Quote:  My overall take on the Vikings and the Adrian Peterson situation is that the plan is for them to try to maximize his trade value.   Rick Spielman did this with Percy Harvin,   when publicly saying that the Vikings aren't attempting to trade Harvin.   Not long afterwards,  Harvin was on his way to Seattle for 1st and 7th Round picks in 2013 and a 3rd Round pick in 2014.   While I don't think Spielman realistically expects anything close to that trade package in return for Peterson,   he's trying to make the best of a bad situation.

 

 

 I believe Peterson probably has at least one more season as a differential runner.  Yet,  I totally understand the thought process of not wanting to trade for him.   That much more if the trade compensation is the equivalent of at least a 2nd Round pick.    With Peterson's off the field baggage,  even a 3rd Round pick might not be worth it for a team in the Jaguars position.   This despite the team's very favorable salary cap situation.    Though I don't think Peterson will have the level of negative backlash that a Ray Rice or Greg Hardy addition would have had,   there still would be a significant distraction if Peterson came into the team's fold. 

I really don't see anyone giving up a 1st or 2nd day pick for Peterson.  I don't care how good he has been, he's crossed that 30 year old threshold, and he's got a huge contract to deal with.  I'm sure there will be teams interested in talking trade, but I don't expect the Jags to pony up a high enough pick, or be willing to pay the contract he's currently playing under. 

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