I doubt Thomas will be there, we don't need to draft cb at 4 to play the slot in Lattimore, and Hooker straight up can't tackle and we already have a big contract FS. How is taking Howard not trying to fit a square peg in a round hole? We've shown consistently that we don't use TEs down the field, even if Julius wasn't a bum, we had no idea of to use those talents, but I get it, he is a specimen.

Olsen didnt use a tight end downfield. We havent seen what Hackett will do with our offense. And if we did draft Howard at 4 i think its safe to assume its for the purpose of making him a huge contributor to our offense.

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Dude I'd sign Adrian Peterson right now.

I'm sure Dave would too

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You Gotta Be Able To Run Da' Rock~

Blake has only ever played out of the shotgun. 

 

 

People keep saying things like this but the reality is that Blake's percentage of snaps from shotgun are very close to the league average. 

 

We don't know Hackett's intentions in this regard - but to assume that Hackett couldn't install a number of effective running plays with Blake under center seems ridiculous to me. 

 

If the line is improved, this "running from under center" thing shouldn't be some major stumbling block. 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting note on shotgun usage league wide in 2016:

 

According to the 2016 data, though, teams actually put up better running numbers in the shotgun (4.95 yards per carry) than out of it (3.82). And passing was more efficient out of snaps under center, with a 63.6 completion percentage and 7.99 yards per pass attempt vs. 62.8 percent and 6.93 yards from the shotgun.

 

<p style="margin-left:60px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">The key, it turns out, might be moderation: With Tom Brady running the show for Belichick, the Patriots never started less than 43.4 percent, or more than 55.6 percent, of their plays from the shotgun in any season from 2011-15, reaching at least the AFC title game every time.

 

USA Today ^

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People keep saying things like this but the reality is that Blake's percentage of snaps from shotgun are very close to the league average. 

 

We don't know Hackett's intentions in this regard - but to assume that Hackett couldn't install a number of effective running plays with Blake under center seems ridiculous to me. 

 

If the line is improved, this "running from under center" thing shouldn't be some major stumbling block. 

 

 

USA Today ^

I know, I've been the one saying the Jags ran 73% of plays from shotgun last year...and that that was barely above league average. 

 

The thing is, we are already expecting a lot with Blake having to improve leaps and bounds for us to be a playoff contender. Now we are going to expect him to do that while also mastering 3-5-7 step dropbacks for essentially the first time in his career when footwork/balance is already one of his biggest problems? I don't think that's wise.

 

Or will going under center be a giveaway that it's a run?

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I know, I've been the one saying the Jags ran 73% of plays from shotgun last year...and that that was barely above league average.


The thing is, we are already expecting a lot with Blake having to improve leaps and bounds for us to be a playoff contender. Now we are going to expect him to do that while also mastering 3-5-7 step dropbacks for essentially the first time in his career when footwork/balance is already one of his biggest problems? I don't think that's wise.


Or will going under center be a giveaway that it's a run?

I think asking a QB entering his fourth year to do such basic things should not be shied from.


He can do it or he can't.


I don't think it's too much on his plate. And I don't think it's as insurmountable as you apparently do.

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