Quote:Are you trying to suggest that DeMarco Murray is the same level of player as Adrian Peterson?


There's no denying that Murray has been banged up during his first four years, and even this last year where he made it all season, he had to have surgery. That's not the type of player you shell out huge dollars for. He could be great for five years, but it's more likely that he falls off a cliff health wise by then.


Just because a guy with Peterson's pedigree was able to do it, doesn't mean everyone can.

No...and I realized that after I typed all of that info...that it looked that way.  I added Morris to that list for the same reason.  Nobody knew Peterson would keep going after year four either. And nobody knows that Morries will keep going either.  

 

As for Murray, I would prefer he stay with Dallas.  But not for more than he was offered.  I was making a point with not only him, but 2 other backs at this point in their careers.  And Peterson has been banged up some.

 

Peterson has been banged up since college as well.

 

2014 NFL Groin AP needed a clean up of his hernia surgery that he had in the 2013 offseason.

2013 NFL Foot Peterson suffered a right mid-foot sprain at the Baltimore Ravens in week 14. He missed the following game and the week 17 game as a result 2012 NFL Groin Peterson needed surgery to repair a sports hernia that occurred during his record breaking 2012 comeback season.

2011 NFL Ankle Suffered from a high ankle sprain and missed 3 games.

2011 NFL Knee The ACL that was heard around the world. Took an awkward hit and tore his ACL on left leg. Placed on IR and required surgery 2010 NFL Leg Strained a hamstring and missed 1 game.

2010 NFL Ankle Sprained a right ankle ligament and missed a game.

2010 NFL Leg Left a game due to a hard hit to his thigh.

2007 NFL Knee Sprained his LCL and had to leave the game and miss the next game of the season 2006 College Upper arm Fractured his collarbone and missed 6 games 2005 College Ankle Suffered a high ankle sprain at college and missed 4 games 2004 College Shoulder Dislocated his shoulder and required surgery.

 

 

He has missed game as well, but has played through injuries himself.  Let's see where Murray's pedigree is after 8 season or so.

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